Janet Harriett
@janetharriett.bsky.social
Creative generalist with a particular fondness for fiction and fiber arts. Caretaker-in-residence of a 115-year-old house and its ghosts, along with 3.5 cats. I like penguins A LOT.
Cannot un-taste that.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Cannot un-taste that.
Really says something that the GenAI prompt of (I assume) "Most 'Murrica" results in two different bison-based gryphons, a combination bullet/pocketknife/prescription bottle, and a well-executed trash panda.
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Really says something that the GenAI prompt of (I assume) "Most 'Murrica" results in two different bison-based gryphons, a combination bullet/pocketknife/prescription bottle, and a well-executed trash panda.
The number of times we have told the cats (really just the torbie) "pets are available...right here...just take ONE step closer" only to be met with the cat stare of "insufficient arm length sounds like a You problem. Now get over here with the skritchies."
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The number of times we have told the cats (really just the torbie) "pets are available...right here...just take ONE step closer" only to be met with the cat stare of "insufficient arm length sounds like a You problem. Now get over here with the skritchies."
To quote the cook: "until the squash starts to get kinda translucent and it mashes when I smush it with a spoon...couldn't say for sure in minutes, maybe 10?" That is for 1cm squash cubes. Lid on and off in turns to balance steaming with not being waterlogged.
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
To quote the cook: "until the squash starts to get kinda translucent and it mashes when I smush it with a spoon...couldn't say for sure in minutes, maybe 10?" That is for 1cm squash cubes. Lid on and off in turns to balance steaming with not being waterlogged.
Sometimes you need the adultier adult.
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes you need the adultier adult.
She is smart enough to let others do the bits that might need opposable thumbs!
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
She is smart enough to let others do the bits that might need opposable thumbs!
Can personally attest that all of these make excellent reheat-next-day lunches.
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Can personally attest that all of these make excellent reheat-next-day lunches.
From @cyrelia-j.bsky.social who does amazing things with winter squash:
1. saute/roast in olive oil with salt, curry powder and cumin
2. Squashage: brown bulk sausage in skillet, then add cubed squash to pan with sausage & drippings and cook until tender
3. Squash risotto with sage
1. saute/roast in olive oil with salt, curry powder and cumin
2. Squashage: brown bulk sausage in skillet, then add cubed squash to pan with sausage & drippings and cook until tender
3. Squash risotto with sage
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
From @cyrelia-j.bsky.social who does amazing things with winter squash:
1. saute/roast in olive oil with salt, curry powder and cumin
2. Squashage: brown bulk sausage in skillet, then add cubed squash to pan with sausage & drippings and cook until tender
3. Squash risotto with sage
1. saute/roast in olive oil with salt, curry powder and cumin
2. Squashage: brown bulk sausage in skillet, then add cubed squash to pan with sausage & drippings and cook until tender
3. Squash risotto with sage
We are the tools she is using.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We are the tools she is using.
Words that come to mind: away, nature, wildlife, unaltered (by humans).
I was going to attach a photo of temperate rainforest, but the fact that I would have had to crop out a mile marker for Highway 101 really undercut any claim of wilderness.
I was going to attach a photo of temperate rainforest, but the fact that I would have had to crop out a mile marker for Highway 101 really undercut any claim of wilderness.
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Words that come to mind: away, nature, wildlife, unaltered (by humans).
I was going to attach a photo of temperate rainforest, but the fact that I would have had to crop out a mile marker for Highway 101 really undercut any claim of wilderness.
I was going to attach a photo of temperate rainforest, but the fact that I would have had to crop out a mile marker for Highway 101 really undercut any claim of wilderness.
Messing with a Harvey is absolutely a way to Find Out.
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Messing with a Harvey is absolutely a way to Find Out.
Go, you! And your parents! And Squoof!
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Go, you! And your parents! And Squoof!
A week ago and forever ago. I haven't been this disconnected from linear time since The Foggy Times of 2020.
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
A week ago and forever ago. I haven't been this disconnected from linear time since The Foggy Times of 2020.
The big medical conglomerate I went to before I moved braceleted us for regular appointments with the GP.
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The big medical conglomerate I went to before I moved braceleted us for regular appointments with the GP.
The only problem I see is insufficient shelf space.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The only problem I see is insufficient shelf space.
Trying in every sense, and the most Southern sense of "bless his heart"
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Trying in every sense, and the most Southern sense of "bless his heart"