Kerry C

@kcar08.bsky.social

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Tech writer, GenXer, history geek, slow hiker, fair-weather kayaker, romance reader, 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ mom & ally. The U.S. is terrible right now, so let’s make a lot of bread.

Candlelight vigil for the victims of violence. Hosted by UU Shenandoah. 6 to 7 PM Sunday, June 7, 2026. Walking mall in front of the statue 20 North Loudoun St., Winchester, VA.
Shaun Cassidy album with a large full-face photo of Shaun with sun shining on his blond 70s hair and he has very white teeth and is wearing a white cap. The price sticker says $5.
Book display titled “Boos and Beaus” with spooky themed romance novels, including ZomRomCom by Olivia Dade
Author Olivia Dade chats with a woman getting her Zom RomCon book signed
A life size cutout figure of Fabio in a crowded bookstore with a line of people waiting to get their book signed by the author Olivia Dade!
A sidewalk runs to the left of the picture. To the right of the sidewalk, there’s a bed of crushed oyster shells. In the middle of the pic, directly to the right of the sidewalk, there is a square wooden fence about 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide. There are orange cones on the sidewalk and one on the gravel. There is a sign that asks people not to disturb the nest. It’s hard to see, but a killdeer is sitting on the nest inside of the framed fence.
Baked sourdough batard with raisins resting on a black wire cooling rack. The outside is a bit pale but where it was scored is golden brown.
Golden rectangular loaf of bread resting on a wooden cutting board. The end is sliced.
A sourdough batard that is cut open resting on top of a white dish towel with black chickens on it. The crumb is moderately open and not super dense.
Text she wrote that was overlaid over pics of the school board meeting that she posted: TyrantHunter 3,414 posts Did you see that hateful bigot that did a Nazi salute?! Can you believe she said fuck the Frederick County Sheriffs Office?! I gave a lil sieg heil at the end of my speech and the left wasn't happy. Notably, the school board chair wanted me to take pictures of his vehicle. So I did.
A screen cap from a video shows a woman wearing black with a black hat and long hair with her arm raised straight and slightly up in a Nazi salute. She is leaving a packed school board meeting. The screen at the back of the room displays the FCPS logo.
A whole Bundt shaped loaf of bread rests atop a piece of parchment on a cooling rack. It is golden brown with melted chunks of chocolate.
An old guy with gray hair, big glasses, and a tragic mustache that would have been stylish in 1975 stands in a room looking at the speaker. He is dressed in dirty gray sweatpants and a ratty gray sweatshirt that reads “The Good (shows a pic of Trump), The Bad (shows a pic of Kamala), The Ugly (not positive but I think shows a pic of Pelosi) and the Idiot (shows a pic of of Biden).”
Baked brown sourdough boule on a wire cooling rack with concentric circles from the banneton that it was proofed in. It is split in a cross pattern.
A golden loaf of sourdough bread on a wire cooling rack. Because it’s been baked in a pan with a top, it has a nice square shape.
Plastic clear see-through dough rising bucket filled with dough sitting on the counter. There are red marks indicating volume on the sides. The level of the dough is at a baseline of half a quart although the dome rises above that level a bit.
A tiny white bunny with gray long ears is sitting in a patch of sun on top of the heating register next to a window. There is some stray hay and a few bunny poops scattered around. (He’s kind of a slob.)
Black wire baking rack on a countertop with a golden brown sourdough boule on the bottom right and pumpkin scones on the rest of the rack. The scones are orangey/brown with a scattering of sugar crystals on top.
Screen shot of a “recent calls” list from a cellphone. The last 2 calls are to “Ben Fuckface Cline” and “Mark Jerkface Warner.”
Baked sourdough boule on a black wire cooking rack. It’s a little flat and a light golden brown color with slightly burned “ears.”
A brown lab mix dog sticks his nose out the rear passenger window of a truck. The window is half rolled down. The sun is shining and you can see trees, grass, and blue sky. He is sniffing the air and probably plotting how to escape to go chase something furry and four-legged.
Screenshot of a Meta (Facebook) prompt that says “ask Meta AI to imagine anything” above a (presumably AI-generated) picture of a rainbow-dressed CLOWN in the middle of a city street (supposed to be in Paris?) with the caption “Imagine a clown in Paris.”
A baked boule of bread on a wire cooling rack. The crust has split along lines that create a diamond pattern in the center.
Lecture being given at an old restored barn. A Black woman stands at a podium in the right of the picture, wearing a reproduction of a 19th century dress and shift underneath. The dress is brightly colored with a modern chartreuse, black, and red design. She is wearing a dark green headwrap tied with some height. She is holding notes in her left hand and there is a laptop in front of her. She is gesturing with her right hand at the screen that is displayed to the audience. There is a picture on the screen of a small silver coin with a small hole at the top that is labeled “pierced coins.” The audience is mostly full with very few open seats.
A round boule of baked sourdough with a golden crust resting on a black wire cooling rack. It has a bit of an “ear.” In the background, a mostly flat round boule of dark brown rye bread with a cracked exterior can be seen. It looks kind of like a huge molasses cookie with the contrast of the brown bread visible in the cracks and white flour that was used for dusting on the exterior.
Loaf of golden baked sourdough bread. It is resting on a black wire cooling rack. It has a topping of poppy seeds, sesame seeds,and sunflower seeds, and the topping is black, cream colored, and brown. You can see ridges on the side from the pan it was baked in.
Baked sourdough loaf on a black wire cooling rack. It has an “ear” from the scoring.
Profile of a cut sourdough loaf with a slightly dense crumb
Side view of a baked sourdough boule on a black wire rack. It has a scoring pattern that makes a triangular shape from the banneton.
Array of Penzey’s spice bottles and containers on a countertop: 1) “Resist” spice packet, blue with a red heart, that says “Resist! Keep America alive!” 2) under the resist spice are Anise seeds; 3) others, left to right - Mexican vanilla, sweet curry, poppy seeds, cardamom, caraway seed, and ginger.
Screen shot of a Facebook post from “George Washington’s Mount Vernon” with a photo of a white man dressed as George Washington in colonial clothes with the following text: “Ever wondered what you’d ask George Washington if you had the chance? Now’s your time! Drop your questions in the comments or send us a DM by February 11th. Then, tune in on February 22 to see if your question was answered in a special video we’ll be sharing.”
Baked sourdough loaf of bread on a wire cooling rack.
Baked sourdough loaf on a cooling rack
Photos of people at a gathering with signs. Text reads Pledge to Protect and Resist Rally on Sat Feb 8 at 2 pm, outside the Shenandoah Valley Covil War Museum, 20 N Loudoun St Winchester
Blueberry muffins on a wire cooling rack. They have big blue splotches where the berries are, and sparkling sugar sprinkled on the top.
Mug filled with coffee on a countertop. It has a picture of John Nettles labeled with his name, and pink and red small hearts all over it on a white background.
Picture of a baked sourdough loaf with one slice in front of it and another loaf in the back, on a black wire cooling rack.
Loaf of bread with a browned crust resting on a wire baking rack on the counter.
Picture of a hardback copy of the King Arthur Big Book of Bread in my lap.
Side view of a loaf of sourdough bread on a rack with another loaf in the background.
Baked sourdough loaf in a cooking vessel
Baked sourdough boule right out of the oven
Unbaked sourdough loaf resting atop parchment paper on a kitchen towel, scored with a crappy design and ready to bake.
Container of sourdough dough with a tape mark showing that it has doubled in size.
A brown dog with his head resting on the arm of a recliner, fas y asleep, with his leg stretched out next to my arm.
Side view of a round sourdough loaf sliced to reveal the interior, with some holes.
Message welcoming users back to TikTok and crediting Trump
Sliced sourdough loaf with one slice laid flat. You can see the holes in the bread.
Side view of a baked sourdough loaf.
Finished sourdough loaf on cooling rack.
Sourdough loaf in the middle of baking in the oven, on top of parchment paper. The loaf has risen to the top of the cooking vessel but is still light colored.
Sourdough loaf after rising in basket.
Dough container with a piece of tape showing that the dough has risen a bit less than halfway.
A big plastic tub with a mix of sourdough starter, flour, water, and salt, with a dough mixer tool.
Image of album cover with a dog wearing a suit shirt and tie. The album is titled Rick Springfield- Working Class Dog
Screenshot of Duo, the Duolingo mascot, giving a thumbs up sign and winking while appearing very muscular and non-birdlike.
Three circle shaped cookies with royal icing on a plate. One has a Christmas tree decoration in green and white icing with a yellow star. Two have a Santa design with a red background, a black belt, and a yellow buckle. One has a white background with a decoration of a string of red, green, yellow, and blue Christmas lights.
Decorated Christmas tree with multicolored lights and a “Merry Christmas” banner on it. There are a couple gifts under it.
A brown lab mix dog stretched out on the couch on a blanket, chilling.
Picture of a black/brown long-haired cat grooming her paws in the sunlight next to her cat play tunnel.