Amanda French 💙
@amandafrench.net
PhD in English Lit. Villanelle = poetic form, not serial killer. Currently @researchorgs.bsky.social at @crossref.bsky.social. Formerly COVID Tracking Project and THATCamp. Views my own. Folk, Americana, roots, oldtime, bluegrass. https://amandafrench.net
Got my first print copy of @theonion.com and one of my favorite bits is lower-case @jstor.bsky.social as a fake band name
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Got my first print copy of @theonion.com and one of my favorite bits is lower-case @jstor.bsky.social as a fake band name
You’re doing amazing, sweetie
May 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You’re doing amazing, sweetie
Nice water tower venue for @tressiemcphd.bsky.social passionately defending libraries as third spaces at Biscuits and Banjos in Durham. #biscuitsandbanjos
April 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Nice water tower venue for @tressiemcphd.bsky.social passionately defending libraries as third spaces at Biscuits and Banjos in Durham. #biscuitsandbanjos
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money
April 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money
Movies you’ve watched more than 6 times, GIFs only
February 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Movies you’ve watched more than 6 times, GIFs only
without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
What is going on in America
February 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What is going on in America
The spice cookies came out fantastic. Nice and spicy. I used butter (of course) and also went rogue and did half dark Karo and half molasses. This recipe is pretty similar to the Mark Bittman molasses spice cookie recipe I was going to use before I came across this one.
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
The spice cookies came out fantastic. Nice and spicy. I used butter (of course) and also went rogue and did half dark Karo and half molasses. This recipe is pretty similar to the Mark Bittman molasses spice cookie recipe I was going to use before I came across this one.
I’ve wound up keeping about 1/3 of Mama’s recipes from the rusted metal index card box: mainly things I remember eating and interesting Things like these two. Am now going to make these spice cookies because I was going to make some today anyway. (The “or butter” is my own addition from today.)
December 27, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I’ve wound up keeping about 1/3 of Mama’s recipes from the rusted metal index card box: mainly things I remember eating and interesting Things like these two. Am now going to make these spice cookies because I was going to make some today anyway. (The “or butter” is my own addition from today.)
More evidence of Mama collecting recipes at work. This hamburger roll (??) recipe must be from the late 70s when she was working in social services
December 27, 2024 at 5:05 PM
More evidence of Mama collecting recipes at work. This hamburger roll (??) recipe must be from the late 70s when she was working in social services
Here I was intending to be ruthless about clearing out my mother’s mess of a recipe box, just as I did with so many of her things after she died, but then I come across things like this 1989 purple-inked printout of an electronic message from Mama’s work terminal with a recipe for Broccoli Salad.
December 27, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Here I was intending to be ruthless about clearing out my mother’s mess of a recipe box, just as I did with so many of her things after she died, but then I come across things like this 1989 purple-inked printout of an electronic message from Mama’s work terminal with a recipe for Broccoli Salad.
Grateful for my every-Sunday bluegrass jam at Bond Brothers Eastside — great musicians and great friends
December 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Grateful for my every-Sunday bluegrass jam at Bond Brothers Eastside — great musicians and great friends
This thing is a beast and had been overgrown for a long time. I pruned it some earlier in the year, too. About 3/4 of this large brush pile is from this dang arbor.
December 21, 2024 at 8:40 PM
This thing is a beast and had been overgrown for a long time. I pruned it some earlier in the year, too. About 3/4 of this large brush pile is from this dang arbor.
I pruned my muscadine grape arbor today. Not really correctly, mind you, since it’s too early in the winter and also I can’t figure out how to safely prune the top even with a ladder. But maybe this will keep it somewhat in check next year. I also restaked it so it won’t fall over, I hope.
December 21, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I pruned my muscadine grape arbor today. Not really correctly, mind you, since it’s too early in the winter and also I can’t figure out how to safely prune the top even with a ladder. But maybe this will keep it somewhat in check next year. I also restaked it so it won’t fall over, I hope.
Every year Hank Smith does a live version of Alice’s Restaurant and it’s one of my favorite things ever. When I first heard it was stunned: we listened to that song every Thanksgiving when I was growing up and I ever ever expected to hear it live.
This year the 1969 movie was on silently too.
This year the 1969 movie was on silently too.
November 27, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Every year Hank Smith does a live version of Alice’s Restaurant and it’s one of my favorite things ever. When I first heard it was stunned: we listened to that song every Thanksgiving when I was growing up and I ever ever expected to hear it live.
This year the 1969 movie was on silently too.
This year the 1969 movie was on silently too.
Darcy says hi and would like a treat
November 6, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Darcy says hi and would like a treat
Either this is my neighbor’s clever recycling trick for marking where they’ve planted things in their garden or it’s an avant-garde Halloween display depicting hungry corpses beginning to emerge from their graves
October 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Either this is my neighbor’s clever recycling trick for marking where they’ve planted things in their garden or it’s an avant-garde Halloween display depicting hungry corpses beginning to emerge from their graves
Half a head of cabbage, a habanero pepper, and a small red onion sautéed in butter. YUM.
October 23, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Half a head of cabbage, a habanero pepper, and a small red onion sautéed in butter. YUM.
Perfectly comfortable with her life choices
October 16, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Perfectly comfortable with her life choices
Most people would probably post Exile in Guyville but I came to Liz Phair late so to me this is the perfect one
October 15, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Most people would probably post Exile in Guyville but I came to Liz Phair late so to me this is the perfect one
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but some subset of cats love hammocks. Whenever I hang out in my hammock Willa always comes and joins me. Perfect fall day for hammock hanging.
October 13, 2024 at 4:01 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but some subset of cats love hammocks. Whenever I hang out in my hammock Willa always comes and joins me. Perfect fall day for hammock hanging.
Second crop of peppers from my container plants. Think I’ll get a few more before the year is out.
October 6, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Second crop of peppers from my container plants. Think I’ll get a few more before the year is out.
Black Dog and Pink Azaleas, Oct 1, 2024. For Black Dog Day. Darcy agreed to sit briefly for this photo even though she was VERY much enjoying her walk. cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social
October 1, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Black Dog and Pink Azaleas, Oct 1, 2024. For Black Dog Day. Darcy agreed to sit briefly for this photo even though she was VERY much enjoying her walk. cc @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Watching Big Cats 24/7 on PBS with one of my small cats
September 19, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Watching Big Cats 24/7 on PBS with one of my small cats
A Thousand Acres
The Nine Tailors
The Two-Income Trap
The Nine Tailors
The Two-Income Trap
September 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
A Thousand Acres
The Nine Tailors
The Two-Income Trap
The Nine Tailors
The Two-Income Trap