Kimberly Bryant aka 6gems

I feel you! 😆

Absolutely! Most times I've taken it recently it's only been slightly less expensive if at all. And I'm just not a fan of the hunger games boarding although I know that's supposed to be changing. I'll stick with Delta preferred. 😂

Every time I fly Southwest Airlines, I wonder why so many of you love Southwest. Hate it. 😂😂😂😂

Ohhhh yeahhhh I started that one a few months back when my fig trees first began to fruit. 😆 I didn't get enough this year to make jam or anything so I decided to use the handful I did get to make vinegar instead. I'm determined to use as much of what grows in my own dirt as possible.

I know!!! I've been itching to try it since I finished my first batch and this fig batch is going so well. My goal is to have three vinegars and a fermented hot sauce available by Christmas

Spot on! Schumer is ineffective and needs to be replaced/primaried. He can't hold the senate caucus.

Happy Monday garden friends! I have a long trip this week so I decided to start a ferment of course while I'm away. 😆

This batch is strawberry vinegar. I "backslopped" it with a bit of my finished batch and was surprised to find a small vinegar mother forming in it.

Let's see how it goes. 🤞🏾

Great! I was initially planning to use store bought yogurt as my starter too and then I saw this one online. I may test both at the same time.

Hahaha 😂 I was def thinking this when I washing it and pulling it apart. I was like yeahhhh I definitely killed it. Surprise surpriseeeeeeee she lives!!!

You should! I bought a Greek yogurt starter culture back in the summer during my class and never got around to trying it. Thinking to try my hand at it next. Join me???

I'm geeked about this one's progress because it was only a sliver after my first vinegar batch. Then I had ripped it into two parts when I strained it and washed it off. Def wasn't expecting it to bounce back like this so quick.

She's bad! 🙌🏾

Hahaha!!! Yeahhhhh I thought you'd say that. Scoby's look horrid. My kombucha mother looks worse. 😆

Fermentation mothers/scobys tend to look quite gnarly but isn't she lovely?!!?! Lolol I was really pushing it because I washed this one under warm water to remove fig sediment and pulp but she surprised me and came back even stronger! There's a lesson in that I think. 🤔

Good morning garden friends! This one is for the curious fermenters only because it's kind of gnarly. 😩😆 my fig vinegar is doing very well. I strained it of the pulp, picked out the mother, washed the mother gently, and added to a clean jar. Thought I killed it, but a few days later? She's back! 🌱

Finished the last of S3 of #thediplomat last night just in time to jump into Welcome to Derry and Talamasca. These two should help me fill up my queue through the holidays!

You know what? This doesn't really surprise me. In the heat of the summer of resistance back in 2020, my nonprofit that supports little black/brown girls was getting donations from bridge games over in Ireland. How they found out about us I'll never know but that told me a lot.

Gahhhh! As much as I'm not a fan of Meta three of their platforms have me hooked. Marketplace has become a favorite place to buy and sell stuff, love scrolling through IG, and Threads is...wild. 😩😆 It's as unhinged as the old Twitter, and the closest to it in many ways.

Still not a Meta fan tho

Oh I almost forgot I've been fermenting peppers since late July/August. Will let those batches sit in my basement until the first of December and then make them into hot sauces to add to the gift batch trio of vinegars.

POV: The new singer of the Reading Rainbow theme song and the new host of Reading Rainbow meet for the first time in Canada 🥹📚🌈

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Mychal and Bukola meet for the first time! They joyfully dance to the Reading Rainbow theme song, sung by Bukola ✨

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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Since I'm garden stir crazy I may start a new batch or two or preserved lemons as well from the excess overflowing in my garden. I'll definitely have to gift these since I have two large jars already fermenting for months now in my basement.

Happy Saturday garden friends! My fig vinegar batch is doing very well and actively bubbling so it's time to start something new. I'm planning to start a strawberry vinegar batch with a fig syrup today.

All three should be "done" by Christmas and I'll be gifting this trio for sure! 💚

This is amazing!!!!🤩

Let me just drop this note right here...when my book Ascending is released in Spring 2027? The FIRST stop on my West Coast book tour (prayerfully) will be THE @marcusbooks.bsky.social 🖤 #OaklandForever

I'm sleeping well but in the morning is when it hits me. I don't turn on my tv generally during the day so I can avoid the news. But social media scrolling is where the news slips in. 😩😭

I think the constant news cycle of our nation literally spiraling into darkness is taking a toll on me. Been waking up every morning for the past week with an upset stomach. Could be my diet but I really haven't changed much with that. 😞

Yay! It's my first time too so I'm learning right along with ya!

This one doesn't look nearly as gnarly as my kombucha mother. I need to start a new batch this weekend. Lol

Hahaha!! It's most definitely alive. That's what makes it so fun! 🤩 😂

My last concoction for the weekend is starting my fig vinegar batch. That floating blob in the jar is the vinegar mother from my first batch. I'm hopeful it grows a bit more so I can do multiple batches at the same time soon. 💚