3. A New Year, A New Friend

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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>The Basics</em></span> <strong>Name:</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> <strong>Pronouns:</strong> <strong>Country:</strong> <span style="font-size: large;"><em>The New Year</em></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><strong>Do you have any resolutions?:</strong> <strong>Are there any new books, music, games, shows, etc. that you want to dive into?:</strong> <strong>Are there any small or big events that you're planning for this year?:</strong> <strong>Any new interests/hobbies that you'd like to try out?:</strong> <strong>Did you accomplish your resolutions from last year?:</strong> (If not, that's okay. Just skip this one) <strong>What were your favorite memories from the past year?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any new years traditions?:</strong> <strong>Is there anything you'd like to do more of in 2023?:</strong> <em><span style="font-size: large;">The New Friends</span></em> <strong>What kind of friend(s) are you searching for?:</strong> <strong>What do you like to read about?:</strong> <strong>How often do you check your friends feed?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any deal-breakers?:</strong> <strong>Do you mind reading about fandom?:</strong> <strong>If so, what fandoms would you like to read about?:</strong> <em><span style="font-size: large;">Currently...</span></em> <strong>Reading:</strong> <strong>Watching:</strong> <strong>Playing:</strong> <strong>Thinking about:</strong> <strong>Hobby/Interest:</strong> <strong>Planning for:</strong>

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Re: Thoughts

[meowmensteen]

Haha, I am all about the dahl. I've been feeding the kids lentils, and also rice with beans. I love that both are vegan, and don't have any ingredients that anyone is allergic to. Allergies, dietary preferences, and picky kids are my biggest challenge with this job. I'll have to check out those links in a moment.

2023 better approach cautiously.

I've been growing Scarlet Runners and Kentucky Wonder beans for years. I always keep a collection of beans for seeds the next year. I've been thinking about branching out though. The one downside to these big beans is that the window for eating them green is very short, especially in my climate, they tend to get rough pretty early in the season.

Birds are one of my favorite photography subjects. Here's a link to my bird tag on my photo project: https://365project.org/tags/stephomy_birds I will probably start spamming your bird community with those pictures pretty soon. I've already joined. I think I'm going to go there next and explore. So cool that you started a fresh one. Hopefully it'll be active. I'll try to do my part.

Luckily I don't have Blue Jays here, but I do get the Steller's and the California Scrub Jay. They can be jerks sometimes. It was only two years ago that I saw an American Blue Jay for the first time during a trip to Texas... I'd better save this for the community. I can really get going with bird talk :b

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Haha, I am all about the dahl. I've been feeding the kids lentils, and also rice with beans. I love that both are vegan, and don't have any ingredients that anyone is allergic to.<<

Yay! A lot of Indian cookbooks have a good dahl section.

>> Allergies, dietary preferences, and picky kids are my biggest challenge with this job.<<

Allergies are challenging when you have more than a few people together. Preferences and pickiness are challenging at first, but often possible to work through if you can offer interesting foods that pique curiosity. Think like purple dragonfruit or romanesco broccoli with its cute spirals.

>> I'll have to check out those links in a moment.<<

I'm happy I could help.

There are also places that list allergen-free recipes, but I haven't found any mass quantity recipes there. It'd be a good gap to fill.

https://www.eatingwithfoodallergies.com/allergyfreerecipes/

https://kidswithfoodallergies.org/recipes-diet/

https://allergyawesomeness.com/recipe-index/

https://allergyawesomeness.com/category/older-posts/top-8-free/

>> 2023 better approach cautiously.<<

Another fun quote: "2023 should approach people like a bomb that might go off: gently, quietly, and with great respect."

>>I've been growing Scarlet Runners and Kentucky Wonder beans for years. I always keep a collection of beans for seeds the next year.<<

Yay!

>> I've been thinking about branching out though. The one downside to these big beans is that the window for eating them green is very short, especially in my climate, they tend to get rough pretty early in the season.<<

Well, there's your motivation to try a landrace. You could select for beans that stay tender as long as possible in your climate. That sounds like a very popular feature, and especially valuable with climate change heating up. After all, slow-bolting lettuce and cilantro are popular. Alternatively, you might try tepary beans, which thrive in hot dry conditions. They seem to offer a mix of green and dry bean cultivars.

>>Birds are one of my favorite photography subjects. Here's a link to my bird tag on my photo project: https://365project.org/tags/stephomy_birds <<

Those are awesome pictures. I do plenty of nature photography, but it's uncommon for me to get good pictures of birds.

>>I will probably start spamming your bird community with those pictures pretty soon.<<

Yes, please! I would love that. Nature pictures are popular.

>> I've already joined. I think I'm going to go there next and explore. So cool that you started a fresh one. Hopefully it'll be active. I'll try to do my part.<<

Well, I post about birdfeeding almost every day, if I can remember to echo those posts. Your pictures would help immensely. :D

>>Luckily I don't have Blue Jays here, but I do get the Steller's and the California Scrub Jay. They can be jerks sometimes.<<

I've seen the Stellar's jay while traveling out west, but I don't think I've seen scrub jays.

>> It was only two years ago that I saw an American Blue Jay for the first time during a trip to Texas... I'd better save this for the community. I can really get going with bird talk :b <<

Hee!