Self promotion time! My chocolate boxes have been sold out since Christmas, but they’ve been back in stock for a few days now. Ideal if you love good chocolate, need a gift idea, or simply want an excuse to enjoy some yourself.

Figgy runs And I go chase We run fru hous We has a race Den up da wall Away fwom me Da Figgy sings He at home fwee #CheddarPoetry #HomeFwee #NoFair #FiggySesHePinsessAgen #HeOnDaPinsessBalkunny #HeSingHappySong

Seriously, I just don’t have much say today. But how about a kitty picture?

Styopka’s wisdom A paradox, plain and simple: after 70, you’re strictly forbidden to run trains, planes, buses… but running countries? No problem! #StyopkasWisdom

Some academic publishing contract advice: make sure your contract specifies 1. a qualified human copyeditor will copyedit on the MS; 2. a qualified human proofreader will proofread the MS; 3. that production must have a proper system for version control (!).

Beautiful colors in the sky in Minnesota #Photography #Photographer #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Nature #Minnesota

Save us, Aurora Cat: you're our only hope.

Everyone stop scrolling, there's a caterpillar wearing a bud hat.

Thanks for that, Steve...

There is no enemy like a friend betrayed. From last March in Alberta/Photo by Gavin Young

Pardon me, wouldst thou like to live deliciously?

Awww

Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books. It’s seriously what gets us through.

Ghost ships on a misty afternoon.

Night night sweet dreamies The best way to take on mental health, or anything that is troubling you, is to take it day by day. Healing and moving forwards doesn't have a specific timeline. Be gentle with yourself 🧡🐈

Steve is feeling fabulous today!

The best window pawtrol ever😻😻😻😻

i am shopping for a new cat litter box and i need to share with y'all this lil poopin' cosmonaut preparing to boldly go

Today my cat napped on me and it was good.

I’m giving the squirrels a break today. They’re inside making sandwiches while I dart back and forth in front of traffic

1 more time for west coast peeps just waking up

😝Happy #TongueOutTuesday!😝 #CatsOfBluesky #Hedgewatch #TunaTuesday

I do. Vehemently.

timeline cleanse of utmost dignity

A collection of non-fiction articles, a guide and companion to the historical fiction novels. http://mybook.to/footnotes ##Historical ##Tudors ##WOTR ##EnglishHistory ##HenryVIII

Reading @snowhydro.bsky.social ‘s excellent memoir MELTDOWN & this line resonates: “dan’s ( @hemlock932.bsky.social ) hands-on observational approach brought the landscape to life & fuelled my desire for fieldwork. I started to feel that a science degree might actually be interesting after all.” 🧪⚒️

Just playin’ around! 😸 We hope everyone has an awesome day!❤️ #cats #catsofbluesky #gato #cute

If we can’t enjoy a bottle of Cabernet together by the fireplace in an abandoned Victorian mansion under a full moon on a cold winter’s night with the sound of wolves in the distance whilst we wax poetic about our hopes, dreams, and people we want to haunt in the afterlife, then what’s the point?

A bit of self promotion. My chocolate shop’s Winter Sale is now live, with chocolate bars, treats, and hot chocolates included. Details are on the website if you’re curious. jenkinsemporium.co.uk

"If a cat shows up at your house, please, please post it on Facebook. Take a photo. Send it to the shelter so they can share it. What feels like a stray might be someone’s family member." bcdemocrat.com/2026/01/07/c...

Today is the day everyone has been waiting for, yes, your long wait is over and it's finally National Snuggle a Chicken Day. We implore you to snuggle only consenting chickens - many of them love it but it's not National Make a Chicken Uncomfortable with Unwanted Physical Attention Day.

So, let’s say it’s the Regency period in England. But witches are part of society, the sensibility is queer, vampires and werewolves lurk, and intrigue all sorts—political, magical, romantic and sexual—abounds. Sound like fun to you? Get yourself a copy of @natania.bsky.social’s Netherford Hall.

I would like everyone to know that this morning I woke up to LUDICROUS amounts of hare poop in my front yard (aka where the bird feeders are). There's no way the lone hare that lives in my yard for the winter could have pooped that much in the space of one night. Its astonishing. A literal shitpost.

A reminder to any canadian (or any) #watercolor artists. Beam Paints is an Indigenous owned company with beautiful plastic-free hues. Their sparkly metallics are to die for www.beampaints.com

I need a mood booster, let's talk about capybaras. Here's a capy demonstrating one of MANY ways they can move through the water: running along the bottom. They're 'semi-aquatic' mammals, just like hippos, seals & beavers. They LOVE water. (📷: Fernando Maidana)

I just googled "How to hide money in overseas accounts" and I want to assure the FBI agent monitoring my computer that it's for a book I SWEAR

And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”

So…2026, eh?

Really hoping for no fireworks tonight. We know the changing of the year is happening. But I really want some peace for my easily startled kitty.

New Years Eve Bash!

We have been dancing about the kitchen. My mum, my sibs, and a senior friend who can still do the twist so there. New Year’s Resolution - sod being cool, be joyful instead. Good riddance 2025 and may 2026 behave its bloody self.

2025 Cartoon by Tiina Menzel

I feel seen:

It's very wintery here today so I am calling on an old flower video so we can remember that Spring will be here before we know it. (Trying to make myself feel cozy and warm as I get stuff done inside today) #flowers

If you have read and enjoyed Judith Arnopp's novels you will revisit the historical characters and the world they lived in, and learn where fact ended and fiction began. http://mybook.to/footnotes ##history ##Tudors ##WOTR ##HenryVIII ##AnneBoleyn ##medievalwomen

Valid point 😂

#Caturday 😼

open.substack.com/pub/charliea... Of course the MAGA fascists are aligning with denialists. The only surprise is that it took so long. This offers succour to divisive, hate mongering clowns in Canada and constitutes interference in OUR freedoms. Elbows up.

A not-bad Christmas. Took care of the family member I’m primary caregiver for and got some smiles and laughs from them. Watched “Die Hard” together and now LOTR. Got down on the floor with kitty to say I love you and give treats. A not-bad Christmas.