James Lee Burke is a master of evocative writing, but his latest just did not work for me.

This handsome boy. He's far better dressed than his mama, who's lolling on the porch in her housedress. #porchlife #fakespring #notsoseekritlair

🐈‍⬛📷 Sunbeam comfy Quill! #workfromhome #notsoseekritlair

A mid-winter update! We have had a long, long stretch of exceedingly cold weather here in Kalamazoo, more so than usual! Fortunately, the greenhouse did NOT have a repeat of the frozen solid hijinks of my last post. The 55 gallon drum of warm water has been doing the job along with the lowest…

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to endorse a new bookstore.The books we read do live after us; the titles are oft interred with our bones. So let it be with Booked Up. Noble Margaret McNamara hath told you that reading is fundamental, and beautifully they meet that truth.

The🐈‍⬛📷 babies on their heated throw. #blackcatlove #babyitscoldoutside #notsoseekritlair

🐈‍⬛📷 My sweet Cheezit is feeling cuddly today, napping on my lap. #blackcats #notsoseekritlair

Mardi Gras greetings from the Not So Seekrit Lair! #mardigras #govee #notsoseekritlair

🐈‍⬛📷 New Year's Eve at the NSSL with my purring chirren. #blackcatlove #notsoseekritlair #newyearseve

It's the most wonderful time of the year!! #scheming #notsoseekritlair #gardenplanning #zone6b

Reporting live from the greenhouse with proof that the plan is working with the forced air heater on the lowest setting and the heated water barrel, which is bathwater warm at present. #costcogreenhouse #greenhouse #notsoseekritlair

🐈‍⬛📷 Cheezit deep in existential contemplation on a sunny Yule morning. #notsoseekritlair

🐈‍⬛📷 I always know when it's 3:30 p.m. never mind that these two get fed at 4:30 when my workday ends. She's currently performing the death scene from the opera she crafted called The Epic of the Empty Bowl. #dramacat #workfromhomelife #notsoseekritlair

It's summer in the greenhouse!! #notsoseekritlair #zone6b #costcogreenhouse

I sure wish I could get this household chore done, but clearly I can't make the bed until Quill is done with his postprandial relaxing. 🐈‍⬛📷#idontmaketherules #notsoseekritlair

We need Trixie Belden to come take a look at The Case of the Frozen Greenhouse. #notsoseekritlair #costcogreenhouse #zone6b theamyexperience.com/2025/12/09/1...

Coke discontinued this long ago, as has happened with many things I've loved over the years (RIP Vanity Fair 75-031). Imagine my joy in finding a 12-pack at D&W! It's a limited release through 12/31, so I'm savoring sips while quilting and making baked feta pasta. #sundayvibes #notsoseekritlair

Good winter evening from the Not So Seekrit Lair. #snow #notsoseekritlair

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving. I don't know why I don't make this year round. #notsoseekritlair

That is not a person, Arlo camera. That is a sparrow that thinks I need to get out there and fill those bird feeders right away.#pigbird #notsoseekritlair

The latest on my greenhouse! 🌱 #costcogreenhouse #greenhouse #michigangarden #zone6b #notsoseekritlair theamyexperience.com/2025/11/16/g...

First snow in SW Michigan! ❄️❄️❄️ #notsoseekritlair

It's heated throw season! 🐈‍⬛📸 #warmkitty #notsoseekritlair

Bucket list item: ACTIVATED! Ever since I started really getting into growing fruits and vegetables, I have wanted a greenhouse. The money never really lined up, so I kept it on the back burner for years. This spring, I started a new job with a delightful salary, so the dream is now a reality! I…

Kitchen Sunday. Putting this on first, then making banana bread, then portioning grapes and cleaning out the fridge. Queued up a podcast and going to work! #mealprep #sundaydinner #notsoseekritlair

My two loves. 🐈‍⬛📸 #caturday #notsoseekritlair

I'm fascinated by the things I'm learning while working on the Canvassing and Campaigns subcommittee for the @kzoodems.bsky.social! It makes my little nerd heart happy to crunch data to effect change. I'm proud of the work I do for the KDCP, and I get much more out of it than I expected.

Last night's home improvement project. I've been stalking this bidet from LUXE Bidet and it finally went on a deep enough sale for me to pull the trigger. I installed this myself in less than 30 minutes. Everything I needed came in the box and it couldn't have been simpler. #notsoseekritlair

I got an email this morning from the company that makes the identichip that these two have. It's been 10 years since these imps joined my household. Cheezit and Quill have improved my life considerably. #adoptdontshop #rescuecats #housepanther 🐈‍⬛📷

Nesting is in full effect here at the Not So Seekrit Lair this weekend. Updated Google Keep lists inventories of basement overflow shelving, basement freezer, kitchen freezer, kitchen cupboards, pantry shelves, bathroom storage, and all my Penzeys Spices. #notsoseekritlair

This is what's up. Shahid King Bolsen speaks absolute truth here, and it's 12 minutes you won't regret. youtu.be/XMFwj30seEg?...

Today is 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and the catastrophic levee failure that decimated the Lower 9th Ward in NOLA. I'm working with lowernine.org for their 50StatesCampaign. Join me in supporting this great nonprofit in my beloved second city. #lowernineorg #50statescampaign #iamlowernine

Working at home today, here's my su-purr-visor. 🐈‍⬛📸 #notsoseekritlair #workingfromhome

I swear I did a double take looking out my window. It's a giant Trump wig!!

Morning void. Cheezit, postprandial.🐈‍⬛📸

Me: Guys, I just want to get to my car. Guys: THE HELL YOU SAY!!!

🐈‍⬛📸 My sweet girl Cheezit in the recliner with me while I read. #housepanther #notsoseekritlair

$990 🐈‍⬛📸 later they both have all of their shots, claws trimmed, flea treatment, bloodwork, new diabetic kibble to try, etc. All is forgiven, I got them new catnip toys from the animal rescue, and they're busily cleaning the vet stench off themselves. Ingrates. #notsoseekritlair

Here's what's growing on at the Not So Seekrit Lair in southwest Michigan! #vegetablegardening #urbangardening #zone6B

Getting dressed and packing my crowd bag. It will be a terrific day of community and exercising my First Amendment rights.

Getting dressed and packing my crowd bag. It will be a terrific day of community and exercising my First Amendment rights.

Okay, what the dystopian hell is this?

It was absolutely worth the shot to my dignity to get crammed into a Pinocchio suit with a full FDT mask and a fake nose. We had a blast!!! The @kzoodems.bsky.social knows how to have a good time!

If you helped me acquire quality red, white and blue beads at Mardi Gras, the @kzoodems.bsky.social thanks you!

She 🐈‍⬛📸 did not appreciate being booped on the nose. I got the look and then I got the Turned Head of Avoidance. #notsoseekritlair

She complied with their unreasonable request, with no warrant. For all the dolts who yammer about "well they shoulda followed the officer's instructions", she did. This is bullshit.

This is what sharing looks like to these two. 🐈‍⬛📸 #notsoseekritlair

Current location. #notsoseekritlair

I've just discovered @juliaelliott.bsky.social and I'm HOOKED. I picked this up bc it was noted on the @southrevbooks.bsky.social summer reading list and it is wild! Southern Gothic, pure weirdness, and so much more - full review here: theamyexperience.com/2025/06/01/b...

The annual spring weight testing has occurred and the hammock still holds me. Bring it on, sunny days and piles of books #notsoseekritlair