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Vivi

Vivi

@vivisamuels.bsky.social

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Renaissance woman. Library junkie. Used Book Hound. Unpublished writer. Desert gardener. Jane of all trades and a master of a few. Advocate for the underdog and disenfranchised. Will burn after posting, so read my posts quickly.

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Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · 1d

Preach!!

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · 24d

Jimbocho, Japan, a historical town of bookstores. A jilted lover. Reconnecting with an uncle who ultimately saves her life. An enchanting city street with loveable characters. A weekend trip in the mountains to visit a temple. Love and redemption.

#booksky #booklife #readthis #satoshiyagisawa

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 26

Tylenol didn't kiss the ring.

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

5 years later, my taste is still altered by Covid. Reorienting my brain to taste and smell helped, but there are certain foods that I no longer enjoy, and I'm afraid that I'll never get my pre-covid taste buds back.

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

Need to travel, but your budget won't allow it?

Europe. Notre-Dame. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Switzerland. Vienna. Yugoslavia. The Danube. Belgium. Norway. Milan. Austria.

Bill Bryson revisits picturesque Europe. Have Google Maps ready to tag along!

#booksky #billbryson #neitherherenorthere

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

Phyllis A. Whitney!!

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

This was the first novel of hers that I read, and I'm hooked. I read her book on writing, Guide to Fiction Writing, and knew that I had to find her work. I picked up another book that she wrote a few days ago from my library's bookstore, The Singing Stones.

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

Key West. Shipwrecks. Old money. An Author. A mysterious death. Pirates. Treasure. Robbery at sea. Love. Greed. A greenhouse full of orchids.

Phyllis A. Whitney was known for her extensive research. I felt like I was in Key West. Find this book!

#booksky #phyllisawhitney #dreamoforchids

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 22

Unrequited love. A mistress. A garden. Losing everything and starting all over, again. Middle-Age crisis. Regrets. Grace. Forgiveness. Quirky, loveable characters. Couldn't put it down! Read it.

#booksky #elizabethbuchanan #revengeofthemiddleagedwoman

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Sep 19

What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.

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Defiant punk 🐸🐸🐸 @bossedup.bsky.social · Sep 18

✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Sep 17

MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 18

Another harvest to add to my perpetual Black Eyed Pea stash. I'm so happy that the plants are reawakening for fall. They went dormant in the heat. Hopefully, I'll have enough for New Year's Day.

#blackeyedpeas #aridadventuresingardening
#zone9b
#gardensky
#lasvegasbluesky
#mojavedesert

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 17

Started asparagus in early spring. It will take probably a couple of years before I have spears. The crowns have to be soaked overnight. Add 10-10-10, triple phosphate to potting soil, mound the soil, and spread the crowns over the mound. Cover with dirt and mulch.

#lasvegasbluesky #gardensky

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Sep 17

Started these sweet potatoes from a Beauregard Sweet Potato back in January. It took almost three months to sprout. The sprout grew roots quickly, and I planted the slips in May. It's almost the end of September, and I'm working up the courage to dig them up soon.

#lasvegasbluesky #gardensky

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WTF Seriously @stopbeingaderp.bsky.social · Sep 17

ABC is dead to me. Fucking cowards.👋

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Jul 4

No loes detected 📈📉

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Jun 7

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · May 30

Jing Orange Okra. It was the first to sprout and the first to fruit out of the 8 varieties of okra that I planted in my garden this season.

#lasvegasbluesky #gardenbluesky #inthegarden #desertgardener #jingorangeokra #okra

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Apr 29

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Apr 29

100 days into this presidency, Americans are paying the price - higher prices, crashing retirement accounts, and broken promises.

But the American people are turning, thanks to your voices. Keep it up.

It's up to us to demand something better.

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Hope @lettepaul.bsky.social · Apr 29

This
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MAGAts are in a cult and their extreme devotion to the cult leader has blinded them to truth and to reality.

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Dustin Moskovitz @moskov.goodventures.org · Apr 28

Wily Economy Coyote

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Apr 5

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

Vivi @vivisamuels.bsky.social · Mar 23

Meanwhile, Leon is trying to pick up chicks by stacking spoons. What a loser.