runeshower
@runeshower.bsky.social
eclectic pagan, plant lover, orchid whisperer, film buff, word puzzler
Life In Balance Dept:
Yesterday eve at dusk, I saw a rat come through the fence into our yard. I was upset, thinking what this pest would do to my garden.
Today: same time of day, same spot on the fence, a Cooper's Hawk landed. It stayed a while, as if to say, "No worries, I've got this."
Yesterday eve at dusk, I saw a rat come through the fence into our yard. I was upset, thinking what this pest would do to my garden.
Today: same time of day, same spot on the fence, a Cooper's Hawk landed. It stayed a while, as if to say, "No worries, I've got this."
July 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Life In Balance Dept:
Yesterday eve at dusk, I saw a rat come through the fence into our yard. I was upset, thinking what this pest would do to my garden.
Today: same time of day, same spot on the fence, a Cooper's Hawk landed. It stayed a while, as if to say, "No worries, I've got this."
Yesterday eve at dusk, I saw a rat come through the fence into our yard. I was upset, thinking what this pest would do to my garden.
Today: same time of day, same spot on the fence, a Cooper's Hawk landed. It stayed a while, as if to say, "No worries, I've got this."
1st green bean harvest. Beautiful & perfect, but not as plentiful as I could wish. Total 4 oz. Perhaps I should have waited till they were bigger...
This is the output of 10 plants in 2 bags. The 3rd bag has not bloomed, so none there yet. Guess I must devote 4-6 bags to green beans next time.
This is the output of 10 plants in 2 bags. The 3rd bag has not bloomed, so none there yet. Guess I must devote 4-6 bags to green beans next time.
June 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
1st green bean harvest. Beautiful & perfect, but not as plentiful as I could wish. Total 4 oz. Perhaps I should have waited till they were bigger...
This is the output of 10 plants in 2 bags. The 3rd bag has not bloomed, so none there yet. Guess I must devote 4-6 bags to green beans next time.
This is the output of 10 plants in 2 bags. The 3rd bag has not bloomed, so none there yet. Guess I must devote 4-6 bags to green beans next time.
Update on BP & diuretic (chlorthalidone):
It's been 1 week at lowest dose, 12.5mg/day. BP is normal! No more numbness/tingling/burning in hands! 4# of water gone.
No side effects! Seems this is the perfect tweak for me. Am drinking more water to avoid dehydration +supplementing calcium/potassium.
It's been 1 week at lowest dose, 12.5mg/day. BP is normal! No more numbness/tingling/burning in hands! 4# of water gone.
No side effects! Seems this is the perfect tweak for me. Am drinking more water to avoid dehydration +supplementing calcium/potassium.
May 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Update on BP & diuretic (chlorthalidone):
It's been 1 week at lowest dose, 12.5mg/day. BP is normal! No more numbness/tingling/burning in hands! 4# of water gone.
No side effects! Seems this is the perfect tweak for me. Am drinking more water to avoid dehydration +supplementing calcium/potassium.
It's been 1 week at lowest dose, 12.5mg/day. BP is normal! No more numbness/tingling/burning in hands! 4# of water gone.
No side effects! Seems this is the perfect tweak for me. Am drinking more water to avoid dehydration +supplementing calcium/potassium.
My BP, stellar since my 1st child was born, has risen alarmingly this past year. I think it's due to left-side radiation + tamoxifen. Started a diuretic today. This could help not only BP, but body weight, blood sugar, inflammation, joint pain, swollen feet/ankles. My hopes are high.
May 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My BP, stellar since my 1st child was born, has risen alarmingly this past year. I think it's due to left-side radiation + tamoxifen. Started a diuretic today. This could help not only BP, but body weight, blood sugar, inflammation, joint pain, swollen feet/ankles. My hopes are high.
Sweet moments - camp dinner outdoors, then sitting around the fire pit after dark, then returning to a comfy and inviting Calypso set up in night mode. Soft music playing on Bose speaker.
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Sweet moments - camp dinner outdoors, then sitting around the fire pit after dark, then returning to a comfy and inviting Calypso set up in night mode. Soft music playing on Bose speaker.
We're at Cirque! "Echo". Amazing.
April 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
We're at Cirque! "Echo". Amazing.
Watching the Mongolian musical group Anda Union, at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford.
March 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Watching the Mongolian musical group Anda Union, at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford.
Woohoo! I managed 20 minutes on the treadmill today. That's a goal reached!
March 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Woohoo! I managed 20 minutes on the treadmill today. That's a goal reached!
Small acts of resistance. Here are a few of mine, what are yours?
Left FB for BlueSky
Sent 9 gift scrips to Mother Jones
Read my issues of MJ cover to cover
Subscribed to The New Yorker
Read TNY cover to cover
Canceled Amazon Prime
Boycotting Target, Walmart
Favor locally-owned small business
Left FB for BlueSky
Sent 9 gift scrips to Mother Jones
Read my issues of MJ cover to cover
Subscribed to The New Yorker
Read TNY cover to cover
Canceled Amazon Prime
Boycotting Target, Walmart
Favor locally-owned small business
February 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Small acts of resistance. Here are a few of mine, what are yours?
Left FB for BlueSky
Sent 9 gift scrips to Mother Jones
Read my issues of MJ cover to cover
Subscribed to The New Yorker
Read TNY cover to cover
Canceled Amazon Prime
Boycotting Target, Walmart
Favor locally-owned small business
Left FB for BlueSky
Sent 9 gift scrips to Mother Jones
Read my issues of MJ cover to cover
Subscribed to The New Yorker
Read TNY cover to cover
Canceled Amazon Prime
Boycotting Target, Walmart
Favor locally-owned small business
Finally completed my 10 year project to watch ALL 322 of the "TCM Essentials" films. For a long time I was stuck at 321, because Ashes and Embers (1982) was unavailable anywhere. I finally found it, today, at rarefilmm.com. Possibly not coincidentally, it was apropos for Black History Month.
rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films
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February 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Finally completed my 10 year project to watch ALL 322 of the "TCM Essentials" films. For a long time I was stuck at 321, because Ashes and Embers (1982) was unavailable anywhere. I finally found it, today, at rarefilmm.com. Possibly not coincidentally, it was apropos for Black History Month.
Learning to crochet with a Woobles kit. I'm enjoying the process a lot even though I had to unravel & restart 3x. At this point I've learned some about reading patterns, plus single crochet, increase & invisible-decrease stitch, slip stitch, chain stitch, and fasten off. Here's progress so far.
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Learning to crochet with a Woobles kit. I'm enjoying the process a lot even though I had to unravel & restart 3x. At this point I've learned some about reading patterns, plus single crochet, increase & invisible-decrease stitch, slip stitch, chain stitch, and fasten off. Here's progress so far.
Nice little harvest today for tonight's salad and a kale stir-fry later in the week. 34 leaves of lettuce, 10 spinach, 14 kale, 3 cherry tomatoes, 11 peas, and a couple of rough lemons. I might go cut a scallion or two later.
February 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nice little harvest today for tonight's salad and a kale stir-fry later in the week. 34 leaves of lettuce, 10 spinach, 14 kale, 3 cherry tomatoes, 11 peas, and a couple of rough lemons. I might go cut a scallion or two later.
Potatoes. Planted 6 sprouting minis leftover from a purchased bag from the market, back in October. Today the tops had all died back so I harvested. Here's what I found (the shriveled ones at right are what I originally planted).
February 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Potatoes. Planted 6 sprouting minis leftover from a purchased bag from the market, back in October. Today the tops had all died back so I harvested. Here's what I found (the shriveled ones at right are what I originally planted).
I found her at a thrift store. The maker went to some trouble to make her look pretty - pink cheeks, sweet eyes, rosebud mouth, red hair, bow. And that stick fires my imagination. It was likely a broom, but might become a long spoon, a wand, a flute, a violin...
January 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I found her at a thrift store. The maker went to some trouble to make her look pretty - pink cheeks, sweet eyes, rosebud mouth, red hair, bow. And that stick fires my imagination. It was likely a broom, but might become a long spoon, a wand, a flute, a violin...
Sweet potato that's hung around the kitchen too long.
January 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sweet potato that's hung around the kitchen too long.
Enjoying Universal Yums. It's a subscription service that sends a box of interesting and representative snacks from a different country each month. The first one we got, Taste of History, had items from all over the world. Delicious! Next month, Spain.
January 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Enjoying Universal Yums. It's a subscription service that sends a box of interesting and representative snacks from a different country each month. The first one we got, Taste of History, had items from all over the world. Delicious! Next month, Spain.
Yesterday's beauty/joy moments included 1) unexpectedly finding the latch peg from my antique whatnot (damaged in the move and that bit was missing), 2) checking on one of our geocaches that had gone AWOL, and finding the tiny thing half-buried in the dirt below its hiding spot. Lucky day!
November 28, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Yesterday's beauty/joy moments included 1) unexpectedly finding the latch peg from my antique whatnot (damaged in the move and that bit was missing), 2) checking on one of our geocaches that had gone AWOL, and finding the tiny thing half-buried in the dirt below its hiding spot. Lucky day!
Obsessing over negatives; gratitude practice hasn't helped. So I will try collecting/savoring moments of beauty/joy. Today's so far: 1) sipping an excellent caramel latte, 2) the satisfaction because my car's misaligned wiper blade is fixed, 3) singing along to the radio.
November 28, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Obsessing over negatives; gratitude practice hasn't helped. So I will try collecting/savoring moments of beauty/joy. Today's so far: 1) sipping an excellent caramel latte, 2) the satisfaction because my car's misaligned wiper blade is fixed, 3) singing along to the radio.
Looking for escapist activities as go-tos for stress-busting. So far, I'm binge-watching Frasier (the original series, not the reboot), reading a bunch of chick lit, and diamond painting.
November 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Looking for escapist activities as go-tos for stress-busting. So far, I'm binge-watching Frasier (the original series, not the reboot), reading a bunch of chick lit, and diamond painting.
We attended a luncheon for retired Abbott employees today. Chatted with a few folks I knew, ate a tasty meal, heard an interesting presentation on new medical technologies/devices, and took home a nice goodie bag with COVID tests, protein shakes and such.
November 16, 2024 at 12:38 AM
We attended a luncheon for retired Abbott employees today. Chatted with a few folks I knew, ate a tasty meal, heard an interesting presentation on new medical technologies/devices, and took home a nice goodie bag with COVID tests, protein shakes and such.
I just learned that if you microwave peas fresh-picked from the garden, they explode. The tiny pea nuclei burst out of the bowl all over the interior of the microwave, leaving only a pile of hulls. I won't make THAT mistake again.
November 14, 2024 at 6:28 PM
I just learned that if you microwave peas fresh-picked from the garden, they explode. The tiny pea nuclei burst out of the bowl all over the interior of the microwave, leaving only a pile of hulls. I won't make THAT mistake again.
A few of my BlueSky friends are showing up as handle.invalid. Anyone else seeing that or know how to fix?
November 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
A few of my BlueSky friends are showing up as handle.invalid. Anyone else seeing that or know how to fix?
I think yuccas are yuck. There are two enormous ones taking over the back yard.
November 13, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I think yuccas are yuck. There are two enormous ones taking over the back yard.
Now we'll see what BlueSky is all about. I've been looking for an offramp from Facebook for quite a while. Will this be better? Dunno. I'd have probably preferred to go back to LiveJournal, but admit the Russian ownership there gives me pause...
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Now we'll see what BlueSky is all about. I've been looking for an offramp from Facebook for quite a while. Will this be better? Dunno. I'd have probably preferred to go back to LiveJournal, but admit the Russian ownership there gives me pause...