Just as I Got Comfortable

The news that Twitter agreed to be bought by a certain billionaire proves yet again that politics, power and (of course) money matter most didn't surprise me. It does make me uncomfortable to think of continuing to contribute content to it, however, so if/when things become toxic I will probably leave the platform.

Sadly there are only a few alternatives for users like me. Mastodon seems the safest, but I'm not particularly tech-savvy. Reddit has an enthusiastic quilting community, but they all seem to be far more skilled than me. I've avoided Instagram since it was acquired by Facebook (also not an option.)

Perhaps I'll just stay at my blog here. :) I will miss everyone in my circle on Twitter, though. They're lovely people who have truly inspired me over the last year.

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Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

In the Kitchen Garden

Our strawberries are taking over the kitchen garden, but I don't mind. This week I want to make some strawberry banana nice cream (a vegan version of ice cream) and maybe a chocolate cake with berries and cream for the topping. There's thyme in the garden now, too, which I'll dry and jar for cooking along with the chives and the oregano. Next we'll plant cucumbers, as I use a ton of those in our salads and for snacks.

Rayen

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