Lachrymalis
@aquavirago.bsky.social
Cat lover. Dem. Collector of 30s-40s American dinnerware. Warped sense of humor. Atheist married to REAL Christian. No DMs w/o invite. No fundraisers. OK to be on someone's vindictive shitlist, but if shitlists are all you're on... well!
Enjoying her food a little too much. Lazy. Likes to sleep. Sloppy eater. Is her emulation of all my less desirable traits hero worship or mockery? My gut says the latter.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Enjoying her food a little too much. Lazy. Likes to sleep. Sloppy eater. Is her emulation of all my less desirable traits hero worship or mockery? My gut says the latter.
Whut Happens When U Get Old #7453:
The lazy Susan on the kitchen table with all the condiments includes a bottle of aspirin.
The lazy Susan on the kitchen table with all the condiments includes a bottle of aspirin.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Whut Happens When U Get Old #7453:
The lazy Susan on the kitchen table with all the condiments includes a bottle of aspirin.
The lazy Susan on the kitchen table with all the condiments includes a bottle of aspirin.
Gonna toot my sweetie's horn again (oh, get your mind out of the gutter!!!). He apparently finished this up at work today. Those aren't applied stripes, he did 'em by hand. Gorgeous Mustang, eh? This car just screams PULL ME OVER.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gonna toot my sweetie's horn again (oh, get your mind out of the gutter!!!). He apparently finished this up at work today. Those aren't applied stripes, he did 'em by hand. Gorgeous Mustang, eh? This car just screams PULL ME OVER.
Merriam Webster's Word of the Day
How interesting. I think most of us have already been introduced to this word, as it's been used by many myriad times over the last decade or so. Almost always in reference to a certain orange creature.
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How interesting. I think most of us have already been introduced to this word, as it's been used by many myriad times over the last decade or so. Almost always in reference to a certain orange creature.
www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Word of the Day: Bloviate
Warren G. Harding is often linked to the word bloviate, but to him the word wasn't insulting; it simply meant 'to spend time idly.' Harding used the word often in that 'hanging around' sense, but
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November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Merriam Webster's Word of the Day
How interesting. I think most of us have already been introduced to this word, as it's been used by many myriad times over the last decade or so. Almost always in reference to a certain orange creature.
www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
How interesting. I think most of us have already been introduced to this word, as it's been used by many myriad times over the last decade or so. Almost always in reference to a certain orange creature.
www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
Curious. I thought oil stock value and heating oil (and gasoline) prices were related, but I guess not. Oil stock is actually lower now than it was most of the summer, but heating oil prices have definitely shot up now that it's colder here, about 30c/gallon. I smell greed, don't I?
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Curious. I thought oil stock value and heating oil (and gasoline) prices were related, but I guess not. Oil stock is actually lower now than it was most of the summer, but heating oil prices have definitely shot up now that it's colder here, about 30c/gallon. I smell greed, don't I?
RI resident here, reachin' out to my sisters in state who might need tire services. This place is amazing. You can go alone & you will be treated politely and respectfully. You will not be talked down to or taken advantage of. Your questions will be answered, with explanations. /1
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November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
RI resident here, reachin' out to my sisters in state who might need tire services. This place is amazing. You can go alone & you will be treated politely and respectfully. You will not be talked down to or taken advantage of. Your questions will be answered, with explanations. /1
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Cats are such amazing creatures. Alpha hunters, but so adorably cute we can ignore how lethal they are. They are also extremely perceptive. Even asleep, they KNOW when we have cleaned their toilets, and will immediately bolt over there to re-hang the hazmat signs as soon as our backs are turned.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Cats are such amazing creatures. Alpha hunters, but so adorably cute we can ignore how lethal they are. They are also extremely perceptive. Even asleep, they KNOW when we have cleaned their toilets, and will immediately bolt over there to re-hang the hazmat signs as soon as our backs are turned.
"I'll take a side order of duuuuuurrrp, please..."
My beautiful, undignified Kat in her signature pose mid-bathe. Green is her color, aye?
My beautiful, undignified Kat in her signature pose mid-bathe. Green is her color, aye?
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"I'll take a side order of duuuuuurrrp, please..."
My beautiful, undignified Kat in her signature pose mid-bathe. Green is her color, aye?
My beautiful, undignified Kat in her signature pose mid-bathe. Green is her color, aye?
Remember when "Hamburger Helper" meant low income thriftiness? Now, chicken and rice is far cheaper & even healthier! 80/20 Hamburger on sale for $3.47/lb. Chicken thighs on sale 99c lb. Rice, 10 lbs for $20 (50c/lb). Add a pound of carrots and you can still feed your family cheaper on chicken.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Remember when "Hamburger Helper" meant low income thriftiness? Now, chicken and rice is far cheaper & even healthier! 80/20 Hamburger on sale for $3.47/lb. Chicken thighs on sale 99c lb. Rice, 10 lbs for $20 (50c/lb). Add a pound of carrots and you can still feed your family cheaper on chicken.
Aaaaannnnddd... how long did it take YOU to figure out which end is which!? Some cats do the loaf, mine is doing... what? A scone?
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Aaaaannnnddd... how long did it take YOU to figure out which end is which!? Some cats do the loaf, mine is doing... what? A scone?
So we live in a corner (yes really, IN, not ON), and I always back into the driveway. Yesterday, someone was behind me so I hurried & hit a damned stump to the left and totally decimated my bumper. Pic on the right isn't a "before" damage, it's AFTER hubs spent 2 hours fixing it. Isn't he AMAZING?
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So we live in a corner (yes really, IN, not ON), and I always back into the driveway. Yesterday, someone was behind me so I hurried & hit a damned stump to the left and totally decimated my bumper. Pic on the right isn't a "before" damage, it's AFTER hubs spent 2 hours fixing it. Isn't he AMAZING?
The convoluted fun of thrifting... find and buy a dresser for $20. Notice it has the wrong handles. Eventually find a bag of the RIGHT Hepplewhite style handles for $6 at the same thrift a couple months later. Sell the Colonial style handles for $39.50. Voila. A free dresser.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The convoluted fun of thrifting... find and buy a dresser for $20. Notice it has the wrong handles. Eventually find a bag of the RIGHT Hepplewhite style handles for $6 at the same thrift a couple months later. Sell the Colonial style handles for $39.50. Voila. A free dresser.
We had a busy little summer. In addition to the new electrical system I posted at the beginning of the season, we did numerous other small things around the island house. Also spent 3 Saturdays after closing up for the season helping to put in a new water main system. More in Alt Text...
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We had a busy little summer. In addition to the new electrical system I posted at the beginning of the season, we did numerous other small things around the island house. Also spent 3 Saturdays after closing up for the season helping to put in a new water main system. More in Alt Text...
We finally got another "new to us" car, and I got my freedom back after six months of sharing the van with hubs. Shopping after work hours sucks! I like to go early, 'cause sometimes I find bargains like this. "Catch" was they expired in 2 days, but that's nothin'. Got 2 for us, 2 for his cousins.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We finally got another "new to us" car, and I got my freedom back after six months of sharing the van with hubs. Shopping after work hours sucks! I like to go early, 'cause sometimes I find bargains like this. "Catch" was they expired in 2 days, but that's nothin'. Got 2 for us, 2 for his cousins.
My sweet luvvie tortie cat. Well. Kat is not demonstrative with her affection, but she doesn't fool me, I know she loves us. She is enjoying my newly recovered kitchen chairs! Only took me about 4-5 years to get around to doing it, hahaha.
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My sweet luvvie tortie cat. Well. Kat is not demonstrative with her affection, but she doesn't fool me, I know she loves us. She is enjoying my newly recovered kitchen chairs! Only took me about 4-5 years to get around to doing it, hahaha.
Mz. Kat has been fine. She missed us on weekends, even though she pretended she didn't.
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Mz. Kat has been fine. She missed us on weekends, even though she pretended she didn't.
Considering his initial feelings about cats, hubs has come a long way. This is in no small part due to Kat herself... she refuses to be ignored or disdained. She enjoys spending time with both of us, and likes to park herself right next to hubs, in this case... literally under his feet!
June 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Considering his initial feelings about cats, hubs has come a long way. This is in no small part due to Kat herself... she refuses to be ignored or disdained. She enjoys spending time with both of us, and likes to park herself right next to hubs, in this case... literally under his feet!
The former "Mami, if you ever get a cat, I'm moving out" husband person now makes sure Kat gets her own tiny bowl of ice cream.
June 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The former "Mami, if you ever get a cat, I'm moving out" husband person now makes sure Kat gets her own tiny bowl of ice cream.
Putting up a couple of new solar panels on the cottage, along with a fresh new lithium iron phosphate battery for each! Also, a whole mess of new wiring, regulators, inverters, chargers, a new hot water heater, all kinds of stuff I now need to learn the mechanics of to use and maintain... gah.
June 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Putting up a couple of new solar panels on the cottage, along with a fresh new lithium iron phosphate battery for each! Also, a whole mess of new wiring, regulators, inverters, chargers, a new hot water heater, all kinds of stuff I now need to learn the mechanics of to use and maintain... gah.
Today's pottery is from Taylor, Smith & Taylor. The shape is "Paramount" and it's a syrup jug! Very interesting shape, with a pierced handle. There is an English pot of very similar shape, also with a pierced handle, by Grindley. Lot of copying and borrowing going on back then!
June 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Today's pottery is from Taylor, Smith & Taylor. The shape is "Paramount" and it's a syrup jug! Very interesting shape, with a pierced handle. There is an English pot of very similar shape, also with a pierced handle, by Grindley. Lot of copying and borrowing going on back then!
Jabba the Glutt... Kat contemplating her toes. Before I got her, I swear I never saw a cat sit like this. This is a variation on the usual, normally there's a leg splayed out to each side. Not sure if the protuberance on the other side is tail or leg!
June 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Jabba the Glutt... Kat contemplating her toes. Before I got her, I swear I never saw a cat sit like this. This is a variation on the usual, normally there's a leg splayed out to each side. Not sure if the protuberance on the other side is tail or leg!
Here's some interesting wares. Brayton Laguna... some of the very first solid color California dinnerware!! I have a vague recollection of seeing it described as "ram pressed", and I do think there looks to be a lot of hand-finishing going on. They look like studio ware to me. Circa mid-Thirties.
June 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Here's some interesting wares. Brayton Laguna... some of the very first solid color California dinnerware!! I have a vague recollection of seeing it described as "ram pressed", and I do think there looks to be a lot of hand-finishing going on. They look like studio ware to me. Circa mid-Thirties.
Things you didn't know about me #2503 - I used to have a pet tarantula, a Mexican Red Leg. Did you know that males can live 5-10 years, and females can live 25-30 years!? I had Fang for nine, she was full grown when I got her. Nothing better for keeping landlords out of your apartment...
June 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Things you didn't know about me #2503 - I used to have a pet tarantula, a Mexican Red Leg. Did you know that males can live 5-10 years, and females can live 25-30 years!? I had Fang for nine, she was full grown when I got her. Nothing better for keeping landlords out of your apartment...
My lovely, luminous kitteh! Yeah, I really do think just about all cats are beautiful but I can't help but be just a bit partial to my gorgeous queen. Or perhaps it's just that my phone cam flatters her. She's glowing!
June 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My lovely, luminous kitteh! Yeah, I really do think just about all cats are beautiful but I can't help but be just a bit partial to my gorgeous queen. Or perhaps it's just that my phone cam flatters her. She's glowing!