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This ad on the New Jersey PATH train killed me today.

Jalen Brunson on a Just Salad ad in the New Jersey PATH and it says “We always knew” LOLZ

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I had 2 packs of halloumi in the fridge for summer salads but neglected to use them until now. It’s been raining outside so I used them to top pasta and marinara instead. I baked it until the halloumi was brown and had crispy bits. #ciacooksjerseycity

Pasta, marinara sauce, halloumi ready for the oven

Pasta, marinara sauce, halloumi out of the oven

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Santi telling the bully off. GO SANTI! #NYCFC #ciaheartsfutbol

Messi and Santi talking until the ref separated them

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 27/09/2026

Our dog, Boo Radley 👻💩 is into crossfit 🔊 One of my favorites about her is how she uses her paws to hold things; our previous Rottweiler, Atticus, did not ever do this #ciaheartsbooradley

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Braised short ribs in red wine, broth, and 2 heads of garlic. YUMMMM. #ciacooksjerseycity

Braised short ribs in red wine, broth, and 2 heads of garlic and some potatoes

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 27/09/2026

Atlanta United’s stadium looks like a Cyber Truck. They’re playing #NYCFC tonight #ciaheartsfutbol ⚽️

Mercedes Benz Stadium in Georgia looks like a Cyber Truck

Behold the inside of my pancetta lard bread! #ciacooksjerseycity 🍞🥓

A hand holds a cross section of a freshly baked pancetta lard bread

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The weather is just going to be unpredictable like today here in Jersey City, NJ. What’s predictable is there will be freshly baked pancetta lard bread this afternoon. #ciacooksjerseycity

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I’m eating breakfast with my leg out and Boo Radley thought, Oh hey, let me put my 65lb body on your foot. LOLZ. #ciaheartsbooradley 👻💩

Rottweiler-Pit mix rescue dog on her human’s foot during breakfast

Even the alleyway is bathed in this color!

Alleyway has a pink glow because of the sunset

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Jersey City, NJ sunset right now

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Book no.20 for 2026 💙📚 “The Disappearers” by Marlon James which I totally pre-ordered because of this NYTimes headline; I didn’t even read the article! (I try not to read reviews; sometimes I don’t even read the jacket!) So we’ll see! #ciaheartsbooks

“The Disappearers” by Marlon James #ciaheartsbooks

FICTION
This Masterpiece Is the Novel of the Decade, if Not the Century

Marlon James's story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalists banquet — and the Booker
Prize winner's finest book yet.

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Friday morning walk in the backyard, September 25, 2026 😀 We’ve had heat waves and rainstorms this summer, so these native flowers are later than usual: asters, sneezeweed, goldenrod. The bees are still loving our garden here in Jersey City, NJ! #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 23/09/2026

Friday morning greenhouse check, September 25, 2026 😀 About 50 days after putting down seeds, the daikon is getting huge; spinach is thin but they are actually my first successful ones; lettuce and carrots are getting tangled because I got lazy #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens

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I missed Boo Radley 👻💩 while I was away and I think she missed me too! #ciaheartsbooradley

Rottweiler Pit dog sitting and getting pets from me

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 21/09/2026

Day 4 in Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹 Head and foot massage after morning yoga class; breakfast which included a homemade apple tart; then lunch of fried fish and carrot rice from a hole-in-a-wall spot; then pool and reading time with spritzes #ciaeatsportugal

Cia @ciabernales.com · 20/09/2026

Day 4 in Lagos, Portugal 🇵🇹 Traveled to see Ponta da Piedade and ate octopus, grilled sardines, and alentejo clams #ciaeatsportugal

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 19/09/2026

Day 3 in Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹 Free day after morning yoga to wander around so I was at the market and then I had squid, then pool time, then octopus #ciaheartsyoga #ciaeatsportugal

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 19/09/2026

Day 2 in Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹 Ria Formosa boat tour: oyster beds and oysters, caipirinhas, beach #ciaheartsyoga #ciaeatsportugal

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 18/09/2026

Day 2 in Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹 yoga🧘🏽‍♀️ while the sun was rising, plus an incredible breakfast spread from Casa Amor #ciaheartsyoga #ciaeatsportugal

Olhão, Portugal sunrise during yoga class

Casa Amor breakfast spread in Olhão, Portugal

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 17/09/2026

Day 1 in Olhão, Portugal 🇵🇹 yoga 🧘🏽‍♀️ retreat #ciaheartsyoga But really here for the anchovies, their famous bluefin tuna, and some octopus #ciaeatsportugal

Bluefin tuna with black sesame seed crust

Cia @ciabernales.com · 16/09/2026

Gustavino-tiled vaulted ceiling: past (Old City Hall subway station) and present (Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal) #ciaheartsnyc

Gustavino-tiled vaulted ceiling: present (Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal)

Cia @ciabernales.com · 14/09/2026

Goodnight from our dog Boo Radley 👻💩 She’s a Rottweiler-Pit mix adopted from the Jersey City shelter #ciaheartsbooradley #dogsky www.petfinder.com/member/us/nj...

Rottweiler Pit rescue dog on her back with a chili toy nearby on a tiger print carpet

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 13/09/2026

Very timely because the stupid Orange idiot is talking about Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland this weekend. Book no.19 for 2026 💙📚 Back to Patrick Radden Keefe after reading “London Falling” for “Say Nothing”. He really is one engaging writer. #ciaheartsbooks

Book no.19 for 2026 💙📚 “Say Nothing” by Patrick Radden Keefe on Kindle with Rottweiler-Pit dog blurry in the background

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 13/09/2026

Good to see #NYCFC jump 3 spots! points.soccer #ciaheartsfutbol

points.soccer website showing MLS scoring table with NYCFC in no.7 in the eastern conference

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 13/09/2026

I harvested some beet greens today from our backyard and sauteed them in anchovies and breadcrumbs; tossed that with bucatini #ciacooksjerseycity

Cia @ciabernales.com · 12/09/2026

I had so much fun last night at the Harry Styles show at MSG! 🥰🥰🥰 He puts on a really good live show. His female drummer was my favorite.

Cia @ciabernales.com · 12/09/2026

Saturday afternoon walk in the backyard, September 12, 2026 😀 Today’s small harvest: eggplants, carnival squash, more tomatoes born from the compost; there’s also chard that I might pick later for dinner #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens

Cia @ciabernales.com · 10/09/2026

Happy birthday from Boo Radley 👻💩

Rottweiler Pit dog on her back waiting for belly rubs

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 10/09/2026

FYI, #NYCFC Sky the Pigeon 🐦 is available for your quinceñera! #ciaheartsfutbol ⚽️

Cia @ciabernales.com · 10/09/2026

Guysss, don’t be jealous; I won a Pollo Campero stuffed toy at the #NYCFC match 🐔 #ciaheartsfutbol ⚽️

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 09/09/2026

They finally added these in the Oculus to mark when the North Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on 9/11 ☹️ #neverforget

mark when the North Tower collapsed on 9/11

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 09/09/2026

Wednesday morning walk in the backyard, September 9, 2026 😀 Tomato harvest: Black Beauty, Rebel Star Fighter, an Abraham Brown, and a few cherry tomatoes from the compost. #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens

Tomato harvest: Black Beauty, Rebel Star Fighter, an Abraham Brown, and a few cherry tomatoes from the compost.

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 09/09/2026

9/11 light tribute from our bedroom in Jersey City, NJ

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 08/09/2026

This is the current situation at New Jersey Transit HBLR Exchange Place at 6pm on a Tuesday:

overcrowding at Exchange Place light rail station on Tuesday

Cia @ciabernales.com · 07/09/2026

Our dog Boo Radley 👻💩 also likes a long weekend #ciaheartsbooradley #dogsky

Rottweiler Pit rescue dog lying on her back on her day bed in the living room

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 07/09/2026

I liked seeing the reaction videos of Man United fans when Everton scored at 96’ to tie the game. It’s like watching the Red Wedding reaction videos. #ciaheartsfutbol

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Cia @ciabernales.com · 06/09/2026

Sunday lunchtime and Boo Radley knows 🙂 #ciaheartsbooradley 👻💩 #dogsofbluesky

Rottweiler Pit rescue dog is under a kitchen prep table during lunchtime in case of spills

Boo Radley 👻💩 keeping me company in the backyard. #ciaheartsbooradley #dogsky

Rottweiler Pit on a garden sofa with a greenhouse in the background

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Saturday morning greenhouse check, September 5, 2026 🙂 Almost 30 days after planting from seeds, the carrots, spinach, daikon, and lettuces are looking good. The potatoes have flowers! #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens

A mess of carrots, spinach, and lettuces in the greenhouse

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I am super impressed with the design and functionality of this planter cover system from @vegogarden.bsky.social It’s so nice when an actual gardener helps design a gardening product! #ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens This link will get you $20 off rwrd.io/adiew8f?c

Vego Garden greenhouse cover and trellis system plus garden bed http://rwrd.io/adiew8f?c

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Nice and breezy enough to eat breakfast out in our backyard without fighting the mosquitoes. And our dog Boo Radley 👻💩 agrees. #ciacooksjerseycity #ciaheartsbooradley #dogsky

Rottweiler Pit liking this Saturday weather in Jersey City, NJ backyard

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9/11 light tribute from Jersey City, NJ

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Coming out of the #USOpen, got a peek of the top of the #NYCFC logo hahahaha #ciaheartsfutbol

Upcoming Etihad Park, home of NYCFC in Queens, behind the 7 train