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Kate Officinalis
@atinysilverfrog.bsky.social
(She/Her) PNW, Crafty, Witchy, Neurodivergent, Plant Nerd, Book & Tea Collector, Cat Attendant, Dark Sense of Humor, Loves Granny Crafts, Cottage Goth, Crone Core, & Whimsigoth Fashion & Decor, Fungi, & Unhinged Cross Stitch

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Just in case it isn't clear, fuck trump, fuck maga, fuck homophobes, fuck transphobes, fuck racists, fuck fascists, fuck bigots, fuck zealots, fuck classism, fuck elitism, fuck exploitation, fuck billionaires, fuck zionism, free Ukraine & free Palestine. If you disagree, please see yourself out.
As a neurospicy gal (living with a neurospicy guy) with my South Node & 5th house in Cancer, & its ruler in my 6th, my home & garden, the way they look, smell, feel, & affect everything, isn't just aesthetics. It's intrinsic to my joy, & magic. It's part of how I wor(k)ship what I love.

#witchsky
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Today's simmer pot is black tea, orange, grapefruit, vanilla, nutmeg, allspice, clove, peppercorn, cardamom, & rosemary.

#simmerpot #herbsky #witchsky
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I'm so sick of hearing (for over a decade) from politicians about how BAD he is, & how BAD his administrations & all of this is. STOP USING THIS SHIT AS A SHILL FOR YOUR OWN RE-ELECTIONS AT OUR EXPENSE! Tell us what you're DOING about it or STFU.

#fuckdjt #fuckfascism #fuckimperialism #resist
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If you enjoy the scent of spirits but also love the smell of a good coffee house & want to up your simmer pot game, do yourself a favor & try some Jim Beam Bourbon Vanilla coffee in your next simmer pot. Also, I picked this warmer up thrifting to save electricity.

#simmerpot #coffee #cozy #witchsky
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This full moon was emotionally rough. If anyone needs me, I'll be in my couch nest, watching cozy stuff & eating comfort food.

#fullmoon #moonincancer #fullmoonhangover #witchsky #pagansky
a woman in a blue shirt is standing in front of a white couch holding a white sheet
Alt: a woman wrapping herself into a ball in a blanket on the couch
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This.
If we took care of our citizens, Trump would be in a state-run nursing home pretending to be President.

And we would have free healthcare.
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Germany / Poland, Russia / Ukraine, Israel / Palestine, & now United States / Venezuela. We are the bad place. These ass clowns have been trying to provoke Iran & the BRICS alliance for years now, & last night managed to do it while flying both middle fingers right in the face of congress.
January 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
And this was our view while out thrifting yesterday, watching the fog rolling over & down the hills, in peak PNW hoa hoa hoa weather.

#pnw #fog #clouds #hoahoahoa #winter
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I also scored this fun mini spooky greenhouse / terrarium!

#thrift #thrifting #greenhouse #terrarium #spooky #plantsky #gothsky #witchsky
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I'm not ready to deal with our Franz Ferdinand moment yet, so I'm going to post about the fun I had thrifing yesterday! Got this amazing celestial / whimsigoth top, a black velvet skirt, another goth top, & a fully functioning mini sewing machine with accessories!

#thrift #whimsigoth #sewing
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Also, any of my neurodivergent pals have family that are just too close to see it? *blink, blink*

#neurodivergent #autism #adhd #audhd
A Relative in my Bio Father's Family: Oh! I'm surprised you meet the criteria for autism.
Me: Babes, your Dad & uncles are engineers, & you're a middle school science teacher who's made unpaid, volunteer, investigative work on unsolved murders, a ✨hobby.✨ I'm genuinely shocked you don't!
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Any other neurodivergents have a morbid fascination with the biology & science of gruesome things, medieval torture, murder, mortuaries, taxidermy, ect ... but find that you're so hyper empathic & sensory sensitive, that it's also bad for your mental health to think about too long?

#neurodivergent
January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I started working on this last year (I'm a complete cross stitch novice) but set it aside when gardening season consumed me. I'm back at it this week. But, if you value your sanity never, ever, try to cross stitch black on black! 😁

#crossstitch #crafts #craftsky #babayaga #gothsky #witchy #witchsky
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
December 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Maybe it's all my sun catchers, or living in the same place so long, but even at the height of summer, & dead of winter, it only takes a few days after the solstice before I notice a change in the angle of the light, the way it hits our walls, & the garden, the sun is waxing once more.

#witchsky
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"You cannot dominate liminal space." So accurate. Doesn't this just encapsulate so much regarding who is & isn't comfortable with uncertainty & or nuance, & those who try to force minutely defined, or binary, spaces & structures.

#witchsky #pagansky
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Speaking of gifts, I collect stickers & a couple years ago my daughter gave me this gem. Better safe than sorry! 🌕🖤😂

#witchsky #pagansky
December 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Alphonse Mucha has always been one of our daughter's favorite artists, & back in November we scored these tapestries of The Seasons (1900 variation, made in Germany) at the flea market, dirt cheap, & gifted them to her for yule.

#thrifting #thrift #secondhand #fleamarket #alphonsemucha #art
December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Famous folks you may not know are autistic; these are just a few names I like to drop when others doubt it's possible to be neurodivergent, & not have everyone notice it ...

Anthony Hopkins
Dan Aykroyd
Darryl Hannah
David Byrne
Tim Burton
Courtney Love

#neurodivergent #neurospicy #autistic
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Ronan knows when I say kitty, as in "Look at the kitty," it means there's a kitty outside, so he looks out the windows. But I noticed recently, if I call him a kitty, in any capacity, he also excitedly looks out the window, bc he doesn't know, he too, is a kitty.

#catsky #cattax #orangebehavior
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Crafting Hack: A battery powered tea light candle in your lap makes cross stitching at night a dream, & it feels very Little House on the Prairie ... or village witch, depending on your vibe. 😁

#craftsky #crossstitch #crafthack #crafts
December 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Used the last late harvest of carrots ✨Danvers 126✨ to make soup. The garden is now empty & winter is officially here. Let the planning for spring begin! 😁 (I promise, they're clean! Just a little discolored from being in the ground so long.)

#gardensky #gardening #carrots #winter #soup
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The waxing moon in Aries as seen through hazy clouds & leafless December trees in the PNW tonight.

#moon #waxingmoon #mooninaries #pnw #oregon #december #witchsky #pagansky
December 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
His auto feeder goes off in 10 minutes. But he's hungry NOW, & thinks having to wait for it is bullshit.

#caturday #catsky #foodmotivated
December 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM