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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 1h

Aaand the air fryer just died. Only had it 3 years. So tired of enshittification.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 19h

Around the yard: Golden hour edition. Descriptions in alt text. #NativePlants #BloomScroll 🍄

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 21h

Made #GlutenFree sandwich bread with the King Arthur gf bread flour and it's a winner with husband and Miss 13 alike. Cheaper than a store bought loaf.

A loaf of bread on a wire rack with one slice laying in front of it.

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The Wild Natriarch 🌿✨ @thewildnatriarch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fall bouquets >>>

A bouquet in a translucent purple vase that includes multiple dahlia varieties, mums, lavender, cypress, anise hyssop, and zinnias

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026

Husband is learning that GLP-1 + fried food + his lack of self-control around good food = absolute misery.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026

We got a small deep fryer hoping to learn how to make some basics at home so we can save money on Miss 13's fast food expenses (she often just wants the sides). Tonight is it's inaugural fry - we did gluten free onion rings and some wings. Onion ring batter was not a big winner this time, alas.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026

The weather is so glorious at the moment, and some of my energy has returned. I was able to weed and get some end of season bargains from the local greenhouse (since I no longer have to buy native seeds!) and get those in the ground. Cat mint, delphinium, and scabiosa. I have so many blank spots

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026

Leaving the house as a chronically ill person is like leaving the house with an infant. Doesn't matter if you're only going to be gone for 15 minutes, there's no such thing as "grab your keys and go" anymore.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026

It's sunbeam Saturday again, friends! Find your comfort even if it seems out of reach.

A piebald tabby sleeping in a stretched out curlique position with white fluffy tummy to the sky and his head and outstretched front legs in a rectangle of sunshine on a sage green rug.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026

I posted in my state's native plant group asking for seeds and offering to pay postage. I probably won't get the exact things I want but I'll at least have enough seed to cover the whole area. People have already offered several things I don't have like wild senna and rough blazing star.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

I went out there despite the cacophony and while I was weeding TWO MORE TRUCKS ARRIVED. A solid line of lawn services and mowers going at three of my neighbor's houses. All that noise and air pollution and wasted money so they can maintain the giant lawns they never step foot on.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

I was just getting ready to go out into the glorious fall afternoon and work in the garden and the fuckass lawn service just pulled up across the street with their fuckass industrial ride on blower. I hate them so much.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

I've not seen any woodchucks for months and am so sad about it. But I do have a floofy gray squirrel that is SO BUSY. Idk what he's gathering - I don't think the acorns have dropped yet. But he is the busiest boy and he's burying all his treasures in the new soft landings bed under the poplar.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

Jelly Belly discontinued the Sunkist Gems and I'm so sad. I've loved those for forever. I managed to find one website that still had individual bags for sale without outrageous shipping and bought a couple. They'll be my version of champagne when It Happens.

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Philip and Rollie @ripperelse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just a gentle friendly tip. If you know someone who has a weight loss surgery like gastric bypass or sleave, try not to comment on their body or weight when you see them. They probably hear it 20 times a day and it starts to seem like the only thing you are. Let them bring it up if they want <3

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HOW TO BLUESKY: The news is rough out there, plus the US election is coming. So here are some ways to tame your timeline so you see what you want. 1) You can mute words and phrases! Go to Settings, then Moderation and Content Filters, then Muted Words and Tags. Mute for a short time or forever

A beautiful blue sky with big poofs of white clouds. A law is below with a line of green trees at the horizon. But mostly the photo is sky.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

I need my body to stop doing new things. I think I've about reached the end of my "it's just POTS/Perimenopause" minimization abilities and the anxiety is done politely fucking off when I tell it to.

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last 2 picture jasper pendants! C & D still up for grabs - I've been rationing out this strand and finally reached the end: oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4524... #Handmade #ShopSmall

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Picture Jasper Spiral Pendant - Silver Wire Wrapped, Adjustable Necklace - Etsy

This Pendant Necklaces item by OiShiny has 2 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from United Kingdom. Listed on Jun 26, 2026

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026

Great news! I whittled it down to $94.00. This is terrible. HOW DO I CHOOSE? I managed to get Prairie Smoke, Golden Alexander, Eastern Red Columbine, Side Oats Grama, Little Bluestem, and I should be able to still get Purple Coneflower, Tall Boneset, and both Showy and Stiff Goldenrod seeds from

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Phew, the news is dark. Here’s a moment of beauty to catch your breath 🌿

The sun sets in a layer of yellow sky at the horizon and the blue sky and pink clouds above and a line of trees silhouetted and a dark stone wall in the foreground. It’s very peaceful.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026

Moving the qsnap! Only stitched a few days this week because of the horrors my body decided to inflict on me. #LongDog #CrossStitch #WIPwednesdsy

A partially finished cross stitch done in dark navy floss on pale blue-grey linen depicting large waves full of geometric shaoes and small fish. There are several blank areas on the piece.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

I'm just going to say it: Pink Clouding is one of the best pop songs of all time. Put it right up there with things like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Material Girl, Hit Me Baby One More Time, etc. It's perfection.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Husband and Miss 13 had another helping for a bedtime snack and then Miss 13 went back for thirds and asked me to make it for Thanksgiving. Miss 13 has had regular gluten mac n cheese several times from restaurants and says this is the best ever so I guess that's a #GlutenFree win.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Aaaand bloody nose #2. Was going to cross stitch but now don't dare because they start with zero warning.

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Lyse @lyse.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Skip out here carrying on the proud tradition of Trash Tuesday

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Trying to pick out the native plant seeds to buy for the new mini meadow and I have $100 worth of seeds in the cart and a budget of $25. Help. My inner plant Smaug is deeply upset.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

Making homemade Mac and cheese for the first time in my life and didn't realize the recipe I picked had an appalling dearth of spices. I will not disrespect the global majority my ancestors terrorized by only using dried onion and garlic, Janice.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

Oh, thanks for the bloody nose, body. I was hoping to start leaking from another orifice.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

Critics: Taylor Swift writes songs about boys that only little girls like Taylor Swift: You use nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself...the self-harm of never being where you are Me: Dammit, Taylor, I don't have a therapist right now so can you just chill?

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

I just want to experience healthy digestion for a bit. Right amount of stomach acid, right amount of bile, right amount of transit time, right amount of water in my colon. Imagine getting actual nutrients from my food instead of being a water slide for vitamins and minerals. Wild.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026

I'm guessing my estrogen levels are dropping enough to make me not estrogen dominant anymore and that's why I'm suddenly in this awful new symptom cluster. Muscle cramps, joint pain, palpitations, heart burn, diarrhea that appears to be way more bile than normal. But I can't take HRT so fml.

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paulclarkeuk.bsky.social @paulclarkeuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I love the suggestions that fly tipping is analogous to cow tipping, presumably requiring much less strength but much greater speed and dexterity.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026

Wait a damn minute: Are the 4 Encore tracks supposed to represent the 4 attachment styles?!?!?!?! If that was not the intention it's pretty eerie how well they fit. #TaylorSwift #Swifties #TLOAS #Encore

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Visit the listing to see this labradorite pendant in motion and watch the glow come to life: oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4522... #HandmadeGifts #Halloween

Dark oval labradorite pendant with a slight golden glow, wrapped in criss-cross silver wire, sitting in a black and white gift box.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026

Tossed together a batch of pru-nana bread too. Miss 13 has decided she will only eat bread, ice cream, and various forms of potato at the moment and her colon has gone on strike.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

Gathered some little bluestem and side oats grama seeds for the new mini meadow I'll be seeding this fall. I do need to order some seeds with the last of the birthday money but will reserve that for species I don't already have in the yard.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

Around the yard: Just fall things edition. Descriptions in alt text. #NativePlants #BloomScroll 🌿

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

Pot roast in the oven, cinnamon applesauce simmering on the stove, a tinge of orange on the trees, and box elder bugs covering every square inch of the sunny side of the house. Truly it is autumn.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

Hammy would like to once again to remind you to find your sunbeam today. A moment of comfort and warmth.

A piebald tabby cat sleeping on his back half under a green footstool in a puddle of sunshine.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

My body picked an interesting new weird symptom to have. My foot has been cramping for two solid days but not an intense cramp, just a weird tightness that makes my toes move slightly on their own. My whole leg aches from it now. It's worse at night and wakes me up. Wtf.

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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Git outto heer yu dumb pinnople!

Orange and white cat yelling at a pineapple

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 27/09/2026

If going to a sapphic bonfire under the full harvest moon didn't unlock some latent lesbianism in me, I fear there truly is no hope. That was my first social gathering since Covid. It was so nice to hang out and laugh with people even though I didn't really know anyone.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026

Placed a grocery order for pick up and the shopped has messaged me twice now to tell me the item I ordered has been recalled. Totally unrelated foods. Things are going great here in the U.S.

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026

My accidental asters (popped up in the one place I didn't seed them) are absolutely humming with pollinators today. Got my lavender trimmed and removed all the poison ivy the birds keep helpfully planting under the maple tree. Also fought the ants for some raspberries. #NativePlants #BloomScroll

A truly glorious cloudless sapphire sky with a beam of sunshine spiking down from above toward a mound of purple asters.

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scare-cadus (is this anything) 🎃 @birdapp.rip · 26/09/2026

bringing a blooming onion to a job interview

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026

3rd full listen to the Encore tracks and Babylon made me cry this time. I feel like 1st listen is: What's this? 2nd listen is: What does it mean to the artist? 3rd listen is: What does it mean to me? Absolute love every track. Patient Zero has been the most persistent ear worm though.

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 26/09/2026

My top 4 Crow Full Moon shots tonight. P L E N T Y of video to edit someday! 🪶 🐦‍⬛

a crow flies in front of the moon, greyish sky, the crow is flapping their wings down

two crows fly in front and near the moon, in the middle and the bottom left, a snowy egret is out of focus below the moon, greyish sky

a crow flies in front of the moon, dark sky, the crow is flapping their wings up but not fully extended

a crow flies in front of the moon, dark purple sky, the crow is in full cruise mode

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Kate, Queen of the Squirrels (she/her) @pavlovcat.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026

I will never understand people who listen to music they don't like just so they can talk about how much they hate it. If I hear music I don't like, I simply don't think about it ever again other than to turn the station or hit skip if it comes on.

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