Just Amy
@amymlevy.bsky.social
Kentucky 🔵 Happily married 💕retired fed 🔬📝 sewist 🪡 gardener 👩🏼🌾 dog interpreter 🐶 liberal thinker 🗽 GenX cliche! 🕷️☕️🌈😷🕎
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Percy says he will always protect me from the very dangerous squirrel invasion in our backyard.
What you also see in the photo: some very muddy paw prints on my pillow and sheet where he shifted things for the best view. Good thing I am changing my sheets today.
What you also see in the photo: some very muddy paw prints on my pillow and sheet where he shifted things for the best view. Good thing I am changing my sheets today.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Percy says he will always protect me from the very dangerous squirrel invasion in our backyard.
What you also see in the photo: some very muddy paw prints on my pillow and sheet where he shifted things for the best view. Good thing I am changing my sheets today.
What you also see in the photo: some very muddy paw prints on my pillow and sheet where he shifted things for the best view. Good thing I am changing my sheets today.
A few more #northernlights in #kentucky photos taken at 10:30pm
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A few more #northernlights in #kentucky photos taken at 10:30pm
Ok, this is really cool.
The clouds in the first photo cleared up and now I can see the Northern Lights all the way down here in central Kentucky.
The clouds in the first photo cleared up and now I can see the Northern Lights all the way down here in central Kentucky.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Ok, this is really cool.
The clouds in the first photo cleared up and now I can see the Northern Lights all the way down here in central Kentucky.
The clouds in the first photo cleared up and now I can see the Northern Lights all the way down here in central Kentucky.
Yeah, there might be a reason why it looks and feels like snowy-time out there. I'm not heading outside any time soon.
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Yeah, there might be a reason why it looks and feels like snowy-time out there. I'm not heading outside any time soon.
post you from a different era
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
post you from a different era
First test batch of jerky (24hr marinade) is getting there!
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
First test batch of jerky (24hr marinade) is getting there!
I swapped the tray order at 3 hrs. And the potatoes are done at 6 hrs. I gotta say, this Nesco brand 5-tray dehydrator was pretty quiet and worked as expected. The big test will be the beef jerky (tomorrow maybe??)
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I swapped the tray order at 3 hrs. And the potatoes are done at 6 hrs. I gotta say, this Nesco brand 5-tray dehydrator was pretty quiet and worked as expected. The big test will be the beef jerky (tomorrow maybe??)
The trays are put on the dehydrator base, covered. Temperature is set to 140F and time is set to 6 hrs.
Now we wait.
Now we wait.
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The trays are put on the dehydrator base, covered. Temperature is set to 140F and time is set to 6 hrs.
Now we wait.
Now we wait.
The potato slices are parboiled in lightly salted boiling water. Using a spider, slices are removed and placed on the dehydrator trays. Careful!! They’re hot!
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The potato slices are parboiled in lightly salted boiling water. Using a spider, slices are removed and placed on the dehydrator trays. Careful!! They’re hot!
Potato prep process. I scrubbed 6 medium potatoes, then sliced into 3mm slices using food processor.
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Potato prep process. I scrubbed 6 medium potatoes, then sliced into 3mm slices using food processor.
I really want to find a pattern for this item (or similar) so I can turn it into a pin cushion that sits on sewing machine. While this item is crocheted, I think that one made of felt would be a better fit for my intended use.
Of course, I might be able to thrift some toy-bits to use instead.
Of course, I might be able to thrift some toy-bits to use instead.
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I really want to find a pattern for this item (or similar) so I can turn it into a pin cushion that sits on sewing machine. While this item is crocheted, I think that one made of felt would be a better fit for my intended use.
Of course, I might be able to thrift some toy-bits to use instead.
Of course, I might be able to thrift some toy-bits to use instead.
Ok, what else do these need?
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ok, what else do these need?
They still need to get color, but progress is being made.
October 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They still need to get color, but progress is being made.
Dinner tonight was a tasty pork chop with port reduction sauce and roasted delicata squash.
Sometimes the simplest meals are the most satisfying. If you have the chance to get some of this vegetable (in season right now) get some!
(not my photo, but illustrative)
Sometimes the simplest meals are the most satisfying. If you have the chance to get some of this vegetable (in season right now) get some!
(not my photo, but illustrative)
October 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Dinner tonight was a tasty pork chop with port reduction sauce and roasted delicata squash.
Sometimes the simplest meals are the most satisfying. If you have the chance to get some of this vegetable (in season right now) get some!
(not my photo, but illustrative)
Sometimes the simplest meals are the most satisfying. If you have the chance to get some of this vegetable (in season right now) get some!
(not my photo, but illustrative)
Percy says this chilly, rainy Tuesday is a good day for a pillow fort (with a new octopus toy). #dog #dogsofbluesky
October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Percy says this chilly, rainy Tuesday is a good day for a pillow fort (with a new octopus toy). #dog #dogsofbluesky
All the relish jars popped, so we’re good! This stuff tastes so good, it’s not gonna last long on the shelf.
October 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
All the relish jars popped, so we’re good! This stuff tastes so good, it’s not gonna last long on the shelf.
Looks like the sausage was a success. These are ready to use for breakfast burritos, pasta bakes, or whatever. Shelf stable up to 2 years with proper storage.
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Looks like the sausage was a success. These are ready to use for breakfast burritos, pasta bakes, or whatever. Shelf stable up to 2 years with proper storage.
We were planning on baking zucchini bread with chocolate chips today and, on a silly whim, we picked up some Halloween-themed cakelet pans at Aldi this morning. I think these came out absolutely adorable!
#Halloween #baking
#Halloween #baking
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We were planning on baking zucchini bread with chocolate chips today and, on a silly whim, we picked up some Halloween-themed cakelet pans at Aldi this morning. I think these came out absolutely adorable!
#Halloween #baking
#Halloween #baking
Out of curiosity (now retired, but I went through the last shutdown as a Fed), I went to OPM hoping to find a list of agency guidelines (first image). I clicked the link for Agency Contingency Plans and was hit with a bright red marquee scroll and a 404 error (second image).
Unreal.
Unreal.
![The goal was to find Agency Contingency Plans at OMB, but this is what I found instead:
Top red line: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN: DEMOCRATS IN THEIR OWN WORDS (scrolling marquee)
Next black line: Democrat Shutdown is Imminent [with countdown timer]
Next blue banner: The WHITE HOUSE
White center: 404 / Page Not Found](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5rpxmwngte6vvqkkyrvmkmcn/bafkreiegzsgx3tgtnx26udnmu3mvjqg5pqddfdqibtykatc2vhgu2rg32u@jpeg)
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Out of curiosity (now retired, but I went through the last shutdown as a Fed), I went to OPM hoping to find a list of agency guidelines (first image). I clicked the link for Agency Contingency Plans and was hit with a bright red marquee scroll and a 404 error (second image).
Unreal.
Unreal.
What the heck? Not shown, delivery expected at my home on 10/02/2025, after hanging out in NY for a few days.
The starting place (Florence, KY) is only 130 miles from the final destination of my package (near Elizabethtown, KY). What adventures my package must be having!
The starting place (Florence, KY) is only 130 miles from the final destination of my package (near Elizabethtown, KY). What adventures my package must be having!
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What the heck? Not shown, delivery expected at my home on 10/02/2025, after hanging out in NY for a few days.
The starting place (Florence, KY) is only 130 miles from the final destination of my package (near Elizabethtown, KY). What adventures my package must be having!
The starting place (Florence, KY) is only 130 miles from the final destination of my package (near Elizabethtown, KY). What adventures my package must be having!
Yo, local people! Crone Rangers are a fun local band that is near and dear to my heart (Matt is in it).
September 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yo, local people! Crone Rangers are a fun local band that is near and dear to my heart (Matt is in it).