gratitudes, anxious and depressed, blue wave, my photographs, making vegan taste great
i bought a new jacket the other day in a vintage consignment store... only $50... what do you think?...
yesterday i was grateful for an afternoon of window shopping...
today i am looking forward to pilates with tessa...
feeling anxious and depressed... i have been feeling this way for a couple of weeks now... certainly there is underlying and pervasive anxiety about the state of the country... i am also feeling personal anxiety... nothing is going badly or truly threatening to... still struggling to shake it...
good news if you are a democrat or liberal leaning independent... or a conservative who is not down with what the trump administration is doing... democrats won every race and ballot issue that mattered last night... and by wide margins... in virginia... in every county in virginia... there was a move towards democrats... a blue wave that hopefully leads to a blue tidal wave in the midterms... i am wondering what the trump administration reaction will be...
The last time Democrats won like this was right before the 2018 blue wave - POLITICO
In Virginia, whose odd-year state elections are often seen as a bellwether ahead of midterms and presidential elections, Democrats flipped at least 13 seats in the House of Delegates. In the attorney general race, Democrat Jay Jones won by at least six points, overperforming expectations even as controversy mired his campaign’s final stretch, following revelations of violent text messages. Across the state, virtually every county shifted blue from former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 performance.
interesting sky this morning...
stating the obvious...
and one more...
hostas die back in such a beautiful way...
and sharing a plant image makes me think of a substack i follow, plant Magic... the author is a chef and she is dedicated to making vegan taste great... i have tried some of her recipes and they are good...
If there ever was a month to be in the kitchen, it’s November. Thanksgiving is on the horizon, and the weeks leading up to it are full of dark, cozy fall vibes - my favorite cooking atmosphere. Most farmer’s markets are still open, so grab your biggest sweatshirts and a scarf and treat yourself to some gorgeous seasonal produce - here’s what you might find:
Brussels sprouts, kale, cabbage, rutabaga, turnips, beets, bok choy, cranberries, pomegranates, pears, apples, kumquats