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Tessa Smith
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Married Montana Exmormon, footnote, rando, yarn sports - crochet squad, cannabis advocate. No need to follow back, as I am neither interesting nor unique. Do not ask me for advice. My pronouns are Try/Me. Where are the Scottish Highland Coos?
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This was my pompom failure. I will do something with it. Ideas?
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I actually worked ends into a project! Last winter a wee child called my hubby "Santa" and melted his heart. I figured he needed a Santa-adjacent hat. One pompom failure later I have crocheted a completed hat for him ❤️ 🧶 🎅
Red and white yarn crocheted into a Santa hat with a white pompom resting on a grey background.
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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One of the community cats: Pancake Milkshake McWaffles playing peek-a-boo in the lilac bush #catsky
A white and grey kitten with a broad white bar between its golden eyes, running from mid-forehead down to its very pink nose. The kitten is peeking from behind bare branches and fallen leaves.
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Glad we got out last night to see aurora because today and tonight we are overcast.
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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I'm also in GTF and went north of town, and was surprised how far south it went. Wish a camera lens that could capture the entire sky! How impressive tonight is!
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Central Montana
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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North Central Montana aurora
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Hold on tight to your dreams.... YEAH!

(thanks Jeff)
Two cheerful hearts with a rainbow between them. Text reads I believe in holding grudges. I'll heal in hell.
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN LIST!
Social media post from Kelly Mantle reads I know who you won't find on the Epstein List: Trans Folks or Drag Queens
November 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The tree down the block decided to drop all it's leaves TODAY. I guess it saw the leaf vacuum truck drive past this morning and thought best to shed it's summer wear.
A tree with yellow and brown leaves on the branches has a large puddle of yellow and brown leaves underneath, as it decided to drop them today.
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Geocaching on a chilly fall day. The workers didn't even notice me! #CacheOn #Geocaching #TheEarthIsMyPlayingField
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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It's gonna be a bit blowy today
#Montana #weather
The clouds are red on a fall morning, telling us it will be epic wind for weather. The trees that have leaves are also a bright red, like the sky.
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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We made three new insulated cat houses for this winter. These two are large enough for multiple cats. Yesterday I saw three emerge from one box and squeed! The McWaffles Family are staying fed, warm and protected under our watch.
Two styrofoam boxes with small squares cut so cats can enter and exit. These boxes are lined with straw for feral kitty comfort.
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This is me watching the LOGE Glacier Essex Montana webcam.
A rotisserie chicken cooks on a countertop in a home kitchen, watched closely by a long haired grey cat. Text reads birdwatching indoors edition.
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The stunning broccoli romanesco I picked up is now snuggled tightly in jars with red bell peppers and onions, bathing in pickling brine. The romanesco was not tightly closed so it should make amazing pickles.

Two weeks, my pretties. I will enjoy my pickles Christmas trees before thanksgiving!
The fractal patterns of a broccoli romanesco remind one of a Christmas tree. This head is resting on ice to keep it fresh. Three freshly capped jars of romanesco, bell peppers and onion soak in spice filled pickling brine. It's like tiny pickled Christmas trees. A close look at freshly made pickles through the glass jar they will call home for the foreseeable future. Broccoli romanesco, bell pepper and onion soak in brine with celery and mustard seeds.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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It's broccoli romanesco time! I chose one of these beauties to turn into pickles.

Like Wallace and Grommit get excited for cheese, I get excited for Romanesco!
The Fibonacci spirals on Broccoli romanesco heads sitting on a bed of ice chips at a supermarket. The Fibonacci spirals on Broccoli romanesco heads sitting on a bed of ice chips at a supermarket. A crest waves at the top of the chartreuse green veg.
October 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Who am I to argue with King Freddie?
Sometimes I feel like I should be contributing more to society, then I remember far bottomed girls make the rocking world go round and I know I'm doing my part.
October 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Two of the McWaffles family - Gravy on top and Biscuit on the bottom - poke their heads out of an insulated box. They do appreciate this box and I am so stoked they use it. I line these feral cat boxes with straw. This box might need the door cut a little larger, but hopefully not much.
A white Styrofoam cooler with a small square cut in the end. Two grey kittens with white stripes on their noses poke their heads through the hole.
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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I'm not proud of many things, but I am pretty chuffed about my favorite #geocache #skirtlifter
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I visited the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana, a couple weeks back. This is my favorite photo from that day.
A ceramic tile features a sculpted head wearing a multi-tipped jester's type hat. The facial features are wrinkled. A tobacco pipe hovers to the left while trees and textures fill the background. The small tile on the frame reveals the title of the piece: SMOKER.
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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😬
What a great start to Dallin Oaks' tenure as Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the LDS Church.
#exmormon #exmo #mormon
Text reads "We do not have the answers to all of the world's problems." The quote is attributed to the Mormon church's new President Dallas H. Oaks, whose real first name is Dallin but was bungled by the person introducing him.
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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What an amazing storm that was! I have never seen the sky so pink and purple. Vibrant colors I had no idea one could see with the naked eye.
October 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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SuPurrvisor Spot is watching the activities quite closely. New sniffs and holes to check out.

Also, so very very many white pick up trucks 😮
Two workers in yellow safety vests dig holes for fiber internet installation. Observing and supervising is a feral black cat we have named Spot.
October 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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The system wants you busy. Busy people don't think. Don't question. Don't build alternatives. They just survive. Busyness is a feature, not a bug. It keeps you in the system. Stop being busy. Start being intentional. Intentional people escape. Busy people stay trapped.
October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM