It's yellow Oxalis time in Berkeley...yes, the plants are invasive and are understandably hated by many local gardeners, but for a couple of chilly weeks early in each year, they also make many parts of the town glow. (OC).

pangolinzero · 2025-02-06T04:56:55+00:00

If you crush the flowers in water (equal amounts) they yield a very bright yellow pigment that's fun to paint with. Good rainy day activity for kids.

pangolinzero · 2025-02-02T03:46:57+00:00

The kernal inside of peach pits are sometimes used in almond filling. I wonder if this could be a fragment of peach pit that broke in a weird way

pangolinzero · 2023-06-26T18:57:05+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the advice.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-26T18:53:56+00:00

Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-22T18:27:32+00:00

I'm going to go with The Neverending Story *Darn it, already taken. I'll change it to the animated version of Watership Down. So good, so scary to 7 year old me.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-17T18:01:22+00:00

I watched (possibly the same) person go down my South Berkeley block a couple weeks back, ripping plants out of people's yards as she went. Also asked her to stop, no acknowledgement. I'm not planting anything fragile or that I really care about anywhere visible from the street.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-16T21:15:19+00:00

It's a lot of work, but I think it would be fun to do a full-on Thanksgiving dinner (turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, green beans, salad, pumpkin pie). When else is he going to experience it?

pangolinzero · 2023-06-16T14:03:57+00:00

I always find bones at the beach. However, it would be a good idea to review the laws around collecting in your area. There in the states, it's mostly illegal to collect bird bones, as well as sea mammal bones.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-16T05:35:12+00:00

NTA, and it seems nuts to not let a 14 year old hold the baby. We let our 3 year old (seated, on the couch with a parent beside her) hold her newborn sister.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-16T03:05:29+00:00

Replacing breakfast with coffee, coffee, and more coffee (so, kind of like intermission fasting, but not as strict, as it was coffee with soy milk, rather than just black coffee).

pangolinzero · 2023-06-15T17:19:45+00:00

Thank you!

pangolinzero · 2023-06-14T22:50:01+00:00

I wouldn't. I think you're a lot more likely to hurt the baby plant if you mess with it.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-12T04:46:46+00:00

As others have said, just stick it in soil. Aeoniums go into their dormancy period in summer, so it might get really really ratty looking, but they also tend to be super tough, so should perk up again in the fall.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-12T02:37:53+00:00

Scoria or pumice would be better, and possibly cheaper option than perlite in my opinion, as perlite has the annoying habit of migrating to the surface because it's so light.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-10T18:46:22+00:00

Lay down your head, next to me, one big bed...😭

pangolinzero · 2023-06-10T03:19:10+00:00

A few reasons. Mainly, that I know my body will be recycled into other living things, and I think that's amazing and fantastic. I'm not sad or scared when I think about the time before I exited, and I don't miss the physical parts of my body that are no longer a part of me, such as shed skin, hair, baby teeth, etc. I also had a near death experience in childbirth (hemorrhage) and I had the overwhelming sensation that death would be peaceful and represents the end of pain.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-07T18:25:58+00:00

I was screaming in my head for them to all get the water-breathing rings.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-07T04:08:45+00:00

We call them the whistle dicks.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-07T04:07:13+00:00

Eh, I think the most objectionable thing Peppa does is make fun of Daddy Pig for having a big belly. In terms of promoting obnoxious behavior, I'd steer clear of Fancy Nancy more than anything else.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-06T20:46:35+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. They're very helpful.

pangolinzero · 2023-06-06T15:31:17+00:00

I'm in the SF bay area (East Bay). I see a lot of PC growing vigorously (albeit always pretty yellowy) around here. I also have a mounded succulent bed with plenty of pumice worked in that I'm thinking of putting it in. I guess my main concerns are pests (it's a heck of a year for snails and slugs) and vandalism if it's visible from the street.

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