Steven

Shenandoah Valley Weekend

And this is why I luv you ❤️❤️❤️

And the 20 graters are DONE. *w00t* Not pictured: the 3 test glaze graters. #garlicgraters #pottery #madebyme

Christ, Would you stop with the pre-populated searches, i fucking hate it, i HATE HAVING TO RE-SELECT THE SEARCH FIELD AND START TYPING A SECOND TIME EACH TIME BECAUSE I KEEP FORGETTING YOUR STUPID MOTHERFUCKING SITE ALWAYS KICKS THE CURSOR OUT OF THE SEARCH FIELD BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DESIGN SHIT. Amen

I fixed it for you ...

3 ginormous broccoli crowns with a chef's knife for scale.

Sharing my secret Giant grocery delivery hack (although it isn't really a hack): Order the 3 Broccoli Crowns and you will get ginormous heads of broccoli. For $3.99! The crowns are so much smaller in the store.

Soup. Day 2. Also, apropos of nothing, I make really good biscuits. #soup #biscuits #nomz

Today, I learned that he passed away earlier this year. RIP. Pour one out for your homies. i haz a sad.

We didn't have much contact after that. Every November, I googled his name. Why November? He was a Marine.

But, then, one day, he said, "I don't want to be in a relationship because I could die at any time." This was after I hadn't heard from him in awhile. Turns out he had been in the hospital fighting for his life (...)

He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure (or something like that). He lived with his parents. We would text and chat. He visited. (...)

Many years ago, I dated a guy. We hit it off. He was in a "wild and carefree stage." He moved away. Met a guy. Settled down. We stayed in touch, always recognizing our connection. They broke up. He moved back to the area. We reconnected. (...)

Grater Update. I decided I liked the White Satin Matte glaze the best. I still have 6 left to glaze. Then, this project is done! #pottery #garlicgraters #madebyme #glaze

This is (possibly) problematic. My Blue False Indigo seeds are sprouting. I thought they needed cold stratification (or whatever). Now, how do I keep them alive through the winter? #gardening #bluefalseindigo #seedlings

Final harvest of the season! I think I read you can pick/eat butterbaby squashes while still green? And what does one do with #kohlrabi? #gardening #todaysharvest #butterbabysquash

After the fall ...

On the plus side, I won't have a dead tree blocking my view of the Independence Day Fireworks. On the minus side, watching a dead tree fall (taking out a shed and barely missing my fence) was a little stressful.

First glazed batch of the graters. I think I like the middle color the best. #pottery #glaze #madebyme #garlicgraters

Apparently, while furloughed, I #bake. Here are some #biscuits. #nomz #baking #bakedbyme

So weird how the chocolate batch turned out so much more defined.

I need to stop with the monster mask cakelet baking. Yesterday, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup. Today, pumpkin. #monstermaskcakelet #halloween #baking #bakedbyme

Which half?

I really need to learn to cook Indian food. Every now and then I get a craving, but most of the vegetarian offerings I like have peas in them. #yuck ... I mean, I like fresh peas (sometimes), but canned/frozen peas are icky.

Also 2 future Seder plates. Need to make 6 little bowls for each (which means making at least 14). Lol.

15 of 15. But I may make a few more because I'm not super happy with the first batch. A bit too heavy. #pottery #madebyme

Oh, hai! I attempted #kimchi using bok choi from my #garden. Wish me luck!

10 of (at least) 15 garlic graters thrown. These will be for next year's Seder, so people can grate their horseradish (not garlic) at the table.

Wheaton! That escalator!

The bugs got to all my chard (and other greens this year). BUT! I have *a plan* for next year. Oh, yeah. Greens will be mine. All season long!

How am I in NYC alone and not on Grindr/other apps? Being in a relationship is weird. But I wouldn't have it any other way.