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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Very cold and snowy day, and a teen with the flu, called for homemade soup and homemade bread. The house smells good 😊🍞 #bread #bakesky #makeitfromscratch

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

They didn't have a smaller shipping bix? This is ludicrous. It's a box of pens!

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

What are four Christmas movies to know you by? #filmsky

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Spending my afternoon nursing an awful head cold and watching Ladyhawke. My sister had a huge cardboard cut out of Rutger Hauer that a friend "liberated" from a video store. 🤫😄

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

What is this now? The laws in my location? What laws are those specifically @bsky.app @support.bsky.team?

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

If you see this, qtp with a pic from your gallery to describe your mental health.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Full Beaver #supermoon tonight at various times. Brilliantly bright and beautiful. #fullmoon #beavermoon #olympusphotography #moon

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The Moonlight is so bright that night mode on my phone looks like daylight.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Today's feeble attempt to distract myself from the fall of democracy and human decency... Maple banana oat muffins. #bakesky

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Somehow, one branch of my hydrangea decided to create a blossom at the very end of the season. The white flowers always appear in the spring and early summer, then darken to green then pink. But in this completely pink hydrangea is one beautiful white flower. Symbolism..it's never to late to bloom?

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This guy dictating that people must only buy healthy foods.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Thrilled that the squirrels haven't absconded with all my Concord grapes! Not enough to make a full batch of jelly, but enough for something!

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Heck of a spider in my garden...

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Today's backyard harvest... Cherry tomatoes, cipollini onions, green garlic, thyme, heirloom tomatoes, parsley. 🍅 #growyourown #gardening #backyardgarden #summerharvest

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Another monarch emerged from its chrysalis today! Doing my tiny part to help the monarch population... #monarch #butterflies #savethemonarchs

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Prolific tomatoes this year! These are going to be roasted with some cipollini onions then made into sauce for caponata.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Katydid! Don't see these too often, but I was thrilled to find this one living in my ferns and Echinacea.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Impulse buy today, but it made me laugh 😁

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Had a great view of the Blue Angels today from downtown Milwaukee!

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Making meatballs at 10:30pm guarantees my house is going to smell like garlic, onions, and olive oil all night 🤷

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Best way to store basil in the freezer... Wash and dry quickly. Doesn't have to be totally dry. Then, pack into the bottom of a freezer bag and push down firmly. Roll tight to get the air out, secure with rubber bands, and freeze. Once it's frozen you can chop what you need with no blackened leaves

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

It's a banner year for basil! I can't even keep up with the cuttings. My whole kitchen smells like basil... It's divine. Pesto tonight for sure 😊 #gardening #basil

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

This happened to me once when I was doing night sky photography. I thought, that cannot be the moon, it must be fire....

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Finished! The apple tips got a bit scorched. I'll have to cover the middle for the competition bake. Not sure why I didn't think of it 🙃

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Roasted apples (not too soft) hot water crust pastry, and then ready to bake...

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🧵 Prepping a test pie for the Wisconsin State Fair Culinary Competition... Beet and Apple pie is one category I entered. I'm going savory instead of sweet with this one. Think goat cheese and thyme....More to come...

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Quick road trip to visit cousins... And when passing through Waupaca County it's absolutely necessary to stop for the best cheese curds in Wisconsin. Union Star Cheese Factory in Fremont is THE BEST. These were just made so they're room temperature and squeaky!

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Monarch Caterpillar on Butterfly Milkweed

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I haven't loved this summer's weather, but the tomatoes sure have. They are all Italian varieties and abbondanza this year! One is nearly 6' tall...

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Finally finished this quilt I've been working on for ages! It was a shabby chic design called "Shabby Chenille" (with irregularly placed vintage chenille squares). The back has ivory minky in a fern panto to complement the ferns in the print. This is a birthday gift for a friend #quiltsky #quilting

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Watching this gem from 2000, Two Family House. Michael Rispoli and Kelly Macdonald are tremendous. Plus the John Pizzarelli soundtrack is perfect. #filmsky

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Could it be any more humid? 🥵 This is tropical. I feel so bad for anyone without AC.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Post yourself from a different era

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Duluth Trading, do you hate women? Good lord these are UGLY clothes.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

95 degrees so I'm hanging all the sheets out to dry. Doesn't take long! 😄

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This weird thing is very high in the sky... Balloon?

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Greek dinner tonight! Homemade pilaf, tzatziki, lemon vinaigrette, and chicken souvlaki. Grilling the chicken in 95 degree heat wasn't fun, but it was fast and beat turning on the oven.

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Jessica 💫 @jlaurel.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This baby Blue Jay was caught in a robin-blue jay territorial fight that occurred over my front lawn yesterday. It went on for hours. I finally coaxed the baby onto the neighbors lawn (which was apparently Switzerland in this epic battle). The Robins stood sentinel on my garage after - just in case

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