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The Summer It Turned Yummy
Sep 22, 2025
The Summer It Turned Yummy
Sep 22, 2025
Sep 22, 2025
Recess in Cape May
Jun 25, 2025
Recess in Cape May
Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025
Strawberry Picking, Peony Peeping, Park Frolicking
Jun 15, 2025
Strawberry Picking, Peony Peeping, Park Frolicking
Jun 15, 2025
Jun 15, 2025
Spring Things
Apr 30, 2025
Spring Things
Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
Cemetery Season: Poetry Month + The Grief of April
Apr 13, 2025
Cemetery Season: Poetry Month + The Grief of April
Apr 13, 2025
Apr 13, 2025
Solo Day Trip to Seaside Heights
Mar 31, 2025
Solo Day Trip to Seaside Heights
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Reframing a "Mundane Chore" as an Adventure: Visiting a New Grocery Store
Mar 23, 2025
Reframing a "Mundane Chore" as an Adventure: Visiting a New Grocery Store
Mar 23, 2025
Mar 23, 2025
Creating In Community
Mar 16, 2025
Creating In Community
Mar 16, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
A Sunny Sunday for the Soul in NYC
Mar 2, 2025
A Sunny Sunday for the Soul in NYC
Mar 2, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
Christmas Cookies 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Christmas Cookies 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
5 Life Lessons From The Garden
Sep 15, 2024
5 Life Lessons From The Garden
Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024
Pet Portraits!
Mar 15, 2024
Pet Portraits!
Mar 15, 2024
Mar 15, 2024

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View fullsize rounded up all the yummy things I made this summer on substack (link in bio) ๐ŸŒž

๐Ÿ‘ peach wineberry chia seed jam
๐Ÿ„ chicken of the woods mushrooms (various ways)
๐Ÿ• peach pizza
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ jalapeño garlic basil pesto 
๐Ÿ… cutting board salsa
๐Ÿซ bluebe
View fullsize we’ll always have summer ๐ŸŒผ

#summer #endofsummer #summerdump #jerseycollective #rescueismyfavoritebreed #summergarden #summergardening
View fullsize doing @sangennaronewjersey with your brother, boyfriend, dad, and cousin is the only proper way ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ• pizza from @coneyislandpizza (included some photos from last year too)
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น arancini (rice balls) from @thelittlesicilian
๐Ÿฅ” tornado potato from @s
View fullsize fall is in the air and chilly nights are here - which means tis the season for warm and cozy dinners again ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ

I’ve been making this curry noodle recipe on repeat using veggies & herbs from the garden (eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, zucch
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View fullsize the summer I turned (half the backyard) pretty ๐Ÿ˜†(and into a sunflower field) ๐Ÿฅน๐ŸŒปโ˜€๏ธ

why re-plant grass when you can have flowers instead? ๐Ÿ™ƒ I’ve loved studying the way the sun hits them throughout different times of the day and seeing all th
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View fullsize mid august abundance from the garden ๐Ÿฅน I always love taking an annual bounty photo when the biggest variety of things are growing and that time is now โœจ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป‍๐ŸŒพ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒถ๏ธ

extra grateful for it all this year because flashback to this spring I wa
View fullsize been wanting to bake blueberry cornbread muffins for what feels like weeks and finally did yesterday ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿซ๐ŸŒฝ used @thefullhelping’s vegan recipe & topped with leftover crumb topping I had from a fruit crisp โœจ some things are worth turning th
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View fullsize hammered some of the flowers in my garden onto watercolor paper for fun ๐Ÿ˜ new favorite way to preserve the season unlocked ๐ŸŒผ

#flowerpounding #flowerhammering #tatakizome #hapazome #ecoprinting #gardening #flowerprint #plantdye #naturaldye #summer
View fullsize the most fun day ๐Ÿฅน started off with the special TSOU blueberry matchas from @theelknyc and a couple treats from @libraebakery ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿต (fuel for a crafternoon spent making our shirts for the night โœ‚๏ธ) we finished them just in time ๐Ÿ˜… grabbed a couple
View fullsize happy #nationalicecreamday ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ“โœจ

#icecream #summer #jerseycollective #strawberryicecream #icecreamshop

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