Interesting article tweeted by the legendary Paul Stamets:

Mushroom causes fairytale-like hallucinations - @theU

The same peculiar hallucinations are independently reported across distant cultures.

Back in Tenerife and straight to the farmers market for goat and bee products. Looking forward to trying out the goat ghee - not had that before

Old English Countryside Secrets — from old buildings to net making

Just got my AQUA wallet dolphin card and make an online purchase for some biltong. This is too good to be true in the UK, right?

its passata season

is there any existing analysis looking at the 4-year cycle model against gold rather than the dollar?

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