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I would find this to be a very difficult situation; I also had a child on the spectrum for whom each friendship was like a delicate pearl to be cherished, but I am also a hardcore introvert with intense boundary issues.

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 5h

An admin once accidentally DoorDashed me a Taco Bell order for both 12:00 a.m. AND 12:00 pm and my teenage son (who was up at midnight when the first, accidental, order arrived) felt like he'd won the lottery.

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 5h

Never heard of this show, but that theme song is truly stirring, and all that horse content would have made my daughter's heart sing!

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 5h

I love that - it's so beautifully lit. I took a drawing class and we had to draw this one at the SF Asian Art museum. It was really hard to find the patience for all that detail!

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 6h

NYT Connections today informs me that I am old-fashioned! I had no idea these two words had merged in meaning. www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/stan...

The Battle of 'Stanch' vs 'Staunch'

Don't let a 'u' get in the way of proper usage.

www.merriam-webster.com

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 19h

I always request daily servicing regardless of policy. FFS.

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 19h

My dad went to Culver military Academy in Culver, Indiana. I wonder if it’s all the same Culver.

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 20h

Lovely.

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 21h

I've read it 3 times, each time desperately hoping to find something I can at least appreciate

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 21h

It's really coming down here in Larkspur

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 22h

Jane Eyre and Rochester turn each other on sexually from the jump, but what really drives Jane into an erotic frenzy are Rochester's scars and stump at the end.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 22h

I loathe Wuthering Heights

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 22h

Golden Eagle swooping in for the kill. #Gouache #Watercolor and #Prismacolor pencils on Canson Mixed Media 98 lb. Outline with Dr Ph Martin's bleedproof white. #ArtYear

A large golden brown raptor seen in 3/4 pose as it descends with talons extended. The background is in shades of purple and magenta.

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Reposted by iolanthe

French New Wave Memes @fnwave.bsky.social · 1d

#MondayMotivation

Andrei Tarkovsky:
the artist exists because the world is not perfect

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

A contour drawing of a crookneck squash for #MinimalMonday #ArtYear #Ink #Inktober

A line drawing of a crookneck squash, using both heavy and light line work to describe the nobbly outside texture and the stripey inside patterns.

Reposted by iolanthe

saintmaker.bsky.social @saintmaker.bsky.social · 1d

“Monarchs on Wildflowers”

Menard, TX.

#MacroMonday

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

Share a TV show you love from the 1970's. 📺

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

Bring it!

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

It's truly getting autumnal out there

iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

For #BlueSkyMonday here are the fabulous blue skies at Crissy Field, Presidio #SanFrancisco on Saturday, palm trees perfectly framing the iconic city skyline.

Two palm trees framing the skyline of San Francisco, backed by a bright blue sky with a few low clouds.

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iolanthe @iolantherosa.bsky.social · 1d

I love to see artist’s studios!