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Mary Mary Quite Contrary
@mimi-actually.bsky.social
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Aka MiMi. She/Her. Quirky. Ally. Frenchie mom. Tia. Sassy. Oxford comma warrior. Not caffeinated enough. I’m still with her. Funnier IRL. In my Old Lady Era. Salsa/Bachata dancer. Pilates. Cycle. Boxing. Barre. Hermitress. Decidedly uncool.
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February 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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The Hebrew term for gratitude translates as “recognizing the good.”

Awaken to the good and give thanks.

#everydayholyday #mussar #personalgrowth #ethicalliving #gratitude #forgood #alanmorinis
January 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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In 1974, I started kindergarten. My mom made this for me for my crayons & scissors in. I still have it. I still use it. I wouldn’t get rid of it for the world. Now I use it for my glasses case, contact lens case & travel contact lens solution. 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 #nostalgia #memories #handmade #treasures #momlove
A small bag made in 1974 from a printed cotton material. The print is pink flowers with green leaves and stems on a white background. The bag has a drawstring made from white cotton shoestrings. The name “MiMi” is hand embroidered in black yarn. The maker is my Mom.
January 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Meanwhile in South Florida….

Today’s high will be 74.

#illbehere #winterinsouthflorida #florida #winter #cubanbuttercup #yellow #flower #floral #backyard
Bright yellow flower with green leaves of the Cuban Buttercup plant on a warm, sunny day in Hollywood, Florida while many parts of the US are experiencing historic winter snow events.
January 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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31 seconds of trying NOT to fall asleep. Won’t lie down. Basically, dogs are toddlers. #fomo #frenchielife #notaleeping #cafecitoelperrito
January 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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All is right with the world. Cafecito’s favorite blanket is finally out of the dryer. #frenchie #frenchielife #letsleepingdogslie
Smol boi snuggled in his cozy blanket. Black and tan brindle French bulldog sleeping on a white plush blanket.
January 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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At bedtime, I give my dog a couple of small “bed snacks”. Now, he will get on the bed and bark at me from the bedroom when he wants a snack. #extra #frenchieproblems #snaxx #cafecitoelperrito
January 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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My 78 yo mom bought herself this shirt. She wears it when she goes to the gym to workout or do a Silver Sneakers class. At least she knows her weaknesses! #mom #fallrisk #agingparents
Senior citizen aged 78 wearing a purple T-shirt with an image of a person falling backwards above the caption “FALL RISK”. She is standing on one foot with arms akimbo and askew, imitating the falling figure on the shirt. For the moment, at the very least, the woman in the picture is not actually falling.
January 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Mom’s Walking Iris bloomed today! It’s so pretty and delicate! 🌼 💛

Trimezia martinicensis

#flowers #iris #floral #garden #nature #backyard
A yellow walking iris (trimenzia martinicensis) with dark markings in the center has bloomed in a small flower bed made in the open part of a square cinder block. There are tall, narrow green leaves growing behind the flower.
January 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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The salsa class. I’m in the red top. No longer hugely overweight. No longer the “fat one”. No longer feeling like I stick out. No longer embarrassed by my size. No longer self conscious. No longer anxious.
Six people at a dance studio. There are 4 women and two men. The group is facing a mirror. There is a pink covering on one wall. The floor is blonde colored laminate.
January 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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I have a skircle! 💚🤍💚🤍 And there’s a possum in it!
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Remember this.
A blue Hindu god statue draped in red sitting in a lotus pose with an aqua blue background. The figure is sitting on a round platform of red, blue, yellow, and green.
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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New hair! I have this idea every once in a while that I want to have long hair. Why???? It never looks good and I always hate it. So, I saw my stylist today and she gleefully chopped it off (she knows I’m a short hair person). And, just like that, I’m ME again! ❤️❤️❤️ #shorthair #redhead #watchoutyall
Original poster posing for selfie with newly coiffed hairdo, short and curly and deep auburn in color, makeup applied with a reddish lip. Maroon sleeveless top. Standing in front of a mirror. Original poster posing for selfie with newly coiffed hairdo, short and curly and deep auburn in color, makeup applied with a reddish lip. Wearing round eyeglasses. Maroon sleeveless top. Standing in front of a wire door.
January 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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This little nugget woke me at 4 am to go out. He’s snoring. I’ve been awake ever since. Little turkey! Bless him. He’s my heart! Mi Cafecito el Perrito. #extralikeguac #mylittlelove #frenchielife #frenchiemom
A small black and ran brindle French Bulldog is cozily lying on a gray sofa. He’s lying on a heating pad and a blanket while wearing red, black, and white fleece pajamas. There is a white pillow behind him. His eyes are half open, being awakened (rudely, he would add) by being photographed while napping peacefully and warmly.
January 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Fifty-six years ago
Placed gently beside a new
First born baby girl

#haikudailyprompt #bear
A very old and well-loved gray and once white teddy bear who is missing his eyes and nose.
January 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Day 4 of me putting in the effort to look more put together despite the fact that I 100% WFH and am decidedly not much of a frou-frou girly-girl. I can do it if I try. I just don’t usually want to!
🤣🤣🤣

#dressup #sweaterweather #wavyhair #diorbeauty
The poster, a middle-aged woman in her mid-50’s with reddish hair styled in shoulder length waves, wearing a forest green cable knit sweater and a green and cream neck scarf. She is wearing round glasses and a darker reddish-maroon lipstick.
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Hey, y’all! 👋🏻

I’m fortunate to work remotely, so I don’t usually dress up for work. Today I put forth the effort. 😉
A middle aged woman with reddish hair (in need of a color touchup) wearing round glasses has a scarf tied around her neck and is wearing an olive green top. The scarf is yellow, white, black, and orange.
January 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I’m rebuilding my LEGO collection. Started with this French Bulldog set from NYC 2023 and the Christmas Tree set for Christmas 2024. More to come! #lego
A table centerpiece display of a LEGO Christmas tree and a LEGO large and small French Bulldog. The display is on a round table with a crocheted tablecloth. There is a Lenox Holiday pattern cup and saucer next to the LEGO sets. The latter is green holly leaves and red berries on a cream background. The cup and saucer have gold trim around the rims.
January 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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From my grandmother’s recipes - a “prescription” for a cough and sore throat remedy. Stir it with a peppermint stick!
January 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I’m silly-excited to read this book! I’m obsessed with Marie Antoinette like only a wide-eyed American can be. I’ll have a slice of cake with my coffee as I read this one! #hairdos #coiffure #marieantionette #frenchrevolution #royalty #history #westernciv #versailles
Book cover that has a pastel depiction of Marie Antionette with a fanciful hairstyle that seems to be several feet high. Her hair is fluffy and white. The style is topped with various flowers, feathers, and jewelry on a blue fabric. The title is Marie Antoinette’s Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution by Will Bashor. The quote at the top is from the Paris Review: “[G]ives you plenty of bang for your buck…thirty-pound wigs, mouse-infested coiffures, and the occasional miniature naval battle all make appearances. But it is also a scholarly history.”
January 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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And now the exhausted puppy is home with his mama. The boys wore him out. Little nugget!

#sleepy #letsleepingdogslie #puppy #mamasboy #cafecito #perrito
January 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Guess who decided to come home from Nana’s - finally? Cafecito “Guac” El Perrito! It’s dinner time! #guacisalwaysextra #frenchiefriday #dinnertime
The face of a small black and tan brindle French Bulldog with a white patch on his chest. He has a black nose and black eyes.
January 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Not a cat but he loves cats - Cafecito El Perrito. (Cats don’t usually love him back, tho)
January 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Gingerbread holly leaves and berries. Not how I planned but not terrible, either. #gingerbread #kingarthurbaking #holidays #holidaytreats #cookies #holidaywreath
January 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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The 11 yo’s gingerbread house
January 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM