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duckminster.bsky.social
Marz Barz
@duckminster.bsky.social
600 followers 380 following 120 posts
Portland, OR.
Cats and pugs living together, mass hysteria.
I do crafts, read books, play games, collect and customize toys.

I also help run a ball-jointed doll convention - https://www.resinrosebjd.com

See a cat 💕 a cat.
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Millie doesn’t want it.

#caturday #cat #catsky
A brown tabby cat with her ears back, eyes wide. The camera’s low angle highlights her thick, white whiskers and long dark eyebrow whiskers.
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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M-O-O-N, that spells pretty.

Still house-sitting, enjoying the novelty of being able to just see the moon from the yard. My house is in the woods, and the view is usually blocked. (Boromir: One does not simply look at the moon!)

#moon
A big almost but not quite full moon shines brightly even behind dramatic clouds.
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Pancho caught me sneaking up. No whiskers to see here, move along.

#cat #catsky #whiskerswednesday
A soft, long-haired grey kitten. Its face is obscured by the blurry paw coming right at you. The grey paw fills the frame. It will bop you if you don’t back the fudge up. A soft, long-haired grey kitten. Paw dropped, expression sour.
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Azul will sometimes go upside down when he wants something. I’ll ask him why he’s being a funny pug and he’ll scoot closer while making silly faces.

#pug #pugsky #rescuepug #tongueouttuesday #dog #dogsky
A pug dog, upside down on a blanket. His mouth is wide open with a goofy smile. He’s a bit blurry because he’s wiggling. A pug dog, still mostly upside down. His big eyes are wild. His mouth is open just enough to show his funny little teeth.
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Buddha with Two Pies.

My mom makes delicious pies. My dad and I used to watch the X-files marathon while preparing the feast, so I put it on after the scary movies are over.

#thanksgiving #pie
A simple red statue of Buddha meditating, seated between a blueberry pie and a pumpkin pie. Unintentionally recreating the painting Buddha with Two Vases, but with pie. Guest Chef Pisco kept insisting that the pies might need tasting, so we put them in a safe spot on top of the tv console. TV shows Mulder and Scully of the X-files having a conversation in a messy office. Between the pies is a red meditating Buddha. There is also a black and white photo of the Roman Colosseum, a vintage scale with small chests of weights, a carved wooden duck. Close up of pies. In the foreground is the cinnamon and sugar topped crust of a blueberry pie. In the back is a rich, dark orange pumpkin pie. A slice of blueberry pie with a tall pile of fresh whipped cream. In the background is Claudia Winkleman on the set of Celebrity Traitors UK.
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Sous Chef Azul and special guest Chef Pisco.

I am housesitting, so I brought the dog over to find the day with my family.

#dogs #dogsky
A soft, stout pug stands in a bright kitchen, looking up with dark eyes. A large black dog winks at the camera.
December 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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For a while, there were crows on the railing outside.

#crows
Two large black crows standing together on a wooden railing. A crow with wings spread for take-off.
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Thanksgiving 2025, A Thread.

Holidays are pretty low key at my house. There are few solid traditions, but I almost always start this particular day off by watching The Witch while making green bean casserole from scratch.

#thanksgiving
A frumpy, middle-aged white woman holds a very large mushroom up to her eye. It’s bigger than her glasses, which are already oversized. A note about GBC, since it’s such a polarizing dish. I did not grow up eating this and did not like it the few times I had it. But my boyfriend did grow up with it, and it reminds him of his mom, so I was asked if I could make it. The recipe I work from is Alton Brown’s Best Ever Green Bean Casserole. Some modifications: veggie broth instead of chicken, double garlic, extra seasonings. More mushrooms to use up the package. I do not fry my own onions. I did it once, and while it was pretty tasty, it was a lot of work that I did not enjoy doing. More importantly, we realized that the onions were a key part of evoking the memory, and mine just didn’t do that. So I use two cans of store bought fried shoestring onions. Mix half of one package into the beans, spread the rest on top. I use a bigger dish to maximize the crispy onion surface. Pilgrims clasp hands that are raised to the sky, which is clear and blue. Clearly, this will go well for them. A family of pilgrims gazing out into the wild, arms to the sky in praise. Surely, they will be blessed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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I don’t usually dress up, but today is Halloween!

The hat was supposed to slouch, but it’s refusing to cooperate. So, guess I’m a pointy hat wearing, spell book thumping, classic old witch. 😂

#halloween #halloweencostume #witch #kumoricon
A frumpy, middle-aged, white woman poses in front of a monarch butterfly mural while wearing a witch costume. The veil from her tall black hat covers her crooked smile.
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Resin Rose BJD Expo is at Kumoricon! Come see us, we’re in the industry row. We have badge ribbons to give/trade, and will be raffling off a different blind box doll every day!

#kumoricon #kumoricon2025 #resinrosebjdexpo
A ball-jointed doll in a pikachu kigurumi holds a badge for Kumoricon, a Portland convention that celebrates anime and gaming. Badge ribbons say Day Zero, definitely not haunted, and I’ll be your friend until the end.
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Shrimps is bugs.

#shrimpsisbugs
Selfie of a frumpy, middle-aged, white woman pointing at graffiti on a wall behind her. The wall is brown, the tag is lavender. Lavender graffiti on a brown wall declares, “shrimps is bugs!”
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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While hunting for the costume bin I found my Furbies that I could swear were donated a decade ago. I’m pleased because I did have regrets, but I’m creeped out because I was so sure I donated them. 😅👻

#toys #toysky #furby #vintagetoys
A pair of original Furbies, side by side. They are both white, but one the right looks a bit high.
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Happy National Cat Day! 🥳

#cat #catsky #nationalcatday #tabby #whiskerswednesday
Millie, a brown tabby cat looks up with big green eyes. Her long white whiskers stand out against her bold stripes. She has been caught in the library, but hopes you won’t mind.
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Clean beans!

#cat #catsky #tongueouttuesday #toebeantuesday #toebeans
Millie, a brown tabby cat gracefully cleans between the toes of her back foot. Her whiskers catch the light of an autumn sunbeam.
October 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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A revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having. -V

#nokings #clackamas #oregon #vforvendetta
V, clad in black and sporting his iconic mask, dances while waving a large American flag.
October 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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More costumes and signs from No Kings Day, Clackamas, Oregon.

#nokings #clackamas #oregon
Free speech! Oh yeah! Mr. Kool-Aid holds a sign celebrating our right to speak. A kangaroo heads for a shade break bearing a sign that says “the only royal I want is a royale with cheese” in colorful letters. The other side declared Dairy Queen the only acceptable monarch.
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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We said NO KINGS.

Costumes and signs from No Kings Day. Clackamas, Oregon.

#nokings #clackamas #oregon
A blue unicorn stands tall with patriotic pride, American flag over their heart, golden horn shining in the sun. This sign declares NO KINGS, with an image of Prince John from Disney’s Robin Hood. “Resistance is NOT futile!” declares this sign adorned with planets, the Enterprise, and a Star Trek insignia.
October 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Meanwhile in war ravaged Portland… we’re eating the pugs, we’re eating the cats.

Just kidding. Sous Chef Azul is supervising closely as I stuff some beautiful bell peppers foraged from the rubble. No pugs (or cats!) harmed in the making of this post.

#pug #pugsky #rescuepug
A stout pug sits on light grey kitchen towels. He has a vegetable barcode sticker stuck to his whiskers. He looks at the camera imploring you to feed pugs, not eat pugs.
September 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Bonus photo! A sunbeam highlights Millie’s whiskers.

#cat #catsky #rescuecat #whiskerswednesday
A young brown tabby sits on the back of a zebra print chair. She eyes the camera warily with big green eyes. She’s thin, and it makes her ears seem overly large. A sunbeam highlights her fur and full whiskers.
September 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Millie. She came out of nowhere in a snowy parking lot and climbed the leg of an acquaintance. I offered to foster her, but she quickly became part of the family.

#cat #catsky #tabby #thenandnow #rescuecat
A young brown tabby cat plays with a mouse toy, stretched out long on gray tiles. Her green eyes are alert. She’s fierce! An adult brown tabby lounges on gray wood, belly exposed, toes curled in. Her eyes are tightly closed and, from this angle, she appears to be smiling.
September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Blep.

#tongueouttuesday #pugs #pugsky #rescuepug
A pug rests his thick, wrinkled head on a soft blue blanket. His eyes are relaxed and unfocused, his tongue is sticking out. In the background another pug sleeps with her eyes tightly closed and her feet on his head.
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Love at first spoo. 😅

As hard as it may be to believe, I have never seen Babylon 5. My gentleman friend recently found the complete set out in the wild so I’m indulging myself now.

#babylon5 #spoo
“Ambassador Mollari, please join me. Would you like some spoo? It’s fresh.” Screenshot from the first episode of Babylon 5. A lizard-like humanoid offers another man with big hair a bowl of food at a space cafe. This must be the space delicacy known as spoo.
September 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Poppy and calendula.

#flower #bloomscrolling
A yellow-orange poppy surrounded clusters of tiny white flowers. A big yellow flower with long petals and a deep orange center.
September 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Kitten-sitting again. This is Pancho. She has the daintiest feet and likes to sniff the phone and bat my face.

#cat #catsky
A long-haired grey cat stands on a windowsill. She looks into the camera with bright green eyes, soft fur highlighted by the morning sun. From this top-down perspective, her feet look very small indeed. An extreme closeup of a green-eyed grey cat as she presses her face closer. Her big grey nose looms over you.
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Sunbeam Sunday.

#cat #catsky #sunbeamsunday #tabby
A brown tabby cat with big green eyes looks at the camera expectantly. She sits in a sunbeam, and the harsh light casts a dramatic cat-shaped shadow on a shelf of DVD sets behind her. She is a connoisseur of animated media.
September 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM