Abbaetha: an idea first born on an undigested parsnip
@abbaetha.bsky.social
Quilter, crafter, baker. Sff/romance/history reader. Boosting books. Amateur victorianist. Posts and follows re: books, crafts, and food. LGBTQ+ ally. D. Dunnett cultist. No politics, no automatic follow-backs. E pur si muove. Banner: Macbeth cake.
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Welcome new followers! I am Abbaetha. I mostly follow historians, academics, authors and bookish types, crafters, and cooks. My feed is mostly breads, cakes, books, and crafts, which continues the theme. I like a quiet peaceful corner and that’s the goal of this account. No cat, but ferrets.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
I was on a train going London to Birmingham and there were some very rowdy sports fans. I was in a window seat and a little trapped by them. There was a family with a little girl and the dad and mom kept trying to keep them from being too rowdy. As long as the family was there I felt ok but the 🧵
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I was on a train going London to Birmingham and there were some very rowdy sports fans. I was in a window seat and a little trapped by them. There was a family with a little girl and the dad and mom kept trying to keep them from being too rowdy. As long as the family was there I felt ok but the 🧵
We are moving to temporary digs this week to accommodate long-needed repairs on the house.
1. Moving is terrible
2. Living in a house where they have begun demolishing the iffish parts already is very very weird.
1. Moving is terrible
2. Living in a house where they have begun demolishing the iffish parts already is very very weird.
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
We are moving to temporary digs this week to accommodate long-needed repairs on the house.
1. Moving is terrible
2. Living in a house where they have begun demolishing the iffish parts already is very very weird.
1. Moving is terrible
2. Living in a house where they have begun demolishing the iffish parts already is very very weird.
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Not posting the link, because, uh, the candle has spoilers (yes, I just said that) but the wonderful JD+Kate industries has a Moby-Dick scented candle.
Not posting the link, because, uh, the candle has spoilers (yes, I just said that) but the wonderful JD+Kate industries has a Moby-Dick scented candle.
January 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Not posting the link, because, uh, the candle has spoilers (yes, I just said that) but the wonderful JD+Kate industries has a Moby-Dick scented candle.
Not posting the link, because, uh, the candle has spoilers (yes, I just said that) but the wonderful JD+Kate industries has a Moby-Dick scented candle.
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to work at the bodega.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to work at the bodega.
January 19, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to work at the bodega.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to work at the bodega.
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The rule is that if my mutual posts about their niche hobby that I know nothing about, I must like the post to let them know I encourage the enrichment that’s been put in their enclosure
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The rule is that if my mutual posts about their niche hobby that I know nothing about, I must like the post to let them know I encourage the enrichment that’s been put in their enclosure
Mini-move/decluttering and found a small box pictured below. Had a moment before I remembered these are prefab microscope slides.
January 18, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Mini-move/decluttering and found a small box pictured below. Had a moment before I remembered these are prefab microscope slides.
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day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves
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I have caught up and I’m so proud of me. In sum:
Whales: still big
Foreshadowing: still dancing around screaming “look at me! Look at me!”
And I plan to re-name my dining room “the blubber room.”
I have caught up and I’m so proud of me. In sum:
Whales: still big
Foreshadowing: still dancing around screaming “look at me! Look at me!”
And I plan to re-name my dining room “the blubber room.”
January 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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I have caught up and I’m so proud of me. In sum:
Whales: still big
Foreshadowing: still dancing around screaming “look at me! Look at me!”
And I plan to re-name my dining room “the blubber room.”
I have caught up and I’m so proud of me. In sum:
Whales: still big
Foreshadowing: still dancing around screaming “look at me! Look at me!”
And I plan to re-name my dining room “the blubber room.”
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Asking for a friend whose book club just read Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell. I suggested they could read Naomi Kritzer's "The Year Without Sunshine" as a chaser & friend asked for 2-3 short recs (short thru novella length) that she could suggest as a grouped reading. Thoughts?
January 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Asking for a friend whose book club just read Rebecca Solnit's A Paradise Built in Hell. I suggested they could read Naomi Kritzer's "The Year Without Sunshine" as a chaser & friend asked for 2-3 short recs (short thru novella length) that she could suggest as a grouped reading. Thoughts?
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Today’s reading is not the easiest for a modern mind.
Today’s reading is not the easiest for a modern mind.
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Today’s reading is not the easiest for a modern mind.
Today’s reading is not the easiest for a modern mind.
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I’ve lived in America for quite a while now. It’s ridiculous. The landlord had two dogs — called Biscuit and Gravy.
I tried to explain, but they weren’t having any of it.
I tried to explain, but they weren’t having any of it.
January 17, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I’ve lived in America for quite a while now. It’s ridiculous. The landlord had two dogs — called Biscuit and Gravy.
I tried to explain, but they weren’t having any of it.
I tried to explain, but they weren’t having any of it.
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Come work with us! We are seeking a tenure-track botanist, preferably in the areas of non-vascular, systematics, physiology or cell. Happy to answer questions.
unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb...
🧪🌱 #botany
unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb...
🧪🌱 #botany
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Come work with us! We are seeking a tenure-track botanist, preferably in the areas of non-vascular, systematics, physiology or cell. Happy to answer questions.
unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb...
🧪🌱 #botany
unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb...
🧪🌱 #botany
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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A friend is helping to find a permanent home for this beautiful gal in the NY/CT area - she's a young cattle dog/blue heeler mix with a heart-shaped patch on her side. Share with anyone you know who is looking for an active new best friend www.petfinder.com/dog/maggie-7...
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A friend is helping to find a permanent home for this beautiful gal in the NY/CT area - she's a young cattle dog/blue heeler mix with a heart-shaped patch on her side. Share with anyone you know who is looking for an active new best friend www.petfinder.com/dog/maggie-7...
New tea pets just dropped! Those of y'all waiting for more crows (including the ones with adorbs winter gear), now is your chance!
These always fly away quickly, so I wouldn't wait if I were you...
www.fridaytea.com/products/cro...
These always fly away quickly, so I wouldn't wait if I were you...
www.fridaytea.com/products/cro...
Crow Tea Pet
Handcrafted, one-of-a-kind ceramic tea pets designed and crafted by Seattle local pottery artist Queen Bee Ceramics. These crows are full of personalitea and ready to join your murder! Restock frequen...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I really liked this one. Dark, inventive, and moving.
🎉🎂 Happy UK Book Birthday to @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER!
🏆 A Finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards,
🖤 A @reactorsff.bsky.social Reviewer's Choice of 2024
📙 A New York Public Library Best-Of Pick
SABRIEL meets WITCH KING in this deliciously dark fantasy.
Buy: https://geni.us/asunder
🏆 A Finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards,
🖤 A @reactorsff.bsky.social Reviewer's Choice of 2024
📙 A New York Public Library Best-Of Pick
SABRIEL meets WITCH KING in this deliciously dark fantasy.
Buy: https://geni.us/asunder
January 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I really liked this one. Dark, inventive, and moving.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent horses and ponies I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent horses and ponies I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Yoga pose of the day by Cat Bane
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Yoga pose of the day by Cat Bane
I am now drinking my tea out of a thermal carafe.
So this is what it tastes like when it is not ice cold and forgotten.
Fascinating.
So this is what it tastes like when it is not ice cold and forgotten.
Fascinating.
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am now drinking my tea out of a thermal carafe.
So this is what it tastes like when it is not ice cold and forgotten.
Fascinating.
So this is what it tastes like when it is not ice cold and forgotten.
Fascinating.
Just because of [waves hands] I’m taking refuge in a month of dick - Moby Dick, that is. An 1840s kaiju story is a good place to hang out right now. Just a wave at my phone buddies.
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Just because of [waves hands] I’m taking refuge in a month of dick - Moby Dick, that is. An 1840s kaiju story is a good place to hang out right now. Just a wave at my phone buddies.
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I got a little ahead of the reading and just wanted to provide a preview:
Whales are big.
I got a little ahead of the reading and just wanted to provide a preview:
Whales are big.
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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I got a little ahead of the reading and just wanted to provide a preview:
Whales are big.
I got a little ahead of the reading and just wanted to provide a preview:
Whales are big.
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Great opportunity for a #Dublin resident!
Hello, my Bluesky peeps.
I don't suppose any of you are from Dublin, and would like to go to a media preview of Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience, a new exhibition launching in Dublin, with a view to covering it for GNoH
Thursday, 5th Feb
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
invite includesa +1
I don't suppose any of you are from Dublin, and would like to go to a media preview of Mind of a Serial Killer: The Experience, a new exhibition launching in Dublin, with a view to covering it for GNoH
Thursday, 5th Feb
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
invite includesa +1
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Great opportunity for a #Dublin resident!