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Rebecca Ruth Seidel
@caseinmicelles.bsky.social
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Too many Ayrshires, not enough time. Half dairy farmer, half writer, all parent. Mostly cheese and kid stories.
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This is how I learned the child thinks it's an admin calendar, not an advent calendar.
A Minecraft advent calendar Box with child's writing: Minecraft Admin Calendar
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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I think the reality is that a lot of people just don't know what women over 40 look like.
A 42-year-old woman with red glasses and a purple sweater standing at the bottom of a long lane.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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THE WORST INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN.

WOOD STOVES DO NOT HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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#snailposting

Alt text: A wee little fellow with a two-toned gold and brown shell chills on a dried length of native golden rod.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Mississippi goose says...
Goose meme: What Blue States???
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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When I tell you this child did a full-body jump when he felt the camera snap in his hands.
A blond child in a Minecraft shirt experiments with a non-digital camera for the first time.
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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His signature pose.
A very short blond child dressed as Saja Boy.
November 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Operation make the child into a Saja boy for Halloween is progressing well.
A small child in a black robe and black hat poses on the sidewalk while his mother implores him not to tug on the hat's beaded chin strap.
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I just realized I never shared a picture of my kid's sign from this past Saturday.
A dead cartoon T-Rex with a crown. Text: Sic Semper Tyrannosarus Rex
October 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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#KumquatProblems
I honestly have no idea how she got out this time. She was just waiting by the gate for us to let her in. Kumquat is a mostly-white nine-year-old Ayrshire. She's standing next to a gate separating her from the rest of my herd. She's sniffing my husband's hand. Kumquat rushed the gate while I was moving hay in the afternoon. Six hours later, she's standing by the gate in the dark, lit by truck headlights. Exact same gate as before. We put her back in.
October 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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If anyone needs a cheat sheet to call their representatives and share why Posobiec's presence in the White House is unacceptable, here's my notes from today.

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Last week, I spoke to your office about credible allegations of voter fraud in Pennsylvania against Jack Posobiec who has resided in Maryland since 2017 while he continues to vote in Pennsylvania. (Added evidence: he cited Maryland residence in court documents during his 2017 divorce. His current wife calls their Maryland residence their home and votes in Maryland. His political donations have Maryland listed as his residence). Yesterday, he appeared at the President’s Antifa roundtable. I want to review who this gentleman is and ask what the Congressman/Senator thinks of his presence in the White House. On his twt account, Posobiec has posted numerous references to the 14 words originated by the American domestic terrorist Davide Eden who was a founding member of the white supremacist terrorist organization The Order and drove the getaway car in the murder of a Jewish radio talk show host in 1984. At those times, he also used the coding 88, which is used in white supremacist circles to reference the 8th letter of the alphabet twice for Heil Hitler. He spread the pizza gate theory on twt, which led to a shooting at the Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria. His 2nd book was published through a white supremacist publishing house. He has worked with neo nazi Andrew Avenheimer who advocates for genocide against non-whites, the neo nazi Clark brothers, and the Proud Boys founders. In conversations with known neo nazi Richard Spenser, he references the writings of Harold Covington who wrote extensive racial violence science fiction. Covington praised the terrorist Dylan Roof before his death.
October 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Wouldn't it be nice if we could talk about how crappy education is instead of our government threatening to carry out extrajudicial killings of citizens?

YOU CAN’T DETERMINE INCHES OF RAIN FROM A SIMPLE NUMERICAL PATTERN.
Josh wrote the number of days that it rained in each month. How many days did it rain in July? April - 21 May - 19 June - 17 July - (poorly written 15)
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Look what I found in Goodwill yesterday!
A blue branded Yuri on Ice shirt!
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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WE DON'T HAVE A BUDGET.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The praise for Pennsylvania underscores its elevated role in American politics: The commonwealth is the country’s preeminent swing state, governed by a rising political star, and now, a model of governance for would-be New Jersey governors. “They don’t have a property tax crisis, they don’t have a business climate crisis, they don’t have an energy crisis,” Ciattarelli recently said of Pennsylvania. “[If] another state’s doing something way better than we are, we should [do it] too.” Ciattarelli’s soft spot for Pennsylvania appears to be unrequited, with a spokesperson for Shapiro telling POLITICO that he is supporting Sherrill in the governor’s race — and is even expected to campaign for her in the coming weeks.
October 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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No, it's not a crisp... it's PEAR PUDDING. And it's my favorite dessert.

Recipe and description in the alt text.
It's a baked pudding, kind of like a clafoutis layered with crisp topping (or crushed almond cookies). Here, I'll share a gluten-free revision of it for you (which you can certainly make with gluten flour, if so desired). Butter 3 eggs 1/3rd cup sugar 1 1/2 t vanilla extract 1/4 t almond extract 1/8 t salt 1/4 t grated nutmeg 1 1/2 c milk 1/3 c gluten-free flour 3-5 ripe pears, cut in half lengthwise and sliced thinly Crumble topping made of: 1/4 c sliced almonds, 1/4 c gluten-free flour, 1/4 c brown sugar, a pinch of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, 1 t cinnamon. Smush together. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a gratin dish or wide baking dish. Layer the pears in it. This can be fancy or just dumping them in. Except for the crumble, mix the remaining ingredients in a blender or by hand. Dump over the pears. Scatter the crumble on top. Bake that puppy for 50 minutes until it's golden brown. Serve with half-and-half, cream, ice cream, or eat as-is.
October 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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This is my son's new friend, Cookie Mulchin! Perhaps she'll like her, too!
A large brown praying mantis chilling on a generator.
October 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I just searched my documents folder, and 5 took a stab at writing it when I was pregnant with my son??? I have no memory of this, and yet...
The busker kept playing as the train pulled into the next station, tapping his foot along with the tune. Elliot didn’t look up as their car slowed, as the doors whine open. It wasn’t until the seven foot tall clown ducked through the threshold and stood uncertain, playing with the black pompoms sewn onto the front of his one-piece suit that Elliot noticed him. The clown had powder white skin, a red painted nose, and black lips. A costume jeweled tiara rested atop his bald head. His dark eyes darted around the empty car, as though trying to find a place during rush hour, a space large enough to accommodate his bulk. The doors closed behind him, the train jerked to a start, and the busker continued on with his happy tune.
September 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I love when they start to put their winter floof on.
Two white calves standing in a pasture beneath pine branches. Their sleek summer coats agree gone, their fur looking fluffy. They have fat butts, I cannot lie.
September 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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He wants to be Mystery from Kpop Demon Hunters, which makes the 2nd year in a row that he's chosen a costume that will hide his eyes and drive me nuts while trick-or-treating.

This was last year.
A child dressed as purple and black smoke demon from My Hero Academia.
September 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Luckily for us, our local Goodwill provideth*

*additional modifications pending
A blonde child striking a pose in a silky black robe from the women's nightwear section and a black-brimmed hat.
September 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Another snail friend!!!!
A snail in a copper shell hopped a ride on a fence post.
September 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I planted potatoes and onions in the garden... My brother planted multiple pumpkin plants about 6 feet away. All my plants disappeared beneath vines.

Anyway, he gave me two pumpkins, and this one I accidentally picked when turning them for him.
A not-quite ripe pumpkin with green skin cut in half. Pumpkin curry from said pumpkin with radish corn salad and rice.
September 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Anyway, here's a late summer stew rather than an argument.
A creamy stew that's yellow orange from the yellow tomatoes. There's also zucchini and corn and queso fresco and fried stale tortilla bits. I ate too much and now I have to go do farm stuff while overly stuffed. Wish me luck.
September 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I found a snail this morning while moving fence for rotationally grazing our herd.

Feat: My husband actually setting up the fence while I looked at the snail.
A snail on a dried weed stalk in a pasture with even more weeds.
September 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Do you need to see a snail?

You probably need to see a snail.

Have a snail.
It's a snail with an orange and brown shell. It's the same snail from the opposite side. A snail's butt. Snail face with eye stalks.
September 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM