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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Posting something random but not continuing the chain

Gold cloisonne book cover from the Museum Kunstplast in Dusseldorf. The design is very ornate, with dark blue or green and red enamel accents on a gold embossed background, with two latches made of gold.

commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Yes it worked well to spread the colors of the crayons and even mixed them up a little as I spread the solution on with a Q tip.

Drawing of yellow daffodils on blue, violet and pink background, this time with some of the colors mixed or smeared together.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Here's a photo the fluid. Went to an estate sale with lots of old things, photographic equipment, craft supplies. I bought a bottle of photo retouching fluid for a quarter. Thought hey, it's cheap, I can experiment with it doing my crayon and watercolor thing, maybe it can help me spread color.

Bottle of Marshall's P.M. Solution. Label says :A prepared medium for precoating matte papers to facilitate coloring. Apply with cotton and rub down with dry cloth until all visible solution is removed. Also useful for removing color. Contents 3.75oz Manufactured Brooklyn NY.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Object lesson. Using a photo fluid I didn't quite understand on this crayon drawing.

Crayon and ink drawing of yellow daffodils on a background of pink, blue and violet.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Surprise laugh for the day, reading a podcast transcript which I won't link to here because I do not want to drive business to this woman running a perfume store where she talked about ruining perfume notes by rubbing, because that "presses molecules together". Oh for crying out loud.

The oils, I think you can (rub) because it's just the base note, but like an alcohol perfume, there's a top note, a middle note, a base note and you want it to go through the stages without messing with it.And when you press the molecules together it'll mess up the notes.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Post something random or you'll have an awful December.

Hand wearing two rings, green turquoise and silver, square cut diamond gold rings. Hand resting on blue jeans and blue sweater cuff is visible.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.

Yellow dog poop bag (empty) wjth the words Made from corn on it, and partly obscured "biodegradeable" printed on it, with two small holes on it, probably a manufacturing defect. To my relief I didn't use it to pick up poop and saw the holes in time.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Colored pencil, alcohol wash on paper. Red flower with dark purple center.

Red flower with dark purple center on light blue background.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Very fast watercolor pencil of an imagined flower, possibly a red poppy, on a blue background.

Watercolor of five-petalled red flower with dark purple center, green stem, on light blue background.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Found not just one but two patches of violets and inordinately happy.

wild violet flower on a pale wooden surface

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Pink plum blossoms. Something I look forward to each year.

Pink plum blossoms on branches in a dark blue vase against a white wall.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

This huge puppy got very excited to see new camellias blooming. The way this dog loves flowers!

bulldog with brindle markings on both sides of his head and a white muzzle and forehead pushes his wrinkly nose against a pink Japanese camellia flower in a cut glass tumbler on a brown and black striped ottoman.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

FYI people who use Macs, do NOT update to latest Sequoia because it will push so called Apple Intelligence which is dependent on garbagefull AI, thereby rendering Siri useless, so if you are dependent on Siri you will not be able to rely on it. UGH.

Shows text description of how to turn Apple Intelligence off coupled with Siri, and "Note: Apple Intelligence is currently in beta, Apple Intelligence uses generative models and outputs may be inaccurate, unexpected, or offensive. Check important information for accuracy."

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Koi. Acrylic,watercolor and ink cut paper mounted with packing tape. By me.

Variegated koi painted in red, blue and violet paint with black ink detail on a black and white background

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Totoro keeping me company in my anxiety.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 02/11/2024

This was an entry in a contest made by schoolkids. I saved this image because it encapsulates a mood perfectly. Anxiety, derpface, not exactly happy.

Line drawing of a person with mouth almost in a flat line, partially frowning, holding up an American flag with stars and fireworks and the words "I Voted"

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 07/09/2024

I found Susanna Clark's novel in a sale pile years ago and jumped at the chance, buying it outright even if I had no idea then just how good it was. This particular quote from the essay has me smiling, because now I know I wasn't alone imagining Bowie.

Clip from Adam's essay reads: "untimely-dead — back to life. Norrell does this by striking a deal with a powerful fairy, known only as ‘the Gentleman with the Thistle-Down Hair’ (basically, this character is David Bowie from Labyrinth). Lady Pole will be"

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 22/07/2024

Poet Marne Kilates has died suddenly. He was a very kind man. When someone passes, their kindness remains, even more than their work. Here is his poem, Homecoming.

Homecoming.(by Marne Kilates) " Streets dream the many childhoods left/By sandaled grimy feel, the pebble tossed,/Dark wonders pried from the cleft/Of concrete, the games of voices lost./Houses and faces save only their age:/Fences tumble, roofs leak;words are growth/Of grass, pile of detritus, discarded rage/Of ache, omens of memory's creeping sloth./Strange town, do not deny me the home I seek,/Let no blank stare meet me at my next turn,/Nor rainy dusk nor burning sun forget my meek/Name unuttered by the stones.Do not spurn/My words dreaming streets, the hoard I keep/Of names and faces saved from sleep."

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

I have this gilt bracelet with a marking that looks like a K with an umlaut on top, or a stylized X with a colon or two dots next to it. The links are amphora shaped with a brushed gold finish.

gilt gold bracelet with a markings on the back that look like a letter K with an umlaut on top, or a stylized X with a colon or two dots next to it, on the back of each amphora shaped link. there are seven amphorae, each with similar marks.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

Mourning pin. Guessing Edwardian because of T hinge on back and pin stem length. Not sure what the blue flowers are here but I have some good guesses for the pink and white and red flowers.

Gold framed mourning pin with rectangular black glass and handpainted flowers. Not sure what the flowers mean but they are pink roses, white wild roses probably and mystery blue flowers with white red and yellow marked centers.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

At this point I only believe in cornbread.

Cornbread with honey and butter on top crust, served on a blue and white plate, with a fork that has honey and butter in between the tines.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

I don't know who may need to hear this, but Trader Joe's Cornbread mix can be improved by using yogurt instead of milk and adding an egg(2 eggs total), and substituting 1/4 cup melted butter, in place of the single egg and 1/2 cup oil and 3/4 milk. The result will be richer and more flavorful.

slice of cornbread with a shiny brown crust on top that has been spread with honey and butter. it is on a blue and white china plate with a fork next to it.the fork has a smear of honey butter in between the tines.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

This poem has been lingering with me today. allpoetry.com/poem/1432687...

First stanza of Langston Hughes' Kids Who Die:

"This is for the kids who die,/Black and white,/For kids will die certainly./The old and rich will live on awhile,/As always,/Eating blood and gold,/Letting kids die."

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Lots of stuff broken in the world but at least I repaired this zipper pull where the base had broken and there wasn't an obvious way to put in a new pull.

Grey zipper on a fleece vest closeup on repaired zipper pull made of two loops of wire and a black knotted cord

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Last minute stuff made with acrylic paint, ink and packing tape on paper.

Red fish looking upwards with three red hearts.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Prepared eggs benedict but someone refused to eat them, so here's the photo for you all to consume. Yes I ate with a cocktail fork. No I will not apologize.

Two poached eggs on toasted english muffins covered with hollandaise sauce with slice of ham, navy blue enameled plate, cocktail fork and checkered cloth also shown.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 05/01/2024

Very bad health day. Here is a kingfisher drawn on one of my better days.

Kingfisher with blue feathers and orange markings. Pencil and aquarelles.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 22/12/2023

Ack , lost an earring today. Posting the photo of the orphan.

Southwest style sawtooth bezel turquoise earring on the clip of a pen cap.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Ten minutes with watercolor and pencils.

Purple and blue crepe myrtle flower on pale yellow background

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

These were in a shop window. So disgusted.

Iron shackles on a window sill with small lights alongside.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Really quick watercolor, pencil and ink drawing.

Flower with five petals in blues and purples.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

A makeshift moss terrarium. Made with a broken water goblet where someone polished the broken stem end till smooth and a small dish.

Green moss clump on an orange circular dish with clear glass goblet covering it.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

Pup chewed the corner of my sketchpad so I am now free to make disposable paintings and whatnot.

Chewed up corner of sketchpad with painting of red fish

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Pup not feeling well. Cuddling up against my feet poor guy.

Dog with white and brown fur swaddled in a tan blanket next to a foot.

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commonscrawl.bsky.social @commonscrawl.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

Did watercolor art therapy. Delonix regia flower. Had only 15 minutes, worked without a reference photo or pencil beforehand, which was a challenge in itself.

Delonix regia flower, four red orange petals with one white petal variegated with red spots and edges.

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