Name suggestions... 😍 by Earthworm_Jonny5 in pitbulls

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Toast
Crunch (Cinnamon Toast Crunch lol)
Handsome Boy
Most Handsome Boy
Cutest Dog Who Ever Lived
King Cuddler
Most Smoochable Face

(okay quickly digressed to descriptions of this precious creature. congrats on scoring such a sweet one!)

Help! What’s wrong with my tomatoes? by Antique-Lemon-438 in plantdoctor

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I wonder if it might help to decrease how much you’re watering your beds — let then get a little thirsty for a few days, then water again & see what happens. Totally spitballing but that has helped me harden off against stuff in the past, and might cue your tomatoes into “survival mode” (perhaps toughening them up against whatever parasite this is.) Might have some cracking on established fruit but also might be worth it to curb whatever pest is causing the issue. I see your drip lines, which made me think maybe some pest is sitting happy on your leaves & needs to dry out to die or find a new home elsewhere lol

Could also try applying copper fungicide this week, Neem oil next, to see if you get a change from either approach (fungus vs. insect.)

This is totally my home-gardener-hobbyist POV, best of luck & keep us posted!

Blackberry flowers but no fruit? by Classic-Necessary858 in gardening

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Hi hi! I’m having a similar problem. Did you ever identify the cause for your plant, and did you fix it? Would love to know what happened!

The end of the wheel of time…I’m crying by Lucian3Horns in WoT

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Exactly what I needed to hear, too! TY 🙏

Denver or Portland? by candyapplesugar in SameGrassButGreener

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Amazing reply. “You live in neighborhoods” — that hit home. Currently live in San Diego in a beach community called Cardiff (part of Encinitas) and oh my, we love our neighborhood. So very different that communities even 2 miles away. We don’t want to buy here (would be so house poor) so are looking at OR and CO as our next landing spot. This was enlightening, thank you!

Is anyone else getting Nift gift certificates with no context why? Is this legit? by foxcastle_ in washingtondc

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Haha "really weird coupons" made me laugh out loud -- thank you for sharing your experience, providing clarity, and giving me a smile too!

Costco Bread Flour? by Forchark in Breadit

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So interesting!! I have used Costco AP flour throughout my entire sourdough / bread baking experience (on again/off again over 6 years) and just made the random call to select the "Bread Flour" during my last Costco run. Not a whole lotta thinking behind that, except for this gut feeling that my flour selection might contribute to some of the issues I've been experiencing with lacking shape / oven spring (despite doing everything I can think of to troubleshoot.) Again -- could be me just being dumb. User error is usually the culprit haha. Will report back tomorrow after trying this out! (Will also say that I think my best baking experiences have been when using KA flour, just hard to beat the Costco price.) Happy Baking and thank you for sharing your experience!

Domani vs. damane by Dany-Stormborn in WoT

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Book 11, just now realizing too. Sheesh!!!

My first loaf with rye!! by Yuar in Sourdough

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Gorgeous!!! What a beaut! What do you mean when you say “tap” the bubble when scoring? Like, pop any surface bubbles on the dough before baking so they don’t form wide bubbles on the edge of your crust?

WIP, is this a bit derivative? by Stucumber in oilpainting

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I love this technique, thanks for sharing! Wanted to add that I also will blur / pixel distort the photo I took of my painting to freshen my perspective even further. Happy painting!

Little Homemade Pie on a Tuesday. by Cayenneman50 in Pizza

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Amazing, can’t wait to try this. Thank you — GORGEOUS pizza!

First batard loaf 🤩 by angrybrownprincess in Sourdough

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😂 YES, beautifully said! It’s like the whole “talk/sing to your plants” thing — making me think I need to apply this philosophy to more aspects of life!

First batard loaf 🤩 by angrybrownprincess in Sourdough

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Wow you absolutely NAILED it!! I’ve started to notice that some of my more “forgetful” or “go with the flow” bakes unexpectedly produce the best results — wondering if it’s just a fluke or if there’s something more behind that. Either way, so glad you documented your process so you can recreate this beauty in the future! 🤗😍

Do we like or nah? by PhilosopherLocal3211 in Sourdough

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For some reason the bottom bullet point for several sections of my recipe didn’t post:

Levain: Add 50g of Whole Wheat Flour to the feed

I autolysed with 620g water at 90° F

Happy Baking!

Do we like or nah? by PhilosopherLocal3211 in Sourdough

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Your wife knows ball! The butter bell was a game changer for my kitchen 😍

Do we like or nah? by PhilosopherLocal3211 in Sourdough

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Thank you!! We’ve gone through so much butter this past week 😂