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Rowena

@wijsgeer.bsky.social

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I like to cook for people I am chaotic, welcoming, atheist but not against religion, cis. Go on walls with my plush companion, Monkey. I do like GIFs!

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Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · Nov 17

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 1
💙📚
#booksky
#books

The cover of the book "Brothers in arms" by Lois McMaster Bujold

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 2m

#3GoodThings

Very much a bleah day, husband ill in bed and that always has an effect on me

1) i was hungry so I ate loads, doesn't feel really good, but let's interpret it positively
2) husband came downstairs for dinner and we watched a Murderbot episode
3) I managed an evening stroll

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1h

Croak tralala croak!

a girl wearing a green frog hat with a sad face

Alt: a girl wearing a green frog hat

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Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 6h

Well, often the more you know, the more complicated something becomes. So I guess it is very complicated for you.

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 6h

Frogs are good!

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 6h

I could think of a scenario where you like to be sort of a observer of your love interest and a third party, especially if you can manipulate the third person like a computer. I can imagine it gives a feeling of power, playing the two against each other.
But I hope it is a niche interest

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 7h

Lol, i chatted with my husband (who I met on a dating app) for several months before we met. (He knew I was bipolar and suffered from anxiety so he gave me the power of decision when we would meet. ) It worked out well for us. I think every couple has their own rhythm

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 23h

#3GoodThings

1) I finally made kombucha (or did the first steps) after buying a starter set some time ago
2) I did my physio exercises
3) neighbour and 7y old dropped by for a carton box to pack the paw patrol in. The 7y is selling toys to safe money for a Lego fire truck.

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

There you are

A tool wall. Told organised hanging on a wall, including three hammers

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

I am not having a night out. Husband spent the whole day on the couch and just went to bed. He is not feeling well.
I hope it will not be a long lasting thing

(It is exactly like always, normally it takes between 2 and 5 days, just rest and wait)

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

It is.
Most Sundays the husband meets up with the neighbours for for a weekly video evening. Which is super nice and cool, but it limits the evenings that we can go out. Enfin, this Sunday one of the neighbours is on a trip so this weekend we have a bit more room

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

If not, Monday is also an option. (This is actually last weeks plan, but it was too much then on my side)

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

We had planned to go out tonight, go for dinner and go to a cocktail bar. But husband is too tired and is spending the day on the couch. Maybe we will go tomorrow?

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

I have no plans for the daytime,, nothing too strenuous, but we have evening plans. We are going to drink cocktails ☺️
www.rosalias.amsterdam/bar/

Bar - Rosalia’s Menagerie, Amsterdam

Rosalia's Menagerie is a cocktail bar inspired by Dutch heritage with its rich history in the trade, distilling, and innovation.

www.rosalias.amsterdam

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

I think he thinks they need butter as lubricant

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

Funny movies that you personally find funny.
I read this article once about the effect of movies on pain, and humour was effective, but "so called funny movies the participant didn't find funny" had the opposite effect.

There you are, very useful advise

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

Yes......

All the ellipses was because it is very basic, she mentioned the agricultural Revolution, about cities, development of writing, she did compare hieroglyphs with emojis (to which we protested), Plato and Aristotle and Alexander the Great. But I think it is funnier if you already know it

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

The poor 13y old suffers really from cringe, but she was mostly ok. She was feeling sorry for the experts that were interviewed. The episode we watched was about history.

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

Have you ever watched any of her work?
It is an type of absurdistic satire. She is clearly very aware what she is doing. I find it quite funny, but tastes differ, I know. But your response is kinda strong

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

#3GoodThings

1) phonecall with my dear friend who needed a bit of calming, gladly I could help
2) I did an afternoon version of the walk I often do in the evening, had a different feel
3) the 13y old came for dinner. She told me to feed the sourdough starter, she christened it my Tamagotchi ☺️

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

Sleeping caps are really out of fashion. But who knows, they will come back

a cartoon of a squirrel holding a light next to a flower with makeagif.com written in the corner

Alt: a cartoon of a squirrl switching off a night light, getting into bed, wearing a night gown and a night cap

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Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 1d

Pssst Stella!!! Go and lie down on Debs hands. She is so cold, so cold and you are so snuggly and warm

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 2d

Weird!

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 2d

We've got it on our to do list. Neither of us would mind terribly if our inheritance would go to our parents (though I'd rather have it go to his parents than my father, who has plenty). But we would like it to go to the children we love, not all of whom we are related to.

Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 2d

We watched "Cunk on Earth" with the 13y old. She mostly understood it and was amused, though she suffered from vicarious cringe.

a painting of a baby with the words which was more culturally significant below it

ALT: a painting of a baby with the words which was more culturally significant below it

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Rowena @wijsgeer.bsky.social · 2d

#GetTheFckOutside

I've been warned to watch out for kabouters/gnomes! I didn't come across any gnomes.

A small sign saying "warning, gnomes" with a little gnome

A small daisy growing from the crack in the path

A series of snails on a stone. They have different colours and distinct spiral pattern

A cat face painted on the inside of the tunnel