Grant
@grants.bsky.social
I write the mundane, the interesting and everything in between at https://pickledokra.net
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This race could come down to your vote! As of yesterday, we were just 91 votes ahead. Additional votes will be counted today.
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This race could come down to your vote! As of yesterday, we were just 91 votes ahead. Additional votes will be counted today.
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Do your part and check on your ballot with King County ASAP: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Located in Volunteer Park is the Seattle Asian Art Museum—a true jewel and worth a visit.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
Located in Volunteer Park is the Seattle Asian Art Museum—a true jewel and worth a visit. The museum itself is set in an Art Moderne building at the front of the park, near the water tower. The museum itself is pretty small but it’s full of really beautiful things and has sweeping windows in the […]
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November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Located in Volunteer Park is the Seattle Asian Art Museum—a true jewel and worth a visit.
Sometimes you just write for like 3 hours straight ya know?
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Sometimes you just write for like 3 hours straight ya know?
I was reviewing some stuff on my website and kept noticing how TRASH my photos looked—super pixelated and small. I compress the ever living hell out of my pics to save on storage, but they still look quite good. Turns out my host enabled screen size scaling to speed up load time. Nope, *clicks off.*
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I was reviewing some stuff on my website and kept noticing how TRASH my photos looked—super pixelated and small. I compress the ever living hell out of my pics to save on storage, but they still look quite good. Turns out my host enabled screen size scaling to speed up load time. Nope, *clicks off.*
We took a stroll around the Volunteer Park Conservatory for some good ol' fashioned Edwardian fun. lol.
Volunteer Park Conservatory
We took a stroll around the Volunteer Park Conservatory for some good ol’ fashioned Edwardian fun. lol. If you’ve never been, it’s a beautiful hothouse that is filled with tropical plants and 1900s technology. I was particularly taken by these orchids, they were gorgeous and I’ve never seen any that look like this. My grandma […]
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We took a stroll around the Volunteer Park Conservatory for some good ol' fashioned Edwardian fun. lol.
Y’all… it’s only Monday.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Y’all… it’s only Monday.
In the autumn/winter months we often make a hearty collard greens soup to warm us—we don't really have a defined recipe, but I share the technique on the blog.
Freeform Recipe: Collards, Bean and Sausage Soup
In the autumn/winter months we often make a hearty collard greens soup to warm us—we don’t really have a defined recipe but it’s more or less something like this: Collards, Bean and Sausage SoupBy Mr. and Mr. PickledOkraServes 2 to 3 4-5 leaves of collard greens, torn and salted1 yellow onion, chopped4 cloves garlic, minced1/2lb […]
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November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In the autumn/winter months we often make a hearty collard greens soup to warm us—we don't really have a defined recipe, but I share the technique on the blog.
It does make me sad, of course, when my grandma says things like it's her last time visiting the US, etc. She is 91 after all—but at the same time, we're having the MOST fabulous time ever. Moments I'll cherish forever.
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It does make me sad, of course, when my grandma says things like it's her last time visiting the US, etc. She is 91 after all—but at the same time, we're having the MOST fabulous time ever. Moments I'll cherish forever.
Red light district vibes 🤭
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Red light district vibes 🤭
Another Sunday, another Sunday dinner—the legend continues.
The First November Sunday Dinner
Another Sunday, another Sunday dinner—the legend continues. This past Sunday we decided to make a turkey roulade, along with green beans, mashed potatoes and plenty of wine. Testing for Thanksgiving? I whipped up a quick gravy to go with dinner—it felt a bit flat so I added lemon juice and smoked paprika which helped liven […]
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November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Another Sunday, another Sunday dinner—the legend continues.
My grandma, visiting from Japan mentioned her fondness for corned beef (that is difficult to get there) so, we made it for dinner.
A Corned Beef Dinner
My grandma, visiting from Japan mentioned her fondness for corned beef (that is difficult to get there) so, we made it for dinner! We of course make a corned beef (or corned pork!) every year for Saint Patricks Day—for some reason though I did not write about it on here this year. So, here we […]
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November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My grandma, visiting from Japan mentioned her fondness for corned beef (that is difficult to get there) so, we made it for dinner.
Apparently my grandma had never been to a museum, so we changed that by taking her to the Seattle Art Museum!
Seattle Art Museum
Apparently my grandma had never been to a museum, so we changed that! First, though, we needed some breakfast so we hopped over to Portage Bay Cafe. For some reason it was insanely busy the day we went—the server literally mentioned it was busier than Mother’s Day. So odd. It definitely was too because we […]
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November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Apparently my grandma had never been to a museum, so we changed that by taking her to the Seattle Art Museum!
I scream, you scream—we all scream for coffee.
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I scream, you scream—we all scream for coffee.
To the shock of no one, I went to Pike Place Market again. Teehee.
A Trip to the Market DownUnder
After my trip to Analog Coffee I sort of wandered around the neighborhood before deciding I’d trek to the market. I was needing a few things for the halloween soiree so I popped to the market DownUnder, which is the lower labyrinth of Pike Place Market. The lower levels of the market were actually constructed […]
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November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
To the shock of no one, I went to Pike Place Market again. Teehee.
Nightly ablutions include: teeth brushing, vitamins, face washing, personal journal, logging my daily mood.
Usually one or two of these get thrown in: Reading, muzak time, writing, writing for the blog, watching weird metaphysical ASOIAF theories online. 😂 Ugh I'm exhausted just writing this.
Usually one or two of these get thrown in: Reading, muzak time, writing, writing for the blog, watching weird metaphysical ASOIAF theories online. 😂 Ugh I'm exhausted just writing this.
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Nightly ablutions include: teeth brushing, vitamins, face washing, personal journal, logging my daily mood.
Usually one or two of these get thrown in: Reading, muzak time, writing, writing for the blog, watching weird metaphysical ASOIAF theories online. 😂 Ugh I'm exhausted just writing this.
Usually one or two of these get thrown in: Reading, muzak time, writing, writing for the blog, watching weird metaphysical ASOIAF theories online. 😂 Ugh I'm exhausted just writing this.
This is a deep cut, but I present: The Lush Lagoon II, based on the original by former First Lady of New York—Sandra Lee. Congrats on your victory, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
1.5oz gin
0.75oz midori
0.75oz lime juice
2 slices of jalapeño
Dash of orange bitters
Lime wheel garnish
Shake and strain
1.5oz gin
0.75oz midori
0.75oz lime juice
2 slices of jalapeño
Dash of orange bitters
Lime wheel garnish
Shake and strain
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is a deep cut, but I present: The Lush Lagoon II, based on the original by former First Lady of New York—Sandra Lee. Congrats on your victory, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
1.5oz gin
0.75oz midori
0.75oz lime juice
2 slices of jalapeño
Dash of orange bitters
Lime wheel garnish
Shake and strain
1.5oz gin
0.75oz midori
0.75oz lime juice
2 slices of jalapeño
Dash of orange bitters
Lime wheel garnish
Shake and strain
Happy election night, Seattle! You have until 8pm to get those ballots in.
I'll be following along with @liamsteckler.com's dashboard—also see: links to ballot drop boxes, KC election and stories + photos from elections past within.
Happy voting!
I'll be following along with @liamsteckler.com's dashboard—also see: links to ballot drop boxes, KC election and stories + photos from elections past within.
Happy voting!
Election 2025
Happy election night, everyone! I hope you’ve voted, and if not—you have until 8pm hits! Local elections are super important, as important as federal elections because they directly impact you and your local community. We submitted our ballots to the ballot drop box and await the count to begin! Seattle is voting on a bevy […]
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November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Happy election night, Seattle! You have until 8pm to get those ballots in.
I'll be following along with @liamsteckler.com's dashboard—also see: links to ballot drop boxes, KC election and stories + photos from elections past within.
Happy voting!
I'll be following along with @liamsteckler.com's dashboard—also see: links to ballot drop boxes, KC election and stories + photos from elections past within.
Happy voting!
Where I write about heading to Analog Coffee and b-side foods!
A Trip to b-side foods And More
The other Friday I decided I was needing to get out of the house so I went to a new-to-me place, b-side foods and Analog Coffee. I ordered the egg sandwich with ham added and an iced americano with oat milk. The weather was really quite rainy this day and when I got there thankfully […]
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November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Where I write about heading to Analog Coffee and b-side foods!
y'all... tonight's workout kicked my ass. lol.
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
y'all... tonight's workout kicked my ass. lol.
Seattle, don’t forget to vote by 8pm tomorrow, 11/4/2025! 🗳️
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Seattle, don’t forget to vote by 8pm tomorrow, 11/4/2025! 🗳️
After years of being closed, Capitol Hill Seattle's Tango has been resurrected as Bar Tango, including its famous El Diablo dessert!
The Resurrection of Tango, A Review of Bar Tango
After years of being closed, Capitol Hill Seattle’s Tango has been resurrected as Bar Tango, including its famous El Diablo dessert! Kevin and I had been to the original Tango a handful of times—it’s near us, was near my old workplace and was a cute place for new lovebirds, at the time, we’re now old […]
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November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
After years of being closed, Capitol Hill Seattle's Tango has been resurrected as Bar Tango, including its famous El Diablo dessert!
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A movie you've seen more than 7 times with a GIF