Grumpy Lefty Carpenter
@grumpycarpenter.bsky.social
Worker of wood, Cat dad, Socialist, Stoner grandpa, Black-pilled optimist.
I'm already doing what I would do "after the revolution".
I'm already doing what I would do "after the revolution".
Weapons grade cuteness there!
Or orange girl also loves to smash her head into the covers or a corner of the couch while napping as well.
Or orange girl also loves to smash her head into the covers or a corner of the couch while napping as well.
July 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Weapons grade cuteness there!
Or orange girl also loves to smash her head into the covers or a corner of the couch while napping as well.
Or orange girl also loves to smash her head into the covers or a corner of the couch while napping as well.
Seems appropriate today.
July 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Seems appropriate today.
I know, right?
July 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I know, right?
The caption writes itself.
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The caption writes itself.
This is our ridiculous orange girl. Like, how are you supposed to get any work done around here?
June 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is our ridiculous orange girl. Like, how are you supposed to get any work done around here?
One does not simply take an Elf Wife without considering all the important ramifications.
May 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One does not simply take an Elf Wife without considering all the important ramifications.
Got a write up in the Globe for our little neighborhood festival with 10,000 of our closest friends.
(article paywalled, so here's some images to read - apologies if the alt text is wonky)
(article paywalled, so here's some images to read - apologies if the alt text is wonky)
![Thousands gather for 47th Wake Up the Earth Festival
[picture of acrobat on arial silks. caption: Vinmalyn Villar, 12 performs on hanging pink fabric at the Cetus Up apparatus at the annual Wake Up the Earth Festival was held on the Southwest Condor Park JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF]
"Music blared from four mini stages across Southwest Corridor Park Saturday for the Wake Up the Earth Festival where dozens of local businesses pitched tents, drawing in thousands for a day of activities and shopping.
Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a short speech on the Sun Stage, where she welcomed everyone and echoed the festival's goals of love, unity, and respecting the earth.
"This festival started from a movements to stand up for the community and to get every single person in the community involved, and since then, it's blossomed into so much more," Wu said in an interview.
The 47th annual Wake Up The Earth Festival was put on by Spontaneous Celebrations, a group whose goal is to create a lively and inclusive community through seasonal events in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods. Back in 1979, the "Stop the Highway Movement" terminated the creation of a highway, and the first Wake Up the Earth Festival took place on that land to show the area's value.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hdwmllvjsuaoqqzdqkw7xeud/bafkreiathcwb6h5qsrbnnrjaa4xnbw3jsjxwz636n7eg47tr4dwv6mol3q@jpeg)
!["What was once about "a celebration of the defeat of the highway" is now about different communities coming together to celebrate each other and appreciate the earth.
Wu, along with her infant daughter, Mira, made a quick stop at the festival around 4 p.m. She was joined on stage by local representatives who also celebrated the community aspect of the event and the warm and sunny Saturday weather.
"I love seeing all the families out, all the causes and issues and advocacy campaigns that all show up here to organize," Wu said. "It's amazing to see the founders still involved and so many people who really helped shape Boston to be who we are today, continuing to be in the fight and continuing to provide a platform for the next generation to organize.
The day started with two parades to the park, where the six-hour festival began at noon. The variety of performances, booths, and food trucks are meant to represent the diversity in Jamaica Plain.
At each stage, people danced along to whatever genre of music was playing at that time, others swayed in the back or hung out on picnic blankets. Some had interactive performances, like a Zumba class at the Dance Stage and a drag show at the Pride Stage. This year was the first time the festival had a Pride Stage" [this is incorrect, as it was the second year of this stage at the festival]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hdwmllvjsuaoqqzdqkw7xeud/bafkreibcmhcmozvao4v2bkkdj77zdyw5zwvgt4nh6hrkds4wpxvxxjeoqu@jpeg)
![[picture of hulahooping girl at the festival on a bright may day]
"Meredith Davis, 53, who is from Boston and now lives in Santa Cruz, Calif., said she flew back for the event after years of volunteering with Spontaneous Festivals
Painted in green and dressed as Lady Liberty, Davis volunteered at the "Wall of Hope" station, a place where people wrote messages of hope and stuck them to the wall.
"The world being as it is, I feel like people need her inspiration and she needs to get down off the pedestal and do a tour of the world to inspire the people," Davis said.
Booths varied from handmade jewelry, clothing and art, to political booths drawing attention to local and national issues. Mixed throughout the packed park were lots of family activities like "junk instruments," face painting and a potato sack slide down cardboard.
Sarah Martin, 32, of Roslindale, is the owner of Poodle Pack Gear, a small dog and human gear business, said she's attended the festival for several years and this is her first time as a vendor.
She added the festival had been overwhelmingly positive with lots of people stopping by her tent to just say hello.
"It's been a great experience just chatting with and meeting everyone, especially their dogs," Martin said. "I just love this neighborhood."
Talia Lissauer can be reached at talia lissauer@globe.com, Follow her on Instgram @_ttphotos.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hdwmllvjsuaoqqzdqkw7xeud/bafkreib35vag3in2gqfpxouss3vyvmrlbxbubd2tnv4nqqtx4blaqbihq4@jpeg)
May 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Got a write up in the Globe for our little neighborhood festival with 10,000 of our closest friends.
(article paywalled, so here's some images to read - apologies if the alt text is wonky)
(article paywalled, so here's some images to read - apologies if the alt text is wonky)
So I walk out my front door and see this little girl tied to my front step rail. Shivering, hungry, with bloody paws, and not making a sound. We fed her a little and covered her in some towels while we waited for animal control, who brought her to our local animal hospital before going to a shelter.
April 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So I walk out my front door and see this little girl tied to my front step rail. Shivering, hungry, with bloody paws, and not making a sound. We fed her a little and covered her in some towels while we waited for animal control, who brought her to our local animal hospital before going to a shelter.
The anyways enigmatic Chairman Meow.
April 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The anyways enigmatic Chairman Meow.
So you can see, we are at an impasse.
April 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So you can see, we are at an impasse.
Love this picture. Lots of little details to observe.
March 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Love this picture. Lots of little details to observe.
Proudly grown in (North) America.
March 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Proudly grown in (North) America.
You've heard of Pizza Rat - may I introduce you to Baguette Squirrel (seen in Boston earlier today).
March 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
You've heard of Pizza Rat - may I introduce you to Baguette Squirrel (seen in Boston earlier today).
It's like a Venus flytrap...
March 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's like a Venus flytrap...
It's not that humans are uniquely evil, it's just that we're all so...human. Short sightedly focused on the road in front of us, not thinking about the fact that it eventually runs off a cliff. This is why we autopay our bills and 401k contributions - long term thinking is HARD.
February 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's not that humans are uniquely evil, it's just that we're all so...human. Short sightedly focused on the road in front of us, not thinking about the fact that it eventually runs off a cliff. This is why we autopay our bills and 401k contributions - long term thinking is HARD.
Coffee ready yet?
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Coffee ready yet?
Speaking of cats (sorry, did I just do that thing you're talking about?).
February 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Speaking of cats (sorry, did I just do that thing you're talking about?).
Chairman Meow's favorite perch.
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Chairman Meow's favorite perch.