Dian Green

Another thing done. Mince tarts with homemade green tomato mincemeat.
Dad loves them, so I made the mince for him but both my mother and myself were surprised to discover that we like the homemade stuff! Only mincemeat we'll eat!
They will be served with some hard sauce.

Are you making anything fun/tasty/special this season?

We are doing a few special treats. I was very glad to have an experiment work out well.
I made 100 year old rum balls! We had bought an antique bottle of rum (cheap, even for just the bottle) at an auction this spring.  It looked to still be sealed but we couldn't be sure until we opened it. As it turned out, it was in perfect condition, but 90 proof!
To make the balls I used: Marie biscuits,  coconut, cashews and some dulce de leche along with the rum. It had to sit for a few days but once it melded together and I got a coating of dark chocolate on them, we have delicious, rich little rum truffles.  
There aren't many but we'll share some and savor the rest.

We just added a couple of painted wood pieces to our holiday decorations.
They were in a box lot of mostly unpainted wood pieces and I love them so much since they make me smile everytime I look at them.
The Santa may be fairly simple but he has so much going on.  The blank stare, the excessive beard and his vaguely eldritch air.
The angel has SEEN things, but she's still praying.

I want to see your loved decorations that are also funny, silly or strange. We could all use some more smiles!

I scored a bunch of vintage art supplies last week and wanted to share the great vintage DIY paintbrush travel rolls that were in it. So cheap and simple to do!
They used just: a bamboo placemat, some elastic trim and an old shoelace!

Weave the elastic in and out of the placemat and tie the shoelace on one end. Then you can slide in any brushes you want.
Holds everything you need and it's light, easy to carry and you don't have to make sure they are all completely dry before rolling it up to go home.

Sprouts and microgreens pare what we love for that fresh taste. Pea microgreens are what we do since I find them easy to grow and they can be used several ways. Since they taste just like fresh peas, it really gives that out-in-the-garden feel.
Dried peas work great for them, so an easy store in the summer.
They do take a while. The planning ahead is the biggest drawback since they take almost 2 weeks to get them at the size we want.

I'm glad you were able to give the paste a shot Tereza! I do think the ginger not only adds it's own effects but does help the taste. I shudder a bit to think about only the turmeric but at least the lemons would help. ( I know you could also just take the cubes like pills, if needed)
Hopefully, it's helping you guys as well.

We are still using the cubes but have shifted up to 2 a day. The digestive benefits are still great and the long term gut pain hasn't come back.
Air pressure sensitivity is still pretty much gone and her movement pain is also still reduced.

Overall, still very happy. It's not a miracle cure, but it's doing as much or more than several types of prescription meds that we've tried with no downsides that we've found yet. The friends I made the second batch for also reported that it's going well for them, but neither are have advanced osteoarthritis. Considering how little can be done for this condition, I am glad to have any assistance, especially one I can at least partially grow myself.

I also have found it freezes great for soups and stews.
When I've had good years of it in the garden, not only are the stalks chopped and frozen but I'll also make sure I keep a bunch of the leaves in a separate container and they get chucked into the stock pots. (That is when I have extra that wasn't used making herb paste right before frost. ( Right before the hard frost hits I'll take all my perennial onion/garlic greens, parsley, celery leaves and assorted other herbs like: oregano, thyme, lovage and sage and then process then to paste and freeze in cubes.) )  

I bought seeds from the Experimental Farm Network last year but didn't get any to germinate. I'll do some more research and hopefully can get some to go this coming year.( I still have a good number of seeds left)
I'm in Canada, 6b, so I would love to try them and I have a metal gazebo frame for them to climb in sheltered, southfacing spot.

It does look like a good possibility. There are no other marks than the ones on the handle that I already posted.

Mosaic is an option. I've had this in my Pinterest list for years since it is so pretty.