#like there’s this one really good meijers jelly

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current book you’re reading: Fiction: I recently found the most gorgeous edition of Dante & Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe in a bookstore in Asheville, so I’m rereading. Nonfiction: Phoebe Robinson’s Please Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes

last song you listened to: James Arthur’s cover of “A Thousand Years” (which is, just, so good)

currently watching: I literally finished Star Trek: Strange New Worlds at like 2am. But Upload is back, baby! Still need to watch this week’s episode.

current fic you’re reading: It’s all about the Knaveverse. I’m savoring the back half of The Knave of Hearts… brought back the tarts, which is the third installment in @liminalmemories’ enviably lush and utterly delicious Through the Looking Glass series. Now that the cold med brain fog is gone, I need to return to @paperstorm’s fantastic Hockey AU, Magnetic North. I also really need to get back to @three-drink-amy's Teach You How Forever Feels, which has the best Jonah there could ever be. And I’m always ready and waiting for THE FIC, aka You Keep Coming Back With A Bird In Your Teeth.

next on my watch list: Probably Star Trek: Lower Decks. But the BFF is constantly trying to get me to start Letterkenny.

current obsession: I feel like neither Hozier nor Tarlos/911LS even count at this point. Job hunting. I have officially had enough of my company — which, before it was acquired by a holdings company that doesn’t give a shit about people when there is profit to be had, and before our caring, invested owner CEO retired and left us with a vainglorious, overprivileged vulture who has zero idea what the fuck he’s doing, used to be the place I thought I would actually retire from one day — taking wild advantage of me, and it’s time to get the fuck out of dodge. So there’s that. Also, these glazed salted caramel cashews from Meijer. They’re just stupidly delicious.

Tagging @never-blooms, @paperstorm, @catanisspicy, @alrightbuckaroo, @carlos-in-glasses, @lemonlyman-dotcom, @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut, @walkinginland, and @bonheur-cafe!

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[wavygrayvy]

Just realized I can’t eat chicken nuggets during Passover and my depression just got 10x worse

#/j #im fine #i am bummed tho that no one bought me the good jelly tho #like there’s this one really good meijers jelly #and it would be so good on a pbj matzah sandwich #but no i don’t get a $2 bottle of jelly bc no one else likes it #okay ill stop now #gray makes waves

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Do you or have you ever owned a cup with your name on it? >> Actually, I have two. One time there was this dude in Meijer who was doing a promotion for Guinness, and the promo was apparently... giving out custom-engraved pint glasses???? You told him your name and he had this machine that put it on the glass for you. It was weird, especially since it was free... The font that your name is in is a bit wack, though. The other thing I have is a wine glass painted with a nighttime-y scene with skeletal trees and ravens on it. It has my name painted on the stand part, along with the date of my wedding. Sparrow has one too, with her name on it. I’m not even sure where they came from, tbh, but they’re pretty.

What’s the most expensive crafts tool that you own? >> I don’t think I own any expensive crafts tools. The only things I have are, like, pencils, a sketchbook, knitting needles, and yarn.

Have you ever woven baskets of any kind (wicker, paper, cardboard etc.)? >> Maybe as a child.

How do you like Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis? >> It’s all right.

Speaking of Jerry Lee Lewis, have you seen the biopic about him? >> I don’t think so.

How about the biopic about Tina Turner? >> Yeah, I saw that one.

Do you like the TV-show Frasier? >> I do, it’s actually funnier to me now than when I was younger. Back then I thought it was boring but it kills me now.

What’s something you know by heart? >> A lot of song lyrics? Also, the Litany Against Fear.

What is something you’re greedy about? >> I don’t think I’m particularly greedy about anything.

How valuable does a coin have to be for you to bother to pick it up? >> I’d pick up a quarter, maybe. I’m just no longer in the financial position where picking up coins substantially enhances my available funds.

What would be something you would wait in line to get for free? >> It depends on how long the line is, what kind of mood I’m in, and where I am... not just on what the item is. If I’m in a good mood and the line seems manageable, I’d wait in it even if the item is just some random trinket that I have no real use for. If I’m not in a good mood and the line is insane, I wouldn’t wait in it even if it was for an expensive thing I’ve been wanting for ages.

Has there ever been a leak anywhere in your house? >> No.

Have you ever slipped in the shower? >> Not to the point of falling.

Have you ever made any decorative crafts? If so, are they displayed? >> Not in recent memory.

Is it very humid where you are right now? >> Nah.

What is the most suggestive thing someone has said to you? >> *shrug*

Do you have friends who you playfully flirt with? >> No.

Doesn’t the Z in the Bzoink logo look like an L to you, too? >> I mean, not really, but I see where you’re coming from.

Did you ever take that 5000 question survey that was circulating Tumblr? >> Yeah, I took it a long time ago. Once the novelty wore off, I realised that most of the questions were just terrible IMO, which is bound to happen once you endeavour to write a survey with quite that many questions.

Have you ever had to change a zipper in your favourite article of clothing? >> No.

Do you prefer buttons or zippers in general? >> Zippers.

Did you grandma have a box full of pretty buttons? >> ---

What’s the most exotic spice in your spice rack? >> Hmm... garam masala, maybe? We have a wide variety.

Do buttons tempt you to press them? >> Not usually, but sometimes.

Do you have a favourite television host? >> No.

What’s your opinion on celebrity chefs? >> I think some of them are cool and fun to watch. Alton Brown is probably my fave.

Back when it first started, did you watch ANTM? >> I think I’ve seen a season or two. I knew someone who got on it, too (Isis King).

Did you know, that there was even a Finnish version of ANTM? Miss Jay made an appearance in the first season, too. >> No, I didn’t know that, but it makes sense. There are a bunch of those shows modeled after American Idol, too, for different countries.

Are you accident prone? >> No.

Have you ever broken something really valuable? >> I accidentally broke a laptop screen once, and that was pretty damn valuable to me.

What do you see as timeless? >> ---

What is something that you own, that has sentimental value? >> Most of these plushies.

Have you ever had your own website? >> Yeah, I’ve taken stabs at it.

What’s your favourite board game? >> ---

How about your favourite card game? >> ---

What’s something that you finished recently? >> I finished watching Sparrow play through Death Stranding, lol. I’m glad it was her and not me, because I’m pretty sure that game would have made me ragequit within the first few hours, and that would have been a shame.

What’s the smallest town you recall visiting? >> I have no idea.

What’s the longest distance you’ve had to go to work or school? >> ---

Would you learn a new language, if you didn’t share one with your lover? >> Oh, like in Love Actually? I mean, I can’t imagine myself in that situation, but I thought it was cute.

Do you have friends who are constantly tagging you in challenges on FB? >> No. People who have me on facebook should know I prefer to do my actual fun socialising on here or Discord.

When it comes to chocolate, do you prefer nougat, jelly or caramel filling? >> ---

Are you more concerned about winning than just participating? >> No.

Has somebody you know taken their own life? >> No.

What is a number that has some significance to you? Why is that? >> 9. Well, there’s a lot of synchronicity.

Do you prefer onions, leeks or chives? >> I don’t think I have a preference, I’ll take all three. Onions may be the most versatile, though, so maybe those.

What’s the most adult thing you have to do every day? >> I don’t think I have to do any adult thing every day. Maybe feeding myself is an adult thing? Although teenagers and even kids do that too.

What’s the most immature thing you like to do every day? >> ---

Have you seen the movie, Clue? If so, isn’t it fab? >> No, but I’ve seen some funny gifsets that make me think it’d probably be a good time. I might give it a shot if I run into it on a streaming service one day.

Do your cheeks get flushed easily? Do you blush easily in general? >> No, I’ve never felt that feeling.

Are there any social cues you miss entirely? >> Oh, definitely.

When someone doesn’t smile back at you, what’s your first thought? >> They probably didn’t want to, and that’s okay. I don’t always want to smile at everyone who smiles at me, either, and it shouldn’t be a mark against my character just because I don’t smile at a stranger. But, you know, whatever. Any stranger that takes that much offense at me not smiling at them probably wouldn’t get along with me for very long anyway, so it’s a useful social litmus test in the end.

Is there a person who melts your heart just by looking at you? >> No. Well, maybe Can Calah sometimes.

Have you ever had tom kha kai? It’s a Thai coconut soup, and it’s amazing. We serve it at work. >> No, but I’d definitely try it.

Have you, or anyone you know ever been rude to a server? >> I’ve never had the experience of having to watch someone I’m with be rude to a server and I am so glad for that.

What’s something you’re opinionated and very vocal about? When’s the last time you had to verbally defend your stance? >> I don’t know. I don’t really defend any stance of mine, I just put it out there sometimes if I feel like rambling about it and then leave it alone. Arguing with people about shit that ultimately really don’t matter is a waste of my valuable energy.

Have you ever played BitLife? I sort of got hooked on it, it’s like sims but in text form. >> No. I quite like the graphical form of The Sims, so I’ll stick to that.

What’s something you regularly order online? >> CBD.

When’s the last time you made a penpal? >> I’ve never had one.

Do you often make friends online? >> I make a lot of acquaintances online. Friends are far fewer.

Do people ever try to get something from somebody through you? As in, they ask you to ask the person they should be asking in the first place. If that makes sense. >> No. Which is good, because I wouldn’t do it.

What do you think when you see a couple holding hands? >> Nothing???

Is there anything you’re forced to share with someone else? >> No.

What’s something stripy that you own? >> I have a black-and-royal-blue striped robe with the Ravenclaw logo on the back.

How about something polka dotted? >> Nothing.

What is something you find absolutely appalling? >> Some people’s utterly disrespectful behaviour on this website.

Do you like elevators? >> I mean, they’re fine. I don’t dislike them.

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say “midnight madness”? >> Like... premieres? Or book releases? Or something like that. I have a vague association but I can’t remember exactly where it comes from.

What is a country you would never want to visit? >> ---

When you’re angry, does it ever get physical? >> Well, yeah, but not necessarily towards someone else.

What do you do, when you’re immensely happy? >> It depends on how I feel like expressing it at the time? Sometimes I don’t express it much at all, and sometimes I literally jump around the room.

What made you scream out loud the last time you screamed? >> ---

Can you hear your neighbours through the wall? >> Sometimes.

What is something that frustrates you to no end? >> Noise.

Do you wear shoes indoors? >> Absolutely not.

Who is your favourite stand-up comedian? >> Bo Burnham, Dylan Moran, and in general I’m fond of how Tiffany Haddish presents as a person and performer.

What’s the weirdest video youtube has suggested to you? >> It doesn’t usually suggest me anything weird.

What’s the funniest infomercial you’ve seen? >> ---

Is there a drink that just goes right through you? >> I don’t feel that way about any drink, no.

Is there a food item you can’t eat because it doesn’t agree with you? >> Not that I’ve encountered.

Do you playfully compete with someone about something? >> No.

Would you rather swim or run? >> I can’t swim, so my options are a little limited here.

Do you like the smell of tar? >> Sometimes, yeah.

Have you ever been to a sauna? >> No. I couldn’t last two minutes in a sauna.

Does your doorbell ring unexpectedly often? >> Not often, but sometimes people will ring multiple apartments trying to get into the building, which is fucking irritating.

Is your favourite fictional character a human, an animal or something else? >> I am my favourite fictional character. /facetious

Have you ever helped a stranger? If so, what did you do? >> I mean, sure. Just simple stuff, like picking up something they’ve dropped or letting them know they’ve left their key in the apartment door or dropping their mail off when it gets mistakenly put into my box.

Do you share hobbies with any of your friends? What do you do together? >> ---

Do you have any flags on display? If so, what flag(s)? >> I don’t. Sparrow has a rainbow flag with a peace sign in the middle on her wall.

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[buildingshitwithcrab]

Just watched this FroggyStuff video about ornaments that can be used as doll accessories, and thought this would be a good place to copy my comment of personal findings:

Meijer stores have fashion doll sized sweater ornaments. I forget how much (~$5?) but they're full sweaters, nice and baggy for unisex, and pretty stretchy.  They also have $2 plastic angel wings ornaments that aren't quite full size on Barbies, but pretty close and definitely bigger than cupid wings. Ribbon or elastic loops over the wings' middle & doll shoulders holds them on pretty well. There’s also a Jelly Belly “Bubbly” bottle of champagne-flavored beans, in with the stocking stuffers; the bottle looks about right to be one of those huge magnum bottles. It’d be a split for 18″ dolls, maybe just right for some BJDs. I’ve only found the one bottle, though >:| It figures; the beans are good. It was $2.50.

Dollar Tree has a wind-up train set (engine + 1 open-top car, 4 track pieces) that's perfect for a Chelsea/mini-doll-sized toy, and a plastic brown Rosebud-like sled ornament that looks about right for Chelsea or Stacey. Dollar Tree's also got fashion doll shoe/accessory packs I hadn't seen before, for filling doll gift boxes.

DollSeph is absolutely who I got the wings for, although DollRavus would probably look good in them, too. Dang, so would DollLuna. If I snag another pair post-Christmas, I’ll have to take a sibling picture. I haven’t gotten one of the sweaters yet because I am cheap and waiting for clearance. The train is cute as hell and for Babyroth, and my Crisis Core Zack figure’s probably gonna end up on the sled, at some point or other. There was a really nice tree image in a catalog of local coupons that is now cut out and glued to chipboard, for a backdrop. Some beads would make it more dimensional, but eh, ain’t got there yet. It still looks good. Which reminds me that Meijer also has very tiny plastic gift boxes (like, jewelry-sized for Barbies) and metal “stick-on” wrapping bows as earrings. The bows would be perfect for a bigger 1:6 present, like for a sweater or dress. The boxes are essentially charm dangles, so they’d make good holiday doll pendants. They’re more expensive at $8-10, but they’re nice, and you get two bows and I think 6 boxes per pair.

So, yes. Fun, mostly-in-scale stuff is about.

(out of scale but still seasonal: Kroger’s has two different “letters to Santa” mailboxes and they’re cute as fuck and I’m still bitter. they’re like $12 and $25 each, at full price but they ~opennnnn~ and I love them anyway.)

#doll accessories #1:6 scale #or thereabouts

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Raspberry Rose Jelly

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Raspberry rose jelly is a beautiful way to enjoy ultra-pure raspberry flavor with no seeds. The rose water makes the raspberry taste even more raspberry!

Everyone has a texture thing of one sort or another, don’t you think? My texture thing is not extensive, really it’s not. Oysters? No problem. Pate? Yes please. Labneh and mayo, just fine.

But Ice chips? Hellz no. Grainy hummus? Um, never.

And while we’re at it: berries with lots of little seeds? It’s a love-hate situation. Raspberries (and their cousin the blackberry) when eaten fresh, their seeds don’t much get in the way or bother me. I can ignore them for the whole fresh berry experience.

But boil razzles down for a jam or a sauce, and the seeds are now front and center. They get in the way and I find myself getting kind of down on my second-favorite jam for it (apricot is #1, always).

It doesn’t help that my mama can’t take the seeds even for one second. And that woman loves her jam, daily.

When I mentioned during our annual raspberry-picking expedition that we’d be making jam, she said, “not for me.” Geez Mom, that’s the main thing we do with our raspberries aside from eating as many as possible out of hand in the first day after picking, or covering them in chocolate, before they start to go soft. I knew why though, and no sooner did I say the word “seeds” than she was nodding knowingly and pointing to her teeth.

This is the moment that pushed me over into the jelly vs. jam camp. Like the raspberries themselves, jelly for me has always incited mixed feelings. The word jelly takes me to the grape jelly of all of our childhoods (or at least my friends’ childhoods), and all I can think of is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich I don’t want to eat. But jelly in the context of a French gelee, or jelly in the context of jell-o, and I’m in love.

To add to my blossoming jelly excitement, a few years back Dan and I popped in on his mom Louise, who was sitting at her kitchen island enjoying a taste of the raspberry jelly a friend of hers had made (raspberries were on sale at Meijer, two for $5. It was mid-winter in Michigan, so a great deal). She made the visit more special, as Lebanese ladies always do, by putting a little spread out of the jelly, some toast, and some labneh. Cup of coffee.

We ate every last bite of that bright pink, sweet-tart jelly (super selfish of us not to leave enough for another round for her next morning at least…),, and while we have enjoyed countless abundant meals in that there kitchen, this one that stays with me and gives me intense homemade raspberry jelly cravings.

What surprised me in my raspberry jelly research is that you need nothing more than the fruit itself, sugar, and lemon juice. Natural pectin and the lemon work their magic to give the jelly it’s gel, so no additional pectin is necessary. But there are plenty of recipes that do include the pectin (like Sure-Gel), or another high pectin fruit like apple, and that’s all good too.

I wanted pure and simple for my jelly intro, and to see if the method without added pectin really work, so my only addition is a couple of teaspoons of rose water. You won’t taste rose so much as more raspberry flavor, which rose water does so beautifully to any red berry it touches.

What I discovered is not to expect a jelly so stiff that it’s like a jell-o cup when you spoon some out. My raspberry rose jelly is a bit softer than that, but I store it in the refrigerator and that also contributes to enough body to spoon and spread.

Put on your apron for this project, my friends. Red will splatter, and you want to enjoy the raging pink rather than be irritated with it. Keep tasting spoons at the ready, because the flavor and aroma explosion is too good not to taste every step of the way. Then find the best loaf of bread available, same goes for the labneh (if you can’t have actual labneh, try Fage whole-milk or 5% from the yogurt aisle). Cup of coffee. Now the only texture thing you have is one to love.

This simple jelly recipe sets up from the magic of lemon juice and the natural pectin in the raspberries. You can process your jars to can for shelf-life, or keep them in the refrigerator to extend their life. Honestly, in the refrigerator with no processing, I've opened jars many months after summer and they are still perfect. With this jelly though, I fear there won't be any left to enjoy at a later time.... I use a varied array of jar sizes and shapes, faceted ones especially show off the jelly's color. Sort the raspberries well, but I don't wash mine, to preserve the glorious raspberry essence. Raspberry jelly is perfection on a piece of good toast slathered with labneh. My sister likes hers in cocktails.

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4 quarts raspberries

2/3 cup water

4 1/2 cups granulated sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons rose water

In a large, heavy pot, combine the raspberries and water. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Line a fine mesh sieve with a few layers of dampened cheesecloth, set over a large bowl in the sink, and pour the raspberry mixture through, catching the juice in a large bowl. The juice should measure about 4 cups.

Clean the large pot of any residual raspberry pulp and seeds. Filter the juice back into the pot, again through the sieve lined with a fresh round of dampened cheesecloth layers. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and rose water. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, then skim off the foam. Return to a boil and cook until the jelly reaches 220 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. 

Ladle into clean jars, and close the lids tightly. Store in the refrigerator.

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