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right after posting the dandelion crown last week

i found NINA´S dandelion syrup

of course i rushed out the next day

and picked 300 flowers

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but i managed to break the tiny plate my grandmother gave to me

filled with VANILLA CRESCENTS right before she died

and chipped my favorite mixing bowl in the process

(i do have quite a few others, but this one had the perfect shape and size

and it was light blue on the outside)

also i cooked the syrup too long

so it´s more like candy now

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the black cats took off a few months ago

but their mother is back now

got her neutered (trying to break free from the trap led to a scratched nose)

and now we do everthing together

she loves to be loved and sometimes cries when we´re not around

the oddest little creature, so haunted and so into being cuddled

one of her things is climbing into a tree and singing like a bird

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topinambur is my new best enemy

i actually cry out in horror when i spot an other sprout

have to dug up whole beds to get rid of it

it´s not pretty

so whatever you do - do not ever not plant it in a pot

i would heve thrown it all away out of anger

but my garndmothers friend who planted it all over the garden (!!!)

loves it so much i had to pot some

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PETALS - dear ALMA likes them, too

want to read everything on the EVENCLEVELAND BOOKCLUB tumblr

a nice post on THE SPHINX AND THE MILKY WAY about why we share our work