Part of Queentulip home garden today nearly transitioning from Spring to Summer! A journal entry what's in my garden this 2020 season blooming with buzzing bees all over the Borage Herb blossoms at the background with my non-edible flowering plants at the front.
The tulips did flowering after the strong wind blown them up in a month as usual. Too short weeks to enjoy but worth it.
Borage Herb is versatile not only for the bees but for human tummies feeding us during the winter season and spring season!
Some of the flowers are gourmet by other garden pests. I'm guessing small snails were feasting the flowers. They haven't done it before. It must be something related to quarantining humans in 2020.
Photos are from my phones, so don't expect them perfect. 😄 Uploading them here before cleaning my phone albums pretty full.
Oriental Poppies - Papaver Orientele
Mixed of Flowers and Edible Herb Borage at the background
Oriental Poppies: red and pink with my long years Sparaxis
Someone's biting the flowers!
I must say my phone shot is better for scene optimiser than my cam.
Borage Herb: you can eat leaves and flowers!
Purple Blossoms Beaming! My Nigella's about to bloom soon!
Blue Iris flowers are being also eaten in a matter of two weeks from blooming.
Still some Poppies about to launch!
Sparaxis close to drying if there's not much rain this mid-month spring.
It's been a while not posting my recipe on my blog although I took photos of my cooking they have been archive in my phone/desktop album over time. Most times, our phone cam is even handier to use than our digital cam these days.
I don't know why the supermarket doesn't sell Spaghetti Squash. The top three common ones are Butternut, Kent, Jarrahdale Grey pumpkins. Australians called either pumpkin or squash the same I find, but they called Yellow Squash the summer squash and those top three above are winter pumpkins.
Fortunately, a friend shared one of their Spaghetti Squash through my mum-in-law, and I was able to hold it during the winter season before I finally smashed it. It's my second time to cook it after a long time since it's not a common variety of squash in the market as I've said maybe unless you go to some farmers market. I've planted other kind of pumpkins before, but I never tried Spaghetti.
I love veggies and fruits but I'm not totally vegan. I follow my Blood-type diet most times but also find the opportunity to support sustainable farming products that's available out there.
Simple Spaghetti Squash Quick Recipe (refer to captioned images below):
Medium Size of Spaghetti Squash: cut in half
Remove the seeds out and maybe plant in your garden or pots.
Spray with Olive Oil (and a little of bit salt and pepper optional)
Cook in oven for only 30 minutes or cook.
Then prepare your choice of meats to pair with it.
That's it, it's quite sufficient and filling for dinner or lunch, I guess.
Spaghetti Squash, a good pair with Australian free range grass fed beef.
The size of it.
Seeds look awesome and can't wait to be shared and planted :-)
Create a pocket for air before cooking in the oven until it's cooked.
You can tell it's cook without poking inside. Only 30 minutes or under.
Turn it up and ready to scrap with fork gently.
Using fork simply is manageable and easy to separate by showing its stringy look.
let them also that hate him flee before him." PSALMS 68
These lyrics in Psalm 68 led me to share this line up with Paul Wilbur lyrics ministry as it flows in the spirit of Yahweh God and not planned but prompted. Thank God for aligning the crying hearts of his children worldwide, He's working 24/7 by the power of His Spirit raining down to flood with mighty forces for renewed and new generations. As in the days of Moses, Noah, and all our ancient leaders until the Son of Yahweh God, Yeshua fulfilled the prophecies of old on the Cross of Calvary. He proved his resurrection power (like a Marvel or Heroes in those idolised movies) and left us with His Holy Spirit (our Teacher) guiding the path of His chosen generations until our King will come once again.
Yesterday, today and the future are in Yahweh's remarkable GRACE. The year 2020 conjunct with Yahweh God alone for the eyes and hearts that reach out the Maker of the Stars and Universe. Below is prophetic worship to remind us to keep our lamp oil burning in our hearts.
If you are using Essential Oils in your home, you will comprehend beyond the meaning of any oil health benefits that other spiritual believers use in the power of healing and cleansing in the New Age beliefs. But as my ancestor came out from this New Age deception and renewed by the Mighty Spirit of Yeshua's redeeming love, I understand the FREEDOM of worship belongs to ONE true God Yahweh and nothing else. Let's not be deceived, my friends. Be in His holy presence alone.
Our worship alone knows no bound and only belongs to the King of kings and Lord of lords. Let it rise until it breaks wherever you are as the temple of Yahweh's Holy Spirit. Worship wherever you are right now, He does not need a building so you can worship Him, He needs you, you and I are the TEMPLE! We are the TEMPLE of worship to usher others in Spirit and in Truth.
Only in Yahweh's Name, there is freedom through the powerful blood of our Lord Yeshua who time travelled more than 2000 years ago. The Time-Traveller Yeshua, the king of Kings will travel back again to planet Earth as our KING not a sacrificial lamb anymore.
Kadosh, Kadosh Ata Ein kamocha Adonai
Kadosh, Kadosh Ata Ein kamocha Adonai
You are holy, holy There is no one else like you
You are holy, holy There is no one else like you
We will not bow down To the gods of men We will worship the God of Israel
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Peter 2:9
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The next day, this was prompted continuation affirmation of this lineup lyrics. Receive and be blessed where you are in the world. It's just the beginning.
Your Servant to Praise and Worship the King of kings and Lord of lords,
LYRICS:
I stood and watched an eagle fly
Spread his wings and soared across the sky
So gracefully he flew, rising effortlessly
I wanted to know just how to be free
Tiny fingers curled around mine
Perfectly formed newborn
The image of two, infinite mystery
I wanted to know where life comes from
What human intellect can't sway
Must be explained away, earth, wisdom, religions of men
Search without end to find the spirit housed within
Simplicity of God somehow escapes man
I reached for the Eternal One
Creation, He was waiting to reveal His purpose in me
He said, "This is where life begins
I made your spirit to glide on the wind"
Come, let's fly on the wind
Come on, let's fly on the wind
On the wind
On the wind
On the wind
Music video by Bill & Gloria Gaither performing Eagle Song (feat. Gaither Vocal Band) [Live]. (P) (C) 2012 Spring House Music Group. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by EMI Christian Music Group
"Dr Vernon Coleman was the first writer to warn that vaccines are neither as safe nor as effective as the establishment claims. He points out that one in six hospital patients is there because he or she has been made ill by doctors. He warns that doctors are now as big a cause of death as cancer or heart disease. He warns of the dangers of paraquat (and associated products such as Roundup). He points out the importance of the immune system in defending against cancer."
It's July, but it feels like September while Blogger undergoes some changes as you log in to your dashboard and see changes on your interface. It looks like a WordPress block without the fancy blocks when posting blog content. WordPress changing and upgrading ahead often, but it takes years for Google product Blogger to shift this far.
As a blogger, we gotta adapt as it unfolds with their changes despite the year 2020 became not the norm anymore and beyond. Google is known to terminate any products that do not suit their revenue or marketing platform overtime, e.g. Google Plus, etc. It created disappointments to those who have devised ways to make money using their product like any platform online before they become big and change their system when they want it.
THIS IS WHAT JULY 2020 TIMELINE FOR BLOGGER BROUGHT US:
"In July, the new Blogger interface will become the default for all users. The legacy interface will still be optionally available. We recommend trying the new interface by clicking "Try the New Blogger" in the left-hand navigation. Please file any critical issues encountered..."
I'm basically writing and testing this new interface as I experience it. It's still simpler than WordPress Block to navigate around.
You can change the Blogger interface from their options, but the default is fine too.
No GIF or Meme auto insertion like WordPress, so don't even think about it. You can create that and insert if you need, effortlessly.
Overall, it's simple to use for content blogging. Nothing too fancy.
Tested mobile app Blogger before, but it's inconvenient for me as a user.
Google Album product (photos.google.com) is convenience and user-friendly when it comes to adding images when you need.
Google Adsense site placements was automated by Google recently if you put less or more than you have to. I often place fewer ads, but since the automation, I just let it be.
The New Blogger is cleaner, I guess. Just remember to click the + (plus) symbol to add your post content from your bottom right corner :-) instead of looking for the old system in words.
As you post, you can fetch your image from mobile phone gallery or your Google Album as usual.
It allows you to insert the standard emojis, symbols, punctuations, emoticons, modifier, other language characters are added into the interface 😻 , and you can draw a symbol too in all those categories.
No critical bug arises as I write my post, everything goes smooth at this stage on my end.
Testing this movie clip from my google album automated by Google product when you save it after they notify you on their app or PC browser. It's only less than one minute but it recaptures your highlights of the day. It's becoming more user friendly blogging wise.
HOW TO:
Click "insert image" on your edit tabs blogger dashboards then it brings you to your albums archive. You won't see your movie there.
Find the search box and type "movie" and your saved movie clips come up including your mobile saved video if you sync your mobile with your Google Photos App...and done!
The music background is auto by Google whether you like it or not. Otherwise, create your own if you can't bear the music.
Oppps, I found out after I launch the post, the video clip won't work directly. The only quickest way for this is to download from your archive then upload on your YouTube channel before embedding in your blog again.
Find the video clip at the bottom of this post. If you're not sure, you've already uploaded ages ago, Google notifies for any duplication so you can delete it.
An archive photos video clip of our home cooking, backyard wildlife adventure and foraging wild Blackberries last autumn 2019. An addition freezing fruits to our "pick your own" Blueberries not forage from the Blueberry farm we consumed throughout autumn and some in winter.
Honestly, we weren't prepared for foraging when we pass by the outback road to Lal Lal Falls that's why we were so careful with the Blackberry thorns on our feet and thin clothes as it was hot autumn not snowing yet. Don't worry we leave more than plenty for the wild birds and rabbits.
Hmmm...not working after all the trouble. Not yet totally user-friendly.
Hawthorn but we did not forage that.
Blackberries on our Keffir Yoghurt
Crimson Rosella wildlife parrot photography whenever it shows up
I love lichen photography if you ask me. I never tried to eat it yet according to Bear Grylls.
Lal Lal Falls dried up in hot summer but it often refills when the heavy rain comes.
Did you experiment this yet?
I did but I am afraid to eat it because I'm not sure if it's the one I put around the backyard :-) but they often come back every autumn from March to May.
TRUTH IS: after any wildfires or bushfires, mushrooms regrowths are more prolific than ever. I have grown in the remote mountain in my childhood years and I knew some people even intended to lit a fire before the rainy season so it creates an abundance of mushroom foraging in the mountain. Once you grow up in that kind of environment the old folks' knowledge is passed on the next generation that I already learned. Unfortunately, it is not the same principle to apply foraging in Australia if you did not forage since you were young as there are more poisonous and edible ones that look the same. Good news for the foragers in Australia if you know what to forage, though in the midst of coronavirus crisis.
Maybe try this infographic I stumble online.
"Cut stems off store-bought mushrooms, and place the mushroom caps gill-side-down on a piece of clean wax paper. 5. Wait 24 hours for the caps to release their spores, which you will replant when you are done. You may cover the caps with cups if you like, which can keep the delicate spores from blowing away." -fix.com
Visiting Koala Park last year after checking some job offers in the surroundings for our friend. It's tempting to hike but we were not prep for bushwalking gears because it was fairly hot summer for tracksuit pants and hiking shoes.
After the wildfires late 2019 to early 2020, there was some proposal they could relocate wildlife Koala that became extinct in the area for a while, I mean they escaped from the park in spite of fencing. We hiked the area years ago and if you start at the bottom to the top you will be rewarded with a beautiful lake view. You only need to follow the track due to old mines shafts in the area if you like to forage some berries, you might be in trouble.
where to start hiking down the bottom track to the lake
FORAGERS, HERE WE COME
It looks Dewberry but it's small size wild Blackberry
close up
more close up
drying up before we pick and they're pretty sweet
Something to forage if you're one who knows what to forage when bushwalking. We look forward to Koala wildlife to be back in the area will be a great sanctuary for them instead of Koala Park ghost town since their escaped years ago.
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What is SCOBY?
Wiki defines,
"A SCOBY or SCOBAY, an acronym of a "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast".
It is a syntrophic mixed culture of yeast and bacteria used in the production of several traditional foods and beverages."
I bookmarked some sellers on eBay way before we decided which one to buy from. I just want to review one Kombucha kit of Karl. The summer air was glaring over the spring snow clouds, and we felt like drinking fizzy not the soda. We decided to buy kombucha kit instead of kefir kit since we found a great deal of Kefir drink from the supermarket recommended by Russians in Australia who drinks the stuff from their origin country and still closest to their traditional brew.
Ironically, the organic Kombucha they sell from the supermarket uses Stevia sugar which is no sugar for the SCOBY when fermenting at all. If we brew our own Kombucha SCOBY the better and saving us fiat currency. I mean fiat currency as we can also use cryptocurrency in other smarter markets now.
What's in the kit?
Properly packed and received all in its package.
The photo shows what are in the kit.
Karl Organic Kombucha Kit Review:
Kombucha kit we bought online for two users are 4L kit (one for us and one for our old folks - although we could have waited to have a SCOBY hotel sharing from my brew kit it may take some time)
It's a brilliant package kit together! the recipe is all in the kit, most are organic except the white sugar, but I replaced the white sugar in the kit with organic brown sugar from the supermarket available between Woolies and Aldi shops (white sugar still fine to use too)
the instructional one-page printed is awesome user-friendly
the brewing jar is easy to install with the careful installation of the taps and testing it to avoid leaking accidents along with the brewing stage
transaction online shop is pretty quick delivery from the date of purchase
if there's any question, you can contact him online
as a first brewer, it's the perfect kit size to experiment with no hassles
my very first brewing kombucha date started Sept. 30, 2019
my 6th batch continuous brewing date in Dec 24th, 2019
within those 6th brewing experience process, I learn the do's and don'ts of the kit itself while reading other brewer golden tips online
the only downside of the kit with tap is useless unless you have extra time to wash all the tap parts where all the kombucha SCOBY inhabited in the crannies comfortably :-)
January 15th starts my 7th continuous brewing batch, I'm able to save SCOBY babies from the SCOBY mother itself into my SCOBY hotel jars (share in a different post about my SCOBY hotel experience)
my SCOBY HOTEL is ongoing for some next post and for those who want a free giveaway SCOBY mother from my babies local-based location pick-up
the brewing kit is continuous 107% success that's why I waited for it this long to give my unbias legit review
The Kombucha Kit First Brew (bought a separate organic raw sugar for the kit)
my current continuous brew on its 7th batch by the time I blogpost
MAIN TIP: It pays off to research online through the Pinterest posts and linkbacks as you can gather your thoughts and make up your mind, which is the best method from their personal experiences with their photos.
My simplified Kombucha steps, fruit flavouring experiences with photos will be blog posted when I can.
