Rena

Trump's flailing attempts to demonstrate authority are making me anxious. Nothing more volatile than a weak tyrant.

Anyhow, I have stockpiled 6 months of coffee and a full year of citrus. Just in case.

Vance says he wants more babies in America? We can barely support the ones we have!

He'd have us hoarding children like people hoard cats. Babies under the bed, babies in the walls, starved babies living under the front porch, feral children roaming the cities making even MORE babies...

Clemente in the middle of my bed on a pile of bully sticks and nylabones like an adorable little dragon.

Question of the day:

Did I forget to take my meds?
Am I dehydrated?
Is this perimenopausal hormone changes?
OR Is this pervasive sense of impending doom a reasonable reaction to current events?

Scene:
I awaken to find Clemente sleeping with his snoot buried in the neck of my sports bra, breathing hound stank onto my girly bits.

"I love you, too, Clem" I say, and pet his back.

"Grrrrrrrrrr" says Clem. No pets, only bra snuggles.

"Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram
Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop" www.independent.co.uk/tech/instagr...

Light as a feather, stiff as a board.

Except, also very heavy and quite soft.

To whomever schedules robo sales calls for 8:15 am:

May the tag on your undies be mercilessly scratchy from now until the day you perish, driven mad by your itchy butt.

Picture of a chubby cattle dog laying on her side in front of a faux fireplace.

I swear she's not dead. She just sleeps like this.

Mine sure do

Photo of a bumper sticker that reads "I'd Rather Be Slowly Consumed by Moss"

Braced for confrontation as the woman who had been intently reading my bumper stickers outside the Hillsboro, Ohio Save A Lot approached to pass me on her way into the store.

She just gave me a sad smile. "Seems like it would be pretty peaceful, being slowly covered in moss"

What are the dogs having for lunch, Rena?

Chicken liver, hard boiled eggs, kale, carrots, sweet potato, and Quinoa.

What are you having for lunch, Rena?

Ummm...
Popcorn?

1/16/25 Bedroom

Could not figure what Clem wanted from me, so I gave him my hat. He did not want the hat.

💔

Neighbor Mike describes her as my 'Fluffy, wonk-eyed murder dog'.

"What's her name again?"
"Annie "
"Right. She's a cool dog."

"I fixed it myself. Climbed on the roof and whacked it with a broom until it started working again"

Me explaining why I am cancelling my ViaSat service call.

Clemente LeMoose on his throne of plushies.

Working on a large scale landscape that is currently in a very ugly stage. I wanted to show proof of life, so here is a 4x6 inch teaser out of the 3x4 ft panel.

Whatever funding model @bsky.app decides upon, I hope they hold fast to their promise NOT to rely on advertising.

The Walmart Effect New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

"Walmart makes the places it operates in poorer than they would be if it had never shown up at all. Sometimes consumer prices are an incomplete, even misleading, signal of economic well-being."

Fascinating studies on the broader effects of Walmart:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Wait...do I agree with Steve Bannon on something?
Did not have that on my 2025 bingo card.

Budward has been the victim of a vicious IKEA shark attack.

#SirBudwardtheBrave #IKEAshark
#dogsofTHELODGE

Too gross outside to work in the yard at lunch today so instead I've made this little gouache landscape.

I'm still so very rusty, but these are getting better.

Beautiful craftsmanship!

Small painting on paper of the corner of a house at night. A single light illuminates the siding. Silhouettes of tall trees, a deep blue sky, and the full moon are visible in the background

A little gouache sketch of THE LODGE *definitely not a real lodge* at night. Painted last year, but I'm adding some shizz to this BSky feed so y'all know who I am :)

Two days until Buddy comes to THE LODGE *definitely not a real lodge

Annie, Clem and I will be taking a brief road trip to meet and bring him home this Sunday.

Plenty of pics and stories to follow!