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Heralyn
@heralyn.bsky.social
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Cat mom, gardener, book nerd. Formally heralyn on twitter, currently heralyn@ecoevosocial on mastodon.
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Next up for christmas cozy murder books The Santa Klaus Murder, by Mavis Dariel Hay. 💙📚💙📚💙
A photo of the book The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Doriel Hay.
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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And I finally got off my bottom to share a few that I have! Please excuse the bad lighting! Zoe Keller | Professional Nature Art & Scientific Illustration share.google/ItSfOuTFz6hs...
A photo of a graphic drawing of a Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) curled up around a clutch of eggs. A photo of a color print of a spotted towhee making what I call angry face.
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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And so begins December! Reading some more British Crime Library Classics Christmas editions this year, starting with Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon. 💙📚💙📚
A photo of the book Mystery in White, by J. Jefferson Farjeon.
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Well I managed to finish these today too! Not sure about Bunnicula Strikes Again, I found Harold's voice a bit off and I didn't enjoy making Chester the bad guy. But that's a wrap on these for me! Now it is time to start holiday reading. 📚💙📚📚💙
A photo of the book Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe. A photo of the book Bunnicula Strikes again, by James Howe
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Two more for Bunnicula! 💙📚💙📚
A photo of the book The Celery Stalks at Midnight, a Bunnicula book by James Howe. A photo of the book Nighty-Nightmare a Bunnicula book by James Howe.
November 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Wrapping up November with a flashback to childhood! I lost these somewhere in the process of many moves, and childhood purges, but ebay came to the rescue! I have four more to go, including Bunnicula returns which I have not yet read! 📚💙📚💙
A photo of the book Bunnicula, a book about a vampire rabbit and the cat and dog that whose household he joins! A photo of the book Howliday Inn, a book about a dog and a cat who were boarded due to a family holiday and find themselves smack in the middle of a mystery!
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Garden today! @snellis.bsky.social got the raised beds housing the plants for the hell bed replanting covered, the witch hazel has begun to bloom, and smells fantastic, and another camellia has joined the bloom party!
A photo of a orange witch hazel bloom. Small fringe like curling petals reaching out. A photo of three raised bed covered with half hoops and frost cloth. A photo of a small camellia (october magic? I can't remember the name!) in bloom. A deep, rich red double bloom just beginning to open.
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Last (planned) book! Living Things, by Munir Hachemi translated by Julia Sanches. 💙📚 After this I plan on revisiting my childhood through the Bunnicula books and then starting my poisoned pen Christmas Mysteries from the British Crime Library!
A photo of the book Living Things, by Munir Hachemi and translated by Julia Sanches. There is a drawing of a chicken with purple lines radiating from it's head.
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Camellias Showa-No-Sakae, Sinensis, and Little Pearl still blooming their hearts out! Today I saw a hummingbird visiting them which was a first for me! 🌱
A photo of Camellia Showa-No-Sakae a double pink bloom on a weeping camellia. A photo of Camellia Sinensis, a tea camellia in bloom with small white single flowers and bright gold stamens. A photo of Camellia Little Pearl, a double bloom with darker pink outer petals fading to white inner petals.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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A Palace Near the Wind, by Ai Jiang is up next! My last true novella for the month. I got totally sucked into this one and was about halfway through before I was able to tear myself away to the three hundred bulbs that needing potting up today! 💙📚
A photo of the book A Palace Near the Wind, by Ai Jiang.
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Next! Daedalus is Dead, by Seamus Sullivan.
A photo of the book Daedalus in Dead by Seamus Sullivan. A maze rises to partially construct a man's face, with the shadow of a minotaur moving through the maze.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Garden kitty decided to join us at work today. Not usually one for the office, he has discovered it contains a cat tree of its own.
A photo of Chester, a black and white cat sitting tuck pawed in a cat tree.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Next up! The Book of I, by David Greig. This was beautifully written, I loved the characters, the story, the movement of it all. 💙📚
A photo of the book, The Book of I, by David Greig.
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Moving on to number six! Cinder House by Freya Marske 💙📚
A photo of the book Cinder House by Freya Marske
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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And five! Spread Me by Sarah Gailey. I will admin I was not prepared for the spice in this one!
A photo of the novella Spread Me by Sarah Gailey
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Book four! Don't sleep with the dead by Nghi Vo!
A photo of the book Don't sleep with the dead by Nghi Vo
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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It's mum season! A bouquet of mixed flowers and greens from the garden, mums in a two part vase, and a bloom of little pearl camellia. 🌱
A bouquet of mixed flowers and greens. Chrysanthemums, salvia, and echinops greens. A vintage pink two part vase filled with yellow, orange, and pink mums. A photo of a bloom of little pearl camellia. A double with creamy inner petals and pink outer petals.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I have a few shelves... Just added some more to hopefully use to get organized! #booksky 💙📚 #bookishQOTD 📖🦋
A photo of 5 bookshelves, with 3 almost full A photo of 4 book shelves and a hutch full of books A photo of 5 stort bookcases, full of books and topped with art.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Some more photos from the garden today, including garden kitties! 🌱
A photo of a species fuchsia in bloom. I love the large fuzzy glaucous leaves on these and the late season flowers are a bonus. A photo of a toad lily in bloom, small orchid like flowers, white with deep purple speckles and curved pointed petals. Love these little guys! They bloom late, last forever, and increase yearly. Garden kitties! A black and white cat and a tuxedo tabby enjoying some supervised outdoor time, and trying to avoid the mud. A photo of a camellia parvilimba in bloom. Small, trumpet-shaped fragrant flowers with white petals surrounding golden stamens. This camellia has some of the smallest leaves and is certainly an interesting addition to my collection.
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Mud season is upon us. Winterization is in process and I am as tired as the garden! 🌱
A photo of a garden in fall, hydrangeas have been cut back and are going to sleep, catio panels are on for the rain, and guide poles are up for the patio wrap! A photo from a similar vantage point earlier in the season. The plants are full and green and the climbing hydrangea is in bloom. Another photo of a very green and full garden border with a catio. The same corner in early spring, the hydrangeas are growing, peonies are blooming, and lilies are reaching for the sun.
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Book three, To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth. I really enjoyed When Among Crows and am excited to get back to these characters. 💙📚
A photo of the book To Clutch a Razor by Veronica Roth. The cover features side profiles of two watching men, one with a golden halo holding a book with pages cascading out, and the other behind but with his eyes open.
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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And book two!
A photo of the book The Wax Child by Olga Ravn the cover is a high gloss black with an illustration of a wooden cadle with smoke rising from it.
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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They are the best winter displays! ♥️♥️♥️
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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My start to Novella November! 💙📚
A photo of the novella What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. A gory photo of a bear decaying into a wooden framework merged with a branch and I am hoping some cool new fungi evil!
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Cut back hydrangeas today to prep for winter. While paniculatas can be pruned in spring (they bloom on new wood) I do an initial cut back in fall to stop branches from snapping under the weight of winter wet.
A photo of a bucket full of pink and green little lime paniculata hydrangea blooms. A second photo of a bucket full of pink and green little lime paniculata hydrangea blooms. My blooms were simply massive this year!
November 2, 2025 at 9:41 PM