Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 7mArgh, my attempt at elderberry apple cider this year must have gotten contaminated and I'm going to have to toss it as it has a kombucha like scum across the top. Boo. 000
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 3hIt is so cool outside this morning that it finally feels like cinnamon sugar toast season! 040
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 15hJust now: Freya does a sing song jingle jangle as she prances thru the 2nd floor hallways before the main bedroom and leaping on the bed. Also Freya: gives me the glare stating that momma snuggles _will not_ happen tonight. My cuddling of squeaky feral hog toy last night was 5 steps too far. 020
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 17hTonight I made a Persian inspired chicken thighs in pomegranate molasses rice casserole type situation and....maybe for once I don't hate rice? The hell-i-o? 110
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I was not quite 3, but I remember pulling my blankie over my head as Slimer scared the shit out of me in Ghostbusters. 030
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Day two of cool rain for fall called for roasted butternut squash soup with a pesto focaccia with boursin. 1150
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As if there was any doubt....yes, I am someone who goes out before it gets too danged dark to pick purple rosemary blooms off my BBQ Rosemary to use as a garnish on my butternut squash soup tonight. 060
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think I have officially used my Sunday to make a dough monster. 180
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Me this morning: I am concerned, it is October and the saffron crocus showed no signs of being up yet. Me now that rain has stopped: that is no longer the concern. New concern...when should I divide the bulb clusters. 100
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Pesto focaccia has been mixed up thid morning and just needs stretch and folds and a bunch of rising before dinner where it will be served next to a roasted butternut squash soup. 010
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Slowly but surely the crochet project continues on as I get new hand cramps. 050
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Today in yay adulting: spreading the granulated insecticide for ants around the house perimeter and sowing arugula and kale seeds for coldframes because it's a rainy day and no better time to naturally water that stuff in. 020
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Freya likes Friday nights with GBBO because it means singing 'Dog Dog Dog...Doggie Doggie Dog, Dog Dog Dog' along with the theme song with accompanying booty bops on her dog booty. My furchild is weird. 150
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I am very confused by Bakeoff tonight and wondering how/why they've decided American biscuits/cookies should be decorated. (Srsly the classic American cookie is a variation on chocolate chip, it's fine basic recipe that cranks out 30+ cookies easily) #gbbo 150
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I guess my garden is still doing something right in October as I just got buzzed by a hummingbird. 2120
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sooo, that heavily discounted merino yarn I tried to tell myself I did not need has arrived 😬 160
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today is another day and this time I heard the car crash for the block whilst on the toilet. 120
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh no, reddit posts from a county school board member town hall yesterday suggested 15 staff (including 3 principals) werer out on leave but the local Fox affiliate just said 17 staff. What the frack Albemarle schools? 020
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I have just upset the dog because I told her that her toes are smelly dirty toes but not like...comforting corn chips smelling toes. She wants to know all her smellies cause human cuddles. 140
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Somehow I think...my crafty yarn shit is going to turn out pretty here in the future with a crochetted scarfigan. 2100
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Y'all I just finished watching Snowpiercer (the TV show) and...while I know people hate season 4 it was just...overly familar and so much ugh (but also hope at the very very end). 020
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026*laughs heavily in that standards decayed so horribly post 9-11 that my drug dealer cousin became a Marine where he became a white supremicist Nazi who regularly used MySpace to threathen to kill his sisters whilst in the service. A beard would have been the least issue* 010
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nope, not me looking at things to do with excess basil and seeing basil salt and getting irritated that suggested uses are...on caprese salads etc. My friends...deepest darkest winter is soon upon us...I mean yes I could keep said salt until next summer but boo to that. 330
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Booo this afternoon I found myself ache-y and having thermal regulation issues. Spouse stopped at CVS on the way home to buy new COVID/flu/RSV tests and thankfully just the control lines there. Maybe my immune system still working thru last week's vax? 020
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oops, it's harvest and fill the fridge with pesto season. 1170
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The way everything is going I really want some brownies. Meanwhile I did not bake any today, boo. 140
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh #dwts, making Amber go first after elbowing Pasha in the face this week in rehearsals was mean. 030
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Faux-potle dinner turnned out okay with (boxed) cilantro lime rice, black beans, freezer carnitas, a roasted corn, tomato & roasted poblano salsa, with shredded cheese and a poblano cilantro crema. 130
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Lol, I picked this evening to try and understand cable crochet patterns. I was so confused and frustrated, then I watched the YouTube where they talked about their numbering they did not fracking ever write down!11! (In other news I'd like clear and crisp non blurry diagrams pretty plz & thank you) 030
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today I made a dinner of not quite lasagna because Wegman's sells lasagna rollettes as frozen pasta so I could just make my own sauce, then baked everything and tada a dinner happens. (Aka some nights I do just take shortcuts) 240
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tucson friends of certain time and persuasion will understand as I say I was craving a Hen House from Frog and Firkin so I baked my own mini baguettes and made my own toum to make sandwiches...just served with onion rings instead of fries. 240
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am not laughing that we got the pittie out to where the patio joins the grass before she went "wait, is this rain? Oh no, fuck this, fuck this, I will hold my pee til morning" 🤣 150
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today 15.4 kWh of the power our solar generated went back to the grid (> 50% of our generation)....after topping off our batteries so we can run grid free at night and powering the house during the day. I appreciate fall temps and clear days when they happen. 010
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Me to myself: you do not need discontinued merino yarn even though you instantly have a planned project for it. Also me to myself: just make sure you buy enough and have the right size needles/hooks. 120
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Dear self: you have a cabled crochet project planned, you do not need to suddenly practice knitting and then try to knit a swear because you've learned about steeking this week. That said, it does sound like a good way to do a colorwork sweater with all the random 15 yr old hanks that are stashed. 230
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It's Friday night and the pittie beast has made herself a corner of the sofa nest. 3110
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Things I didn't expect in November when we put in a new fence: that proximity for top of fence and cherry tree branches would mean the clematis climbing in the tree in the fall and blooming. 130
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This morning the temp was in the 40s and the dog is not entertaining my needs for her to come be with me so that I may steal her warmth whilst she snuggles. 000
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Noooooo the frost advisories in the "local" forecast area have begun 😭 110
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Okay, it's not just me...spouse got his vax today but got one in each arm and is saying his flu vax arm is already bothering him. 021
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Things I now have to play with: a bike cargo trailer. 050
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I should not laugh that he outsourced knowing his address and phone number to women. Just say you yearn for the days of subserivient woman managing your life and work bro. 1121
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So any hope I had for last night that the vaccines kicking my butt would make me just pass out was incorrect...I was so achey I kept waking up. 030
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Finally got my first post solar install power bill: $8.28 for a combination of Distribution Service Charges and City Tax. And 125 kWh excess generation banked for the winter. 0110
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Me on the sofa now: Wheeeeee! Spouse: you need anything? Me: No, wheee everything is great and aches like a mofo and my brain is smooshy. And I can't feel that I'm on my period so this vaccine response is a strong ass motherfucker, wheeee. 220
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So...one thing I will note about getting my flu vax and Novavax today is that I was asked about my allergies and two things that stuck out to me were being asked about gelatin and yeast. My brain clearly flagged gelatin because there are so many religions with feelings on that and how it's sourced. 010
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am very ache-y right now. I wonder if it is thanks to doing 4 miles of walks in the rain today or is that 7 hrs later the vaccines and my immune system are having a tiff? 240
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In Wednesday night let's just throw things together dinner: crepes with leeks from the freezer, a random small zucchini, and a bit of chard with leftover roasted chicken in a white wine, cream, and gruyere sauce. 030
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Other pluses to today: I finally got to provide ~feedback~ about our whole solar install process and I was constructive with the 'had an all installers and client and project manager meeting of approx 30 minutes happened day 1 before any tools were used the big problems could have been avoided." 001
Erin Ryan @erinleeryan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Novavax and flu shot: in my arm. Next up: early voting. 2150