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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 1d

Rainy day + vaccinations make Pericles a sad, tired #corgi

#corgicrew #corgisky #dogsofbluesky #idontlikemondays

Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 2d

3/3 #gardentriage The last #tomatoes #harvested from our #berkshires #veggiegarden. Hoping some will ripen. Any good #vegan recipes?

#homegrowntomatoes #eatseasonal #eatlocal #eatmoreplants #eatmoreveggies #growyourown #lateharvest #cherrytomatoes #heirloom #friedgreentomatoes #winteriscoming

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 2d

#gardentriage 2/3 Mucho #jalapenopeppers from our #veggiegarden plus tiny #greenbeans #cucumbers & fairytale #eggplants, immature #cucumbers & Italian eggplants

#holyjalapeno #jalapenopallooza #eatseasonal #eatlocal #eatmoreveggies #growyourown #vegetablegarden #gardening #lateharvest #endofseason

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 2d

We had a #freeze in the #berkshires so we rushed to #harvest the tender #crops from our #veggiegarden. This is part of the #pepper haul: #poblano #shishito #banana #bird sweet bells just turning red & not yet yellow and some killer hots that I’m sharing with friends & neighbors

#gardentriage

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 6d

When they tell you to #eattherainbow
and you just walk out to #harvest from your #chard bed…

#tainbowchard #chardharvest #lateharvest #eatseasonal #eatlocal #eatmoreplants #eatmoreveggies #growyourown #veggiegarden #vegetablegarden #gardener #vegan #veggiebouquet

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 7d

Sharing another review from a few weeks back, this one a searing production of "Mother Play" by Paula Vogel in the #berkshires. It's a firce drama, wrenching.

Paula Vogel's “Mother Play” has New England premiere at Shakespeare & Company - Splash Magazines

Theater review by Bess J.M. Hochstein, Berkshire editor Tolstoy famously opened his epic novel Anna Karenina with the oft-quoted line, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in...

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 8d

#fullmoon over the #berkshires

Yes, it’s near midnight but the sky is a steely blue, illuminated by the #supermoon No need for a flashlight to walk the corgi, though Pericles is a bit freaked out by all the howling coyotes. Me too!

#bythelightofthesilverymoon

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 8d

he is sporting a big smile

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 8d

When #corgis collapse

Pericles just loves the sun, especially during these summer-like days in autumn in the #berkshires

#corgicrew #corgisky #perithecorgi #sunbathing #heatwave #heatstroke #dogdaysofautumn #letsleepingdogslie

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 8d

My reviews of Bonnie Raitt and Wait Wait were late late! Here's what what happened on two wonderful end-of-summer evenings at @tanglewoodma.bsky.social, which I look bakc on with great pleasure as summer weather makes a return to the #berkshires

splashmags.com/2025/10/tang...

Tanglewood’s final week delights audiences with “Wait Wait” and Bonnie Raitt - Splash Magazines

Reviews by Bess J.M. Hochstein, Berkshire editor Of all the remarkable events that alight in the Berkshires during the Tanglewood season — musicians both classical and popular, talks and lectures (inc...

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 9d

Of course Cher is into her costume! Is it a Bob Mackie?

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 11d

He is readying the white House to be his permanent residence. He has not sense of style, no taste, no class. Between this, removing the Kennedy Rose Garden, and the interior decor, he is recreating mar a lago. soon it will be renamed Trump House

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 11d

Be sure they are not jack’o lanterns. I can’t say but caution is always in order with wild shrooms

Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 11d

Yesterday’s #harvest: big beet & baby beans from our #berkshires #veggiegarden

#eatseasonal #eatlocal #eatmoreplants #eatmoreveggies #growyourown #homegrown #vegetables #autumnharvest #extendedseason
#frostiscoming

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 13d

We are growing pioppino #mushrooms indoors from a #fungi medium. The left
Is Friday and the right photo is yesterday. Tremendous growth in just 4 days!

#fungifun #growyourown

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 13d

Last night’s #veggiegarden #haul. Back to the #berkshires after a few days away to #harvest all this on the last day of #September. The climes they are a’changing

#autumnharvest #eatseasonal #eatlocal #eatmoreplants #eatmoreveggies #growyourown #vegetablegarden #homegrown #homegrowntomatoes #vegan

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 16d

Good night New York.
Sweet dreams, #Manhattan.

#nyc #thecitythatneversleeps
#citylights #lightscape #ctityscape #hudsonyards #chelsea #newyorknewyork

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 16d

You get naming rights

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 17d

Good morning New York!

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 19d

I suppose they'd rather you go into work and infect everyone around you. What a ridiculous system.

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 19d

Just when I was thinking that #appletv was an exception to the media sucking up to the fascist, racist, rapist Faux-king POS and the misAdministration ruining our country. There is no refuge from this cowardice BS.

Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 19d

“I wanted to reach out and let you know that we’re not aligned on the decision to pause the release of ‘The Savant’.”

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Jessica Chastain slams Apple TV for preemptively caving to Trump

Actor Jessica Chastain voiced her opposition to Apple’s decision to delay the release of “The Savant,” her television series about infiltrating an extremist group. Apple ...

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 20d

Oh, and if it weren't obvious, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social is on BlueSky. Show her some love. I only wish she had a role in government instead of the cretin advocating for GAMA (Give America Measles Again), scoffing at science, and sullying the family name.

Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 21d

(1/3) I'm excited to announce that Stephen Colbert, Host, Executive Producer, and Writer of @colbertlateshow.bsky.social will be honored with the 2025 @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social Ripple of Hope Award at our annual gala on December 9!

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 20d

Ripple of Hope indeed! Great move, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social and great news atop the return of @jimmykimmel.com

Stephen Colbert to Receive Ripple of Hope Award From RFK Human Rights Center

"Humor can be a catalyst for change, and Stephen stands as a shining example of how speaking truth to power, boldly, wisely and with heart, can ignite change," Kerry Kennedy shares

www.thewrap.com

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 20d

Heaven 17 's Fascist Groove Thang has been rattling in my brain. Then I discovered this cover by @lcdsoundsystem.bsky.social from 6 years ago.

WE DON'T NEED THIS FASCIST MORON.

Have you heard it on the news
About this fascist groove thang?
Evil men with racist views
Spreadin' all across the land

(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (electric lady sessions - official audio)

YouTube video by LCDSoundsystemVEVO

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Corgi & Bess @bessky.bsky.social · 20d

Rainy day vibes in the #berkshires
Pericles is not a happy #corgi but we know how much we need the rain here.

#corgicrew #corgisky #corgination #perithecorgi #wetdog

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