Mother of Vinegar
@abbess.bsky.social
Recipes of antiquity, ancient crafts, the forest. Prophesy. Secrets.
Eyeball contagion, dancing plague, Maenad.
Marginally Mennonite Kitchen Witch
Dedicated to keeping it weird.
Eyeball contagion, dancing plague, Maenad.
Marginally Mennonite Kitchen Witch
Dedicated to keeping it weird.
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Mother of Vinegar
@abbess.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Dancing plague of 1518 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
It was a year ago today that I unknowingly began reenacting the dancing epidemic of 1518 in my kitchen. I was trying to figure out why I always had to quit regular exercise due to pain. In 5 months, I'll know if my interventions make a difference, or if the Sun still decides.
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Throwback to this gem
February 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Throwback to this gem
Some guys are always going to beg, borrow and steal in order to grind axes and pursue the Philosopher's Stone. Protecting the rest of us from them is why constitutions exist. They fundamentally do not believe in human rights.
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Some guys are always going to beg, borrow and steal in order to grind axes and pursue the Philosopher's Stone. Protecting the rest of us from them is why constitutions exist. They fundamentally do not believe in human rights.
We had 5 weeks of driver ed classes in the summer, taught by the high school guidance counselor. We mostly watched videos of cars being hit by trains drove around in the parking lot, but each of us was required to drive some distance. Everyone in my car had been driving since age 14.
okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
February 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
We had 5 weeks of driver ed classes in the summer, taught by the high school guidance counselor. We mostly watched videos of cars being hit by trains drove around in the parking lot, but each of us was required to drive some distance. Everyone in my car had been driving since age 14.
I love old mushroom nicknames and finding "the Vomiter" on hikes. Mature ones are greenish because they have green spores. These and Destroying Angels have always been reason enough for me to stay away from white ground mushrooms. None of them are that good.
One of the more common cause of mushroom poisoning is from people confusing shaggy ink caps for false parasols (Chlorophyllum molybdites), aka "the Vomiter".
So, uh... maybe stick to store-bought?
So, uh... maybe stick to store-bought?
Shaggy Parasol VS False Parasol - MushroomStalkers
Want to avoid the confusion between shaggy parasol vs false parasol mushroom? You are in the right place !
www.mushroomstalkers.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I love old mushroom nicknames and finding "the Vomiter" on hikes. Mature ones are greenish because they have green spores. These and Destroying Angels have always been reason enough for me to stay away from white ground mushrooms. None of them are that good.
Pouring one out for Virginia at Jean's, New Deluxe Bakery, and the Ramadan Buffet at Aladdin today.
I am neither Muslim nor Catholic, I just lived in Hamtramck and
Banglatown for a very long time.
I’m happy when my neighbors are having a good time and I will eat all of their holiday food
Banglatown for a very long time.
I’m happy when my neighbors are having a good time and I will eat all of their holiday food
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Pouring one out for Virginia at Jean's, New Deluxe Bakery, and the Ramadan Buffet at Aladdin today.
This dovetails nicely with my theory that cation channel TRPA1 triggers a malfunction in red color vision, causing some to see auras around other people. My current thinking is that an Alpine TRPA1 variant is likely from Mediterranean Neanderthal DNA.
I was compiling data on witch burnings, as one does, and stumbled upon an important truth
The Little Ice Age Burned Women
European witch trials mapped against climate data. When temperatures dropped, accusations rose.
dr.eamer.dev
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This dovetails nicely with my theory that cation channel TRPA1 triggers a malfunction in red color vision, causing some to see auras around other people. My current thinking is that an Alpine TRPA1 variant is likely from Mediterranean Neanderthal DNA.
I would take the USS Silversides.
no, wait... is there a spatula museum? I have a thing for metal spatulas from the '50s and '60s.
no, wait... is there a spatula museum? I have a thing for metal spatulas from the '50s and '60s.
If you could do a successful heist of any museum or gallery which would you choose and what would you take
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I would take the USS Silversides.
no, wait... is there a spatula museum? I have a thing for metal spatulas from the '50s and '60s.
no, wait... is there a spatula museum? I have a thing for metal spatulas from the '50s and '60s.
Blessed to have been born in the time before computers, knowing what my life will be like without the internet. I can imagine it's really scary if you've never been free.
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Blessed to have been born in the time before computers, knowing what my life will be like without the internet. I can imagine it's really scary if you've never been free.
Mom gave me the recorder she used to make audio books and I'm thinking about making tapes like Edgar Casey. Except true, of course.
February 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Mom gave me the recorder she used to make audio books and I'm thinking about making tapes like Edgar Casey. Except true, of course.
glad internet censorship nonsense did not exist when I was youngish because my mother would have been the first one in jail for logging us in with her whole face.
February 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
glad internet censorship nonsense did not exist when I was youngish because my mother would have been the first one in jail for logging us in with her whole face.
No one asking for an official translation has a clue about reggaeton. I have to listen to it while my old man is at work.
What the Heck is He Singing?
SCREW provides the most honest and accurate English translation of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX performance. No joke. Please like and share. If you copy, please credit with a link or h/t.
Bad Bunny Translated:
screw.wtf/what-the-hel...
SCREW provides the most honest and accurate English translation of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX performance. No joke. Please like and share. If you copy, please credit with a link or h/t.
Bad Bunny Translated:
screw.wtf/what-the-hel...
What the Hell is He Singing? Bad Bunny Translated…
This is our best-effort translation of Bad Bunny's live performance for the Super Bowl LX half time show on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Our source: we have a Puerto Rican on staff and we know all the di...
screw.wtf
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
No one asking for an official translation has a clue about reggaeton. I have to listen to it while my old man is at work.
listened to the Columbia Top 100 for the first time in awhile and many of the top songs are by Yeison Jiménez. I hoped, against evidence, that he had released a new album. He was 34.
he had a premonition - this sort of thing that has sent me spiraling in the past.
he had a premonition - this sort of thing that has sent me spiraling in the past.
Yeison Jiménez, his team, killed in plane crash
I … dreamt that we had died and that we were on the news. And it was the third time I dreamt that. God gave me three signs, and I didn’t understand them, I didn’t get them,” he had said recently.
www.kiro7.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
listened to the Columbia Top 100 for the first time in awhile and many of the top songs are by Yeison Jiménez. I hoped, against evidence, that he had released a new album. He was 34.
he had a premonition - this sort of thing that has sent me spiraling in the past.
he had a premonition - this sort of thing that has sent me spiraling in the past.
Ex-footballer and rapper from Puerto Rico, Young Miko, is standing next to Pedro Pascal. I don't know who the other men were, but they were probably famous, too. Young Miko makes art for women.
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Ex-footballer and rapper from Puerto Rico, Young Miko, is standing next to Pedro Pascal. I don't know who the other men were, but they were probably famous, too. Young Miko makes art for women.
I survived a replay. I am in love with classic PR music and this album is a masterpiece. I feel like those girls in the front row of a Beatles concert when I listen to it.
He didn't hire historians just for the halftime. Most videos for this album tell the history of PR.
He didn't hire historians just for the halftime. Most videos for this album tell the history of PR.
BAD BUNNY - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film)
YouTube video by Bad Bunny
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I survived a replay. I am in love with classic PR music and this album is a masterpiece. I feel like those girls in the front row of a Beatles concert when I listen to it.
He didn't hire historians just for the halftime. Most videos for this album tell the history of PR.
He didn't hire historians just for the halftime. Most videos for this album tell the history of PR.
The latest Bad Bunny album is so good that I can't listen to it. Chills, dizzy, feel like my body is disappearing. Kind of like the time I blacked out after taking an unbuffered aspirin. I can't talk about it without crying. This has been going on for a year.
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The latest Bad Bunny album is so good that I can't listen to it. Chills, dizzy, feel like my body is disappearing. Kind of like the time I blacked out after taking an unbuffered aspirin. I can't talk about it without crying. This has been going on for a year.
There is no such thing as an alcohol sale in Michigan.
Minimum prices are set by the state.
The best stores advertise "state minimum prices".
A sale on alcohol means that the store normally overcharges.
If I see a party store selling booze on clearance, I buy it up, and I don't even drink.
Minimum prices are set by the state.
The best stores advertise "state minimum prices".
A sale on alcohol means that the store normally overcharges.
If I see a party store selling booze on clearance, I buy it up, and I don't even drink.
February 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
There is no such thing as an alcohol sale in Michigan.
Minimum prices are set by the state.
The best stores advertise "state minimum prices".
A sale on alcohol means that the store normally overcharges.
If I see a party store selling booze on clearance, I buy it up, and I don't even drink.
Minimum prices are set by the state.
The best stores advertise "state minimum prices".
A sale on alcohol means that the store normally overcharges.
If I see a party store selling booze on clearance, I buy it up, and I don't even drink.
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Current* conditions near Alpena, MI:
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Current* conditions near Alpena, MI:
When I run into these guys, they almost always have Greek, Alpine, or Welsh/Scottish/Irish last names, though there are many exceptions.
I have some bad news about Luigi Mangione.
I have some bad news about Luigi Mangione.
RFK Jr's family curse is ion based. Too much energy; not enough storage. They have a genetic iron disorder. That's why his food pyramid is upsidedown and he's addicted to exercise and tanning. He gets his health information at the gym where other men like him congregate.
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
When I run into these guys, they almost always have Greek, Alpine, or Welsh/Scottish/Irish last names, though there are many exceptions.
I have some bad news about Luigi Mangione.
I have some bad news about Luigi Mangione.
RFK Jr's family curse is ion based. Too much energy; not enough storage. They have a genetic iron disorder. That's why his food pyramid is upsidedown and he's addicted to exercise and tanning. He gets his health information at the gym where other men like him congregate.
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
RFK Jr's family curse is ion based. Too much energy; not enough storage. They have a genetic iron disorder. That's why his food pyramid is upsidedown and he's addicted to exercise and tanning. He gets his health information at the gym where other men like him congregate.
It happened to her. She saw the light.
"Refiner's fire" is new term to me, but her experience is very similar to mine. She can sing but can't speak. I can dance but can't walk straight. I wonder how she feels about the color red.
"Refiner's fire" is new term to me, but her experience is very similar to mine. She can sing but can't speak. I can dance but can't walk straight. I wonder how she feels about the color red.
Leticia Garcia Tiwari lost her voice to a neurological disorder; doctors said she would need regular injections or surgery to (MAYBE) get it back.
"In that moment," she says, "I turned away from the power and authority of medicalization and jumped naked into the fire with only my faith in God."
"In that moment," she says, "I turned away from the power and authority of medicalization and jumped naked into the fire with only my faith in God."
Silence as Refiner’s Fire
Speaking from the core of me.
www.friendsjournal.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It happened to her. She saw the light.
"Refiner's fire" is new term to me, but her experience is very similar to mine. She can sing but can't speak. I can dance but can't walk straight. I wonder how she feels about the color red.
"Refiner's fire" is new term to me, but her experience is very similar to mine. She can sing but can't speak. I can dance but can't walk straight. I wonder how she feels about the color red.
Pileated woodpeckers are my favorite.
February 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Pileated woodpeckers are my favorite.
glowing like a telegraph wire during the Carrington event. this sunspot is something.
whatever the rays are that get to me, they arrive with the visible light and last for days.
whatever the rays are that get to me, they arrive with the visible light and last for days.
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
glowing like a telegraph wire during the Carrington event. this sunspot is something.
whatever the rays are that get to me, they arrive with the visible light and last for days.
whatever the rays are that get to me, they arrive with the visible light and last for days.
The loss of milk culture and general knowledge about how milk works is so sad.
If the government wanted to make raw milk consumers safer, it would make efforts to educate purchasers on safe consumption, like eggs and meat.
Vested interests don't want you to understand.
Vested interests don't want you to understand.
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
The loss of milk culture and general knowledge about how milk works is so sad.
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There are two types of unpasteurized milk in Michigan.
"Fresh milk" from pastured cows is produced with a goal of low bacteria counts. "Raw milk" is intended for pasteurization should never be consumed.
If you want to understand why people buy fresh milk, this is a decent place to start.
"Fresh milk" from pastured cows is produced with a goal of low bacteria counts. "Raw milk" is intended for pasteurization should never be consumed.
If you want to understand why people buy fresh milk, this is a decent place to start.
(PDF) The Untold Story of Milk, The History, Politics and Science of Nature's Perfect Food: Raw Milk from Pasture-Fed Cows, by Ron Schmid
PDF | On Apr 8, 2010, Joseph Heckman published The Untold Story of Milk, The History, Politics and Science of Nature's Perfect Food: Raw Milk from Pasture-Fed Cows, by Ron Schmid | Find, read and cite...
www.researchgate.net
May 15, 2024 at 4:14 PM
There are two types of unpasteurized milk in Michigan.
"Fresh milk" from pastured cows is produced with a goal of low bacteria counts. "Raw milk" is intended for pasteurization should never be consumed.
If you want to understand why people buy fresh milk, this is a decent place to start.
"Fresh milk" from pastured cows is produced with a goal of low bacteria counts. "Raw milk" is intended for pasteurization should never be consumed.
If you want to understand why people buy fresh milk, this is a decent place to start.
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Reminder that freaking out about raw milk is an American thing, not a raw milk thing.
April 29, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Reminder that freaking out about raw milk is an American thing, not a raw milk thing.