: I have not been on here in a long while, but Mastodon feels a bit overwhelming as of late, so coming …

: I wrote a thing about swords and being my authentic self www.caitlinsteele.com/the-heavi…

: My cozy reading corner looks a bit different now that the movers left with our stuff…

: Having an absolute blast in New Orleans with the Release Note alumni crew

: Zelda and kittens, good for what ails me

: Toured the old Seattle Steam Power Plant, super cool

: Quality reading from my grandmother… he cites a lot of Soviet experiments for ways to stay …

: Apple pancake is a riff on a Dutch Baby where I roast the apples in butter with cinnamon for a bit …

: Spring is here full force, replete with mercurial weather but I got in a great walk today before …

: Ed is pleased I have returned to him

: Arriving home a mere 23 hours after we started off in Lisbon. Long delay in Dublin and SO grateful …

: And thus begins the long, long day of travel from Lisbon to Seattle

: Yet another delicious adventure with @jeffwatkins

: Packed but not quite ready to go back to Seattle tomorrow. My heart is full from the week in Lisbon.

: Apparently Sybil misses me

: I am meeting so many lovely humans, but took myself out to a solo lunch to introvert a bit before a …

: Patterns, patterns everywhere

: I am an introvert who has spent most of the last six years working from home. Meeting new people is …

: Portugal is captivating to the designer’s eye, so many compelling patterns everywhere I look

: so much to be grateful for today in Lisbon, a city i already love after so little time

: Loving Portugal to the point where I asked Jeff “What if we just don’t go back?”

: First time I have made a strawberry-rhubarb pie. Room for improvement but good first try!