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Twin Cities Toilet Paper Reviews @twincitiestoiletpaperreviews.com · 4h

I am a one-trick pony

gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · 10h

This is the best creepy Halloween song and @thecurrent.org plays it every year to my utter delight.

I have memories of sitting next to a little record player at my friend Corrine’s house and us playing this over and over and over again.

It's definitely a perfect song for Halloween!

Screenshot of my phone’s lock screen showing the song that’s currently streaming on The Current app. They play this song every year and I love it. It shows the album cover for the band Bloodrock with the song title D.O.A. The album cover is all red and black and looks like blood is dripping down from the top and starting to cover the 6 band members.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · 6d

This is a great article by @stribrooks.bsky.social about Katherine Erickson’s amazing crop art piece “SEED”. She won a blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair this year.

#CropArt

Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 6d

@stribrooks.bsky.social you’ve done it again! Katherine Erickson’s Keanu/Seed crop art is amazing and this story makes me smile.
www.startribune.com/seed-meets-s...

Seed meets 'Speed': Keanu Reeves gets an introduction to Minnesota crop art

A crop art fan waited by the stage door after a production of "Waiting for Godot" to show actor Keanu Reeves how good he looked, rendered in grains and seed at the Minnesota State Fair.

www.startribune.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 23d

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

a black and gray long-haired yorkiepoo sits at a desk in a university classroom. a piece of paper lays on the desk in front of her, her paws propped up on the desk as if she's bracing herself. there are students in the background hunched over and working on paper in front of them. the pup looks at the camera with a concerned side eye. she's realizing she probably should have read some of the homework before eating it.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 25

Husband has been impatiently waiting for replacement parts to his table saw to get it ready to give to our nephew. The package arrived today and he was so excited it finally arrived he said “it’s just like Xmas!” with a little kid grin. LOL

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Farm Aid @farmaid.org · Sep 17

We are thrilled to announce that Bob Dylan is joining the lineup at Farm Aid's 40th anniversary festival on Saturday, Sept. 20!

Farm Aid Partners with the University of Minnesota to Host Pre-Events Ahead of Farm Aid 40

Farm Aid and the University of Minnesota will gather farmers, partner organizations, University of Minnesota students and the public.

www.farmaid.org

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 17

That’s a travesty. That’s one of my absolute favorite songs! I hope you immediately played it for them and forced them to listen.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 13

That style has been around for a while, but not sure when it actually started.

gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 3

There were 2 other tributes I’m aware of - here’s another Gilbert, and Julie Blaha did some amazing flowers that were made from onion skins, and also rhubarb and corn fibers made into cordage! I can’t find a photo of those unfortunately.

A golden retriever with text above saying “Pet a Dog”, and “Gilbert” below by Lyra Totten-Naylor of Plymouth.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 3

Anne Boleyn is by Wendy Brozic

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · Sep 2

MN State Fair crop art 2025 thread:

1. This year, the Minneapolis Institute of Art sponsored two prizes, so there were lots of entries inspired by fine art. These are the two winners:

#cropart #seedart #mnstatefair

My Chagall Dream by Jeanne Morales of Minneapolis— a woman in a gown appears to fly over Minneapolis landmarks like First Ave, the state fair giant slide, the Hook and Ladder, in seeds and grains, some painted.

Ceci n’est pas un corn dog by Amy & Steve Saupe of Saint Paul. A corn dog and French text (this is not a corn dog, after Magritte, in small natural colored seeds

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yay! So glad you loved it!

gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yes, that’s me! I was chuckling to myself the whole time I was making it!

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 30

🤣🤣🤣

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 30

I liked it, but probably wouldn’t get it again. It would be more shareable in a dish, but I’m assuming they wanted to push the “look! It’s beer in a cone!” visual.

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aurora jacobsen @superturbo.bsky.social · Aug 30

Minnesota State Fair people: Crop Art has a line. Follow the rules. Don't be a jerk. And if you make our amazing crop art supervisor cry, you should probably be kicked out of the fair.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 29

One of the best things about the #mnstatefair (other than #CropArt obs) are the shirts that people wear to the fair. This guy has probably waited all year to wear his excel spreadsheet shirt! Even the font name is awesome: Geeksoutfit. LOL

A man wearing a collared shirt with his back to me that has an excel spreadsheet printed all over it and it says: “ Ohh…this calls for a spreadsheet”

A close up of the font name on the man wearing a collared shirt with his back to me that has an excel spreadsheet printed all over it and it says: “Geeksoutfit”

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Aug 29

A group of 6 LCC K9 comfort dogs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday in the wake of the latest mass shooting. The organization deploys comfort dogs following tragic events. The dogs wore their "please pet me vests," offering love and comfort to those processing this heartbreaking tragedy. 15/10 for all

a child looking down at a golden retriever named Samaria resting in their lap. the child pets the dog's face.

a person holding a child on their hip crouches down on the sidewalk to pet a golden retriever on the head.

a child wearing all gray sits on a yellow curb. a golden retriever lays on the sidewalk next to them, and rests their head in the child's lap.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 28

I love this more every time I see it.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Creative Activities building had a pretty big update this year. They moved a bunch of vendors out of the annex and I was wondering where Larry the guy who sells Swiss Peelers every year ended up. Found him in the Merchandise Mart building! Glad to see he’s still around. He’s a legend!

#msf

A man sits behind a table filled with vegetables showing people how to use the Swiss Peelers he is selling at the Minnesota State Fair.

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 28

I’m actually still chuckling about “gopher-themed”. It makes me think you can have a “gopher-themed” bedroom or something. LOL.

Doesn’t everyone know about Fairchild and Fairborne? Maybe they aren’t Minnesotan so that’s why?

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 28

Me either! I can see it now that they mentioned it, but had no idea before.

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micadoog.bsky.social @micadoog.bsky.social · Aug 28

Here’s some of my favorite crop art from this year’s Minnesota State Fair

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gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 23

I saw that! Super excited for you!!

gayle @geedee08.bsky.social · Aug 23

Marta isn’t on bluesky. They did the slow and fast lanes many years ago in 2019. It didn’t work super well. This year there are a couple of people helping people with the lines and moving them along. From my perspective doing crop art demos, it seemed to be working well so far this time.

Image of the Crop Art area at the Minnesota State Fair in 2019. There is a large metal sign holding 2 yellow signs. One says “Faster Lane in second row near the benches and the other says “Slower Lane close to exhibits.

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