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thelima.myatproto.social
Maria Lima aka chickwriter
@thelima.myatproto.social
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Retired, Queer, Ace, NB, disabled, neurodivergent, Cuban born Latinx writer. Still obsessed with The Untamed & related works. Massively into mixed media #art. Resides in the US, however grumpily. She/her
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And the groceries have arrived & are put away. And yes, I feel like hammered shit rn. Finishing my bowl of cereal & then I'm going to *try* to do something artsy, then veg & continue my rewatch of Downton Abbey.
grocery bags sitting on front porch with reflection of delivery driver in the glass door.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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This week in #art: weekly challenges.

1: for #FullDeckChallenge3; prompt: fairy
2: for #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: geometric shapes

More info in alt text.
For #FullDeckChallenge3; prompt: fairy I mounted the playing card onto another, wider piece of card to enlarge my substrate, then used paper scraps for collage from some gothic style paper, from a witches' calendar & a stanza from the poem "Goblin Market." Added some colorful mushrooms (stickers) & a pice of die cut from a steampunk collection. The focal image is a young white girl in Victorian clothing (b&w die cut from Tim Holtz) with transparent, orange butterfly wings. She is perched on a mushroom stem and is looking directly into the camera. For #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: geometric shapes Background is various stamped scrap paper, using vintage-ish, steampunkish imagery (brown on lighter brown.) The focal is some die-cut, steampunk-style gears & bits (from AALL & Create.)
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Today in #art: The bookmarks for my sister are done! (that is, except for the toppers, which I'll do later.)

She asked for 28. I did 48. Why, yes, I *am* a bit of an over-achiever. 😆
A view of 48 completed, handmade bookmarks in varying color schemes & varying styles.
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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So I put on my adulting pants & contacted Medicare - bc I found out I could do it via live chat, instead of a phone call.

Upshot: they basically couldn't tell me if the intraocular implants were covered.

ISTG.
text of conversation (via live chat) with Medicare. "I can provide you with general coverage guidelines, but this does not guarantee that Medicare will pay for an item or service. Medicare payment is based on medical necessity, Medicare requirements, and whether your provider or supplier is enrolled in Medicare. Drugs delivered as part of a doctor’s service are covered by Part B when given by the doctor in an office and billed as part of the treatment provided in the doctor’s office. These are drugs that are not usually self-administered. Part B doesn’t cover most prescription drugs, but if you have a Medicare prescription drug plan, it may cover your drugs. You can contact your drug plan for more information. Your doctor or other health care provider may recommend services that Medicare doesn’t cover or recommend that you receive a service more often than Medicare will cover it. In either situation, you may be responsible for some or all costs. Be sure to ask your provider why they are recommending certain services and whether Medicare will pay for them."
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Frankie, being Frankie. We're in the back bedroom, because the cleaners are due soon. He's not happy.

(He's literally been in here for 10 whole minutes.)

(You can hear my stepdad on the other side of the door scolding Frankie.)
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Here's Frankie, who opened the door & decided to hang out on the floor of the closet.
Orange & white cat sitting on the floor of a closet with the left-hand side folding door open. Yes, he opened the door.
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Today in #art: more bookmarks for my sister to give out.

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A set of 6 handmade bookmarks, 4 in top row, 2 in bottom row. From l to r, top: Steampunk theme with variegated color background + die cut cardboard figure of a man, a clock & a top hat. Colorful background from a Dina Wakley card + some die cut leaves in maroon & green & a whimsical bird. The word "READ" is stamped in the center. Ochre colored card from scrapbook paper with a tower of whimsical sheep, colored in with alcohol marker. The words "Limited Edition" is stamped at the top left. Background of a dictionary page mounted on maroon card stock and a print out of the lyrics of Scarborough Faire in the center, printed on a light blue with some leaves in the bg of the lyrics. A die-cut branch of some sort of round leaved-branch is at the bottom. The word "ART" is stamped in the bottom right. From l to r, bottom: A wide, steampunk-themed bookmark with an industrial type background (from various scrapbook paper) There are 5 pieces of clocks/gears, all from card die-cuts. A collaged background using book paper, scrapbook paper & some stickers, all with nature theme. A small bird is in the center, posed on a branch (sideways). The words "MY BOOK" is stamped on the bottom left.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This week in #art: weekly challenges.

Left:
For #FullDeckChallend3; prompt: Lace

Right:
For #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Label(s)

more info in alt text.

I've also worked on more bookmarks for my sister & other small things. Photos at some point.
2 altered playing cards for weekly challenges. Left: For #FullDeckChallend3; prompt: Lace Right: For #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Label(s) Left card background is of various papers/acetate printed with types of lace, on top of which is a strip of black lace. The focal image is a digital, faux vintage photo of a young, white woman in b&w. The photo is mounted onto black card stock. There is a number "45" on the lower left corner from a Dymo labeler. Right card background consists of a bunch of labels, some authentic vintage, most are digital designs/reproductions. Theme is France/Paris, mostly because the right uppermost label is from a French sewing notions label (authentic.) The color scheme is neutral/vintage & there is a cut out Eiffel Tower in the foreground.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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How, in any way, shape or form, does this tracking make sense when the destination is Texas?????
USPS tracking info for a package that started in California & is now moving through NY - on its way to TEXAS.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Adorable!!! I got my order the other day, but forgot to post about it.

Full disclosure to others reading this: the Eldritch Toybox is my sister & BiL, who are selling off their collection. More info at their website.
wee, pointy eared black bat + wee bao box with a bao bunny + a pin.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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The horns of a dilemma.

I'd planned to start a rewatch of LOTR bc I just got a (used) 2011 Blu-ray edition from ebay.

BUT
BUT
BUT...

@realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein just landed on Netflix.

What to watch???????
promotional poster for GDT's Frankenstein on Netflix 2011 Blu-ray extended edition of LOTR. 15(!) disks.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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And we're off! A's gran's version of lentil stew as realized by moi.

No pancetta at the store, so I am improvising with pork belly + added some chopped green onions.
a Spanish chorizo laying on a white plastic cutting board with a cleaver style knife a large 6 quart slow cooker with a liner and a pound of dried green lentils inside All the ingredients inside the slow cooker. You can see cubes of pork belly & bits of green onion at the top.
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Today in #art #bookmarks: day 2 of making bookmarks for my sister.
4 bookmarks of varying sizes. From left to right: 1. Stamped background on Kraft paper with florals with a colorful, whimsical flamingo wearing black & white striped socks. 2. Colorful background made from paint under paper + scraps. Forefront figure is a die-cut sepia toned young white kid holding up a newspaper that looks like a color palette. Text above them (white on pink): Put your art on. 3. Brown backing with stamped scrapbook paper in vintage style as background. Text label (dark brown on beige): Imagination. At the bottom, a b&w die-cut dog. 4. A very long bookmark made from a paint sample strip n reds/pinks/maroons. Between each sample color, a strip of scrapbook paper. Text label (white on black): you are a work of art.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Rabbit. Rabbit. Rabbit.

How is it November?

At least we've got cooler weather & hoping for more of the same. May the month bring you wonderful things!
a small bunny netsuke in ivory(?) - photo from a museum website
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Recently, in #art.

#1: my nod to spooky season. 2 pg spread in a scrap art journal.

#2 New project begun - bookmarks for my sister to give out as gifts to her librarian colleagues.

More info in alt text.
2 page spread in scrap journal. Background is inked + scraps of collage paper from Tim Holtz and scrap paper from dictionary. 2 b&w spooky images like shadows of human silhouettes (shoulders & head) on a misty background from digital freebie (I can't recall the source). Left image has a strip of actual vintage cloth measuring tape + a vintage style number label fastened with 2 brads. Right image has a strip of faux ruler + a circle with the number 13 in it. This is also fastened by a brad. 3 bookmarks made from scrap paper, collage bits & old book paper. Each is stamped with various images/text. Left hand one has a die-cut of a colorful white woman wearing a 50's style dress & a large floral hat. Center one has a quote from Coleridge & has a die cut of a colorful, whimsical bird. Right hand bookmark is longer than the other 2 & the background is a strip of paper from title page of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, a vintage book. It is also stamped with other text & numbers.
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Samhain greetings to all & HBD to my favorite Ancient Chinese necromancer, 魏无羡, Wei Wuxian!
Xiao Zhan as Wei Wuxian sitting in the window of an inn, drinking. Xiao Zhan as Wei Wuxian, side profile looking to the right. Close up of Xiao Zhan as Wei Wuxian, removing his Mo Xuanyu mask. Xiao Zhan as Wei Wuxian, behind the scenes with Jiang Yiting as Wen Yuan. They are both in costume & looking at a kids' book.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Whee!!! the cold front has blown in (yesterday, tbf) and I am exalting in the coolth.

42f/5.6c this morning with an expected high of 71f/21.7c. I live for this.

That said, it will get warmer next week. Bah.
screenshot of weather app showing 42F feels like 38F with expected high of 71F
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Today's lunch:

Self-Heating Vegan Mushroom & Konjac Claypot Rice Hot Pot + black sesame mooncake.
Self-Heating Vegan Mushroom & Konjac Claypot Rice Hot Pot small black sesame mooncake
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Lunchtime treat! No, it's not a perfumed soap, but a chestnut mooncake.
small pink flowery box with the slogan "Meeting the most beautiful you" inside the box, a wrapped mooncake unwrapped mooncake
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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And then there was (and is) rain. Nearly 2 months of drought broken with a front blowing through & RAIN.

Temps have dropped, but sadly, not enough for me. It's the last week of October, ffs. Where's my fall weather?
Screenshot of weather radar showing lots of rain over my city
October 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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This week in #art: weekly challenges.

2 altered playing cards.

Left: for #FullDeckChalleng3; prompt: feathers
Right: for #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Love and Romance

Bonus: inscription from the back of the b&w photo in the right card.
2 altered playing cards for weekly challenges. Left: for #FullDeckChalleng3; prompt: feathers Right: for #AlteredIndex2025; prompt: Love and Romance Left card background is collage from various scraps in multi colors. Focal image is 3 colorful feathers (from Art by Marlene) with 3 small children (b&w images from Tim Holtz). Right card background is collage from a vintage book of British ballads. This one in particular is Captain Wedderburn. I "aged" up the paper by adding some splashes of brownish ink & added some stamped images in the same color. The focal image is an actual vintage b&w photo of 2 men; one a sailor. They sit close together. I mounted the photo on a paint sample (color: amorous) & added a couple of hearts from an ephemera pack. There is a legend: "Romantic Ballads" also from the ballad book. The whole thing sits on top of some crumpled thread. inscription on the back of the photo of the 2 men. "Norman Garrett and I the Sunday he came out to the ship at Guam."
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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October 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Things I've been making. #art

Finding the days difficult to focus, so I've been faffing about with making collage clusters (top left 2; bottom left 1) & bookmarks.

The bookmarks will eventually get to my sister to hand out to her colleagues & patrons at the library.
Various makes over the past few days. 3 collage clusters (top left 2, bottom left 1) 8 bookmarks All done with collage, ink, paint, stamping in various color schemes.
October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Aaaand, guess what showed up in a bin of acrylic paints?
my hand, holding a small spray bottle labeled "royal blood" - it's a diluted pigment spray.
October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM