Barbara J Gabriel
@barbarajgabriel.bsky.social
ukulele zealot | greyhound snoot-booper | cynical idealist | writer | whiskey enthusiast | 🔵 | Lowertown, St. Paul
Autumn brings a return to the sunsets that make me say, “Wow,” when I walk past the windows.
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Autumn brings a return to the sunsets that make me say, “Wow,” when I walk past the windows.
Tully is all in on I’m going to snuggle in here because you don’t feel good, but also, you gonna eat all of that banana or what? #greyhound
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Tully is all in on I’m going to snuggle in here because you don’t feel good, but also, you gonna eat all of that banana or what? #greyhound
Waiting for breakfast.
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Waiting for breakfast.
LHR security flagged my ukulele case. The agent who searched it said, “You know, once I open it, we’ll expect a rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Love that fella Iz.”
Damn. I knew I should have memorized that one.
Damn. I knew I should have memorized that one.
September 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
LHR security flagged my ukulele case. The agent who searched it said, “You know, once I open it, we’ll expect a rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Love that fella Iz.”
Damn. I knew I should have memorized that one.
Damn. I knew I should have memorized that one.
My Saturday afternoon reading companion. #greyhounds
July 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My Saturday afternoon reading companion. #greyhounds
Has my neighbor been raptured and why is it starting in St. paul?
July 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Has my neighbor been raptured and why is it starting in St. paul?
Three days of caulking, painting, and repainting baseboard trim, I’ve literally worn a hole in my knee. Not the knee with the meniscus torn by my dog’s hard skull. The good one.
July 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Three days of caulking, painting, and repainting baseboard trim, I’ve literally worn a hole in my knee. Not the knee with the meniscus torn by my dog’s hard skull. The good one.
June 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press this morning. @pioneerpress.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press this morning. @pioneerpress.bsky.social
The air in #Minnesota is unhealthy these days due to Canadian wildfires, but we also got this sunset over the Capitol in Saint Paul. I’ll take the little victories.
June 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The air in #Minnesota is unhealthy these days due to Canadian wildfires, but we also got this sunset over the Capitol in Saint Paul. I’ll take the little victories.
Today’s totally professional dog portrait brought to you by Tully the #greyhound who does not care.
May 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today’s totally professional dog portrait brought to you by Tully the #greyhound who does not care.
Fire alarm testing day in our high rise building. Best dog mama right here.
May 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Fire alarm testing day in our high rise building. Best dog mama right here.
What a beautiful evening. If a person weren’t quite so busy, say, watching The Handmaid‘s Tale and taking dogs for potty breaks, they could get a whole series of shots, each one better than the last. #StPaulMinnesota
May 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
What a beautiful evening. If a person weren’t quite so busy, say, watching The Handmaid‘s Tale and taking dogs for potty breaks, they could get a whole series of shots, each one better than the last. #StPaulMinnesota
Five months into living in Minnesota and I guess I’m a St. Paul Saints fan now.
May 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Five months into living in Minnesota and I guess I’m a St. Paul Saints fan now.
How can a person possibly know when the dog’s dinner time is?
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
How can a person possibly know when the dog’s dinner time is?
Reading time with a #greyhound. The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.
March 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reading time with a #greyhound. The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.
I’m happy that at least 26 other St. Paulites are planning to read On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
#minnesota
#minnesota
March 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I’m happy that at least 26 other St. Paulites are planning to read On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
#minnesota
#minnesota
Day 6. I want learn chords up the neck, so I’m putting 1 in each song. Today was the C chord, but after doing scales & some “spiders” to warm up, my new wrist/thumb joint said, “Nope.”
So I’m putting the ukulele away for today I’m going to watch hockey. Because Minnesota.
#100DaysUke2025
So I’m putting the ukulele away for today I’m going to watch hockey. Because Minnesota.
#100DaysUke2025
March 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Day 6. I want learn chords up the neck, so I’m putting 1 in each song. Today was the C chord, but after doing scales & some “spiders” to warm up, my new wrist/thumb joint said, “Nope.”
So I’m putting the ukulele away for today I’m going to watch hockey. Because Minnesota.
#100DaysUke2025
So I’m putting the ukulele away for today I’m going to watch hockey. Because Minnesota.
#100DaysUke2025
That time I changed shampoo brands and my #greyhound was intrigued.
March 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
That time I changed shampoo brands and my #greyhound was intrigued.
Day 2. My dad is 90 today. I used yesterday’s picking pattern for Lyle Lovett’s Family Reserve. It’s a funny/poignant song about people dying and who’s still here. My dad’s been ill, which is why there’s no video—I couldn’t make it through without choking up. Here’s a photo instead.
#100DaysUke2025
#100DaysUke2025
March 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Day 2. My dad is 90 today. I used yesterday’s picking pattern for Lyle Lovett’s Family Reserve. It’s a funny/poignant song about people dying and who’s still here. My dad’s been ill, which is why there’s no video—I couldn’t make it through without choking up. Here’s a photo instead.
#100DaysUke2025
#100DaysUke2025
Day1. The #100DaysUke2025
I had wrist surgery in 2024 which meant a LOT less ukulele time. So my focus this time is skills and technique & I’ll play songs 1-2x a week to make my magpie soul happy. Today is the 413231 picking pattern for 3/4 time. I’m having trouble with muscle memory kicking in!
I had wrist surgery in 2024 which meant a LOT less ukulele time. So my focus this time is skills and technique & I’ll play songs 1-2x a week to make my magpie soul happy. Today is the 413231 picking pattern for 3/4 time. I’m having trouble with muscle memory kicking in!
March 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Day1. The #100DaysUke2025
I had wrist surgery in 2024 which meant a LOT less ukulele time. So my focus this time is skills and technique & I’ll play songs 1-2x a week to make my magpie soul happy. Today is the 413231 picking pattern for 3/4 time. I’m having trouble with muscle memory kicking in!
I had wrist surgery in 2024 which meant a LOT less ukulele time. So my focus this time is skills and technique & I’ll play songs 1-2x a week to make my magpie soul happy. Today is the 413231 picking pattern for 3/4 time. I’m having trouble with muscle memory kicking in!
Part of the skill set you pick up when you move to Minnesota is understanding that “ bitterly cold” (today) is different from “frigid” (this weekend.)
January 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Part of the skill set you pick up when you move to Minnesota is understanding that “ bitterly cold” (today) is different from “frigid” (this weekend.)
This wee lad woke me up with a nudge to the hand to say his dog bro was vomiting in my closet. Then ever the opportunist, he took Tully’s warm spot in bed.
Such is the personality of a Golden Retriever/Aussie boi.
Such is the personality of a Golden Retriever/Aussie boi.
January 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This wee lad woke me up with a nudge to the hand to say his dog bro was vomiting in my closet. Then ever the opportunist, he took Tully’s warm spot in bed.
Such is the personality of a Golden Retriever/Aussie boi.
Such is the personality of a Golden Retriever/Aussie boi.