Erika ZD
@ezd.bsky.social
Professor, Parent, POTsie, baker. Assoc Professor of Classics and WGSS. Taking things slow thanks to long Covid. Sharing Covid science and public health. Always speaking for myself, not my employer.
It's fully summer! Time to cook more ambitiously!
Tonight, sushi at home; then, chicken tikka masala (the teen's favorite) & palak paneer at home, then Focaccia and Roasted Lima Beans. This is our last batch of salmon rolls & CA rolls at home.
#TinyJoys #CookingSky
Tonight, sushi at home; then, chicken tikka masala (the teen's favorite) & palak paneer at home, then Focaccia and Roasted Lima Beans. This is our last batch of salmon rolls & CA rolls at home.
#TinyJoys #CookingSky
June 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's fully summer! Time to cook more ambitiously!
Tonight, sushi at home; then, chicken tikka masala (the teen's favorite) & palak paneer at home, then Focaccia and Roasted Lima Beans. This is our last batch of salmon rolls & CA rolls at home.
#TinyJoys #CookingSky
Tonight, sushi at home; then, chicken tikka masala (the teen's favorite) & palak paneer at home, then Focaccia and Roasted Lima Beans. This is our last batch of salmon rolls & CA rolls at home.
#TinyJoys #CookingSky
It's summer! That means a kale and chard Hortopita baking in the oven! And we adopted the sweetest and goofiest little baby cat this weekend! She's charming as can be! #cookingSky
#CatsofBlueSky
#CatsofBlueSky
May 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's summer! That means a kale and chard Hortopita baking in the oven! And we adopted the sweetest and goofiest little baby cat this weekend! She's charming as can be! #cookingSky
#CatsofBlueSky
#CatsofBlueSky
Such a lovely Mother's day! My love baked us all an extraordinary Black Forest cake, and my kids laughed and laughed, and we got to hold the cutest baby and play with a lovely toddler, and wonderful seniors graduated, and the porch is open for summer writing & research time!
May 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Such a lovely Mother's day! My love baked us all an extraordinary Black Forest cake, and my kids laughed and laughed, and we got to hold the cutest baby and play with a lovely toddler, and wonderful seniors graduated, and the porch is open for summer writing & research time!
Tonight, we're trying out a brand-new recipe: baked shells w/ spinach, ricotta, and lemon zest, with house made sugo di pomodoro (w/ soffrito base). Into the oven it goes! After 25 minutes baking under foil, we'll bake more with mozzarella and parmesan on top.
#CookingSky #CookingJoys
#CookingSky #CookingJoys
February 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tonight, we're trying out a brand-new recipe: baked shells w/ spinach, ricotta, and lemon zest, with house made sugo di pomodoro (w/ soffrito base). Into the oven it goes! After 25 minutes baking under foil, we'll bake more with mozzarella and parmesan on top.
#CookingSky #CookingJoys
#CookingSky #CookingJoys
P and the tween teamed up last night to make a delicious and adorable curry for us. We used Japanese golden curry, and all the kids ate it happily!
Curried tofu, onions, carrots, potatoes & apple chunks with a bear shaped rice in the center, and heart shaped carrots and tofu.
#CookSky #tinyjoys
Curried tofu, onions, carrots, potatoes & apple chunks with a bear shaped rice in the center, and heart shaped carrots and tofu.
#CookSky #tinyjoys
February 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trying to find joy. It's been a brutal month where I got sick, and then a cat did, and the other cat then caught it, or launched a hunger strike! In the midst of the governmental collapse! Both kitties are eating again, and we're all hoping for a better February!
#RussianBlueCats
#RussianBlueCats
February 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trying to find joy. It's been a brutal month where I got sick, and then a cat did, and the other cat then caught it, or launched a hunger strike! In the midst of the governmental collapse! Both kitties are eating again, and we're all hoping for a better February!
#RussianBlueCats
#RussianBlueCats
#TinyJoys
It's quite chilly out, and both kitties are sleeping by my side as I read the amazing Odyssey! I *love* listening to the audiobook as I read the text. I never tire of Books 19, 21 - 24!
Plus, my love made us double chocolate cookies for the weekend!
#SaturdayBaking #AncientSky 🏺
It's quite chilly out, and both kitties are sleeping by my side as I read the amazing Odyssey! I *love* listening to the audiobook as I read the text. I never tire of Books 19, 21 - 24!
Plus, my love made us double chocolate cookies for the weekend!
#SaturdayBaking #AncientSky 🏺
January 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
#TinyJoys
It's quite chilly out, and both kitties are sleeping by my side as I read the amazing Odyssey! I *love* listening to the audiobook as I read the text. I never tire of Books 19, 21 - 24!
Plus, my love made us double chocolate cookies for the weekend!
#SaturdayBaking #AncientSky 🏺
It's quite chilly out, and both kitties are sleeping by my side as I read the amazing Odyssey! I *love* listening to the audiobook as I read the text. I never tire of Books 19, 21 - 24!
Plus, my love made us double chocolate cookies for the weekend!
#SaturdayBaking #AncientSky 🏺
Poor Baby Kitty is still sick, and a lot worse! Off to the vet again. We see two, and I"m so done with the first one. I hope our other vet can help by actually examining her!
January 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Poor Baby Kitty is still sick, and a lot worse! Off to the vet again. We see two, and I"m so done with the first one. I hope our other vet can help by actually examining her!
Broken down by time and peoples' predations, but still magnificent!
January 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Broken down by time and peoples' predations, but still magnificent!
My amazing reading group is reading Hrosvita of Gandersheim, from a 17th edition produced by the Literary Society of Nurenburg, Sodalis Litteraria in Norinbergae. And the text is just so beautiful, in the style of a handwritten manuscript.
January 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My amazing reading group is reading Hrosvita of Gandersheim, from a 17th edition produced by the Literary Society of Nurenburg, Sodalis Litteraria in Norinbergae. And the text is just so beautiful, in the style of a handwritten manuscript.
Younger kitty is sick. :(
Last week, the water went out for two days, then was non-potable for 4 more days. Monday, we had an earthquake (we don't live in earthquake country).
Our small domestic world is very, very distressed!
Younger kitty and her mama in their majestic floof, in better days
Last week, the water went out for two days, then was non-potable for 4 more days. Monday, we had an earthquake (we don't live in earthquake country).
Our small domestic world is very, very distressed!
Younger kitty and her mama in their majestic floof, in better days
January 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Younger kitty is sick. :(
Last week, the water went out for two days, then was non-potable for 4 more days. Monday, we had an earthquake (we don't live in earthquake country).
Our small domestic world is very, very distressed!
Younger kitty and her mama in their majestic floof, in better days
Last week, the water went out for two days, then was non-potable for 4 more days. Monday, we had an earthquake (we don't live in earthquake country).
Our small domestic world is very, very distressed!
Younger kitty and her mama in their majestic floof, in better days
It's SNOWING! I love this, but want lots more snow!
January 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It's SNOWING! I love this, but want lots more snow!
(6) this weekend, they were big enough, 9 weeks, to be ready for adoption. They have already been adopted! Molecule is a small black and white kitty with a small mustache marking on their nose. Dust Bunny is a small black and white kitty with white legs. We miss them, but they have a home!! #BigJoys
November 26, 2024 at 12:16 AM
(6) this weekend, they were big enough, 9 weeks, to be ready for adoption. They have already been adopted! Molecule is a small black and white kitty with a small mustache marking on their nose. Dust Bunny is a small black and white kitty with white legs. We miss them, but they have a home!! #BigJoys
(5) My partner scooped up the baby kittens, and the rescuer brought them and their Mama to stay over the weekend to get Mama spayed. The kittens warmed up to people right away, and they went to a foster home to get socialized and grow bigger. #TinyJoys
November 26, 2024 at 12:13 AM
(5) My partner scooped up the baby kittens, and the rescuer brought them and their Mama to stay over the weekend to get Mama spayed. The kittens warmed up to people right away, and they went to a foster home to get socialized and grow bigger. #TinyJoys
(4) We set up some wet food in the trap, and Mama came and got shut in. Then we wandered the alley for an hour, playing a recording of "mama cat calling to her kittens." We'd given up hope, and decided to do a final search in the garage, with the recording. Molecule and Dust Bunny peeked out at us!
November 26, 2024 at 12:10 AM
(4) We set up some wet food in the trap, and Mama came and got shut in. Then we wandered the alley for an hour, playing a recording of "mama cat calling to her kittens." We'd given up hope, and decided to do a final search in the garage, with the recording. Molecule and Dust Bunny peeked out at us!
A cheerful little story of #TinyJoys.
We found two babiest baby kittens in our garage in October. We realized we'd need to rescue them, and TNR their Mama. When we set up a little bed for the blue-eyed babies (so 2-3 weeks old), their mama moved them. They stayed gone for two weeks. (1)
We found two babiest baby kittens in our garage in October. We realized we'd need to rescue them, and TNR their Mama. When we set up a little bed for the blue-eyed babies (so 2-3 weeks old), their mama moved them. They stayed gone for two weeks. (1)
November 25, 2024 at 11:38 PM
A cheerful little story of #TinyJoys.
We found two babiest baby kittens in our garage in October. We realized we'd need to rescue them, and TNR their Mama. When we set up a little bed for the blue-eyed babies (so 2-3 weeks old), their mama moved them. They stayed gone for two weeks. (1)
We found two babiest baby kittens in our garage in October. We realized we'd need to rescue them, and TNR their Mama. When we set up a little bed for the blue-eyed babies (so 2-3 weeks old), their mama moved them. They stayed gone for two weeks. (1)
November 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Bake, bake! I've been wanting to try a new recipe. It's just fine, in the "meh" sense.
Orange shortbread cookies w/ dark chocolate. My source didn't say they were shortbread, and they absolutely are.
Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com/dark-chocola...
Orange shortbread cookies w/ dark chocolate. My source didn't say they were shortbread, and they absolutely are.
Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com/dark-chocola...
October 28, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Bake, bake! I've been wanting to try a new recipe. It's just fine, in the "meh" sense.
Orange shortbread cookies w/ dark chocolate. My source didn't say they were shortbread, and they absolutely are.
Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com/dark-chocola...
Orange shortbread cookies w/ dark chocolate. My source didn't say they were shortbread, and they absolutely are.
Source: sallysbakingaddiction.com/dark-chocola...
One of my cats in the utterly & most purely cat moments of the week. Where's her head? #CatsofBlueSky
October 10, 2024 at 11:44 PM
One of my cats in the utterly & most purely cat moments of the week. Where's her head? #CatsofBlueSky
I failed to limit my standing yesterday, and ended up w/ only 2 hours of upright time today. I'm soo not back to baseline after Covid round 2 in August. I'd been pacing aggressively, pushed the wrong thing, and now must rest.
But there are cookies my love baked for us!
#LongCovid #POTS #baking
But there are cookies my love baked for us!
#LongCovid #POTS #baking
September 29, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I failed to limit my standing yesterday, and ended up w/ only 2 hours of upright time today. I'm soo not back to baseline after Covid round 2 in August. I'd been pacing aggressively, pushed the wrong thing, and now must rest.
But there are cookies my love baked for us!
#LongCovid #POTS #baking
But there are cookies my love baked for us!
#LongCovid #POTS #baking
How do we discover delightful hashtags to follow, like
#EpigraphyTuesday, or #AlphabetChallenge
#AncientBlueSky🏺?
Here is a River god in the style of a mask, from the
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln, for #ReliefWednesday
#EpigraphyTuesday, or #AlphabetChallenge
#AncientBlueSky🏺?
Here is a River god in the style of a mask, from the
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln, for #ReliefWednesday
September 6, 2024 at 1:41 AM
How do we discover delightful hashtags to follow, like
#EpigraphyTuesday, or #AlphabetChallenge
#AncientBlueSky🏺?
Here is a River god in the style of a mask, from the
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln, for #ReliefWednesday
#EpigraphyTuesday, or #AlphabetChallenge
#AncientBlueSky🏺?
Here is a River god in the style of a mask, from the
Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln, for #ReliefWednesday
Here we people thought it was to hold school supplies, but Kage thinks it is a lovely tiny house, and she has adopted it. She has spent the entire work day in her new home :)
August 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Here we people thought it was to hold school supplies, but Kage thinks it is a lovely tiny house, and she has adopted it. She has spent the entire work day in her new home :)