Limonene
@limonene.bsky.social
Knitter, spinner, baseball enthusiast.
USDA Zone 7a
Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
USDA Zone 7a
Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
Growing potatoes in bags may not be the most efficient method (5 bags yielded ~14.5 pounds of potatoes and several acorns), but harvesting them sure is a lot of fun.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Growing potatoes in bags may not be the most efficient method (5 bags yielded ~14.5 pounds of potatoes and several acorns), but harvesting them sure is a lot of fun.
It’s time for the annual Bull City Foodraiser, to provide a bag of groceries to each of over 5000 schoolchildren to help keep them fed over winter break. There are really generous per-donor matches pledged this year, so a $5 donation made by 11/14 at 11:59 pm PST will turn into over $100 of food!
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
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It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It’s time for the annual Bull City Foodraiser, to provide a bag of groceries to each of over 5000 schoolchildren to help keep them fed over winter break. There are really generous per-donor matches pledged this year, so a $5 donation made by 11/14 at 11:59 pm PST will turn into over $100 of food!
I’m going to be so sad to pull my butterbeans on Monday. A 6-foot row yielded about a pound of dried beans over the season, and they are still flowering like gangbusters. I just don’t think I can keep them going through a multi-night freeze. 🌱
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I’m going to be so sad to pull my butterbeans on Monday. A 6-foot row yielded about a pound of dried beans over the season, and they are still flowering like gangbusters. I just don’t think I can keep them going through a multi-night freeze. 🌱
In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have lost my temper and ripped out all the carrots in one of the garden beds, but I was working by flashlight ahead of a freeze and had run out of tarps.
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have lost my temper and ripped out all the carrots in one of the garden beds, but I was working by flashlight ahead of a freeze and had run out of tarps.
I am so grateful to Past Me for putting those frozen chicken thighs in a secondary container when I put them in the fridge to thaw. That would have been a lengthy and unpleasant cleanup.
November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I am so grateful to Past Me for putting those frozen chicken thighs in a secondary container when I put them in the fridge to thaw. That would have been a lengthy and unpleasant cleanup.
I will be sad when tomato season truly ends because I don’t think the Parisian gnocchi will be the same with frozen tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes and a few other plants are still hanging in there, but I think we are going to get a freeze soon.
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I will be sad when tomato season truly ends because I don’t think the Parisian gnocchi will be the same with frozen tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes and a few other plants are still hanging in there, but I think we are going to get a freeze soon.
I get so many compliments when I wear one of my shinies!
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November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I get so many compliments when I wear one of my shinies!
@juliethecranky.bsky.social So, he is DONE with them done with them.
Should be wearing a Greinke jersey as a show of solidarity between guys who got a 9-figure deal in LA after abandoning the Royals
I’ve got serious constitutional questions now
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
@juliethecranky.bsky.social So, he is DONE with them done with them.
So much of the daylight saving time/standard time discourse seems like it depends on how far east you are in your time zone. For me, year-round standard time would mean 4:30 am sunrises in the summer. I am admittedly a night person, but I think that only the larkiest of larks would not hate that.
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So much of the daylight saving time/standard time discourse seems like it depends on how far east you are in your time zone. For me, year-round standard time would mean 4:30 am sunrises in the summer. I am admittedly a night person, but I think that only the larkiest of larks would not hate that.
I took a day off specifically to catch up on rest, yet I am still up watching the game. Why yes, I am totally a responsible adult who is making reasonable choices.
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I took a day off specifically to catch up on rest, yet I am still up watching the game. Why yes, I am totally a responsible adult who is making reasonable choices.
I thought it might be nice to have some more crocuses in front of the house and then somehow there were 95 bulbs in my shopping cart. If I go through with this, I’m going to be reenacting the sowing/reaping meme, aren’t I?
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I thought it might be nice to have some more crocuses in front of the house and then somehow there were 95 bulbs in my shopping cart. If I go through with this, I’m going to be reenacting the sowing/reaping meme, aren’t I?
That feeling when you know a migraine is barreling up the coast at you and you’re trying to time the meds just right.
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
That feeling when you know a migraine is barreling up the coast at you and you’re trying to time the meds just right.
So, the bottom of cabinet above the microwave probably shouldn’t be 140 degrees F, huh? I really hope I can still find an over-the-range model that isn’t smart and doesn’t want to constantly phone home.
October 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
So, the bottom of cabinet above the microwave probably shouldn’t be 140 degrees F, huh? I really hope I can still find an over-the-range model that isn’t smart and doesn’t want to constantly phone home.
The “Dancing in the Dark” sequence from The Band Wagon may be one of the most gorgeous things ever committed to film.
October 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The “Dancing in the Dark” sequence from The Band Wagon may be one of the most gorgeous things ever committed to film.
I really need to start listening to my instincts in the kitchen. The gayalet bandora recipe from Serious Eats is mostly delicious, but I really regret not peeling the tomatoes (the recipe doesn’t call for it and the texture with my homegrown tomatoes is very…pointy).
This One-Skillet Jordanian Dish Is the Best Way to Use Your Summer Tomatoes
This simple yet deeply flavorful Jordanian stewed tomato dish is made with garlic, chiles, and olive oil. Cooked in one skillet, it's perfect for using up ripe summer tomatoes and scooping up with war...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I really need to start listening to my instincts in the kitchen. The gayalet bandora recipe from Serious Eats is mostly delicious, but I really regret not peeling the tomatoes (the recipe doesn’t call for it and the texture with my homegrown tomatoes is very…pointy).
Probably time to log off; I blocked the Katyn denier and moved on like a grownup, but I was dangerously tempted to reply with a picture of the Katyn Memorial in Jersey City instead (know that it is a very upsetting statue if you are thinking of looking it up).
September 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Probably time to log off; I blocked the Katyn denier and moved on like a grownup, but I was dangerously tempted to reply with a picture of the Katyn Memorial in Jersey City instead (know that it is a very upsetting statue if you are thinking of looking it up).
Day 2 of this migraine (we really need the rain, but being able to predict storms with my central nervous system is a lousy superpower). Time to try to apply the healing power of a baked potato to the situation.
September 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Day 2 of this migraine (we really need the rain, but being able to predict storms with my central nervous system is a lousy superpower). Time to try to apply the healing power of a baked potato to the situation.
I’m making the fresh tomato sauce with onion from Marcella’s Italian Kitchen to try out my first Polish Linguisa tomatoes because the thought of peeling enough San Marzanos for a recipe with a vegetable peeler did not spark joy. I hope I like them because they are way less work than San Marzano.
September 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I’m making the fresh tomato sauce with onion from Marcella’s Italian Kitchen to try out my first Polish Linguisa tomatoes because the thought of peeling enough San Marzanos for a recipe with a vegetable peeler did not spark joy. I hope I like them because they are way less work than San Marzano.
I recently learned that dried butterbean (Lima bean) pods will ka-sproing themselves open, probably to fling the seeds farther from the plant. This discovery would have been much less alarming had I not been harvesting into my pockets because I didn’t bring a container out to the garden with me.
September 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I recently learned that dried butterbean (Lima bean) pods will ka-sproing themselves open, probably to fling the seeds farther from the plant. This discovery would have been much less alarming had I not been harvesting into my pockets because I didn’t bring a container out to the garden with me.
Trying to recall in which very safe place I stashed the citric acid after last year’s canning. I’m aiming for 3 quarts of passata for soup (simmering with a halved onion and butter like the Marcella Hazan recipe turns slicer tomatoes into delicious cream of tomato soup).
September 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trying to recall in which very safe place I stashed the citric acid after last year’s canning. I’m aiming for 3 quarts of passata for soup (simmering with a halved onion and butter like the Marcella Hazan recipe turns slicer tomatoes into delicious cream of tomato soup).
Farewell to a true legend, both in life and family lore.
Robert Redford: Too sexy for New Jersey students
(Chicago Tribune, Nov. 7, 1961)
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(Chicago Tribune, Nov. 7, 1961)
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September 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Farewell to a true legend, both in life and family lore.
I have never seen a memoir that has been so scientifically targeted to my mother.
September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I have never seen a memoir that has been so scientifically targeted to my mother.
Probably too little, too late, but giving this a try while I’m still testing negative. I’m a supertaster, so it’s highly unpleasant. I hope it will give me a bump in protection.
The OTC antihistamine azelastine may work against a range of respiratory infections, including Covid, the flu and RSV, according to German researchers.
A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results indicate
The over-the-counter antihistamine azelastine works against a range of respiratory infections, including the flu and RSV, according to German researchers.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Probably too little, too late, but giving this a try while I’m still testing negative. I’m a supertaster, so it’s highly unpleasant. I hope it will give me a bump in protection.
The “fun” thing about taking all these COVID tests is that it’s a nostalgic little reminder of how embarrassingly bad I was at chromatography. There is a reason I am not still a practicing chemist.
September 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The “fun” thing about taking all these COVID tests is that it’s a nostalgic little reminder of how embarrassingly bad I was at chromatography. There is a reason I am not still a practicing chemist.