I want a response emoji that does justice to this post, but how could there be one?

Happy birthday!

And then there’s the *literal* bushel basket full of fresh dill.

#SmallOrdinaryMagic

I’m still sad that there aren’t more response options than just the heart on Bluesky, because one could be clapping for this.

Except, not by Trump, who’d just put up condos with his name on them.

Plus, of course, there was Turkey Day with the fam & then a full-day road trip to & from Belleville for lunch with my other mom. And two batches of chili as well. It’s been a very full, very productive, satisfying “week off”.

#SmallOrdinaryMagic

Ellen Kushner’s Thomas the Rhymer, Travis Baldree’s Bookshops & Bonedust, and Beth O’Brien’s Wolf Siren.

But these presidential seals don’t give “a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the government” at all…

A new adaptation of the Red Riding Hood tale.

A young starling practising its mimicry in my backyard.

My smallest cat munching on a cheeto & purring at the same time, making “meowmyumyumyum” sounds.

#TinyJoys

You spell “what an asshole” differently than I do.

My favourite christmas film.

Ew.
I mean, ew even without this, but…

ew.

Now I want to try baking sourdough again. So pretty!

My garden smells of roses & jasmine. #TinyJoys is not, for me, about pretending there isn’t terrible stuff happening. It’s about remembering that there are good things worth fighting *for*, as well as injustices that must be fought against.