PineBeech
@pinebeech11.bsky.social
Musician. Teacher. Gardener. Give me mountains, forests, flowers, cats and fountain pens. I may be old, but don’t count me out yet. Central Oregon USA
I’ve never heard of mac & cheese for Thanksgiving. Where is that a thing? This West Coast native makes scalloped potatoes with pride. With milk, cheese and eggs, thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’ve never heard of mac & cheese for Thanksgiving. Where is that a thing? This West Coast native makes scalloped potatoes with pride. With milk, cheese and eggs, thank you for your attention to this matter.
There are vast stretches of the USA, particularly west of the Eastern Seaboard, where public transit is impractical and/or nonexistent due to low population density & long distances (outside large metro areas). Owning a car or taking Uber/Lyft are the only practical options for most people.
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There are vast stretches of the USA, particularly west of the Eastern Seaboard, where public transit is impractical and/or nonexistent due to low population density & long distances (outside large metro areas). Owning a car or taking Uber/Lyft are the only practical options for most people.
Good to hear. But for me, now past 70, there is a strong urge to have someone else go to the grocery store, and also do the cooking. I am tired!
a man in a chef 's uniform is standing in front of a kitchen counter
ALT: a man in a chef 's uniform is standing in front of a kitchen counter
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November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good to hear. But for me, now past 70, there is a strong urge to have someone else go to the grocery store, and also do the cooking. I am tired!
Wonderful! Here is Julia Child, her normal buttery yellow blushed pink by frost, in the high (sagebrush) desert of eastern Oregon USA. Normally blossoms on everything long gone by this time of year.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wonderful! Here is Julia Child, her normal buttery yellow blushed pink by frost, in the high (sagebrush) desert of eastern Oregon USA. Normally blossoms on everything long gone by this time of year.
This reminds me of the road sign that says: “Private sign — do not read.”
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This reminds me of the road sign that says: “Private sign — do not read.”
More detail: Bach Prelude No 1 in C Major from Vol 1 of Well-Tempered Klavier, ie keyboard solo (1722) Extra measure added by Charles Gounod or someone earlier, to match his vocal composition ‘Ave Maria’ (1853). The extra measure is referred to as the ‘ghost measure’.
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
More detail: Bach Prelude No 1 in C Major from Vol 1 of Well-Tempered Klavier, ie keyboard solo (1722) Extra measure added by Charles Gounod or someone earlier, to match his vocal composition ‘Ave Maria’ (1853). The extra measure is referred to as the ‘ghost measure’.
We, and by ‘we’ I mean the entire world, not just Catholics, have waited far too long to have an American Pope.
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We, and by ‘we’ I mean the entire world, not just Catholics, have waited far too long to have an American Pope.
Regardless of age/culture of ma’am-er, the first time you are called ‘ma’am’ is a shock. Trust me, it only gets worse from there. Of course, it’s quite refreshing to be called ‘Hon’ by people older than you, so there’s that.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Regardless of age/culture of ma’am-er, the first time you are called ‘ma’am’ is a shock. Trust me, it only gets worse from there. Of course, it’s quite refreshing to be called ‘Hon’ by people older than you, so there’s that.
FYI we are not ‘trying to hold onto print’ (whatever that means) print is not going away, no matter how old you are. But I agree it is weird about clinging onto Twitter/X (says this baby boomer).
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
FYI we are not ‘trying to hold onto print’ (whatever that means) print is not going away, no matter how old you are. But I agree it is weird about clinging onto Twitter/X (says this baby boomer).
Reminder there are people who walk among who think any kind of football or other back-and-forth sport is boring. It takes all kinds….
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reminder there are people who walk among who think any kind of football or other back-and-forth sport is boring. It takes all kinds….
Thank you, whoever created this.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thank you, whoever created this.
We sadistic piano teachers hold a sharpened pencil under beginning students’ wrists to remind them not to drop them when they play. 🥸
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We sadistic piano teachers hold a sharpened pencil under beginning students’ wrists to remind them not to drop them when they play. 🥸
One good thing about actually admitted one is ‘old’ is that it suddenly seems perfectly acceptable to be grumpy, even expected. So yeah. Don’t stop.
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
One good thing about actually admitted one is ‘old’ is that it suddenly seems perfectly acceptable to be grumpy, even expected. So yeah. Don’t stop.
It took me until age 19, but same.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It took me until age 19, but same.
Silver Falls State Park (Oregon)?
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Silver Falls State Park (Oregon)?
Columbia Gorge? Multnomah Falls?
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Columbia Gorge? Multnomah Falls?
I’ve always hated hoodies because the hood drags down in back & pulls up the front of the shirt & strangles the front of my neck. Maybe I’ve never worn a good quality hoodie? who knew?!
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I’ve always hated hoodies because the hood drags down in back & pulls up the front of the shirt & strangles the front of my neck. Maybe I’ve never worn a good quality hoodie? who knew?!
I was struggling to find the right words for this look. Thank you.
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I was struggling to find the right words for this look. Thank you.
To go along with the 50 billion year (so far) presidency?
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
To go along with the 50 billion year (so far) presidency?
So true!!! But that 50 year mortgage idea was based on the fact that 50+ years ago, most first home buyers were in their early 20’s, & wages were high enough for a single wage earner to support a family. We bought our first home in 1974 in our early 20’s w/ a single seasonal job as our only income!
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
So true!!! But that 50 year mortgage idea was based on the fact that 50+ years ago, most first home buyers were in their early 20’s, & wages were high enough for a single wage earner to support a family. We bought our first home in 1974 in our early 20’s w/ a single seasonal job as our only income!
They could barely stop laughing long enough to wipe their tears and reach the verdict?
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They could barely stop laughing long enough to wipe their tears and reach the verdict?