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Whit EM

@whittyrem.bsky.social

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“Madam Facilitator” I like cooking, travel, history, ridiculously large brooches, old buildings, romance novels, baseball, and cats (she/her) Go Phils

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · Jan 31

I should’ve put 🧵 on this but forgot so let’s try this again

In 2017 I decided to make taking a square of TP from Salisbury cathedral a family tradition

On the left is a square of toilet paper that looks like a folded piece of wax paper. Government property is written on one half. On the other half Salisbury cathedral circa 1976 is written in my grandfather’s handwriting. It’s sitting atop a letter he wrote to me

On the right a square of toilet paper is sitting atop a guide book from Salisbury cathedral. On it I have written Salisbury cathedral circa 2017 in purple pen

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 7h

Look, this is what Catholicism does so well. Yes girl, BRING OUT THE MONSTRANCE. MAKE THEM SAY IT IN FRONT OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. Martin Luther could *never*. He failed to predict the Trump Presidency and also is directly implecated. I am so serious.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 6h

👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 13h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 7h

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

We have three soup options: chicken noodle, tomato, and this butternut bisque

www.marthastewart.com/312603/butte...

Butternut Bisque

Your guests don't need to know you whipped up this elegant autumnal soup in a blender and stashed it in the freezer.

www.marthastewart.com

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 7h

omg I love this so much

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 7h

Yay! Enjoy!

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Seriously so yummy - and really easy too!

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

About a dozen years ago on the day of the event I received the giant brass candlesticks my paternal grandmother bequeathed me for some unfathomable reason, and so part of our tradition is after my parents and aunt leave we watch Clue

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Oh I think that’s a fabulous idea!

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

omg it was SO GOOD I’m so mad I didn’t buy more

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Gruyère not cheddar! But I bet it would be good with cheddar too

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

I meant to say Gruyere! Oops

Yeah it was incredible I should’ve bought a gallon of the marmalade

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

@wunfatkid.bsky.social all the varieties are in this thread

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

They are soooooo yummy and we reheat the leftovers in the oven next day!

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

We have three soup options: chicken noodle, tomato, and this butternut bisque

www.marthastewart.com/312603/butte...

Butternut Bisque

Your guests don't need to know you whipped up this elegant autumnal soup in a blender and stashed it in the freezer.

www.marthastewart.com

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

And this year I subbed out perennial favorite reverse French onion soup for cheddar with Guinness sticky onion marmalade on sourdough

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

New this year is cheddar and pear Madagascar vanilla jam on sourdough

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Gruyere, Dijon honey mustard, and red onion on sourdough

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

Cheddar and mango chutney on pumpernickel

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

I did 5 grilled cheese varieties this year

This one is always the biggest hit- mozzarella, crispy prosciutto, and basil on Tuscan bread

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 8h

22 years ago I made up a family holiday - Apple Picking and Fancy Grilled Cheese Day - where we pick apples either from trees or bins, eat fancy grilled cheese paired with hard cider, and watch Nightmare Before Christmas

10/10 of ideas I’ve had please steal and do it too

A plate of halves of grilled cheese sandwiches and the nightmare before Christmas on the tv

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 13h

We have sandwiched my parents between our cars because last year we all left our house at the same time and they got to the farm that is less than 10 minutes away 30 minutes later

Side view mirror with two cars reflected

Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 13h

I do croques but not on fancy grilled cheese day

I’ll post after I make them and tag you - five kinds this year

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 1d

usually takes more than one game to learn that. your wife is a prodigy.

Lumpy MD @lumpawaroomd.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first baseball game my wife has ever seen and she now believes this is a sport about eternal punishment

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17h

GASP no! It’s FANCY grilled cheese day!!!

(There will be cheddar involved. And I always go with cheddar over Kraft singles)

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Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17h

Happy #caturday we are avoiding the 7yo

A gray cat curled up on a rumpled duvet staring at the camera

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