Kate Sparkes
@katesparkes.bsky.social
🇨🇦 fantasy author (All the Queen’s Knaves, the Bound Trilogy), cat person, friend of birds, struggling human. She/her
Gone reading.
Byeeee!
Byeeee!
April 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gone reading.
Byeeee!
Byeeee!
Is there an app like Pinterest that doesn’t allow AI images? I like it for recipes, but pretty soon I won’t trust them, either.
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Is there an app like Pinterest that doesn’t allow AI images? I like it for recipes, but pretty soon I won’t trust them, either.
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
Amazing. I have full conversations with Minnie. And if you call her brother George by his name he goes “yeah?” 😄
April 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Amazing. I have full conversations with Minnie. And if you call her brother George by his name he goes “yeah?” 😄
How does she know when I’m about to get up? Never fails. Now she’s purring and I’m stuck. 🥰
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
How does she know when I’m about to get up? Never fails. Now she’s purring and I’m stuck. 🥰
Fred does this when he wants love in the middle of the night 😩
April 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Fred does this when he wants love in the middle of the night 😩
This suggested alt text is downright disrespectful.
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This suggested alt text is downright disrespectful.
“Don’t paint real wood” they said.
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“Don’t paint real wood” they said.
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
One day off this week. Time to do some home maintenance!
March 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One day off this week. Time to do some home maintenance!
I need to take the garbage to the end of the driveway and am expecting this guy to throw a party when I get back 😅
March 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I need to take the garbage to the end of the driveway and am expecting this guy to throw a party when I get back 😅
Book mail! I’ll have a few copies of Princes and Pawns (and everything else) at ‘SciFi on the Rock’ next weekend!
March 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Book mail! I’ll have a few copies of Princes and Pawns (and everything else) at ‘SciFi on the Rock’ next weekend!
I love a used book with notes. This one only has the start and end date of someone’s read-through (CHALLENGE ACCEPTED), but also the pages smell really nice.
I hope this stranger is doing okay in these troubled times. 🥰
I hope this stranger is doing okay in these troubled times. 🥰
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I love a used book with notes. This one only has the start and end date of someone’s read-through (CHALLENGE ACCEPTED), but also the pages smell really nice.
I hope this stranger is doing okay in these troubled times. 🥰
I hope this stranger is doing okay in these troubled times. 🥰
They don’t need to be purebred anything to be perfect 🥰
March 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
They don’t need to be purebred anything to be perfect 🥰
Someone correct me if this is wrong, I googled
March 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Someone correct me if this is wrong, I googled
Got up at 4:30 this morning to see the eclipse. Couldn’t stand out in the cold too long before I ran back to bed, but I’m glad I did it.
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Got up at 4:30 this morning to see the eclipse. Couldn’t stand out in the cold too long before I ran back to bed, but I’m glad I did it.
Learning chess with one of the kids today. The cats are into it.
March 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Learning chess with one of the kids today. The cats are into it.
If anyone was wondering what happens when you get fidgety during a zoom meeting and take a fancy pet brush to damaged human hair that’s 8-9 months overdue for a cut… you’re welcome
March 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If anyone was wondering what happens when you get fidgety during a zoom meeting and take a fancy pet brush to damaged human hair that’s 8-9 months overdue for a cut… you’re welcome
I need to have a shower. I need to do work. The boss says no. 😭
February 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I need to have a shower. I need to do work. The boss says no. 😭
This is Fred. He likes to sit on phones and shoes.
February 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This is Fred. He likes to sit on phones and shoes.
Fun fact: fuzzy blankets come with a multiplied “warm and cozy” bonus if you have pets! There was no room for my legs in my bed last night, but I definitely wasn’t cold. 🥰
February 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fun fact: fuzzy blankets come with a multiplied “warm and cozy” bonus if you have pets! There was no room for my legs in my bed last night, but I definitely wasn’t cold. 🥰
Update: she let me get up and do things. Now we’re working but I need to get up to have lunch but SHE’S ALL SLEEPY 😭
February 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Update: she let me get up and do things. Now we’re working but I need to get up to have lunch but SHE’S ALL SLEEPY 😭
I need to get up and start my day, but Minnie is comfortable and purring on my lap.
What to do, what to do…
What to do, what to do…
February 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I need to get up and start my day, but Minnie is comfortable and purring on my lap.
What to do, what to do…
What to do, what to do…
Decided to make bread while the pea soup was cooking. The soup recipe isn’t going to be my new favourite, but it’s doing decent work as comfort food 💕
February 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Decided to make bread while the pea soup was cooking. The soup recipe isn’t going to be my new favourite, but it’s doing decent work as comfort food 💕
The floof tree bears excellent fruit
February 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The floof tree bears excellent fruit
Oooh, my future self is going to be so excited when she wakes up to roses beside her bed! Perfect colour and everything.
I’m setting the bar sky high 🥰
I’m setting the bar sky high 🥰
February 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oooh, my future self is going to be so excited when she wakes up to roses beside her bed! Perfect colour and everything.
I’m setting the bar sky high 🥰
I’m setting the bar sky high 🥰