Idealistic Pragmatist
@justip.bsky.social
Canadian by choice.📍Halifax. International in outlook. Leftie. Foodie. Queer. Multilingual. Bike person, but pedestrian at heart. Social scientist by trade. Household = me, Partner, two cats. Embracer of reality in an anti-reality world since early 2022.
Update: I may have gone a bit overboard. 😆
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Update: I may have gone a bit overboard. 😆
Update: my wayward mitten has been soaked and stain-sticked and washed four times now. How obvious is it which one got run over by regular traffic on Windsor for about 24 hours?
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Update: my wayward mitten has been soaked and stain-sticked and washed four times now. How obvious is it which one got run over by regular traffic on Windsor for about 24 hours?
Last big tomato picked from the garden (because the garden got put to bed today)…on November 12th! 😳
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Last big tomato picked from the garden (because the garden got put to bed today)…on November 12th! 😳
I used the prematurely-picked green peppers in recipes, and the smallest ones became "bite-sized" stuffed peppers! Worked nicely.
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I used the prematurely-picked green peppers in recipes, and the smallest ones became "bite-sized" stuffed peppers! Worked nicely.
Update: we still haven't had a hard frost in our little backyard microclimate, but it's coming, so the harvest continues. Last night I picked all the remaining herbs and brought them in for dehydrating (besides the Italian parsley, which I left--dried Italian parsley is boring!).
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Update: we still haven't had a hard frost in our little backyard microclimate, but it's coming, so the harvest continues. Last night I picked all the remaining herbs and brought them in for dehydrating (besides the Italian parsley, which I left--dried Italian parsley is boring!).
Lost a mitt taking one bike to Halifax Cycles yesterday. Retrieved it today taking another bike in. What are the chances? 😄
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Lost a mitt taking one bike to Halifax Cycles yesterday. Retrieved it today taking another bike in. What are the chances? 😄
Perfect night for a fire in the pellet stove!
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Perfect night for a fire in the pellet stove!
Well, that was seriously no fun at all! At least it gave me an opportunity to try out the gaiters I bought last year and never needed to use (see “fair-weather cyclist” above). 😆
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Well, that was seriously no fun at all! At least it gave me an opportunity to try out the gaiters I bought last year and never needed to use (see “fair-weather cyclist” above). 😆
Okay, I’ve been convinced to pick all my unripe peppers and most of my unripe tomatoes, sigh. (I’ve left some of the puniest tomatoes that will still make good use of the rest of the season should I get a few more days!)
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Okay, I’ve been convinced to pick all my unripe peppers and most of my unripe tomatoes, sigh. (I’ve left some of the puniest tomatoes that will still make good use of the rest of the season should I get a few more days!)
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
It’s been a good first run—I’ve learned so much! Thanks for everyone’s advice.
Okay, it’s done. Realistically they weren’t going to get any more ripe anyway.
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Okay, it’s done. Realistically they weren’t going to get any more ripe anyway.
I am actually reading the “Curbing Traffic” book for the first time, but this paragraph feels like a more articulate version of what I say on here every time someone talks about “enforcement” as a solution to traffic woes.
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I am actually reading the “Curbing Traffic” book for the first time, but this paragraph feels like a more articulate version of what I say on here every time someone talks about “enforcement” as a solution to traffic woes.
The girls send their love
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The girls send their love
Two of our neighbourhood raccoons were on the roof of our dining room last night (one of them was caught on camera). Interesting coincidence.
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Two of our neighbourhood raccoons were on the roof of our dining room last night (one of them was caught on camera). Interesting coincidence.
Looking on the bright side: this is the description of this year’s birthday cake! I’m a little uncertain about the brownie layer, but the rest sounds weird in the most delicious way.
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking on the bright side: this is the description of this year’s birthday cake! I’m a little uncertain about the brownie layer, but the rest sounds weird in the most delicious way.
Wearing this throwback of a sweatshirt today in solidarity.
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Wearing this throwback of a sweatshirt today in solidarity.
It’s not very pretty, but apart from the somewhat uneven crust, it looks right! I was astonished that it came out of the pan so easily!
October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s not very pretty, but apart from the somewhat uneven crust, it looks right! I was astonished that it came out of the pan so easily!
This one turned out pretty nice too.
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
This one turned out pretty nice too.
Pretty damn fine sunrise from our balcony this morning.
October 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Pretty damn fine sunrise from our balcony this morning.
Oh wow, that’s wonderful! I walked past the church the other day and took this picture, thinking “gotta love a church that has its own drag show”, but I had no idea I knew some of the people involved. 😀
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Oh wow, that’s wonderful! I walked past the church the other day and took this picture, thinking “gotta love a church that has its own drag show”, but I had no idea I knew some of the people involved. 😀
This year I learned a) how to successfully grow peppers, b) that I have to start them much earlier if I actually want them to ripen by season’s end
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This year I learned a) how to successfully grow peppers, b) that I have to start them much earlier if I actually want them to ripen by season’s end
Our local cupcake shop’s take-and-bake cookies may contain “traces” of something unspecified 🤔
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Our local cupcake shop’s take-and-bake cookies may contain “traces” of something unspecified 🤔
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We tried something new with our Thanksgiving meal yesterday: an Atlantic Canadian variant of Québecois “unemployment pudding”. So simple but sooooo goooood. Between yesterday’s main meal and today’s leftovers, it’s completely gone (with only two humans partaking)!
October 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We tried something new with our Thanksgiving meal yesterday: an Atlantic Canadian variant of Québecois “unemployment pudding”. So simple but sooooo goooood. Between yesterday’s main meal and today’s leftovers, it’s completely gone (with only two humans partaking)!
We’re watching the first one now! (Other cat present but hiding)
October 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We’re watching the first one now! (Other cat present but hiding)