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Elmtree
@elmtreem.bsky.social
Writer, storyteller, lover of the weird. Books, documentaries, stories, archaeology, history, coffee, mysticism and myth. I make a mean focaccia
The beads will help and comfort them?

I dunno, there’s like 100 and more to go of these & I want them sent out after the full moon 🌕 so I will use the blender for some, I want them to last as well & not crack. But I’ll make sure I do a good portion totally by hand also.

Made me thoughtful today
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
restful. The blended rose petals took seconds and will make better beads visually but I’m asking myself tonight will they feel better in their energy when they arrive for each person I’m making them for? Vs the ones I painstakingly ground by hand, thinking about the person as I did it and how I hope
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
how we prize efficiency and speed and volume so much..& yet doing those rose beads totally by hand changes it. You have to spend the time figuring out how much to grind, how much water to use, where the sweet spot is. And as you do that you can sink into the rose petals a bit and it’s quieter, more
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
amazingly fine powder which I can tell already will be much easier to mould now I’ve made a first batch of clay. It makes sense. And yet I felt a bit blah after mixing this. Sure it was faster and it will be easier but it also feels like it lost something. Made me think about our modern lives and
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
maybe it’s time for me to buy a blender. I first began doing these with the mortar and pestle because I couldn’t actually afford a blender at the time & by hand was cheaper. Now I’m like yea can factor a blender into my budget so got a cheapie one today. Cannot deny it blended up the petals into an
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you love archaeology & novels this one is for you btw, has Nineveh as a thread running through it & water linking all the narratives.. already learned that a good portion of the earth’s water is older than the sun which I did not know before yesterday!
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/earth-w...
Earth's water is older than the Sun, formed billions of years ago | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How old is Earth's water? Astronomers studying star V883 Orionis measured chemical signatures of water and its path from cloud to planets.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Your images are always so beautiful, dreamlike but vivid, lovely 🥰
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
change can come at any time, I was 38 when I did my MA and single parenting my lovely son. Now he’s at uni and I work doing stories for causes I am truly passionate about and the MA had a lot to do with that. Reminded of this as I’m about to embark on another yearlong learning process- 6 years on 🤓
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Beautiful 😍
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
To be fair did have some super fucking weird dreams last night!

Pro tip if you’re feeling a bit energetically fragile like this - watch the funniest storyteller. It will help, guaranteed 😁😁😁

m.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdk...
Ordering A Takeaway | Kevin Bridges: The Brand New Tour
YouTube video by Kevin Bridges
m.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM