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Stephanie Miller
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Lifelong Nashvillian 🦞 | mom 👨‍🍳🧑‍🚀 | married to an engineer 🌁 | licensed real estate assistant @RiceMillerGroup.bsky.social 🏡 | y’all means all 🏳️‍🌈 | ❤️: dogs, books, food, art, quirky movies & kind people 🌻 (she/her) #EatLocal #AdoptDontShop
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I was going to share my August reading stats but I read some duds last month and this is the only one worth sharing. If you haven’t read @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's "Everything is Tuberculosis," move it to the top of your TBR stack now!

#nonfiction #booksky 💡📚
Book cover Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection John Green #1 Bestselling Author of The Anthropocene Reviewed
September 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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SkyBlue for BlueSky 🦋

COLORSCAPES was one of my favorite exhibits at Cheekwood (Nashville) and this portion of the exhibit transformed existing architecture in the portico into a cyanometer, a simple tool invented by Swiss scientist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure to measure the blueness of the sky. ☁️
The photo shows a portico entrance to the historic mansion at Cheekwood Estates & Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. The portico features a tile floor and several arched openings along the left side. The walls and ceiling are painted in various shades of blue to mimic Horace-Bénédict de Saussure’s cyanometer device. The Swiss scientist and mountaineer invented the cyanometer (or cyanomètre) in 1789. A simple tool made to measure the blueness of the sky, it is essentially a circle of paper with gradients of Prussian blue that move from white to black in fifty-two distinct degrees of color. Saussure, along with subsequent scientifically minded explorers like Alexander von Humboldt, used the device to demonstrate that the color of the sky grows darker with increases in elevation. COLORSCAPES, an immersive, site-specific exhibition by the acclaimed Chicago art collective Luftwerk took over Cheekwood in the summer of 2022, and this outdoor installation was called Sky Blue. The full exhibit is described and pictured here: https://cheekwood.org/calendar-events/colorscapes/ The photo shows a portico entrance to the historic mansion at Cheekwood Estates & Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. The center of the photo focuses on the ceiling, painted in various shades of blue to mimic Horace-Bénédict de Saussure’s cyanometer device. The ceiling is framed by two stone archways that offer views of nature and a bright blue sky. Saussure, a Swiss scientist and mountaineer, invented the cyanometer (or cyanomètre) in 1789. A simple tool made to measure the blueness of the sky, it is essentially a circle of paper with gradients of Prussian blue that move from white to black in fifty-two distinct degrees of color. Saussure, along with subsequent scientifically minded explorers like Alexander von Humboldt, used the device to demonstrate that the color of the sky grows darker with increases in elevation. COLORSCAPES, an immersive, site-specific exhibition by the acclaimed Chicago art collective Luftwerk took over Cheekwood in the summer of 2022, and this outdoor installation was called Sky Blue. The full exhibit is described and pictured here: https://cheekwood.org/calendar-events/colorscapes/
September 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Anyone know if there’s a plan to make @thestorygraph.com a more social experience? Asking on behalf of GR converts who miss the comments and notes.

My July stats for tax… I usually don’t read strictly fiction or only audio, but I had lots of time in the car and went down a dystopian rabbit hole.
August 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My baby brother is having his first baby! 😭 I’ve never crocheted anything before (Woobles excluded) and have been recovering from hand surgery, but I think I did OK with this baby blanket pattern from TL Yarn Crafts (she’s so lovely to listen to & easy to learn from). Can't wait to meet my nephew! 🥰
Just getting started on TL Yarn Crafts’ Crochet Bobble Border Blanket. Picture shows a couple rows of gray yarn completed, sitting next to a pink crochet hook and wooden yarn ball holder, propped up on a book on the couch. Gray crocheted blanket with mustard yellow bobble border in progress… 4 bobbles done, lots to go! Gray and yellow crocheted baby blanket draped across a light gray sofa Gray and yellow crocheted baby blanket folded on top of a light gray sofa with the yellow bobbles hanging over the edge of the sofa cushion to show the blanket details
August 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Just a few more because who couldn’t use a little extra cuteness right now? 🐾✨
newly adopted puppy (black coat with white markings and floppy ears) in a shopping cart with his new bed, toys, and dog food) at the pet store excited black dog standing in a chair over my son’s shoulder while my son was sitting at a table with his computer; bookshelves in the background (our crazy dogs add a lot of excitement to our homeschooling days) black dog with cute little bobtail begging for treats at the pet store (shout out to Mutts + Meows Natural Pet Market in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee!) black dog sitting for a treat with very intensely focused eyes 😂 at the pet store (shout out to Mutts + Meows Natural Pet Market in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee!)
August 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I haven’t been on here in a while due to a broken finger so I thought I’d share a few pics of the cute culprit. This little ball of energy loves nothing more than running free and he’s much stronger & faster than me when he sees a chance to escape. Be careful grabbing the collar of a determined dog!
picture of an x-ray of my broken ring finger, post-surgery with two small screws and a longer pin installed picture of a midsize black dog looking out a window while holding his blanket in his mouth (he loves to drag blankets all over the house and be covered up when he lays down lol) picture of our black dog staring into the camera on a rock climbing trip in East Tennessee (the background is blurry but shows kids bouldering behind him) picture of a black dog jumping to catch a snowball in a snow-covered yard with lots of pine trees in the background
August 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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🌸🌼 Happy Spring Equinox 🌼🌸
Our tulip magnolia tree and daffodils have been showing off this week. I’ve often wondered if tulip magnolias were included in a tree giveaway in our town before we moved here because it seems every other yard has one. They’re beautiful this time of year!
A large pink bloom surrounded by smaller buds on a tulip magnolia tree A patch of yellow daffodils dancing in a ray of sunlight; a few fall leaves remain on the ground around them.
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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From @indivisibletn.bsky.social on FB:

"Hey all you #Nashville people, who can make it out in the morning to this location. Andy is doing a "mobile town hall" at this Center and it's open to the public! 😁
We'll be there, will you?"

🦞
Andy Ogle's Townhall TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025 FiftyForward Donelson Station 108 Donelson Pike Nashville TN 37214 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Adolescence… wow! I was simultaneously in awe of the amazing performances by this cast and at times forgot they were acting and felt crushed by the weight of this devastating story. Heart-wrenching (especially as a mom of two teens), but a must watch.
“Adolescence” A Netflix Limited Series Stephen Graham Ashley Walters Erin Doherty Introducing Owen Cooper A child accused. Everyone left to answer. Only on Netflix | March 13 Series cover shows Owen Cooper, in focus in the background, staring menacingly toward Stephen Graham, out of focus in the foreground.
March 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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I had to resist the urge to listen to this entire audiobook in one sitting. So good. My only complaint is that it wasn't longer. I would have loved to spend more time with these people.

If any "Newfie grandma or grandpas" want to adopt me, I'd love to spend the next 4 years in Canada!

#BookSky
Book cover: "The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland" by Jim DeFede "When you read this book, I predict there will be lots of tears of joy and pride for the citizens of the little town of Gander, Newfoundland, who bravely stood up and said to the world, 'Today, we are all Americans.'" -Homer Hickam, author of "Carrying Albert Home" The True Story Behind the Smash Hit Musical "Come From Away"
March 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I spend a lot of time in the car, so for me, it’s audiobooks. This one has been very uplifting this week!
Screenshot from Libby: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede
March 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I finished seven books in February and started two for my read the world challenge. What did you read last month?
@stephmiller615’s February 2025 Wrap-Up from StoryGraph | 7 books | 1853 pages | 30 hours | 3.79 average rating | highest rated books: For Every One by Jason Reynolds, Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley | average book in length: 323 pages | average time to finish: 3 days | nonfiction 57% fiction 43% | top genres: contemporary, psychology, young adult, biography, business | audio 71% print 21%
March 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Nothing says comfort food like homemade chili and sourdough fresh out of the oven. 🍲✨
Two round loaves of sourdough on a wire cooling rack, a stack including "Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast" cookbook by Ken Forkish, butter and butterknife, and a small jar of sourdough starter atop a colorful knit pot holder, next to a bottle of red wine A dinner table with bowls of chili, slices of sourdough bread with Pepper & Honey Balsamic from Galena Garlic Company, red wine, and obligatory oyster crackers (which the teenager insisted we have even though we also had bread) A round loaf of sourdough bread on a wire cooling rack (green olives can be seen in the crust of the bread 🫒🤤)
March 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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It’s always a good night when I get to see my college kiddo. Even better when #StepAfrika is performing on campus. Great show at TN Tech tonight!
Six members of Step Afrika! share the “gumboot dance,” a tradition created by South African mine workers who used their rubber boots as percussive instruments during the apartheid era, while blending it with American stepping styles. The dance company performed for free at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, TN tonight. Six members of Step Afrika! wave goodbye to the audience at the end of a very energetic, entertaining and educational performance at Tennessee Tech tonight.
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Libraries > billionaires.

Especially when they’re as cool as Nashville’s new Donelson branch.

My kid and I are already planning our next visit!
The wall at Nashville Public Library (Donelson branch) shares info about their Art Lending Library in multiple languages and braille. 1. View artworks created by local artists. 2. Request selected artwork from library staff. 3. Check out 1 artwork with carrying case. 4. Enjoy the artwork at home for 3 months. 5. Return artwork and case to this library location. A copy of one of my favorite books, Anita De Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez, on the shelf next to other books at Nashville Public Library (Donelson branch) A table at Nashville Public Library (Donelson branch) that has a contemporary art-themed jigsaw puzzle in progress with a sign next to it: “Community Puzzle: Join in the fun! Help us finish it!” A glimpse of the Nashville Public Library (Donelson branch)‘s teen room includes artwork, musical instruments, and an air hockey table next to a narrow floor to ceiling window overlooking the parking lot.
February 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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@oksanamarkarova.bsky.social is all of us today.
Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova seen facepalming during argument Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova was seen facepalming as Trump and Vance attacked Zelenskyy during the photo op. Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova with her head in her hands during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Feb. 28, 2025. White House Pool
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM