Dinner discovery; chicken cottage pie! This was a 1 skillet meal. Chicken, carrot, peas, brown gravy, & mashed potato. The smell of the broiler-crisped potatoes drew my teenager out of their lair and got double thumbs up from the household picky eater. 10/10 will make again.

First uninterrupted WFH day I’ve had in a while. Somebunny (*ahem* Gwen *ahem*) spent the day napping at my feet so she could periodicially nudge my ankle to ask for scritches. 💜💜💜 Adopt, don’t shop. Amazing creatures like Gwen are just waiting to blossom under the attention of people like you.

This story is too good to not be read by, well, EVERYBODY!

Our apple tree is rather exuberant this year so the rabbits have been enjoying fresh branches and leaves as snacks. There are tiny apples about the size of my thumbnail too, but rabbits shouldn’t have much sugar so I only let them have 1 or 2 apples per branch.

@tanaudel.bsky.social this reminds me a bit of your work!

Sometimes you buy flowers for your partner just to make them smile.

Today’s adventure: taking Gwen NoFear for her vaccine booster. Gwen hates carriers and car rides. Probably because of how often she had unpleasant vet visits to get treatment for the eye injury she had when she was found roaming the streets. Putting her in one of these pet seats worked great!

WFH companion is showing off how fluffy his feet are.

Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH. “The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”

This Disability Pride Month, remember that the teams that serve the American people are filled with wonderful, brilliant, creative and critically necessary disabled folks. They add insurmountable value to our workplace and communities and we wouldn’t be great without them!

“Ah! I need solitude. I have come forth to this hill at sunset to see the forms of the mountains in the horizon—to behold and commune with something grander than man.” - Henry David Thoreau

The non-profit I work for laid off more than 50 people today because of lost NIH funding. I feel guilty but glad I wasn’t one of them. Time to unplug for a couple days. Too bad I can’t take the rabbits with me.

Some “weeds” are just as pretty as the cultivated plants we grow.

Ted decided to prove that he could army crawl under the wardrobe. As you can tell from the look on his face, he is very proud of himself for this accomplishment. #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhoussrabbits

Noodle and Gwen checking each other out from a safe distance with a very curious (but contained) Pants in the background. Did you know that while they are communal, rabbits need to establish their place in a hierarchy in order to share space space? #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhouserabbits

Holy cow I would not have expected lychee, raspberry and rose water to taste so good together! Lychee is a little floral and tart and the raspberry’s tartness enhances that. The rose just blends right in, creating something fruity and delicate in the best way

Learn this! It takes so little to include alt text and make your PDFs screen-reader friendly!

I often think of the orchestra who wanted to hire diversely through having screens for auditions - they still needed to put down carpet so they weren’t unconsciously prejudiced by hearing women’s heels on the floor. I don’t know how we put down carpet for genre or disability, but I’d love to see it.

The administration has ended the LGBTQ specific services provided by the national suicide hotline. Trevor Project’s suicide hotline is still live. Pass this around. People in distress need to know who they can trust, who they can talk to, because it sure as hell isn’t our government.

Got a passport with the wrong name/gender? Make sure you check the answer to this post.

Middle of the night ice cream flavor thoughts: - Grilled pineapple sorbet - Maple cinnamon French toast ice cream Opinions? For reference, I’m the girl who once made green eggs & ham ice cream. (Included poached egg, basil, and crunchy bacon bits.) I am not easily intimidated.

Isfahan ice cream test run. (Raspberry, lychee, Rose water.) Not sure about this one yet. Might add mascarpone to balance the flavor or rework it into a sorbet recipe. Still want to do something chocolate, only question is what would be new and different. Suggestions welcome, no matter how weird!

Happy adoption day and welcome to the family, Gwen. After more than 2 years as our foster, we’re proud to foster fail the heck out of you and we promise the rest of your days will look like this one: safe and loved.

Some days it’s the little things that keep you going. Like a juvenile bunny outside the office as you’re getting ready to leave.

This isn’t the first time 2020 wasn’t the either 1992 Rodney King 1965 Watts 1943 Zoot Suit LA knows how to rise up When we all gonna rise up, RISE UP?

@ellenkushner.bsky.social This is the gentle nudge you asked for 6 months ago to start tinkering with that story of everyday magic which pays homage to YA Edward Eager/ E. Nesbit. It might take you a while to find the story, but there are so many of us who will enjoy it.

It’s that time of year again. Satsuma Pomegranate Sorbet in the churn. Who wants some??

For everyone who needs to hear this;

I gotta admit, the kindness and positivity of having my feed taken over today by all these Make Dolly Smile posts has been a refreshing change of pace.

Visits by buns Tonks (big) and Pig (small) would like to know why I keep taking so many photos of them.

Look at that little belly!!🥰

2 loaves of breakfast bread (banana pineapple) and 2 batches of biscuits (rosemary). Some weekends are just like that.

My 10 commandments: 1. Care about others 2. Embrace others’ differences 3. Do your best not to hurt others 4. Help others to the extent you can 5. Be curious 6. Pursue lifelong learning 7. Always seek to improve yourself 8. Seek the good in life 9. Be honest 10. Do what is right, not what is easy

#MorningVibe “I Am Somebody”, is a poem that elementary school teacher, kalikp (IG) recites every morning with her students. Teachers are our heroes, and the ones who make all other jobs possible. Respect them. Pay them a decent wage. Honor their service.

Gwen No-Fear dreaming about tasty things.

Ted & Cody; the biggest, smooshiest bromance #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhouserabbits

Does anyone have recommendations for an attorney willing to work pro bono or for a low fee who can help me write a simple motion that needs to be filed in court along with a petition?

I needed to hear this. I expect a lot of other creative people do too.

Visitating bun, Pig, enjoying the mini obstacle course. #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofrabbits

Older kid and I agreed to trade desks. Her room got cleaned and I was able to assess damage the rabbits have done to the drywall. They’d chewed through two spots and to my delight there’s 100 yr old beadboard hiding back there. Time to tear that room to the studs and find out what else it’s hiding!

After kicking balls all over the hallways Pants is flopped in front of our makeshift ball pit. Rabbits are very busy creatures. Not enough stimulation = destructive chewing. Good news: the easiest toys are made of common household recyclables! #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhouserabbits

Ted behind the bedroom door. He didn’t lose his markings this year. For those that don’t know, the markings on the Californian breed become lighter in cold weather. In Ted’s case, they almost disappear, making him look like Gwen. #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhouserabbit

Beautiful weather meant it was time to get more yard work done. Kids came out and helped including finding plenty of friends and moving them to safety.

Local wildlife is enjoying the weather today.

Community is 2 women in their 70s on their way to a protest when I was commuting home. A South Asian man said he was sad he couldn’t protest afford to protest . Noticing his biotech co work badge, they told him to keep researching and stay safe. “We’re keeping you safe so you can save our lives.”

The origins of May Day as a workers’ holiday.

Visit to the wayback machine for today’s rabbit. This is Sock, who came into foster care 4 years ago today. She’s all piss and vinegar and her adopters love it. #adoptdontshop #secretlifeofhouserabbits

What we fight.

Pants is really happy that the apple tree’s in bloom