*vacuums up 20 pounds of cat hair*
*narrows eyes at 9-pound cat*
@hlaw.bsky.social
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*vacuums up 20 pounds of cat hair*
*narrows eyes at 9-pound cat*
Photo of a rectangular shaped bread in a baking tray, the bread has a picture created with foods baked into it, such as bacon and courgette, imitating a famous painting, it has a cental figure appearing to scream, standing on a bridge over water
Munch's 'The Scream' reimagined in a focaccia by Rebecca (via @ stephennold1) #WomensArt #Sunday
19.01.2025 11:43 β π 738 π 123 π¬ 1 π 17Sincerely delighted to discover, 45 minutes into this nearly-wordless three-hour documentary about French monks who take vows of silence, that among the reasons they *can* talk is "to make sure the monastery cats know when it's mealtime by making little kitty-calling noises at them."
11.01.2025 16:18 β π 19428 π 3078 π¬ 230 π 173Word of the day is a favourite for this time of year. To be βcrambazzledβ, in old Yorkshire dialect, is to be prematurely aged by excess drinking or partying.
28.12.2024 10:29 β π 4206 π 758 π¬ 101 π 69PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:
-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.
-do not feed them raw dairy
-do not feed them raw meat
I made a gingerbread panopticon
24.12.2024 23:53 β π 26123 π 4576 π¬ 391 π 213
A few potential words of the day:
Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc).
Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas.
Confelicity: joy in other peopleβs happiness.
Merry Christmas.
The Christmas Tree in Space...
23.12.2024 16:35 β π 22272 π 2789 π¬ 461 π 250In Iceland, on Christmas Eve, people give each other books so they can spend the evening drinking cocoa & reading. Itβs called, Jolabokaflod, the Christmas book flood. Iβve never been more in love with Iceland than I am right now β₯οΈβ₯οΈ
14.12.2024 15:24 β π 30702 π 3973 π¬ 680 π 404Godzilla patch is (slowly) coming along
14.12.2024 01:33 β π 6436 π 394 π¬ 168 π 12Photo of my handsome long haired brown tuxedo tabby Fergus lying under our fake Christmas tree on a faux fur tree skirt.
SPOILER ALERT I already got the best present under my tree. π
09.12.2024 01:11 β π 39345 π 1865 π¬ 547 π 66.
No matter how bad life gets, there is always some kind of potato dish that can make things just a little bit better.
Fox in the leaves ~ my favorite stitch from this year I think
09.12.2024 00:29 β π 41995 π 3663 π¬ 630 π 100So happy to see THE STORY OF A HEART picked as a @theguardian.com 2024 book of the year π
#organdonation π«π«π
Word of the morning is βwilliwawβ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.
Goes well with βthunderplumpβ: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
introducing myself to this platform with my first ever landscape embroidery β botanical gardens in oslo π±πͺ»βΊοΈ
07.12.2024 02:39 β π 7276 π 378 π¬ 239 π 16What about you?
"A lot" π Have you ever heard that one before, ladies?
1/12 π§΅ Teaching moments with med students @CUDivHospMed- a thanksgiving special on Evidence-Based Medicine pearls! #MedEd #EBM
25.11.2024 20:34 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1Photo of a tubby little wren (what I like to call a "little dumpling birb") perched on an icy branch, taken by Jeff Cohen
The meanings of the word for a wren, from eight different languages...
8. Little walnut (Bulgarian)
7. Little bird in the ditch (Japanese)
6. Thumbling (Finnish)
5. Fence-skedaddler (Danish)
4. Fence-master (Hebrew)
3. Druid bird (Irish)
2. Mouse-brother (Faroese)
1. Little king of winter (Dutch)
Photograph of the skeleton of a small dog, the white bones laid out on a black background
Today's port from the old place to this lovely app is a thread π§΅ about my favorite ancient pet! The Yasmina Dog π
The scientific zooarchaeology study was made by Michael MacKinnon & Kyle Belanger
This story about this cute lil' dog is a sad one, with a (sort of) happy ending
/1 #AncientBlueSky πΊπ§ͺ
Looking for medical professionals to follow? Just added the 5th installment *Medsky Fast Five*
#medsky π©Ίπ§ͺ
Round 1
go.bsky.app/Qg2TA9p
Round 2
go.bsky.app/9ziyYqt
Round 3
go.bsky.app/9WQtZh6
Round 4
go.bsky.app/HRaNhEt
Round 5
go.bsky.app/DvGjDh6
Iβll keep adding to the 5th (until it hits 150)
#proofofcat My 3. Just chillin'.
17.11.2024 10:23 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good morning.
Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. βConfelicityβ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.