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Hippie Dabble Digest 45: An important Hippie Dabble update, fall garden prep, California condors’ return, recycled vs new lithium batteries, how words shape the brain, and more

Welcome to week 45 of the Hippie Dabble Digest. Please check out the On the Website section below for some changes to the Substack newsletter and Hippie Dabble website. This week’s just for fun link is a simple yet addicting game called Threes. You start with a 4×4 grid with […]

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Hippie Dabble Digest 44: From ocean waves to energy, all solar in Tokyo, algae biopanel windows, what’s in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?, and more

Welcome to week 44 of the Hippie Dabble Digest! If you’ve missed any of the first 43 Digests, you can find them on Substack here: https://hippiedabble.substack.com/. This week’s just for fun link is a virtual globe that lets you see how specific locations, like your hometown, have changed over the […]

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Hippie Dabble Digest 42: Saving seeds, long-blooming flowers for butterflies & hummingbirds, long-blooming perennials, getting rid of nuclear waste, & more

Welcome to week 42 of the Hippie Dabble Digest. This week’s just for fun link is a classic. I remember my daughter being addicted to this simple game when she was younger. It’s called line rider. If you’re not familiar with line rider, the basic concept is to draw various […]

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Hippie Dabble Digest 41: Must-grow perennial veggies, where to buy seeds, Native Seeds, grow your own loofahs, & more

Welcome to week 41 of the Hippie Dabble Digest. To view past Hippie Dabble Digests or to get the Hippie Dabble Digest delivered to your inbox each week, visit us at Substack at https://hippiedabble.substack.com/. This week’s just for fun link lets you build the perfect cat. Choose from body shape, […]

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Inner Peace & Calm

Old Cats

The following story was also posted to my writing website this morning at https://tessajdavis.com/. As always, thanks for reading! Old cats are great because they’re mellow and cuddly – until one of them throws up next to your head in the middle of the night.  Yep, that’s what happened last […]

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Inner Peace & Calm

Slow ….

It’s amazing how much better I can function when I stop trying to stay up all night to finish an assignment, get enough sleep, and then set aside a good chunk of time to work.  Getting a master’s degree while working full-time and trying to keep up with family, friends, […]

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Ta Da Lists and Hippie Dabble

I posted the following this morning on my other site for writing, but I wanted to share it with you. Every once in awhile I’ll share other posts as well. I just ordered some products too, and will get them into the shop as soon as they arrive. HIPPIE DABBLE […]

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Inner Peace & Calm

Finding My Inner Peace (a.k.a. The Book of Tessa)

This website was supposed to be a blog.  No, not this blog.  Not the one you’re reading right now.  I had a grand vision.  I would research all sorts of topics and write interesting articles on what I found.  Give you information on minimalism, van remodels, nomad life, social justice, […]

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Ask Extension – a website to answer all your plant questions

I came across the Ask Extension website this week when I was searching for information on watermelon plants.  This is our first time planting them, and I was wondering how to know when they are ready to pick.  I found this great answer complete with pictures here:  https://ask2.extension.org/kb/faq.php?id=357691.  If you […]