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Miss Nan

@handynan.bsky.social
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Happily Married Generation Jones to Beloved. Daughter is referred to as DD (Darling Daughter). Cat is Resident Dictator, aka RD🐈‍⬛. Born and bred in Charleston, SC. Was raised “It isn’t what you have, but what you do with it.” I chose to be people positive.

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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 15h
Tried a foot soak that is 1/2 blue mouthwash, 1/2 white vinegar& 1 cup hot water. Don’t know is it will soften my feet but it did stain them blue. 😀 Update later.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 15h
I miss Joe Anne’s and other respectable sewing supply stores. A package of buttons is $9. (Don’t care what the Hobby place has. They save so much money not giving woman proper healthcare they can steal artifacts from the Holy Land) I’m studying how to make vintage clothes closures.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 16h
Resident Dictator 🐈‍⬛ is rather aloof. He is not impressed with cat toys. I heard good things about “springs” so I bought a package. He is not impressed with them either. I’ll try introducing them later. Tomorrow is flea treatment day and it will take at least a week for him to forgive me. (Sigh)
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
DD has spent most of today either washing and drying part of what she took camping. The other part she dried and brushed. Because of the dangerous squirrels in the backyard pecan tree the tent dried in our small front yard. Neighbors had questions. Hardware is now back in storage.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
DD did that camping trip to the mountains with 2 novices. 1st night they returned to the tent filled with 2” of rain in the tent. (Worn out?!) They relocated to a hotel room. I’m calling it “Real Glamping”. DD has been guiding them to falls and they help cover her share of the room. They enjoyed it.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dark thought: the “ai Monster” disconnected us ‘cause its programming identified that we would be dangerous together. Yes,I like that! Unnerve the unreal. (As opposed to the undead. Lower case on purpose. Not only easier to read but lower case has a certain meaning.)[English literature minor here]
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Native Beauty Berry in our front yard. I understand it is a desperation food source for local birds. If it is the only food left, they will eat it. I can relate. I felt that about some foods my Mama fixed when I was a child. (I will hard prune this spring. I like it 4” tall as opposed to 12”).
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We thought that we would have a good harvest of pecans this year but the squirrels are picking them, tasting and rejecting them for being green. The ground is treacherous. I don’t hunt and it’s illegal inside the city limits but if we desperately need protein I have a possible source.
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Dug the Dog: Squirrel!
ALT: Dug the Dog: Squirrel!
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@jg-pgh.bsky.social , you weren’t following me already? Okay. I’m lucky how this has worked out. 😊
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I had perfect measurements of 36”, 26”, 36” when I was 13 years old. I was not allowed to leave my yard alone because grown men tried to get me in their car alone. My measurements changed but I learned to spot preditors. (Supervised by my MGM. Born 1886. Florence, SC. She had my Mom at 45 years.)
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just finished an emergency trip to the dentist. I arrived with him making judgments about my maintenance care but he changed his mind. Apparently this is part of aging. “?Old teeth dehydrated, shrink, and pop fillings.?) This has been expensive. Miffed that I now have a survey homework.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Something that should be all future sewing machines is a sensor that lets you know when the bobbin is empty. 😔
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
DD is trying to rush our winter garden. I’m afraid that Charleston’s 9a zone is not great for garlic, kale and the such right now. September is better. Our frost might show mid December. January I might “cold” smoke cheese with a pellet tube. Warm February probably fake out azaleas and peaches. Joy!
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Sassy Southern Belle Lemon Breeland
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wonder what the bark means when translated into English
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
DD just got a refresher course on how things work. She asked me what dinner was. I told her pasta, meatballs and marinara sause. She started telling me what is wrong with my sause. Long pause. She fixed dinner. 😉
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just came back from grocery shopping. Between the prices of fruits and vegetables, and the danger of the food chain I think it might be cost effective to start gardening again.
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CLUELESS SHOPPING
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I hope all these good people passing are making official reports at the Pearly Gates before they go to their paradise. Have accountability waiting.
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Heaven's Welcome Gate Opens to Bright Sky
ALT: Heaven's Welcome Gate Opens to Bright Sky
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The ‘Gram reports that as a response to Orange Guy wanting to buy Greenland the Danish want to buy California and give them healthcare, Rule of Law, Fact based Politics and Danish pastries. I would like that for SC. Especially if we wouldn’t have Orange Guy but could keep Bennie Wafer cookies & rice
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
DD likes to camp and we have family equipment she can borrow. Her present group of friends (never camped) have asked her to arrange the trip. She is not happy about the seriousness the group is expressing. If this was a cruise I expect at least 2 would be left on the dock after going ashore.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
There are so many honorable, talented and intelligent people are passing. If this trend continues the people running the U.S. government will live forever.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
FYI. There is a Hurricane Dolly in the Atlantic. I as always want storms to not make landfall and swing out into the Ocean. Not everyone feels this way. The ‘Gram has people hoping it hits a certain location in Florida. 🌀
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am developing a creepy conspiracy theory about the destruction of old books to feed into the “Data Base”. If the original hard copies are being destroyed and with how advanced AI has become- they have found another way to control information. They are Book Burning.
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Books on Fire
ALT: Books on Fire
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Feel like all Little Free Libraries should be draped with black.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I have limited patience for watching shows- BUT: if I had both money and patience I’d like to watch the drama “Marry My Husband “. Full disclosure: I got a Theater Degree in the late 70s but only watched plays if I was an usher so I could get up and walk around. Sitting still does not bring me joy.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“The People’s Pharmacy” shared that 8-10 Yellow Raisons soaked in Gin for at least a week was a tx for arthritis. I did this for years but I skipped recently for 10 days. This is a slow - get better- but stop it is fast bad. Ouch. I’ve started it again and I’m slowly better. Totally recommend.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Beloved bought this book from “The Friends of the Library” for $5. He is reading it. He likes history and science and I guess it is both. Glad he is happy. It is not on my reading list.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Spellcheck rejected “Hobbitcore” as a word in my last post. In fact it took 3 tries to include it in this post. Sigh.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
While DD’s personal style can include jeans and regular dresses, the style that pleases her the most are long gathered skirts and laced stays(simplified 1700s) over shifts. I thought it cottagecore but it could also gobbitcore or the 1700’s. Colonial-core?(Next)
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A weather app posts that Charleston temperature this afternoon is 96 but my thermometer on my shaded back porch is reading 101. Thank you God for air conditioning.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m out of touch with my church because a personal mold reaction but?…. I wonder if the youth group are doing a care packages that includes diaper wipes for the navel ships?
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Saw someone recommend using a cast iron tortilla press to flatten chicken cutlets. Don’t have one but I borrowed one to see if it worked better than a rolling pin or cast iron skillet. My ‘30’s kitchen doesn’t have the storage and I can get emotional release with a the pin or pan used “emphatically”
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Frying Pan Lights Out
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
For some reason Beloved’s messages to DD do not go through in a timely manner but mine do immediately. If Beloved needs to communicate with her he asks me to relay the message. Sometimes it feels like an imposition but then I remember that I know what’s going on.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Typical summer weather here. The temps were in the heat advisory range, and now Thunderstorms are moving toward us. And DD is at an outdoor Ren-fair. I really hope they have safe cover for her to wait it out in.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I haven’t heard much but I do hope the person advising on Mitch McConnel’s care is RFK Jr.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My public media says that because of the eclipse today is “feral”. My experience everyday is feral.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It’s predicted to be 95 tomorrow and I’m missing safe lettuce. I’d like to sprout some but it’s much too hot for normal lettuce. Any practical ideas for raising lettuce in hot weather?
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
DD has a friend staying with us tomorrow as they travel through. She has not only cleaned up the house (yea) but given me instructions for me to pass along to Beloved. I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t done anything she was concerned about- but better safe than sorry.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I want to take a photo of RD🐈‍⬛ for National Cat Day and Caturday. He has removed himself and I will respect the boundary. So here is an old picture and know I love him.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Beloved and I went to a Sierra Club covered dish dinner last night and except for a 30 something couple it was a very grey crowd. How grey? A cell phone went off and its tone was a phone ringing. 5 people checked their phone- including Beloved.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The only phase she says that I already know is “ Mummm.” Maybe we can communicate.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On the ‘Gram there is a guy taking his Mom- “theKoreanMom”- to restaurants and travel. I don’t care about questable “influencer travel.” I would like to be able to tag along with them. She doesn’t seem to speak much English but her “Joy of Life” is wonderful. What Korean words should I start with?
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My Salty take on higher education. Some you already know: BS/ Bachelor of Science - 🐂💩 (Bachelor of Arts is the same. Please always include the “Arts” degrees .) MS/ Masters of Science- More of the Same. PHD- Piled Higher and Deeper (learned there’s more] Plus: Post Doc: it all goes to compost
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Caddicarus Caddy
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The ⏰-app kicked me off because I wouldn’t give it my home address. In the last week I’m seeing creators on the ‘gram that I followed on the ⏰app. Don’t know if they were also kicked off or they are just spreading. Just glad to see them.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the ‘Gram there is a country music singer of the colorful type that is promoting his latest song. Nice music.His makeup is better than anything I’ve ever done. (Sigh). AdamMacmusic.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I am seeing how to rate the light spot on a watermelon to see if it is ready to eat. I use to grow Charleston Grey watermelons. I picked if it the tendrils closer to the melon was shriveled., and if it had a black bug under it. It didn’t matter what species it was, just black. Old folks wisdom. Yum.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I don’t know if this is bad but if Beloved’s obnoxious duck alarm goes off- I demand a kiss. If he goes pass me- I demand a kiss. I am always demanding acknowledge- as a kiss. It brings me joy and he is accepting of the toll. I feel warm and fuzzy.
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Pocket the Cat's Slow Blink of Love
ALT: Pocket the Cat's Slow Blink of Love
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Beloved and I married 7/31/93. I think we married 33 years ago…, or not. I’m overwhelmed by it all. I either understand the calendar or my budget Whatever. We are married- still, and I am fixing diner. He suggested I buy flowers but I either fix dinner or flowers. I’ll post flowers tomorrow.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I just saw recommended that being “positively centered being ‘buying 1 more plant’ being part of the definition.” Your thoughts?
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My feed is filled with tonight about Aquarius moon. It is supposed to set you up to positive stuff. I don’t know if it is true but I think I will tell Beloved to be lifeguard while I take a BATH in Epsom salts. I need him nearby to be lifeguard while I take a fully emerged soaking. Yes, only him.
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Miss Nan @handynan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
On the ‘Gram there is a hospice nurse catagarized the behavior of our present “president”. This brings me no comfort. I personally provided care to 3 elders, and assisted with 5 others. I was sure they were going to outlast me. We deserve better.
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