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Retired librarian, sometime artist, vegetable gardener, #BannedBookSkyClub instigator All content is original or properly attributed.
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1. Brunch with a friend. 2. Reading a book. 3. More reading. 4. Even more reading. 5. Bluesky scrolling.

submitted 7 hours ago • 7 comments

Whether you want to join the #BannedBookSkyClub discussions or if you just want to read the posts, you can like and pin the feed at the link below. See the pinned post on my profile page for current book schedule through May 2025. And thank you to those who have joined the discussions so far!

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments

Currently praying to the seed germination gods. I spent a lot of money on seeds this year. But buying plants has gotten ridiculously expensive.

submitted 12 hours ago • 7 comments

I'm not going on a trip for a few months yet but I just installed Mapquest on my phone need to be prepared and fuck you Google Maps.

submitted 18 hours ago • 6 comments

We should take a break and bring back buttered noodles.

submitted 1 day ago • 18 comments

#BannedBookSkyClub discussion of #TheFireNextTime by James Baldwin. Was The Fire Next Time a difficult read/listen for you? Why or why not?

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

a cool combo sport would be "Ice Hockey But Eventually Water Polo" where they keep turning the temperature up throughout the game

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

I would argue that February is longer than January.

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

Wracking my brain trying to figure out how to weaponize snark for the greater good.

submitted 2 days ago • 22 comments

I respect a book that has me stopping to re-read a perfectly and beautifully constructed sentence. #BookSky

submitted 2 days ago • 70 comments

I started my seeds. I don't have a greenhouse so in a bedroom next to a window, but I'm going to get a growlight bulb so the plants don't all lean toward the window.

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

Now that I have no garden tomatoes, I've been dicing an apple and putting it in pasta with olive oil and garlic, and it's actually quite good.

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

I figure if some of my previous actions, words, or writing don't make me cringe then I'm not growing as a person.

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

I try not to be petty but sometimes a good petty party is in order.

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments