Mary Pezzulo
@marypezzulo.bsky.social
I write about the Gospel, politics, gardening, Christianity, spiritual abuse, neurodivergence and social justice. 🏳️🌈
When I was a little kid I would lick and suck on the empty popcorn bag to get the yummy salty flavoring off, and tell my parents I was "pretending to be a goat" like Gregory the Terrible Eater.
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
When I was a little kid I would lick and suck on the empty popcorn bag to get the yummy salty flavoring off, and tell my parents I was "pretending to be a goat" like Gregory the Terrible Eater.
Charlie Chaplin and Lady McFluff. Sisters, best friends, and partners in crime.
December 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Charlie Chaplin and Lady McFluff. Sisters, best friends, and partners in crime.
This is a CONFUSED CAT. She doesn't understand why I ordered all this snow just to vex her. She doesn't understand why there's a four-foot inflatable gnome on the lawn or what it has to do with the birth of Jesus. She is baffled.
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is a CONFUSED CAT. She doesn't understand why I ordered all this snow just to vex her. She doesn't understand why there's a four-foot inflatable gnome on the lawn or what it has to do with the birth of Jesus. She is baffled.
Charlie contemplates the snow.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Charlie contemplates the snow.
I will never not love Christmas kitsch.
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I will never not love Christmas kitsch.
Your annual reminder that the Lewis and Clark expedition went right through Steubenville, mistakenly thought we were respectable, and misspelled our name.
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Your annual reminder that the Lewis and Clark expedition went right through Steubenville, mistakenly thought we were respectable, and misspelled our name.
I also do pets, but you'll have to show me a photo!
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I also do pets, but you'll have to show me a photo!
Does anyone want a handmade clay Christmas ornament with your patron saint on it? If you don't see what you want, you can commission one and I'll make it this weekend and get it in the mail Monday or Tuesday. I was thinking $25 plus shipping.
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Does anyone want a handmade clay Christmas ornament with your patron saint on it? If you don't see what you want, you can commission one and I'll make it this weekend and get it in the mail Monday or Tuesday. I was thinking $25 plus shipping.
She likes to pretend to be a lawn ornament.
November 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
She likes to pretend to be a lawn ornament.
And to me, this was the most interesting part. The volunteer tour guide explained that she's been scanning and copying and uploading every single ledger and yearbook and document she can get her hands on to make a database you can search. Just for the love of history!
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
And to me, this was the most interesting part. The volunteer tour guide explained that she's been scanning and copying and uploading every single ledger and yearbook and document she can get her hands on to make a database you can search. Just for the love of history!
And some terrifying Uncanny Valley things...
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
And some terrifying Uncanny Valley things...
They also had a World War One and Two room...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
They also had a World War One and Two room...
The original bathroom they're still renovating. Ever see a shower from 1912? Now you have.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The original bathroom they're still renovating. Ever see a shower from 1912? Now you have.
This room was called the "Creepy Hat Room."
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This room was called the "Creepy Hat Room."
Of course, since this is Steubenville, we have a whole room dedicated to a Steubenville citizen named Dino Paul Crocetti.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Of course, since this is Steubenville, we have a whole room dedicated to a Steubenville citizen named Dino Paul Crocetti.
When I read old books, I never knew what "a coverlet" was, but they had a whole display of coverlets in one room. Apparently before cotton fabric for quilts was readily available, you brought your homemade yarn to a man with a giant loom for a custom made blanket.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When I read old books, I never knew what "a coverlet" was, but they had a whole display of coverlets in one room. Apparently before cotton fabric for quilts was readily available, you brought your homemade yarn to a man with a giant loom for a custom made blanket.
There were lots of Land Grants signed by presidents; this one was deeded to Edwin Stanton's widow. And of course there was a wall in honor of the presidents who came from Ohio, got to have that in an Ohio museum.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
There were lots of Land Grants signed by presidents; this one was deeded to Edwin Stanton's widow. And of course there was a wall in honor of the presidents who came from Ohio, got to have that in an Ohio museum.
In the "Civil War Room," the tour guide told us the story of Morgan's Raid. I lived my whole life in Ohio and 20 years in Steubenville, only found out recently that there were Confederate raiders terrorizing the farmers all around here. I want to do a reenactment in Wintersville sometime.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the "Civil War Room," the tour guide told us the story of Morgan's Raid. I lived my whole life in Ohio and 20 years in Steubenville, only found out recently that there were Confederate raiders terrorizing the farmers all around here. I want to do a reenactment in Wintersville sometime.
I'd never been in the Historical Society for more than a minute before because it has limited hours and not much money. The whole place was crammed with cool things they were given over the years. This is their "pioneer kitchen."
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I'd never been in the Historical Society for more than a minute before because it has limited hours and not much money. The whole place was crammed with cool things they were given over the years. This is their "pioneer kitchen."
I am so excited, you guys! @historicalmarker.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social any history lovers, I wandered in to our local Historical Society open house and got a free tour, and they had Edwin Stanton's desk, his inkwell, and a baby chair from his childhood home!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I am so excited, you guys! @historicalmarker.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social any history lovers, I wandered in to our local Historical Society open house and got a free tour, and they had Edwin Stanton's desk, his inkwell, and a baby chair from his childhood home!!!
My art class learned about pop art today. I showed them Warhol's soup cans and the Sergeant Pepper cover, and then I showed them Robert Indiana's "The Figure Five," and said since he made so many fives, "maybe you guys could make art with Six Seven!" and I was instantly the coolest teacher ever.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My art class learned about pop art today. I showed them Warhol's soup cans and the Sergeant Pepper cover, and then I showed them Robert Indiana's "The Figure Five," and said since he made so many fives, "maybe you guys could make art with Six Seven!" and I was instantly the coolest teacher ever.
This beautiful house is definitely one of the Underground Railroad stations.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This beautiful house is definitely one of the Underground Railroad stations.
And here's part of the walk down Union Street, which has at least four confirmed Underground Railroad houses.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
And here's part of the walk down Union Street, which has at least four confirmed Underground Railroad houses.
The wind really kicked up at this point so it's hard to hear what I'm saying, but this is the home of Benjamin Lundy, the
abolitionist. And when I turn around, that is the Free Labor Store where they sold goods made without any enslaved people's labor.
abolitionist. And when I turn around, that is the Free Labor Store where they sold goods made without any enslaved people's labor.
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The wind really kicked up at this point so it's hard to hear what I'm saying, but this is the home of Benjamin Lundy, the
abolitionist. And when I turn around, that is the Free Labor Store where they sold goods made without any enslaved people's labor.
abolitionist. And when I turn around, that is the Free Labor Store where they sold goods made without any enslaved people's labor.