Spring blooms: bleeding hearts and fava beans. The fava beans overwintered the harsh cold we had this year

In 1983, 42 years ago, this Gingko was certified as the largest and oldest in the US. It is located in Frederick, Maryland in a garden of a house built in 1750. The woman who has tended the garden for nearly 30 years was kind enough to open the gate to her garden so we could see it up close.

The first back porch dinner of 2025! Caramelized cabbage and walnut pasta.

The Nanking Cherry bush pushed out its first blooms this week #signsofspring

Musk has now poured $8.3 million into buying the tie-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court seat for Brad Schimel. That is vastly more than any other single donor—to eliminate a state-level check on his and Trump's power.

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Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive) “The only men in the women’s restroom were the cops,” Kalaya Morton said.

Walmart called the police on a cis-woman using the women's bathroom.

Even after proving she's a woman, "one deputy continued to question her appearance, insisting she 'looked like a man.'"

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Mexico President: 🇲🇽 "US Customs and Border Protection data show that 80% of those arrested for fentanyl trafficking at US ports of entry were US citizens" #cdnpoli

Well done @mayorwu.boston.gov.
WELL. DONE.

Mouse, age 14.

Nice sunset crossing the James River in Richmond, on the way to the potluck.
Taking the same route yesterday I was on the phone with 911 reporting an accident we pulled up just too late to witness. First completed 911 call, hold time was about 30 seconds (Felt way longer)

Whole grain biscuits, using some of the cultured walnut/soymilk experiment. Fantastic with plum-ginger jam and a little ham from Stock provisions in Charlottesville.

Before and after: lemon raspberry cornmeal cake.

All grain grown and stone milled in VA. Raspberries local.

This is also why I’m not a fan of the FAFO line of post-election shitposting. How many people actually thought they were voting to, like, ban trees in cities and to pull the US out of the World Health Organization?

Maybe they were naive. They were also lied to by a lot of powerful people.

All flourishing is mutual

these terminations are good evidence that this is just wanton destruction by deranged ideologues. there is no rhyme or reason other than whatever makes sense to a bunch of zoomer nazis and their bosses and enablers

Dog sitting was a highlight of my month 🥰 Mary was such a good girl

What did Granny Smith do to get the sourest apple named after her?!

What’s for breakfast?
German Apple Pancake, sub pears.
This cross between a Dutch baby and tarte tatin has caramelized spiced pears covered with a batter. Skillet goes into a hot oven to puff the dough that’s turned out onto a plate upon completion. The result is a custardy base, caramelly fruit.