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Kelli

@moonraes.bsky.social

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Mom, dog ma, cat granny. Reader of historical fiction, fantasy and nonfiction ARCs. PT zoo employee. FT lover of nature. Estate sale addict with an Etsy store full of vintage and handmade shit you don’t need. moonraesgems.etsy.com

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Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Mar 25

The extra big extra spicy murder kittens are getting so big.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Mar 25

Made friends at work today. They were a little chatty but at least they respected my personal space and asked for crackers politely.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Mar 24

Women have been doing this for ages. Hell, I’ll even trigger the dispenser for the next person while drying my hands. Make me the secret president.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Mar 18

Added this gorgeous handmade? vintage woven/leather belt to the shop today.

moonraesgems.etsy.com/listing/1636...

#vintagebelt #leatherbelt #southwesternstyle #bohobelt #westernfashion #geometricbuckle #wovenleather #ethnicstyle #retroaccessory #hippieboho #cowboystyle #bohochic #boldbuckle

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Mar 1

It’s a rolling in the mud kind of week around here.

#GreaterOneHornedRhino #ChuttiTheRhino #RhinoMudBath #RhinoConservation #EndangeredSpecies #HotDayCooling #WildlifeVideo #RhinoRolling #MudBathMagic #SaveTheRhinos #NatureMoment #AnimalBehavior #RhinoLife

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 26

More random work pics. I really do work while I’m there but I’m not allowed to take/share videos of the kids on the carousel screaming “let me ooffff!” so, you get these guys instead.

#bambooshark #bluespottedray #madrill #redtailedhawk #zoolife

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 26

Work perks. Yesterday was a hot one so I cooled off by the pool with our girls.

#zoolife #stingray #zoo #oceanlife

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 24

Dazzling by Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 22

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

10/20

Monkeys on the Interstate-Jack Hannah

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 21

The Naval March. I work the carousel 4 times this week for some gawd awful reason.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 20

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Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 21

Mood.
#CatLover #KittyCuteness #FelineFriday #MeowMagic #Purrfection #SkyCats #BlueCat

Grey and white tuxedo cat angrily covering his face with his paws.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 21

A little follow up from yesterday's painting post... Here is the one that I was bidding on. I probably should sell it but I don't really want to let it go.

#KarenHarperBarone #LandscapePainting #MountainArt #VintagePainting #ArtCollector #FineArt #NatureArt #FramedArt #ScenicView #ArtForSale

This is a framed landscape painting by Karen Harper Barone. It features a serene mountain scene with a prominent evergreen tree, rocky terrain, and a misty background. The signature at the bottom right matches her known works.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 21

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

9/20

Bird Brother - Rodney Stotts

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Book cover of Bird Brother by Rodney Stotts

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 20

Many thanks to #NetGalley for the ARC of Boudicca by P.C. Cast. It was a wonderful listen!
#Booksky #BookReview #HistoricalFiction #Boudicca #WomenInHistory #CelticHistory #AncientBritain #StrongHeroines #BookLover #FictionRetelling #MustRead #IndieBooks #HistoricalFantasy #MythAndLegend #AmReading

Cover of Boudicca book by PC cast. With Review - Boudicca by P.C. Cast

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0

Oof I don't know why I keep requesting Boudicca stories. It is not one I enjoy reading because it is so sad. That being said P.C. Cast does a great job of telling this heart wrenching tale. The characters were all very well fleshed out and felt genuine to the era. You can tell Cast did the research and wanted to pass on those findings. It is violent and goring but there are beautiful love stories woven in too. It even turns a bit sapphic toward the end, if you're into that sort of thing.

4/5 stars because it got a little too "history class" in areas and pulled me out of the story.

Ell Potter was a great choice for narrator and did a fantastic job!
Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 20

I bought a bundle for a painting I wanted for myself and got this beauty by Richard Brian Hazel. Proceeds go to my kid who told me to keep bidding because she needs more wall art.
bit.ly/4gU9lno
#VintageArt #LandscapePainting #RealismArt #FramedArt #CaliforniaArtist #RichardHazel #NaturePainting

Tree mirrored in a creek in browns and beiges by Richard Brian Hazel

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Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 17

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

8/20

Maame - Jessica George

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 16

Happy Valentine’s Day from the bathroom wall. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #valentinesday #whatevesbro

Orange bathroom wall with writing that says “if he wanted to he would! You deserve better! 💕

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 15

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

7/20

Go Dog Go - PD Eastman

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 14

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

6/20

The Will to Change- Bell Hooks

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

The will to change by bell hooks book cover. Black with pink to yellow words saying "Each offering from bell hooks is a major event..... She has so much to give us."
- MAYA ANGELOU
the will to Change
MEN, MASCULINITY, AND LOVE
bell hooks
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ALL ABOUT LOVE

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 14

Any other vintage/antiques sellers get a little sad when the cute stuff sells? I don’t go anywhere that requires carrying a sparkly bead purse but I kinda wish I’d kept her.

Picture of a woman’s hand holding an oval shaped white purse covered in sequins and beads with a gold chain and gold kiss clasp closure.

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Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 13

I shipped two on the 10th, going to very close destinations on the other side of the country, both USPS. The bigger one is still “processing” here but on the other side of the city. The little one is halfway across the country already. 🤷🏻‍♀️

country.ne

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 13

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

5/20

The Epona Series- Judith Tarr

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Picture of the book White Mare’s Daughter by Judith Tarr. Black with gold letters and the painting The Battle of the Amazons" by Peter Paul Rubens, created between 1616 and 1618. It depicts a battle between the Amazons and the Athenians, led by Theseus.

Kelli @moonraes.bsky.social · Feb 12

20 Book Challenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

4/20

Medea | The Witch of Colchis - Rosie Hewlett

#booksky
#books #book
#reading #read #BookRec

Book cover for the Witch of Colchis by Rosie Hewlett