Spark & Twig

Any luck yet?

I’m wearing baggy corduroy pants, sandals, and a tank top ❄️☀️🥵

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Help me catch up? You're moving for the first time in 30 years? Smaller space? New town? I have a lot of experience with relocating

The thing we've found that works best for my spouse and kid (who both used to have terrible seasonal allergies) is allersode by pure formulas. They have regional blends

When you have an auditory processing disorder, nearly every conversation can feel like a game of telephone

I’m not familiar with the witchy angle on nettles, but nettle tea is great for reducing inflammation and seasonal allergies 🌿🙂🔥

Hm. I would’ve never thought to combine the two! Hope you are able to squeeze a walk in later 🙂

I love how the top is full of inclusions, but the bottom is so clear. Beautiful rock!

Sometimes they’re a little loud, which can be annoying, but they’re endangered, an important part of the ecosystem, and I can’t bring myself to have them removed

We live in an old wooden house in New England and have a rather large colony of little brown bats living under our aluminum siding and in our walls, especially around the brick chimney where it’s warm all winter

They reheat well! I usually make a batch that lasts a few days. On the stove, not the microwave 🙂 And then reheat in the microwave, one serving at a time

If you can find them, I think thick cut rolled oats are the best, but any rolled oats will do. Definitely not instant oats, they turn to mush. Steel cut oats don’t work well with overnight oats because they don’t soften up enough, as you’ve discovered 🧱🙃

Steel cut oats topped with sardines, spicy black bean chili paste, a splash of tamari soy sauce, and crispy leeks. I make a big pot of steel-cut oats every few days, and reheat one serving at a time. The sardines, lightly smoked and packed in olive oil, are room temperature, straight from the tin. Super nutritious, quick and easy to throw together, satisfying, budget-friendly, and delicious. Savory oats are one of my favorite meals, a staple, any time of day. #foodsky #recipe

Steel cut oats and sardines for breakfast

Hey! You definitely don’t need to be sorry! 😊 Fractures and cracking are not uncommon, every metalsmith (and I expect every lapidary artist) experiences this every once in a while. It’s part of the process and the story of the piece. It’s an honor and a pleasure to work with your stone!!! ♥️

Yes! ☀️ And glad all the snow seems to be melting relatively slowly. You know, it’s actually kind of weird to see patches of dirt. Like, I knew it was there, but it’s been so long that I forgot how wonderful it feels to connect with it 🤎🌿 And that mineral smell in the air is sublime 😊

Wow. I had a feeling you were a strong soul. This confirms it. Sorry you had an exceptionally challenging start in life ♥️ Deep respect to you and your mom for putting the story out there.

Sounds like you know the author?

I appreciate that when their copper split, they kept that take and used it as a learning experience. Awesome

Yes coffee! 🤎 And love these! 🤎

And the outdoor space. The whole package 😍

Perhaps: anneal, push down part way, anneal again, push down more, et cetera? I bet @kindofstrange.com would have some thoughts on this?

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Also, consider Tidal 🙂 Better audio quality, vast content (deep tracks I never heard when using apple or spotify), and Tidal supports and pays their artist more than other streaming platforms. After giving it a free spin for 30 days, I signed up for the family plan and my whole household loves it 🖤

Yep. Right there with you with the AGH!!!

Yeahhh. While part of me has accepted this as part of the process, it’s still hard to look at, so I’m going to let it sit for a bit before proceeding with some sort of wabi sabi kintsugi 🙂

This happens sometimes. My plan is to remove the stone, repair it (kintsugi), and replace the stone back into the same setting. Taking a deep breath and moving forward is all part of the process with any art. Perhaps the repair will be an improvement, aesthetically. We’ll see how it goes! Thx! 😊

Oof sorry, that’s a big job. Essential, but no glamour! My young sweetfern and serviceberry were gnawed to the ground by critters this winter. I don’t know if they’ll come back. It hadn’t occurred to me to plant sumac! That’ll be a great hardy native edible to add this spring 🌿

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^^^ Dang. Unfortunately, this is no longer available, but you could probably find something similar …?

Two vintage rose quartz oblong teardrop donut shapes. Both are completely broken in two. They’re laying on a turkey feather and look a little bit like eyeballs. Pareidolia!

Dropped these vintage rose quartz elements as I was pulling them out of the bubble wrap packaging. Repaired using epoxy 330 and a gold-colored dust (japanese) purchased from someone on etsy. Of course, I can’t find a photo of the repaired stones, but they looked cool and sold quickly.