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Kate Burton

@ariadnemaze.bsky.social
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Chronically online, history obsessed cat herder with a houseplant problem. Been to a museum lately?

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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All Pepsi products are vegan with the exception of Diet Pepsi, which is vegetarian. It’s clearly something sensitive in the flavouring, as they won’t say what it is. I find this MADDENING. What could it be??
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you weren’t already well aware, Nintendo puts a bitter taste on their Switch games to keep kids from eating them. You only have to lick them to find this out. If not, please have the camera ready when you convince someone to try and see if it’s true, because it’ll bring you joy for WEEKS.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Survived another night in Bath. Watched an absolute mess of a woman throw a wobbly on the ground outside the Slug & Lettuce only to be carted off by three grumbling friends, all before midnight.
Night-time view of the Roman Baths entrance in Bath, with the stone façade and carved “ROMAN BATH” sign illuminated by a streetlamp. A dark wooden door sits below the sign, with hanging foliage framing the right side of the image.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sounds like an excellent way to go about it. Pack a jumper if you plan on going up the cable car to Teide. Well worth it, but it’s nippy!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Dadumtss Badum
Alt: Dadumtss Bad
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beginning to vaguely plan our winter sun for mid January. Any strong opinions on staying near the dunes on Gran Canaria?
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ah, southern Tenerife is good fun. Are you getting a hire car?
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
True that yo.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s just aurally satisfying to say?
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
C’mon man, I’m not that poorly.
Television displaying an ITV Quiz sponsorship screen for Simplicity Cremations, with the company logo and a QR code.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gotta say, watching daytime tv when you’re off sick does make you wonder if you’re having a fever dream at times.
Television showing an episode of The Chase Celebrity, with three contestants at the podium labelled Charlie, Basil and Sam. The programme is paused at 9:51am.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A belated birthday cake for me as the OH brought plague into our house. Far tastier for not dying of tummy ache. 😎
Chocolate birthday cake topped with chocolate icing and two lit rainbow-striped number candles reading “37”, sitting on a blue-rimmed plate in a bright kitchen.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It was indeed! Thank you very much!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Some favourites of mine include: - Ladybug / ladybird - Cat coat patterns (tabby, calico, tuxedo, ginger) - If they have a word for redneck/hillbilly - The phrase for someone who is a bit anal retentive
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So I love learning about language differences that people don’t realise are A Thing. Go ahead and ask people what they call some of these things in their native language. (I suspect this will be an ever-evolving topic.)
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At this point, if you ain’t laughing and poking fun, you’re in the depths of despair 🙃
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Could be worse. Could be American.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pink!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You ever see someone make enough of a pig’s ear out of fixing something that you can see the moment when they give up and just order a new one?
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I say he was born at the age of 30 and has only gotten older. It’s a running joke between us.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My husband is 2 years older than me. I just had to guide him through how to use his Apple Pay without unlocking his phone.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s embarrassing but a good lesson!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oh dude, I’m from the US. I used to have a Care Credit card for when my cat needed a vet visit. 🙃
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
1000%
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tbf, the vet did show me both of them. She’s good 😊
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Major cat flex there
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
😂
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Excuse Me, Rude!
Alt: Excuse Me, Rude!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Noticed a concerning cyst-like thing on the cat’s gum line last night and promptly booked her into the vet this morning. Was told that those are, in fact, just cat gums. And are actually quite healthy. I mean, £52 for peace of mind at least? 🙃
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 21/09/2026
Apparently oysters are aphrodisiacs. Perhaps not this one. 😬
We are looking at a close up of a medieval drawing of a circular oyster painted brown with a beak - the oyster has teeth.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I feel like I’ve forgotten how to microblog on here these days. Humour me as I try and remember.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Emotional Damage Meme Reaction
Alt: Emotional Damage Meme Reaction
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Unless there’s gold flakes on it, I’m calling shenanigans.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I am utterly convinced that the word luxury has lost all meaning.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This appears to be the summer of the Great Fly Plague.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The crack is so big and growing so quickly we’ve retreated to the back seat to wait and laid out a sleeping bag to catch any shattered glass should it dramatically give up the ghost.
Interior view of a car windscreen beneath the rear-view mirror. A narrow, curved crack extends down the centre of the glass with two small chip marks along it, forming a faint split that runs toward the middle of the windscreen. The crack is visible against the blurred background of a petrol station display and a coat lying across the dashboard.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Getting to hang out in the outer burbs of London today as we wait for a tow truck to drag us home.
View from inside a parked car looking through the windscreen at a petrol station wall and product display. A thin, curved crack in the windscreen runs downward from near the top edge of the glass, with two small dark chip points along the line. The crack is clearly visible against the bright exterior background of white brickwork and shelves of automotive fluid containers.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Added to the shopping list ✔️
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
It’s still a wild ride if you need a hole of the internet to fall into.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Elders of the Chronically Online: who else remembers the tale of the Groverhaus?
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
*clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap^
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Why is my dishwasher suggesting an UNO reverse on me?
A Siemens dishwasher control panel displaying error indicators: a red ‘S’ symbol resembling a UNO reverse card, a WiFi symbol, and a blue brush symbol illuminated on the black display screen. The panel shows a temperature setting of 65° and features including ‘Speed’, ‘Favourite’, ‘Start in … hr.’ and ‘Remote Start’ options. A chrome-plated dishwasher rack roller wheel is visible in the foreground, with the unit’s beige control strip and WiFi connectivity information visible above the main display.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 13/02/2026
*nodding*
questionnaire filled out with childish handwriting

8. I worry about ...
My cat

9. I am happy when...
I see my cat

10. I am sad when...
I don't see my cat

11. my responsibility is...
my cat
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
The Creation of Adam ✨wishes✨ it was so iconic.
A close-up of a cat’s white paw gently touching a person’s curled finger. The cat, partially visible from behind, has a white, brown, and black striped coat and is resting on a red knitted blanket. The person wears a dark knitted jumper, and only their hand and part of their torso are in frame, creating a tender moment of connection between human and animal.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Expat life is continually explaining to people that flying abroad back to your home country to see family is not a holiday, even if the cost is the same.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Holy shit y’all. I know I feel better (and colder) and that I’ve been losing weight, but look at the difference a year makes.
Split image showing two bathroom mirror selfies of the same person taken a year apart. Top image dated 14 January 2025 shows the person with braided hair, round glasses and a black top, holding a phone, with on-image text reading “What a year of weight loss looks like in bathroom selfies” and “–31.5 kg / –69.5 lb”. Bottom image dated 17 January 2026 shows the same person with hair worn back, the same glasses and a black sleeveless top, holding a phone in a different bathroom, appearing slimmer in the face and shoulders.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
If the weather hurts to breathe, the double scarf situation is mandatory!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Well jel! Enjoy!!
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Bless him though, I hope he makes good strides in his water conservation plans. And maybe picks up a hobby alongside his wife.
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Kate Burton @ariadnemaze.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’ve been living in the UK too long and forgotten just how earnest Americans can be. Could you even imagine the level of roast a British local politician would get for putting up something like this? abilenetx.gov/Directory.as...
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Staff Directory • Weldon W. Hurt
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mistress von toasty @toasty.cx · 27/01/2026
the ubiquity of advertising in every possible niche of our lives needs to be ended with righteous anger and furious violence
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