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gillchristie.bsky.social
Eclectic mama who loves reading, music, theatre, woodturning, painting, cooking and travel. But not all at the same time. Very happily married and also owned by two kitties. Human rights are non-negotiable. šŸ’• England -> Scotland -> California.
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This adorable floppet. šŸ„° Heā€™s keeping me very warm!

This may be the best lamb Iā€™ve ever had in a restaurantā€¦

Hello, San Francisco. Itā€™s been a while. šŸ„°

Every shower time. šŸ˜†

Today is definitely a ā€œcovered in sawdustā€ day. Beautiful overcast day outside (unusual for California!) so I have the garage open and music playing while I Make A Thing. I do love this maple - it has a gorgeous lustre when turned and polished.

Hey @cvs-pharmacy.bsky.social, thatā€™s not how you spell ā€œaggravatedā€! Good job Iā€™m trusting you to provide healthcare rather than English tuitionā€¦ šŸ˜†

Iā€™ve come to realise that I have two basic sartorial states. 1. Flowy, gothy clothes with impractical sleeves, dripping with jewellery and my hair loose around my shoulders. 2. Hair in a messy bun and approximately 85% of my body covered in sawdust. Today was 1, shortly followed by 2. šŸ˜†

At this point, my working thesis is that Pandora is actually made of Vanta Black, or sheā€™s a mobile black hole.

Iā€™m trying to think of songs to add to my ā€œHappyā€ playlist. Any suggestions for songs that make you feel happy, bouncy and forget the (broken) world for a little while? šŸ„°

Just finished a bowl of homemade apple sponge pudding withā€¦get thisā€¦Birdā€™s custard that hubby went all the way to a bodega in San Francisco to get me as a surprise. He also brought Heinz beans, UK teabags, gorgeous scones, Ambrosia rice pudding and fruited soda bread. šŸ˜† Pure silly comfort food. šŸ„°

Trader Joeā€™s dark chocolate coconut almonds. šŸ˜³ Sooooo good.

Courtesy of my husband, who understands that he has a somewhat feral wifeā€¦and seems just fine with that. šŸ˜†

Hamish likes to ā€œhelpā€ me fold the laundry. By which I mean he likes to steal socks and hide them. He usually waits until Iā€™ve emptied the laundry basket onto the bed so I can sort it, but this photo was taken seconds before he stole a sock straight out of the thing and tried to run for it. šŸ˜†

Legacy media is sleepwalking us into fascism.

My lovely hubby came home with my favourite mango cream cake as a surprise treat. šŸ„°

I made a thing. This started out as a cheap piece of maple wood I had to stabilise in a few places, so Iā€™m pleased with its pretty chatoyancy even though itā€™s flawed and I have a lot to learn. ā˜ŗļø

Pandoraā€™s box. At this point, Iā€™m 99% convinced sheā€™s made of actual void, except for those eyes.

Really missing my bestie @stinaenever.bsky.social now sheā€™s flown back to beautiful Scotland, so Iā€™m comforting myself but getting back to my lathe with Voice of the Beehive playing in the background and the heavy rain beating down outside. šŸ„°

Hereā€™s your much-needed reminder that Trump and Musk are desperately trying to throw up distractions - Panama, Greenland, etc. - so they can speedily seize control of the federal purse, kill democracy and dismantle any powers that can stop them. Please keep talking about this and donā€™t fall for it.

Out today for a tour of some local wineries with the fabulous @stinaenever.bsky.social! On a beautifully converted and brightly painted trolley bus, and already had our Prosecco glasses refilledā€¦a few times. šŸ˜€

Jesus.

For the recordā€¦

Best friend visiting from Scotland! So lovely to see her. šŸ„°

Iā€™m looking at photos and video from my husbandā€™s naturalisation ceremony andā€¦hey Americans, your Oath of Allegiance is kinda wild. šŸ˜³

Thinking of everyone affected by #StormEowyn right now. It looks awful! I hope youā€™re all staying safe.

Annnnndā€¦Iā€™m now married to an American. šŸ˜³šŸ˜†

In San Jose for hubbyā€™s naturalisation ceremony. Heā€™s wearing his kilt and I have a matching rose brooch made from the family tartan. Scotlandā€¦represent!