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Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren)
@gfrancie.bsky.social
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I make dinner & swear too much. I think that's all you need to know. 'Chocolate Cake for Imaginary Lives' published by Deixis Press is available now She/her
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Then I attempted to do a couple with a snowy/icy effect. Jury is still out on how well that worked but it was fun to experiment.
Two spun cotton fruit ornaments that are decorated with a kind of icy glass flake. To make it look like it survived an ice storm.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Ta da.
A bunch of sugar plum and orange ornaments.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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I have taught myself to make cotton spun sugar plum Christmas ornaments. And a sparkly orange just to see if I could.
Two Chris ornaments. One looks like a glittery sugar plum, and the other is an orange that sparkles.
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Try talking to this guy.
Covet of the Daily Star. Showing a seagull with the text: "bovver bird who's spending all his time nicking chips is crowned.. Britain's hardest psycho seagull".
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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It is a green bean artichoke casserole. I am already trouble shooting it to make it better.
Up close shot of a green bean artichoke casserole. Not pretty but definitely flavorful. A good alternative if you don't want a creamy casserole.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Some other murmuration.
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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I have been glancing at Christmas tree ornaments for sale. This one inspires many thoughts.
A glass bejewelled red pomegranate Christmas orname that is split in a way showing the little fruits. Vaginal as hell and almost surreal.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Simplicity and a sugar rush.
A well toasted marshmallow before a fire.
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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First fire of the season. Later we will roast marshmallows.
A stone fireplace with an arch, showing a warm and cozy fire.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Pound cake time!
A slice of pound cake next to a fresh cake.
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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I am tidying some cupboards in the kitchen. I have had to face the fact that I am not short of vinegar.
A variety of vinegars of various quality all lined up. From balsamic, to wine, sherry, cider, and an interesting Vietnamese aromatic one.
November 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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If you are looking to make your tree a little more creepy this season, might I suggest this krampus head? Another lauscha offering.
a silver glass head ornament of a krampus figure? Or the devil? With a red mouth and read hair. He looks like a politician from the 70s.
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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I love looking for vintage lauscha glass ornaments. Today I found the most... interesting one yet. A Kaiser Wilhelm II laushca christmas ornament.
A silver glass head of Kaiser Wilhelm II.. as a glass christmas tree ornament.
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Man who begins a speech quoting Eugene Debs.
A doodle of the Flork character, slightly out of focus. His eyes are closed, his head bows as if in prayer. In one hand a red solo cup, in the other a gun raised in the air. As if he is overcome and hearing the best music.
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The penguin on the left has at least three girls going, calls you up at odd hours and wants to borrow five bucks. He has talked you out of your top a few times. The walrus on the right is very interested in cultivating the education of pretty young men. He also likes Victorian gay erotica.
A paper penguin decoration with a honey-comb tummy. He is wearing a green fedora, has a cigarette hanging from his beak, and has on yellow mittens, red socks, a pair of brogues with bucklesand appears to be carrying a box. He looks at you with a knowing eye. a paper decoration of a walrus who is in the navy with a honey comb tummy. He has on a navy tam o'shanter, has a heavy mustache, and a pipe. He appears to be carrying a glove in his gloved hand. He has an expression that says he has many stories and quite the past.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Made some conchas.
6 pink conchas. (Baked pan dulce/sweet bread) they look a bit like shells. There are white/vanilla ones in the background.
November 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Do you need a very jacked kinda queer looking Saint Sebastian ornament for your Christmas tree?
A glass figurine christmas ornament of Saint Sebastian.(famously pierced with arrows) this one has brown hair that had a great blow out, a nearly naked body that has done time at the gym and plenty of protein drinks. Arrows sticking out but he isn't bothered. He has found his angles.
October 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Me and my brother Tom one year. Our mom made these costumes. Probably one of my favourite costumes ever. My sister still has the snow white dress.
A seven year old white girl with brown hair dressed as Snow White, next to a 3 year old white boy with brown hair dressed as a clown suit that is orange silk and tartan, and a ruff. He looks serious, maybe deranged. They are outside next to orange flowers, near a house with Halloween decorations in the window.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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House is decorated, day of the Dead altar is looking good. (Really at this point it is a whole room.) And I have candy for tonight. Our village likes trick or treating.
A few bags of different candy on a tablecloth with an aboriginal print. Next to a vintage paper witch decoration, and little pumpkins.
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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I had to do one turnip lantern.
A scene next to a window with a light box that says Happy Halloween. Next to a carved turnip lantern with a face, in front of a ceramic chicken who looks a bit shocked.
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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At the charity shop. I bet they want to tell you about how they made their own dandelion wine.
A red tinted vinyl album cover that says, "Christmas Party Time". On the cover is a man and woman from the 1970s. He in a dark blazer and patterned collated shirt. She in a floral dress, holding a drink. They are full of good cheer and probably shop at Habitat.
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Cocoa! I had cream to use up and made some vanilla whipped cream.
Overhead shot of a pink cup with home-made cocoa and a large dollop of whipped cream.
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Today's soup has two heads of roasted garlic. Among other things.
A very orange soup with speckles of herbs in a pot with a whisk. The text reads: soup hour has begun.
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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I made some apple cider (cloudy apple juice for UK folk) doughnut holes because @outseide.bsky.social said they were delicious. I went hard on the spice element.
Apple cider pumpkin spice doughnut holes that are brown and full of flavour, sitting on a wire rack.
October 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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A bit of autumn.
Sprigs of densely packed orange berries against a blue sky. A pinkish-purple hydrangea flowers past their prime and slowly drying. Green and yellow leaves against a semi cloudy skies. Red Virginia creeper leaves.
October 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM