Cynthia D. Bertelsen
@cynthiabertelsen.bsky.social
Award-winning author/historian/librarian. 3 Best in the World Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Culinary history, Europe, reading, cooking, travel, politics, oceans, Ormond Beach, Orwell.
More at medium.com/@gherkinstomato and gherkinstomatoes.com
More at medium.com/@gherkinstomato and gherkinstomatoes.com
My latest post about George Orwell - cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/george-orw...
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My latest post about George Orwell - cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/george-orw...
George Orwell's formative years at English public schools taught him more than the classics.
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October 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
George Orwell's formative years at English public schools taught him more than the classics.
cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/orwell-the...
cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/orwell-the...
My latest post about George Orwell. cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/george-orw...
October 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My latest post about George Orwell. cynthiabertelsen.substack.com/p/george-orw...
Protest in Gainesville, FL. At least 1K in attendance, no counter protesters that I saw. One guy not carrying a sign or wearing a T-shirt with a slogan bumped into me pretty hard and didn't turn around to apologize. I didn't make a big deal out of it, and everyone else was spirited and polite.
April 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Protest in Gainesville, FL. At least 1K in attendance, no counter protesters that I saw. One guy not carrying a sign or wearing a T-shirt with a slogan bumped into me pretty hard and didn't turn around to apologize. I didn't make a big deal out of it, and everyone else was spirited and polite.
Florida District 3: Call and demand a town hall with our rep, Kat Cammack:
#Florida #KatCammack #District3 #HouseofRepresentatives
#Florida #KatCammack #District3 #HouseofRepresentatives
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Florida District 3: Call and demand a town hall with our rep, Kat Cammack:
#Florida #KatCammack #District3 #HouseofRepresentatives
#Florida #KatCammack #District3 #HouseofRepresentatives
March 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ormond Beach, palmy, balmy day, start of Bike Week, 100s of motorcycles roaring up and down A1A...
#OrmondBeach #BikeWeek
#OrmondBeach #BikeWeek
February 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Ormond Beach, palmy, balmy day, start of Bike Week, 100s of motorcycles roaring up and down A1A...
#OrmondBeach #BikeWeek
#OrmondBeach #BikeWeek
I just finished reading this and was very sorry to reach the end. Will write a review soon on Medium.
#BookSky #amreading #bookish #memoirs
#BookSky #amreading #bookish #memoirs
February 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I just finished reading this and was very sorry to reach the end. Will write a review soon on Medium.
#BookSky #amreading #bookish #memoirs
#BookSky #amreading #bookish #memoirs
John F. Kennedy wrote a book called "Profiles in Courage." Today, he would have to title it "Profiles in Cowardice."
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Politics
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Politics
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
John F. Kennedy wrote a book called "Profiles in Courage." Today, he would have to title it "Profiles in Cowardice."
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Politics
#BookSky #BookChallenge #Politics
January 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
January 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Good morning!
January 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Good morning!
Some days, it's the small, poignant things that get me ...
December 30, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Some days, it's the small, poignant things that get me ...
Ormond Beach, FL. Ocean churning, rip currents until Monday.
December 14, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Ormond Beach, FL. Ocean churning, rip currents until Monday.
Ormond Beach, FL, morning walk.
December 8, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Ormond Beach, FL, morning walk.
Shameless self-promotion here, but writers have to do that these days. My book about Scandinavian-American culinary heritage - it won a silver medal from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association a few years ago.
#cooking #writing #booksky #Scandinavian-Americans #Wisconsin
#cooking #writing #booksky #Scandinavian-Americans #Wisconsin
December 6, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Shameless self-promotion here, but writers have to do that these days. My book about Scandinavian-American culinary heritage - it won a silver medal from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association a few years ago.
#cooking #writing #booksky #Scandinavian-Americans #Wisconsin
#cooking #writing #booksky #Scandinavian-Americans #Wisconsin
A bit of a nostalgic read for me.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
A bit of a nostalgic read for me.
Dinner served for T-Day at Mar-a-Lago:
November 30, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Dinner served for T-Day at Mar-a-Lago:
It's Thanksgiving today, based on a creation story of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans breaking bread together, supposedly happily. All people need a creation story. I feel these stories unify communities. But now, what is our feel-good creation story?
My Thanksgiving Day table, 5 years ago.
My Thanksgiving Day table, 5 years ago.
November 28, 2024 at 1:32 PM
It's Thanksgiving today, based on a creation story of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans breaking bread together, supposedly happily. All people need a creation story. I feel these stories unify communities. But now, what is our feel-good creation story?
My Thanksgiving Day table, 5 years ago.
My Thanksgiving Day table, 5 years ago.
Watching sunrise. Adding followers, too.
November 25, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Watching sunrise. Adding followers, too.