Ruth
@teapotrabbit.bsky.social
I'm tired all the time. Huge geek. Frequently talking about sewing, fountain pens, gardening, and tea. She/her
Linguine with mushroom cream sauce - sliced pigs ear chanterelles sautéed with garlic and prodigious amounts of butter, cream, some of the mushroom duxelles we’re making with the rest of the mushrooms, and a squeeze of lemon.
It could have done with a tiny bit more lemon but it’s really tasty!
It could have done with a tiny bit more lemon but it’s really tasty!
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Linguine with mushroom cream sauce - sliced pigs ear chanterelles sautéed with garlic and prodigious amounts of butter, cream, some of the mushroom duxelles we’re making with the rest of the mushrooms, and a squeeze of lemon.
It could have done with a tiny bit more lemon but it’s really tasty!
It could have done with a tiny bit more lemon but it’s really tasty!
Made it out to the ceramic studio this morning and the clay was extremely cooperative! I was experimenting with using a rubber rib to open up and shape the bowls and wow, when it works it’s just like zwoooop, suddenly there’s a bowl! Incredibly satisfying.
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Made it out to the ceramic studio this morning and the clay was extremely cooperative! I was experimenting with using a rubber rib to open up and shape the bowls and wow, when it works it’s just like zwoooop, suddenly there’s a bowl! Incredibly satisfying.
Horn has been installed on a crown. It is very shiny. Daughter is very pleased.
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Horn has been installed on a crown. It is very shiny. Daughter is very pleased.
A horn fit for a unicorn princess (I hope.) This is the second version, now with 100% more beads and hot glue. The first version was loved to death within hours of being given to Daughter, so this one is much sturdier. Hopefully it survives longer 😅
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A horn fit for a unicorn princess (I hope.) This is the second version, now with 100% more beads and hot glue. The first version was loved to death within hours of being given to Daughter, so this one is much sturdier. Hopefully it survives longer 😅
I love hanging an insane amount of craft supplies because I can think “this unicorn horn needs more sparkle” and I can just. make that happen.
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I love hanging an insane amount of craft supplies because I can think “this unicorn horn needs more sparkle” and I can just. make that happen.
“Me? Oh yeah, I’m a bee. Totally a bee. Definitely a bee, with one of those stinger things.”
(Not a bee! Eyes are wrong. 99% sure this a a drone fly.)
(Not a bee! Eyes are wrong. 99% sure this a a drone fly.)
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Me? Oh yeah, I’m a bee. Totally a bee. Definitely a bee, with one of those stinger things.”
(Not a bee! Eyes are wrong. 99% sure this a a drone fly.)
(Not a bee! Eyes are wrong. 99% sure this a a drone fly.)
My brother met the most beautiful cat & sent me a photo. Also, a bee was being pretty on my tea chrysanthemums.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
My brother met the most beautiful cat & sent me a photo. Also, a bee was being pretty on my tea chrysanthemums.
I love growing ju hua. Sitting in the autumn sunlight, picking flowers - it makes me happy. And then I get delicious tea out of it! A win all around.
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I love growing ju hua. Sitting in the autumn sunlight, picking flowers - it makes me happy. And then I get delicious tea out of it! A win all around.
The traditional apple juice money shot.
September 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The traditional apple juice money shot.
Om nom nom.
And both children ate their servings all up! It’s a miracle!
And both children ate their servings all up! It’s a miracle!
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Om nom nom.
And both children ate their servings all up! It’s a miracle!
And both children ate their servings all up! It’s a miracle!
It’s apple Dutch baby time.
September 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It’s apple Dutch baby time.
Some apples from today.
Left to right: Queen Cox, Liberty, Freedom, pathetically small Golden Delicious (the tree is sad,) Baldwin, and a couple of imposters (Bartlett Pears.)
Left to right: Queen Cox, Liberty, Freedom, pathetically small Golden Delicious (the tree is sad,) Baldwin, and a couple of imposters (Bartlett Pears.)
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Some apples from today.
Left to right: Queen Cox, Liberty, Freedom, pathetically small Golden Delicious (the tree is sad,) Baldwin, and a couple of imposters (Bartlett Pears.)
Left to right: Queen Cox, Liberty, Freedom, pathetically small Golden Delicious (the tree is sad,) Baldwin, and a couple of imposters (Bartlett Pears.)
I am charmed by this duck-billed tea drinker! When I first saw this I was unreasonably excited because i recognized that cup! I have one of my own 😁
September 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I am charmed by this duck-billed tea drinker! When I first saw this I was unreasonably excited because i recognized that cup! I have one of my own 😁
I noticed a bunch of yellowjackets swarming what looked like a leaf, so I looked a little closer and realized they had found a dead katydid-ish thing.
September 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I noticed a bunch of yellowjackets swarming what looked like a leaf, so I looked a little closer and realized they had found a dead katydid-ish thing.
One of my young chickens appears to have started laying! This is very exciting. I’m looking forward to having lots of eggs again.
Maybe I’ll even get around to making eggs tarts. I really should.
Maybe I’ll even get around to making eggs tarts. I really should.
September 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
One of my young chickens appears to have started laying! This is very exciting. I’m looking forward to having lots of eggs again.
Maybe I’ll even get around to making eggs tarts. I really should.
Maybe I’ll even get around to making eggs tarts. I really should.
Today I found out about the blue puya, a flower from Chile. It really was that color in real life! Absolutely stunning, and I have a mighty need for some.
August 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Today I found out about the blue puya, a flower from Chile. It really was that color in real life! Absolutely stunning, and I have a mighty need for some.
New dress for Daughter, finished a few days ago. She is very into pink and rainbows, so I thought these fabrics would be a hit - and they were! Jersey knit on the top, quilting cotton skirt.
August 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
New dress for Daughter, finished a few days ago. She is very into pink and rainbows, so I thought these fabrics would be a hit - and they were! Jersey knit on the top, quilting cotton skirt.
This is skunkweed. It is a small, spiky, kind of sticky native wildflower that, as the name suggests, smells kind of like skunk.
I love it.
The faint scent of skunkweed combined with the smell of ripe blackberries is THE smell of late summer to me. I smell it and my brain is happy.
I love it.
The faint scent of skunkweed combined with the smell of ripe blackberries is THE smell of late summer to me. I smell it and my brain is happy.
July 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is skunkweed. It is a small, spiky, kind of sticky native wildflower that, as the name suggests, smells kind of like skunk.
I love it.
The faint scent of skunkweed combined with the smell of ripe blackberries is THE smell of late summer to me. I smell it and my brain is happy.
I love it.
The faint scent of skunkweed combined with the smell of ripe blackberries is THE smell of late summer to me. I smell it and my brain is happy.
Today I found an extremely small western fence lizard in my hallway (how??) and was able to relocate it to outside. It was to tiny and cute! Daughter was enchanted. (Son thought it was cool but was in the middle of video games 🤣)
July 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Today I found an extremely small western fence lizard in my hallway (how??) and was able to relocate it to outside. It was to tiny and cute! Daughter was enchanted. (Son thought it was cool but was in the middle of video games 🤣)
Slightly late, but have Sparks enjoying the sunset and an extremely suspicious fawn.
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slightly late, but have Sparks enjoying the sunset and an extremely suspicious fawn.
My daughter made us a tea party picnic in the living today, and very adorably convinced me to give her three cookies by asking for one for her imaginary friend - which she then had to eat, of course. I was delighted.
Also my dog is cute and the sunset was pretty.
Also my dog is cute and the sunset was pretty.
July 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
My daughter made us a tea party picnic in the living today, and very adorably convinced me to give her three cookies by asking for one for her imaginary friend - which she then had to eat, of course. I was delighted.
Also my dog is cute and the sunset was pretty.
Also my dog is cute and the sunset was pretty.
Made shokupan again but it’s much warmer today and everything proofed faster and oh. Oh dear. Eldritch breadbomination 🤣
June 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Made shokupan again but it’s much warmer today and everything proofed faster and oh. Oh dear. Eldritch breadbomination 🤣
omg so FLUFFY!
I’ve rarely had a recipe be such a resounding success on the first try. Two thirds of the loaf is already gone 🤣
I’ve rarely had a recipe be such a resounding success on the first try. Two thirds of the loaf is already gone 🤣
June 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
omg so FLUFFY!
I’ve rarely had a recipe be such a resounding success on the first try. Two thirds of the loaf is already gone 🤣
I’ve rarely had a recipe be such a resounding success on the first try. Two thirds of the loaf is already gone 🤣
Look how perfectly it filled the pan! 😁
June 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Look how perfectly it filled the pan! 😁