Rustypuppy

Go You! My maternal grandmother did this kind of work in 3D around a styrofoam form; really amazing work.
Looking forward to seeing your beaded hummingbird! 💜

2026-07-31 18:16:30 UTC

Commissioned a local artist to create a beaded pin of a sea otter. Received it today and it’s beautiful! 🦦💖
#artstr #beadwork
https://i.nostr.build/EETpFEHgZz8GlGDt.jpg

2026-07-30 21:57:10 UTC

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Oh, this looks like a fun exercise. 💜

2026-07-30 21:56:44 UTC

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Nice!

2026-07-30 14:35:08 UTC

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Love the green! 💚

2026-07-30 04:22:30 UTC

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Pretty

2026-07-29 18:26:48 UTC

Birthday gift from the Birthday Boy!
#bookstr #birthday
#nevent1q…jskx

2026-07-29 15:54:10 UTC

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Teeth and feet. Also good things to appreciate and take care of before you have to. 👵🏻

2026-07-29 01:45:59 UTC

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Wow - that looks great! 👏

2026-07-28 03:49:30 UTC

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@npub1f5k…vk2u is a new mom and she made a zine about it: https://mixam.com/print-on-demand/6a1991113d56726b2700b838

2026-07-28 00:22:27 UTC

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Thanks! 😊

2026-07-28 00:21:30 UTC

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Best wishes to you all! 🫂💜

2026-07-27 21:45:30 UTC

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Interested to hear what you think of it.

2026-07-27 21:42:10 UTC

Sketch from a local cafe.
I usually don’t draw people, but he was right there at the next table on his own reading, so he didn’t move a lot which was really helpful. 😅
It was also interesting to draw the same thing multiple times and play with abstraction and size on the last two iterations.
#sketching
https://blossom.primal.net/8efed4bfdb644059fa71467a89a1a73cd4062e94b5b572791e1cedf483b927b7.jpg

2026-07-27 17:43:13 UTC

Second round of Mom’s roses. Really glad they came back, as they didn’t get any water while we were away for Mom’s hip replacement trip.
#blooming #flowerstr
https://i.nostr.build/caoa3WYl9qkoP6EO.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/LIkc0o9rmhjxg2yu.jpg

2026-07-27 00:35:59 UTC

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🎉 May you find a spot to place a 7-letter word.

2026-07-26 18:53:03 UTC

Let the games begin!!!
#scrabblesunday #familytime
https://i.nostr.build/Qd4xICdTSfuuYMR5.jpg

2026-07-26 16:09:11 UTC

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https://i.nostr.build/6mXZf0OoF8ev4xYh.jpg

2026-07-26 15:59:20 UTC

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Awesome! 👏

2026-07-25 19:37:12 UTC

GM!
#wedontneednostinkinboats
https://blossom.primal.net/272abc90c5db34fb2f97447faa2a6dceb5f136fc3f4d294e230fb604e34db8eb.mov

2026-07-24 15:54:00 UTC

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Proof of Art and Work
#artstr
#nevent1q…mvxt

2026-07-24 15:52:48 UTC

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That’s so cool!!!

2026-07-23 22:14:12 UTC

Backyard tomatoes for Mom. 🍅
Local fruit stand cherries for Me (and Mom). 🍒
#foodstr
https://i.nostr.build/Hv0JvEJla0HMg5rg.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/vZfCKShrC04D6W9l.jpg

2026-07-23 19:53:22 UTC

No wildfires near us, but the smoke from all the ones in BC and Washington are contributing to a Stay Inside Day. 🔥
Photo 1: normal air
Photo 2: today’s smoke-filled air
#weather #fireseason
https://blossom.primal.net/ed3bbd07419b0aa45345734f89367a64d83fefcdceb7cd6a670620a84503becf.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/f5e66a1f9331fcf01f87b5678986db79026968091a80c17d6949e660ec7e1300.jpg

2026-07-23 04:51:00 UTC

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Mom and I watched that movie last week. We both enjoyed it. 🐑🐏🕵️

2026-07-22 23:39:49 UTC

New dedicated #artstr #photostr account in the making …
#nevent1q…tuwy

2026-07-22 23:38:00 UTC

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I’ll follow

2026-07-22 03:36:59 UTC

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Thank you!

2026-07-21 18:14:29 UTC

New personal best: reached the top of the mountain road!!! ⛰️🎉😁
10,000 steps/4.4 mi/7.1 km round trip
A year ago I could walk 1.3 miles.
Gradually, then suddenly. 🧡💜💙
#proofofwalk #fitnessover50
https://i.nostr.build/6bXESiXUkIInOkka.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/dIf17X6zxkgCIJjI.png
https://i.nostr.build/0E0AU4VSs2DycuGZ.jpg

2026-07-19 16:45:21 UTC

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Shadow Selfie

2026-07-19 16:39:57 UTC

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GM!
https://blossom.primal.net/3e1fb15551225831500df3965bac479bff55188035aa223bbc6f2a2ef37dee67.jpg

2026-07-19 16:38:15 UTC

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one that went downhill.
2.3 miles round trip on the mountain road this morning. 🥾🥾
#proofofwalk
https://blossom.primal.net/b22b7c914b9eedf5902eac065adf15fea3228944b20e89031301d2972bd21d89.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/2d2c805ff8b0ea8cabd3c1f2907527bb549f2075e12d30754c4d327d5b32fa89.jpg

2026-07-18 17:57:37 UTC

It’s truly summer when they add the floating bounce house to the lake.
#summer #lakelife
https://i.nostr.build/4wwgUgcwyxbdR5ow.jpg

2026-07-18 05:38:38 UTC

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🎉

2026-07-17 19:42:03 UTC

Happy Friday!
#proofofwalk #birdstr
https://v.nostr.build/NP2ylS6qvLiuEWY0.mp4

2026-07-14 18:21:20 UTC

Very fun 1000 pc jigsaw puzzle of Agatha Christie with objects reflecting her life and stories. Included a poster that gave her biography and pointed out all the references in the illustration.
Did you know she loved surfing? 🏄🏻‍♀️
#puzzle #bookstr
https://i.nostr.build/2Djgu3iNIp8lgzsC.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/4oX0TRnwKKb7PPfL.jpg

2026-07-11 17:49:13 UTC

Love the lakeside boardwalk in the next little town. Everyone says GM as you walk by.
#vacation #lakeside
https://i.nostr.build/E2Lp3p7esuB4QZVN.jpg

2026-07-11 05:10:16 UTC

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Definitely were 😋

2026-07-11 00:28:08 UTC

1. Raspberries and tomatoes from the garden
2. Farmers’ market cherries, a variety developed locally
#foodstr #homegrown
https://blossom.primal.net/bedd376b6be0be5b6a55262bad806f619140c11a91365b7f1738b94fdcf26865.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/dc72b111b9c800ad334f0d37fcfbc8b397023cd314bff85616d8442216941f2e.jpg

2026-07-11 00:25:09 UTC

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Gorgeous!

2026-07-10 19:03:46 UTC

GM!!! Saw a lenticular cloud on the walk to town. So exciting as I’ve only seen photos of these. 😍
#clouds
https://i.nostr.build/Wdou1MzvfKBZCu8L.jpg

2026-07-09 19:50:58 UTC

GA! Little town flower basket Appreciation Note.
Back in BC. Mom’s doing well after her hip replacement surgery and relieved to be home. Two more weeks of easy movements then the physio starts. 🦾
#blooming #flowerstr
https://blossom.primal.net/0b5398bbfb695065b85c0456e6f9fa823c1932aa018b4b9614b74c35e0a11497.jpg

2026-07-07 17:37:29 UTC

Sketching the accessible bathroom of our hotel room.
5⭐️ for the shower bench, wall bar, and ability to use a hand-held shower head.
3.5⭐️ for the law-defined 17” toilet (regular is 15”) because it’s not high enough for my mom at 84 years old and definitely not high enough-post hip replacement surgery.
5⭐️ for Amazon Canada for delivering a toilet cushion* riser seat the day Mom was discharged from the surgical center.
* use the search term “cushion” if you need a toilet rise that uses straps/suction cups/etc to attach to the toilet seat vs. something that replaces the toilet seat and has to bolt onto the toilet with hardware.
#sketching
https://i.nostr.build/TfUuBO3iLf7PIQO2.jpg

2026-07-06 21:05:23 UTC

Mom’s back at the hotel after her hip replacement surgery. Doing very well, and up to a bit of jigsaw puzzling. 🧩
#familytime
https://i.nostr.build/AUd5pKpi0aTHJwxP.jpg

2026-07-04 23:37:52 UTC

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Thanks! I just started playing with a Tombow brush pen.

2026-07-04 16:52:13 UTC

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Which pen?

2026-07-04 16:51:04 UTC

Me: where’s my Fourth of July doodle?
Google: IP says you’re a Canuck. Support your country in the World Cup, eh?
😮‍💨
Happy 250 American!!! 🇺🇸🗽🎇
https://blossom.primal.net/f5344f90c17bb0327d4ea69ff748a118fc55d52461a447d320bcf98cf37141ce.jpg

2026-07-04 16:39:50 UTC

GM! Sketching the hotel room while I wait for the call to pick up Mom from the surgical center.
Her hip replacement surgery went well - had a call from the surgeon and the nurse yesterday. Mom’s got a morning physio session, a set of X-rays, and then I’ll get a call.
#artstr #somewhatpatientlywaiting
https://i.nostr.build/tkbsdUYMJ9dKMMzH.jpg

2026-07-03 17:26:40 UTC

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Well done! 👏🎈

2026-07-03 17:25:28 UTC

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Thanks so much! 💜🫂

2026-07-03 17:25:03 UTC

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Lighter GA!

2026-07-03 17:24:45 UTC

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Thank you! 💜🫂

2026-07-03 17:24:24 UTC

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☀️

2026-07-03 12:30:00 UTC

GM - taking my mom in for hip replacement surgery this morning. Should go fine: she’s healthy, only has one half-pill medication, and wants to get this done so she can hike the mountain and tend to her garden again. ⛰️👩🏼‍🌾
Photo: the hotel facade outside the window
#photostr
https://i.nostr.build/h9Y7FX384DQQVc9P.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/JOaEPTqqHOhVeusj.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/TjgTRFsJnwu85gar.jpg

2026-07-02 16:13:03 UTC

Got some great photos from the airplane this morning. ✈️☁️
#photostr #clouds
https://blossom.primal.net/c31362b25af4aa84ee151f950e209baaf80296fd8f932966de7774e2201d5eb7.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/a17e88d5ca80a62097327760519cd02cef8bfe654039140f934c1da571d2e304.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/25a8f9d49f2085d270b31858348b5ed232739d50662d74245c1ec66d66b7f8bf.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/b323d7de89811d98b14837d4aab1da2aff1bae089ce00e47fe22271a92e3f625.jpg

2026-07-02 16:10:55 UTC

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🎉💜

2026-07-02 03:09:51 UTC

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Thank you. This kind of design would be great for bookmarks. 👍

2026-07-02 03:08:54 UTC

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I’ll tell her - thanks!

2026-07-01 21:58:51 UTC

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I think you forgot the magic word.
https://i.nostr.build/6k38dj7PNQfFIoKT.png

2026-07-01 21:56:11 UTC

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GM 🐝

2026-07-01 21:55:38 UTC

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Hey Neighbor!

2026-07-01 19:34:00 UTC

GM! from Mr. Bumble on his daisy.
#blooming #beestr #photostr
https://i.nostr.build/N4mXOYc5961MRwjX.jpg

2026-06-30 22:17:43 UTC

Playing with color combinations.
#artstr #watercolor
https://i.nostr.build/bPhbzva04UJ9L3wE.jpg

2026-06-30 19:10:50 UTC

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🫂

2026-06-30 18:49:32 UTC

Final entry for the June contest by @npub15yp…mpcx
Weather app says 50% chance of rain. What do you think?
#blockamatic #photostr #clouds
https://i.nostr.build/Yh1y6hbk6OTfu0DX.jpg

2026-06-30 16:49:29 UTC

First jigsaw puzzle of this trip completed! 🦅
This came to us via the puzzle group, so someone had already finished it, and separated the pieces into 3 parts. Usually Mom and I mix everything together, but we left the pieces segmented and did one part at a time because we only had a week to finish it.
Even parsed into segments, this was a tough puzzle. Lots of little wingtips and similar colors and patterns.
#puzzle #familytime #birdstr
https://i.nostr.build/jQ9bZi1jnM02dgkY.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/SKRnD3P9eUsK5p6G.jpg

2026-06-30 14:09:16 UTC

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Thanks!

2026-06-30 00:14:48 UTC

@nprofile…7tjh - my mom has 3 grape vines and we found these on one of the vines. Do you know what they are?
https://blossom.primal.net/010dda2d5a76de9e736078dc24ae4a191d1309fffe761b0dd5418bbbf4151bef.jpg

2026-06-29 20:49:56 UTC

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I did that many years ago, using a monthly goal system. It’s a great feeling to see them all finished. 👏🫂

2026-06-28 17:03:39 UTC

Entry for contest by @nprofile…e5ds : clouds with tree photobomb
#blockamatic #photostr #clouds
https://blossom.primal.net/ae7b599cf89ba7cc738b4bcda2a26c5021e53dd5a400d2308599624d89338a35.jpg

2026-06-28 16:33:36 UTC

New animal sighting on this morning’s walk. I knew there were deer on the mountain, but this is the first time I’ve seen one so close to the road.
It was far more interested in the Saskatoon berries than me, so I walked past and by the time I came down the same way, it was gone.
#proofofwalk #deer
https://i.nostr.build/6evjcVeC5D5UnEKU.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/shJuRN5WzloD9s8x.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/A4H3SOQTdp5NFfVj.jpg

2026-06-27 20:34:40 UTC

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👏🎉💜🫂

2026-06-27 18:36:16 UTC

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GM 💜

2026-06-27 18:28:02 UTC

#artstr accomplishment: filling pans with my 24 tubes of Qor watercolors.
Now to have some fun swatching! 🫟🖌️
https://i.nostr.build/HbLlQ27IJOCQX7Wv.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/bDTcGapT9eSD73RV.jpg

2026-06-26 22:42:39 UTC

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GA ☀️

2026-06-26 16:23:08 UTC

GM from a little friend we saw on today’s mountain walk. 🐿️
#proofofwalk #photostr
https://i.nostr.build/Ivd3IwMeN6XHokwv.jpg

2026-06-25 15:11:18 UTC

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No planes flying around this morning.

2026-06-25 15:10:14 UTC

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🎉💜

2026-06-25 15:09:36 UTC

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☀️☁️💜

2026-06-25 14:47:34 UTC

What’s your cloud mood?
1. Light & Wispy
2. Solid & Serene
#blockamatic #photostr #clouds
https://blossom.primal.net/c3bcf6337846c862a0d4bdc07af09da68a23442f17415a05aa151f81478d843e.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/9f6de98d246393df7600d6357bfdc284246f3fbcb03aeaeb976a971915869dfe.jpg

2026-06-24 16:16:33 UTC

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Thanks so much! 🫂

2026-06-24 00:15:45 UTC

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I’ve seen at least 2 - they are set up in free-standing carts. One is near the past-security waterfall (compared to the near-customs waterfall). Safe travels!

2026-06-23 22:35:02 UTC

If you go through Vancouver airport and want a high-end macaron, Ladurée is the place to go. Bought myself a few days’ worth of treats to have with the tea Boyfriend gave me for my trip.
Spending the next 6-8+ weeks with my mom for her hip replacement surgery and rehab.
#tea #foodstr
https://i.nostr.build/Q7bN9AkryBgdRkwM.jpg

2026-06-22 13:59:07 UTC

Yay for in-flight wifi! 🎉✈️
#clouds #blockamatic
https://i.nostr.build/Ygd774parJ1p21Zh.jpg

2026-06-21 20:42:17 UTC

Hot & humid day here. Still worth walking outside. #touchgrass
https://i.nostr.build/CKz1Uu7O3bBSV7Lh.jpg

2026-06-21 20:40:48 UTC

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GN 🌙

2026-06-21 16:39:36 UTC

Life at the speed of clouds.
#clouds #vidstr #realtime
https://blossom.primal.net/b2747d03a5e1362342d25522946bfa03adb19795491e5933f8de060111d9bb00.mp4

2026-06-21 15:20:28 UTC

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👏

2026-06-20 22:09:35 UTC

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🫂💜

2026-06-20 20:30:19 UTC

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Thank you for letting me know! 💜
I will get to your embroidery design, though it may be a bit of time. Going to be helping my mom post-hip replacement surgery.

2026-06-20 20:11:10 UTC

Finished the 3 art cards for the 3 ladies I know having hip replacement surgery this Summer. Each word was chosen for a specific person.
I included some progress photos, so you can see how I started with a single sheet of watercolor paper, drew the design, couple layers of watercolor, then used an ATC (artist trading card) template to decide where to cut the art cards. Used a metallic gold paint pen and fine liner pens (Micron 08, 02, 005) for details.
I meant to spray the cards with a fixative, but had a huge headache at the time and grabbed the spray varnish can by mistake. Turned out fine. Added the punched letter words last.
#artstr #art #artprocess
https://i.nostr.build/fps8okD83MZDy5Wz.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/5gpk70TPpY2JetzU.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/7ckRko2usvil6hyO.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/oAYVhcKCGe6IhYef.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/W1ixUsnma5Ky9Ycf.jpg
https://i.nostr.build/0w24hOXh9bxe5MMg.jpg

2026-06-19 18:00:09 UTC

I like giving art cards a colored edge. Gives them a “finished” look.
Using a brush pen works, though there’s the chance of adding unintentional marks to the front or back of the card. Been there, done that.
Another (easier) way edge is to use an ink pad. Archival ink is permanent, so that’s my preference.
#artstr #artprocess
https://blossom.primal.net/6a9845b257c4715ef10f2d95cdf2f07f69eab8eddb87f53c89c00714add6367f.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/cf4a2bd70135acaa57343b5b9c2da50d8e815b41a4b577c76118631d0ece4e98.jpg

2026-06-19 00:33:29 UTC

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Want to fight back against a tiny, pissy, aggressive little … dog … who always complains about everything and is a joy-sucking emotional vampire?
Yes, yes I do.
But I usually just leave the room instead.

2026-06-19 00:29:29 UTC

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Spy vs. Spy guy, Nostr style

2026-06-19 00:28:17 UTC

June #Blockamatic photo entry for the contest by @nprofile…v880
#clouds #photostr
https://blossom.primal.net/f9e764addab7c9fc30e80fd57d254eb20cf2ffc7b1de29544da97ea04d725dc6.jpg

2026-06-18 18:14:54 UTC

Always, always, always test your paint pen on scrap paper BEFORE using on your artwork. You do not want to blurp acrylic paint everywhere you did not want it.
This PSA brought to you by Prior Experience.
#artstr #artPSA
https://i.nostr.build/7cyCWIHKVdIhuexg.jpg

2026-06-18 03:59:58 UTC

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Hugs to you and all of yours 🫂

2026-06-18 03:52:55 UTC

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GM! 🫖🍵

2026-06-18 03:24:49 UTC

I’m a perfect 10 at Number 64 😁
#rigly #blockparty
#nevent1q…pv95