Sarah Ovenall
@ovenall.bsky.social
Podcaster with The Five By, https://thefiveby.fireside.fm/ Host of Divaville Lounge, Sundays 2-4 PM ET at WXDU Durham 88.7fm or wxdu.org Tabletop games, swing dj, gardening, cooking, quilting, civics nerd. She/her. I’m giving mussels the wib.
We went to family friends for Thanksgiving. My mom made me hold a pumpkin cheesecake in my lap in the car. “Whatever you do Sarah, hold onto the plate!” Dad had to brake hard, I held onto the plate for dear life, the cheesecake flew off the plate and landed on the floor of the car.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
We went to family friends for Thanksgiving. My mom made me hold a pumpkin cheesecake in my lap in the car. “Whatever you do Sarah, hold onto the plate!” Dad had to brake hard, I held onto the plate for dear life, the cheesecake flew off the plate and landed on the floor of the car.
Reposted by Sarah Ovenall
I’ve gotten so much sewing done I treated myself to a boba tea and now I feel all jittery, maybe next time not the black tea
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’ve gotten so much sewing done I treated myself to a boba tea and now I feel all jittery, maybe next time not the black tea
I’m burying threads in my quilt and watching Pride & Prejudice (for the umpteenth time) and my life may be a cliche right now but I’m not sorry about it
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’m burying threads in my quilt and watching Pride & Prejudice (for the umpteenth time) and my life may be a cliche right now but I’m not sorry about it
I forgot to post about today’s show celebrating music by immigrants! Dang it! I think it was a good show, I got a couple of great requests (Miriam Makeba, Cal Tjader who was not an immigrant but had immigrant parents, Irving Berlin who I was already opening to play). Here’s the playlist:
Playlists | wxdu.org
WXDU 88.7 FM Durham - Duke University Radio
wxdu.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I forgot to post about today’s show celebrating music by immigrants! Dang it! I think it was a good show, I got a couple of great requests (Miriam Makeba, Cal Tjader who was not an immigrant but had immigrant parents, Irving Berlin who I was already opening to play). Here’s the playlist:
The dog fell asleep on G’s hand and is snoring away
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The dog fell asleep on G’s hand and is snoring away
G made chicken stroganoff. So good! It’s a comfort food recipe from Brazil. We had to buy a big can of the potato sticks. I foresee many casseroles with potato stick topping
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
G made chicken stroganoff. So good! It’s a comfort food recipe from Brazil. We had to buy a big can of the potato sticks. I foresee many casseroles with potato stick topping
HE GOT MY THREAD!! I gave him the empty spool so he should show it to the nice helpful ladies at the quilt store. I’m burying threads until he gets back.
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
HE GOT MY THREAD!! I gave him the empty spool so he should show it to the nice helpful ladies at the quilt store. I’m burying threads until he gets back.
G went to the quilt store to get my thread because he is AMAZING. meanwhile I’m doing tasks I’d been putting off because there’s so much sewing. Like trimming off the excess batting. I had left it in place, huge mistake, it pilled all over the top. This will be so much easier to work with.
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
G went to the quilt store to get my thread because he is AMAZING. meanwhile I’m doing tasks I’d been putting off because there’s so much sewing. Like trimming off the excess batting. I had left it in place, huge mistake, it pilled all over the top. This will be so much easier to work with.
I’m on vacation until Dec! And I cleared my schedule to do nothing but sew the entire week so I can finish my quilt! And .. I’m about to run out of thread. The quilt store is 40 min away. Welp.
November 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m on vacation until Dec! And I cleared my schedule to do nothing but sew the entire week so I can finish my quilt! And .. I’m about to run out of thread. The quilt store is 40 min away. Welp.
Thinking about doing a theme show on Sunday celebrating music by immigrants, especially Latino immigrants. No reason, just seems like a good time for it
Desi Arnaz- I Come from New York
YouTube video by DesiArnazMusic
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Thinking about doing a theme show on Sunday celebrating music by immigrants, especially Latino immigrants. No reason, just seems like a good time for it
While I was working G baked apple cake 😍
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
While I was working G baked apple cake 😍
I broke down and bought fancy labels to sew into gift quilts. I’ll never use them all but I have one I’m going to be gifting in a couple of weeks (I hope!!!) Most labels I saw were cutesy “handmade with looove” with hearts and flowers but these are much more me
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I broke down and bought fancy labels to sew into gift quilts. I’ll never use them all but I have one I’m going to be gifting in a couple of weeks (I hope!!!) Most labels I saw were cutesy “handmade with looove” with hearts and flowers but these are much more me
G made black bean & sweet potato chili tonight 😍
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
G made black bean & sweet potato chili tonight 😍
Reposted by Sarah Ovenall
Hang out with us for the next half hour and see what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and @panda8ngel.bsky.social have been playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/167
thefiveby.fireside.fm/167
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hang out with us for the next half hour and see what @meeplelady.bsky.social, @sirbearsworth.bsky.social, @bookofnerds.bsky.social, @gameenthus.com and @panda8ngel.bsky.social have been playing!
thefiveby.fireside.fm/167
thefiveby.fireside.fm/167
In Sept I divided & transplanted a few irises to fill in gaps in this long bank along the fence out front. Three of the ones I transplanted ARE BLOOMING. We’ve had one night well below freezing, how did the buds survive? WTF irises?
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In Sept I divided & transplanted a few irises to fill in gaps in this long bank along the fence out front. Three of the ones I transplanted ARE BLOOMING. We’ve had one night well below freezing, how did the buds survive? WTF irises?
Reposted by Sarah Ovenall
Joy Becomes Visible When Held Against Sorrow's Dark Canvas
(How do we build a vibrant, meaningful life when fear, doubt, and uncertainty fill our hearts?)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/joy-become...
(How do we build a vibrant, meaningful life when fear, doubt, and uncertainty fill our hearts?)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/joy-become...
Joy Becomes Visible When Held Against Sorrow's Dark Canvas
How do we build a vibrant, meaningful life when fear, doubt, and uncertainty fill our hearts?
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Joy Becomes Visible When Held Against Sorrow's Dark Canvas
(How do we build a vibrant, meaningful life when fear, doubt, and uncertainty fill our hearts?)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/joy-become...
(How do we build a vibrant, meaningful life when fear, doubt, and uncertainty fill our hearts?)
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/joy-become...
Reposted by Sarah Ovenall
The Lady’s Call to Adventure is not really the one she wanted. She knows that if she doesn’t choose to slay this dragon, then they are going to give This Call to some Hero who is 22, went to a fancy dragon-slaying school, and whose dad was a famous dragon slayer.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Lady Hero’s Journey
A woman tries to set out on The Hero’s Journey only to find that Joseph Campbell didn’t believe that women take The Hero’s Journey. She must instea...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Lady’s Call to Adventure is not really the one she wanted. She knows that if she doesn’t choose to slay this dragon, then they are going to give This Call to some Hero who is 22, went to a fancy dragon-slaying school, and whose dad was a famous dragon slayer.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
Tonight’s movie: Night of the Demon. Actually we watched it a couple weeks ago, I got a Blu-ray that just arrived and we’re watching special features. There’s a detailed comparison of the different versions & why each change was made! So interesting.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Tonight’s movie: Night of the Demon. Actually we watched it a couple weeks ago, I got a Blu-ray that just arrived and we’re watching special features. There’s a detailed comparison of the different versions & why each change was made! So interesting.
The Charcoal Pit, Wilmington DE. Burgers and milkshakes. Has looked exactly the same since I first went there in the early 80s and I would imagine for decades before that
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Charcoal Pit, Wilmington DE. Burgers and milkshakes. Has looked exactly the same since I first went there in the early 80s and I would imagine for decades before that
I first saw this clip in I think late 2020, while we were all waiting for the covid vaccine. It meant so much to see this.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I first saw this clip in I think late 2020, while we were all waiting for the covid vaccine. It meant so much to see this.
The Day My Kid Went Punk is maybe my favorite Movie Jo Night. Wish they’d do more after school specials.
DUMB TELEVISION 11/17 [TIMES ET]
*MOVIE JO MARATHON*
9:30pm - Movie Jo Night: The People
10:50pm - Movie Jo Night: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
12:04am - Movie Jo Night: The Day My Kid Went Punk
1:00am - Movie Jo Night: The Elevator
2:25am - Movie Jo Night: Heatwave!
(1/2)
*MOVIE JO MARATHON*
9:30pm - Movie Jo Night: The People
10:50pm - Movie Jo Night: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
12:04am - Movie Jo Night: The Day My Kid Went Punk
1:00am - Movie Jo Night: The Elevator
2:25am - Movie Jo Night: Heatwave!
(1/2)
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Day My Kid Went Punk is maybe my favorite Movie Jo Night. Wish they’d do more after school specials.
G took this photo. He titled it “accidentally hilarious foliage”
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
G took this photo. He titled it “accidentally hilarious foliage”
Kimchi bacon pot rice! Dang this was good! The rice stuck to the bottom of the pan though. Next time I’ll go back to fried rice (weather permitting)
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Kimchi bacon pot rice! Dang this was good! The rice stuck to the bottom of the pan though. Next time I’ll go back to fried rice (weather permitting)