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i’m dreaming..

#brookiisface #farmers market #farmcore #countrycore #country cottage #slow living #foraged food #homesteading #cottagecore #cottagecore aesthetic #cottagecore farm #farming #appalachian #appalachain mountains #cozycore #warmcore #grandmacore

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the art of drying flowers

botanist tales

#brookiisface #found on pinterest #flowers #dried flowers #pansys #flowercore #meadowcore #cottage #cottage gardening #cottagecore #countrycore #farmcore #herb #garden witch #aesthetic #floralcore #floral #flower #dried flower art

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#brookiisface #found on pinterest #green #green thumb #green witch #witchy #witchyvibes #witchy aesthetic #herbal #herbs #herb garden #mood board #moody tones #dark acamedia #cottagecore #fairycore aesthetic #fairycore

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There should be a blackberry emoji. 🌿

Blackberry Jam,

I’ve been making this for as long as I can remember so measurements aren’t exact as I don’t measure a thing while making these

2-3 cups fresh (has to be fresh) black berries

Mashed until liquid and brought to a boil for about 3 minutes, remove from heat

2-3 cups of sugar (ideally 1 cup sugar per 1 cup of berries, and then personally I add a dash extra) added in while stirring constantly

Add back to heat and bring back to boil for another 3-5 minutes while stirring.

You could stop there but if you’re me you would add approximately 1/2 a package of pectin and 2 drops of vanilla l

And add to appropriate jar that’s been prepared according to their standards and allow to cool.

Let me know if you try it

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Buffalo Mountain, this is local to me and where I took my daughter for her first hike.

Johnson City Aerial Photography

#brookiisface #local #north east tennessee #east tennessee #Appalachian #Appalachia #mountains #smoky mountains #blue ridge mountains #nature core #nature photography #outdoors #hiking #cottage core #forest cottage #forestcore #cottagecore

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“Happiness lives quietly in the humblest of things”

motherhestia

#brookiisface #instagram #cottage #cottage core #foraging #edible flowers #edible plants #foraged food #basket #basket of flowers #cottagecore #cottagecore aesthetic #flowercore #flowers #floral #floracore #grandmacore #soft aesthetic #light acadamia aesthetic #light academia

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thescaredscience

#dandelion #dandelion honey #dandelion jelly #brookiisface #instagram #foraging #foraged food #foragecore #beltane #green thumb #green witch #fae #flower core #farmcore #flower faerie #fairy #fae ring #nature

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blackberry babies

#brookiisface #blackberry #blackberries #summer wild flowers #wild flowers #wild black berries #berries #foraged food #foraging #nature #grow your own #grow your food #homesteading #cottage gardening #cottage core #herb garden #hedge witch #farmers market

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blue eyes crying in the rain

#brookiisface #found on pinterest #rain #rainy #rainymood #rainy window #cottage #cottage gardening #cottage garden #dark acamedia #dark day #witchy #green witch #witchcore #fairy #fairycore #willie Nelson

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Woodland mood

•images come from Pinterest

#woodland #brookiisface #mood board #cottagecore #woodland animals #the wilderness #wild life #witchcore #nature core #nature #smoky mountains #grandmacore #dark acamedia #farmcore #spring cottage #cottage life #found on pinterest

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I went camping..

Greenbrier Campground | Gatlinburg TN

#brookiisface #cottagecore #nature #photography #gatlinburg #camping #creek #water #cottage aesthetic #dark aesthetic #dark acamedia #dark academia #romantic academia

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Daisy fairy from Flower Fairies of the spring

officialflowerfairies

#may flowers #flower faerie #flower fairies #fairycore #fairycore aesthetic #fairycore art #cottagecore #cottagecore aesthetic #woodlandcore #woodland #witchyvibes #witchcore #fairy garden #grandmacore #old lady core #brookiisface #Instagram #floral #flora #flora core #flowercore #plant core #plants #plant aesthetic #spring core #spring

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I told the stars about you

#brookiisface #q #found on pinterest #cottagecore #cottagecore lifestyle #cottagecore love #romantic academia #romance #love #warmcore #warm aesthetic #floral #flowers

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Foraged Dandelion & Violet Jelly

Ophelia and I made this a couple weeks ago so I thought I would share my recipe. This was such a fun thing to do for me as an adult and she loved it. If you do have children this is such an enriching activity for them and a great way to teach them about the world around them.

Did you know that dandelion jelly, jams, and syrups were called “the poor peoples honey” here in Appalachia (and other places) around the Great Depression? My mom said my great grandmother looked forward to making this every year because of that! And it sure does taste like honey!

So my recipe is as follows:

Like two cups of the yellow parts of the dandelions and a handful give or take of violets.

If you leave any green on the dandelions, your jelly may come out bitter

Roughly 2 cups of water, ideally you want a cup of water per every cup of flowers.

Boil the flowers for 3-5 minutes, the longer the better honestly but you don’t want to scald them.

Sift the boiled mixture through a strainer or cheese cloth (if you had a child helper like me you may want to do this several times) be sure to squeeze any moisture out of the flowers as the dandelions will hold moisture and you’ll loose a lot of the your water if you don’t. Keep the liquid and toss the flowers.

Put back onto heat

Add 2 generous drops of vanilla extract

1 table spoon of lemon juice (you can do freeze squeeze or bottled it’ll get the same result either way)

When you add the lemon juice watch the color change! Note: all dandelion jelly will be more yellow in color , the handful of violets make a pretty pinky orange.

3 tablespoons of pectin (I used surejel brand)

Note: you could skip this step and leave out the pectin and achieve or more syrup texture to fit your needs.

1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar

I actually did closer to 2 1/4th cups myself, I prefer my things on the sweeter side so do what makes your heart happy.

While adding each ingredient in be sure to stir frequently, bring your mixture back up to a boil and let it boil for another 3-5 minutes.

Remove from heat and pour into jars. Note: how you will jar this will depend on what kind of jar you are using I.e canning jar or just a regular jam/jelly jar.

Let cool on your counter to thicken and then enjoy.

Once cooled these should be refrigerated.

This recipe should yield 4, 4oz jars approximately. However you could cut the recipe depending on however many flowers you are able to find.

You can use this recipe with only dandelions, violets or most edible flowers and berries.

PLEASE forage responsibly and leave plenty for the bees in your area, dandelions are first good source for bees. Also be wary of any area that may be treated with pesticides.

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Pretty Primrose

#brookiisface #primrose #rose #flowers #flora #floral #flower core #cottagecore #cottage #cottage core #cottage garden #garden #gardening #nature #Appalachian #appalachain mountains #Appalachia #East Tennessee #spring #spring flowers #April flowers

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Here’s a little about me 🌞

My name is Brooke, I’m 24. I have a nearly 3 year old daughter her name is Ophelia, yes like Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the Lumineers song — and on purpose.

I’m from a small town in north eastern Tennessee, I love the mountains and as I get older the more I appreciate the Appalachian culture. My life goal is to have a house with big open windows up in the mountains and a huge wildflower garden.

My favorite thing to do before becoming a mother was taking a pizza up the mountain and eating it on the back of a friends car while listening to music. I really want to recreate those vibes with my daughter and/or new friends.

I love foraging for dandelions and violets and other edible flowers and making jelly’s, jams, syrups or adding them to my dinner to teach my daughter about them.

I adore pop punk music, I adore folk music, I adore tattoos and flowers, I adore driving mountain back roads with no destination in mind. I adore staying up late and eating snacks on the couch while watching tv. I love cold rainy days, and I love bright spring days. I love reading.

🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞

Pls don’t send unsolicited nudes to my inbox

Pls no sexual asks

Pls message me about your favorite song or favorite book or tv show

Pls message me to talk about the mountains or nature or your local national parks

#about me #brookiisface #dark acamedia #light acadamia aesthetic #cottage core #cottage garden #pop punk #pop punk girls #pop punk mom #gardening #hiking #Appalachian #Appalachia #appalachain mountains #appalachian folk magic #appalachian leftist #the lumineers #Ophelia #Shakespeare #hamlet #folk #folk music #folk punk