Nostr notes by Melissa

I'm super interested in catio photos!

2026-05-02T00:42:03+02:00

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I'm super interested in catio photos!

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2026-05-01T17:47:04+02:00

Soup!

Does anyone have a guess about this plant that showed up in ...

2026-04-30T17:03:18+02:00

Does anyone have a guess about this plant that showed up in houseplant pot?
#gardening

Reading about the Gini coefficient, a measure of economic ...

2026-04-25T01:47:41+02:00

Reading about the Gini coefficient, a measure of economic inequality, as we watch Slovenian detective show (it has a low amount).

I saw my first Vets AGAINST Trump bumper sticker yesterday. ...

2026-04-20T14:29:33+02:00

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I saw my first Vets AGAINST Trump bumper sticker yesterday. :chefkiss:

Does anyone have thoughts re kitchen floor? Reveal hardwood and ...

2026-04-19T23:02:55+02:00

Does anyone have thoughts re kitchen floor? Reveal hardwood and use extra polyurethane? Ceramic big tiles (friends say no)? Does anyone use cork any more?

I hope to be there on the 23rd! What a great event to take kids ...

2026-04-16T17:49:40+02:00

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I hope to be there on the 23rd! What a great event to take kids to! When I helped with a creature's leg (1st year?), I met some fascinating people from several departments. I love stuff like this, where people make cool things and lots of community members get to enjoy it!

April 23rd at 7 p.m. This year's giant creatures and ...

2026-04-16T17:32:11+02:00

April 23rd at 7 p.m. This year's giant creatures and entourage at UVA. SW2 honors Stan Winston and Steve Warner. Here's photo from 2025 (?). Sea creature meets sky creature.

In #Virginia or know a Shenandoah Valley resident (or fan of ...

2026-04-13T20:50:52+02:00

In #Virginia or know a Shenandoah Valley resident (or fan of #nationalparks)?
#airpollution #northropgrumman

I'm going to contact them (VDEQ) and say "yes! limit air pollution to non-major levels."I only heard about this today and haven't read the whole permit. Last day! pls boost!
https://www.deq.virginia.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/4586/130

@npub1500…4yl7 did you see deadline of today to contact state ...

2026-04-13T19:40:24+02:00

Lyle Solla-Yates (npub1500…4yl7) did you see deadline of today to contact state re permitting (?) Northrop Grumman pollution (near 64 in valley)?
Am still fact checking....

@npub1prs…eh8y You inspire me on several fronts.

2026-04-12T20:06:37+02:00

Jessamyn (npub1prs…eh8y) You inspire me on several fronts.

Last night we had Maundy Thursday service at the tiny Episcopal ...

2026-04-03T20:55:00+02:00

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Last night we had Maundy Thursday service at the tiny Episcopal Church I go to. Choir practice then washing of the feet (I was too tired for it), then 2 minute sermon about leaders who need to follow this above all: love one another. Love and care for one another.
I'm a sporadic church goer, and not sold on "organized religion" but I like being in a church that welcomes all (non-believers, trans neighbors). For now.

we are in zone 7a but with real drought...I might plant some ...

2026-03-31T20:38:34+02:00

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we are in zone 7a but with real drought...I might plant some things in pots but then my living room is invaded all winter!

I see her happy helpful energy and it is inspiring! P.S. thx for ...

2026-03-31T20:26:20+02:00

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I see her happy helpful energy and it is inspiring! P.S. thx for reminder to plant dahlias..

I just found a cranberry in a drawer. It's 3 months since ...

2026-03-30T19:51:10+02:00

I just found a cranberry in a drawer. It's 3 months since last cranberry recipe.

Propped and restful #caturday ...

2026-03-28T20:23:29+01:00

Propped and restful
#caturday

And yet, "they" can be very slow to let go of the ...

2026-03-25T17:41:31+01:00

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And yet, "they" can be very slow to let go of the admiration, and acceptance of him as a famous "expert"...

I'm not autistic, but my favorite students were....for me, I ...

2026-03-23T16:23:04+01:00

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I'm not autistic, but my favorite students were....for me, I can't shake some grief-fed rage. I'm OK with trains etc., (more so in Europe!) but I have a hard time ignoring asshole drivers! And not enough dis-incentives! U.S. police could write so many tickets etc!!
I lost a favorite pedestrian library patron long ago to an accident, then a pedestrian good friend was killed by a car, then early pandemic behavior...and now I'm livid. I try to not voice it much.
Actually Autistics (npub1pce…geep)

Share this with everyone you know who likes to read #mysteries! A ...

2026-03-06T20:50:33+01:00

Share this with everyone you know who likes to read #mysteries! A review source written by librarians and editors, like that nice Etta Thornton (her birthday was yesterday). Sign up here:
https://firstcluereviews.com

Some good news on the #bookBans front... ...

2026-03-06T15:03:35+01:00

Some good news on the #bookBans front...
https://wyofile.com/measure-to-ban-explicit-books-from-libraries-falters-as-clock-runs-out-in-wyoming-senate/

"The Authors Guild announced it has expanded its "Human ...

2026-03-04T22:09:00+01:00

"The Authors Guild announced it has expanded its "Human Authored" certification program beyond its own membership to any author whose books are published in the United States."
#ai
Article in #PublishersWeekly
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99836-authors-guild-opens-human-authored-certification-to-all-u-s-authors-and-publishers.html

thanks! And for not reporting me to Irish cousins for not knowing ...

2026-03-02T16:31:26+01:00

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thanks! And for not reporting me to Irish cousins for not knowing he went to TCD...

I might try it! I've always avoided horror, the Gothic, ...

2026-03-02T16:26:25+01:00

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I might try it! I've always avoided horror, the Gothic, ghosts, etc...but it doesn't look like nightmare stuff.

15 minutes of work in the basement...this time going through some ...

2026-03-02T16:09:48+01:00

15 minutes of work in the basement...this time going through some old books whose time has come (to be donated or sold!)...

Yesterday evening from the living room...snow still on the hills. ...

2026-02-26T02:46:39+01:00

Yesterday evening from the living room...snow still on the hills.

Saving this one...Beet and Wheat Berry Salad With Pickled Apples ...

2026-02-21T01:18:14+01:00

Saving this one...Beet and Wheat Berry Salad With Pickled Apples and Pecans Recipe
#vegan
https://www.seriouseats.com/beet-wheat-berry-salad-apple-recipe

Not a tumbleweed, but as I moved fallen branches out of the road ...

2026-02-20T23:08:41+01:00

Not a tumbleweed, but as I moved fallen branches out of the road (big wind), this dried hydrangea head rolled past.
#MagicInTheMundane

Congratulations @npub1fdr…lvhs for 6 years of terrific ...

2026-02-19T15:44:34+01:00

Congratulations Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) for 6 years of terrific blogging! (after previous years of really good writing for several sites)
I can't wait to read more about The Memex Method! And I'll pre-order the FSG book and interim ones.

Bookmarking this with so many other bird photos for when I can ...

2026-02-18T22:42:47+01:00

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Bookmarking this with so many other bird photos for when I can draw more. Thank you again and again for all the "wonderousness". I was Irish as a child so I am very OK with rain (sadly, here in Virginia, the drought is ongoing, and under the melting ice).

My mother-in-law used to call it "playing the banjo" when ...

2026-02-14T23:00:19+01:00

My mother-in-law used to call it "playing the banjo" when cats put their hind legs up to "clean their nether regions".

I drew a heron while in the choir loft. Right hand did well! ...

2026-01-12T00:03:11+01:00

I drew a heron while in the choir loft. Right hand did well!

or IOUs for each utterance?

2026-01-05T19:09:58+01:00

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or IOUs for each utterance?

Called husband and didn't hang up when he said ...

2026-01-05T17:47:10+01:00

Called husband and didn't hang up when he said "vouchsafe".

My current favorite is the silent first crow of the morning. ...

2026-01-03T01:41:34+01:00

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My current favorite is the silent first crow of the morning. Today the hawk was back...I tried to get a photo so it turned around and looked over its shoulder at me. 30 minutes after it left, the nuthatches showed up on the same tree and then sound of cardinals.

that is a really good one

2026-01-03T01:18:01+01:00

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that is a really good one

Dear son: "No hippos, no lard, no VCR...sounds like a ...

2026-01-03T00:07:12+01:00

Dear son: "No hippos, no lard, no VCR...sounds like a wishlist!"....
Me: "No"

Bright, sunny, and cold. I saw crows in back, from window above ...

2025-12-30T16:28:25+01:00

Bright, sunny, and cold. I saw crows in back, from window above sink, so I took gloves off and waved. They flew to their tree and I came out with warm water, cheese crackers, and peanuts. I dumped ice from 2 birdbaths (1 is for cracker-dipping crows), and refilled them. Then I whistled special call and told them no thanks necessary.

Finnish salmon soup ...

2025-12-28T01:27:56+01:00

Finnish salmon soup

Charlottesville has 2 amazing thrift shops with constantly ...

2025-12-26T16:04:20+01:00

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Charlottesville has 2 amazing thrift shops with constantly changing stuff! I really wanted these (see next) but told friend I didn't need them....

Christmas place mats, nice thrift shop (friff) find. ...

2025-12-26T15:07:20+01:00

Christmas place mats, nice thrift shop (friff) find.

helpful, proud, and serious ❤️

2025-12-10T01:34:26+01:00

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helpful, proud, and serious ❤️

Early morning with lots of white and black but also pink over the ...

2025-12-09T14:35:02+01:00

Early morning with lots of white and black but also pink over the mountain.

I watched Season 2 of Man on the Inside and it was fun BUT ...

2025-12-08T21:16:58+01:00

I watched Season 2 of Man on the Inside and it was fun BUT horribly connected to awful things going on in Higher Ed. My friend just lost her job as dept head for Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. The small college she works for cut 17 academic minors. (Mary Baldwin University)

Cold night, the bright ice makes refreshed moss look even more ...

2025-12-02T16:26:00+01:00

Cold night, the bright ice
makes refreshed moss look even
more green than before

#DailyHaikuPrompt - cold night

Doctor can't say if this is 3rd virus or more up and down ...

2025-11-23T18:12:32+01:00

Doctor can't say if this is 3rd virus or more up and down with virus from hell. I'll be offline for a while to shiver and hydrate. Medical stuff will have to be postponed, dammit. 😢

For the bird book, this article doesn't name artists, but ...

2025-11-23T13:10:57+01:00

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For the bird book, this article doesn't name artists, but talks of several:
https://antiquarianprintshop.com/blogs/latest/francis-orpen-morris

Or not active enough, huh. Unrelated, I was reading about this ...

2025-11-23T03:17:07+01:00

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Or not active enough, huh.
Unrelated, I was reading about this naturalist..pro-conservation, feminist, anti-fox hunting, anti-Darwin (can't have everything)...this is his moth book, but his bird paintings are really good too.
https://archive.org/details/nathistobritmoths01morrrich/nathistobritmoths01morrrich/mode/1up

That surprises me!

2025-11-23T02:10:31+01:00

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That surprises me!

Yes, I think so. This one came up from the basement on a box. I ...

2025-11-23T00:59:49+01:00

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Yes, I think so. This one came up from the basement on a box. I did a little research and see no reason to kill them... they are happy in the basement and garage. (Now I'm wondering if they need a little water!)

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2025-11-22T23:35:18+01:00

Taking a spider cricket back to the basement....

Morning crow treats. I buy things for crows I would never have ...

2025-11-09T15:23:32+01:00

Morning crow treats. I buy things for crows I would never have bought for my children 😁

Yesterday, at the park, looking down at the outdoor pool, site of ...

2025-11-01T15:22:38+01:00

Yesterday, at the park, looking down at the outdoor pool, site of "semi-secret senior lap swim". I look forward to next summer, when my wrist fractures will be so healed!

Look up. #Fensterfreitag ...

2025-10-31T20:24:37+01:00

Look up. #Fensterfreitag

Last nasturtium flower of the year, with maple cluster. ...

2025-10-28T00:46:28+01:00

Last nasturtium flower of the year, with maple cluster.
#bloomscrolling

Lovely shots of Lucy, new opossum ambassador at Wildlife Center ...

2025-10-18T03:12:48+02:00

Lovely shots of Lucy, new opossum ambassador at Wildlife Center of VA, exploring new enclosure.

Virginia, USA near the Blue Ridge Mtns

2025-10-15T19:35:27+02:00

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Virginia, USA
near the Blue Ridge Mtns

Warm for October, but lovely and cool to me at the river this ...

2025-10-15T16:50:19+02:00

Warm for October, but lovely and cool to me at the river this morning.

Thank you...it feels endless, but it's more limiting than ...

2025-10-11T19:46:57+02:00

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Thank you...it feels endless, but it's more limiting than painful. Meanwhile...fall is my favorite!

Multiple wrist fractures, plus other medical stuff, sigh. I bet I ...

2025-10-11T13:46:53+02:00

Multiple wrist fractures, plus other medical stuff, sigh. I bet I have no travel in my near future.

UW Computational Neuroscience Center has @npub1fdr…lvhs event ...

2025-10-06T02:04:49+02:00

UW Computational Neuroscience Center has Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) event Dec 4:
Neuroscience, AI and Society: Cory Doctorow
#ai #neuroscience
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neuroscience-ai-and-society-cory-doctorow-tickets-1735371255139?aff=oddtdtcreator

Early this morning, I saw the crow family fly in silently. (not ...

2025-09-30T17:00:01+02:00

Early this morning, I saw the crow family fly in silently. (not their usual.) I gave them treats, and then we all stared to the south and watched a bird fly. Not an eagle , not an owl, not a hawk ,not a falcon., not a Canada goose.... some kind of heron maybe?

Calming myself down after rage. Gif by that nice design group ...

2025-09-29T21:42:39+02:00

Calming myself down after rage.
Gif by that nice design group SWIM (Seoul).

#ethics #publishing #academia ...

2025-09-29T14:46:51+02:00

#ethics #publishing #academia
https://blogs.gwu.edu/cps-publishing/2025/09/15/call-for-nominations-editor-in-chief-gw-journal-of-ethics-in-publishing/

National Museum of Korea had a #cosplay contest: Dress Like a ...

2025-09-28T20:03:50+02:00

National Museum of Korea had a #cosplay contest: Dress Like a Museum Exhibit 2025
I love this cardboard version of horse with child as rider.
I used Imginn to view their Instagram site. #korea #museums

Left hand drew leaf guy and right hand drew tiny animal. It's ...

2025-09-28T16:01:20+02:00

Left hand drew leaf guy and right hand drew tiny animal. It's progress!

Sunflower facing the road. ...

2025-09-22T01:56:49+02:00

Sunflower facing the road.

On hike in Santa Fe, my sister saw this new Mexican horned ...

2025-09-18T17:00:25+02:00

On hike in Santa Fe, my sister saw this new Mexican horned lizard. He stayed completely still ...so well camouflaged that " I think he thought we couldn’t see him!"
#lizards

Left hand is not terrible at drawing a dragon! ...

2025-09-16T23:22:17+02:00

Left hand is not terrible at drawing a dragon!

Bloody hell...no more Listeria tracking? ...

2025-09-11T00:00:00+02:00

Bloody hell...no more Listeria tracking?

https://augustafreepress.com/news/despite-outbreaklisteria-data-no-longer-required-by-feds-on-foodnet/

Going to the lake...forcing myself. So kind of husband to drive. ...

2025-09-06T18:26:46+02:00

Going to the lake...forcing myself. So kind of husband to drive. Got lunch, drink, book

@npub1fdr…lvhs I follow very few people on flickr, and this ...

2025-09-05T22:24:19+02:00

Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)
I follow very few people on flickr, and this French collector of old images is one.
It reminds me of you! also check the seal it says tour of London collection. Please forgive typos I only have a left hand for the next few weeks...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/54746090294/in/dateposted/

Happy to support #drm free editions of Enshittification by ...

2025-09-05T20:34:26+02:00

Happy to support #drm free editions of Enshittification by Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) !
It comes out October 7th, and I'll be asking my library to get copies and also in a year or so order the graphic novel version.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/enshittification-the-drm-free-audiobook?ref=thanks-copy

Bee in sunflower #bloomscrolling ...

2025-09-01T13:45:55+02:00

Bee in sunflower
#bloomscrolling

it was beautiful!so breezy and cool...we watched hawks below us

2025-08-31T01:51:02+02:00

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it was beautiful!so breezy and cool...we watched hawks below us

Friend is picking me up and we're going for a drive Along the ...

2025-08-30T18:49:02+02:00

Friend is picking me up and we're going for a drive Along the Parkway and then we'll find a place to sit at an overlook.!!

love how they talk about "odes" and Odolympics...

2025-08-30T00:28:44+02:00

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love how they talk about "odes" and Odolympics...

@npub1r02…f6ma I couldn't have gone, but this recent ...

2025-08-29T21:31:02+02:00

Bryan Wright (npub1r02…f6ma) I couldn't have gone, but this recent dragonfly event sounds like it was good.
https://quarrygardensatschuyler.org/event/dragonfly-symposium-2/

@npub1r02…f6ma also thx So much for recommending joyride. Now ...

2025-08-24T20:42:32+02:00

Bryan Wright (npub1r02…f6ma) also thx So much for recommending joyride.
Now i'm putting all the rest of them on hold.... Our son is here for a week and Wish I could try one on him but some of the print is too tiny.

Here you go, @npub14a6…9ar2 . A tiny pollinator dragon for ...

2025-08-24T20:33:20+02:00

Here you go, Bomkatt (npub14a6…9ar2) . A tiny pollinator dragon for #smaugust with ruler for scale

I never read these, but it's fun to see them around. ...

2025-08-24T18:27:01+02:00

I never read these, but it's fun to see them around.

Shivers...and not the Irish nickname

2025-08-22T18:59:29+02:00

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Shivers...and not the Irish nickname

Texas absolutely lead the way on this one am I right? When we ...

2025-08-20T22:10:19+02:00

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Texas absolutely lead the way on this one am I right? When we lived there, there was municipal infrastructure AKA utilities. Now private provision of electricity, etc. means after every storm you wait and wait.

I've seen a lot of medical settings...this was so ...

2025-08-20T00:38:13+02:00

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I've seen a lot of medical settings...this was so confidence-inspiring! I go back in 2 weeks so doctor can check on things.

I have a new smaller cast.It's pale blue and it's lighter ...

2025-08-19T22:52:58+02:00

I have a new smaller cast.It's pale blue and it's lighter than the sugar tong splint and best news of all no surgery!!

@npub1r02…f6ma Also 2nd in Willowweep series!! ...

2025-08-17T21:41:03+02:00

Bryan Wright (npub1r02…f6ma)
Also 2nd in Willowweep series!!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/shaenon-k-garrity/the-nefarious-nights-of-willowweep-manor/

Are you OK? Not serious heart stuff?

2025-08-17T20:25:01+02:00

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Are you OK? Not serious heart stuff?

Choir today, and shaky left hand drew a dragon for #smaugust! ...

2025-08-17T19:27:45+02:00

Choir today, and shaky left hand drew a dragon for #smaugust!

I really liked the part where the orthopedic Doctor spelled out ...

2025-08-16T16:41:06+02:00

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I really liked the part where the orthopedic Doctor spelled out for me when it's worth the extra 20 minutes over the mountain to go to the big teaching hospital ER.

@npub1500…4yl7 Did you see yesterday I learned at Ivy Rd Ortho ...

2025-08-16T16:03:08+02:00

Lyle Solla-Yates (npub1500…4yl7)
Did you see yesterday I learned at Ivy Rd Ortho that previous day's ER visit at Augusta Health was not ideal! Augusta radiologist missed 1 of the 3 wrist fractures.

Small stone-lined channel and stone bath house with wooden roof ...

2025-08-11T22:07:59+02:00

Small stone-lined channel and stone bath house with wooden roof beyond, a short walk to the lake. I wish our nation would bring back the CCC (these were built by them 1933 - 1938....see next for history).

@npub1gmd…urh9 private message My post was not well thought ...

2025-08-03T22:22:57+02:00

Irina (npub1gmd…urh9)
private message

My post was not well thought out! But I wish the laws would change and coffee shops COULD have epipens. And sometimes the "rules" change - like when I was told 3 months ago that I had to have a blood test and then a prescription to get the measles vaccine. And then! Suddenly I was able to get one at the grocery store with no paperwork. (I was in Uganda and missed some vaccines, etc., as a child).

Thank goodness! 😊 I hope your recovery is fast. Sounds like ...

2025-07-31T02:33:16+02:00

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Thank goodness! 😊
I hope your recovery is fast. Sounds like you have a brother who knows how to do stuff. Being stuck is scary!

This is awful! I have no sensible (and safe) ideas for you!

2025-07-31T01:43:29+02:00

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This is awful! I have no sensible (and safe) ideas for you!

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2025-07-30T22:13:35+02:00

Just got good news from CT scan, nothing serious, thank goodness.

I really appreciate @npub1fdr…lvhs and today I appreciate him ...

2025-07-30T19:36:22+02:00

I really appreciate Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs) and today I appreciate him using the term "nag screen".

3 mulleins, 1 bunny. ...

2025-07-28T22:46:17+02:00

3 mulleins, 1 bunny.

You still looking for a person to talk to? Is article for a ...

2025-07-27T21:07:19+02:00

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You still looking for a person to talk to? Is article for a general audience? I'm not the person to interview, but library land ....hmmm maybe ask Dorothea Salo (npub1ffa…r8hz) and Jessamyn (npub1prs…eh8y) for some names?

Just looked up CUSMA, and thank goodness! So many things I like ...

2025-07-25T20:00:29+02:00

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Just looked up CUSMA, and thank goodness! So many things I like come from Canada!

We're having very nice days but soon it will be hot again. ...

2025-07-25T01:26:25+02:00

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We're having very nice days but soon it will be hot again. I've got extra birdbaths for all the thirsty birds. One is sort of owned by doves.