Melissa "Auntie Yaga"
@riversdaughter.bsky.social
The River's Wayward Daughter, Witch of November, full-time denizen of October's Hall. Mythic blogger, and brumesmith. She/her
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Coyote
Otter
Buffalo
Fisher Cat
Moose
Coyote
Otter
Buffalo
Fisher Cat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Deer
Fox
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bottlenose Dolphin
Muskrat
Deer
Fox
Red-Tailed Hawk
Bottlenose Dolphin
Muskrat
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
A long tailed weasel
A western tiger salamander
A mountain lion (on camera outside our house, but I heard it yowl which is why I checked.)
A Chincoteague pony
An antelope
A long tailed weasel
A western tiger salamander
A mountain lion (on camera outside our house, but I heard it yowl which is why I checked.)
A Chincoteague pony
An antelope
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Coyote
Otter
Buffalo
Fisher Cat
Moose
Coyote
Otter
Buffalo
Fisher Cat
And thus begins The Day of Soup's Bounty.
The Stocking begins...
The Stocking begins...
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
And thus begins The Day of Soup's Bounty.
The Stocking begins...
The Stocking begins...
Screw big corporate shit, go do your holiday shopping with small, indie businesses instead. Start here, with excellent soap and things.
DINNER IS OVER
I HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF HAVING A SURPRISE FIGHT WITH MY WEBSITE
IT IS TIME FOR THE BIG SALE
20% OFF EVERYTHING, EXCEPT THE JEWELRY IS STILL 50% OFF THEN 20% OFF ON TOP OF THAT
GO BUY STUFF & I'll stop shouting now
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I HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL RITUAL OF HAVING A SURPRISE FIGHT WITH MY WEBSITE
IT IS TIME FOR THE BIG SALE
20% OFF EVERYTHING, EXCEPT THE JEWELRY IS STILL 50% OFF THEN 20% OFF ON TOP OF THAT
GO BUY STUFF & I'll stop shouting now
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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Screw big corporate shit, go do your holiday shopping with small, indie businesses instead. Start here, with excellent soap and things.
We do make a damned good bird.
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We do make a damned good bird.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! May your tables be full, your company be merry, and your day be filled with only delights.
November 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! May your tables be full, your company be merry, and your day be filled with only delights.
The more proficient I get at using chopsticks, the more I'm convinced that they're superior to forks.
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The more proficient I get at using chopsticks, the more I'm convinced that they're superior to forks.
Me: "Why have my executives ceased to function?"
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
Reminder, my darlings, if you have SAD, Happy Lights are the Best Thing ever, but they only work if you actually use them.
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
Reminder, my darlings, if you have SAD, Happy Lights are the Best Thing ever, but they only work if you actually use them.
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Me: "Why have my executives ceased to function?"
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
Reminder, my darlings, if you have SAD, Happy Lights are the Best Thing ever, but they only work if you actually use them.
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
Reminder, my darlings, if you have SAD, Happy Lights are the Best Thing ever, but they only work if you actually use them.
Me: "Why have my executives ceased to function?"
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Me: "Why have my executives ceased to function?"
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
My SAD: "..........."
Oh. Right.
*drags the tabletop sun out of storage*
Today's Mystery Is:
"How did that cat treat get into the light on the kitchen ceiling?"
"How did that cat treat get into the light on the kitchen ceiling?"
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Today's Mystery Is:
"How did that cat treat get into the light on the kitchen ceiling?"
"How did that cat treat get into the light on the kitchen ceiling?"
For my next trick, I will attempt to make a raggedy 1961 Era Ranch Style kitchen with bad lighting look cozy and hobbity with a budget of $0 and only what I've already got on hand.
Pray for me, my friends.
Pray for me, my friends.
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
For my next trick, I will attempt to make a raggedy 1961 Era Ranch Style kitchen with bad lighting look cozy and hobbity with a budget of $0 and only what I've already got on hand.
Pray for me, my friends.
Pray for me, my friends.
Today I am grumpy that I can't drive a manual vehicle or back up for shit, because these are the only things between my routewitch ass and a CDL.
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Today I am grumpy that I can't drive a manual vehicle or back up for shit, because these are the only things between my routewitch ass and a CDL.
*looks at news*
Reality's writers are drunk today, aren't they?
Reality's writers are drunk today, aren't they?
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
*looks at news*
Reality's writers are drunk today, aren't they?
Reality's writers are drunk today, aren't they?
I just found out that one of my favorite spice sellers, Auntie Arwen's Spices, opened up a retail location at some point in the last couple of years (I used to have to go to SCA events or order online, which sadly hasn't happened in too long, to get spices from them).
Time for a road trip!
Time for a road trip!
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I just found out that one of my favorite spice sellers, Auntie Arwen's Spices, opened up a retail location at some point in the last couple of years (I used to have to go to SCA events or order online, which sadly hasn't happened in too long, to get spices from them).
Time for a road trip!
Time for a road trip!
I made the mistake of looking at the news, and now I'm going to go play Animal Crossing for the rest of the night so I don't start screaming and never stop.
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I made the mistake of looking at the news, and now I'm going to go play Animal Crossing for the rest of the night so I don't start screaming and never stop.
Menu From New Chinese Restaurant: "We don't use MSG!"
Me: "okay, but, hear me out...*could* you? I'm willing to pay extra, if you want."
Me: "okay, but, hear me out...*could* you? I'm willing to pay extra, if you want."
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Menu From New Chinese Restaurant: "We don't use MSG!"
Me: "okay, but, hear me out...*could* you? I'm willing to pay extra, if you want."
Me: "okay, but, hear me out...*could* you? I'm willing to pay extra, if you want."
TIL that there are a lot of people who don't think that Wuthering Heights has themes of race.
In case some of you weren't aware, Heathcliff is very much NOT a white dude (he's Romani, and there's no ambiguity about that) and that's kind of a major underpinning of the entire story.
In case some of you weren't aware, Heathcliff is very much NOT a white dude (he's Romani, and there's no ambiguity about that) and that's kind of a major underpinning of the entire story.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
TIL that there are a lot of people who don't think that Wuthering Heights has themes of race.
In case some of you weren't aware, Heathcliff is very much NOT a white dude (he's Romani, and there's no ambiguity about that) and that's kind of a major underpinning of the entire story.
In case some of you weren't aware, Heathcliff is very much NOT a white dude (he's Romani, and there's no ambiguity about that) and that's kind of a major underpinning of the entire story.
Trying to find a word that feels between cottage and hut. Cottage is too cute and hut is too run down. Cabin, sadly, is too rustic. I have the sinking feeling that the word I want doesn't exist in English.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trying to find a word that feels between cottage and hut. Cottage is too cute and hut is too run down. Cabin, sadly, is too rustic. I have the sinking feeling that the word I want doesn't exist in English.
I watched an interview clip about Frankenstein last night, and found out that Jacob Elordi studied butoh to prepare for the role and was using it heavily for the performance, and now I need to go watch the movie again and pay attention to that aspect.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I watched an interview clip about Frankenstein last night, and found out that Jacob Elordi studied butoh to prepare for the role and was using it heavily for the performance, and now I need to go watch the movie again and pay attention to that aspect.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh
UBI/UHC for everyone, no means testing. No more borders. Overhaul the US from the ground up and build something entirely new that includes the Native folks as well as those of us who came later. No more millionaires or higher. Total infrastructure switch off fossil and nuclear fuels, no exceptions.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
UBI/UHC for everyone, no means testing. No more borders. Overhaul the US from the ground up and build something entirely new that includes the Native folks as well as those of us who came later. No more millionaires or higher. Total infrastructure switch off fossil and nuclear fuels, no exceptions.
Good morning from Púca.
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good morning from Púca.
Apparently I picked a good night to start watching Critical Role.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Apparently I picked a good night to start watching Critical Role.
Any of my hex-positive witches have suggestions for a "return the item you stole, you piece of shit, and may it burn until you do" spell? I'm not coming up with anything I like, and figured I'd see if others have ideas.
An important item got stolen over the weekend, and I am PISSED.
An important item got stolen over the weekend, and I am PISSED.
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Any of my hex-positive witches have suggestions for a "return the item you stole, you piece of shit, and may it burn until you do" spell? I'm not coming up with anything I like, and figured I'd see if others have ideas.
An important item got stolen over the weekend, and I am PISSED.
An important item got stolen over the weekend, and I am PISSED.
Seriously considering starting a separate YouTube channel and just leaning into the whole "hobbitcore Baba Yaga" idea.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Seriously considering starting a separate YouTube channel and just leaning into the whole "hobbitcore Baba Yaga" idea.
Yup. Frankenstein is now my new favorite movie.
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Yup. Frankenstein is now my new favorite movie.