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I have started an account on a small instance that is mostly focused on food. I don’t know if I will migrate there fully, but if any of...

I have started an account on a small instance that is mostly focused on food. I don’t know if I will migrate there fully, but if any of you want to come find me, I’m mugwort@kith.kitchen

When I started this account, I wanted to find a different way of being on social media. More thoughtful, less angry, more measured and...

When I started this account, I wanted to find a different way of being on social media. More thoughtful, less angry, more measured and seasoned and open… I don’t seem to be doing that. I’m not sure I can do it. I’m pretty sure I won’t do it like this.

Putting this account on hiatus, with the intention of migrating, eventually, elsewhere on mastodon/fedivesrse. I’ll let you know, but it won’t be anytime soon.

Thanks to everyone I’ve interacted with, you’re all great. I hope to see you around.

Jungle cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon #cat #Caturday

Jungle cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon #cat #Caturday

#Orchid on the Lancaster canal #wildflowers #NWEngland

#Orchid on the Lancaster canal #wildflowers #NWEngland

Λοιπόν, δεν θα το κάνω συνήθεια να βάζω τα ίδια εδώ που βάζω στο τουιτερ, αλά...

Λοιπόν, δεν θα το κάνω συνήθεια να βάζω τα ίδια εδώ που βάζω στο τουιτερ, αλά θέλω ναι καταλάβετε πόσο βαθιά ριζωμένος είναι ο μισογυνισμός στην κοινωνία μας. Ετούτο εδώ υποτίθεται πως είναι αντί μισογυνικό τουι. Βλέπει κανένας το πρόβλημα, ή μόνο εγώ ή γριά στρίγγλα;
#sexism #RapeCulture #Greece #misogyny #misomatry #SexualViolence #SpousalAbuse #VAWAG

For more about the Aldcliffe Road Triangle community garden, see their website: http://www.aldclifferdtriangle.org.uk

For more about the Aldcliffe Road Triangle community garden, see their website: http://www.aldclifferdtriangle.org.uk

This is how it’s done : by the community, for the community, designed and maintained with permission from but no meddling by the local...

This is how it’s done : by the community, for the community, designed and maintained with permission from but no meddling by the local authorities. When I moved here 20 years ago, this was all nettles and a crumbling old building. Wish I’d taken more pictures. #garden #community #communitygarden #thecommons

Strawberries #gardening #England

Strawberries #gardening #England

What I Do In The Sunshine. Starring: Calcifer #cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon

What I Do In The Sunshine.
Starring: Calcifer
#cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon

The Blackcurrant Bush Part 2.For years, those blackcurrant pies were a symbol of my pleasure in living as a foreigner in England. I made...

The Blackcurrant Bush Part 2.

For years, those blackcurrant pies were a symbol of my pleasure in living as a foreigner in England. I made apple and blackcurrant crumble, and if I didn’t serve it with the ubiquitous custard, well, cultural assimilation has its limits, and I could no more eat custard than I could give up olive oil.

All this time, my autoimmune condition, much alleviated by Greek sunlight, was worsening in the English gloom.
#food #migration #culinaryculture #blackcurrants

Eh, don’t want to delete and redraft now, but when I say half, I mean cut it into two pieces, like a box and a lid. You could do 50/50,...

Eh, don’t want to delete and redraft now, but when I say half, I mean cut it into two pieces, like a box and a lid. You could do 50/50, but it’s messier to stuff

When the rice is ready, oil a pan just large enough for the squash. Finely chop some fresh herbs (here parsley and mint, but experiment) and spring onions, stir into the rice. Fill the bottom half of the squash with rice and herbs, use the top as a lid (I score mine) and roast at 175 C for at least an hour or until the squash is soft.

Rice, onion, garlic, the squash’s pulp (minced), cumin, turmeric, garam masala. Cut squash in half, discard seeds, scoop out as much flesh...

Rice, onion, garlic, the squash’s pulp (minced), cumin, turmeric, garam masala.

Cut squash in half, discard seeds, scoop out as much flesh as patience allows.
Sautée onion & garlic til soft, add rice, spices, salt, and stir for a couple of minutes. Add chopped squash pulp plus enough water so the pulp+water is twice the volume of the rice. Simmer until rice is partly cooked and water gone. Meanwhile, dust the squash shell with salt and spices.

Γεμιστή κολοκύθα: Γεμιστά, but make it Northern. #food #veganfood #rice #squash #butternutsquash #fusionfood #cooking

Γεμιστή κολοκύθα: Γεμιστά, but make it Northern. #food #veganfood #rice #squash #butternutsquash #fusionfood #cooking

One of those slow, golden summer evenings you get in the North approaching the solstice, time and sunlight pouring like syrup. Yesterday....

One of those slow, golden summer evenings you get in the North approaching the solstice, time and sunlight pouring like syrup. Yesterday. #NWEngland #May #peace #calm

I planted these terraces in 2020, and they’re the oldest part of my #novicegardener’s garden. The yellow poppy I did not plant, but who...

I planted these terraces in 2020, and they’re the oldest part of my #novicegardener’s garden. The yellow poppy I did not plant, but who can uproot a self-seeded poppy? #garden #rosarugosa #cistus #May #NWEngland #gardening

I guard the cheese. It is safe now - I am here. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon

I guard the cheese. It is safe now - I am here. #cat #cats #catsofmastodon

Cat in laundry basket. #cat

Cat in laundry basket. #cat

If you can at all manage it, you should be stocking up on food, especially wheat. Buy an extra box of pasta a week, or an extra packet of...

If you can at all manage it, you should be stocking up on food, especially wheat. Buy an extra box of pasta a week, or an extra packet of crackers. It’s not a bad idea to get some cans too, just one every now and then, no need to panic the supermarket. #foodsecurity #resourcecrunch

Πολλά μεγάλα λόγια γράφατε τις πρώτες μέρες για το πόσο διαφορετικά θα είναι...

Πολλά μεγάλα λόγια γράφατε τις πρώτες μέρες για το πόσο διαφορετικά θα είναι εδώ τα πράγματα αλά όλο τα ίδια βλέπω. Τα ίδια πολιτικά, τα ίδια αστεία, τα ίδια χαστακγ. Μάλλον εγώ είμαι η βαρετή με τον κήπο, τα φαγιά, και το παιδί μου, αλά όσο να είναι, αρχίζω τα unfollow.

I say to the kid, “Take a break for the rest of today. You took an exam - next one isn’t till Wednesday.”“No, that would only leave...

I say to the kid, “Take a break for the rest of today. You took an exam - next one isn’t till Wednesday.”

“No, that would only leave me one day to study.” Then, kindly, “Just a few hours. If you want, afterwards, we can watch some Fullmetal Alchemist.”

Now, who’s the grownup in this family?

#parenting #ALevels