Kat
@katdoesstuff.bsky.social
Living that grandma life in my mid thirties. Knitting, spinning, sewing, reading, gardening, cooking, preserving, baking. Rural living on the left. Cancer survivor.
Went to cut a Christmas tree in the forest for the first time. Got a subalpine fir. She's kinda skinny and patchy but that's ok.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Went to cut a Christmas tree in the forest for the first time. Got a subalpine fir. She's kinda skinny and patchy but that's ok.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Annie learned that what looks like solid snow might not be so solid and you can fall in.
Found a slow tv video of saami people walking through the snow with reindeer pulling little sleds. It's so calm.
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Found a slow tv video of saami people walking through the snow with reindeer pulling little sleds. It's so calm.
We just got hit with the biggest sonic boom I've ever felt. It was like a bomb went off nearby. Scared the hell out of me and the dog.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We just got hit with the biggest sonic boom I've ever felt. It was like a bomb went off nearby. Scared the hell out of me and the dog.
Work laptop sounds like it's ready for liftoff. 🚀
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Work laptop sounds like it's ready for liftoff. 🚀
I finally started to get my garlic in. I ran out of space in the bed I prepared so now I'm just sticking cloves in the ground wherever the dirt is soft with some water supply.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I finally started to get my garlic in. I ran out of space in the bed I prepared so now I'm just sticking cloves in the ground wherever the dirt is soft with some water supply.
80 pounds of pomegranates this year. Most of the fruit split with all the late rain we had so we've got to get a move on juicing and freezing.
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
80 pounds of pomegranates this year. Most of the fruit split with all the late rain we had so we've got to get a move on juicing and freezing.
I love eating turkey enchiladas but making them is the worst. Everything in my kitchen is chile sauce red.
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I love eating turkey enchiladas but making them is the worst. Everything in my kitchen is chile sauce red.
Cooked down an absolute heap of swiss chard for creamed chard and only got 3 good servings worth. Crammed a three quart pot to busting, smashed it in to fit and it cooked into absolutely nothing.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Cooked down an absolute heap of swiss chard for creamed chard and only got 3 good servings worth. Crammed a three quart pot to busting, smashed it in to fit and it cooked into absolutely nothing.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
It wound up absolutely delicious, but I wanted more than one serving.
Happy national dog show watching day to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Happy national dog show watching day to all who celebrate.
Paperwhites are out so early this year.
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Paperwhites are out so early this year.
Spent the day up in Mt Charleston with husband and dog yesterday. Dog really enjoyed herself. The snow made for some interesting sniffing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Spent the day up in Mt Charleston with husband and dog yesterday. Dog really enjoyed herself. The snow made for some interesting sniffing.
I love listening to ravens call on a cold morning. It makes me think of good times camping.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love listening to ravens call on a cold morning. It makes me think of good times camping.
First morning with the sheep range full of snow!
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
First morning with the sheep range full of snow!
Now that the weather is turned cold, I'm realizing I have a lot of mending and darning to get caught up with. If I want toasty toes, I'd better get cracking.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Now that the weather is turned cold, I'm realizing I have a lot of mending and darning to get caught up with. If I want toasty toes, I'd better get cracking.
Goat birria in the instant pot! Goat was raised and dispatched within a mile of here.
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Goat birria in the instant pot! Goat was raised and dispatched within a mile of here.
With the weird late rain last month, a lot of our spring wildflowers are making an appearance. It's a really good time to wander around outside and remember what plants live on my property.
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
With the weird late rain last month, a lot of our spring wildflowers are making an appearance. It's a really good time to wander around outside and remember what plants live on my property.
My main work task today is reading and understanding so I can rewrite some code to be less cumbersome. Unfortunately, my brain has decided that it can neither read nor understand today.
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
My main work task today is reading and understanding so I can rewrite some code to be less cumbersome. Unfortunately, my brain has decided that it can neither read nor understand today.
I had given up on the saffron crocus but it looks like I just wasn't patient enough!
Also, it looks like my inline drip tubing is starting to clog up and fail on like 75% of the emitters. Looks like I'll need to do a lot of work on that this winter.
Also, it looks like my inline drip tubing is starting to clog up and fail on like 75% of the emitters. Looks like I'll need to do a lot of work on that this winter.
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I had given up on the saffron crocus but it looks like I just wasn't patient enough!
Also, it looks like my inline drip tubing is starting to clog up and fail on like 75% of the emitters. Looks like I'll need to do a lot of work on that this winter.
Also, it looks like my inline drip tubing is starting to clog up and fail on like 75% of the emitters. Looks like I'll need to do a lot of work on that this winter.
Figured out why half my seeds aren't coming up. The freaking ants are digging them up and carrying them away.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Figured out why half my seeds aren't coming up. The freaking ants are digging them up and carrying them away.
Got the flannel pajamas and dressing gown out of clothes storage last night. I think it's officially going to be cold from now on here in the desert.
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Got the flannel pajamas and dressing gown out of clothes storage last night. I think it's officially going to be cold from now on here in the desert.
Went to the moapa pow wow, got fry bread, lemonade, beadwork, and a bit of a sunburn. Good Sunday.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Went to the moapa pow wow, got fry bread, lemonade, beadwork, and a bit of a sunburn. Good Sunday.
5 yards of soil seems like so much when you have to put it in the back of a pickup truck but so little when a dump truck piles it in your yard.
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
5 yards of soil seems like so much when you have to put it in the back of a pickup truck but so little when a dump truck piles it in your yard.
I arranged for 5yds of garden soil to be delivered today and Mr. Garden soil called me to reschedule just now at 7:15 am. Sir, I know landscaping companies are up with the lark but calling before 9 or even 8 is nuts.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I arranged for 5yds of garden soil to be delivered today and Mr. Garden soil called me to reschedule just now at 7:15 am. Sir, I know landscaping companies are up with the lark but calling before 9 or even 8 is nuts.
Yesterday, I made first batch of champurrado of the year. This morning, it boiled over reheating in the microwave for the first time this year. Here's to remembering how long to microwave things.
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Yesterday, I made first batch of champurrado of the year. This morning, it boiled over reheating in the microwave for the first time this year. Here's to remembering how long to microwave things.