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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Decided to treat myself to a fun decoration for my bookshelf. For any other fans, he's available via Wētā Workshop. #Ludo #Labyrinth

A photo of a figurine of the character Ludo from the Labyrinth. This Ludo figurine is approximately 15cm tall. He stands on two feet and has deep rust orange coloured fur, two downward facing horns on his head and large floppy ears. He is holding the ring of a doorknocker in his mouth as if he is the doorknocker. He has a playful expression on his face.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

Does anyone have recommendations for YA books that have fantasy/world building but absolutely no form of romance (not even crushes or flirting)? My 14 year old is very frustrated by current selections in our local bookshops that all seem to have some sort of love interest/crush. #books #YABooks

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/08/2026

I've had three postcards all arrive at once for #PostcardSwap! Thank you so much @RoseArethusa , @tiamat271 and @venite I really enjoyed hearing your recommendations for places to visit if I ever have the chance. Thank you so much for sharing those, it really made my day 😊

An image of a postcard with a garden gnome in the foreground on the right of the image and a ferry in the background.

A postcard from Colorado. The image is a background in a colour gradient from orange at the top, through pink, purple, dark and light blue at the bottom. The drawn images are of a bighorn sheep, a lark bunting, a rocky mountain columbine and the state flag.

A red and white striped lighthouse standing tall, with a mass of dark green trees at the base.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

We tried the new Whittaker's Gum drop block last night. The light green colour chocolate is slightly off putting, but it does taste very similar to goody gum drops ice-cream (IMHO) if that's your thing.

A block of unopened chocolate on a black background. The packet is pale pink in colour with colourful dots over it. There is an image of a square of light green colour chocolate with colourful gumdrops inside. The rainbow coloured text reads "Whittaker's Since 1896. LIMITED EDITION Gum drop block
28% cocoa White chocolate combined with bubble gum flavour and chewy gumdrops.

NET 250 g"

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2026

Doing some sleuthing for #PostcardSwap this morning. Hoping I can find some good postcards for my matches. 📬

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

Does anyone here have experience eating fruit salad/swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) fruit? We have a ripe fruit and the outer scales are falling off. It smells and tastes delicious. We know not to eat the outer scales re: oxalic acid. We've been eating […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

A fruit salad (Monstera deliciosa) fruit. The bottom half of the fruit is still covered in green scales. The scales have been removed from the top half of the fruit, showing the cream coloured kernels beneath. The fruit sits within a paper bag.

Kernels from a fruit salad (Monstera deliciosa) fruit on a wooden chopping board. They are a cream colour with small black flecks on the outside.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

Pinned post for #PostcardSwap I'm happy with any kind of postcard, it's just fun getting some snail mail these days. 😊 I know for me, deciding what to write in a message to a stranger can be a little challenging. If you're stuck for ideas, I'd love to know a little about the general area where […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

#Editorial #question Situation: we're updating a manual for a particular growing industry. The first section of the manual has a table of the version updates, a brief description of the manual and a dedication to a significant person to this industry. Question: should dedications be considered […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026

How about a fun shroom to kick start your Friday? Here's a werewere-kōkako (Entoloma hochstetteri) I found on a recent walk. #fungi #mushroom #NZ

A blue mushroom growing out of a fallen tree fern, surrounded by patches of moss and a small fern.

A close up of a blue mushroom with patches of moss and a fern frond. The mushroom cap has two small pieces at the edge missing.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

NZ friends - do any of you use the Yeah Nah app for bill submissions? It looks really useful at first glance.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

I really dislike working from charts for #knitting. Unfortunately I bought a kit recently and didn't realise the instructions were only charted. Can anyone help me with this? My specific questions are for row 3 onwards. 1. When I'm increasing, do I only use the […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

The bottom of a knitting chart with the pattern coloured in dark green with a curved edge.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026

Do you LOVE stairs? If your answer is yes, then the #Kuataika track is the #walk for you. You start out crossing Anawhata farm to get to the track, then it's pretty much stairs either up or down for the next ~1.5hrs till you reach the trig. The stairs are a […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Green farmland looking out to tree covered hills and in the far distance, the blue sea. The sky is blue and cloudless.

Endless boardwalk steps heading up a ridge. There is a handrail on one side of the steps. Trees and shrubs are either side of the track.

A suspension bridge crossing over a stream. There is netting either side and a board base to the bridge. The bridge is narrow and walkers are in single file. There are green trees surrounding it.

A view from the trig looking out over tree covered hills to the sea. This view is out towards Bethells and Muriwai in the distance.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 24/04/2026

The NZ Government is replacing the RMA with the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill without updating references to Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area Act 2008, rendering large parts of the act meaningless. #NZPol Petition link: Save the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Areas […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026

Here's a newly stitched murderpillar to start your Friday. You can find the pattern online for free if you search "murderpillar" and look for images. I made some slight changes to the text and left out the lower border. I went for 18 count fabric but the text […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

An unframed cross-stitch. Text, in black thread reads "one sunny Sunday the caterpillar hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry .... And then the murders began"
Along with the text is stitched a caterpillar in the style of Eric Carle's The Very hungry Caterpillar, with the body made of various shades of green, the head a burnt orange colour with blue/purple antenna.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

Question for you - How would you assign authorship on an AI generated report? Is the person who generated all the prompts, pulled the report together and checked the references the first author, or is the more senior person who reviews the report (making some edits) the first author? I'm […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

Walked the recently reopened Zion Hill loop out at #Karekare this weekend (~3hrs). It's an uphill start for ~40mins to the top of the ridge, then fairly easy going after that. A couple of very small, shallow water crossings (easy to jump or rock hop), but may […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

A view looking south from the ridge above Karekare. On the left are hills, dropping down to wetlands. Alongside the wetland runs a black sand beach. Rolling surf can be seen to the right. The sky is light grey cloud.

Looking out to Paratahi island from the beach. In the foreground is black sand and long grass. The sea is blue with white capped waves. The island is dark pointed rocks with a small amount of grass/ small plants growing on it.

Part of the track once you reach the beach. Black loose sand surrounded by various coastal grasses and plants.

An old small tunnel that you pass though on the track. The tunnel opening is surrounded by large Pohutukawa trees, smaller kawakawa and other plants.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

Interesting flavour and texture. Quite crumbly. Any one else tried it? #CookieTime #NZ

A large cookie in a packet. The packet has a red cartoon monster on it and images of chips (aka crisps). It says "special edition. The choc and chips cookie. Sweet and salty. Cookie time and Heartland potato chips".

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/02/2026

I just put a box down on my desk and it bumped my keyboard and trackpad, and somehow this opened iTunes and started random shuffle and out of my speaker came the Jeff Wayne/Richard Burton War of The Worlds opening "NO ONE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED" etc. Reader, I may now be slightly lighter.

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rae-diance massage @raewynkrivan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2026

In other exciting news, I managed to clean and reset two Doc200s without injury. #traps #trapping #PestControl #Doc200-

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/02/2026

Exciting news, I found two devils coach horse beetles (Creophilus oculatus) in one of the trap motels this morning! (Also two dead rats). I've been looking out for these and stoked to have actually seen some IRL. Unfortunately by the time I took my gloves off and got my phone out, the beetles […]

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026

In our revolution are many ways to resist. Sometimes you run, sometimes you cling. Sometimes you have a spiny form that makes going after you a big mistakes. Today? I am creeping, as always.

Fig. 1. Some features of terrestrial isopod morphology.

Six line drawings of isopods with bold labels giving them types:
Runner (Philoscia, an ordinary potato shaped terrestrial isopod)
Clinger (Oniscus a more round one)
Roller (Synarmadillo pill shaped)
Spiny Form (Panningillo, it has spines)
Creeper (Haplophthalmus it's narrow and slender)
Non-Conformist (Schobela round with short antennae)

Ecomorphological categories are modified from Schmalfuss (1984). Most of the specimens collected by pitfall traps belong to the runner, clinger and roller categories.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Tried out a new recipe tonight - Creamy Harrisa Butter Beans (aka Lima beans). Super tasty and simple to make. Standard recipe feeds two but it's easy up double to feed more. We had ours with sourdough garlic bread. Due to my lack of desire to visit a supermarket, I used what was in the […]

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Jack Yan (甄爵恩) @jackyan.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2026

If you can avoid driving today, you should. Treacherous down Ngauranga Gorge. #summer #Aotearoa #raumati #Wellington #TeWhanganuiaTara

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

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Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases

Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/02/2026

The uLibrary app sucks so much. I found it really janky, freezing up, restarting chapters after a minute and unreliable in book marking. I'll actively be avoiding any audiobooks on there in future. Thankfully my regional library mostly uses Libby/Overdrive, so this shouldn't have too much of an […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

A question for other Fitbit users - do you know of any work around to avoid linking to your Google account? I'm concerned if I do nothing that my watch won't update and will become unusable over time. #Fitbit

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2026

A question for anyone who has read The Lies of Locke Lamora - did the story hook you in early on, or did you find you needed to read a few chapters to really get into it? I'm 35 pages in and I don't dislike the book, but it hasn't got me hooked. I'm at the point where I'm debating if I should […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

Has anyone here completed the beaded fish tutorial by 'Mind of Julia'? I'm struggling with it. I've watched various videos on peyote stitch and the zipping method, but I'm still struggling. I feel like the bead counts per row might be out? I'm wondering if the square stitch method would work […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

One #craft project I've managed to complete these summer holidays is this cot blanket. I #knitted it using Zealana Heron (colour H03 'Lichen'), which is 80% merino, 20% possum fur. This is for friends who are expecting their first child in April and both work in […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

A large knitted cot sized blanket laid out over a couch. The couch is a pale blue/green colour. The blanket is a light green colour with a knitted texture to mimic the woven sides of a basket.

A close up of the basket weave pattern on the knitted blanket. The texture mimics blocks interweaving between horizontal and vertical sections, like the sides of a woven basket.

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Weltzeitgeist @wackjackle.norden.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2026

“The U.S. will invade your country, kill your people, and then make a movie about how sad their soldiers felt doing it.” - Frankie Boyle

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/12/2025

A question for my Dunedin Ōtepoti friends - can you recommend any cafés/ restaurants with good vegetarian options? It doesn't need to be an exclusively vegetarian place, just somewhere that has more options than a side salad, chips and garlic bread.

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Larissa needs more sleep @larissacomments.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Did you decide you couldn’t play #SecretSantaAoNZ this year because you just didn’t have the spoons and/or the finances to manage this year? We know it’s been a tough one and secret Santa is about spreading joy, so if you would like to receive a gift, get in touch with an elf today!

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a helicopter is flying over a cardboard box with the words care package delivered written below it

ALT: a helicopter is flying over a cardboard box with the words care package delivered written below it

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025

My latest #crafting project are these small #knitted mice. They are about 7.5cm tall and knitted on 2mm d needles. I found a matchbox style box that they fit in and at some point will attempt to make it look like an old Beehive matchbox. Some of you may remember […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Two knitted grey mice inside a small white box. Their legs are covered with a yellow blanket. The mouse on the left blue and white striped top, while the one in the right has a pink and white top.

Two knitted mice inside a white matchbox style box. They are covered by a yellow blanket. On the left the mouse has a blue and white top, on the right has a phone and white striped top.

Two mice inside a white box. There is no blanket in this image and both mice can be seen in their striped pyjamas. The mouse on the left wears blue and white pjs and in the right wears pink and white pjs. They both have two matching buttons on the top of their pjs.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

[Photo of flowers in a cemetery] Driving past the old section of Waikumete today and I couldn't get over the fields of flowers between the old graves. I think these are corn lilies (Ixia polystachya). A huge area is covered in these at the moment.

A field of stalks of white, pink and purple flowers between old headstones. In the background are large trees. The sky is blue with some white clouds.

A close up of one of the pink/purple stalk of flowers. The stalk is very thin with a cluster of flowers near the top. The flowers are small with a white and slightly blue centre.

A picture of the pink, lilac and white flowers.

Another photo of the flowers between the headstones, but taken from a different location. Trees are in the background. The sky is blue with white clouds.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

I know this might seem a bit early, but I'm sharing this now with shipping times in mind. For my #book loving friends - book advent calendars are available from the Book Grocer. There are different boxes available eg, fiction, nonfiction, crime, romance, books […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

A cardboard box with individually wrapped and numbered books inside. The wrapping paper of the three visible books are: book 1 green leaves and red berries, book 2 a white background with gold reindeer and snowflake design, book 3 a diamond shape pattern in various shades of blue, green and gold. Above these sits a dark green sheet of paper with white text that reads " have your shelf a merry little Christmas".

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

The grey warbler/riroriro in our garden is absolutely going off this spring. The singing is almost constant. 🐦‍⬛

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2025

In mildly scandalous news, it seems Biosecurity NZ opened my small parcel of tiny buttons and doll eyes. I wonder if it was picked at random for a check or if it was scanned and flagged as concerning? 🤔😆 #NZ

A yellow envelope with a small clear bag to the side of tiny (3mm) pink and blue buttons and small doll eyes. On the envelope did a flyer with the text:

OPENED FOR INSPECTION
This parcel has been inspected by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) under Section 120 of the Biosecurity Act 1993.

In this instance, all items have been found to comply with New Zealand biosecurity requirements and no items have been removed from the parcel.

The role of MPI is to protect New Zealand from pests and diseases that could impact upon our environment and economy.

For further information please visit https://www.mpi.govt.nz/travel-and-recreation/

Biosecurity New Zealand
Ministry for Primary Industries
Manat Ahu Matua

A small sticker placed on the outside of the yellow envelope. It has an image of New Zealand and the text "Passed inspection. Ministry for Primary Industries"

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LillyLyle/Count Melancholia @lillyherself.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/10/2025

I have mostly kept my two twitter accounts alive out of some kind of morbid curiosity; watching something that belonged to all of us dismantled and destroyed by ONE idiotic male. But these new changes break the model completely. ➡️ Fediverse, brace for another migration.

What's happening: Elon Musk confirmed
that X will delete all heuristics from its
recommendation system within six weeks. In
other words, the familiar logic of likes, replies,
and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is
about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the
platform’s in-house Al model, will read and
watch more than one hundred million posts
and videos every day to decide what users
see. At the same time, X is testing a new
interface that keeps users inside the app even
when they open external links.

How this hits reality: This marks the first
time a major social platform has handed full
control of content discovery to an Al model.
Engagement farms, trend-hacking accounts,
and traditional growth tactics may soon lose
their edge. The new winners will be those
who write in ways that Grok interprets as
engaging, turning social media optimisation
into a new form of prompt engineering. This
shift could reshape influencer strategies, ad
targeting, and even political communication in
a matter of weeks.

Key takeaway: X did not just change its
algorithm; it replaced it with an Al reader.
Your reach will soon depend on how fluently
you can speak Grok.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2025

Today I took part in a river crossing course. It was held at #Wero whitewater park in Auckland, so not exactly a river, but definitely a water body with impressive flow. The course is primarily aimed at people undertaking the Te Araroa Trail, but I think it's great for anyone thinking of doing […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2025

I know I'm weeks too late with this post but .... I went with friends to the World of WearableArt (#WOW) show in #Wellington at the start of October. The show runs for about two weeks each year. It is an AMAZING event. Each garment is a work of art. The […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

Looking towards a stage with large screens either side. On the stage are large letters that spell out the word create. In front of this is the band Fine Wine Social Club, who are performing live as people find their seats before the show.

A gold coloured hands with curved almost tentacle or flame like structures going both towards the ground and up above the head of the wearer. Apparently the model is able to make this move while wearing the garment.

A garment with vertical thin, damaged strips of wood, held at roughly the torso area. The rest of the garment, which extends fully down both legs and over the grass, is covered with hundreds of small fabric termites.

A garment with a head piece shaped light a heart. The area over the shoulders and hips are exaggerated large heart shapes. The dress fetched to the ankles. The whole garment is shades of pink and made from ribbons stitched together.

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2025

Today I found out that my colleague puts avocado on their pizza. 🥑 Some questions/answers I asked: Yes, they put it on BEFORE cooking. No, it doesn't turn brown or go to mushy. They cut little cubes of it, not mashed. No seasonings added No it wasn't too give creaminess or balance other […]

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Clianthus 🏴‍☠️ :verified: @clianthus.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2025

I almost responded with "sorry darling" to a random stranger at the supermarket 😳🤦‍♀️ Thank goodness I caught myself just in time .... Could have been a bit of an awkward moment 😆

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