r/BloomAndChill

I’ve been making this as an easy meal, that I can pre make, so later I can eat quick and go:) I’ve switched up a few things each time… I’ve learned that using half n half versus a combo of milk and heavy cream, added a creamier texture. This time I attempted a ham version as well. The spinach and bacon is my favorite, as it’s got great flavor over the ham one.. Both stored and reheated well , made a great quick meal for over a week. I’ve also found that I enjoy chopping and mixing, it chills my mind:) Recipe is at end if interested:) Chill in your way when can..
Peace:)

I found a new to me cannabis shop. Each time we see a new one we stop. They are getting better at stocking product. But they are tightly regulated. So, you have to cut them slack bc if they could have it, they likely would.

It was a cool little and by little I mean a sea can with a small, very small extension. With a massive window. Everything here is behind locks.

I have had significant headaches of late. Indoor goverment regulated cannabis is MUCH more potent than my best tested to date of AK-47 testing @18%. So, hubs bought me a summer pack. I will include pics.

So this afternoon I chose Ghost Train Haze.

I took some pics bc it is cool! Check out the parent company in the pic on the left.

Do you have any cool looking shops you have seen?

Cannabis is legal in my country. I thank the stars above each day!

Here’s my 74 year old dad at his first harvest. We tag team it - he’s in a legal state and I’m not. We FaceTime almost everyday and my mom says he loves it. We got him the lab jacket and tie dyed it for Father’s Day and she says he tries to wear it out.

Next grow, the third generation is getting involved. Growing cannabis is bringing our family closer together!

I’ve been struggling with time passing and getting older but I wasn’t prepared when I realized I was in the basement of the house I grew up in, drying cannabis with my dad. I think it’s really one of the more memorable moments in my life. If I could time travel back to 1996 and tell myself in 30 years Dad and I would be growing together… well the Butterfly Effect could get wild.

If you are able, spend some time with your dad this weekend … maybe even smoke a little with him 💜

In my first Weed Wellness test, I focused on identifying my personal terpene floors and ceilings…the lower and upper ranges that appeared to work for my body and my wellness goals.

During Test 2, I realized many of the strains within those original ranges leaned daytime…friendly, balanced, or better suited for an easy evening. I wanted to explore something heavier for nighttime, so I deliberately tested myrcene slightly above my original ceiling.

Myrcene is commonly associated with relaxation, sedation, muscle relaxation, and pain support. Cannabis affects everyone differently, but I chose to test a higher myrcene range because those were the effects I was looking for: more help unwinding, easing body aches, turning down my mind, and sleeping.

That round taught me something important: going above one of my original ceilings was not necessarily bad for me. Sometimes it simply changed the effect and gave the strain a different possible purpose.

For Test 3, I continued exploring beyond my original ranges. Several strains went above my earlier ceilings in more than one terpene, allowing me to observe how those changing profiles actually felt during everyday life.

I also retested a familiar strain, Hash Burger, using a batch with more myrcene than the batch from my original floor-and-ceiling test. Rather than assuming it would affect me the same way, I paid attention to whether the newer profile changed how it felt and where it fit into my day.

During this round, I was looking at several specific wellness roles:

• Calm and functional daytime support
• Transitioning and unwinding after work
• Body-ache relief
• Turning my mind down or completely shutting it off
• Nighttime sleep support

I also noticed that the amount I used could influence how functional, heavy, calming, or sleep-supportive a strain felt. I was not deliberately changing amounts as a controlled part of the test, but it became another piece of information worth paying attention to.

This test was really about learning whether different terpene profiles could serve different purposes throughout my day and whether moving above my original ceilings could sometimes expand my options instead of automatically placing a strain outside my Weed Wellness Fingerprint.

I’m sharing what I’m learning because when you are not able to grow your own, you are often working with whatever strains and batches are available at the dispensary. COAs help me decide what I want to try, but my actual experience is what tells me whether a strain works for my body and where it fits into my day. Over time, this process has helped me narrow down the profiles that seem to fit my wellness goals best, and it has also helped me shop more intentionally and spend less money on strains that are unlikely to work well for me.

The items I attached bring together information from all three Weed Wellness testing rounds I have completed so far.

Positive vibes to everyone exploring their own Weed Wellness Fingerprint!
Peace:)

My wife and her 3 friends are in love with the golden girls, one friend bought them all some mints. I am sure Betty White would approve.

My hobbies when I was young, included partying late into the night & waking up feeling horrible. I did it over and over and my health was not so good.

Now I use cannabis to help me control my stress and it has improved my health, but there is something else that cannabis does that helps my health even more.

Gardening cannabis in my backyard is the most peaceful, enjoyable hobby I have ever done.

It is good exercise, and I learned that what I feed them determines how healthy they are, and that made it crystal clear the food I eat determines how healthy I am.

It's funny, after all the schooling I have been through, the best teacher I've had is a plant!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a little video showcasing the final lineup from my latest run, all dried, cured, and ready to enjoy!

The Lineup (in video order):

1. Runtz (Barney’s Farm) – Pure frosty perfection with that icy trichome layer.

2. Gorilla Zkittlez (FastBuds) – Loving these deep purple tones and dark hues!

3. Gorilla Cookies (FastBuds) – Rock-solid

density and caked in resin, classic Gorilla genetics.

4. Glue Gelato Pheno #1 (Barney’s Farm) –
Massive head buds, super sticky.

5. Glue Gelato Pheno #2 (Barney’s Farm) –
Equally impressive, slight variation in structure but pure fire.

For me, the entire growing process—from watching the seedlings sprout, training them, to the meticulous trimming and curing—is pure wellness for the soul. There’s nothing more grounding and satisfying than tuning out the world, taking care of your plants, and getting rewarded with top-shelf quality homegrow.

I’ve always been a huge fan of heavy, hard-
Indica strains for those deep, relaxing evening sessions. Creating my own craft-level flowers, dry sift, and heavy evening "sandwich" mixes right at home has been the ultimate hobby.
How do you guys feel about the therapeutic/wellness side of growing your own medicine? Which strain from the lineup would you roll up first? 💨👇

Chill and laugh in your way when can…
Peace:)

This Punch Breath flower has been a go to for me lately! It tastes creamy and tangy but also has gas notes throughout. Bag appeal, nose, taste, and potency are on point 👌. This stuff hits like Mike Tyson in his prime 👊 🤣 definitely a night time smoke bc it's a HEAVY indica. Frosty af just like the Punch Breath I remember too! I wouldn't get the quality sleep I've been getting, without this strain! Definitely recommend this strain to anyone looking for a potent indica!

I give Punch Breath a score of 9.5/10. This one is a keeper in my books 💯

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That's my take on this strain, so my question to you is:

Have you had this strain before?

And if so,

What was your experience with it?

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Thank you for stopping by and checking out my post. I appreciate it, and hope you have an amazing rest of your day / night. Good vibes only party people ✌️☮️

>"Art is the supreme task and the truly metaphysical activity of this life."

>Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy (1872).

> "There is no such thing as art, only the artist."

> E. M. Forster, Two Cheers for Democracy (1938).

Appreciation of art is often first felt in the gut, an unconscious response: I like this, it appeals to me.

That immediate, visceral sensation is more than enough to enjoy art: but for those who become curious about why they feel it, that instinctive response can become an invitation to look more closely.

For visually oriented people, art can become an important part of their wellbeing and exploring it more deeply can enhance that effect.

The Small Crucifixion is on permanent display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. and I was fortunate enough to see it, in person, a few years ago.  

A photographic reproduction of a painting is not the painting; the Small Crucifixion is 1.5 feet wide and 2 feet tall, executed (pun most certainly intended) with smooth, fluid brushwork and colours enriched with glazes that produce a luminous, almost otherworldly sheen.

Although the work reproduces beautifully, as you can see above, its full impact, as with most great paintings, requires seeing it in person.

Anyway, this magnificent work is one of my all-time favourite paintings and here’s why:

My first impression:

This is difficult to look at.

I have previously seen hundreds of idealised crucifixions, both in painting and sculpture, that portray a lightly muscled Christ: beatific and noble and triumphant in death.

However, this tortured body is twisted in agony, with limbs writhing to the tips of the fingers and toes, rotting emaciated flesh, head encased in an oversized crown of thorns (not decorative whimsy but pure punishment), emerging from the plush darkness of the night sky. This is a tableau of wretched suffering - even the vertical beam of the cross sags despairingly.

The technique:

Grünewald presents the scene with bold chiaroscuro, with stark contrasts heightening the drama. From the crepuscular gloom, Christ’s pallid body emerges as the inescapable focal point, presented almost as if caught in a bright, merciless spotlight.

Unlike many contemporaneous artists who favoured warm harmonious palettes, Grünewald uses cold, subdued colours accented by stark highlights. The painting is executed in oil on panel, allowing Grünewald to build up multiple transparent layers (glazes). This technique creates subtle transitions between light and shadow and gives the flesh an almost luminous quality despite its deathly appearance.

The context:

At the time The Small Crucifixion was painted Italian Renaissance was celebrating idealised beauty, proportion and balance but in Germany there was schism in the Catholic church (with the impending splinter of Protestantism) which could have informed this rejection of traditional ‘worship’ imagery.

 I feel:

A quality of verisimilitude - an unveiled truth - runs through the image: this is a document of execution’s brutality, not a sanitised, shallow emblem of triumph over suffering. I stand as a spectator before a fixed, unyielding moment of torment, its power emanating relentlessly from this macabre artwork.

Art is important to many people and can become even more so when critically analysed. But how is that done? Here’s a few pointers, among the key questions to ask of a work.

1.      What are my first impressions?

2.      What technique was used, and why?

3.      What might it mean in context?

4.      How does it make me feel?

For anyone interested in enhancing their appreciation of art, I recommend The Story of Art by E.H Gombrich – a critically acclaimed whistle stop tour of the important milestones of artistic endeavour, from cave paintings onwards this book highlights all of the notable advances and movements.

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