@summerandsal.bsky.social
Sunshine and coffee and cats. I plant pollinator gardens. I could talk all day long using only song lyrics.
I follow accounts that post about art, gardening, music, nature, travel - you know, the good stuff of life ☺️
I follow accounts that post about art, gardening, music, nature, travel - you know, the good stuff of life ☺️
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Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
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Its taken us 4 days to catch this guy and many fruitless chases.
Boy did he need catching! Fingers crossed for him. He's in our hospital now ❤️
Boy did he need catching! Fingers crossed for him. He's in our hospital now ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Its taken us 4 days to catch this guy and many fruitless chases.
Boy did he need catching! Fingers crossed for him. He's in our hospital now ❤️
Boy did he need catching! Fingers crossed for him. He's in our hospital now ❤️
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Garden oil painting in progress 10 years ago (this one was only worked on a little after this photo and it found a buyer)
#art #painting #oiloncanvas #malus
#art #painting #oiloncanvas #malus
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Garden oil painting in progress 10 years ago (this one was only worked on a little after this photo and it found a buyer)
#art #painting #oiloncanvas #malus
#art #painting #oiloncanvas #malus
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it's probably too corny for this place but my kid is starting for the varisty basketball team tonight at my old high school wearing my old number. shit is wild and i'm proud and emotional.
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
it's probably too corny for this place but my kid is starting for the varisty basketball team tonight at my old high school wearing my old number. shit is wild and i'm proud and emotional.
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I know it doesn’t sound like the most glowing endorsement when I tell you that #RecipeOfTheDay – a dish of sweet potatoes with marshmallows – tastes so much better than you’d think, but I make this statement with my fellow non-Americans in mind! 🧡HAPPY THANKSGIVING🧡 www.nigella.com/recipes/swee...
Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallows
The American tradition of cooking sweet potatoes with marshmallows is a bit of a leap for the European reader. But it always pays to keep an open mind. I find myself strangely compelled by the lusciou...
www.nigella.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I know it doesn’t sound like the most glowing endorsement when I tell you that #RecipeOfTheDay – a dish of sweet potatoes with marshmallows – tastes so much better than you’d think, but I make this statement with my fellow non-Americans in mind! 🧡HAPPY THANKSGIVING🧡 www.nigella.com/recipes/swee...
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I used these utensils to cook for my family for 40 years. Instead of throwing them out, I’ve made them into something and giving to my oldest daughter. Happy Lovesgiving everyone ☕️☕️🥘🥧🥰
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I used these utensils to cook for my family for 40 years. Instead of throwing them out, I’ve made them into something and giving to my oldest daughter. Happy Lovesgiving everyone ☕️☕️🥘🥧🥰
I used these utensils to cook for my family for 40 years. Instead of throwing them out, I’ve made them into something and giving to my oldest daughter. Happy Lovesgiving everyone ☕️☕️🥘🥧🥰
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I used these utensils to cook for my family for 40 years. Instead of throwing them out, I’ve made them into something and giving to my oldest daughter. Happy Lovesgiving everyone ☕️☕️🥘🥧🥰
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You don’t need to be celebrating Thanksgiving this week to be interested in a recipe for mashed potatoes that can be easily made ahead, but if you are working up to the big feast you particularly need to know about this now! www.nigella.com/recipes/make...
Make-Ahead Mash
No one is doubting the glory of mashed potatoes, and while they are not difficult to make, they can be quite a faff in large quantities at the last minute. This is the answer: a tangy, subtly cheesy m...
www.nigella.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You don’t need to be celebrating Thanksgiving this week to be interested in a recipe for mashed potatoes that can be easily made ahead, but if you are working up to the big feast you particularly need to know about this now! www.nigella.com/recipes/make...
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Rhodanthe Athens design jug c 1934 by UK ceramics designer Clarice Cliff #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Rhodanthe Athens design jug c 1934 by UK ceramics designer Clarice Cliff #WomensArt
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Textile artist Nancy Nicholson, cat & bird embroidery #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Textile artist Nancy Nicholson, cat & bird embroidery #WomensArt
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Grab a coffee and apply!
December 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies.
www.thisiscolossal.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Grab a coffee and apply!
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Have you made your travel plans for 2026? Join Colossal on Murmur Ring's excursion to Peru's Sacred Valley this June, and experience longstanding and innovative creative traditions with the region's leading artists and makers.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/murm...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/murm...
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Have you made your travel plans for 2026? Join Colossal on Murmur Ring's excursion to Peru's Sacred Valley this June, and experience longstanding and innovative creative traditions with the region's leading artists and makers.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/murm...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/murm...
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Little Stormzy had his first trip out into the "real world".
Testing him out to see if he'll be OK for adoptions.
Look at him go! I think the early answer is a yes!
Testing him out to see if he'll be OK for adoptions.
Look at him go! I think the early answer is a yes!
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Little Stormzy had his first trip out into the "real world".
Testing him out to see if he'll be OK for adoptions.
Look at him go! I think the early answer is a yes!
Testing him out to see if he'll be OK for adoptions.
Look at him go! I think the early answer is a yes!
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The U.S. has more guns than people, and it’s easier to buy a gun than to get rid of one. That’s why a nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The U.S. has more guns than people, and it’s easier to buy a gun than to get rid of one. That’s why a nonprofit has repurposed more than 6,000 guns, turning them into garden tools and art.
reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
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When we step back and look at wildlife as it behaves without humans present, a hidden world opens up –– one filled with animal intelligence and insight that a new satellite-based system is allowing us to truly see for the first time.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
When we step back and look at wildlife as it behaves without humans present, a hidden world opens up –– one filled with animal intelligence and insight that a new satellite-based system is allowing us to truly see for the first time.
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
reasonstobecheerful.world/internet-of-...
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Following the dismantling of the Kwoneesum Dam in Washington state a year ago, the area has been transformed and its wildlife is returning.
reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Following the dismantling of the Kwoneesum Dam in Washington state a year ago, the area has been transformed and its wildlife is returning.
reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
reasonstobecheerful.world/kwoneesum-da...
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Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
Kindness is free.
Go on and sprinkle that stuff everywhere.
A smile, a gentle word, a tiny moment of patience , it all adds up to something bigger than we realise.
Be kind
Kindness is free.
Go on and sprinkle that stuff everywhere.
A smile, a gentle word, a tiny moment of patience , it all adds up to something bigger than we realise.
Be kind
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
Kindness is free.
Go on and sprinkle that stuff everywhere.
A smile, a gentle word, a tiny moment of patience , it all adds up to something bigger than we realise.
Be kind
Kindness is free.
Go on and sprinkle that stuff everywhere.
A smile, a gentle word, a tiny moment of patience , it all adds up to something bigger than we realise.
Be kind
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Volunteers created blankets for elephants during a cold spell in Myanmar, Winga Baw Elephant camp #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Volunteers created blankets for elephants during a cold spell in Myanmar, Winga Baw Elephant camp #WomensArt
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Thanksgiving week continues with the beauteous Pecan-Plus Pie as #RecipeOfTheDay. The pastry is an easy, mix-up-in-a-bowl, press-in affair: no rolling or stress involved! www.nigella.com/recipes/peca...
Pecan-Plus Pie
This is somewhat of an Anglo-American enterprise. I have taken a pecan pie, and added other nuts, simply because for me, the English festive season means bowls of mixed nuts and the memory of my grand...
www.nigella.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thanksgiving week continues with the beauteous Pecan-Plus Pie as #RecipeOfTheDay. The pastry is an easy, mix-up-in-a-bowl, press-in affair: no rolling or stress involved! www.nigella.com/recipes/peca...
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Last night’s #aurora show. #astronomy
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Last night’s #aurora show. #astronomy
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Guten Morgen!
(Hemsedal, Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
(Hemsedal, Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Guten Morgen!
(Hemsedal, Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
(Hemsedal, Norwegen, Sommer 2025)
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!