Kat
@katdoesstuff.bsky.social
Living that grandma life in my mid thirties. Knitting, spinning, sewing, reading, gardening, cooking, preserving, baking. Rural living on the left. Cancer survivor.
Found the hairpin it was in the sofa cushion.
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Found the hairpin it was in the sofa cushion.
One of my new horn hairpins fell out this morning sometime between getting dressed and starting work. It's possible it fell out in the garden -- I wandered all over the place this morning. So hopefully I stumble upon it when I go outside again.
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
One of my new horn hairpins fell out this morning sometime between getting dressed and starting work. It's possible it fell out in the garden -- I wandered all over the place this morning. So hopefully I stumble upon it when I go outside again.
FedEx delivered my new steering rack to the post office so now I have to wait another week before we get all the suspension work done on the Sequoia.
January 24, 2026 at 1:21 AM
FedEx delivered my new steering rack to the post office so now I have to wait another week before we get all the suspension work done on the Sequoia.
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With 80.7% of the vote, workers at Environmental Defense Fund now have a union! 🎉
January 23, 2026 at 10:36 PM
With 80.7% of the vote, workers at Environmental Defense Fund now have a union! 🎉
We won our union vote!!!
January 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We won our union vote!!!
I ate a pork crackling taco for dinner. I need to eat some greens or something.
January 14, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I ate a pork crackling taco for dinner. I need to eat some greens or something.
Graduated from recumbent bike to upright bike for physical therapy. Happy to move up, but that cheap exercise bike is uncomfortable. Can't wait to graduate to treadmill.
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Graduated from recumbent bike to upright bike for physical therapy. Happy to move up, but that cheap exercise bike is uncomfortable. Can't wait to graduate to treadmill.
Went and had a little skeet lesson at the clark county shooting range. It was pretty fun and I did manage to hit some clays! Looks like I've got to start looking around for a suitable shotgun.
December 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Went and had a little skeet lesson at the clark county shooting range. It was pretty fun and I did manage to hit some clays! Looks like I've got to start looking around for a suitable shotgun.
Maybe I feel unsettled because I don't have a mindless knitting project on the go right now. I have some fiddly stuff on the needles but I need something that takes genuinely no thought. Maybe I need to fire up another pair of socks.
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Maybe I feel unsettled because I don't have a mindless knitting project on the go right now. I have some fiddly stuff on the needles but I need something that takes genuinely no thought. Maybe I need to fire up another pair of socks.
The cover crop peas have PURPLE flowers!
December 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The cover crop peas have PURPLE flowers!
I'm feeling weirdly anxious. Eating a bunch of butter cookies didn't fix it and neither did buying a shit load of seeds and plant starts. Maybe I should just go to bed?
December 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I'm feeling weirdly anxious. Eating a bunch of butter cookies didn't fix it and neither did buying a shit load of seeds and plant starts. Maybe I should just go to bed?
Made a pepita horchata. It's nice, but next time I won't blend a whole cinnamon stick in. I like the chunkiness from the pepitas but the cinnamon chunkiness is not good. I'll just add cinnamon powder.
December 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Made a pepita horchata. It's nice, but next time I won't blend a whole cinnamon stick in. I like the chunkiness from the pepitas but the cinnamon chunkiness is not good. I'll just add cinnamon powder.
The garlic I planted a couple of weeks ago is starting to come up! Apparently it's true that if the ground isn't frozen it's not too late.
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The garlic I planted a couple of weeks ago is starting to come up! Apparently it's true that if the ground isn't frozen it's not too late.
I think I might psyche myself out making bread. Gotta wait this long. Is this enough kneading? I can't get the shape right. Gotta do this gotta do that. Must have a schedule to do it "right".
I need to just relax and and throw some flour water salt and yeast in a bowl and let shit happen.
I need to just relax and and throw some flour water salt and yeast in a bowl and let shit happen.
December 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I think I might psyche myself out making bread. Gotta wait this long. Is this enough kneading? I can't get the shape right. Gotta do this gotta do that. Must have a schedule to do it "right".
I need to just relax and and throw some flour water salt and yeast in a bowl and let shit happen.
I need to just relax and and throw some flour water salt and yeast in a bowl and let shit happen.
My breakfast is leftover gas station snacks from our trip up the mountains yesterday. Beef jerky and peanut m&ms. It's also noon. I'm having a day.
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My breakfast is leftover gas station snacks from our trip up the mountains yesterday. Beef jerky and peanut m&ms. It's also noon. I'm having a day.
Went to cut a Christmas tree in the forest for the first time. Got a subalpine fir. She's kinda skinny and patchy but that's ok.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Went to cut a Christmas tree in the forest for the first time. Got a subalpine fir. She's kinda skinny and patchy but that's ok.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Found a slow tv video of saami people walking through the snow with reindeer pulling little sleds. It's so calm.
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Found a slow tv video of saami people walking through the snow with reindeer pulling little sleds. It's so calm.
We just got hit with the biggest sonic boom I've ever felt. It was like a bomb went off nearby. Scared the hell out of me and the dog.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We just got hit with the biggest sonic boom I've ever felt. It was like a bomb went off nearby. Scared the hell out of me and the dog.
Work laptop sounds like it's ready for liftoff. 🚀
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Work laptop sounds like it's ready for liftoff. 🚀
I finally started to get my garlic in. I ran out of space in the bed I prepared so now I'm just sticking cloves in the ground wherever the dirt is soft with some water supply.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I finally started to get my garlic in. I ran out of space in the bed I prepared so now I'm just sticking cloves in the ground wherever the dirt is soft with some water supply.
80 pounds of pomegranates this year. Most of the fruit split with all the late rain we had so we've got to get a move on juicing and freezing.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
80 pounds of pomegranates this year. Most of the fruit split with all the late rain we had so we've got to get a move on juicing and freezing.
I love eating turkey enchiladas but making them is the worst. Everything in my kitchen is chile sauce red.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I love eating turkey enchiladas but making them is the worst. Everything in my kitchen is chile sauce red.
Cooked down an absolute heap of swiss chard for creamed chard and only got 3 good servings worth. Crammed a three quart pot to busting, smashed it in to fit and it cooked into absolutely nothing.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Cooked down an absolute heap of swiss chard for creamed chard and only got 3 good servings worth. Crammed a three quart pot to busting, smashed it in to fit and it cooked into absolutely nothing.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
Happy national dog show watching day to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Happy national dog show watching day to all who celebrate.
Paperwhites are out so early this year.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Paperwhites are out so early this year.