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This Spanish teacher is very excited about all the real- world language, geography, and culture issues going on
Photo of Kendrick Lamar and his Super Bowl performers, with the commentary "Kendrick Lamar spoke english and had a red, white, and blue theme. They got mad. Beyoncé spoke english and literally did a COUNTRY MUSIC half time show. They got mad. At some point you gotta just admit it got nothin to do with the language, and everything to do with you being a racist xenophobe (hands up, shrugging, brown skinned emoji) A decorative frame of orange, peach, and turquoise triangles, in southwest style patterns, around the words 'Bad Bunny said, "English is not my first language. But it's ok, it's not America's first language, either (shrugging, hands up emoji of a male with light skin and blonde hair) Photo of Bad Bunny, quoting him as saying "You have four months to learn Spanish"
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
amberdpedersen.bsky.social
More of this, please
Picture of a blue sign that reads "EBT-SNAP customers save even more" followed by "10% off produce"
October 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Fiber folks, I did a dumb. I'm doing a #MKAL blanket and I'm stuck at this square. I just...don't want to #knit it but I very badly want to complete this as written, so I'm slogging through. What would you do?
12 inch by 2 inch knitting in green, with criss-cross cables and bobbles on each end
September 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Harwell and Noodles present 'Vestigate- the exact opposite of Whack a Mole

@theherdhouse.bsky.social

#Magical #Labracadabrador
#PureMichigan
2 yellow labs with their heads buried in holes 2 yellow labs with their heads in holes 2 yellow labs with their heads in holes 1 yellow lab with his head in a hole
August 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Pretty start for the #FirstDay #BackToSchool. Here's hoping the year that follows is as nice
#Teacher
#UnionStrong
#NEA #MEA
August 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Deli pasta salad, add my tomato, summer squash, bell pepper, and corn, plus 1/2 can of garbanzos. I love #summer. #Food is important.
#garden
#GrowYourOwn
Deli pasta salad, tomato, summer squash, bell pepper, and corn, plus 1/2 can of garbanzos in an oval serving dish with a floral pattern and platinum rim
August 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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New stuffed fren for #Harwell, too!
August 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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New stuffed fren day!

#Noodles
#Magical #Labracadabrador
#Rescue

@theherdhouse.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I love my @tigers.bsky.social , in good times and bad. I feel particularly good about a sweep right now
Robin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire slides into the frame, using a broom to play air guitar, then sweeps the broom back and forth across the floor
July 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Much needed #RainyDay for everything that's grows. Our #garden appreciates this more than irrigation

#PureMichigan
#GrowYourOwn
#Gardening
July 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I love our #goats
#Goat kids are the #BestKids
July 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Hear me out - a metal concert in a cemetery with food trucks and 1 is an ice cream truck that doesn't scoop. It slices. May you always be able to get #IceCream at your concerts and/ or cemeteries. May your ice cream continually surprise you
#Chicago
#BohemianNationalCemetery
#BloodIncantation
July 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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This is why there is a #LeaveAZucchiniOnYourNeighborsPorch Day. I harvested from 1 summer squash today. We have 4
#Garden
#Gardening
#SummerSquash
#Zucchini
#PureMichigan
July 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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#Noodles is living his best life! He loves being a #BoatDog so much, he can't resist any opportunity to show his #gratitude

Thank you, @theherdhouse.bsky.social, for our silly, playful pup

#PontoonBost
#LabradorRetriever
#YellowLab
#SundayFunDay
A small yellow lab is on a pontoon boat seat, giving kisses to a man, with an impressive, lengthy beard, wearing black patterned swim trunks, a Bad Religion sleeveless tshirt, sunglasses, and a black ball cap. Water is visible in the background A small yellow lab is on a pontoon boat seat, giving kisses to a blond woman, wearing a turquoise and coral bikini with matching cover up, and a man, with an impressive, lengthy beard, wearing black patterned swim trunks, a Bad Religion sleeveless tshirt, sunglasses, and a black ball cap. Water is visible in the background
July 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Dutch Apple is the pie I make most often but Tart Cherry Crumb is my favorite

#PureMichigan
#CherryPie
Overhead picture of a Tart Cherry crumb pie on a wooden butcher nlock Slice of Tart Cherry Crumb pie, topped with whipped cream, on a Noritaki china dessert plate, pattern Blossom time
July 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Stick drawn cartoon panel, conversation between 2 people. The 1st says, "So, have you decided on your Independence Day resolutions yet?" 2nd says, "My...what?" 1st responds with, "You know...like, what specific injustices do you plan to rebel against in the coming year?" Credit- CrustaceanSingles.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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I love raspberries. It took me 32 minutes to harvest less than $2.50 worth of raspberries. $7.38 if they're not on sale.

There is no such thing as unskilled labor. Folks making raspberries possible at $1.25/6 oz deserve a living wage.
July 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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I am neither bold nor confrontational. If those of us white, middle-aged folk don't get involved, who will? Jackson, MI #police just had a training with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, of #Killology infamy, and I was in Jackson when I saw this.
#BlackLivesMatter
#Racism
#SeeSomethingSaySomething
June 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Half an hour of gathering got me *almost* a pint of black raspberries. At my hourly pay rate, that's $30 worth of berries, just in harvesting. Since they're wild, there's no maintenance time to consider. The people who make sure we have food to buy deserve our #gratitude, #respect, and living wages
A plastic US Dry Pint produce container, open to show it 3/4 full of wild black raspberries
June 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Happy news- looks like my Tart Cherry refuses to be beaten
#GrowYourOwn
#Permaculture
#HomeGrown
#3AcreHomeStead
June 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#Monday harvest. I love growing food!
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Scene from Seinfeld, Kramer says to Elaine "You just blew my mind" while they are in Jerry's apartment living room
June 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Wait until the potatoes show up without your influence. Also, if you have the space, mowing is WAY better than weeding
Potatoes that planted themselves at the end of my peas. No idea where they came from Seriously, I planted a tomato here. The asparagus behind and potato in front just decided to show up Potatoes I planted on purpose. Maybe. I think I planted them
June 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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This is my favorite question! I'm reading The Charmer as an audiobook, The Purest Bond as a physical book, and The Words in my Hands as an ebook. No matter the circumstances, I have a book to read 😊
Cover of book, The Charmer, by CJ Archer. A decorated knife or dagger, point down, on a creamy gold background Cover of book, The Purest Bond, by Jen Golbeck and Stacy Colino. A headshot of golden retriever smiling with a turquoise background Cover of book, the Words in my Hands by Asphyxia. Collage the a city skyline background, drawing of a girl with black hair over it, and the title in assorted type face on different types of neutral paper.
June 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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If you see a #rainbow, stop and notice it. Them's the rules. I don't make the rules
A sky with thin clouds and a bit of rainbow
May 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM