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im having feelings about the uffington white horse again
so essentially there’s this cool horse drawn into the hills in england made out of chalk and it’s like 3,000 years old.
people carved trenches 3,000 years ago and filled them with chalk in the shape of a horse but what’s interesting is that if you fail to maintain the horse by adding new chalk regularly, it will disappear. for 3,000 years, we’ve been filling in chalk in this horse so it doesn’t disappear.
we’ll never know what the purpose of the horse was originally. we’ll never know if it had ritual or spiritual significance or if it was just art. but we do know that people maintained it then, and, even though the meaning of the horse has long been lost to time, we continue to maintain it now.
the people who made this horse are long dead, but they live through us still, don’t you think?
couldn’t agree more we’re best friends now
If you live on the US east coast, specifically somewhere along the Appalachians, September/October is time to start cruising farmers’ markets and watching out for North America’s largest fruit, the paw paw.
Paw Paws used to be a tremendously important fruit, both to Indigenous people and white settlers. They’re a major source of fresh calories in late fall, because they fruit in October and are large and sweet. You never hear of them these days for the simple reason that they’re nearly impossible to mass market. They’re very soft and spoil very quickly. So, you can’t ship them for shit.
Nonetheless, in my area, they’ve continued on in the background, gaining strength as one of the few things that remains truly seasonal, making gains as a specialty crop. Most excitingly, several breeders in the West Virginia and Maryland area have been making enormous strides breeding for flavor, size, and ratio of flesh to seed. I’m not totally clear on why I’m so blessed, but I think literally all the major breeders and growers of paw paws are within a two hour radius of my house.
Not everyone I’ve had try paw paws has immediately liked them. I think it’s just because they’re really like nothing you’ve had. Usually, when you’re trying a totally new thing, you have to try it at least three times. First try is for “wow that was….sure a thing.” Second is for “but it’s kinda interesting!” Third is for “Why do I keep thinking about this thing? I…kinda want more?” Paw Paws, to me, are dessert that comes off a tree prepared. They’ve got an indescribably sweet tropical flavor and the texture of custard. They’re amazing.
So if you live in the Midatlantic US, I really encourage you to get a few to try. They’re a part of our history, and they could be an incredibly valuable sustainable crop in a more decentralized, more seasonal version of agriculture.
There are also some festivals. The Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association has an events page, if you’re looking for a place to start.
A lot of good points have been brought up in the notes, so let’s add some info!
First, people are saying that Pawpaws are a big thing in Ohio, as touched on above, and all the way up to Ontario! So that’s awesome, and means that in maybe 2/3 of the US and even a bit of Canada, you can probably plant a tree. They’re a bit hard to come by, but online specialty growers have them, and sometimes you can get seedlings at festivals. As someone in the notes said, they can’t be grown in pots, or even kept in pots for long as seedlings, because they have a deep taproot that needs somewhere to go.
Second, you’re right, I should have included pictures.
You can see the custardy texture in the second photo. You can also see that the outside being bruised and marred is normal and not a sign that the fruit is bad. These things are more tender than a ripe pear.
Good luck, paw paw hunters! May your eyes be sharp and your farmers’ markets good.
Its so fucking good. Nandor wasn’t just jealous, or petty, he shattered Guillermo’s heart and mind. This is why I love this show. “OOooh, drama between the will-they-won’t they characters with the new boyfriend!” No. Make a copy of your friend’s boyfriend. I was wondering how they were going to make Freddie and Guillermo break up organically or in a way that wasn’t Guillermo’s fault or wasn’t just because Freddie realizes he works for vamps and by God they did it.
If Nandor read anything he would read warrior cats and that’s going to be my headcanon forever and none of you can stop me
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I wish the montage had been 30 minutes long
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....wait.
Nandor could use a djinn wish to become human
Still heavy breathing about this hhhhhh
Something something eternity is too long to spend with someone but 50 years seems doable and that's a normal thing for someone not depressed and definitely in love with his wife to feel
Nandor: idk what I’m feeling but there’s a lot of it
Harvey said there was a scripted/deleted scene where Marwa tries to get Memo to dance so I'm declaring this canon as far as I'm concerned ty
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Buying cat toys is a fucking scam, look at this MF with an envelope
result of eating too many jaffa cakes (24)
(comms are open)
Harvey Guillén as GUILLERMO DE LA CRUZ in WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (FX) Season 1
HE LOOKS SO YOUNGG
*senses u with my schnauzenorgan*
good news! the direct translation is snout organ
Harvey Guillén photographed by Giancarlo Pawelec, featured in his interview with Paste Magazine.
Taihu Limestone Scholar's Rock on Base, China, Qing Dynasty
Courtesy Alain Truong
A useful article from King Arthur Flour (my beloved) on baking while disabled.
This genuinely might make me cry. I already deeply appreciate King Arthur for making the best GF 1 for 1 flour. And having good recipes. But an article posted by them from someone with disabilities about how to do the thing even with disabilities? That’s just genuinely lovely. I know that my bad there is low, but it’s low for a reason and hopefully stuff like this can continue to raise that bar for disabled people like me.