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hey are you busy for the next 50 years? I’d like to sit on the porch with you and watch the sunsets

never take for granted the moments when you’re not nauseous

i do not care about the outcome of this world cup final but watching the Argentinian goalie make 10 saves in 90 minutes i do have a lil crush on him

#world cup #i know nothing about soccer i just think its neat

cicada-heart

my annual summer solstice sale goes live at midnight (est) tonight! it’s a little tradition i do every year to celebrate my favorite season ☀️ everything in my shop is up to 40% off for a few days, including preorders ❤️

cicada-heart

sale is live! ❤️

cicada-heart

the trout earrings, bleeding heart pin, and one of the crying eyes have sold, but everything else here is still available and on sale ✨

cicada-heart

happy solstice ☀️ my sale is active for a few more days!

ironpour

I hope everyone loses the world cup and then the universe explodes

tigerlilypurr

masala chai (my mom’s blend)

ingredients

2¼ cups cold water 6 green cardamom pods, lightly bruised (crack them, don’t pulverize) 1 small tej patta, indian bay leaf (optional but beautiful) ½ stick ceylon cinnamon (the delicate kind, not thick cassia) 6 to 8 whole black peppercorns 1½ inches fresh ginger, sliced, not grated a pinch of fennel seeds (for bengal) 2 heaping teaspoons assam ctc tea (ctc = granular black tea, find it at indian groceries) 1¼ cups full-fat milk 1½ to 2 tablespoons jaggery (preferred) or sugar tiny pinch of salt (optional, structural)

method

bring the water to a thoughtful simmer. small bubbles at the edges, not a rolling boil.

add the aromatics: cardamom, tej patta, cinnamon, peppercorns, fennel, ginger. let the perfume rise for 3 to 4 minutes.

add the assam ctc. reduce the heat and steep for 2 minutes. (ctc brews fast. that is the point.)

now the milk. pour it in slowly. bring the heat up until the chai swells and almost boils, then calm it. do this twice.

sweeten. jaggery if you can, otherwise sugar. a whisper of salt if you like balance.

let it murmur gently for 5 to 7 minutes, thickening slightly to a deep caramel.

strain into warmed cups. serve immediately. chai is a punctual emotion.

notes

• ginger decides the mood. add more in winter. • sweetness is relational. adjust according to your life.

charl0ttan

it never occurred to me that the inside of a kangaroo pounch is fleshy and nipples. it makes sense but gosh i had been imagining a sort of fur coat

greycatbird

Ladies get off tiktok we need you over on ebird

phantomrose96

Hey kids, you need to start worrying a little less about getting “#mogged” and a little more about getting “#smogged”. This is an Air Quality Index public service announcement.

hope-for-the-planet

Engineering teams around the world have been attempting to develop new methods of seawater desalination.

Scientists in China have developed a more efficient form of solar desalination that uses 47.4% less energy than alternatives. After the first year of testing, the scientists believe that at scale it would be able to desalinate water more cheaply than producing bottled water.

The goal is now to scale the technology for use in coastal areas and islands experiencing water insecurity.