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Mom. Wife to my wife. Social worker. Nature lover. Veteran. Voter. 🏳️‍🌈☮️💗⚖️🫘
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#ProudBlue Goodnight, beautiful friends.

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Good morning ☀️ Watching Project 2025 unfold enrages us. SCREAM! Let out the anger, frustration, fear, sadness. BREATHE! Inhale courage, unity, grit, heart. We’re the ones who’ll prevent the tears of our Sisters—present and future. Pay it forward… #EndTheWarOnWomen #SheShed

BBC - Convicted US Capitol rioter turns down Trump pardon Pamela Hemphill, one of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago, has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: "We were wrong that day."

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Message from friend who lost everything in Altadena: The Pasadena convention Center is one of the evac hubs for the Eaton Canyon Fire. They’re in desperate needs of health care worker volunteers !! Share with all your contacts - have them go directly there.

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

I didn’t expect this day to be great, but must Every. Single. Thing. be difficult!?

It’s 2025. Good luck everyone.

Everybody remember to go get you a library card to help keep them funded

Methinks the organist may have had a little too much eggnog!

From early Spring. I took this when I was legally blind - kiddo pointed it out and brought the host pinecone up to my face so I could get the right angle. Hoping to be able to mushroom hunt properly and my own eye by next Spring!

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.

Max

God wept.

Afternoon shadows.

I’m a bit of an audiobook fiend and I’m always looking for my next book. On occasion I’ll just pick a book that’s available without looking at any summary or reviews- hit or miss. This one was not something I’d have picked, but I really enjoyed it. What are your favorites?

Overslept and just made the morning send-off as the kids make their commute to school - in stocking feet out in the rain, but if they’re up and leaving at 5:15am, I can be too.

What Banksy says…

What an awesome day for a wintry hike.

I see what I think is a full piece of bacon on the floor. Unbelievable that either of these children would not eat the bacon. Wait. When did we have bacon? I pick it up. Must be fake bacon from the toy kitchen I’ve never seen? Fully stumped - until I see that the old chest has lost its handle.

It’s been one hell of a year. Things I do not recommend: going blind (now on the mend), unexpectedly losing your bestie, and the reelection of a criminal. But tonight I had a lovely dinner with an old coworker and it was so good to reconnect. I’ll take that as a win for now.

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information? #ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US. People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women! Let’s spread word! ❤️✊

I’m trying to spend my evenings in a more productive way - with something that makes me feel good rather than doom-scrolling. Playing with pens did it. Oh, and I got a wood burning kit - wanted one forever. I mean it’s been sitting on my Save For Later list for 3 years, so I’m very excited to play!

I love writing utensils. Fountain pens, in particular. I ordered more of my favorite ink and was reminded how messy they can be - one cannot just receive ink without filling cartridges. Monteverde’s California Teal: highly recommend. Also Noodler’s Habanero. So much fun to write with.

I’ve backed waaaaay off from social media in the past year, but it’s been a little isolating, and this seems like a good place, so I’ll give it a shot again (though I have kept screen time limits on myself to save my sanity).

Went on a hike last week and happened upon these beauties. I wasn’t out mushroom hunting, but they gave me joy, so I thought I’d share.