Kate Macfarlane
@katemacfarlane.bsky.social
Seattleite. Likes: maps, dogs, plants, ice cream, walkable cities. Dislikes: fascist takeovers, climate change, most zoning, beets
Hawking whistles since 2025 (@wawhistles.bsky.social)
Hawking whistles since 2025 (@wawhistles.bsky.social)
It’s more work, but I highly recommend Stella Parks’ butternut pumpkin pie: www.seriouseats.com/bravetart-bu...
Roasting your own butternut squash definitely makes a difference. In recent years I’ve gotten lazy and used canned sweetened condensed milk but it’s still 💯
Roasting your own butternut squash definitely makes a difference. In recent years I’ve gotten lazy and used canned sweetened condensed milk but it’s still 💯
Butternut Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Level up your pumpkin pie with made-from-scratch condensed milk and roasted butternut squash puree—a DIY alternative that delivers more flavor and less water than a traditional pumpkin.
www.seriouseats.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s more work, but I highly recommend Stella Parks’ butternut pumpkin pie: www.seriouseats.com/bravetart-bu...
Roasting your own butternut squash definitely makes a difference. In recent years I’ve gotten lazy and used canned sweetened condensed milk but it’s still 💯
Roasting your own butternut squash definitely makes a difference. In recent years I’ve gotten lazy and used canned sweetened condensed milk but it’s still 💯
Vibrant cities have street food. I love to see more street vendors in Seattle.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Vibrant cities have street food. I love to see more street vendors in Seattle.
And it’s definitely not a concern that our police force had more J6 insurrectionists than any other police department in the country. Our unimpeachable officers would never, ever share a password with their buddies in ICE.
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And it’s definitely not a concern that our police force had more J6 insurrectionists than any other police department in the country. Our unimpeachable officers would never, ever share a password with their buddies in ICE.
Thank YOU so much for going to and reporting from city council meetings!
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Thank YOU so much for going to and reporting from city council meetings!
Dog park! Capitol Hill has so many dogs and no legal place to let them off-leash.
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Dog park! Capitol Hill has so many dogs and no legal place to let them off-leash.
Familiar Touch
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Familiar Touch
The 2025 survey is open: www.publicsafetysurvey.org/index.html
Seattle Public Safety Survey
Seattle Public Safety Survey
www.publicsafetysurvey.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The 2025 survey is open: www.publicsafetysurvey.org/index.html
Corinthian columns
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Corinthian columns
Timeline goes:
Nov 15, 2022 - somebody paints crosswalk
Nov 16, 2022 - SDOT removes it
June 2025 - SDOT announces plans to add a painted crosswalk in that location (visually and functionally identical to the one they removed 3 years ago)
Oct 2025 - still no painted crosswalk :(
Nov 15, 2022 - somebody paints crosswalk
Nov 16, 2022 - SDOT removes it
June 2025 - SDOT announces plans to add a painted crosswalk in that location (visually and functionally identical to the one they removed 3 years ago)
Oct 2025 - still no painted crosswalk :(
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Timeline goes:
Nov 15, 2022 - somebody paints crosswalk
Nov 16, 2022 - SDOT removes it
June 2025 - SDOT announces plans to add a painted crosswalk in that location (visually and functionally identical to the one they removed 3 years ago)
Oct 2025 - still no painted crosswalk :(
Nov 15, 2022 - somebody paints crosswalk
Nov 16, 2022 - SDOT removes it
June 2025 - SDOT announces plans to add a painted crosswalk in that location (visually and functionally identical to the one they removed 3 years ago)
Oct 2025 - still no painted crosswalk :(
Meanwhile any actual tactical urbanism will be swiftly removed by SDOT. Like, within 48 hours.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2022/11/whil...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2022/11/whil...
While SDOT waits for funding, somebody painted a guerilla crosswalk at E Olive Way and Harvard — UPDATE: Washed away
When it comes to moral quandaries in journalism, reporting on guerilla crosswalk installations is up there with secret all-ages music clubs, unauthorized skate ramps, and unofficial dog parks. But …
www.capitolhillseattle.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Meanwhile any actual tactical urbanism will be swiftly removed by SDOT. Like, within 48 hours.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2022/11/whil...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2022/11/whil...
Remember these prescription lists from the last Trump administration?
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
October 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Remember these prescription lists from the last Trump administration?
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
That’s a lot of Ambien and Provigil (fighter pilot speed), not to mention ketamine, morphine, fentanyl, xanax…..
media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/09/...
It continues to be insane that Seattle School Board is an unpaid* job
Do you want legal and fiduciary responsibility for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS? Do you want to run for office? Do you enjoy getting yelled at by strangers?
Great, we’ll pay you $4,800. Per year. Maximum.
Do you want legal and fiduciary responsibility for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS? Do you want to run for office? Do you enjoy getting yelled at by strangers?
Great, we’ll pay you $4,800. Per year. Maximum.
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It continues to be insane that Seattle School Board is an unpaid* job
Do you want legal and fiduciary responsibility for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS? Do you want to run for office? Do you enjoy getting yelled at by strangers?
Great, we’ll pay you $4,800. Per year. Maximum.
Do you want legal and fiduciary responsibility for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS? Do you want to run for office? Do you enjoy getting yelled at by strangers?
Great, we’ll pay you $4,800. Per year. Maximum.
Don’t forget “Pork. The Other White Meat”
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Don’t forget “Pork. The Other White Meat”