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beyondpaisley.bsky.social
Empress of Groovy
@beyondpaisley.bsky.social
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Photographer, writer, embroidery-type person who plays with spices for a living. I have cats, you'll see. Woke AF. I post stupid shit so you don't have to. She/her.
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I still have to stuff this and get it into its final shape but I just made a jasmine stitch tree and I am stupidly proud of myself. #crochet #amcrocheting #jasminestitch
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Yellow plumeria. I'd never seen these in person until this very moment. They're really something. #ColourADay #YellowThu #plumeria #flowers
A low shot of yellow plumeria flowers with towering trees and a bright blue sky streaked with clouds behind the flower cluster.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUnloved #EasternStatePenitentiary #NoLoveAtAll
Image of a dirty, run-down prison cell in the (now closed except for tours) Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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All hail the Italicus Spritz.

I didn't have oranges to garnish which i would have preferred, so i'm making do with lemon and some orange bitters.

#italicus #cocktail #spritz
Spritz cocktail made with Italicus, prosecco and a splash of club, lemon garnish.
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness scared the shit out of me.
Movie still from John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision The Wire. Along the Normandy coast. #Normandy #France #Barbedwire #Cliffs #pointeduhoc
Barbed wire strung along the edge of the cliffs on the Normandy coast. At Pointe du Hoc. The sky is heavy and cloudy but it's sunny out, and the water is a choppy, jade green.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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HAHA! Jasmine stitch! Days of practice and I finally get it. #fridaynight #sizzlinghotfridaynight #crochet #amcrocheting
My hand holding a small piece of crochet work that's made of star-patterned jasmine stitch.
November 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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On Lake Annecy. #SailingSchool #sailboats #Annecy #France #scape #waterscape #photography #photographersofbluesky
Lakefront coastline and foothills of the French Alps along Lake Annecy, Annecy, France. In the middle ground are a cluster of sailboats from the local sailing school, bright white sails against the blue/blue-green background.
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Festive AF. #crochet #poinsettia #tistheseason
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Haunted? Yes or no? #basement #creepybasement #whyisatubthere
Claw foot tub in the basement of an old house, covered with a dirty piece of plastic. Cinder blocks are stacked next to the tub.
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I can't believe I didn't think to be Aunt Gladys for Halloween this year. #auntgladys #weapons #horrormovie #horrorsky
Screen shot of Aunt Gladys, played by Amy Madigan, in the movie "Weapons."
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Screen shot from Night of the Demon (1957)
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Still one of my favorite Halloween costumes. #lalaLAlala #Daria
Couples Halloween costume--Daria and Trent, from the TV show Daria.
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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You think your mausoleum, made of rock, will preserve something of you forever but alas. We all fade. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRock #PereLachaise #Paris
A mausoleum at Pere LaChaise Cemetery (Paris), falling apart
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Right on @alexwinter.com and Keanu Reeves! This was most triumphant. #waitingforGodot #stillwaiting
Broadway theater marquee featuring Waiting for Godot, New York City
October 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Creepy-ass bathroom. #lookshaunted
Red light through a cracked door in a dark hotel room
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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But what is
Indecipherable word
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent Versailles, but make it creepy. #tistheseason #happyhalloween

At Versailles they wrap the statues in tarps to protect them when the weather turns cold. This, however, looks like there's someone or something about to end up on the wrong end of a sacrifice.
Statues in the gardens at Versailles, wrapped in tarps to protect them in winter. It looks like a group of hooded figures about to enact an ancient and deadly ritual.
October 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Week O for Opulent LOLOL People didn't realize he wasn't part of the show until security started chasing him.
The caption reads: "An uninvited guest strutted the New York Fashion Week runway in a plastic bag and shower cap--and fooled everyone into thinking it was high fashion." He is wearing a clear plastic bag or cheap rain poncho, no shirt, a flowered shower cap and bright pink shorts. The inset picture shows this man running away as security is chasing him.
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Will Smith as J in Men in Black, wearing sunglasses that protect him from the mind-erasing flashy thingy.
October 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Wolfie, the werewolf character from The Groovy Ghoulies. Playing what I can only guess is some weird bass guitar.
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNight
Inside view of a taxicab in Paris, at night.
September 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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STFU YES this place is real. #Annecy #France #itlookslikeafairytale #trythefondue
The Palais de l'Ile, a fortress that has been around since the middle ages, built on a small rocky island in the Thiou River, Annecy, France. The river cuts through the city in a series of canals, so people often call it the Venice of the Alps. In the background are the French Alps.
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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(Among many things), the US really needs to get on board with using fresh currants. BEHOLD! Plato's archetype of the St. Germain spritz. At Scossa, Paris.
a pair of the St. Germain spritz cocktail, in large goblets, garnished with fresh mint, lime, and a vine of fresh currants cascading down the glasses.
September 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Fun fact: Clouds were not permitted while I was in Annecy. #Annecy #France #beautifulday
Sailboats on Lake Annecy, France. The sky, the lake, and the mountains (part of the French Alps) in the background are very blue in the strong sunlight, so the white sails of the boats really stand out.
September 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM