alysania
@alysania.bsky.social
Beekeeper, knitter, homebrewer, artist, etc.
Totally just found the justification for the 5 cheeses I bought from a local farm today.
"Higher intake of high-fat cheese and high-fat cream was associated with a lower risk of all-cause dementia."
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
Results of a 25-year prospective study of ~27,000 participants.
The purported benefit was not linked to APOE4 carriers or low-fat cheese intake
www.neurology.org/doi/full/10....
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Totally just found the justification for the 5 cheeses I bought from a local farm today.
I really need to finish printing cards today but the humidity in the house is SO low, I've been fighting the ink drying in the screen almost immediately. This is fun.
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I really need to finish printing cards today but the humidity in the house is SO low, I've been fighting the ink drying in the screen almost immediately. This is fun.
That day after yoga when you wake up and are all of a sudden very aware of exactly how every last abdominal muscle works and where they all are.
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
That day after yoga when you wake up and are all of a sudden very aware of exactly how every last abdominal muscle works and where they all are.
Trying to get back to regular yoga this winter - tried a new instructor today. If they don't recognize you, the teachers always check in, introduce themselves and ask if you have any injuries, etc. After class, she thanked me for coming & said I had a really pretty practice 😭
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trying to get back to regular yoga this winter - tried a new instructor today. If they don't recognize you, the teachers always check in, introduce themselves and ask if you have any injuries, etc. After class, she thanked me for coming & said I had a really pretty practice 😭
Had a market rescheduled from today to next week, so instead of getting shit done ahead of a long 3-market week next week, I'm absolutely procrastinating.
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Had a market rescheduled from today to next week, so instead of getting shit done ahead of a long 3-market week next week, I'm absolutely procrastinating.
I just watched a man pull into my neighborhood, drag a dead deer out of the woods, um use a saw on it, then drive off. What the ever loving fuck.
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I just watched a man pull into my neighborhood, drag a dead deer out of the woods, um use a saw on it, then drive off. What the ever loving fuck.
Uggh there's now AI SLOP garbage fabric designs on spoonflower.
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Uggh there's now AI SLOP garbage fabric designs on spoonflower.
PSA and I should've known better, but don't shop Michael's online.. half my order was substituted without me knowing (and I explicitly didn't accept substitutions on the order) with things that weren't even remotely the same. I'm so disgusted.
December 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
PSA and I should've known better, but don't shop Michael's online.. half my order was substituted without me knowing (and I explicitly didn't accept substitutions on the order) with things that weren't even remotely the same. I'm so disgusted.
Elbow injection scheduled. Already a little panicky over it.. doc found some things had gotten better and some worse today on the pre-procedure ultrasound, so that was .. fun?
I mean, something needs to be done about this, and it's definitely not going to get better with just rest and stretching.
I mean, something needs to be done about this, and it's definitely not going to get better with just rest and stretching.
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Elbow injection scheduled. Already a little panicky over it.. doc found some things had gotten better and some worse today on the pre-procedure ultrasound, so that was .. fun?
I mean, something needs to be done about this, and it's definitely not going to get better with just rest and stretching.
I mean, something needs to be done about this, and it's definitely not going to get better with just rest and stretching.
Had a couple of completely random conversations at the farmers market with shoppers who weren't necessarily customers, and it was great. You don't have to be a customer to drop by to say hello - we know who the regulars are.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Had a couple of completely random conversations at the farmers market with shoppers who weren't necessarily customers, and it was great. You don't have to be a customer to drop by to say hello - we know who the regulars are.
I had quite a few people ask about large orders (9, 15, 20+ jars) and gosh I just don't have it. I've never really done bulk sales because my priority is farmers markets, but this year I honestly don't even have the stock on hand for that kind of thing.
(I'm honored but also, oof.)
(I'm honored but also, oof.)
December 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I had quite a few people ask about large orders (9, 15, 20+ jars) and gosh I just don't have it. I've never really done bulk sales because my priority is farmers markets, but this year I honestly don't even have the stock on hand for that kind of thing.
(I'm honored but also, oof.)
(I'm honored but also, oof.)
Got into bed and a delivery driver just left a package on the porch at 11:39pm. That poor driver ffs. The truck left the depot at 6:30 this morning.
December 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Got into bed and a delivery driver just left a package on the porch at 11:39pm. That poor driver ffs. The truck left the depot at 6:30 this morning.
I still have to design my annual holiday card and I am _struggling_ to get it done this year.
I still want to do it, I'm just .. pfft!
I still want to do it, I'm just .. pfft!
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I still have to design my annual holiday card and I am _struggling_ to get it done this year.
I still want to do it, I'm just .. pfft!
I still want to do it, I'm just .. pfft!
Yepp. Deleted my account when they announced the switch, and also I found out (after using a better app) they they were teaching me incorrect things. Not just slightly different nuance, but dead incorrect.
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Yepp. Deleted my account when they announced the switch, and also I found out (after using a better app) they they were teaching me incorrect things. Not just slightly different nuance, but dead incorrect.
Reposted by alysania
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
An SUV just rolled by my house with "NO TO ICE" written big in chalk marker on the side windows.
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
An SUV just rolled by my house with "NO TO ICE" written big in chalk marker on the side windows.
My expectations for customer service are generally so low, that when I do have a really fantastic interaction (email and phone call follow up about a missing item), I go out of my way to be extra kind and thankful. CS is a shitty job, and to be on top of things like this? Super impressive.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My expectations for customer service are generally so low, that when I do have a really fantastic interaction (email and phone call follow up about a missing item), I go out of my way to be extra kind and thankful. CS is a shitty job, and to be on top of things like this? Super impressive.
Went back and did some numbers and I have nearly doubled my overall market sales average since 2021. I knew I'd been doing well this year, but didn't realize it was _that_ well.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Went back and did some numbers and I have nearly doubled my overall market sales average since 2021. I knew I'd been doing well this year, but didn't realize it was _that_ well.
A whole bunch of customers have posted their meals on Instagram, tagging all the farmers and producers, and .. my heart. 💛💛💛
This community has really showed up and I'm so overwhelmed in the best of ways.
This community has really showed up and I'm so overwhelmed in the best of ways.
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A whole bunch of customers have posted their meals on Instagram, tagging all the farmers and producers, and .. my heart. 💛💛💛
This community has really showed up and I'm so overwhelmed in the best of ways.
This community has really showed up and I'm so overwhelmed in the best of ways.
Round one of Alice's Restaurant in the bag. Made sourdough discard crumpets and bacon for breakfast which were delicious.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Round one of Alice's Restaurant in the bag. Made sourdough discard crumpets and bacon for breakfast which were delicious.
Appointment with doc and trainer today - feeling better about the plan going forward. Trainer, completely unprompted, even brought up something that had been rattling around my brain as a worry. So, still nervous, but these fine people have really got my back (or elbow even).
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Appointment with doc and trainer today - feeling better about the plan going forward. Trainer, completely unprompted, even brought up something that had been rattling around my brain as a worry. So, still nervous, but these fine people have really got my back (or elbow even).
Pajamas and cozy socks activated. Fun things planned for tomorrow, taking a full day off of doing anything work or "need to" related and I'm super excited for it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Pajamas and cozy socks activated. Fun things planned for tomorrow, taking a full day off of doing anything work or "need to" related and I'm super excited for it.
Rained all market yet I beat last year's sales by 25%, and last year the weather was pretty nice. Bananas. I feel like I'm really hitting my stride here, and gosh I adore my regulars. Those wonderful people show up in every manner of weather and it's always so nice to see them.
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Rained all market yet I beat last year's sales by 25%, and last year the weather was pretty nice. Bananas. I feel like I'm really hitting my stride here, and gosh I adore my regulars. Those wonderful people show up in every manner of weather and it's always so nice to see them.
Decided to spend Thanksgiving at home as a day off from everything and engage in arts/crafts projects in my pajamas. There's also a viewing of Thankskilling on the schedule.
I'm really rather silly excited for it.
I'm really rather silly excited for it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Decided to spend Thanksgiving at home as a day off from everything and engage in arts/crafts projects in my pajamas. There's also a viewing of Thankskilling on the schedule.
I'm really rather silly excited for it.
I'm really rather silly excited for it.
Did the beekeeping. Took a moment to soak in the fading sunshine at the end of the day and the end of the season.
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Did the beekeeping. Took a moment to soak in the fading sunshine at the end of the day and the end of the season.