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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

Anything! Cakes, muffins, scones, icing, tea, jam, even ice cream!

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

I love it, especially for pancakes, but it's a responsibility 😄

I feel like we need a community sourdough. It takes a village.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

Actual maple sugar, from maple syrup. Nom, nom!

I bought lavender sugar from www.norwoodlavenderfarm.com

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

Just remember: if you start baking with sourdough, you'll have to hire a sitter every time you travel.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

I would cut back on both the sugar and the cocoa if I made them again. I love honey in tea, but not so much in baked goods.

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 6h

Oh no! They have so much sugar, they probably wouldn't spoil. Better safe than sorry though.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 9h

@tuphlos.bsky.social I made those cottage cheese brownies (I think?) you posted. They're yummy, but they're basically cheesecake, not brownies 😄 Did you try them? I used coconut sugar.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 11h

Ikr?! One of my very favourite species 💚

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Jan Herder @janherder.bsky.social · 17h

A few sweet American chestnuts. All going to sprout. Seems drought affected.

An American Chestnut branch of 5 leaves. The bottom 2 have turned yellow, sitting on a wooden table with one brown pod opened to show its fruit, and a pair of still green spikey chestnut pods next to it

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 16h

My neighbour is very different from me. There's been a black walnut tree in my yard for eons. Every year, cars drive over the nuts, making a wonderful popping sound. This is the traditional way to crack the nuts, btw. Well, neighbour is out there sweeping them up. Alles in Ordnung! 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 16h

American?!! Can I have some?

Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 18h

Those are perfect for you! 🌸

I ended up buying more of the D&D and Chinese New Year stamps. I love the Luna Moth ones, but I try to avoid square envelopes.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 19h

I was going to buy postage stamps, and they're all Barbara Bush, William F. Buckley, US Military, etc. Nothing good! 🤢

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian veteran Serhii "Voron" Railian went to war in 2015, at the age of 18. While performing a combat mission in the Donetsk region in 2022, he lost his sight and both legs.

He underwent more than 30 operations, but thanks to his beloved wife and a new hobby, he found the strength to recover

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Shane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 1d

I met Grantifa today.
We’re gonna be alright.
#NoKings #NoKingsDayOct18th

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, yes! I feel a bit guilty about doing so well during the pandemic. I loved having an excuse to avoid social situations.

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Álfheiðr @sphecida.bsky.social · 1d

It was reading an article, possibly a decade ago, about autistic women in the UK that was my "Eureka!" moment. They are way ahead of the US in recognising autism in women.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 2d

People think there are no Roman history emergencies, right up to the day a sitting president proposes a triumphal arch. Now suddenly everyone needs a good handle on Titus and Constantine.