The one spice that we didn't have on hand for the NY Times chili was hot Paprika. NGL, I bought this because I thought that the tins were gorgeous. Excellent flavor in addition.

We made the NY Times Slow Cooker Chili (on the stovetop) for dinner tonight. Best chili we've ever had with complex, rich, flavors. Easy to play around w/ spices but we made it as written and found it was perfect for us. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019...

I think I just invented Doritos. I was craving something crunchy/spicy. Toasted pita? A little olive oil, herbs/spices. We don't usually buy snack/processed food so my brain starts with ingredients I have on hand. #snacks

Oh, no! I just realized with the very long gradient I don't know what I'm going to do with the sleeves. I obviously didn't think this through. #knitting

Next sweater is on the needles. The Double Time sweater by Truly Myrtle. I was originally going to use the same green and oatmeal that I used for the Segue sweater but found this fun gradient. #knitting

Just finished the Segue sweater. Still have to block. Really happy with this pattern-one that I could see me making again. #knitting #seguecardigan

When Tyrants Manufacture Fear, Knitting and Crafting Can Sustain Us #knitting #making www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kvy...

Comfort food after a rough week. #soup #potatosoup

Patriots TD!!!!!

I feel as if LLMs were trained on my work e-mails/memos. I've been using em dashes, "in summary", "please note" for 40+ yrs. I have no doubt that my work emails would be flagged as AI generated.

For #showmeyourknits this week, I’m sharing the socks that I made for my team last Christmas and the mittens that I made the year before. I filled the mini mittens with greenery and used as a bow on the package.

Bodo and Poppy knew that hubs wasn't feeling well and stopped eating as soon as his pain started. They didn't eat again until hubs was able to eat breakfast this morning - almost 48 hrs later. Now, they're glued to him.

Yikes!

I work in healthcare so know the challenges. There’s something particularly annoying when they ask someone to get to an appointment 15 minutes early and then make them wait for an hour and 20 minutes-and counting-past the appointment time. Taking bets on if we make it to 2 hours.

Well, we’re spending our anniversary in the ED w/ hubs for abdominal pain. I’m guessing kidney stone.

Another 4 hours of work and then I’m off for a week and a half. So much #knitting. So many fall leaves.

It’s #MythBustingTuesday. Today’s target: “Natural immunity is always better than vaccine-induced immunity.” I hear this all the time. Although it sounds appealing, it’s dangerously misleading. 🧵

American College of Obstetricians &Gynecologists advises: “In more than 2 decades of research on the use of acetaminophen in pregnancy, not a single reputable study has successfully concluded that the use of acetaminophen in any trimester … causes neurodevelopmental disorders in children.”

As @maddow.msnbc.com tells it, "Grandparents worried about their grandchildren's health are "doing something about it - something simple and direct and therefore also kind of radical." TY 💙 @theprogressivemag.bsky.social Sign up to join @donnagaffney.bsky.social and me at grandparentsforvaccines.com

Rewatching The Rings of Power. The costuming is just outstanding.

Finally made it to Milmont for mums!

Our anniversary is next week. Told hubs not to open packages for the next week. Got home today to find him in his new flannel robe. Amazon sent it in a clear bag.

Spot on and hilarious.

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Getting there. Segue sweater. #knitting

This is why I pushed so hard to get my COVID booster last week. I’m afraid they’ll no longer be available.

Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart

Trying to watch the @patriots.bsky.social game but YT's servers are experiencing issues. Sigh.

I finished the black sweater last night and started on the Segue sweater tonight. Just finished the short rows. The red yarn at the bottom is the provisional cast on . I think I’m going to love knitting this. #knitting

There has been a rush among centrists like Gavin Newsom and Ezra Klein to brush over the hateful life of Charlie Kirk and valorize the man. Let me be clear, killing Charlie Kirk was wrong and abhorrent. We must condemn murder without sanitizing a man who built his empire on hate. My latest piece.

Incredible reaction to the knitting science video that I posted last week. #knitting www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx1o...

Coming to every American home in due time… Do you doubt me?

These fucking idiots took emails of Hillary Clinton ordering pizza and turned them into a child trafficking scheme, but they’re perfectly fine with Donald Trump being best friends with the most notorious sex trafficker of our time.

That’s exactly what this feels like!

Obviously no knitters were involved in the copy for this video but interesting nonetheless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTLv...

There was a slew of false statements made about COVID19 mRNA vaccines yesterday. I can’t recommend highly enough this article from May by Dr. Deborah Fuller to clear up a lot of the chaff.

I feel like I’ve won knitting. Missed a cable crossover on the black sweater and was able to ladder back about 3 inches to fix it. #knitting

Tomorrow, September 1st, is *my* official start of fall. I will consume all things pumpkin and break out the pumpkins and autumn leaves.

In an act of resistance to Stephen Miller, I am curating a playlist for “old white hippies”. Would love your recommendations! Don’t hold back now. I’m dedicating: youtu.be/YdVMGKOFIwY?...

I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.

I just ordered yarn for my next sweater - oatmeal and forrest green. I have the pattern narrowed down to two. The one on the left uses intarsia which I haven't done yet - maybe that one to extend my skills? #knitting

RFK will testify before a senate panel this week. Perfect time for him to hear from the public too. If you are outraged by his covid vaccine policies, give his office a call and let him know. the number is: 1-202-690-7000

All of this talk of trump's advanced age, ill health, and possible death has made me realize that ultimately, he'll have a state funeral and will use the Lincoln Catafalque. Disturbing. It'll be a complete farce w/ people celebrating in the streets.