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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

As some elements of my job threaten to drag me under, I bake. Bread, cakes, rolls and pies. Because you can't fret about work while measuring ingredients.

Ina Garten's bourbon-pecan-chocolate pie - heavy on the bourbon

A cake decorated to look like an Easter bunny with big ears and giant bowtie. Only very-slightly haunted looking.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

In a lousy mood, so I made slow cooked stew and some small bread loaves. Just a simple recipe, but the baking and the tasting helps towards curing what ails me. #breadsky

5 small bread loaves, cooking on a rack.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It’s past ten on the east coast. Take a moment to mentally put today to bed. Lock away your worries-you can let them out tomorrow. 🔐 Pat yourself on the back for making it through today. Go to sleep making plans on how to highlight what makes you happy in your space. Breathe deeply.

A computer desk with three monitors. All have the same black and white photos of two cute cats. They also hope you have a good day tomorrow.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Hey East Coast folks: It’s getting late. Take a moment to think of how you helped someone today, and how someone helped you. Plan now for one kind thing to do tomorrow. You can’t change everything in a day, but you can extend kindness like sunshine.

Elsie the cat stretching on a rug with a starburst pattern.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

East coasters: we’ve made it through Tuesday. Drink some water, maybe go to sleep early to get the cortisol out of your system. Think of someone who helped you today. Think of someone you helped. Think of what you’ll do tomorrow to make the world better. Sweet dreams.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

If it’s evening where you are, it might be time to take a few minutes to think of someone who helped you today, someone you helped, drink some water, stretch, and maybe stretch a little more.

Elsie the cat stretching, looking a little weird.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It’s after 11 on the east coast. Think of someone you helped today, someone who helped you, and how you’ll put some good into the world tomorrow. Enjoy these cats, who like to support each other.

One cat resting her head on the other cat, in a really cute way.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

If it’s 10pm where you are: drink some water, take your meds, think of something good that you did and that someone did for you. Think of one positive thing you’ll do tomorrow, check out these cute cats, and listen to some happy tunes.

Two cats sleeping. One with a head resting on the other. Feed your brain with joy.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

If you’re on Eastern time, take a few moments to feed your brain with something good. There is always room for hope. 10pm might not be time time for action. It might be the time to take a breath and laugh at a goofy cats. We’re in a marathon, folks.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Dewey is very pleased with himself. Elsie is a bit grumpy.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

My coping strategies include baking and cooking. Today: Bread loaves and naan, bean salad, butter chicken and a coconut turmeric ginger rice stew. At this rate, my gas&electric bill will be through the roof. Thanks to @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social for the assist! (Now with correct spelling)

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

My friend’s littlest one loves Irish soda bread (but without caraway seeds or dried fruit). So, 4 plain mini breads and 4 caraway-raisin (no currants in the house) Helpless against the news, but my oven works. #breadsky

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

First try at English muffins. A little weird shape-wise, but tasty. Baking feeds the body and the spirit, and I’m going to need both after today. #breadsky

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Going through old photos and thinking of the joy of those moments - like getting an equally cute & weird picture of Elsie the cat. Picking 3 very specific things I'm grateful for also helps. Neil Pasricha's #1000 awesome list is specific & helpful. 1000awesomethings.com/the-top-1000/

a gray mackerel striped cat on a red chair, looking kind of regal and also kind of derpy.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Like @fybush.com I am just a specialized bot designed to deliver headpats and food to my feline deities.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Starting the new year doing things I want to do all year long: be nice to my mom, read books, cuddle with cats, chat with friends and bake bread.

Four loaves of bread, fresh out of the oven

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Grateful for the weird little protective nook between the Great Lakes for Rochester, NY. Close to lots of snow without having to shovel it off our roof.

Future radar image showing Buffalo NY and Syracuse NY getting absolutely inundated with snow, while Rochester has nothing. I put a heart around Rochester in pink.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Yesterday’s squirrel enjoying licking the window screens. Best guess: salt spray is tasty. Weirdest guess: fetish.

Squirrel licking window screen. Genuinely enjoying it

Blissed out squirrel standing ion window ledge, licking screen

More happy squirrel with Dave and tongue on window screen

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

At about 13, this tiny, black & white portable TV meant I could watch Voyagers or MacGyver without fighting for the only TV in the house.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Here's one of my opinions: my cats are awesome.

two cats one mostly gray, one gray with white chest looking curious and cute.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Welcome to new folks! Best advice: you can block people here, and you’ll be happier if you block whoever you get that ick feeling.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

There is an app that will point you when conditions are good. I’ll probably turn off the “always on” location tracking, but it pinged an hour before saying, “conditions will be good soon” and it wasn’t wrong!

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

The aurora from the beach on Lake Ontario in Rochester, NY.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Elsie agrees. She loves birds, but not the bird app.

Grey striped cat sitting behind a laptop, eyes closed in a happy way

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Right before the claw goes down her cleavage

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Sea Creature with Carla Gugino

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

oh no. We watched "Air" last night, and I think my best bet is Matthew Maher's character - at least he might bribe them with Jordans?

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

A nice little erasure of the hundreds of people who keep the campus in operation, and why "human resources" always sounds vaguely threatening.

goose looks at words: "the university is well equipped to deal with snow and ice and, in general, remains in operation" The goose chasing a person with a jacket says" "Well-equipped with what?"

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

Whenever there’s a dim-bulb human (and often it’s me), I mutter: “I think he’s talking to you.”

Homer Simpson, having just been given a codename by two cops who are hoping he’ll respond to it, looks at one and says, “I think he’s talking to you”

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

My husband photoshops Elsie into movie shots.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

These are the two Gordons I think of, with Gordie Howe a distant third. (Gen-X, who grew up in NY within 100 miles of Canada).

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

Please enjoy this two-headed cat, sleepy version.

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Eileen Daly-Boas @eileend.bsky.social · 27/08/2023

Something I own that most people don’t: @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com blessed my wedding on twitter, then re-blessed it by signing the framed version. It’s by the front door, so it can be grabbed with the cats in case of fire. 🥰 (10+ years and going strong)

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