The Whimsical Muse
@whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Theatre actor, bookstore connoisseur, autumn enthusiast, cat rescuer, educator, explorer of cobblestone streets, and defender of the Oxford comma.
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To my new followers:
You're in for a rude awakening when you discover that 93% of my posts involve cats, scones, independent bookstores, autumn, the Scottish Highlands, Agatha Christie, and the Oxford comma.
It’s truly not too late to turn back. My advice is to save yourself whilst you can.
You're in for a rude awakening when you discover that 93% of my posts involve cats, scones, independent bookstores, autumn, the Scottish Highlands, Agatha Christie, and the Oxford comma.
It’s truly not too late to turn back. My advice is to save yourself whilst you can.
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All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
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Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Okay but hear me out:
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
A happy hour, but for bakeries.
All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
All I want for Christmas is some precedented times.
Less "Hookup culture."
More "Falling madly in love whilst exploring libraries, museums, and bookstores in Prague on a snowy day" culture.
More "Falling madly in love whilst exploring libraries, museums, and bookstores in Prague on a snowy day" culture.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Less "Hookup culture."
More "Falling madly in love whilst exploring libraries, museums, and bookstores in Prague on a snowy day" culture.
More "Falling madly in love whilst exploring libraries, museums, and bookstores in Prague on a snowy day" culture.
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read a riveting mystery novel, drink endless cups of tea, and eat a multitude of croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside during a snowstorm?
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read a riveting mystery novel, drink endless cups of tea, and eat a multitude of croissants in a quaint château in the French countryside during a snowstorm?
If you’re looking for proof that magical places still exist, I ask you to simply walk into your local library.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you’re looking for proof that magical places still exist, I ask you to simply walk into your local library.
Does anyone else ever go Christmas shopping for other people, see something, and think to themselves “You know who would love this? Me!” before promptly placing it in their cart?
Or am I just a selfish bastard?
Or am I just a selfish bastard?
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Does anyone else ever go Christmas shopping for other people, see something, and think to themselves “You know who would love this? Me!” before promptly placing it in their cart?
Or am I just a selfish bastard?
Or am I just a selfish bastard?
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your Christmas wish to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is not “unrealistic.”
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but your Christmas wish to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is not “unrealistic.”
Accidentally made eye contact with a mall kiosk worker and long story short I just arrived home with 18 months' worth of hydrating lotions and sea salt scrubs.
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Accidentally made eye contact with a mall kiosk worker and long story short I just arrived home with 18 months' worth of hydrating lotions and sea salt scrubs.
Just received my DNA results and apparently my lineage an be traced back to a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh that doubles as a café and triples as a cat rescue.
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Just received my DNA results and apparently my lineage an be traced back to a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone side street in Edinburgh that doubles as a café and triples as a cat rescue.
I don’t understand why people attempt to denigrate Hallmark Christmas films by referring to them as “too cheesy”, as if that is a bad thing? I mean, have you *had* cheese? It’s not exactly the insult that you think it is.
December 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don’t understand why people attempt to denigrate Hallmark Christmas films by referring to them as “too cheesy”, as if that is a bad thing? I mean, have you *had* cheese? It’s not exactly the insult that you think it is.
I’m suddenly feeling terribly judged.
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m suddenly feeling terribly judged.
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Vienna during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care.
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Vienna during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care.
I often think of pursuing my PhD, but at other times I catch myself cutting bread with the dull side of the knife and I realize that maybe I should simply be content that I’ve made it this far.
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I often think of pursuing my PhD, but at other times I catch myself cutting bread with the dull side of the knife and I realize that maybe I should simply be content that I’ve made it this far.
I believe that the key to a happier life is to read more books, eat more scones, and use more Oxford commas.
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I believe that the key to a happier life is to read more books, eat more scones, and use more Oxford commas.
You only regret the pastries that you don't eat.
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You only regret the pastries that you don't eat.
I don't trust anyone who doesn't have a preferred burner on the stove.
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I don't trust anyone who doesn't have a preferred burner on the stove.
If we can’t watch The Holiday together in a quaint cottage in front of a crackling fire whilst sharing hot cocoa and a plate of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies during a raging snowstorm, then what’s the point?
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If we can’t watch The Holiday together in a quaint cottage in front of a crackling fire whilst sharing hot cocoa and a plate of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies during a raging snowstorm, then what’s the point?
Pub crawls may be all the rage, I truly believe there could be an immense market for library crawls, bakery crawls, museum crawls, café crawls, bookstore crawls, and greenhouse crawls.
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Pub crawls may be all the rage, I truly believe there could be an immense market for library crawls, bakery crawls, museum crawls, café crawls, bookstore crawls, and greenhouse crawls.
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of chocolate croissants?
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of chocolate croissants?
All I want for Christmas is for everyone to begin using the Oxford comma.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
All I want for Christmas is for everyone to begin using the Oxford comma.
With cold weather here and snow on the horizon, it was time to finally have the season’s first viewing of this delightful classic.
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
With cold weather here and snow on the horizon, it was time to finally have the season’s first viewing of this delightful classic.