Jay

@jaystovall.bsky.social

What happens is gardening, cooking, baking, walking, noticing, listening, bear crawling, planking, and rebounding. Oh, and still masking.

We are exhausted; know when to rest. Yes, it’s a resting seal 🦭. Complex brain patterns allow for brief resting periods under water, while a deeper sleep is enjoyed on land.

Actually, female Labor Secretary Francis Jenkins who worked under FDR gave us Social Security and she has never been given adequate credit for it. She worked on it for ten years. The men in Congress thought telling her it had to pay for itself would put her off!

We are DROWNING in cucumbers over here (not an exaggeration) so last night I got my dad's salad recipe from my mom. Every summer, we would ALWAYS have "cucs" in the fridge. And now the tradition continues. 💚

Cucumbers in brine with onion slices

Sure!! 1/3 C oil 1/3 C water 1/3 C vinegar 1/3 C sugar 3 sliced cucumbers, 1 sliced onion, salt and pepper to taste. Chill in mixture in fridge for 3 hours before eating!

Concealed within his oven, the Loaf of Mordor sees all. His gaze pierces crust, sourdough, oat, and flour. You know of what I speak, Gandalf: a great Rye, lidless, wreathed in grains.

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🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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🌸🩷 Shop sale this weekend: everything is on sale 🩷🌸 If you are looking for human-made art, for yourself or as a gift, I invite you to explore my shop. Cute characters, abstract watercolors, and Zen-inspired pieces are available on totes, prints, mugs, and other goodies. Support an indie artist! 🥰🫶

"Wind Chimes on Cherry Blossom Branch | Minimalist Sakura Drawing" Greeting Card for Sale by AngelaMarieArt

I love to see the cherry blossoms bloom in my neighborhood - and to see them gently fall off their branches in a calm breeze, like a spring snow. Inspired by the meditative wind chimes so often found ...

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Seattle, stopover for the 2026 Intertribal Canoe Journey: Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch. 80-over 100 ocean-going cedar canoes arrived from across the PNW: Alaska, BC & the Olympic Peninsula. As a Native Hawaiian, it was an honor to witness a sacred Native American living ceremony.