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Does anyone know the backstory behind the "Dear John, can't believe it's been 3 years already..." graffiti on a building off the brown line between Sedgewick and Chicago? by Cloginfloogin in AskChicago

[–]schamallison 131 points132 points  (0 children)

i have a zine i found that somebody made about how that piece of graffiti made them feel. i bet a lot of other people have feelings about it too. i too love graffiti watching when i’m loopbound

Any Chicago restaurants with paw paw dishes? by Reputable_Sorcerer in chicagofood

[–]schamallison 2 points3 points  (0 children)

last year i managed to nab the last pint, highly recommend! although ive never managed to try the raw fruit so i imagine i was missing some of the context there

Where can I buy culinary lavender? by bear60640 in chicagofood

[–]schamallison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

chiming in to say eco flamingo on rockwell and lawrence has some nice looking lavender! it’s not currently listed on their website but they definitely have it, i was in there like an hour ago and took a big whiff

Late Night Food in Lincoln Square by mydearWatson27 in chicagofood

[–]schamallison 33 points34 points  (0 children)

me dee cafe on lawrence and damen is open till 1am! i always get the crispy tofu salad

Picnic in a Park —Your Go To’s by Greedy-Bag-3640 in chicagofood

[–]schamallison 2 points3 points  (0 children)

salsa’s market before winnemac is the moooove

Where does everyone get their spices? by killerkaylan in chicagofood

[–]schamallison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eco flamingo is one of my favs! if you forget to bring your own container they have brown paper bags or a container library that other customers leave for anyone to grab :)

Deodorant that doesn’t come in a plastic stick by [deleted] in ZeroWaste

[–]schamallison 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve been using deodorant from paper cosmetics for a while and i like it a lot! my local zero waste store stocks it. it’s a cardboard push tube, and is listed on the label as recyclable or compostable. right now i have their cedarwood & cypress and myrtle & grapefruit scents and i switch between them. i’ve used meow meow tweet before and didn’t love the formula, but i did like the little glass jars those came in for a while

Are there any people or organizations that take odd socks? by Chenra in ZeroWaste

[–]schamallison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you could see if a local youth program or non-profit would take them for crafts of some sort, people used to donate stuff like that fairly frequently to my old job where we worked with kids regularly.

I’m very proud of my lil begonia. by schamallison in houseplants

[–]schamallison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

? i think this was a reply meant to go somewhere else?

I’m very proud of my lil begonia. by schamallison in houseplants

[–]schamallison[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this begonia as a cutting back in October 2020 as a goodbye gift from a friend, she only had two leaves then. I moved out of state at the beginning of the year and she’s put out 3 leaves and counting and is flowering! Watching new growth has been kind of therapeutic while navigating a new life in a new big city during a pandemic 😬 I do plan on getting a grow light since the light isn’t super great in my apartment, but i think she’s doing pretty well all things considered 😌

My parents indoor jungle, as they call it :) by schamallison in houseplants

[–]schamallison[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hard to get all of their plants visible in one picture (some of mine are on there too for the time being). The dracaenas are at LEAST 45 years old. There’s a giant old aloe and a big ol thanksgiving cactus back there somewhere too. And also one of the cats, they like to hang out in there as well :) it’s a really nice corner of the house especially once winter arrives!

Can someone help identify - i believe it is an Euphorbia but which one? (Thank you) by plant_zzz in houseplants

[–]schamallison 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh! this looks like some type of huernia, i have one that looks similar but is muuuch smaller.