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Becca Esche

@beccasaintpaul.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈 she/her. queer. adored by two idiots. cat lady. civic engagement fairy. duuuuuvallll forever in my heart. St Paul, Minnesota is home. Fuck ICE, always.

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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 5h
Also took my Adopt a Stop Metro Transit card out for a spin on the green line last night! Ride public transit!
Hand holding transit card
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 5h
I’ll always defend St Paul!!!
Button with gophers wrestling “I defended Saint Paul and all I got was the pin “
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Girl cats are love
Lady snuggling girl kitty
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Probably last Connie's trip of the season!
Ebike in front of ice cream place
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Too sad to bake, just sad enough to melt marshmallows
Rice krispies and cocoa pebbles treat
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pumpkins at the Minnesota Zoo!!
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Like mother, like daughter.
A woman and her cat
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Took the bikes to Menards, Maplewood Bakery, Lake Phalen for donut munching, and the library! Beautiful day out there.
Cargo bike with donuts in front of lake
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice morning to hit 500 miles on my ebike I've only had since mid July 🤭😅
e-bike monitor thing showing a person going 13 miles an hour that just hit 500 miles on their odometerLady on ebike in yellow jacket, sunglasses, and gaiter for face warmth
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My boulevard is still blooming 😍
Zinnias and cosmosCosmo flower
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Annika says good morning.
Tortie cat
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ok so my gpa was an amateur painter, I inherited his paintings. I have this one of an Amish farm at the top of my stairs. One day, my eye caught on a piece of greenery towards the bottom. Tell me, bluesky peeps: did this man paint this bush like this on purpose?!? It's all my eye is drawn to now. 😅
Painting of farmSuspiciously shaped bush
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
*another one* busy hands have never made my heart completely happy but it helps.
Fabric tucking with Halloween theme
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I made cosmic brownies.
Brownies
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This fact about it blows my mind:
^ Composition
Petty described writing "Wildflowers":
I just took a deep breath and it came out. The whole song. Stream of consciousness: words, music, chords.
Finished it. I mean, I just played it into a tape recorder and I played the whole song and I never played it again. I actually only spent three and a half minutes on that whole song. So I'd come back for days playing that tape, thinking there must be something wrong here because this just came too easy. And then I realized that there's probably nothing wrong at all. [14]
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Make bad art
Fabric tucking creation with spooky stuff
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Haven't posted sewing in a while: fleece sweat set for the kid.
Fleece zip up and pants both have fuchsia details with an all over mushroom print.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Got to see some chickens on the bike ride into school this morning!
Two chickens by sign indicating upcoming stopChicken In a parking lot
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pollinator garden hasn't given up completely yet.
Moth (I think) perched on pink zinnia
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And some lovely treats. 😭😭😭 💛💛💛 thank you so much.
Cat with amazing toys and fidgets piled on her
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Proof of life
Round faced femme with Kitty
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Potion print for upcoming spoopy season.
Hand stamped print of potion bottlesHand stamped carved potion bottle print in orange
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Met Peggy Flanagan at a comedy show tonight nbd
One smiling fat lady and Minnesota's next senator, Peggy Flanagan
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Master shake and meat wad with caption "I am 30 or 40 years old and I don't need this"
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I never made it to the pickle pizza booth at the fair, so I checked out Pizza Luce's version last night. Absolutely incredible.
Dill pickle pizza
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I saw your art yesterday! Hopefully that adds some good vibes into your day. 💛😘
Quilt on a stich with gorgeous embroidery
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Corms.* (first time! delicious) *the spelling is intentional. Say corms out loud. It's funny.
Lady w good hair noms on delicious roasted "corms" (corn)
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In my defense- it was very juicy and sour and ah fuck it you get it
Femme with eyes closed really enjoying her time and a pickle at the state fair
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fair day one: family style. Old Mill, Miracle of Life, teaaa (you can always get me with a Caramel apple lollipop), bumper boats, didn't eat it in the Kidway like last year, my favorite piece from the Fine Arts Center, newspaper museum, big ass pumpkins, and the fish pond.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Femme with dark hair and glasses eating cotton candy
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My sunflower. (while unfortunate she's in the cone, this is probably the cutest outcome)
Cat in yellow, flower shaped soft cone
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I loved her sense of humor so much. Rest well, Dolly. Carl Dean was waiting for you. 😭
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Goooooooooooooooood morning St Paul, ya girl loves you.
Lady with dark hair and sunglasses smiling
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Little love 😍
Lady grinning with sunglasses getting cheek kiss from sweetie
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ooh this is hard cause I'm not a big oreo person. Maybe like a butter cookie Oreo with guava and cream cheese filling.
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If you could request any new Oreo cookie flavor, what would it be?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've read this ten times (granted a few of them were blurred by tears) and I'm moved beyond measure. Jesus. Thank you. (Also I know how hard it is to give up an income stream these days and it takes my breath away)
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Last year I had a contract to do some technical work for the
SPPD, which was making me queasy, but I was doing it. After seeing what they did to you, I quit. You're one of my heroes now. Thank you.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I would say I'm sensitive in the way an open wound is. I oftentimes walk around feeling skinless and it hurts. I don't like knowing others hurt like that. We're complicated beings, everything we've ever been through comes into every decision we make. Who couldn't feel for that? I dunno, I guess I am
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You're a really empathetic person - are you sensitive or see yourself that way?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
On me?!? Eeeeeeee no way
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This is one of your followers admitting a crush on you.
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
😭😭😭 I adore this and you. What and incredibly sweet and kind thing to say. Thank you. 💛💛
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I love y'all!!!! I have a PUP concert film I watch when I get really sad. I don't have a thing specifically... I'll try not to make this too sad but when you've lost every object you've loved through moves, abuse, fleeing... You learn that specific things are never yours forever.
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We see you struggling-know that we all care about you and want the best for you! What is your fav comfort item?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Omg pls!!! Don't be shy, I would love to meet any of y'all. E Please reach out
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Just someone who is hoping to meet you sometime in the near future, you are an absolutely wonderful human!
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I think about y'all when I'm not on here. Positive and happy thoughts. If I haven't seen a post of yours lately, I seek you out. You all mean more to me than you know.
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What's something you wish we knew about you?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I just finished this one, it was pretty good. There was a story in the middle that I got tired of and skipped the rest of, but I really enjoyed the rest.
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what's the last book you read?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's a wheat field in Ukraine. My in-laws are all Ukrainian so it's been a special place to me even before the war
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what's the reason for your current bsky header image?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
When I was in seventh grade, I fell and broke my arm at school. My teacher didn’t believe me. When I got home, my mom was spaced out on methadone and wasn’t able to take me to the hospital on base for several hours while she came down. I sat many hours waiting to be cared for. By anyone. Here's that
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Not enough, I think that's part of the trouble. 😭
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What's something you're looking forward to?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I listen to a lot of music, Julien Baker helped when I needed to get my mental health straight. She changed me. The kid keeps me going, she's tethered me to this mortal coil. I find hope in kids. If I need to be reminded of the important stuff, I hang out at the school or Girp Scouts. They remind
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What are your favorite books/movies/media that taught you something or changed you in some lasting way?
What keeps you going? I spires you? Gives you hope?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wanna go abroad. I would love to see Europe- I'm an art and history buff, I can't imagine the beauty and knowledge I could consume. Stateside: coastal Maine, Boston, more time in NYC, and more of the state parks like Zion, Tetons, ect.
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Travel destination that you haven't been before?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wish I had recommendations! I'll share in the morning when we can get more hits. 💛
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Who would you recommend as a general contractor in St. Paul?
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Becca Esche @beccasaintpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Baking- I've done a fair bit of it, but I'd love a space to learn more techniques and traditions. Ceramics- there are so many things I would love to learn and create in clay. It's such a fabulous humbling medium.
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If cost, space, and time weren't an issue, what is one creative discipline you'd live to study?
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