Lorraine
@ihearthestia.bsky.social
We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking
~ Richard Rohr
Offaly 🇮🇪 Bog witch. Transplanted to a rocky shore. 🇵🇸 Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia
Happy Solstice.
~ Richard Rohr
Offaly 🇮🇪 Bog witch. Transplanted to a rocky shore. 🇵🇸 Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia
Happy Solstice.
This is a really excellent must-read list. My 2026 is sorted.
Aaron @kleinman.bsky.social thinks he's better than me because he "reads books" and "knows how to read." He wrote about the 20 best he read this year (new and old) including @calfraser.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social + @bridgetgillard.bsky.social.
www.welcometohellworld.com/20-books-you...
www.welcometohellworld.com/20-books-you...
20 books you should read
My friend Aaron thinks he's better than me because he "reads books" and "knows how to read." That's fine. I've looked at so many posts.
He's starting a new political newsletter called Heartland Signa...
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is a really excellent must-read list. My 2026 is sorted.
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Found this elsewhere and I’m passing it along for the Pluribus/David Lynch crew
December 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Found this elsewhere and I’m passing it along for the Pluribus/David Lynch crew
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AndyVent.ca is a social media based campaign. Shares, RT’s, reposts, word of mouth etc are super appreciated!
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I’m too Amish for SnapChat and thought Tic Toc was knock off Dollar Store mints.
Thanks, y’all! 🎅🏻
#FeedTheNeed
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I’m too Amish for SnapChat and thought Tic Toc was knock off Dollar Store mints.
Thanks, y’all! 🎅🏻
#FeedTheNeed
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
AndyVent.ca is a social media based campaign. Shares, RT’s, reposts, word of mouth etc are super appreciated!
Follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
I’m too Amish for SnapChat and thought Tic Toc was knock off Dollar Store mints.
Thanks, y’all! 🎅🏻
#FeedTheNeed
Follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
I’m too Amish for SnapChat and thought Tic Toc was knock off Dollar Store mints.
Thanks, y’all! 🎅🏻
#FeedTheNeed
I’m at the part of Ken Burns’ documentary on the Revilutionary War where apparently the French Navy left an Irish commander called Sullivan high and dry, because of the weather.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m at the part of Ken Burns’ documentary on the Revilutionary War where apparently the French Navy left an Irish commander called Sullivan high and dry, because of the weather.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
Of course.
I just logged off the three apps through which I communicate with my clients - for two weeks - and a feeling of tremendous weariness immediately came over me.
I think I need a break. It’s been amazing, but it’s been a long fourteen months.
I think I need a break. It’s been amazing, but it’s been a long fourteen months.
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just logged off the three apps through which I communicate with my clients - for two weeks - and a feeling of tremendous weariness immediately came over me.
I think I need a break. It’s been amazing, but it’s been a long fourteen months.
I think I need a break. It’s been amazing, but it’s been a long fourteen months.
Here you go! I did very badly on all the sportsball people, as usual.
2025 Faces Quiz www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2025 Faces Quiz www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The 2025 Faces Quiz: Do You Recognize These Notable People of 2025? (Gift Article)
See how well you know the defining personalities of 2025 with The New York Times Faces Quiz.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Here you go! I did very badly on all the sportsball people, as usual.
2025 Faces Quiz www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
2025 Faces Quiz www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a good interview. Really angry to think that it’s women doing most of the bullying.
But not at all surprised.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
But not at all surprised.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is a good interview. Really angry to think that it’s women doing most of the bullying.
But not at all surprised.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
But not at all surprised.
The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
The photographer Christopher Anderson is Canadian.
The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The photographer Christopher Anderson is Canadian.
Yule yumminess
I suppose it’s not surprising that this is my favourite yule log, as I made it to my own requirements, but what I like about it is that it’s flourless, which gives it such a luscious, soft texture. It’s also deeply, deeply chocolatey. And it’s #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/yule...
Yule Log
I know the recipe looks finicky, and I can’t promise it’s a doddle, but it works easily and you will soon find you are rolling chocolate logs without a care. In fact, if you have a lot of people comin...
www.nigella.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Yule yumminess
How about six minutes of festive rescue-dog mayhem on your lunchbreak?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DM...
Rescue Dogs Waiting to be Adopted Choose Their Own Christmas Gift - Santa Paws Day 2025
YouTube video by Dogs Trust Ireland
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Arthur Beagle has a new annoying habit of not starting to eat his breakfast until one second after I have put on boots, coat, hat, gloves etc to go for our walk.
However he insists loudly on his breakfast being served ten minutes before I’d like to get up.
#ElderDogs
#LuckyTheyreCute
However he insists loudly on his breakfast being served ten minutes before I’d like to get up.
#ElderDogs
#LuckyTheyreCute
December 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Arthur Beagle has a new annoying habit of not starting to eat his breakfast until one second after I have put on boots, coat, hat, gloves etc to go for our walk.
However he insists loudly on his breakfast being served ten minutes before I’d like to get up.
#ElderDogs
#LuckyTheyreCute
However he insists loudly on his breakfast being served ten minutes before I’d like to get up.
#ElderDogs
#LuckyTheyreCute
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The French book prize where the winner is selected by prisoners share.google/zF7TpOWEf5le...
The French book prize where the winner is selected by prisoners
The jury for the Goncourt des détenus literary prize is made up of around 600 prisoners in 45 different French penal institutions
share.google
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The French book prize where the winner is selected by prisoners share.google/zF7TpOWEf5le...
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A bit of a timeline cleanse for you: 6½ minute video about the conservation of Boma and Badingilo National Parks in South Sudan, where my old friend Philip Winter is Chair of the Board. Stunning.
youtu.be/E63ze-iG2WI
youtu.be/E63ze-iG2WI
The Great Nile Migration of South Sudan
YouTube video by African Parks
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A bit of a timeline cleanse for you: 6½ minute video about the conservation of Boma and Badingilo National Parks in South Sudan, where my old friend Philip Winter is Chair of the Board. Stunning.
youtu.be/E63ze-iG2WI
youtu.be/E63ze-iG2WI
Why yes, I create a spreadsheet to organize my Christmas week meal plan ingredients shopping.
December 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Why yes, I create a spreadsheet to organize my Christmas week meal plan ingredients shopping.
I was just reading an article about menopause that said in Victorian times the process was labelled Uterine Fury.
So that is what we shall call it henceforth.
So that is what we shall call it henceforth.
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I was just reading an article about menopause that said in Victorian times the process was labelled Uterine Fury.
So that is what we shall call it henceforth.
So that is what we shall call it henceforth.
This is absolutely terrifying.
December 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is absolutely terrifying.
Of course all the iron workers in the original “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo would probably be in ICE custody today.
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Of course all the iron workers in the original “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo would probably be in ICE custody today.
@ruthnineke.co you are so awesome thank you for your note 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️💃💃💃💃💃
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
@ruthnineke.co you are so awesome thank you for your note 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️💃💃💃💃💃
I’m at the “sends photo of Xmas gift for Obi to his mom, asking ‘is this the correct whatchamacallit he said he wanted’?” stage of grandparenting.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I’m at the “sends photo of Xmas gift for Obi to his mom, asking ‘is this the correct whatchamacallit he said he wanted’?” stage of grandparenting.
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In a remote location not far from Riley, OR, is Rimrock Draw, where buried beneath an old Mt. St. Helens' eruption is the site of the oldest human settlement in North America that we know of, so far. Predates the Clovis settlement by 5000 years, or more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELM...
In a remote location not far from Riley, OR, is Rimrock Draw, where buried beneath an old Mt. St. Helens' eruption is the site of the oldest human settlement in North America that we know of, so far. Predates the Clovis settlement by 5000 years, or more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELM...
Oldest Human Settlement In America Just Discovered In Oregon Pushes Back The Timeline!
YouTube video by Discovery Future
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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In a remote location not far from Riley, OR, is Rimrock Draw, where buried beneath an old Mt. St. Helens' eruption is the site of the oldest human settlement in North America that we know of, so far. Predates the Clovis settlement by 5000 years, or more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELM...
In a remote location not far from Riley, OR, is Rimrock Draw, where buried beneath an old Mt. St. Helens' eruption is the site of the oldest human settlement in North America that we know of, so far. Predates the Clovis settlement by 5000 years, or more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELM...
I have no recollection of this woman in the media during Covid, but this story is wild.
The pandemic has such a long tail…
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
The pandemic has such a long tail…
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I have no recollection of this woman in the media during Covid, but this story is wild.
The pandemic has such a long tail…
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
The pandemic has such a long tail…
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon Theory www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
I got a large box of mangos for fifteen bucks last week. I wanted to make mango chutney.
Tonight, I finally found nigella seeds at an Indian food emporium of awesomeness near Penhorn Mall.
This chutney will be epic, and I will pair it with a jar of my rhubarb chutney for fancy Holiday gifts.
Tonight, I finally found nigella seeds at an Indian food emporium of awesomeness near Penhorn Mall.
This chutney will be epic, and I will pair it with a jar of my rhubarb chutney for fancy Holiday gifts.
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I got a large box of mangos for fifteen bucks last week. I wanted to make mango chutney.
Tonight, I finally found nigella seeds at an Indian food emporium of awesomeness near Penhorn Mall.
This chutney will be epic, and I will pair it with a jar of my rhubarb chutney for fancy Holiday gifts.
Tonight, I finally found nigella seeds at an Indian food emporium of awesomeness near Penhorn Mall.
This chutney will be epic, and I will pair it with a jar of my rhubarb chutney for fancy Holiday gifts.
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If you give this a like we'll put you in a hat and one of ye will win a nice #TheLateNightWritersClub Book *and* a fairly tricky 1000 piece Jigsaw puzzle featuring the Reading Room at @nlireland.bsky.social and, of course, YeatsBinchyBeckettKavanaghWildeSwiftEdgeworthKeaneTynanO'CaseyBehanJoyce
December 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If you give this a like we'll put you in a hat and one of ye will win a nice #TheLateNightWritersClub Book *and* a fairly tricky 1000 piece Jigsaw puzzle featuring the Reading Room at @nlireland.bsky.social and, of course, YeatsBinchyBeckettKavanaghWildeSwiftEdgeworthKeaneTynanO'CaseyBehanJoyce
Himself and I have been having conversations about sharing the mental load and he’s trying to help so today he went and got the holiday drinks list for all our entertaining.
But he didn’t tell me.
So today I nipped into PL and got the holidays drinks list.
Anyways, hic.
But he didn’t tell me.
So today I nipped into PL and got the holidays drinks list.
Anyways, hic.
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Himself and I have been having conversations about sharing the mental load and he’s trying to help so today he went and got the holiday drinks list for all our entertaining.
But he didn’t tell me.
So today I nipped into PL and got the holidays drinks list.
Anyways, hic.
But he didn’t tell me.
So today I nipped into PL and got the holidays drinks list.
Anyways, hic.
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It's pronounced "North Mar-a-Lago", Wayne
Gretzky pausing, furrowing his brow, and then taking a wild swing at pronouncing "North Macedonia" and missing is absolutely sending me
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's pronounced "North Mar-a-Lago", Wayne