Friday Flotsam

Frrrrrrrrrrrriday before Thanksgiviiiiiiiing! (<–I get excited about things.)

Okay. I was doing Connections yesterday and I’m sorry but TOOTH PULP?

What the hell is tooth pulp and why do those words ever need to be back to back? Ewwwww and I just looked it up and it’s the part that holds all the nerves, blood vessels and connective tissue and it’s jelly-likeeeeewwwwwwww. Sorry to destroy your Friday morning.

Thing is the thing though, I feel like when I hear of something horrific like this I have the responsibility to take you all down with me.

Tooth pulp. Just let those words simmer in your psyche today.

While we’re on on the subject, have any of you ever heard of miswak sticks? Yes that is a real word and a real thing and you are going to flip when I paste what google says about it. Also obviously I’m asking for some for Christmas.

Look:

A miswak stick is a chewing twig from the Salvadora persica tree, used for oral hygiene to naturally clean teeth, remove plaque, and freshen breath. It works as a manual toothbrush by being frayed at one end to form a brush, and contains natural compounds like silica, tannins, and essential oils that provide mechanical and chemical cleaning, often without the need for toothpaste. 

Of course that’s what AI says (which is the devil) but I’m also completely intrigued. I saw this video of a girl talking about how the miswak whitens teeth and while I’m mostly a stick of cynicism when it comes to this kind of stuff, I’m also like sign me up.

Have you every tried it? Is it gross? Does it work? Have we all been swindled? (adding to Christmas list.)

Okay, where are you with Thanksgiving planning? What does this weekend look like for you? We’re hosting 10 people total, so I’ve been going down my long prep list and getting little things done here and there all week. Of course things I’ll have to redo on Tuesday because 4 people and an old dog live here. Ha! Oh.

But! Feeling productive and good and well and ready. I’m shopping for food today, starting the stock this weekend, nailing down the candle/landscape situation, before all the real stuff starts on Monday. To me the anticipation and the prep is one of the best parts. Pair it with the steady rain we’re getting and the rich layered hues of mustards and rusts and deep purples hanging in the trees and covering the streets and yards and the fog looming in the air, it’s just absolutely perfect. Doesn’t get any better. But I could romanticize toenail clipping, so ignore me.

Weekend plans?

We have a couple of soccer games, a sleepover, a walk, some T-giving prep, finishing a book and just hanging. AND we’ll be watching By the Light of the Silvery Moon which is a life-long family staple (I’ve watched my entire life), so that is priority.

I did post a Creamy Kale Soup earlier this week that you should definitely check out! It’s delicious and criminally easy. Here’s that video.

Okay, tooth pulp and miswak sticks – WHAT PLANET ARE WE EVEN ON.

Also what’s for dinner tonight?