Unruly and other thoughts, and a new dye

 I messaged President Biden my thanks for ERA, which some of us have been pushing for,  over decades. Almost our last chance to text him before he's out of office.

And here's the current reading 

He's been on QI and other TV places. I didn't realize till recently that he's a historian as well as a comic. This should be a good take on what is more and more a comic organization.

The box o' stuff is now on its way to Pine Ridge to keep people warm, and I'm looking at a new idea involving pinloom woven squares and gloves with knitted cuffs. These, if they work, will go to the Sock 'n Glove Ministry, their turn.

Upcoming in the kitchen, roasting a chicken for fast food in case the cold snap in the next couple of days affects power. I always have the gas stovetop to cook on, so it's unlikely to be urgent, but I like to be prepared. Cooked chicken can survive a few hours, and our outages are rarely more than that, sturdy power company.

And as I was heating up today's boudabaisse soup, I put chard in the bowl first, to wilt as it heated. And look wha' happen!

Those red dots are liquid from the thawed out chard, and 

As the soup heated, the chard turned it a lovely dusky pink. I think I've added a source to my natural dye range. 

Happy day everyone, you never know what you'll find out 

 

Good news for plants and people

This morning I finished boxing the completed lapghan, which turned out very warm and sturdy with its fleecy backing. The backing is dark grey, works well with the colors. You can see it through the lacy squares. So now it's draft proof, always a good thing with granny squares.

I added in three pairs of fingerless gloves, after pressing and airing lapghan and gloves.

Then I added in a few skeins of bright colored yarn and a couple of sets of knitting needles and a circular. Just in case anyone would like to knit. It can be helpful if you're in crisis, which these recipients certainly are.

So now it's gone. I made it to the PO and got a warm welcome from Lou behind the counter. I suspect he thought I'd gone when he hadn't seen me in a while. People wonder.

So that was good for everyone. And one of Biden's final acts of his presidency 

Fair warning: I'm not entertaining any legalistic comments on this, whether it's legally binding, what the DOJ has to say, or the national archivist, none of it. I just want with my fellow American women, to savor the moment. Thank you Joe.

I've been pushing for decades for this simple few words to be enacted. Including messaging Joe asking for his declaration. Twenty four words, meaning everything.

Back on the ground, I did a bit of home gardening.

Here's Gary's anthurium which had outgrown its tiny starter pot, ready for a bigger one, and coleus, already rooted strongly in water, which will go to Gary along with the anthurium once it's settled.

And clockwise, the anthurium with her brave new leaf, coleus for Gary, new prunings from the potted coleus starting in water, and three tiny succulent leaves started in the tiny pot from the anthurium.

It seems a bit early in the year, but the coleus had put on a spurt, the succulents are putting out new growth all over, so I took my cue from them. They know what they're doing.

Happy day everyone, one way to resist is to enrich our own lives however we can, so I'm doing that.

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