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the Old Maiden πŸŒ›πŸŒπŸŒœ

@theoldmaiden.bsky.social

Forest life, secret gardens, broken glass, things on fire, beautiful chaos, almost feral, mushrπŸ„πŸ„ms (not that kind), making something from nothing, witchcraft and occasional bitchcraft

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While you're busy asking AI the answer to life, the universe, and everything...

Add a few simple queries on any physical subject in which you have a high level of knowledge for calibration purposes πŸ‘οΈ

Don't say you weren't warned πŸ–€

02.03.2026 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Whaaat 🀦

26.02.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’•πŸ«ΆπŸ₯‚

23.02.2026 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeahhh I did eat it without taking any more pictures 🀭 it was made with shrimp 🍀

23.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Limes, peanuts, and chopped green onions and basil on a cutting board. These are the toppings for our curry

Limes, peanuts, and chopped green onions and basil on a cutting board. These are the toppings for our curry

A little Thai basil plant that was just pinched back to make the pile of chopped basil in the other photo

A little Thai basil plant that was just pinched back to make the pile of chopped basil in the other photo

The first little haircut of Thai basil from my winter solstice plant πŸ™πŸŒ±πŸ’š

22.02.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜‹πŸŒΆοΈπŸ› #dinner

22.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a shark mask with the words it 's ready below it ALT: a man wearing a shark mask with the words it 's ready below it
22.02.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 chrome footed boletes with baby pink caps fading into pale peach then brightening to a bold yellow at the base

3 chrome footed boletes with baby pink caps fading into pale peach then brightening to a bold yellow at the base

A silky rosegill, unopened, still in its volva, looking like a white velvet egg

A silky rosegill, unopened, still in its volva, looking like a white velvet egg

2 baskets of fresh chicken of the woods mushrooms with a knife on top

2 baskets of fresh chicken of the woods mushrooms with a knife on top

A flush of multiple clusters of oyster mushrooms on the bark of a tree

A flush of multiple clusters of oyster mushrooms on the bark of a tree

This was a random scroll into late summer 2024 and they were all on one album page 🀭πŸ€ͺπŸ„πŸ„πŸ„ #mushrooms

21.02.2026 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I went back through all my mushroom pictures and posted one a day I wonder how many years that would take πŸ„β€πŸŸ«β€οΈ

21.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman sits in a chair drinking from a cup ALT: a woman sits in a chair drinking from a cup

It's also not hard to steal market share from greedy, abusive profiteers

19.02.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attempts at building parallel economies are failing because they're off target

We're not actually fighting a corporate oligarchy at all, we're fighting a kleptocracy

At every economic strata, the liars and thieves are being rewarded

The weapons against them are honesty and self respect ✨

19.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a little girl in a red and white sweater is holding a lollipop . Alt: a little girl in a red and white sweater is holding a lollipop - she giggles and makes a cute scrunchy face
17.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thinking about exactly how far I could physically throw the people I don't trust

Even a couple inches might be worth it πŸ€­πŸ˜‚

17.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Great name πŸ”₯

17.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The print was made by the male (left, larger) - I can tell by the missing tail feather that he's had for all the years we've interacted with them πŸͺΆ

15.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of a raven pair sitting in the snow outside my kitchen window after being given a treat

A picture of a raven pair sitting in the snow outside my kitchen window after being given a treat

How do I know for sure it was ravens?

It's right where I leave them eggs and tuna fish and apples and stuff πŸ–€

15.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A scene of snow with some evidence of digging and also the wing and tail print of a large bird, with the tips of each flight feather making a soft impression in the snow

A scene of snow with some evidence of digging and also the wing and tail print of a large bird, with the tips of each flight feather making a soft impression in the snow

A close up of the wing print with the toe of a size 9 women's gray snow boot for scale. The wing dwarfs the boot considerably

A close up of the wing print with the toe of a size 9 women's gray snow boot for scale. The wing dwarfs the boot considerably

Raven prints πŸ–€πŸͺ½

15.02.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Will the be gross? Is there a reason everything pancakes don't already exist?? 🧐

14.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the menu for tomorrow morning because I just thought of it - everything pancakes πŸ₯ž

Banana & buttermilk batter with blueberries, walnuts, chocolate chips, chopped apple, a little cinnamon, and the last of our 2025 maple syrup before 2026 boiling begins

14.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ–€βœ¨πŸ”₯ Burn it out of me, then through me burn it out of the world πŸ”₯βœ¨πŸ–€

12.02.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Forever learning πŸ“š

11.02.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always πŸ–€

11.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's *hilarious* that we believe that because someone has put their hand on a book in a court room, they're telling the truth

What is the testimony of a lifelong criminal worth...?

09.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I got behind in 1st grade, they sent home the coloring I did not complete in class in the 80s and it's been ongoing since then πŸ˜…πŸ€£

09.02.2026 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

08.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white cat with a collar is sitting on a couch . Alt: a slow zoom video on the face of a tuxedo cat with an intense, inscrutable gaze

After years of using pressure canners I tried simple oven sterilization on grain for mycology and it's working and I'm honestly a little pissed

08.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Most of my interactions with Sketchup are because I have to, but rendering a 5 gallon bucket with growing oyster mushrooms is going to be purely recreational πŸ¦ͺ the 3D warehouse needs one anyway, right? 🀭

07.02.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh someone needs to write a book on how to energetically contain modern Frankism

06.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't let yourself be desensitized to the horrors by the deluge of information because that's obviously part of the plan here

05.02.2026 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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a cartoon character is standing in the rain on a rock . ALT: a cartoon character is standing in the rain on a rock .
03.02.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0