The Whimsical Muse
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
Sometimes, it’s important to wear your Christmas shirt with your Christmas toboggan whilst sipping on some Christmasy coffee on a cool November day in front of an outdoor fire.
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Sometimes, it’s important to wear your Christmas shirt with your Christmas toboggan whilst sipping on some Christmasy coffee on a cool November day in front of an outdoor fire.
Let's all strive to be a Zelensky in a world of Putins.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Let's all strive to be a Zelensky in a world of Putins.
Judge me if you will, but it’s important to embrace your inner-pumpkin.
September 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Judge me if you will, but it’s important to embrace your inner-pumpkin.
I held out as long as I could 🎃🍁🍂
September 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I held out as long as I could 🎃🍁🍂
I work hard because I have two mouths to feed:
I present to you, the mouths:
I present to you, the mouths:
July 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I work hard because I have two mouths to feed:
I present to you, the mouths:
I present to you, the mouths:
Person: You are aware that today is officially the first full day of summer, no?
Me:
Me:
June 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Person: You are aware that today is officially the first full day of summer, no?
Me:
Me:
I love collecting unique covers of the gothic classics. This is one of my most cherished.
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I love collecting unique covers of the gothic classics. This is one of my most cherished.
Latest truffle creation - raspberry crème truffles. Bon appétit!
April 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Latest truffle creation - raspberry crème truffles. Bon appétit!
Sometimes, self-care is making a batch of raspberry macarons.
April 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Sometimes, self-care is making a batch of raspberry macarons.
They were on sale. What in the hell was I supposed to do?
March 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
They were on sale. What in the hell was I supposed to do?
If you don’t occasionally spend a Saturday making chocolate cherry truffles to temporarily escape from the world’s slow but inevitable descent into madness, then what’s the point?
March 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you don’t occasionally spend a Saturday making chocolate cherry truffles to temporarily escape from the world’s slow but inevitable descent into madness, then what’s the point?
Why in the hell are my cats looking at me like I missed curfew?
February 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Why in the hell are my cats looking at me like I missed curfew?
Sometimes, on a rainy February Saturday, making a batch of miniature espresso-infused Pain au Chocolat can bring much-needed clarity to an otherwise chaotic world.
February 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sometimes, on a rainy February Saturday, making a batch of miniature espresso-infused Pain au Chocolat can bring much-needed clarity to an otherwise chaotic world.
Sometimes, in order to make sense of the chaos going on in the world, it’s important to bake a batch of emotional support cinnamon rolls.
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sometimes, in order to make sense of the chaos going on in the world, it’s important to bake a batch of emotional support cinnamon rolls.
The world may be slowly descending into madness, but making tomato soup and grilled cheese on a cold winter's day somehow makes everything a little bit better, if only for a moment.
January 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The world may be slowly descending into madness, but making tomato soup and grilled cheese on a cold winter's day somehow makes everything a little bit better, if only for a moment.
Why do my cats pose for photographs like they’re 18th-century aristocracy?
January 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Why do my cats pose for photographs like they’re 18th-century aristocracy?
It’s the perfect day to read a cheesy love story.
December 28, 2024 at 12:40 PM
It’s the perfect day to read a cheesy love story.
Every once in a while, one must indulge in grilled cheese with tomato soup.
December 23, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Every once in a while, one must indulge in grilled cheese with tomato soup.
Maybe this shouldn't bother me, but it does. Someone made me aware that this author (who has blocked me to ensure I cannot see he's copying my posts) is passing off several of my posts of mine as his own. Should I take it as a compliment, or genuinely be bothered? It just feels wrong to me.
December 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Maybe this shouldn't bother me, but it does. Someone made me aware that this author (who has blocked me to ensure I cannot see he's copying my posts) is passing off several of my posts of mine as his own. Should I take it as a compliment, or genuinely be bothered? It just feels wrong to me.
I feel so lucky that our local independent bookstore has a bookstore cat.
December 17, 2024 at 10:41 AM
I feel so lucky that our local independent bookstore has a bookstore cat.
Stepping outside of my comfort zone and sharing one of my poems publicly for the first time in my life. I’ve written poetry ever since adolescence, but it’s always been kept private. Hopefully I don’t delete after the fact, but for some reason, I felt like sharing for the first time.
December 16, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Stepping outside of my comfort zone and sharing one of my poems publicly for the first time in my life. I’ve written poetry ever since adolescence, but it’s always been kept private. Hopefully I don’t delete after the fact, but for some reason, I felt like sharing for the first time.
Just had a long conversation with them in which it was established that not only are they a good boy and girl, but the goodest boy and girl.
December 15, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Just had a long conversation with them in which it was established that not only are they a good boy and girl, but the goodest boy and girl.
Christmas chocolates bring clarity to an otherwise chaotic world.
December 8, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Christmas chocolates bring clarity to an otherwise chaotic world.
Time to begin writing the Christmas cards! This year, I’m incorporating a Christmas-themed wax seal. They will be arriving via reindeer within the next two weeks!
December 5, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Time to begin writing the Christmas cards! This year, I’m incorporating a Christmas-themed wax seal. They will be arriving via reindeer within the next two weeks!
A little hard to concentrate on a Zoom meeting when this sight pops up from behind the laptop.
December 2, 2024 at 12:41 PM
A little hard to concentrate on a Zoom meeting when this sight pops up from behind the laptop.