Nostr notes by Katy Rawdon / Katy James

Three separate people/groups have scheduled me for a meeting at ...

2026-07-07T03:06:14+02:00

Three separate people/groups have scheduled me for a meeting at the same day and time. I’m good, but I’m not THAT good!

There's a beautiful woodpecker who lives in and around my ...

2026-06-25T17:38:08+02:00

There's a beautiful woodpecker who lives in and around my yard who I really enjoy seeing. But one of his favorite activities this summer has been to - not every day, but every couple of days - peck loudly a few times on the side of my house right by my bedroom at 5:30am. And then fly away.

WHY!!

Yeah, Chris Bourg is the director of libraries there. I don't ...

2026-05-28T00:45:25+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…zvda
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Yeah, Chris Bourg is the director of libraries there. I don't know anything about the situation or who made the decisions or how, but... yikes.

It's so bad... and so scary. We're facing layoffs at ...

2026-05-28T00:28:00+02:00

In reply to nevent1q…yhx7
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It's so bad... and so scary. We're facing layoffs at Temple, too, but we have no idea yet what it will look like.

For some reason I didn't label all the squash plants I ...

2025-08-18T01:10:30+02:00

For some reason I didn't label all the squash plants I planted this year, so it's time to play another round of WHAT SQUASH IS THIS??

(I think it's a spaghetti squash)

#gardening

I did over two hours of yard work in 85+ F degree humid heat, and ...

2025-07-12T19:32:51+02:00

I did over two hours of yard work in 85+ F degree humid heat, and now a) I need to lie down in the a/c, and b) you all need to admire my monster squash vine (not a euphemism).

#gardening

The way I am nerding out at this example MARC record for a ...

2025-06-25T19:50:58+02:00

The way I am nerding out at this example MARC record for a community cookbook from the Schlesinger Library... 😍 #rbms25

If I keep eating baklava I will eventually feel better, right? ...

2025-04-21T21:28:38+02:00

If I keep eating baklava I will eventually feel better, right? That's how that works?

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2024-12-13T20:19:40+01:00

I Ate Too Many Cookies: A Holiday Season in the Library Story

Sorry for the link to ye olde birbsite, but I can't not post ...

2024-08-29T15:43:33+02:00

Sorry for the link to ye olde birbsite, but I can't not post that my university's administration is holding up a new contract for the entire faculty/librarian/academic professional (AP) union SOLELY because they want to continue punishing librarians and APs for taking their earned sick time.

https://x.com/TAUP/status/1828978641050415357

Is there anything better than cooking something, tasting it and ...

2024-08-25T16:36:24+02:00

Is there anything better than cooking something, tasting it and thinking "Hm this needs something," and then going out to your own #garden to find that something?

#gardening