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My recent Birthday gift from my daughter and her fiancé. I don't play my vinyl records very often as I like to preserve them as best I can, but just had to give this a little bit of a listen before putting it away with my collection. Thanks again guys! You rock!! 🤗❤️ #BlackSabbath @blacksabbath #Vinyl #VinylRecord #HeavyMetal #OzzyOsbourne #TonyIommi #GeezerButler #AdamWakeman @tommyclufetosofficial #TommyClufetos @ozzyosbourne @iommi099 @geezerbutler @adamwakeman1 #TheEnd #Sabbath #HomeOfMetal @homeofmetal_uk #Birmingham #UKLegends #WorthMoreThanGold #GodBlessBlackSabbath ❤️🤘😎🤘#MetalGods #TheKnighthoodOfBlackSabbath #TheKnighthoodOfOzz #KNIGHTOZZYOSBOURNE https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTqB2-HewX/?igshid=1sy7cq74tvsic
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#First4Songs on 11-7-21: #Intersections by #WebWeb with #MaxHerre, #BrandeeYounger, and #CharlesTolliver; #ItCouldBeLove by #NatashaBedingfield, #OldSchool by #Koriass, #WorthMoreThanGold by #HannahIsabella. #music #DJSangsta #musicislife #Spotify #musicismyescape #oooShiny https://www.instagram.com/p/CWAE-0MA65r/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Someone is seeing some “benefits” to tooth brushing! Haha He was getting it done when he called to me because his tooth “just wiggled out”... thankfully he was able to get it and it didn’t fall down the sink. 😲 #realhockeyplayer #toothless #sixyearsold #dentisttoldhimheshouldletapuckknockitout #waitingonthetoothfairy #ourtoothfairythinksshesrich #worthmorethangold #busybaraldis #reallife #nofilter #growinguphockey (at New Castle County, Delaware) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0BGx7NlOSg/?igshid=1cf2ebz0kk977
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[Gut Feelings] are {Guardian Angels} 😇 ` ` ` ` #payattention #notice #Instincts #intuition #vibes #energy #worthmorethangold (at The Elk Room) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzoDtCspPq_/?igshid=5dx94mj4fs5c
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"Diane"
So last night as I contemplated whether or not to try to drive, I had to push myself. I was tired, in pain, but knew I needed to try. So, one of my first rides was Diane and her group. As she entered my vehicle, she said abruptly "Oh my, you are so pretty! You are the prettiest driver I've ever seen!" I humbly thanked her and we began talking about how I became a driver. You see, 8 years ago I was in a car accident that changed my life. A distracted driver ran a red light and totalled my car. After horrible health issues, 5 years of being almost completely bed ridden and fighting PTSD, here I am driving for a living. As I told her this story, she said "You're a superhero!" She will never know what profound statements she made to me last night. After being severely emotionally and verbally abused by my ex husband and being told I was "ugly", that I was "worthless" and "nothing" for being injured, (and that's putting it politely) it's taken a lot to get that voice out of my head and not "own it". She was a blessing to me! Here I thought, maybe I can be a blessing, but the blessing was for me. Thank you Diane, thank you God and I'm grateful for the blessing of kind words. I will not only survive, I will thrive! To all of you who feel you're worthless, know you ARE Worthmore!
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“Dried kesar or saffron has high carbohydrate content and is rich in vitamins and minerals. Owing to its high nutritional content and medicinal properties, the spice is used in food as seasoning or flavouring and to treat several ailments and health problems.”
Five Health Benefits of Kesar
Kesar is used to treat common ailments
Kesar helps to treat asthma
Kesar treats stress and insomnia
Kesar treats flatulence
Kesar treats Alzheimer’s
Five Beauty Benefits of Kesar
Kesar boosts ageless beauty
Kesar for glowing skin
Kesar treats acne
Kesar rids scars and wounds
Kesar treats dry skin
(via Kesar: Taste the incredible benefits of wonder spice saffron for great health and beauty | News Nation)
Saffron (color)
“Saffron is an orange color, resembling the color of the tip of the saffron crocus thread, from which the spice saffron is derived.
The color has some significance in Buddhism; it is worn by the monks of the Theravada tradition. It is also an important symbolic color in India, where it was chosen in 1947 as one of the three colors of the Indian flag after the nation gained its independence.
The color saffron is associated with the goddess of dawn (Eos in Greek mythology and Aurora in Roman mythology) in classical literature.
In the Pokémon games, there is a city named Saffron City.”
History of Saffron
“[T]he ancient Greeks knew it as "Thera". These frescoes likely date from the 16th or 17th century BC but may have been produced anywhere between 3000 and 1100 BC. They portray a Minoan goddess supervising the plucking of flowers and the gleaning of stigmas for use in the manufacture of what is possibly a therapeutic drug. A fresco from the same site also depicts a woman using saffron to treat her bleeding foot.”
“Ancient Greek legends tell of brazen sailors embarking on long and perilous voyages to the remote land of Cilicia, where they traveled to procure what they believed was the world's most valuable saffron. The best-known Hellenic saffron legend is that of Crocus and Smilax: The handsome youth Crocus sets out in pursuit of the nymph Smilax in the woods near Athens; in a brief dallying interlude of idyllic love, Smilax is flattered by his amorous advances, but all too soon tires of his attentions. He continues his pursuit; she resists. She bewitches Crocus: he is transformed—into a saffron crocus. Its radiant orange stigmas were held as a relict glow of an undying and unrequited passion.”
Cleopatra of late Ptolemaic Egypt used a quarter-cup of saffron in her warm baths, as she prized its colouring and cosmetic properties. She used it before encounters with men, trusting that saffron would render lovemaking yet more pleasurable...In Greco-Roman times saffron was widely traded across the Mediterranean by the Phoenicians. Their customers ranged from the perfumers of Rosetta, in Egypt, to physicians in Gaza to townsfolk in Rhodes, who wore pouches of saffron in order to mask the presence of malodorous fellow citizens during outings to the theatre.”
“The ancient Greeks and Romans prized saffron as a perfume or deodoriser and scattered it about their public spaces: royal halls, courts, and amphitheatres alike. When Nero entered Rome they spread saffron along the streets; wealthy Romans partook of daily saffron baths. They used it as mascara, stirred saffron threads into their wines, cast it aloft in their halls and streets as a potpourri, and offered it to their deities. Roman colonists took saffron with them when they settled in southern Roman Gaul, where it was extensively cultivated until the AD 271 barbarian invasion of Italy.”
The History of Saffron
“Persian saffron was heavily used by Alexander and his forces during their Asian campaigns. They mixed saffron into teas and dined on saffron rice. Alexander personally used saffron sprinkled in warm bath water, taking after Cyrus the Great...he believed it would heal his many wounds, and his faith in saffron grew with each treatment. He even recommended saffron baths for the ordinary men under him. The Greek soldiers, taken with saffron’s perceived curative properties, continued the practice after they returned to Macedonia.
Saffron cultivation in Europe declined steeply following the fall of the Roman Empire. For several centuries thereafter, saffron cultivation was rare or non-existent throughout Europe. This was reversed when Moorish civilization spread from North Africa to settle the Iberian Peninsula as well as parts of France and southern Italy. One theory states that Moors reintroduced saffron corms to the region around Poitiers after they lost the Battle of Tours to Charles Martel in AD 732.”
“The merchants of Venice continued their rule of the Mediterranean sea trade, trafficking varieties from Sicily, France and Spain, Austria, Crete and Greece, and the Ottoman Empire. Adulterated goods also made the rounds: those soaked in honey, mixed with marigold petals, or kept in damp cellars—all to add quick and cheap bulk. Irritated Nuremberg authorities passed the Safranschou code to de-louse the saffron trade. Adulterators were thus fined, imprisoned, and executed—by immolation.”
“Puritanical partisans favoured increasingly austere, unadorned, and unspiced foods. Saffron was also a labor-intensive crop, which became an increasing disadvantage as wages and time opportunity costs rose. And finally, an influx of more exotic spices from the far East due to the resurgent spice trade meant that the English, as well as other Europeans, had many more—and cheaper—seasonings to dally over...In addition, the elite who traditionally comprised the bulk of the saffron market were now growing increasingly interested in such intriguing new arrivals as chocolate, coffee, tea, and vanilla. Only in the south of France or in Italy and Spain, where the saffron harvest was culturally primal, did significant cultivation prevail.”
(via The History of Saffron | Cyrus Saffron blog)
Santucci’s legacy: the saffron plains of Abruzzo
“Just eight hectares of land are dedicated to saffron production in Abruzzo, but the harvested stems are widely regarded as the best in the world. And it’s all thanks to...
[T]he spice is made from the stems of the Crocus Sativus flower, which have to be gently picked by hand, and it takes roughly 500 hours to harvest a kilogram of saffron from 100,000 flowers. It’s this labour-intensive process that makes the spice more expensive than gold, gram for gram – and chefs can’t get enough of it. But how did this luxurious spice, originally from the Middle East, find its way to the central Italian region of Abruzzo?”
”The answer, of course, is steeped in myth and legend – as any Italian food worth its salt should be. The story goes that a Dominican monk belonging to the Santucci family...brought the spice back to Abruzzo after spending time in Iberia. During this time Iberia was under the rule of the Moors, and so the priest had experienced first-hand the heady, fragrant flavours associated with Middle Eastern cooking. Saffron was one of them.
The monk fled Iberia during the Inquisition, returning home to Abruzzo with the seeds of the Crocus Sativus flower. He...believed he could grow the spice back home due to the similar climate. The monk was correct – the flowers started growing, and saffron production in Italy was born.”
“Wealthy Italian families supposedly loved how it gave food a rich golden hue, and it became an essential ingredient in dishes such as risotto alla Milanese. Cakes and liqueurs relied on it for flavour and colour, as did painters who used it to create dyes. Soon enough demand saw the delicate little stems exported all over Italy, and the little town of Navelli – where the Santucci monk first planted his seeds – became famous across the country. The large nearby city of L’Aquila (now the region’s capital) also grew rapidly, funded by saffron money.”
“Today, saffron production in Abruzzo is certainly a specialist area of farming. While there were over 400 hectares of saffron fields in the region around 1900, that has shrunk to just eight. That’s because saffron grown in the Middle East – particularly Iran – is much cheaper to produce...Another aspect of Abruzzese saffron that sets it apart is how the stems are roasted once harvested. This is done over smouldering logs, which intensifies the flavour and colour of the spice and gives it a longer shelf life.
Saffron...from Italy...is a beautiful ingredient...the spice grown and painstakingly harvested...is something else entirely. It’s a product that sheds light on Italy’s history, helped shape a region and continues to attract worldwide attention...might be expensive, but it’s certainly worth it.”
(via Santucci’s legacy: the saffron plains of Abruzzo | Great Italian Chefs)
Finding Cathay
“Around the year 1300, a book took Europe by storm. It was Marco Polo's account of his travels to a fabulous country called Cathay, and all of the wonders he had seen there. He described black stones that burned like wood (coal), saffron-robed Buddhist monks, and money made out of paper.Of course, Cathay was actually China, which at that time was under Mongol rule. Marco Polo served in the court of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan Dynasty, and grandson of Genghis Khan.”
“The name "Cathay" is a European variation of "Khitai," which Central Asian tribes used to describe parts of northern China once dominated by the Khitan people. The Mongols had since crushed the Khitan clans and absorbed their people, erasing them as a separate ethnic identity, but their name lived on as a geographical designation. Since Marco Polo and his party approached China via Central Asia, along the Silk Road, they naturally heard the name Khitai used for the empire they sought.”
”Between about 1583 and 1598, the Jesuit missionary to China, Matteo Ricci, developed the theory that China was actually Cathay. He was well acquainted with Marco Polo's account and noticed striking similarities between Polo's observations of Cathay and his own of China. For one thing, Marco Polo had noted that Cathay was directly south of "Tartary," or Mongolia, and Ricci knew that Mongolia lay on the northern border of China...Ricci observed many of the same phenomena that Polo had noted, as well, such as people burning coal for fuel and using paper as money. The final straw, for Ricci, was when he met Muslim traders from the west in Beijing in 1598. They assured him that he was indeed living in the fabled country of Cathay.”
(via Finding Cathay | ThoughtCo.)
American-Grown Saffron Could Change the Spice Trade
“The goal is to discover the best cultivation method that results in a good crop of high-quality saffron.The results from this year’s experimental crop hints at the potential for domestically grown U.S. saffron. As a niche, “shoulder-season” crop that can be grown after the fall harvest, and with a high resale value—saffron fetches as much as $29,000 per kilogram (roughly $13,000 per pound)—it could be a boon for small farmers looking for another source of revenue. But all that would require the establishment of a market for premium, locally grown saffron.
Some research predicts the global saffron industry will be worth $2 billion by 2025. About 90 percent of the world’s saffron—including most of the 20 tons imported to the U.S. each year—comes from Iran; Spain and Italy are other significant producers.”
“Its most familiar usage is as a culinary spice; its distinctive aroma, flavor, and bright yellow color are often used in recipes for Spanish paella and Italian risotto and it’s also a classic ingredient in the French fish soup, Bouillabaisse. And saffron is also used as a fabric dye and is reputed to have nutritional and medicinal benefits for ailments including heart disease and depression. But it’s probably best known for its prices: as much as $29,000 per kilogram. Hence its nickname, “red gold.”
It’s the classic catch-22 of marketing: There has to be enough product for a market, and enough of a market to justify growing the product and supporting local production. Saffron’s reputation as exotic and expensive is something of a barrier for consumers, though there is small but steady demand for it.”
(via American-Grown Saffron Could Change the Spice Trade | Civil Eats)
Saffron
“Almost all saffron grows in a belt from Spain in the west to Kashmir in the east...Microscale production of saffron can be found in Australia (mainly the state of Tasmania), Canada, Central Africa, China, Egypt, parts of England, France, Israel, Italy (Basilicata), Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden (Gotland), Turkey (mainly around the town of Safranbolu), the United States (California and Pennsylvania).”
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Today's #First4Songs: #Cobrastyle by #Teddybears, #JekyllAndHyde by #BishopBriggs remixed by #WhitePanda, #WorthMoreThanGold by #HannahIsabella, #RememberWhen by #AlanJackson. #music #DJSangsta #musicislife #Spotify #musicismyescape #oooShiny https://www.instagram.com/p/CErgy4hDED2/?igshid=f3ql5nnhnmju
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I used to tie my self worth to my productivity❣️ We all are much more than just a paycheck 💪🏼🥰💘❤️💖 #selfworthiseverything #selfworth #selfworthquotes #selfworthjourney #selfworthmovement #selfworthy #selfhelptips #selfhelp #selfhelptools #selfhelpfest #selfhelppodcast #identitycrisis #worthmorealive #worthmore #worthmorethangold #productivitytools #productivityhabits #productivitytip #productivitytips #productivityquotes #pricelesslove #pricelessmemories #youarepriceless #identitycrisis #rachaelsroadtorecovery #valueyourself #qualitytimetogether #repairing #valuable #youareimportant #findingmyidentity https://www.instagram.com/p/CQP-fPUpw-t/?utm_medium=tumblr
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#True #OG #Metrics #ScaleThatWeighsMoreThanItsWeight #Kush #WorthMoreThanGold #Highku #Hashku #Haiku #GiveAHaiku #HighkuSesh #instapoetry #poetryofig 4 #TrueOG #FrameThis #art & #RT #HaikuGenerosity #Choose3WordsToUse #CustomHaiku
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#truth #agoodname #worthmorethangold #biblical #principle #beworthy #historywillrememberyou
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Whatever you been told You're worth more than gold So hold your head up high It's your time to shine From the inside out it shows You're worth more than gold #knowyourworth #worthmorethangold #corporatewomen #womeninbusiness #godlywoman #hardhatandlipstick
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When I share #Plexus with you, it's not because I want your money. It's because I want your testimony. Let's get you started! #fact #worthmorethangold #youareworthit #health #singlemom #christfollower #fostadopt #fostermom
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The ordinary is magical and the magical is ordinary. We tuned in with moon, dreams, smells, sounds, Lemurian crystal, and a totem from my ancestors, an ink-stick for Chinese calligraphy and the characters on it says: Worth More Than Gold. A night to remember yet just like any other night. #moonlamp #dreamsofgaiatarot #lemurian #lemuriancrystal #magic #iamworthy #worthmorethangold #金不換 (at Santa Monica Pier)
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