Ewan Keepers @ewankeep@octodon.social

Temple of Heaven Gunpowder green tea has an amber liquid and tastes smokey and a bit grassy and minty. For gunpowder green tea water temp should be between 158-176F/70-80C. I brew it for 2 mins. If you want less caffeine, throw out the first brew but drink the second. This tea makes a good ice tea.

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Temple of Heaven China Green Tea Special Gunpowder. $8/lb from my local Middle Eastern deli and grocery store. This loose leaf tea is made with tightly rolled 'pearls' of tea which was thought to looked like Gunpowder. A no nonsense everyday green tea. Blends well with peppermint mint to make Moroccan Mint.
#tea

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#thinkpad #linux

Debian 9 stable Xfce running on my new (to me) used Lenovo Thinkpad T-420. If you are a student or are looking for a good cheap laptop check one out. I had an issue getting an extra HD that fit. I needed an extra slim HD, which Best Buy didn't have and couldn't order, so I went with an SSD. Dealing with the UEFI was a simple matter in set up. I really like the keyboard. Its fast, too. Overall it blows my Asus eeePC away, even though they're the same age.

#sewing

Finished the molle mother pack. it's a backpack that holds other packs. You can see the molle straps on the front and the internal frame with aluminum stays on the back, plus the removable arm straps. A few molle modules are fixed on the front the mother pack. There are D-rings on the pack to strap it to the back of the seat of my spouse's recumbent trike.

mmm...radio tuner is warm.

#diy #hammock #sewing
Here is another view of finished Dutch Gear bridge hammock kit. It's a great indoor hammock for small spaces, with 9.5 ft between support poles and 4.5 ft hang height. It'd be great for dorms. It's also the best hammock I've ever slept in ( My spouse took this one. I have to sew another one for me, now, lol!) She says it's great for her back.

#diy #hammock #sewing

I made my bridge hammock using this kit from Dutch Gear. Bridge hammocks give a flat lay and are very comfortable to sleep in.

https://dutchwaregear.com/product/bridge-hammock-kit/#fabric

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New year's project! molle backpack on ironing board for spouse. All cut out and ready to stitch! This will be the arm straps and molle 'motherpack,' to start. Molle modules will come later. She'll be able to lash it on to the back if her recumbent trike seat, or wear it like a backpack. Gear DIY bridge hammock on left. DIY cot on right.

Screenshot Saturday? Is that a thing here.?

Debian 9 stable Xfce. Xfce flat theme, papirus icons, numix holo window manager theme. Wallpaper apod.nasa - 8 Dec 2017, Moon's apogee over Turin, Italy. Third panel is on hidden mode and contains web url launchers.

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Took kitty to vet today. She likes to ride in the trailer better than riding the bus. She likes to look out the window. She hates the vet! She got bitey.
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#cat. This is Yocoxca. She is 4-5. She found me when she was a stray. She has a home now. She missed some key socialization as a kitten, so she is sometimes bitey. But she is loving, too. She likes to hammock and will purr when we swing.
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Kitty in a hammock.
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Rid'n my bike to the grocery store. In Minnesota!
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Trying Sunday night food prep. Breakfast for week:
10 eggs
5 potatoes - grated
10 oz. Diced ham
8 oz sliced mushrooms
Cheese as needed when re-heating to eat.
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Once again it is #cat #hammock time. With Mendelssohn on #publicdomain radio
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I gave flowers to my sweetie.
My cat ate them. 😍
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Rocking in hammock. Cat on lap. Listening to Swiss Public Domain radio (classical.)
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