Adventures In My Four Season Garden

YouTube video by MoreGems.com Faceting a Huge Natural Tanzanite into a Work of Art #gemstone #jewelry #art

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Tanzanite faceting

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THURSDAY: A WICKED WIND W/ WICKED GUSTS UP2 50 MPH TEMPS DROPPING THRU UR DAY 7 AM: 34F | 12 PM: 31F | 5 PM: 27F WINDCHILLS IN THE 10S WEATHER MAN'S FACE, A ICY LOOKING WEATHER IS HAPPENING LOGO, A FAINT OPEN EYE LAUGHING CRYING EMOJI IN THE BACKGROUND, ALL WITH A WEIRD BLUR 20251210

/ A THURSDAY
/ A COLDENING THURSDAY
/ W/ A WICKED WIND
/ W/ WICKED GUSTS UP2 50 MPH
/ UR GOING 2 WANT 2 DRESS WARMLY AS U REPENT 2 UR WEATHER LORDS
/ WIND CHILLS IN THE 10S

🚨There’s a measles outbreak in South Carolina involving Spartanburg County with 111 cases reported to date. The outbreak has been ongoing since October but has recently seen an increase in new cases with 27 reported yesterday.

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Colour of the Year 2026: Transformative Teal Discover WGSN and Coloro’s Colour of the Year for 2026, Transformative Teal. A fluid fusion between dependable dark blue and aquatic green, this is the colour for a period of change and redirection.

@juliethecranky.bsky.social Pantone can get tae f-ck...

This is my color for next year.

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Ack. Just... Bleh bleh bleh.

If my nieces ever ask nonna if she wants to be shallowly recreated for corporate profit with no actual control over her own likeness, the ensuing stare might be colder than the farthest reaches of space. Fuckssaaykes.

I know I'm not the target audience for these wankspangled arse-lids, being as how I like pencils and paper and making my own fun/mess/bad gift decisions.

But truly.

I can't not internally scream at the fake rellies. Blaarrgh.

No. I would tell the pestilent butt-walnuts trying to sell us a data-hoovering fake nan to fucking fucketty-fuck all the way off into the farthest, coldest reaches of the cosmos. And then fuck off a bit more for good measure.

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A graphic from The Korea Herald illustrates a Korean study on COVID-19 and memory. On the left, a diagram shows the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein entering the brain and disrupting nerve cell connections. A cartoon mouse appears confused, with a scribble above its head, representing cognitive decline. On the right, another mouse looks calm and healthy, symbolizing recovery. Below, two panels compare the mechanisms: the left shows damaged synapses and the buildup of toxic proteins, while the right shows treatment icons — including a medical cross and reduced toxic protein markers — representing improvement after metformin. The headline reads: “Korean study finds how COVID-19 affects memory, suggests a possible treatment.”

Korean study finds how COVID-19 affects memory, suggests a possible treatment.

Korean researchers found the COVID S1 spike protein disrupts nerve cells, harming memory and causing anxiety in mice. Metformin restored nerve function and reduced toxic proteins, suggesting a possible treatment.

I studied studio art in college (it's what my degree is in) and I haven't painted for probably a decade and today I decided to try again and it's...

listen when people say if you don't use it you lose it were telling the truth

Tell Your State Rep: Pass Strong Data Privacy Protection This holiday season, Santa Claus isn’t the only one who knows when you are sleeping, knows when you’re awake, and knows if you’ve been bad or good. That’s because large data brokers are able to buy...

Santa Claus isn’t the only one who knows when you are sleeping, knows when you’re awake, and knows if you’ve been bad or good.

That’s because large data brokers are able to buy and sell sensitive data without your consent.

Let’s do something about it.

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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.

Seriously! No one should be contemplating throwing knickers at people making pies

and yet here we are

I know
most people do not care
about viral threats
to humans or animals,
but in Greece a virus has killed
nearly 500,000
sheep and goats
imperiling the supply
of feta cheese,
so even if people do not care
about humans or animals
perhaps they’ll care
about viral threats to cheese.

The Tenth Window. The Elderly Squirrel let himself into his cottage, lit a very necessary fire, made a pot of coffee, and then collapsed into an armchair. He had been at St Thomas's Church Hall all morning and it had been very exciting and not a little tiring. Miss Stevenson and the Vicar had organised a few mornings of talks and activities for the older members of the parish. In the first week in December, there had been a slightly confusing lecture on the "Pagan Symbols of Christmas" by a green-silk swathed theosophist friend of Miss Stevenson's, followed by mince pies and an introduction on folding napkins for the festive table. Today, everyone had enjoyed a dramatic recitation of sections of "A Christmas Carol" by the Vicar's cousin, who was an enthusiastic amateur player in Dorchester. Afterwards, there was plum crumble with custard and a class in making simple brass decorations for one's tree. The Elderly Squirrel managed to sit next to Madame Mouse, his port in every storm, and together they made a respectable number of embossed birds, hearts, stars, angels and cockle shells. At the end, their instructor, a friendly otter from Langton Herring suggested that their final cut-out be a likeness of their neighbour in their group, and he was delighted with his effort, which conveyed a little of Madame Mouse's elegance, but even more so with Madame Mouse's portrait, which made him look very bushy-tailed and dashing. Back home, he gathered together his little pile of creations, and hung them one by one on the tree Old Fox had cut for him the previous day, reserving Madame Mouse's portrait for the front. When he lit the dozen candles nestling in the branches, the shadowy sitting room was suddenly filled with blazes of light, which in turn were reflected by the brass. My word, said the Elderly Squirrel, sudden tears coming into his eyes, my word, what a display! And after some final adjustments, he turned on the wireless, poured some cream into his coffee, and sat…

A brass bird.

The Elderly Squirrel

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What a week for direct democracy, huh @qjurecic.bsky.social ?

If you want
to protect yourself
against the flu
that’s going around:
wear a mask.

And if you want
to protect yourself
against the Covid
that’s going around:
wear a mask.

And if you want
to protect yourself
against the “something”
that’s going around:
wear a mask.

Not even the concept of a plan

UN Warns Social Media Bans for Children Could Backfire as Australia Blocks Platforms for Under-16s The debate now underway in Australia will shape how countries worldwide respond to the rapidly evolving challenge of safeguarding children online—balancing protection with autonomy, safety with access...

UN Warns Social Media Bans for Children Could Backfire as Australia Blocks Platforms for Under-16s

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"Did I dream that time I was asked to do a reading from my work in a barn with a sheep and the whole time I was reading I had to continue massaging the sheep because its owners told me it would 'get stroppy' if I didn't?"

*Checks photo archive*

"Nope. Definitely happened."

this looks like a new religion I can get behind which church do I sign up at

This is soooo sexy. The pie looks good, too.

@warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov

For profit prisons need to be made illegal.
Anyone in Congress investing in, or profiting from, for-profit prisons must be expelled from Congress and all their benefits and pensions cancelled permanently.

Stop enslaving We The People for cheap corporate labor

there's a lot in here, none of it good

Hugging you with my brain, omg.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BREAK LIKE A XMAS ORNAMENT

We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can bee resisted and changed by human beings. ~ Ursula K. Le Guin Text framed with decorative border

Oh, the politicians know. We just need to get rid of the ones who lie about it to the voters, to get & keep power.

Trickle-down economics works just as advertised — except what trickles back down isn't wealth, it's facism & poverty.

Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights | ACLU Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your questions about jury service.

The Constitution protects our right to be judged by a jury of our peers.

Our legal experts break down why this right is foundational to our democracy.

To be fair, your fashion slays

Just the most incompetent House leadership in decades, if not the entire history of the country

Eugene and Springfield both announce end of Flock camera usage The announcements, issued in separate press releases, come after months of public pushback.

 ✅ ✅ Two more towns have protected their communities from warrantless government surveillance.

Elected officials across the country should follow their lead and prevent Flock from tracking us as we go about our daily lives.