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Gretchen Woods
@gwoods.bsky.social
I hate talking about myself, but I’m not a bot, so I guess I should write something here?

LSG 4 ever!
Having flashbacks to Uli wanting to hang out with us during movie nights, @luna-park.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Want to make time slow to a crawl? Do an I-cord bind off on a blanket.
So
Many
Stitches
X3 because why not?
#knitting
#MakesSleeveIslandSeemLikeAVacation
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I have convinced the 20-yr-old to open an online savings account that earns more than 0.025% interest. And I made sure they did it. And we got them set up with a Roth IRA in case the world doesn’t end before they’re 60.

That’s enough accomplishing for me today, I think.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Actual dinner conversation:
FIL: “I gave those deer to that Guatemalan chicken farmer who lives down by Jimmy’s.”
MIL: “The one who got shot at?”
FIL: “He lucky they missed.”
MIL: “Now, did they shoot at him before they killed that man at the ranch?”

The Eastern Shore is wild, y’all.
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Today is World Kindness Day.
It can be holding a door open for someone, offering a seat on the bus, or simply checking on the people who have been a part of your life's story.
Steve Burns took us on learning adventures & yet came back to check on us later.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Started watching MURDERBOT and now I don't wanna go to work, I just want to watch MURDERBOT, which is pretty much the plot of MURDERBOT.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thanks to Paws and Claws Animal Encounters in Bremen, Ohio, for making my birthday purr-fect! My experience with Forest and Canyon, their 7-month-old bobcat kittens, was 100x better than I had hoped. Next time I’ll bring you more wool hats to steal, boys!
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Buy local! You might end up with a Brussels sprout with delusions of grandeur!
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I timed my vacation to be home for Election Day, got Subway on the way to my polling place, and did my due diligence before voting. Feeling socially responsible ;)
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey @martharichart.bsky.social , I’m so proud of myself for recognizing your style while jet lagged and barely conscious! That’s a good thing, right?
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Chimp trekking in a downpour in Kibale National Park, #Uganda. Slipped once and ruined my pants for the rest of the trip, nearly lost a boot in the mud, soaked to the skin with rain and sweat, but oh-so-worth it.

#GretchenGoesGorillas
#NatHab
#chimpanzee
October 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
October 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
First bird ID of the trip:
Common Bulbul at the hotel in Entebbe
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Merlin
#Uganda
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Breakfast on the patio in Entebbe, trying to ID which noises are birds and which might be monkeys. Merlin only has sound IDs for 15% of the birds in Uganda, so I think I’m going to be screwed on IDs for this trip.
#GretchenGoesGorillas
#Uganda
#NatHab
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Waiting at the gate for my connection to Doha, and at first glance at my fellow travelers, my pasty, unseasoned ass is going to be a distinct minority on the flight. Excellent!
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It annoys me when I make plans while significantly recovered from a cold, assuming that the symptoms will continue to improve, and the day of the plans arrives and I have a copiously runny nose and cough. No trivia night at a crowded bar for me, regardless of masking by me or anyone else.
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Lost needle in recliner.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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let the gourd times roll
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Got my visa for Uganda today, and my trip starts in less than a month. This is starting to feel real!
September 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I am jealous if all the migratory bird action @skwinnicki.bsky.social has been getting recently, so I trundled over to my local migratory bird stopover swamp and found …
Yellowlegs. That’s it. Everything else was a year-rounder. Ever try to snap a wading bird on a phone? Not ideal.
September 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned.

Thought you'd enjoy this.
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When Harry and the Hendersons Met Sally
Fargo West Young Man
smash two movies together

No Country for Old Yeller
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Took a brief moment from my walk today to admire this fecund beauty in a nearby park.
September 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Today’s temporary finish:
Quilting on my kiddo’s homage to Monty Python’s killer rabbit, not sure of kiddo’s age when it was drawn but maybe 7? 8? This was posted on our tv room door for the better part of a year.
September 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You know the OTC topical pain reliever is Serious Business when it comes with a dosage card to squeeze it onto so nobody overdoses by just slathering that gel everywhere.
September 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM