#peach the weed witch

[peachtheweedwitch]

Solstice herb bundle offering ☀️

May your Yule be full of warmth and comfort.

[darksideofthepun]

Everyone's fave shorts made an appearance tonight so enjoy 😘🍑

[halloween-sweets]

[starrybong]

if i'd known you sold on maybe - i'd've let you waste another guy - well alrighty Aphrodite - go whip that red for other eyes

[spatheandspadix]

Updating my CV, I've played 15 shows total....pitiful, need to hustle harder (but also 12 shows for a band that existed 1.5 years isn't too shabby)

For the nebby:

12/22/2023, Wickyards: Dukkha, Nervous Aggression

10/13/2023, West Penn Rec Center: Razorblade, Weaponized Existence, Acrid, Infuriate, Bomb Threat

9/22/2013, Rock Room: Weaponized Existence, Lilac Web, Platonic Boyfriends

3/13/2016, Birdhouse: Just Curry, Pasture Weeds, Governess, Big Hush

3/10/2016, Casa: Style Star, Pasture Weeds, The Revulvas

10/21/2015, Sudden Death Overtime: Pasture Weeds, Moms Weekend, Kvetch, Spraynard

10/9/2015, RBG: Pasture Weeds, Sardaukar

9/8/2015, RBG: Pasture Weeds, Sleep Fleet, Rose Estates, Miranova, Divorce

7/27/2015, Hen House: Athens DIY Fest with Water Witches, Pasture Weeds, Sardaukar, Giant Peach, many more

7/1/2015, Arts West: Pasture Weeds, The Fury

6/17/2015, Hen House: Pasture Weeds, The Fury, Homestring, Snarky, OJ

5/25/2015, Pink Mistress: Pasture Weeds, Madeleine Toerne, Didi

4/9/2015, Casa: Meadows, pasture Weeds, Style Star, Didi, Dana

2/20/2015, The Lodge: Pasture Weeds, Ol' Scratch, Knots, Weird Science

2/14/2015, Pink Mistress: Pasture Weeds, John Galm, Megawave, Sardaukar

[violettesiren]

The day of life and death offers its flowers: Branches of flame toward a midnight lake of stars, And the harsh sunny smell of weeds at noon. In the clear season, we sit upon the graves (Northern red leaf, frost-witches and toy ghost): Here are the crystal skull and flowering bone.

The cloak of blood down the shoulder of the bull.

Whirl of mirrors and light about the blade And the bullring turning groaning to the sun. — We are all sitting on graves, drinking together, Each grave a family gay on the hot grass, Its bottle, its loaf of bread in a basket, And a few peaches too perfect ever to wither.

And the river of light down the shoulder of the hill.

The drink of flowers and fire in the sun, The child in pink holding her sugar skull— This appetite raving on death’s high holiday: Love of the dead, fierce love of the alive. We eat the feast of our mortality, Drink fiery joy, and death sinks down with day.

O in the burning day of life and death The strong drink running down the shoulder of the grave!

All Souls by Muriel Rukeyser

[lycarael]

Tea and ganj.

[99liners]

terms of endearment: knb boys;

↳ concept: knb boy’s preferred names in the bedroom for you and them.

pairings: knb boys x female reader.

knb boys: hyuga junpei, kiyoshi teppei, izuki shun, GoM, kuroko, kagami and haizaki.

taglist: @knb-kreations​

a/n: if you want the other knb boys for this, please request for the same!

hyuga junpei:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: peach 

when you’re giving him a blow job: queen

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “i would give up masturbating forever just to see you naked right this second.”

what he moans when he cums: cara ~  it’s latin for “beloved”

what he coos when you guys cuddle: honeybee

and he loves it when you call him:

loverboy (no, i do not take constructive criticism. i said what i said)

kiyoshi teppei:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: goddess

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “i wish i could control myself better around you, but when i see you, all i want to do is rip your clothes off and fuck you.”

when you’re giving him a blow job: my little slut (has a tendency to add “my little” before a lot of nicknames because you’re too precious and dear to him)

what he moans when he cums: kitty

what he coos when you guys cuddle: mon cherie; french for “my dear”

and he loves it when you call him:

daddy (i am sorry but someone HAD to do it)

izuki shun:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: sugar (because you taste so sweet)

when you’re giving him a blow job: good girl (compliments all the way as he guides you)

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “pleasuring you should be considered an honor.”

what he moans when he cums: lolita (just for the fun of it lol)

what he coos when you guys cuddle: cinnamon

and he loves it when you call him:

papi (he goes all gooey when you call him that hehe)

kise ryota:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: sexy witch (he loves to spice things up)

when you’re giving him a blow job: vixen

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “let me show you some stars, love bomb.”

what he moans when he cums: tight (not necessarily a name)

what he coos when you guys cuddle: baby love

and he loves it when you call him:

darling

midorima shintaro:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: queen

when you’re giving him a blow job: spoilt brat (you totally imagined that, didn’t you?)

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “i can’t stop thinking about that thing you do with your hips.”

what he moans when he cums: koishii; japanese for darling

what he coos when you guys cuddle: sweetheart

and he loves it when you call him:

preferably his name but he LOVES it when you call him handsome, yeah it’s a different story that he will never admit it

aomine daiki:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: pet

when you’re giving him a blow job: sweet cheeks (because he fills your cheeks ever so good)

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “you are the only girl i could only ever make love to.” (now we all know how much you must mean to him)

what he moans when he cums: little minx (loves to call you little)

what he coos when you guys cuddle: doll

and he loves it when you call him:

sexy

murasakibara atsushi:

loves to call you ~(y’all high on weed if you think it is not going to be ALL food themed)

when he’s eating you out: candi

when you’re giving him a blow job: toy

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “sit on my lap, sweets.”

what he moans when he cums: sugar plum

what he coos when you guys cuddle: sweetums 

and he loves it when you call him:

lovebug (he likes to feel small in front of you, like in a cute lovey dovey way)

akashi seijuro:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: royalty

when you’re giving him a blow job: duchess

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “with every twirl of your hair and every giggle, i get a little stiffer.”

what he moans when he cums: empress

what he coos when you guys cuddle: princess

and he loves it when you call him:

contrary to popular belief, he would actually love it if you just call him something general like baby (emperor has now become kind of his professional identity and when he’s with you, although he always treats you like his empress but you calling him baby makes him feel,,, normal? you know?)

kuroko tetsuya:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: amorcita; spanish for little love

when you’re giving him a blow job: cherry

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “you’re a little vixen and you constantly drive me crazy but i love it.”

what he moans when he cums: my love

what he coos when you guys cuddle: dove

and he loves it when you call him:

baby boy

haizaki shogo:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: hot stuff

when you’re giving him a blow job: doll face

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “my dick wants nothing more than temporary asylum inside your pussy.”

what he moans when he cums: mine (no do not give me that look, his words not mine.)

what he coos when you guys cuddle: angel

and he loves it when you call him:

hunk

kagami taiga:

loves to call you ~

when he’s eating you out: gorgeous

when you’re giving him a blow job: baby girl

when he wants to express that he wants to be inside you: “when you touch me—even just graze my skin—i get a tingling sensation down there.”

what he moans when he cums: kitten

what he coos when you guys cuddle: sweet love

and he loves it when you call him:

tiger (it makes perfect sense!! get it? taiga-r? get it? no? okay.)

bts version | ikon version | nct version | got7 version | bigbang version | btob version | monsta x version | seventeen version | exo version | ateez version | park hyungsik version | tvxq version

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feedback is deeply appreciated.✨

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jaimie

© 𝟫𝟫𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈, 𝟐𝟎𝟤𝟣. 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃.

[occultacademia]

Magical Properties of... Mugwort (EDITED 07/11/20)

EDIT: I have gotten a few mentions about not including any health warnings on this properties post. I acknowledge this and apologize for my mistake. To stop the spread of any harmful information, I have copied and pasted some helpful info from two tumblr users onto the original post so it will always be visible. Thank you @buggedboi and @likh-o for your help!

Mugwort is a pretty affordable and very popular herb in the witch community. It grows in ditches and rocky soil, and holds a very bitter flavor (mugwort tea is not very appetizing). The Romans would put a sprig of Mugwort in their shoes to avoid getting tired on long journeys. It was associated with St. John the Baptist, and wreaths of Mugwort were worn to repel evil spirits. Mugwort has anticoagulant and disinfectant properties, and has a nerve-calming effect.

In witchcraft today, Mugwort is used as a visionary herb. Mugwort amplifies psychic vision and may induce prophetic dreams. People drink mugwort tea or burn it as an incense to help with lucid dreaming, astral projection, and meditation.

This is an herb of the Goddess as Crone, so Mugwort encourages wisdom and observation. When paired with a divinatory method of your choice, Mugwort is an excellent helper for confronting difficult truths.

—

Mugwort Health Risks:

Mugwort is a common allergen.

Mugwort may cause an allergic reaction in people who are allergic to birch, celery, fennel, or wild carrot. This has been called the "celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome."

Individuals who are allergic to other members of the Asteraceae/Compositae plant family: ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, daisies may also have an allergic reaction to mugwort.

The same goes for those who are allergic to things such as white mustard, honey, royal jelly, hazelnut, olive, latex, peach, kiwi, and sage.

If you take mugwort and experience wheezing, coughing, dizziness that does not go away, swelling or constriction of the throat, or difficulty breathing, that's a sign of an allergic reaction, and you should seek immediate emergency medical care

Other risk factors to consider:

Breast-feeding or pregnant individuals should avoid mugwort, though research is inconclusive as to the exact risks. To be on the safe side, do not take mugwort if this applies to you.

How do I know if I am taking mugwort?

Other names for this herb are:

Artemisia

Hierba de San Juan

Armoise

Vulgaris herba

Felon herb

St. John's herb/wort

Chrysanthemum weed

Herbe royale

Okay, I have realised that mugwort is unsafe for me, what can I use instead?

There are many other similar herbs that have been shown to have therapeutic benefits in scientific studies and also have less potential side effects than mugwort, including adaptogens like ashwagandha, maca root, and rhodiola rosea.

- @buggedboi

Mugwort should not be used for more than one week continuously. Continued, habitual use of mugwort can cause nervous problems, liver damage, and convulsions. 

mugwort should also never be used internally during pregnancy or lactation or by anyone who has pelvic inflammatory issues as it can cause uterine contractions and can be passed through the parent’s milk.

it is also INVASIVE to many places, and consideration should be taken when planting this very prolific plant.

mugwort does not have to be consumed in order for for you to use it for magic. consider satcheting it, keeping it under your pillow, or get creative in the ways you can use it’s power in your own magic. it is more important now than ever to ensure the knowledge you are passing on to your community is not going to hurt them should they take your words at face value and run with it. 

- @likh-o

[peachtheweedwitch]

I heard my ex employer still has my name in their mouth, meanwhile I'm sitting on a hoard of eclipse moon water and lemon slices absorbing negative energy.

Keep talking, babes 😘

[angiestown]

Animal Crossing Town Name Ideas - Updated

I made this post last week with the assumption that town names in NH would be limited to 8 characters like in previous games. After today’s direct, we know that towns can have at least 10 letter names! I decided to update this list to include 6 and 7 letter words because of the new flexibility those two extra letters add (along with more short words that I didn’t think of the first time). Just choose 2-3 words you like that add up to 10 letters or less, and you’ve got a town name!

Island/Water words:

3 letters: Bay, Sea, Wet, Eel

4 letters: Isle, Tide, Dock, Port, Boat, Ship, Sand, Lake, Flow, Damp, Pond, Palm

5 letters: Shore, Shell, Beach, Pearl, Ocean, Moist, River, Water, Coral

6 letters: Cruise, Summer, Bubble, Harbor, Marine

7 letters: Seaweed, Mermaid, Harbour

Animal words:

3 letters: Cat, Dog, Paw, Cow, Cub, Pig, Fox, Zoo

4 letters: Fish, Frog, Bird, Wing, Tail, Lion, Bull, Deer, Bear, Duck, Goat, Crab, Horn, Wolf, Gull, Tuna

5 letters: Horse, Bunny, Tiger, Eagle, Hippo, Koala, Kitty, Puppy, Mouse, Moose, Rhino, Sheep, Shark, Whale

6 letters: Rabbit, Monkey, Badger, Parrot, Salmon

7 letters: Firefly

Forest words:

3 letters: Oak, Nut, Dew, Sap, Elm, Fir

4 letters: Wood, Weed, Seed, Bark, Tree, Fall, Leaf, Root, Vine, Pine, Bush, Moss, Dirt, Snail

5 letters: Maple, Field, Acorn, Grass, Nymph, Plant, Wheat, Swamp, Cliff, Birch, Cedar

6 letters: Acacia, Nutmeg, Willow, Mildew, Canopy, Cotton, Spruce, Walnut

7 letters: Hemlock, Hickory

Flower words:

3 letters: Bug, Bee

4 letters: Rose, Lily, Bulb, Iris, Puff

5 letters: Bloom, Tulip, Spring, Cosmo, Pansy, Daisy, Honey, Poppy, Lilac, Lotus, Peony

6 letters: Violet, Spring, Bumble, Beetle, Garden

7 letters: Blossom, Ladybug

Food words:

3 letters: Pit, Cup, Egg, Pie, Bun, Tea

4 letters: Pear, Sour, Lime, Plum, Cake, Milk, Bean, Farm, Bake, Cook, Roll, Mint, Tart

5 letters: Apple, Peach, Lemon, Berry, Fruit, Sweet, Grape, Mango, Sugar, Jelly, Cream, Layer, Candy, Mince, Fudge, Donut, Pecan, Toast

6 letters: Banana, Potato, Carrot

7 letters: Dessert, Mustard, Cupcake

Sky/Weather words:

3 letters: Sky, Sun, Day, Ray, Fog, Sol

4 letters: Moon, Star, Rain, Dark, Wind, Drop, Mist, Warm, Luna, Gust

5 letters: Night, Cloud, Shine, Light, Foggy, Comet, Storm, Dream

6 letters: Cosmos, Breeze, Meteor, Bright

7 letters: Thunder, Eclipse, Rainbow

Winter words:

3 letters: Ice, Nip

4 letters: Snow, Slip, Bite, Cold, Coat, Yule, Noel, Cozy

5 letters: Frost, Chill, Flake, Holly, Jolly, Slush, Polar, Scarf

6 letters: Winter, Tundra, Aurora, Toasty, Mitten, Arctic

7 letters: Snowman

Colours:

3 letters: Red

4 letters: Blue, Aqua, Teal, Pink, Navy, Grey, Gray, Cyan, Gold, Jade

5 letters: Black, Green, Brown, White, Amber, Color, Azure, Ivory, Blush

6 letters: Purple, Silver, Golden, Ginger

7 letters: Crimson, Saffron, Verdant

Months:

3 letters: May

4 letters: June, July

5 letters: March, April

6 letters: August

7 letters: January, October

Music words:

3 letters: Tap

4 letters: Tune, Beat, Drum, Sing, Song, Sung, Bell

5 letters: Music, Flute, Rhyme, Choir, Tempo, Strum

6 letters: Chorus, Melody, Rhythm 

7 letters: Harmony

Spooky words:

3 letters: Urn, Ash, Bat, Web, Sad, Rib

4 letters: Goth, Bone, Jack, Grim, Crow, Scar, Cage, Tomb, Weep, Wail

5 letters: Ghost, Quiet, Witch, Death, Mummy, Demon, Devil, Raven, Skull, Scare, Ghoul, Grief, Blood, Scary, Haunt, Grave

6 letters: Spooky, Creepy, Autumn, Plague, Broken

7 letters: Pumpkin, Lantern, Haunted, Twisted, Weeping

Rocks and Gems:

3 letters: Jet

4 letters: Rock, Ruby, Onyx, Opal

5 letters: Stone, Agate, Amber, Beryl, Flint, Lapis, Nacre, Topaz

6 letters: Marble, Basalt, Gypsum, Garnet, Jasper, Quartz, Lazuli, Spinel

7 letters: Citrine, Diamond, Emerald, Peridot

Other:

3 letters: Row, Way, Tip, Top, Low, Out, Run, New, Old, Big, Rip, Fly

4 letters: York, Lane, High, East, West, Over, Road, Trim, Past, Slow, Tiny, Gift, Land, Cape, Comb, King, Well, Wild, Town, City, Fire

5 letters: South, North, Under, Short, Small, Range, Crown, Glory, Peace, Queen, Speed, Angel, Happy, Ville, Cross, Sword

6 letters: Desert, Canyon, Castle, Battle, Shield, Steady

7 letters: Welcome, Glimmer, Slipper, Glitter, Unicorn

[ayashitetsuko]

My Eduardo headcanon:

1. He listened to most post-punk bands and was a huge The Cure fan. The song "Lullaby" somehow reminded him of Kylie. But he secretly liked the Backstreet Boys. He had all their albums and kept them at the back of the shelf. He sang "Quit Playin' Games" in the shower.

2. He only read horror but checked out Call Me By Your Name out of curiosity. He found it enjoyable. One day, Janine brought peaches from the supermarket and placed it in the pantry. He wouldn't stop giggling. Garrett asked WTH was wrong with him. Eduardo explained. Garrett never regretted anything more.

3. Eduardo is demisexual and his love language is act of service. He only lost his virginity at 17, but told everyone 13.

4. Had his first girlfriend at 15. She had a stalker and was desperate to shoo him away. So she asked Eduardo to be her boyfriend.

5. Good at drawing. Has a notepad full of drawings of Kylie.

6. The uncle who owns a brewery eventually gives it to him as an inheritance. He has to choose between GB works and running the brewery. Decides to do both. Carlos questions the uncle’s decision despite never showing interest in the business.

7. Got suspended in high school for getting into fights. They had no idea that he was defending the class nerd from being bullied.

8. Later created these tattoos: a skull on his back, the serial number of his proton pack to cover the scar from the vampiric clown case, a full sleeve of his fave horror movie characters and junk food, and a Boys Don't Cry on his foot. There is also a discreet blue Ankh among these things.

9. Raised Catholic but considered himself atheist.

10. Eventually dated the witch that he met on the Cernunnos case. But one day he mistakenly called her "Kylie" when they were making out.

11. Occasionally smokes cigs but loves his weed. His Amortentia smells like leather jacket, weed, Mars bar.

12. Pagan allows him to rub its belly. They're friends now.

13. A mama's boy. Keeps an otter plushie from his childhood on his bed.

Birthday: July 7th. A Cancer. Likes to look tough and stubborn but is actually a softie. A Gryffindor.

[starrybong]

I love the thought of being with you

Or maybe it’s the thought of not being so alone

song: peach scone (live) by hobo johnson

[keeyo7]

Hey everyone! I hope you’re all doing well! So I was tagged by a bunch of wonderful people to shuffle my music and post the ten songs I get, but I’ve been fixing my music and I’m not done but decided it was time haha. I’m sorry I took so long! Thank you so much @mi-corazon @eckspress @ilyzuh @islandry @cultivate--saplings @maybememoriesx @bouncing-flowers @a-pyre-of-doom @cdeadgrl-sampson @moonbeatss @m3zzamorphic @kittyterror @infinitepii and @cittaly! I definitely went overboard to make it up to you all and shuffled my library to get the first 200 songs that showed up haha

Son- Warpaint

Your Heart is a Muscle- Carly Rae Jepsen

Bad Religion- Frank Ocean

Family and Friends- Russ

Breathe Me- Sia

Opps- Vince Staples

Planet Luxury- Jeff Rosenstock

Benadryl Dreams- Soccer Mommy

Between the Bars- The Civil Wars

Death by Numbers- Childish Gambino

Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner

Smoke Break- Chance the Rapper

26- Paramore

Miles and Miles- Bas

Dreams Money Can Buy- Drake

Cyan- Ellie Goulding

Who Am I(What’s My Name)?- Snopp Dogg

Angry White Boy Polka- Weird Al

Drops of Jupiter- Boyce Avenue

Castle on a Cloud-Les Mis Soundtrack

My Immortal (Live)- Evanescence

Fuck the Fans- Bomb the Music Industry

Jungle King- Cab Calloway

Delicious- Charli XCX

Waiting Room- Logic

Privilege- The Weeknd

Come Round Soon- Sara Bareilles

Ya Know- Odd Future

ATM- J Cole

Luck Be a Lady- Frank Sinatra

Designer- Bas

First Love/ Late Spring- Mitski

Ghosts- Florence + The Machine

On My Way- Foxes

YOLO- The Lonely Island

I’m Tall Enough- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

Hell- Foo Fighters

Bottoms Up- Trey Songz

Flaw- Soccer Mommy

0.00- Childish Gambino

Back to You- Russ

Pussy Fairy- Jhene Aiko

Gold Dust Woman- Fleetwood Mac

No Friend- Paramore

Can’t Get Enough- J Cole

Some People- Dan Mangan

ILY2- Charlie XCX

Razor- Foo Fighters

The Loophole- Garfunkel and Oates

Here It Comes- Colleen Green

I Gotta Go Places and Do Things- Cab Calloway

Mr. Hollywood- Joji

Heart Eyes- The Pat Pats/ Peach Kelli Pop

Fisherman- Adventure Time Soundtrack

Angel- The Weeknd

Too Much- Drake

Ignorance- Paramore

I Need a Doctor- Dr. Dre

All Falls Down- Kanye West

Little Weapon- Lupe Fiasco

Shameless- The Weeknd

Say You’re Sorry- Sara Bareilles

Da Ding Ding- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

Superstar Lasy- T-Pain

Immune- gobbinjr

Be Alone- Paramore

Earned It- The Weeknd

On a Plain- Nirvana

Plush (Acoustic)- Stone Tenple Pilots

Mary Ann- Meg & Dia

Emily in Half- Laura Stevenson

Score Tonight- Grease 2 Soundtrack

Don’t Panic- Ellie Goulding

Angels Like You- Miley Cyrus

GP4- Logic

Overstimulated- Jhene Aiko

Caretaker- Laura Stevenson

Like That- Doja Cat

Between the Lines- Sara Bareilles

Psilocisyn (Love in Full Effect)- Jhene Aiko

Let Her Go- Boyce Avenue

Pull the Plug- I Prevail

The Last Great Star in Hollywood- Meg & Dia

Self Esteem- Garfunkel and Oates

Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)- The Weeknd

What I’ve Done- Linkin Park

Bizzy- Chris Farren

Fire- Sara Bareilles

Die Hard/ Working Girl the Musical- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

From Where New Songs Arose- Warpaint

Dadbod- Logic

Honey- Peach Kelli Pop

To Live a Life- First Aid Kit

Freddy My Love- Grease Soundtrack

Animal- Olivia Olson

Blue- First Aid Kid

Can’t Decide- Amine

Why We Ever- Hayley Williams

Lionheart- Demi Lovato

No More ?s- Eazy-E

Nowhere- Olivia Olson

Wills of the River- First Aid Kit

Wrong Feels So Right- Carly Rae Jepsen

Ocean Avenue- Yellowcard

Another is Waiting- The Avery Brothers

Breed- Nirvana

Suite-Pee- System of a Down

Eazy Duz It- Eazy-E

Monster- Meg & Dia

Hell of a Ride- Bo Burnham

Old Times Sake- Charlie Worsham

The Bakery- Melanie Martinez

Bad Kids- Lady Gaga

Blue- Beyoncé

Sweetest Girl- Boyce Avenue

Can’t Stop the Feeling- Boyce Avenue

Vasoline- Stone Temple Pilots

Right Now(Na Na Na)- Akon

Set Fire to the Rain- Adele

Scream It Out- Ellie Goulding

Self Love- Dreamville

Tell Your Friends- The Weeknd

Hello Kitty Knife- Peach Kelli Pop

I Wish It Were Christmas Today- Chris Farren

Colors- Halsey

I Don’t Wanna Die- Jeff Rosenstock

Jealous- Beyoncé

Bay to LA- Lil Debbie

Drummy Song- Florence + The Machine

I Don’t Love You Anymore- Bomb the Music Industry

Wedding Crashers- Amine

Back to Boston- Connor Zwetsch

Panchito Blues 1- Peach Kelli Pop

Nuclear Seasons- Charli XCX

Helpless- Hamilton Soundtrack

Flewed Out- City Girls

Bleed It Out- Linkin Park

Face to Face- Daft Punk

Bad Girls- Bobs Burgers Soundtrack

New Years Eve- First Aid Kit

The Night Santa Went Crazy- Weird Al

Love Galore- SZA

Starlight- Mario

No Memory- Stone Temple Pilots

Sports Go Sports- Garfunkel and Oates

Buzzin- Amine

Midnight- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Up Up Away- Dreamville

Lay Back, Arms Out- Laura Stevenson

Believe Me- Ellie Goulding

Still Dreamin- Dreamville

We in This Bitch- Iggy Azalea

Shine- Doja Cat

On the Mend- Foo Fighters

Rich Man- Vampire Weekend

Ricochet- Bas

Right Words Wrong Time- Carly Rae Jepsen

Let Me Love You- Ariana Grande

Which Witch- Florence + The Machine

Till the End- Logic

Name- Boyce Avenue

Loosie- Earl Sweatshirt

Highway Unicorn- Lady Gaga

Act Up- City Girls

What Would You Do?- Cabaret Soundtrack

Automatically in Love- Carly Rae Jepsen

3am- Halsey

Dreams- Dia Lipa

Halloween Mask- Peach Kelli Pop

Primadonna- Marina

74- Earl Sweatshirt

New Balance- Jhene Aiko

It Ain’t Me- Boyce Avenue

Soldier Side Intro- System of a Down

you should see me in a crown- Billie Eillish

Another Round- Foo Fighters

Creep- Stone Temple Pilots

Weeds- Marina

Song For the Late Night People- Kate Micucci

Give a Little Bit- Boyce Avenue

Honking Antelope- Serj Tankian

Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Anyone Else But You- The Moldy Peaches

You Got It- Pitch Perfecf Soundtrack

My Hero- Foo Fighters

Hard to Concentrate- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Hello, Goodbye- The Beatles

Notebook- Melanie Martinez

Miracle- Paramore

Pimp Juice- Nelly

Planning My Death- Bomb the Music Industry

Goin Crazy- Natalie

Burn- Usher

How Deep is Your Love- Bee Gees

Breaking the Girl- Red Hot Chili Peppers

Secretly- Jennifer Lopez

Cheer Up Boys Your Makeup is Running- Foo Fighters

Between the Lines- Colleen Green

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[grumpygreenwitch]

Summer Gardening.

So it’s been a while, and for that I apologize to the... 200+ people who follow me. I’m sure y’all are here for the cat pics and the nekked men, but TOO BAD. Today you get to suffer through pics of my green children. Also, I do share seed. My seed list link will be up later in the year. To begin with, the summer flowers are out en force:

Echinacea Purpurea, the original echinacea. I do save yearly seed from these guys, although it’s an incredibly pointy, stabby and bleed-y job. 

Mountain Phlox. Unfortunately, all of it around the house is afflicted with powdery mildew, so I will not share seed. But it’s still pretty to look at, and the clearwings (hummingbird moths) love it. Not pictured is the white variant, who grows on the other side of the house. Look, it was hot and I was already melting.

Peppermint Balsam. This thing is basically indestructible, for an annual. It will reseed freely (to truly Lovecraftian levels) and blooms continuously from late spring until mid-fall, when the seed-pods set. There is a dormant genetic in it for double flowers, but when it pops up it’s always been sterile. It just pops up occasionally from the peppermint seed.

I may give the roommate hell over the hostas (I hate them. They’re so useful to protect toads and control weeds, but I hate them), but they do put out pretty flowers. There are several variants around the house - white-edged, blue and green, but hostas in general are very, very hard to start from seed. I will save it on request, only. We were also incredibly lucky to have a Moth Mullein sprout in our porch bed, along with some Variegated Solomon’s Seal.The SS doesn’t put out seeds, and I don’t have enough to share bulbs (yet), but the mullein has been exceptionally generous with seed pods, and it repels bugs. It repels ROACHES. It’s going everywhere. And I may be convinced to part with some seed.

Onward!

A view from a hill. Can you see the garden? That’s OK, I can’t either. Those are peach trees, on the side of the orchard closest to the house. Unfortunately a freak storm during early spring killed all the blossoms. Also, don’t mistake ‘orchard’ for ‘organized’. There’s a pear, some apples, a plum, some nectarines? And front and center are two walnuts. I’ll probably be plunking my laurel there to see if it survives winter. And someday when I have a job and money again, I would like to drop a few Chicago Hardy figs, and maybe a kiwi trellis.

This is the big garden (and fortunately not my responsibility, or I would cry). The guys are ‘handling’ it. The weeds say otherwise.

The jasmine tree and the roommate’s garden. Because of a bad back injury that refuses to heal, I’ve been helping them on and off with it. And if you thought jasmine was supposed to stay a delightful little bush, AHAHAHAHAH. Yes, that’s a light-post next to it. For size comparison.

MY CHILDREN. Please ignore the dead soccer ball. That’d be a dog toy.

Lemon balm, amaranth, and a new bed that I’ll be finishing off during fall, for use next year. The lemon balm is a permanent row - it will overwinter just fine, and it will even keep growing through the mildest part of December. Mine didn’t die back until a few solid days of sleet in January. Unfortunately the weed fabric under the amaranth turned out to be an old roll, and fell apart on me (no big, the whole point is for it to fall apart eventually), so the weeds have kinda eaten it alive.

Unfortunately, both cucumber beetles and blister beetles love the amaranth. Fortunately, it does not seem to give a damn. It’s an incredibly resilient plant, not minding weeds, bugs, flood or drought. We’ll see what the grain actually tastes like, but so far it’s looking like a good candidate for continuous growing.

The lemon balm is lemon-balming. Planted on a lark, it’s proven to be a fantastic wind-breaker - because it grows so early and so quick, it keeps the colder winds that come down through the hollow from my more fragile seedlings, like the lettuce, dill and cilantro. You can see here where the spent flower-heads are dying but there’s new growth underneath; I really have to get in there and behead it. It makes nice hot tea, meh cold tea, and hanging fresh bunches of it around the balcony keeps the skeeters off. It also seems to be a decoy for cabbage moths.

Canary Zinnia. The seed was sent to me as a gift with one of my seed orders, and this is my first year growing it. -If- I can save some, I’ll definitely be sharing and growing again. It’s a lovely plant, very sturdy, and the bees love it.

Dwarf Castor Oil. I don’t think there’s anything dwarf about it, but then I’m a short green witch myself, so maybe it’s all about perspective. Don’t let the pods lie to you, until they dry the spikes are relatively soft. However, it being castor oil, I don’t recommend it to anyone with ducks, chickens, goats, or anything that might accidentally try talking a nibble or pecking at the beans. I do, however, recommend them from jewelry if you know how to pierce things and so on. They are a gorgeous tiger-stripe pattern.

Say hello to the chard! Say goodbye to the chard! Nothing else, absolutely nothing else since the limas, has given me so much trouble. The deer love getting into my chard bed and destroying it (ergo all the forks). And once I managed to chase those off, the blister beetles showed up in force. This will be the last year I grow it - we just don’t eat enough of it to make it worth my while, and it only occasionally sold at the Farmers’ Market.

Red lettuce - Merlot and Lollo Vino, a combination of bought and saved seed. I planted a red romaine of some sort, too, but unsurprisingly it bolted in the heat. The darker reds of my favorites, though, keep bugs off them, keep deer from noticing them, and keep them from bolting. It’s just now threatening to, and at this point its kind of allowed. I need more seed for next year. Seed for this will likely be shared by the teaspoon-ful.

Calendula! I searched for a long time to find the plain ol’ calendula officinalis ancestor, rather than a cultivar where I would have no way of knowing if the medicinal principles would have been sacrificed for looks. It’s supposed to work well as poor man’s saffron (color, no taste), and I’m going to be soaking the heck outta my feet on it during winter. The plant is... not pretty. It gets leggy and the leaves get grotty very quickly. But it’s very sturdy and as long as you cut the flowerheads off as fast as you can, it’ll keep blooming until well into winter. I usually leave it to go to seed around late September.

Green cilantro seeds. You pick ‘em when they’re brown, but before they drop off the plant. Or you pick ‘em when they’re brown-ing, and put them in a paper bag so they’ll finish ripening there and you don’t end up with fifty wild cilantro plants in your garden >_> Most of the row is already gone, and I’ll be putting in a late dill crop in its place. No such thing as too  much dill!

Don’t let lemongrass lie to you. Unless you tie it up, it will not grow up neat and tidy, as most grass does. Instead it will sprawl like a dramatic wilting Elizabethan lady and do its best to end up under your feet so you’ll feel bad about it. I just tie it up with a half-blade of grass; it dries up and withers away before it can hurt the plant.

I ordered pennyroyal seed because... Well, because it’s something one should have on hand, considering the way the world is going. What I got was Creeping Pennyroyal, which doesn’t care if you step on it (mint family), smells absolutely delightful, and has the most adorable, tiny purple flowers. I plan on harvesting, drying and sprinkling it everywhere in the crawlspace under the house. Making war on cave crickets, wood roaches, and other such sundries, me.

The thyme and Spicy Oregano took a beating in the heat, but they’re slowly bouncing back. The bed behind them is more pennyroyal, desperately in need of weeding, but there’s only one of me, y’know.

SIGH. Just. You absolute, ill-mannered monster of a creature. That would be horseradish, gloriously happy to be alive, as horseradish should be. Also, NOT IN ITS BASKET. Because never mind the rules, I guess.

I don’t even know how I’m gonna dig that up come winter. With some construction equipment, I GUESS. 

Decorative gourd! It’s the only one producing so far, but being the seed was 10+ years old, I’m very pleased.

And an apple gourd (I think?), from a mixture of drying gourds that was only slightly less ancient. Snake, apple and birdhouse gourds. There’s a bunch of them competing in the basket at this point, we’ll see what we will see.

And this, I think, is a great use of a dead canopy frame (the dogs ate the canopy. No, I’m not making it up.) I hope to coax the gourds to grow me a lil’ roof so I can sit in shade, surrounded by pennyroyal anti-skeeter barriers, eating my maters.

My Peter Peppers (nrehehehehe) aren’t producing yet - it takes them a while. But my Chinese 5-Color are getting started. It’s a lovely pepper, both edible and ornamental, with (so I’m told) about four times the heat of a Jalapeno. They’re tiny, with deep purple undertones to the plant. They’ll go purple-white-yellow-orange-red.

The bullhorns, on the other hand, are fairly sizable SWEET peppers on very tiny plants, and I honestly suggest staking them while they’re young so they grow a sturdy trunk, else you might end up with all of them growing at a slant.They’re just now beginning to turn colors. Keeping in mind I’m virulently allergic to peppers (less so sweet than hot, but allergic to all of them), the roommate loves ‘em.

It’s a small pepper bed - mainly to refresh my seed on the hots, and to grow sweets for the roommate. Pardon the nekked bed, the autumn lettuce hasn’t sprouted yet. And yes, that’s a mixed basil/dill bed next to it. My basil grew in patchy holes (NEVER buying from those seed people again), so I filled the holes with dill. Unfortunately, dill seed heads are so fine that they’re hard to photograph well.

The tomato row. After arguing with them for this long, I went the extra mile. Every plant has a metal stake. There’s also a double line growing at the top supporting the stakes so they don’t fall over. And they still fell over. Because why not, you unruly children, why not.

Green, white, pink and brown cherry tomatoes. Delicious!

Two kinds of cucumbers, some of the only decent shots of the dill seed-heads, and a special guest hiding in the shade. I usually plant dill as soon as the cucumber sprouts, to keep cucumber beetles off it. Otherwise I’d have no cucumbers and a lot of fat beetles.

The Muncher is a small cucumber, somewhat delicate. It’s very sensitive to temperature changes, and it’s candy to cucumber beetles - basically, it’s impossible to grow it without a heavy curtain of dill, or a heavy duty decoy. This year I got lucky enough to have both. It’s also delicious pickled, keeping its crunch and getting a good ooomph in flavor.

The Japanese Long is, as the name implies, long. It’s also incredibly bitey, and absolutely scrumptious. It’s sweet! And unlike the average cucumber, it does not go metallic when salted.

And now for the SPECIAL CHILD OF MY HEART. Seriously. I have been lusting after Blue Tea Peas since I first saw them offered, and every single time they’d be sold out pretty much the day of. This year I finally got some and... remember me mentioning that freak freeze that killed the peach blossoms? Yeah. Guess what it also killed. But two plants soldiered on. I have them heavily shielded by the cucumbers, dill and chamomile, and really I have no words for the blue. Pics don’t do it justice. I won’t have the tea this year, I’m saving as much seed as I can, but I am so pleased to have it at all!

 Last, but not least, and it’s a poor shot of it, the chamomile. I cannot drink chamomile to sleep - it does put me to sleep, but it also gives me bad dreams. I plan on using it as a skin wash for all the bug bites, along with the calendula, and to give me some respite from dry skin during winter.

Stay green! See you in fall! Now back to our normal schedule of frogs, cats and nekked men!

[enchanted-lightning-aes]

The Nifty Elixir 

A/N: Something original for today^^. IDK how this story even formed, but I’m glad it did. zero angst here. Just a silly tale about. . . potions. :3

Word Count: 597

TW: None

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Crows are cawing with their shrill calls, perched on a sloped roof. A visible suspension of blue air oozed out from a red chimney. Beneath it, a fireplace sizzles while air passes onto a track above. They flap their wings, slightly bewildered by what is that.

In the center of a room, a sorceress closes an ancient spell book. She slides off her chair to check in on with her experiment.

From listening to a friend's advice, she decided to concoct a potion that might aid her in an important task of hers. Maybe this can turn out decently.

A cauldron brews red smoke with an invigorating scent. Then she glances at bubbles fizzing on crimson liquid. It stirs on it's own she discovered upon acquiring it. Once she detects it finishes, she uses an iron ladle to extract a scoop of it. It doesn't burn through. She blinks because she expected it to do that.

And while potions aren't her main specialty, she's aware of essential facts about it.

She pours the potion into a small vial and shake it until it's color changes into lavender.

Operation is a success, she thinks, covering it with a cap.

When she cleans those used ingredients from the work table, she discards them into a bin. She wipes soot from her shabby torso and pants before dusting her hands.

Curtain flap in a chilly breeze while window panes clap.

The sorceress takes a look at a guide written in a scroll once more:

Two teaspoons of lemon

One dash of sunflower seeds

A bucket of warm water

Five pieces of mint

And a piece of rosemary

She followed it carefully, thinking it can actually work.

An exuberant energy courses through her veins and she keeps the potion in a satchel. She fetches a long cloak from a cabinet, putting it over her head. Once she carries the satchel with her, she gets out of her study room. She ambles up into a staircase, proceeding to the first floor. She arrives at a front door and pulls it open.

Sun's bright within the peach-colored sky, nearly hidden behind a line of fuzzy clouds. She walks down on a long trail, whistling to a tune. Birds are singing and playing in a fountain, where water shines from light above.

In the back of a quaint cottage, numerous trees, plants, flowers fill a wide spot. Thriving as if turning into a forest. A garden blessed with forces of nature.

When the sorceress reaches to a little patch of emptiness, she digs into the soil. She pours a dash of the potion then covers it up again. Next, she approaches a limp plant with sagging leaves. She siphons another trickle of potion, lavender liquid slipping into a leaf.

Some plants in this garden are having trouble to grow, so she sought for a method to fix it. Her friend, a witch, told her about making a potion with unusual effects that she didn't heard of before. And it was no hardship to search for right components to do it.

Taking a step back, she begins waiting for results.

The patch sprouts with a string of weeds bursting from the soil, followed by a root straggling across over to cover the brown ground.

In a matter of moments, the sagging plant aligns itself. Another pair of leaves grow at sides of it's thin stem. Hmm, not bad for an unusual concoction. It did this task, surpassing her initial expectations for it by surprising her.

Preoccupied by results of success, the sorceress smiles at herself.

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