Beetle

@kingarthurbaking.bsky.social what did I do wrong with my Oatmeal Sandwich Bread?! The dough was suuuper slack but I went with it (note floury bits from wrangling dough). I weighed the ingredients. Simply over proofed? lol. I’m sure it will taste fine, or I can give it to my neighbor’s chickens!

🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨

The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is DEIAtruth@opm.gov.

Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.

Thinking back to one of the hottest days of last summer, when I wandered, melting, around Fort Ticonderoga.

#EmbarrassmentInChief 🤮

Cool funky cloud over Bolton this afternoon.

We have snow. Now we need some blue skies again.

Nice to come downstairs to.

[Nice to which to come downstairs? 😂]

Favorite no alcohol adult beverage?
Right now, my favorite is Fever Tree Sicilian Lemonade on the rocks.

Lest we forget.

Miss this.

I now realize what’s been missing in my life.

I’d love to give credit, but am ignorant of the artist.

Am I the only one who is deeply discomfited (germ-wise) to be wrestling intimately with a large raw turkey? I cut mine into parts yesterday and, while I can confidently state I did a bang-up job, I still feel like there’s not enough soap and bleach on Earth to purify me and my kitchen.

A favorite spot.

I’m not saying I’m touched with divinity or anything but I did orient the bottom bedsheet correctly on the first try this morning.

Might turn my attention to world peace later.

It’s such a weird disconnect when CNN is quoting Karl Rove saying harsh things about tRump. Of course I agree re the harsh things, but am I REALLY in the same camp as Rove?!?!

Last sunny day for a while. Perhaps a metaphor for something…?

Where can I find your guide?

This.

Here’s a picture I took in Bandelier National Monument last year. We should probably be documenting the conditions at federal parks and forests, since that vile 💩 wants to defund literally everything except the military and his personal pockets.

Hmmm. Problematic. 😂

Come see me at @beetlevt.bsky.social

For real 😲

One can only hope, though I’m not sanguine about it. 😞

a group of minions wearing goggles and overalls are standing next to each other on a red carpet . ALT: a group of minions wearing goggles and overalls are standing next to each other on a red carpet .

Retired Jill-of-all-trades; lover of nature, animals, food, and truth. Creator of two awesome sons, some flower gardens, everyday sourdough bread, and wonky but heartfelt needlework. Hater of 🍊💩
and all his vile minions.
But a fan of Minions, otherwise

May I suggest a book for the impending collapse? "Surviving the Future" by Shaun Chamberlain and David Fleming has been a comfort read for me lately. A gentle but prescient book about what it means to create community amidst societal collapse. Highly recommend for this moment.

Sorry but all the fables and fairy tales I read as a kid led me to believe people would be learning WAY more lessons than they actually do