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I fear I’ll have to officially ban @bearlawyer.bsky.social from playing Valheim, because my guy has been yapping in his sleep about how our honey reserves are low & we’re not making it through winter since 3:30 AM. Also, the bees are unhappy because they’re cold. All I want for Christmas is sleep.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In my defense, Cat Mia™ existed more than a decade before Kid Mia. They should’ve picked a different name.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Autumn is slowly taking hold on the garden.

Close-up of a garden bed. In the foreground, a cream-colored mushroom with shaggy brown scales sits next to a small white button mushroom and a wooden raised bed. Dark mulch and yellow fallen leaves cover the ground, with a yellowing hosta plant on the left and a blurred garden background.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Say what you want about the new Taylor Swift tracks, but her dropping them the day after my ex partner’s new girl shoots me a “hey so why did you break up” message at 3:30AM is incredible timing.

Song lyrics to the new Taylor Swift song Patient Zero:

If you wanna party with somebody who might know
About the devil on his shoulder under his halo
When the toxins take their hold, you'd rather die than let it go
But if you’re sick of him, I got you, I was patient zero

[Verse 1]
I've gotta be honest, I've been expecting your call
No, it’s not a bad time at all
I heard somebody saying there's trouble in paradise
And my lips are sealed tight now

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Wait, you’re really old, right? Weren’t you born in the 1000s? How weiiiiiiiiiird.” Anyone need a 9-year old? I have one free to a good home.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One of my favourite byproduct of the Swedish election results is the wave of influencers declaring that they’re emigrating to Spain, as they find life under a left bloc government unbearable. Spain is currently ruled by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Sumar, a left-green coalition.

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Determined to find a way to boycott Ed Sheeran even harder than I have during the last 15 years. 💅

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In less hopeful news, I’ve made it my mission to tidy the barn today - when we moved in, we didn’t have super much furniture (still don’t 😬) so we put most boxes into the barn; a whole bunch of stuff is still packed up & might have to stay like that, but it would be nice to see the floor again.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve held my tongue on this because I was afraid of jinxing it, but the projected election results here in Sweden give me hope. It’s so good seeing a right wing party lose ground.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m having the kids alone for three days and the eldest has just told the youngest that she should stop the “bullshit performative throat clearing” over breakfast. It’s gonna be a long weekend, folks.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If I hear one more “but Hitler was actually a socialist” from some American with historian credentials not extending past AP US History, I might actually clinically lose it.

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Ultra-right party gain large majority in Germany. Speaking as a historian, this is NOT fine.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For political palliative care reasons, I would like to set a trash can on fire.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hey, kurze Frage: warum haben gestern Abend eigentlich nicht die Straßen im ganzen Land gebrannt? Wo ist die zivilgesellschaftliche Antwort auf 40% für Faschismus? Aber hey, vielleicht wird es ja noch eine Kuschel-Demo in einer SPD-Hochburg mit lustigen Schildern und Seifenblasen richten.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Watching the news from Germany makes me want to cry. I don’t have any smart words, but of all the countries in the world, Germany should not be the one where fascists get almost 45% of votes in a state election

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

After almost two years and two moves, I have finally unpacked enough boxes, found enough space, and a real reason to set my plotting machine up again, which means inhabitants of this house should now prepare to find random cat stickers everywhere. I’m not sorry.

A small, stylised brown cat decal with a curled tail decorates the cream-painted wooden door of a dimly lit barn.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Update hot off the press: It’s been literal months without proper running water now. We set out last night, giddily getting ready to install a new pump so we could use the secret third well, only to find out the drill canal is blocked, presumably because someone dropped a pump in there.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The fosters are still very shy, but I simply MUST show you how pretty Daisy is.

A black-and-white tuxedo cat sits upright on a pale wooden floor, staring wide-eyed at the camera. The cat has bright yellow-green eyes, white paws and chest markings, and a small white patch under its mouth. Soft pink floral wallpaper blurs into the background.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Week 2 with The Guests™: We’re not quite brave enough to play yet, but Daisy is making some valiant efforts! Dahlia is still much more skittish, but also very curious.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The 13-year-old just casually told @bearlawyer.bsky.social and me that “you two are so in love that it’s disgusting”, so I’m gonna put that down as a win.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I’m officially the worst cat foster mum on the planet. They’ve slowly started coming out when nobody is around, so I wanted to go sit with them to get them used to human presence. When I grabbed a cushion from the couch, I pushed a black shirt aside. Spoiler: not a black shirt. A guest.

1: A black-and-white tuxedo cat walks directly toward a floor-level camera, filling most of the frame with wide yellow-green eyes, while a second tuxedo cat sits farther back near the doorway of a bright attic room.

A black-and-white tuxedo cat sits upright beside a bed draped with a pale pink blanket, staring cautiously toward the camera in an attic room with sloped ceilings, floral wallpaper and bright windows.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There are very few updates about the guests, because they’re still terrified and hiding. HOWEVER, last night I heard them play for the first time!

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Daisy and Dahlia have arrived, and they’re very suspicious of us. Entirely fair, I too would be skeptical if a random lady dropped me off at a stranger’s house. They’ll be staying with us until they found their forever home!

A shy black-and-white cat peers out from an open pet carrier, its white paws tucked at the entrance beside a red, star-patterned cushion or blanket. A second empty carrier sits alongside it in the warmly lit wooden room.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Update hot off the press: a third well has hit the cottage. We may or may not have found a third, drilled well in the garden. Stay tuned to find out whether it is unusable for some godforsaken reason or whether the previous owners were simply complete muppets.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We were gone for three days and the water in the well has not replenished enough to wash a load of laundry. I’m genuinely this close to a menty b at this point because I simply don’t know how I’m meant to navigate basic life tasks without water. Dishes and laundry are piling up.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We’re getting two foster cats tonight, because if you have a farm house and a bunch of social cats already, fostering sorta feels like a no-brainer. Very curious to see how our very social oranges will deal with two super skittish orca-kitties!

Two black-and-white cats walking toward the camera along a rough garden path. One has a white chest, paws, and muzzle and is slightly ahead; the other is mostly black with a small white chest patch. Bare shrubs line the right side, while a frosty lawn and autumn-coloured trees stretch into the background in soft morning light.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Living in the middle of nowhere is thrilling. This morning has begun with @bearlawyer.bsky.social and I attempting to coax a rogue Shetland pony foal back into his pasture, because the lil guy had figured out there was no current on the fence. He eventually chose to oblige. I love it here.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m still holed up with the old cat and the old woman, though @bearlawyer.bsky.social has joined by now. A visitor stopped by today, a friend of the family. He looked at Mia and asked if she was already grown-up or still a kitten. Sir, this cat isn’t just grown up, she’s ✨antique✨.

A small elderly tabby cat stands on a vintage red-and-gold striped sofa, looking toward the camera with her tiny pink tongue peeking out. Warm afternoon sunlight streams through lace curtains behind her, casting bright patches across the upholstery.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m pretty sure I’m entitled to damages as compensation for the suffering inflicted on me by this piece of “media”.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There’s something serene about spending your birthday in an old creaking farmhouse with an old cranky woman and an old cranky cat, and none of these entities knowing it’s my birthday. It’s liberating, in a way.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Changed rooms because the bed in the other room was terrible. This room has a single bed. I set up a whole cosy corner for Mia with a cardboard box step. In her wildest case of battered cat syndrome yet, Mia was so miserable she couldn’t sleep in bed with me that she curled up in the litterbox.

A small, cozy bedroom with floral wallpaper, a white metal bed, and rumpled pink-and-white striped bedding. A warm orange wall lamp glows above the headboard. Beside the bed is a wooden chair with a coral cushion, and a large red cardboard box sits on the wooden floor underneath it.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Mia has hit peak performance at her Swedish granny’s house. Granny to granny telepathy, I must infer.

A small elderly tabby cat curled up asleep on a large black leather armchair, partly surrounded by a cream fringed blanket. Behind the chair, tall wooden bookshelves packed with books and a few ornaments create a warm, cozy reading-room setting.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Old woman: “I’m unhappy that you’re not eating.” Old cat: is eating one of the pastries on the table. She was not authorised to do so. Old woman: “Look, even the cat is eating.” Old cat: smacks her lips. I force down a third of a pastry. Old woman: “SEE!! YOU WERE HUNGRY!” Old cat: squawks.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Get me broccoli. Don’t buy the broccoli at ICA. I’m allergic against broccoli from ICA. You can buy it at Coop or Lidl, though.” WHAT DO YOU MEAN BRITTMARIE WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOURE ALLERGIC TO ICA BROCCOLI SPECIFICALLY IM LOSING MY MIND

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Me: walks into the room Old cat: stares into corner Old woman: stares into same corner Me: stares into corner trying to figure out what they’re staring at Old woman: Magnus likes you. He thinks you’re good. Old cat: squawks softly Reader, Magnus has been dead for two years.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

As we’re at @bearlawyer.bsky.social’s mum’s farm, the ancient cat and I are staying in his old room with a very tall box spring bed. I attempted to build the cat some makeshift stairs, but she’s resorted to just shoving her paw down my throat whenever she wants up, down, or love. CRIMINAL MUPPET.

Close-up of an elderly tabby cat curled up on a bright red blanket, staring at the camera with a stern, slightly unimpressed expression. Warm morning light streams through a curtained window behind her, with blue walls and a bookcase visible in the softly blurred room.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I cannot, look at the ancient cat and the ancient mother-in-law-ish watching TV together. 😭😭😭😭

A warmly lit, old-fashioned living room decorated in deep reds and browns, with patterned wallpaper, layered Persian-style rugs, leather armchairs, a wooden coffee table, bookcase and chandelier. An older person sits in an armchair near the window, their face obscured by a hibiscus-flower emoji. In the foreground, a small tabby cat sits upright on the red rug, looking off to the sid

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My beloved @bearlawyer.bsky.social’s mother is not doing so hot, and as the beloved it working, I’m headed to the other side of the country to keep her company tomorrow. I love that woman, but she is the human equivalent of my grumpy, spicy, ancient cat, and she only speaks Swedish with me. 🥹🥹

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Blessed cause never in my life would I have thought someone would want four square meters of my art Cursed because my barn door can only fit 1,80m on the short side, and only if I manoeuvre it through diagonally

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pals. Lads. Fellas. Turns out the lady who commissioned this has now decided she wants it on a 2x2 metre canvas. That’s a super fun project. I’d love to do that. I’ve also spent the last half hour gently trying to convey that I simply do not own a door large enough to transport that kind of canvas

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Horky is yet again hellbent (horkbent?) to make himself part of yet another project that requires zero Horks, namely restoring an old cupboard for my atelier. PS: if you think that photo is wonky, it’s because there is not a single straight line available either in this house or piece of furniture.

A fluffy orange-and-white cat lounges with its front paws crossed on a shelf inside a large antique wooden cabinet. The warm, timeworn wood and curved shelving fill the foreground, while soft daylight streams through a window in the bright, rustic room behind.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Watched Oppenheimer for the first time tonight (only three years late, gimme a breaaaaak). I have many thoughts, but the trinity test scene was one of the most visceral moments of cinema I’ve watched in a long time. What a genuine pleasure to witness creative craftsmanship at this level.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Just got approached by a lady while thrifting & she asked me where I was from. Turns out she was Australian and had thought to have spotted another Aussie based on my accent, but then I had to tell her that I simply dated an Aussie man for some time. She immediately apologised for Australian men.

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BearLawyer @bearlawyer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The Hork is assisting with todays round of plumbing and sanitation!

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fingers crossed that @hbomberguy.bsky.social is a) still alive, b) still British, and c) still a YouTuber. I’m not quite sure about either of those, but I continue to have hope that our elusive king continues to check all three of these boxes.

A screenshot from the YouTube search bar showing a bunch of entries, including “hbomberguy, former British YouTuber”

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Alan Driscoll @alandriscoll.com · 06/08/2026

Kathleen Stock's journalism has always reminded me of those Youtube videos of dogs eating with cutlery where the owner's put a jumper on the dog and is doing the arms themselves.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In order to finally finish setting up the studio, I need to get a giant antique sideboard from the barn into the studio, but the barn is filled to the brim with boxes still, and so is the studio. Someone tell me to stop being a little bitch and at least actively start the project.

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Lux Winter @luxwinter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Spent the morning and early afternoon finishing up a sketch for an upcoming commission to the soundtrack of Mia being appalled at my neglect in the bedroom, but choosing to yowl instead of just joining me on the couch. Grouchy antique.

A hand holds a tablet and stylus in the foreground, displaying a colorful digital painting of a woman’s face looking upward, her features partially obscured by swirling blue and white cloud-like forms against a warm peach and orange background. In the softly blurred background, a large TV screen shows a video call with a person gesturing, set in a sunlit living room with windows and a couch.

Close-up low-angle photo of a gray-and-white tabby cat looking down at the camera with wide green eyes, pink nose, and fluffy white chest fur, against a soft background of sheer white curtains.

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