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Joe
@itsjoe.bsky.social
Chicago Zone 6 Gardening, Cooking, Artist.
I design pop-up cards 👉 https://toadlypoppin.com
Had some leftover shredded chicken so today it’s tamales! 🍽️ #cooking
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The garlic is confused. Is it April already?! 🌱 #zone6
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Well that was a success. I wasn’t really sure how this cured dough thing would turn out, but damn it was good. Exactly what I was trying to achieve. Super thin and very crispy! Gonna make another batch of dough and play around with the curing time, go a little shorter. 🍽️ #pizza #cooking
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
In my never ending search for the perfect homemade pizza, I’m trying something a little bit different. Cured pizza dough. 🤔 The dough was fermented for 5 days in the fridge, then rolled out and left to dry or “cure” for 12+ hours. We’re going for ultra thin and cracker crispy. Results later 🍽️ #pizza
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Stranger things finale, on my birthday? You shouldn’t have! I hope it’s good 🤞 #strangerthings #netflix
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Well I thought we were having a “normal” winter for a change, but I guess I was wrong. It currently feels like May and it’s storming. Lightning and thunder, oh my! #zone6 #chicago #weather
December 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Always have to stop here at least once (sometimes twice) whenever I’m back home in Green Bay, Wi for the holidays. Mmm butter burger! 🍽️ #greenbay #food
December 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I don’t eat much sugar these days, and these have a ton of sugar in them. But it’s the holidays, right? 🍽️ #nobakes #christmas
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So is winter over already? 😆 The spring bulbs are going to be so confused. 🌱 #zone6 #weather
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The feverfew plant is unfazed by these frigid temps and snow. 🌱 #zone6
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They’re calling for another big snowstorm this weekend. Forecasting 12” but they also said that a couple weeks ago and we got 2”. Place your bets! #weather #chicago #snowstorm
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We’re halfway through Thanksgiving, who’s got the good stories? Drunk racist uncle? Frozen bird? Forgot to turn oven on? Let’s hear the stories! 🍽️ #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So apparently calendula are rather cold tolerant? We have been warmer than usual winters here but still had some snow and freezing temps. Yet these calendula are still growing and flowering. 🌱 #zone6 #flowers
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Prime rib was on sale. So tonight we fancy! Did a rosemary, thyme and garlic rub #cooking 🍽️
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you havent watched “The Beast In Me” yet, you should. If I see Claire Danes is in something, I have to watch it. This did not disappoint. youtu.be/8iNHGKcP0cM?...

#netflix #thebeastinme #bingeworthy
The Beast in Me | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Strong geomagnetic storms today and tommorow. High chance of northern lights. 👀

#weather #northernlights #auroraborealis
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We could be in for a doozy tonight. 😳 We haven’t gotten a real snowstorm in Chicago for years, or even much snow at all. Crazy to think the winter opener could be a big one.

#chicago #weather #snowstorm
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
So many peppers! First real freeze tomorrow so we’re doin the last garden harvest of the season today. 🌱 #zone6 #gardeningfeed
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
These two songs shouldn’t work together, but it’s a banger! youtu.be/CVv8Z4_hsAU?...

#music #deadonasunday #mashup
"...Baby Enjoy The Silence One More Time" (Britney Spears X Depeche Mode Cover/Mashup)
YouTube video by Dead On A Sunday
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yes it’s 3 weeks to December and I’m still picking tomatoes. Crazy times. 🌱 #zone6 #gardeningfeed
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It’s short sleeves this week and snow shovels by the weekend. Currently being forecasted that we’ll get 7” of snow sunday/monday 😆

#chicago #Weather
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When you go to urgent care cause you woke up with bad pain in your right side and the doctor isn’t sure which side the gallbladder is on, would it be rude to ask for a different doctor? Yikes!

#healthcare
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I tend to leave one or two carrots in the ground to seed out the next season. I moved a raised bed recently and this carrot trunk abomination was right in the way. 😳

#zone6 🌱 #gardeningfeed
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It’s a week to November and we are finally getting some cold nights. But here in the Chicago area I’m still seeing monarch butterflies. In my non butterfly professional opinion, that seems very late for them to still be around here. 🌱 #zone6 #gardeningfeed
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Decided to get out of our normal concrete jungle and traffic, and go to a forest preserve for our walk. My girl Jinx was overloaded with new smells and didn’t know where to sniff next. 😆

She also saw deer for the first time.

#bordoodle #dog #pets
October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM