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sareth.bsky.social
Chemist by training. Reader, knitter, fond of cats—stereotypical, yes. Inveterate lurker (she/her)
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This peony plant hasn't bloomed since we moved in! My policy of benign neglect must be agreeing with it

submitted 17 hours ago • 0 comments

My laptop seems to be trying to die on me and I just want to yell "read the room, NOT NOW" at it

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Decades of trimming cat claws has been excellent preparation for trimming baby fingernails

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Must admit, I do miss pulling TLC spotters

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

When I tell you this cat adores my baby, I am exercising the power of understatement. She comes running when he's unhappy

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Omg, 😍. “This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.” owlsintowels.org

submitted 9 days ago • 160 comments

Went for a walk; stopped to pick up outgoing mail for an elderly neighbor, normal chitchat, weather & Sox. Then he said "what about Trump and Harvard, huh? I think he's going too far there". Internal: 1) Endless screaming, "too far THERE?!" 2) I guess at least there's a limit? External: "gotta run!"

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

My spouse is so allergic to poison ivy that he required a course of oral steroids last time he was exposed, so killing this is on me. I have a disposable tyvek suit and multiple layers of nitrile gloves ready to go. I'll clean the (cheap) pruning shears with tecnu when I'm done

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Went to the native plant nursery yesterday, came home with 1 things we planned on (2 native holly bushes, tho we'll need to find a male elsewhere) & 4 types of perennial we absolutely weren't planning on. Today we plant!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!

submitted 15 days ago • 49 comments

The goslings at the Costco are getting so big!

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

If you're in the USA (or an expat, I suppose), please comment to oppose the proposed restrictions on the availabilty of COVID vaccines. It's quick and easy and you can be anonymous if you prefer!

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

A paper that began with me being annoyed by a news article over breakfast & texting a friend about it was just accepted to a very competitive conference. I guess I don't quite know how to quit academia... (albeit a VERY different field from my grad work).

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

My baby doesn't have preexisting conditions (that we know of) that would make him eligible for the covid vaccine under the new guidelines. If you, like me, find this unacceptable, please leave a comment for the FDA (form is open for 3 days)

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

I assume OP requires UK-based bands for his purposes, but the question made me nostalgic about seeing The Decemberists in a small college gym, and Bishop Allen in a wee hall at another campus

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

My BOUS, who is not yet 5 months old, is the size of a 50th percentile 1-year-old. In related news, my arms are developing some really well-defined muscle

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