Jill Lightner
@jilllightner.bsky.social
Decorative hermit with a titanium spine. Writes about food, kitchen gardens, the sharing economy and solitary bees. Runs the Little Free Bakery Columbia City Seattle. 5th book coming early 2026, 6th in early 2027. Cookietarian.
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This dress was in my family's possession for at least 3 generations. This month marks 5 years since it was returned to the Oglala Lakota Sioux people, after 30ish years badgering my mom and a lengthy research project.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This dress was in my family's possession for at least 3 generations. This month marks 5 years since it was returned to the Oglala Lakota Sioux people, after 30ish years badgering my mom and a lengthy research project.
La Liberté guidant les dindes / Liberty leading the turkeys / art but make it goofy pies
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
La Liberté guidant les dindes / Liberty leading the turkeys / art but make it goofy pies
Here's to my city's Little Free Failure of Capitalism and its neighborly kindness with an attitude. They were switching over from summer needs to fall/winter when I swapped by, so an unusual number of bins are labeled but empty.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here's to my city's Little Free Failure of Capitalism and its neighborly kindness with an attitude. They were switching over from summer needs to fall/winter when I swapped by, so an unusual number of bins are labeled but empty.
#birdoftheday face down in her snacks like we wish we were
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#birdoftheday face down in her snacks like we wish we were
Any pet can be a Muppet with this one simple trick
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Any pet can be a Muppet with this one simple trick
Idk if these are all over the city or just my neighborhood but it's my favorite campaign messaging this year.
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Idk if these are all over the city or just my neighborhood but it's my favorite campaign messaging this year.
Sexy little free failure of capitalism, which is this amazing thing and not just any old failure of capitalism
October 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Sexy little free failure of capitalism, which is this amazing thing and not just any old failure of capitalism
Carve the janky turnip you need to see in this world
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Carve the janky turnip you need to see in this world
The ridiculous shirt I made for my Itty Bitty Gritty is the correct attire for this #SeaKraken game.
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The ridiculous shirt I made for my Itty Bitty Gritty is the correct attire for this #SeaKraken game.
Meeples in support of their froggy comrades, handing em out today along the protest route and also in the Columbia City Seattle little free bakery box, along with slices of cake.
No Kings, but *shakes fist* by god let's eat some cake.
No Kings, but *shakes fist* by god let's eat some cake.
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Meeples in support of their froggy comrades, handing em out today along the protest route and also in the Columbia City Seattle little free bakery box, along with slices of cake.
No Kings, but *shakes fist* by god let's eat some cake.
No Kings, but *shakes fist* by god let's eat some cake.
Posted 5 days ago on Threads. Just a horrible idea.
October 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Posted 5 days ago on Threads. Just a horrible idea.
Yesterday I misremembered the title of this Lea & Perrins book as Dishes Men Love, and regret that it is only Dishes Men Like. It's about a hundred pages of remarkably bad ideas, but I admit I'm curious about deviled eggs held together with vinegar.
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Yesterday I misremembered the title of this Lea & Perrins book as Dishes Men Love, and regret that it is only Dishes Men Like. It's about a hundred pages of remarkably bad ideas, but I admit I'm curious about deviled eggs held together with vinegar.
Perhaps that cat is cousins with Mr. Freddie Potato here. A shovel would be useful to move him, he's a very liquid animal.
October 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Perhaps that cat is cousins with Mr. Freddie Potato here. A shovel would be useful to move him, he's a very liquid animal.
The meeple revolution has begun
October 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The meeple revolution has begun
Happy Fat Bear Week and if you're not celebrating, why the hell not they're bears
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Fat Bear Week and if you're not celebrating, why the hell not they're bears
Solidarity forever with all versions of STFU
July 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Solidarity forever with all versions of STFU
This morning's example of why Seattle's doughnut shops are in a different league: King Donuts got pie cherries from City Fruit and made donut hole-sized clafoutis to top cherry-glazed raised doughnuts. Where is *my* clafoutis hat.
July 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This morning's example of why Seattle's doughnut shops are in a different league: King Donuts got pie cherries from City Fruit and made donut hole-sized clafoutis to top cherry-glazed raised doughnuts. Where is *my* clafoutis hat.
Wore this @doublehockeystix.bsky.social t-shirt to the neighborhood farmers market this afternoon, totally recommend it as an experience.
July 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Wore this @doublehockeystix.bsky.social t-shirt to the neighborhood farmers market this afternoon, totally recommend it as an experience.
When Seattle shows out, it really shows out
June 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
When Seattle shows out, it really shows out
Homemade raspberry jam and honey butter at the ready, but going with the beloved boxed mix instead of homemade scone dough. Baking these tomorrow or Friday for the little free bakery, expecting a stampede.
June 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Homemade raspberry jam and honey butter at the ready, but going with the beloved boxed mix instead of homemade scone dough. Baking these tomorrow or Friday for the little free bakery, expecting a stampede.
Color is somehow redder than expected, which is silly since they're tomatoes. I reduced the caramel and it tastes just like date syrup and the dried fruit is maybe 10% tomato, 10% dried apricot, 50% date, 30% dried fig.
June 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Color is somehow redder than expected, which is silly since they're tomatoes. I reduced the caramel and it tastes just like date syrup and the dried fruit is maybe 10% tomato, 10% dried apricot, 50% date, 30% dried fig.
These were handed to @tomasaurus.bsky.social at Saturday's march as he stood on the sidewalk choosing his spot to join the masses. Seattle protests now come with adorable parade throws.
(Best guess at the moment is inkjetted Shrinky Dinks for the signs.)
(Best guess at the moment is inkjetted Shrinky Dinks for the signs.)
June 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
These were handed to @tomasaurus.bsky.social at Saturday's march as he stood on the sidewalk choosing his spot to join the masses. Seattle protests now come with adorable parade throws.
(Best guess at the moment is inkjetted Shrinky Dinks for the signs.)
(Best guess at the moment is inkjetted Shrinky Dinks for the signs.)