Gretchen Woods
@gwoods.bsky.social
I hate talking about myself, but I’m not a bot, so I guess I should write something here?
LSG 4 ever!
LSG 4 ever!
In Singapore for the first time, and the hotel breakfast buffet has introduced me to Teh Tarik. There may be no going back to chai for me.
What if you did chai spices and tarik’d it? Ooooo need to note that to try when I get home.
What if you did chai spices and tarik’d it? Ooooo need to note that to try when I get home.
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM
In Singapore for the first time, and the hotel breakfast buffet has introduced me to Teh Tarik. There may be no going back to chai for me.
What if you did chai spices and tarik’d it? Ooooo need to note that to try when I get home.
What if you did chai spices and tarik’d it? Ooooo need to note that to try when I get home.
Reposted by Gretchen Woods
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
#CostaRica day 4: transit day, so fewer new birds and animals than usual. So here’s a little change up: the Pacific Ocean from the Osa Peninsula. Ridiculously photogenic!
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
#CostaRica day 4: transit day, so fewer new birds and animals than usual. So here’s a little change up: the Pacific Ocean from the Osa Peninsula. Ridiculously photogenic!
#CostaRica day 3: boat trips without the rain are vastly superior to the wet kind yesterday. Highlights from today:
Marcel steals a breakfast banana, the strawberry dart frog (now in focus!), a moth the size of my hand, and the most handsome iguana in the country.
Marcel steals a breakfast banana, the strawberry dart frog (now in focus!), a moth the size of my hand, and the most handsome iguana in the country.
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
#CostaRica day 3: boat trips without the rain are vastly superior to the wet kind yesterday. Highlights from today:
Marcel steals a breakfast banana, the strawberry dart frog (now in focus!), a moth the size of my hand, and the most handsome iguana in the country.
Marcel steals a breakfast banana, the strawberry dart frog (now in focus!), a moth the size of my hand, and the most handsome iguana in the country.
#CostaRica day 2, in Tortuguero. Sloths, macaws, toucans, a potoo (!), and many cool frogs. My favorite shot looks like it was posed or heavily staged for an ad campaign, but it’s just a flashlight and a phone camera.
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
#CostaRica day 2, in Tortuguero. Sloths, macaws, toucans, a potoo (!), and many cool frogs. My favorite shot looks like it was posed or heavily staged for an ad campaign, but it’s just a flashlight and a phone camera.
#CostaRica is off to a great start:
Great kiskadees galore near the driving range, rainbow eucalyptus trees near the dumpsters, several flocks of crimson-fronted parakeets that flew over our balcony, and a spectacular sunset.
Great kiskadees galore near the driving range, rainbow eucalyptus trees near the dumpsters, several flocks of crimson-fronted parakeets that flew over our balcony, and a spectacular sunset.
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 AM
#CostaRica is off to a great start:
Great kiskadees galore near the driving range, rainbow eucalyptus trees near the dumpsters, several flocks of crimson-fronted parakeets that flew over our balcony, and a spectacular sunset.
Great kiskadees galore near the driving range, rainbow eucalyptus trees near the dumpsters, several flocks of crimson-fronted parakeets that flew over our balcony, and a spectacular sunset.
I went to high school with Karen and her husband, and this is 100% in character for her. Awesome job!
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I went to high school with Karen and her husband, and this is 100% in character for her. Awesome job!
This is one Disney-looking horse.
Part 116 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
8800-year old ceramic horse. Han Dynasty
8800-year old ceramic horse. Han Dynasty
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is one Disney-looking horse.
Well, I guess we know where the designers of Angry Birds got their design for the pigs.
Part 117 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A 3,000-year-old clay pig found in 2020 at the Lianhe Ruins in China.
A 3,000-year-old clay pig found in 2020 at the Lianhe Ruins in China.
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Well, I guess we know where the designers of Angry Birds got their design for the pigs.
We used to move every couple of years, which helped us keep our belongings pared down a bit. But we were in the previous house for 7 years and this one for 11, so things have … accumulated. Had to clean out a bunch of areas to replace the carpet and boy, are we filling up our local Goodwill.
December 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We used to move every couple of years, which helped us keep our belongings pared down a bit. But we were in the previous house for 7 years and this one for 11, so things have … accumulated. Had to clean out a bunch of areas to replace the carpet and boy, are we filling up our local Goodwill.
Having flashbacks to Uli wanting to hang out with us during movie nights, @luna-park.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Having flashbacks to Uli wanting to hang out with us during movie nights, @luna-park.bsky.social
Want to make time slow to a crawl? Do an I-cord bind off on a blanket.
So
Many
Stitches
X3 because why not?
#knitting
#MakesSleeveIslandSeemLikeAVacation
So
Many
Stitches
X3 because why not?
#knitting
#MakesSleeveIslandSeemLikeAVacation
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Want to make time slow to a crawl? Do an I-cord bind off on a blanket.
So
Many
Stitches
X3 because why not?
#knitting
#MakesSleeveIslandSeemLikeAVacation
So
Many
Stitches
X3 because why not?
#knitting
#MakesSleeveIslandSeemLikeAVacation
I have convinced the 20-yr-old to open an online savings account that earns more than 0.025% interest. And I made sure they did it. And we got them set up with a Roth IRA in case the world doesn’t end before they’re 60.
That’s enough accomplishing for me today, I think.
That’s enough accomplishing for me today, I think.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have convinced the 20-yr-old to open an online savings account that earns more than 0.025% interest. And I made sure they did it. And we got them set up with a Roth IRA in case the world doesn’t end before they’re 60.
That’s enough accomplishing for me today, I think.
That’s enough accomplishing for me today, I think.
Actual dinner conversation:
FIL: “I gave those deer to that Guatemalan chicken farmer who lives down by Jimmy’s.”
MIL: “The one who got shot at?”
FIL: “He lucky they missed.”
MIL: “Now, did they shoot at him before they killed that man at the ranch?”
The Eastern Shore is wild, y’all.
FIL: “I gave those deer to that Guatemalan chicken farmer who lives down by Jimmy’s.”
MIL: “The one who got shot at?”
FIL: “He lucky they missed.”
MIL: “Now, did they shoot at him before they killed that man at the ranch?”
The Eastern Shore is wild, y’all.
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Actual dinner conversation:
FIL: “I gave those deer to that Guatemalan chicken farmer who lives down by Jimmy’s.”
MIL: “The one who got shot at?”
FIL: “He lucky they missed.”
MIL: “Now, did they shoot at him before they killed that man at the ranch?”
The Eastern Shore is wild, y’all.
FIL: “I gave those deer to that Guatemalan chicken farmer who lives down by Jimmy’s.”
MIL: “The one who got shot at?”
FIL: “He lucky they missed.”
MIL: “Now, did they shoot at him before they killed that man at the ranch?”
The Eastern Shore is wild, y’all.
Reposted by Gretchen Woods
Today is World Kindness Day.
It can be holding a door open for someone, offering a seat on the bus, or simply checking on the people who have been a part of your life's story.
Steve Burns took us on learning adventures & yet came back to check on us later.
It can be holding a door open for someone, offering a seat on the bus, or simply checking on the people who have been a part of your life's story.
Steve Burns took us on learning adventures & yet came back to check on us later.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today is World Kindness Day.
It can be holding a door open for someone, offering a seat on the bus, or simply checking on the people who have been a part of your life's story.
Steve Burns took us on learning adventures & yet came back to check on us later.
It can be holding a door open for someone, offering a seat on the bus, or simply checking on the people who have been a part of your life's story.
Steve Burns took us on learning adventures & yet came back to check on us later.
Reposted by Gretchen Woods
Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
Thanks to Paws and Claws Animal Encounters in Bremen, Ohio, for making my birthday purr-fect! My experience with Forest and Canyon, their 7-month-old bobcat kittens, was 100x better than I had hoped. Next time I’ll bring you more wool hats to steal, boys!
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Thanks to Paws and Claws Animal Encounters in Bremen, Ohio, for making my birthday purr-fect! My experience with Forest and Canyon, their 7-month-old bobcat kittens, was 100x better than I had hoped. Next time I’ll bring you more wool hats to steal, boys!
Buy local! You might end up with a Brussels sprout with delusions of grandeur!
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Buy local! You might end up with a Brussels sprout with delusions of grandeur!
I timed my vacation to be home for Election Day, got Subway on the way to my polling place, and did my due diligence before voting. Feeling socially responsible ;)
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I timed my vacation to be home for Election Day, got Subway on the way to my polling place, and did my due diligence before voting. Feeling socially responsible ;)
Hey @martharichart.bsky.social , I’m so proud of myself for recognizing your style while jet lagged and barely conscious! That’s a good thing, right?
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Hey @martharichart.bsky.social , I’m so proud of myself for recognizing your style while jet lagged and barely conscious! That’s a good thing, right?
Chimp trekking in a downpour in Kibale National Park, #Uganda. Slipped once and ruined my pants for the rest of the trip, nearly lost a boot in the mud, soaked to the skin with rain and sweat, but oh-so-worth it.
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#NatHab
#chimpanzee
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#NatHab
#chimpanzee
October 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Chimp trekking in a downpour in Kibale National Park, #Uganda. Slipped once and ruined my pants for the rest of the trip, nearly lost a boot in the mud, soaked to the skin with rain and sweat, but oh-so-worth it.
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#NatHab
#chimpanzee
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#NatHab
#chimpanzee
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Breakfast on the patio in Entebbe, trying to ID which noises are birds and which might be monkeys. Merlin only has sound IDs for 15% of the birds in Uganda, so I think I’m going to be screwed on IDs for this trip.
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Uganda
#NatHab
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Uganda
#NatHab
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Breakfast on the patio in Entebbe, trying to ID which noises are birds and which might be monkeys. Merlin only has sound IDs for 15% of the birds in Uganda, so I think I’m going to be screwed on IDs for this trip.
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Uganda
#NatHab
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Uganda
#NatHab
Waiting at the gate for my connection to Doha, and at first glance at my fellow travelers, my pasty, unseasoned ass is going to be a distinct minority on the flight. Excellent!
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Waiting at the gate for my connection to Doha, and at first glance at my fellow travelers, my pasty, unseasoned ass is going to be a distinct minority on the flight. Excellent!