Genuinely confused. Amazon listing: "Christian prayer shawl." Description: "The Jewish prayer shawl, which has a special meaning for the Christian faith and the followers of Jesus." The full embroidered inscription is not shown, but it mentions Jesus.
What is this and who uses it?
#Jewish
"Had an abortion, search for female." Explained below.
Just noticed the autocorrect typo: "who's" not "whose".
Most recent ridiculous autocorrect was "Super Bowl" changed to "Superb Owl."
Really moving. Love and appreciation of Jewish seniors for their caregivers, many of whom are Haitian. Deep understanding of the immigrant experience and what it means to be unsafe.
www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-senio...
Love this mini thread. Thank you for the herbal goodnes.
Feh to the beach body workout. I need 10 weeks to a #gardening body: bending and squatting, carrying water, digging holes, and weeding. Whose with me?
Here's to February-March. π₯
Library friends, advice, please. Especially for walkers who are carrying everything with them. I seem unable to check out a reasonable amount of books at one time. π I need a mantra. Like telling the shelves, "You are enough."
(Yes, I read them all.) #Shelfie #ShareYourShelf #Libraries
How did this hydrangea bloom make it unblemished through two feet of snow? Found it on top of a drift.
#BloomScrolling
βοΈ Went to check on an older neighbor after the snowstorm. Came home and he was snowblowing my driveway!
#GoodNeighbors and good, walkable neighborhoods make a tremendous difference in peoples' lives. #WellbeingEconomy
"I'm tired too" has to be the winner for ME/CFS folks.
Sure, AI seems useful, but I am over here on my second hour of setting up a basic home printer in late 2025.
Can we please improve the fundamental time and energy sucks first?
How can printers still be so low performing and frustrating at this point in history?
Learn more about the Aztec chinampas here from renowned restoration ecologist, Andrew Millison, as he listens to the teachings of the people of Mexico.
Video: youtu.be/86gyW0vUmVs?...
#RegenerativeAg #RestorationEcology #UrbanAg
Love the idea of #Boston's floating wetlands. I have long been fascinated with the chinampas of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). When we learn from the Ancients to bring their teachings into the future, everything looks brighter.
Learn more & image credit here: thecharles.org/floating-wet...
#SNAP and #FoodInsecurity: Stop and Shop is offering '$40 Thanksgiving meals for up to 10 people.'
See company website and article for full information.
www.bluebookservices.com/stop-shop-of...
Sending out a missing month bulletin for October. And November, December, and the start of January will be one mega month that will feel like three weeks, landing us squarely in mid-January.
#TimeFlies
Politics: Vote them out in 2026 if they can't fulfill their assigned duties to:
- Feed our children and families
- Provide safe travel
- Release the Epstein files and face the consequences
You were elected to serve.
It feels like a true privilege to live in a community with strong Indian representation. #HappyDiwali! βοΈ
A high school football team cheering on middle school cross-country. Love to see it.
#Sportsmanship #GoodVibes #GoodNews
Photo credit: me.
Borage, late September blooms. A favorite of pollinators.
#Bloomscrolling
Elizabeth Tsurkov's release from captivity after two years is such good news. My heart goes out to her and her family as she recovers. Χ¨Χ€ΧΧ Χ©ΧΧΧ.
www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-russ...
Do you suffer from "Hair Hair," "Much Dream," or 'Splash Accumulation'? A sauna can help.
Source: Amazon listing.
Americana at its best. "It Ain't Gonna Go Away - Ode to the Epstein Files."
#FolkMusic
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AG...
What beautiful girls. Margot and Anne Frank (z"l), 1940.
Source: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
For a deeply nerdy experience, you can watch the Massachusetts Horticultural Society livestream here for the next 8 hours:
www.youtube.com/live/JW8wxla...
#PlantNerds #Bloomscrolling #Wellesley #Wheaton #CorpseFlower
The flower cultivated by Wellesley College and Wheaton College can be viewed until 8 pm tomorrow (Monday) in Wellesley.
www.masshort.org/corpse-flowe...
At Smith College, theirs bloomed last month, June 20th:
www.gazettenet.com/Corpse-flowe...
Corpse flowers bloom every 7-10 years for 24-36 hours. In Massachusetts, they are blooming now, as the new moon crests. Last documented bloom cycle was 2016, it looks like:
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why...
June lasted three months and July flew by in five days. π
But at least I can say useful things now.
The correct response was: "She designs sweaters for cats" (not "cat sweaters"). π€·πΎββοΈπ½
#Duolingo
#Rainforests of United States:
- El Yunque in Puerto Rico
- Southern Appalachia
- Olympics of Washington State
- Tongass in Southern Alaska
Visiting El Yunque & the Olympic rainforests as a child changed how I understood the vastness of Nature.
Source: National Association of State Foresters.
