Laurel Garver
@laurelgarver.bsky.social
Philly-based editor, novelist and mosaic artist.
Uptown has really raised the bar for restaurant Halloween decorations. This is the Stranger Things section, one of several themed parts of the seating.
October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Uptown has really raised the bar for restaurant Halloween decorations. This is the Stranger Things section, one of several themed parts of the seating.
The you-pick flowers as the CSA are absolutely glorious right now. This is one of 3 bouquets I made from recent picks
September 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The you-pick flowers as the CSA are absolutely glorious right now. This is one of 3 bouquets I made from recent picks
The CSA okra is enormous! What are your favorite ways to prepare it?
July 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The CSA okra is enormous! What are your favorite ways to prepare it?
Hope you can keep them safe from leafhopper infestation that causes super weird blight like this:
July 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hope you can keep them safe from leafhopper infestation that causes super weird blight like this:
Tonight’s double rainbow is sponsored by…
July 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s double rainbow is sponsored by…
Grieved to discover that a tree I’d planted during a neighborhood planting day 18 years ago was taken out at the roots by last Thursday’s intense storm. I will miss patting its trunk and saying “hi, baby.” 😭
June 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Grieved to discover that a tree I’d planted during a neighborhood planting day 18 years ago was taken out at the roots by last Thursday’s intense storm. I will miss patting its trunk and saying “hi, baby.” 😭
An absolute icon. I love this statue of her in Seneca Falls, NY. She was important to women’s suffrage also!
June 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
An absolute icon. I love this statue of her in Seneca Falls, NY. She was important to women’s suffrage also!
It feels like a miracle that we could find a used car my daughter loves and could afford, a former rental fleet car.
April 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It feels like a miracle that we could find a used car my daughter loves and could afford, a former rental fleet car.
Today would have been my dad’s 99th birthday. Hugging his patched childhood teddy a little tighter.
April 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Today would have been my dad’s 99th birthday. Hugging his patched childhood teddy a little tighter.
You know genuine spring is inching closer when the cats are prowling by the windows, alert to the many returning bird species.
March 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You know genuine spring is inching closer when the cats are prowling by the windows, alert to the many returning bird species.
It’s a three cat pileup this afternoon (and miraculously no one’s fighting).
March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It’s a three cat pileup this afternoon (and miraculously no one’s fighting).
Half price sale!
My three novels, poetry collection and book of writing prompts in multiple ebook formats at Smashwords
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My three novels, poetry collection and book of writing prompts in multiple ebook formats at Smashwords
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March 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Half price sale!
My three novels, poetry collection and book of writing prompts in multiple ebook formats at Smashwords
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My three novels, poetry collection and book of writing prompts in multiple ebook formats at Smashwords
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Another #caturday , another reminder of how lonesome my elder kitty Vincent can seem at times. He was bonded to our former sweetie Keats who passed in 2019. The little tabby who joined us in 2020 bonded to the middle kitty and is a bully to Vincent. 😿
March 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Another #caturday , another reminder of how lonesome my elder kitty Vincent can seem at times. He was bonded to our former sweetie Keats who passed in 2019. The little tabby who joined us in 2020 bonded to the middle kitty and is a bully to Vincent. 😿
The box loving boy is a bit grumpy today after forcing open the back door and ending up stuck outside in the cold for hours. We lured him back inside with kibble. At least he’s plumply well insulated.
February 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The box loving boy is a bit grumpy today after forcing open the back door and ending up stuck outside in the cold for hours. We lured him back inside with kibble. At least he’s plumply well insulated.
One of the cool things about living in a historic house is discovering just how much “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” The plaster literally has pieces of horsehair in it to add strength.
February 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
One of the cool things about living in a historic house is discovering just how much “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” The plaster literally has pieces of horsehair in it to add strength.
This carousel horse I lovingly stitched for my daughter’s nursery (a year of the horse baby) now hangs in my own room since she’s an adult. This is self-compassion, right?
February 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This carousel horse I lovingly stitched for my daughter’s nursery (a year of the horse baby) now hangs in my own room since she’s an adult. This is self-compassion, right?
It’s Superb owl weekend!
This superb owl is by www.wildwallflowers.com that I got at the Manayunk Arts Festival
This superb owl is by www.wildwallflowers.com that I got at the Manayunk Arts Festival
February 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s Superb owl weekend!
This superb owl is by www.wildwallflowers.com that I got at the Manayunk Arts Festival
This superb owl is by www.wildwallflowers.com that I got at the Manayunk Arts Festival
My current read, thanks to the library. Very readable poetry that packs a punch, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
February 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My current read, thanks to the library. Very readable poetry that packs a punch, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
My new favorite tool for getting snow off the car. So much control and ease of use! The rubber edge makes for perfect scoops.
January 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My new favorite tool for getting snow off the car. So much control and ease of use! The rubber edge makes for perfect scoops.
This New Year’s Association had exceptionally cool costumes, music themed
#phillymummers
#phillymummers
January 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This New Year’s Association had exceptionally cool costumes, music themed
#phillymummers
#phillymummers
My favorite still shot from today’s Mummers Parade
#phillymummers
#phillymummers
January 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My favorite still shot from today’s Mummers Parade
#phillymummers
#phillymummers
New Year’s Day is Mummers time in Philly!
January 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New Year’s Day is Mummers time in Philly!
An organization technique that got my most crazy-making space under control and is very doable to maintain: the Kon-Mari sock drawer. Fold pairs in 1/3, set like files in rows by color family (my addition: keep navy & black a row apart)
#getorganized #resolutions
#getorganized #resolutions
December 31, 2024 at 3:26 PM
An organization technique that got my most crazy-making space under control and is very doable to maintain: the Kon-Mari sock drawer. Fold pairs in 1/3, set like files in rows by color family (my addition: keep navy & black a row apart)
#getorganized #resolutions
#getorganized #resolutions