The Garden Hermit
@gardenhermit.bsky.social
Collector of obscure and useless information, teacher, gardener, single, childless cat lady, crocheter (aka hooker.) Working on restoring the environment on my little piece of the planet and helping refugees and immigrants.
This is a classic B.Kliben cartoon "How to tell a cat from a meatloaf" 😂
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
This is a classic B.Kliben cartoon "How to tell a cat from a meatloaf" 😂
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Here, too. At one point today I had a dog and two cats smothering me. 😂
Here, too. At one point today I had a dog and two cats smothering me. 😂
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Here, too. At one point today I had a dog and two cats smothering me. 😂
Here, too. At one point today I had a dog and two cats smothering me. 😂
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
Bruno (cat) and Pooka (dog) argue over the new bed.
Bruno (cat) and Pooka (dog) argue over the new bed.
February 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
Bruno (cat) and Pooka (dog) argue over the new bed.
Bruno (cat) and Pooka (dog) argue over the new bed.
That is absolutely tragic. 😢
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
That is absolutely tragic. 😢
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
No, definitely not. I know the astigmatism struggle very well.
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
No, definitely not. I know the astigmatism struggle very well.
You're welcome! 🙂
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
You're welcome! 🙂
Then there are reading glasses. 🤓
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Then there are reading glasses. 🤓
What you probably want is called a page magnifier. You can even find lighted ones.
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What you probably want is called a page magnifier. You can even find lighted ones.
One of my scrap pieces. I think I enjoy doing scrap pieces more than planned ones. I am an agent of chaos. The stitch is not the granny square stitch. It's called spike stitch.
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of my scrap pieces. I think I enjoy doing scrap pieces more than planned ones. I am an agent of chaos. The stitch is not the granny square stitch. It's called spike stitch.
February 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Bruno and Sylvie agree.
February 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Bruno and Sylvie agree.
He looks very velvety. ❤️
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
He looks very velvety. ❤️
Somebody's about to fall off.
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Somebody's about to fall off.
That encouraged me to see her as a victim and minimize her complicity.
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
That encouraged me to see her as a victim and minimize her complicity.
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
TRIGGER WARNING FOR SA!
No one ever suggested I identify with the primary abuser, the man who made me a body servant and s*x slave for years of my childhood. Why should I be asked to identify with the secondary abuser who turned a blind eye and denied my reality?!
No one ever suggested I identify with the primary abuser, the man who made me a body servant and s*x slave for years of my childhood. Why should I be asked to identify with the secondary abuser who turned a blind eye and denied my reality?!
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
TRIGGER WARNING FOR SA!
No one ever suggested I identify with the primary abuser, the man who made me a body servant and s*x slave for years of my childhood. Why should I be asked to identify with the secondary abuser who turned a blind eye and denied my reality?!
No one ever suggested I identify with the primary abuser, the man who made me a body servant and s*x slave for years of my childhood. Why should I be asked to identify with the secondary abuser who turned a blind eye and denied my reality?!
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“Respect for the autonomy and dignity of every person is an ethical imperative and not a favor that we can bestow on others or withhold."
Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire
January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“Respect for the autonomy and dignity of every person is an ethical imperative and not a favor that we can bestow on others or withhold."
Paulo Freire
Paulo Freire
I think that served to internalize my anger by making me identify with her, encouraging me to try to understand her. Looking back, I think that has been detrimental, and I feel like that should have been obvious. #psychodrama
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I think that served to internalize my anger by making me identify with her, encouraging me to try to understand her. Looking back, I think that has been detrimental, and I feel like that should have been obvious. #psychodrama
The only approach I can recall is psychodrama in which I've been invited to role play her. I'm irritated about this now.
January 31, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The only approach I can recall is psychodrama in which I've been invited to role play her. I'm irritated about this now.
Thank you ❤️ I have an appointment with my current therapist on Wednesday.
January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Thank you ❤️ I have an appointment with my current therapist on Wednesday.