Kathryn
@kathrynsjoys.bsky.social
Finding joy in the little things and making lots of jam ☀️🫙🍓
Immigrant 🇦🇺✈️🇺🇸🚗🇨🇦
she/her 😷 Covid-competent👩🏼🔬
Immigrant 🇦🇺✈️🇺🇸🚗🇨🇦
she/her 😷 Covid-competent👩🏼🔬
This looks amazing! Sadly the Lidl by my sister just closed 😭
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 AM
This looks amazing! Sadly the Lidl by my sister just closed 😭
How many people who reply “recipe?” do you think actually go on to make the requested recipe in the following year? I’d wager for the *vast* majority of posts where people comment “Recipe?” they never actually make the relevant dish…
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How many people who reply “recipe?” do you think actually go on to make the requested recipe in the following year? I’d wager for the *vast* majority of posts where people comment “Recipe?” they never actually make the relevant dish…
Agreed. I am also disabled and have an autoimmune disorder. Preserving is a lot of work and I’ve had to endlessly adapt preserving methods so I can still do it. I do it for the joy and the unparalleled flavour. None of those in my preserving group do it for subsistence. It’s not realistic & ableist
January 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Agreed. I am also disabled and have an autoimmune disorder. Preserving is a lot of work and I’ve had to endlessly adapt preserving methods so I can still do it. I do it for the joy and the unparalleled flavour. None of those in my preserving group do it for subsistence. It’s not realistic & ableist
I canned 50lb of local peaches, 50lb of tomatoes and turned about 60kg fruit/veg into preserves of different sorts last summer. This was a huge amount of work and would not sustain 2 of us for 7 months. I live in a 500sqft apartment. I cannot store any more food. It’s not workable
January 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I canned 50lb of local peaches, 50lb of tomatoes and turned about 60kg fruit/veg into preserves of different sorts last summer. This was a huge amount of work and would not sustain 2 of us for 7 months. I live in a 500sqft apartment. I cannot store any more food. It’s not workable
Also, you live in NZ. As an Australian immigrant in Canada, you do not realize the huge climate advantage you have. Local produce stretches maybe 5 months where I am. Today’s high is -11C and snow. Also buying bulk grains etc and fish is still a heavy reliance on the commodity food system.
January 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Also, you live in NZ. As an Australian immigrant in Canada, you do not realize the huge climate advantage you have. Local produce stretches maybe 5 months where I am. Today’s high is -11C and snow. Also buying bulk grains etc and fish is still a heavy reliance on the commodity food system.
I did not understand this as an Australian. We are SO privileged with the ability to grow food domestically. I was in NC, then DC and now ON, 🇨🇦. The seasons shorten SO much moving north. My sister is in London, 🇬🇧 and she’s typically 6 weeks ahead of us produce wise. We have 5 months production here.
January 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I did not understand this as an Australian. We are SO privileged with the ability to grow food domestically. I was in NC, then DC and now ON, 🇨🇦. The seasons shorten SO much moving north. My sister is in London, 🇬🇧 and she’s typically 6 weeks ahead of us produce wise. We have 5 months production here.
Especially somewhere like Canada… I see lots of folks in more amenable climates saying “but I/we do this!”. With all due respect, as an Australian immigrant in Canada, they have no idea what an advantage they have. You cannot make it work just anywhere. Are they aware of winter? No? Thought so.
January 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Especially somewhere like Canada… I see lots of folks in more amenable climates saying “but I/we do this!”. With all due respect, as an Australian immigrant in Canada, they have no idea what an advantage they have. You cannot make it work just anywhere. Are they aware of winter? No? Thought so.
This is wonderful but it’s not a solution for an entire city & it also requires that people have the time & physical ability to contribute to the garden. It’s an incredibly enriching experience for some but it’s not a one stop solution which is the point the OP is making (& it’s still supplemented)
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is wonderful but it’s not a solution for an entire city & it also requires that people have the time & physical ability to contribute to the garden. It’s an incredibly enriching experience for some but it’s not a one stop solution which is the point the OP is making (& it’s still supplemented)
As an avid preserver who lives in a 500 sqft apartment in Canada I agree. Local produce is highly seasonal & preserving is a LOT of work. It also requires resources to buy the food in bulk, the jars ($15-25CAD/doz), a pressure canner, space to store large numbers of jars and a huge amount of labor
January 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As an avid preserver who lives in a 500 sqft apartment in Canada I agree. Local produce is highly seasonal & preserving is a LOT of work. It also requires resources to buy the food in bulk, the jars ($15-25CAD/doz), a pressure canner, space to store large numbers of jars and a huge amount of labor
I quashed this delusion pretty rapidly when my partner got LC. It takes some time to unlearn but the people like you are mentioning are often determined that they are “different” and “not disabled”. The internalised ableism runs so deep. I appreciate you having these conversations 💙
January 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I quashed this delusion pretty rapidly when my partner got LC. It takes some time to unlearn but the people like you are mentioning are often determined that they are “different” and “not disabled”. The internalised ableism runs so deep. I appreciate you having these conversations 💙
100%. My doctor is currently looking for a new chronic pain competent psychologist for me. She is very wary of her patients just choosing just any mental health professional because of this and because if they don’t understand the challenges we face how can they properly help and not do harm?
January 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
100%. My doctor is currently looking for a new chronic pain competent psychologist for me. She is very wary of her patients just choosing just any mental health professional because of this and because if they don’t understand the challenges we face how can they properly help and not do harm?
Thank you for loving her so fiercely as she is. She is lucky to have you 🩵🏳️⚧️🩷
January 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Thank you for loving her so fiercely as she is. She is lucky to have you 🩵🏳️⚧️🩷
@threnody.bsky.social thank you for highlighting all this. I appreciate you 💛💜💛🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
January 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@threnody.bsky.social thank you for highlighting all this. I appreciate you 💛💜💛🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I’m so sorry people are lashing out and are unable to acknowledge your extremely valid pov and experience as a Jewish person. It does not bode well. We need to do better. We cannot tear each other apart like this. Look after yourself. You are appreciated and I value your perspective 🫂
January 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I’m so sorry people are lashing out and are unable to acknowledge your extremely valid pov and experience as a Jewish person. It does not bode well. We need to do better. We cannot tear each other apart like this. Look after yourself. You are appreciated and I value your perspective 🫂
There are less awful preps out there if the gallon of salty ick turns your stomach
January 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
There are less awful preps out there if the gallon of salty ick turns your stomach
For those who aren’t aware there are much less awful prep protocols out there! You might have to advocate hard to get your doctor to agree but you absolutely do NOT have to drink a gallon of cold, disgusting and nauseating artificial lemon flavoured salty ick! You deserve better! Advocate!
January 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
For those who aren’t aware there are much less awful prep protocols out there! You might have to advocate hard to get your doctor to agree but you absolutely do NOT have to drink a gallon of cold, disgusting and nauseating artificial lemon flavoured salty ick! You deserve better! Advocate!
I’m so sorry your brother didn’t get the care he deserved. We shouldn’t have to advocate so hard to be taken seriously as patients ❤️🩹
January 18, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I’m so sorry your brother didn’t get the care he deserved. We shouldn’t have to advocate so hard to be taken seriously as patients ❤️🩹
Oh that’s definitely not the worst bit 😂
January 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Oh that’s definitely not the worst bit 😂