Ann Beebe
@annbeebe.bsky.social
My account on the other place opened in 2009. BlueSky has all the best elements of that place in its early years. 🫣
Anne Bradstreet in Context: The Life & Work of a Colonial American Poet will be released on Friday, August 8.
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August 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Anne Bradstreet in Context: The Life & Work of a Colonial American Poet will be released on Friday, August 8.
@americanstudier.bsky.social @matthewjdowd.bsky.social
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Anne-Bradstr...
@americanstudier.bsky.social @matthewjdowd.bsky.social
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Anne-Bradstr...
Vote for the best sunflower duo:
A - I got your back
B - Wait, where is the sun?
C - I am taller than you!
D - Stay low
A - I got your back
B - Wait, where is the sun?
C - I am taller than you!
D - Stay low
July 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Vote for the best sunflower duo:
A - I got your back
B - Wait, where is the sun?
C - I am taller than you!
D - Stay low
A - I got your back
B - Wait, where is the sun?
C - I am taller than you!
D - Stay low
5:45am - blistering tomatillos & jalapeños from my garden to make a jar of salsa verde. 😎
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
5:45am - blistering tomatillos & jalapeños from my garden to make a jar of salsa verde. 😎
Back in February I picked 8 different kinds of tomato seeds to sow. I think I have an interesting variety!
June 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Back in February I picked 8 different kinds of tomato seeds to sow. I think I have an interesting variety!
After I get some writing done, I will head out to harvest tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, & blackberries (and onions - not pictured).
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
After I get some writing done, I will head out to harvest tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, & blackberries (and onions - not pictured).
Poppies & Purple Green Beans
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Poppies & Purple Green Beans
Celosia, balsam, nasturtiums, cosmos
May 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Celosia, balsam, nasturtiums, cosmos
Gomphrena & celosia - ready to head out to the garage to harden off
April 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Gomphrena & celosia - ready to head out to the garage to harden off
That's at least 15 sweet potato slips in water. There are several more still attached to the rooted sweet potatoes in the tray waiting to be pulled & put in water to develop roots.
March 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
That's at least 15 sweet potato slips in water. There are several more still attached to the rooted sweet potatoes in the tray waiting to be pulled & put in water to develop roots.
Tomatoes, Lavender, and eggplant (I think) in the garage to start hardening off.
(My labeling system for seeds & seedlings collapsed by the 2nd week in January this year. Chaos gardening is more exciting, don’t you think?)
(My labeling system for seeds & seedlings collapsed by the 2nd week in January this year. Chaos gardening is more exciting, don’t you think?)
March 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tomatoes, Lavender, and eggplant (I think) in the garage to start hardening off.
(My labeling system for seeds & seedlings collapsed by the 2nd week in January this year. Chaos gardening is more exciting, don’t you think?)
(My labeling system for seeds & seedlings collapsed by the 2nd week in January this year. Chaos gardening is more exciting, don’t you think?)
Experiment:
Dried the skin of 6 organic strawberries
Now I have strawberry seeds
Let’s see if they germinate!
Dried the skin of 6 organic strawberries
Now I have strawberry seeds
Let’s see if they germinate!
February 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Experiment:
Dried the skin of 6 organic strawberries
Now I have strawberry seeds
Let’s see if they germinate!
Dried the skin of 6 organic strawberries
Now I have strawberry seeds
Let’s see if they germinate!
Onion starts are available at Lowe’s!
I have my onion seedlings - but I hope to compare them. Which ones will I have better luck growing this year?
I have my onion seedlings - but I hope to compare them. Which ones will I have better luck growing this year?
January 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Onion starts are available at Lowe’s!
I have my onion seedlings - but I hope to compare them. Which ones will I have better luck growing this year?
I have my onion seedlings - but I hope to compare them. Which ones will I have better luck growing this year?
Reposted by Ann Beebe
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are nouns when you stress the first syllable but verbs when you stress the second.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
January 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are nouns when you stress the first syllable but verbs when you stress the second.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
For your consideration:
Emily Dickinson: A Companion
Emily Dickinson: A Companion
January 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
For your consideration:
Emily Dickinson: A Companion
Emily Dickinson: A Companion
