Anniina Jokinen
@austinani.bsky.social
Editor of Luminarium, PreK-9 Librarian, and sometime fairy changeling. The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Literature, History, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Movies, TV.
June 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Oxford yesterday: as magical as one would expect or hope. 💜
June 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Oxford yesterday: as magical as one would expect or hope. 💜
Today’s book haul from Waterstones Covent Garden. Mostly picture books for K-2; will do Middle Grade shopping another day. Oh, English bookshops!😍 📚
May 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today’s book haul from Waterstones Covent Garden. Mostly picture books for K-2; will do Middle Grade shopping another day. Oh, English bookshops!😍 📚
Got very animated, talking about Gower to my non-Medievalist sister, who told me I scared away a pair of tourists with my impassioned narrative 😂
May 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Got very animated, talking about Gower to my non-Medievalist sister, who told me I scared away a pair of tourists with my impassioned narrative 😂
Visited my boy Gower yesterday at Southwark Cathedral (St. Mary Overies):
May 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Visited my boy Gower yesterday at Southwark Cathedral (St. Mary Overies):
Today, for the start of Read Across America Week, we had a Free Book Fair for our elementary students. Everyone got 1 book ticket to start and an additional ticket for any old book they turned in, up to 5 extra tickets. The kids were thrilled! Everyone walked away with at least one new-to-them book📚
March 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Today, for the start of Read Across America Week, we had a Free Book Fair for our elementary students. Everyone got 1 book ticket to start and an additional ticket for any old book they turned in, up to 5 extra tickets. The kids were thrilled! Everyone walked away with at least one new-to-them book📚
Our school book fair is in full swing. We went with a Narnia theme, and it has been a huge success with kids & parents alike! 😍
I made the cupboard doors out of pink insulation foam:
I made the cupboard doors out of pink insulation foam:
December 5, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Our school book fair is in full swing. We went with a Narnia theme, and it has been a huge success with kids & parents alike! 😍
I made the cupboard doors out of pink insulation foam:
I made the cupboard doors out of pink insulation foam:
Our school’s book fair is coming up. Parents can ignore emails, flyers sent home in backpacks, social media posts, &c., but nobody’s going to be able to say they didn’t know about the book fair coming, when my 7ft. friend here stands at the front of the car pickup line!😁📚
November 19, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Our school’s book fair is coming up. Parents can ignore emails, flyers sent home in backpacks, social media posts, &c., but nobody’s going to be able to say they didn’t know about the book fair coming, when my 7ft. friend here stands at the front of the car pickup line!😁📚
Saw RED ONE in the movie theater tonight: a bit formulaic, a bit hokey at times, but with lots of heart, witty dialogue, great action sequences, and a stellar cast. I certainly felt like I got my money’s worth—it was a fun night at the movies, which put the whole family in the Christmas spirit.❤️🎅🏼
November 18, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Saw RED ONE in the movie theater tonight: a bit formulaic, a bit hokey at times, but with lots of heart, witty dialogue, great action sequences, and a stellar cast. I certainly felt like I got my money’s worth—it was a fun night at the movies, which put the whole family in the Christmas spirit.❤️🎅🏼
8th birthday party sleepover: Achievement Unlocked!
November 17, 2024 at 5:05 AM
8th birthday party sleepover: Achievement Unlocked!
So, the end result. Clearly not becoming a pro baker anytime soon 😂
November 16, 2024 at 11:18 PM
So, the end result. Clearly not becoming a pro baker anytime soon 😂
Ok, so Hello Kitty cake is in progress for the birthday sleepover. I’m fairly panicking right now. Current sitch:
November 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Ok, so Hello Kitty cake is in progress for the birthday sleepover. I’m fairly panicking right now. Current sitch:
Wow. I got a present from my friend for no reason at all! Feeling very loved!😍
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Wow. I got a present from my friend for no reason at all! Feeling very loved!😍
🎵 “Grandma got run over by a tauntaun…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
November 13, 2024 at 3:58 AM
🎵 “Grandma got run over by a tauntaun…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
November 13, 2024 at 3:38 AM
🎵 “Baby Yoda, slip a saber under the tree
For me,
I’ve been an awful good girl,
Baby Yoda…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
For me,
I’ve been an awful good girl,
Baby Yoda…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
November 13, 2024 at 3:32 AM
🎵 “Baby Yoda, slip a saber under the tree
For me,
I’ve been an awful good girl,
Baby Yoda…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
For me,
I’ve been an awful good girl,
Baby Yoda…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
🎶 “Ewoks around the Christmas Tree, at the Christmas party hop…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 AM
🎶 “Ewoks around the Christmas Tree, at the Christmas party hop…”
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
#StarWarsChristmasSongs
Annual pumpkin pics. 84°F (29°C) here in Austin today. Nov 10.
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
November 10, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Annual pumpkin pics. 84°F (29°C) here in Austin today. Nov 10.
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
Annual pumpkin pics. 84°F (29°C) here in Austin today. Nov 10.
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
November 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Annual pumpkin pics. 84°F (29°C) here in Austin today. Nov 10.
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
There were strawberries 🍓 blooming and bearing fruit!😲
Me: Bedtime!
My brain:
My brain:
November 7, 2024 at 6:08 AM
Me: Bedtime!
My brain:
My brain:
I wish I had something wise and uplifting to say, but the magnitude of what we’re facing has robbed me of the ability to think coherent thoughts.
I present my Olivia as an Ewok:
I present my Olivia as an Ewok:
November 7, 2024 at 3:11 AM
I wish I had something wise and uplifting to say, but the magnitude of what we’re facing has robbed me of the ability to think coherent thoughts.
I present my Olivia as an Ewok:
I present my Olivia as an Ewok:
Out of the way, I don’t seek the carriages of the eminent.
At dawn pear-blossom rain splashes my secluded window,
At dusk I borrow fragments of stars to mend the broken tiles.
-- Wang Duanshu (1621–c1680)
At dawn pear-blossom rain splashes my secluded window,
At dusk I borrow fragments of stars to mend the broken tiles.
-- Wang Duanshu (1621–c1680)
March 15, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Out of the way, I don’t seek the carriages of the eminent.
At dawn pear-blossom rain splashes my secluded window,
At dusk I borrow fragments of stars to mend the broken tiles.
-- Wang Duanshu (1621–c1680)
At dawn pear-blossom rain splashes my secluded window,
At dusk I borrow fragments of stars to mend the broken tiles.
-- Wang Duanshu (1621–c1680)
Barbie hair salon. Our clients are getting new ‘dos today!😂
February 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Barbie hair salon. Our clients are getting new ‘dos today!😂