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Gwen Rowe
@vegwentarian.bsky.social
Book-lover, quilter, dog-person, vegetarian who loves to cook but doesn’t always have time (she/her)

Profile pic: Freddie, now 17, a black & white rat terrier on a sidewalk covered by fallen pink cherry blossoms

Banner: a blue & white quilt I pieced!
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The feet slaps….the tiny duckling feet slaps 😍😍😍
#tinyduckling #ducklings #FarmLife
March 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍

An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.

The Met 📷 by me

#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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I took a photo of this beautiful boi last year 🧡 incredible, isn’t it!
Are there thousands of us snapping pics of animals in art and museums? Must be a big appreciation club 🤩 here is my less than refined, but cute anyway, little pup I found in V&A, London (I think 🤔)
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Polar bears a BIG. This one had pass through only a few hours prior. #mammals 🌿
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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A very stark reminder why no one goes out on foot after dark in Churchill, Manitoba. This mom and her cubs came just off the beach and behind the town complex. The Polar Bear Alert staff gently herded them away from town to keep everyone safe. #mammals #BearSeason2025 🌿
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.

You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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would you like to see the ancient medieval wooden winch that Durham cathedral used to hoist great tonnes of stone up several stories to build the nave?

silly question, here it is
November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Irish Barmbrack is a fruit bread and, although it is eaten throughout the year, it is particularly associated with Halloween (Samhuin) and New Year’s Eve.

You can find the recipe at piespuddingsandpottages.com/recipe-post/...

#britishfood #foodhistory #baking #recipe #fruitbreads
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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For all the dog lovers. This is a classic. Worth seeing again.
August 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Nov 12th - The Hill Valley clock tower was struck by lightning, George decked Biff and saved Lorraine, Marty travelled Back to the Future.

📽️📅 Back to the Future (1985)
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Peter Cushing’s long friendship with Christopher Lee began on The Curse Of Frankenstein when Lee stormed into Cushing’s dressing room saying ‘I haven’t got any lines!’ & Cushing replied ‘You’re lucky. I’ve read the script.’
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Did not know that food banks don't pay sales tax, so their dollar can stretch more!! Cash donate to your local food bank!!
SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack.

But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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One of the most chilling things about this story is that some did not even know it was ICE.
They thought it was “an attack on the school” i.e. a school shooter.
Think on that for a minute.
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
www.chalkbeat.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Speaker Mike Johnson vs Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes -- who knows less about what's going on?
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Around this time yesterday I stopped at St. Katharine’s Chapel in Limehouse to check out their 14th century misericords. Thankfully it was otherwise empty of visitors, I had to lie flat on my back and shimmy underneath a big chair to photograph the hidden demon and its brides in the fourth image...
April 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Rattlesnake Kate, an icon for our day
October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Timeline cleanser 🐈
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Frederick, Maryland #NoKings signs. One of the biggest protest crowds Baker Park has seen. /1
October 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I just keep thinking about the first guy to put on the frog costume reading the news today and seeing frogs literally all over the world

what a fucking thing, man

that 25 year old did more for the country in a week than most of the NYT op-ed section in a lifetime
October 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.

This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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October 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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The oldest library in the Americas is Biblioteca Palafoxiana in Puebla, Mexico.

Established in 1646 by the Spanish Bishop of Puebla & interim Viceroy of Mexico, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, with a donation of 5,000 books from his personal library.

It has 41,000 books from the 15th to 20th centuries.
October 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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God love Kew, this is incredible
October 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM