Gratia Léger
@gratialeger.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. Dog lover. Historian. Tea lover. Walker. Knitter. Vegetable whisperer. Lifelong Pittsburgh Pirates fan.
I love your term,”People’s Branch!”
February 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I love your term,”People’s Branch!”
the door was installed. So it needed a custom door AND major finishing carpentry. Wound up selling the house as is so the next owner had to deal with it.
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
the door was installed. So it needed a custom door AND major finishing carpentry. Wound up selling the house as is so the next owner had to deal with it.
charged with calling didn’t know the PECO office in charge of accounts abbreviated the street name. They left the house unsecured for 2 days.
Damage was in line to cost more than 2K, because the door was carpenter hung when the home was built, & the hardwood floor was laid over the threshold after
Damage was in line to cost more than 2K, because the door was carpenter hung when the home was built, & the hardwood floor was laid over the threshold after
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
charged with calling didn’t know the PECO office in charge of accounts abbreviated the street name. They left the house unsecured for 2 days.
Damage was in line to cost more than 2K, because the door was carpenter hung when the home was built, & the hardwood floor was laid over the threshold after
Damage was in line to cost more than 2K, because the door was carpenter hung when the home was built, & the hardwood floor was laid over the threshold after
Glad no leak.
PECO once got the fire dept to break down the door to my house because their contractor cut an INACTIVE service line. House was unoccupied at the time. I was 10 min away and would have gone to let them in IF they’d called me. But they didn’t find my account, because the PECO office
PECO once got the fire dept to break down the door to my house because their contractor cut an INACTIVE service line. House was unoccupied at the time. I was 10 min away and would have gone to let them in IF they’d called me. But they didn’t find my account, because the PECO office
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Glad no leak.
PECO once got the fire dept to break down the door to my house because their contractor cut an INACTIVE service line. House was unoccupied at the time. I was 10 min away and would have gone to let them in IF they’d called me. But they didn’t find my account, because the PECO office
PECO once got the fire dept to break down the door to my house because their contractor cut an INACTIVE service line. House was unoccupied at the time. I was 10 min away and would have gone to let them in IF they’d called me. But they didn’t find my account, because the PECO office
Not only is it being put in my medicine cabinet for free, the dam’ developer is also emptying my cabinet —over my objections — of all the meds that I need and use and know work and are relatively safe to use.
February 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Not only is it being put in my medicine cabinet for free, the dam’ developer is also emptying my cabinet —over my objections — of all the meds that I need and use and know work and are relatively safe to use.
Didn’t Canada pay for it?
Yet it will benefit Americans.
Oh, right, ordinary Americans, not the Epstein Class.
Yet it will benefit Americans.
Oh, right, ordinary Americans, not the Epstein Class.
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Didn’t Canada pay for it?
Yet it will benefit Americans.
Oh, right, ordinary Americans, not the Epstein Class.
Yet it will benefit Americans.
Oh, right, ordinary Americans, not the Epstein Class.
Well… actually… fathers are grown men.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Well… actually… fathers are grown men.
I can barely find Trump in this mess.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I can barely find Trump in this mess.
Pawn shop in a Saudi palace.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Pawn shop in a Saudi palace.
Dog nose on human eyeball.
I do not recommend.
I do not recommend.
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Dog nose on human eyeball.
I do not recommend.
I do not recommend.
Steelers fans are with you on this!
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Steelers fans are with you on this!
As a lifelong Steelers fan, I always root for whoever is playing the Patriots.
February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
As a lifelong Steelers fan, I always root for whoever is playing the Patriots.
They performed for a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society concert several years ago. I happened to have bought tickets during a $10 sale, and wow. I was blown away.
February 8, 2026 at 11:56 PM
They performed for a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society concert several years ago. I happened to have bought tickets during a $10 sale, and wow. I was blown away.
Fwiw this is exactly why I shy away from the Olympics. So much pressure on the athletes to compete regardless of injury. I remember the outrage when Babilonia & Gardner withdrew bc of his injury—despite film of him being physically unable to support her body at key points in the routine.
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Fwiw this is exactly why I shy away from the Olympics. So much pressure on the athletes to compete regardless of injury. I remember the outrage when Babilonia & Gardner withdrew bc of his injury—despite film of him being physically unable to support her body at key points in the routine.
A lot less awful.
Wilson, at least, had a coherent foreign policy designed to benefit the nation.
Wilson, at least, had a coherent foreign policy designed to benefit the nation.
February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
A lot less awful.
Wilson, at least, had a coherent foreign policy designed to benefit the nation.
Wilson, at least, had a coherent foreign policy designed to benefit the nation.
The air temperature isn’t terrible, especially in the sun, but the wind is wielding flensing knives and crying for blood.
Argyll & I fled indoors after the morning necessities. The shards of my dream of an early morning walk are scattered among the rock salt.
Argyll & I fled indoors after the morning necessities. The shards of my dream of an early morning walk are scattered among the rock salt.
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The air temperature isn’t terrible, especially in the sun, but the wind is wielding flensing knives and crying for blood.
Argyll & I fled indoors after the morning necessities. The shards of my dream of an early morning walk are scattered among the rock salt.
Argyll & I fled indoors after the morning necessities. The shards of my dream of an early morning walk are scattered among the rock salt.
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So this quietly happened today:
The last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired this morning. For the first time since 1972, the countries have no limits on the size of their arsenals.
via @nytimes.com
The last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired this morning. For the first time since 1972, the countries have no limits on the size of their arsenals.
via @nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
So this quietly happened today:
The last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired this morning. For the first time since 1972, the countries have no limits on the size of their arsenals.
via @nytimes.com
The last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired this morning. For the first time since 1972, the countries have no limits on the size of their arsenals.
via @nytimes.com
One of the most piercing books I've read since 2020 is Stephen Greenblatt's Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics.
February 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
One of the most piercing books I've read since 2020 is Stephen Greenblatt's Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics.
A poet friend posted this on my FB account. Hardy is the former poet laureate of Northfield MN.
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A poet friend posted this on my FB account. Hardy is the former poet laureate of Northfield MN.
If you could manually add me, that would be easier for me. Same address as before.
February 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If you could manually add me, that would be easier for me. Same address as before.