Sue Drummond
@arealpastiche.bsky.social
I don't call it 'sewercuse' - I call Syracuse home. Amateur photographer; clueless about settings. Chief Weeder at The Little Garden in The Valley (zone 6a). Politically, you can #colormepurple - find my writing at veritablepastiche.blogspot.com
A sentimental blog post from 2016, for Thanksgiving. Have a safe and happy holiday! veritablepastiche.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-...
The Waiting, on Thanksgiving
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November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A sentimental blog post from 2016, for Thanksgiving. Have a safe and happy holiday! veritablepastiche.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-...
It was a dark and stormy night... #onlythesoundoftherain #seeninsyracuse #streetscene #underthecoverofdarkness #thelittlegardeninthevalley #TLGIV
September 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It was a dark and stormy night... #onlythesoundoftherain #seeninsyracuse #streetscene #underthecoverofdarkness #thelittlegardeninthevalley #TLGIV
Thursday, looking out over Syracuse's North Side. #weatherpic #stormclouds #syracuseweather #cloudporn #syracuse #livinginthe315 #cny
September 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thursday, looking out over Syracuse's North Side. #weatherpic #stormclouds #syracuseweather #cloudporn #syracuse #livinginthe315 #cny
Blooming today at #thelittlegardeninthevalley - Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' #gardening #flowers #summercolor #texture
August 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Blooming today at #thelittlegardeninthevalley - Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' #gardening #flowers #summercolor #texture
VT said no; WV, OH, and SC said yes and will send National Guard troops. I asked A-eye (not A-one) for some info on crime in the latter three states. If I lived there and favored military involvement (I don't on both counts), I'd wonder why my safety is less important than that of folks in DC.
August 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
VT said no; WV, OH, and SC said yes and will send National Guard troops. I asked A-eye (not A-one) for some info on crime in the latter three states. If I lived there and favored military involvement (I don't on both counts), I'd wonder why my safety is less important than that of folks in DC.
Phlox making my garden look at least a little pretty these days. #thelittlegardeninthevalley #syracusegarden #phlox #flowers #perennials #afraidtoseethismonthswaterbill
August 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Phlox making my garden look at least a little pretty these days. #thelittlegardeninthevalley #syracusegarden #phlox #flowers #perennials #afraidtoseethismonthswaterbill
Leaf (with droplets), framed by leaves (without). Taken in my Syracuse NY garden. #gardening #thelittlegardeninthevalley #TLGIV #foliage #droplets
July 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Leaf (with droplets), framed by leaves (without). Taken in my Syracuse NY garden. #gardening #thelittlegardeninthevalley #TLGIV #foliage #droplets
Fireworks debris in my garden and very close to our house, which is set well away from the street. Lots of trash in the road, as well as in the yards of two of my neighbors. #patrioticsyracuseorsomethinglikethat
July 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fireworks debris in my garden and very close to our house, which is set well away from the street. Lots of trash in the road, as well as in the yards of two of my neighbors. #patrioticsyracuseorsomethinglikethat
Baptisia three ways, from The Little Garden in The Valley, my happy place. #blueskyartshow #joy #flowers #photography #bloomingtoday #inmygarden #syracuseny #whastinyourgarden
June 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Baptisia three ways, from The Little Garden in The Valley, my happy place. #blueskyartshow #joy #flowers #photography #bloomingtoday #inmygarden #syracuseny #whastinyourgarden
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MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
#EmailstoDOGE hropm.gov
1. Drank like a Hegseth at the irony of FOTUS celebrating Black History Month.
2. Laughed 8,000,000,000 times at DOGE 'savings.'
3. Shoveled ice off my sidewalk.
4. Rejoiced at MAGA town hall reactions.
5. Contacted my representatives. Again. #resist
1. Drank like a Hegseth at the irony of FOTUS celebrating Black History Month.
2. Laughed 8,000,000,000 times at DOGE 'savings.'
3. Shoveled ice off my sidewalk.
4. Rejoiced at MAGA town hall reactions.
5. Contacted my representatives. Again. #resist
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#EmailstoDOGE hropm.gov
1. Drank like a Hegseth at the irony of FOTUS celebrating Black History Month.
2. Laughed 8,000,000,000 times at DOGE 'savings.'
3. Shoveled ice off my sidewalk.
4. Rejoiced at MAGA town hall reactions.
5. Contacted my representatives. Again. #resist
1. Drank like a Hegseth at the irony of FOTUS celebrating Black History Month.
2. Laughed 8,000,000,000 times at DOGE 'savings.'
3. Shoveled ice off my sidewalk.
4. Rejoiced at MAGA town hall reactions.
5. Contacted my representatives. Again. #resist
This feels spot-on to me... It's not going to be Schumer or the usual suspects, it needs to be the next generation and new people who are unafraid of the moment. Thoughts? tinyurl.com/z6um8553 #democrats #leadership #changenow
Why we need a bunch of new Democratic leaders to take over—like right now
The system that got us here can not get us out.
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February 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This feels spot-on to me... It's not going to be Schumer or the usual suspects, it needs to be the next generation and new people who are unafraid of the moment. Thoughts? tinyurl.com/z6um8553 #democrats #leadership #changenow
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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The White House has rescinded the federal aid freeze that sparked nationwide confusion, according to a memo from a Trump administration official obtained by CNN. cnn.it/3PXp2PU
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The White House has rescinded the federal aid freeze that sparked nationwide confusion, according to a memo from a Trump administration official obtained by CNN. cnn.it/3PXp2PU
A houseplant I inherited when my mom passed. Could be a kalanchoe, not sure? She'd be happy it's blooming, that much I do know. 💗#houseplants #winterbeauty #thanksmom
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A houseplant I inherited when my mom passed. Could be a kalanchoe, not sure? She'd be happy it's blooming, that much I do know. 💗#houseplants #winterbeauty #thanksmom
President Trump has only been in office a week, but the departments under his command are moving with blazing speed to transform the federal bureaucracy into an army of loyalists.
Trump's bureaucracy goes to war
Trump has moved quickly to remake the federal workforce in his image.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is being tracked, right? Arrival date of the #deportees; country of origin; crimes committed and if here or in their home country; employment status/field; and status at deportation: #refugee, #DACA, in the #asylum process, #TPS, etc.
And the data will be shared timely, right? #immigration
And the data will be shared timely, right? #immigration
January 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is being tracked, right? Arrival date of the #deportees; country of origin; crimes committed and if here or in their home country; employment status/field; and status at deportation: #refugee, #DACA, in the #asylum process, #TPS, etc.
And the data will be shared timely, right? #immigration
And the data will be shared timely, right? #immigration
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Gonna repeat, again, that to cover Trump second term, legacy media should move about half their White House beat journalists to track Trump Co's financial statements full time. It's more important and more reliable.
1. Jared Kushner received billions from the Saudi government and now he is funneling it DIRECTLY TO TRUMP.
Money from the Saudis is being used to build a massive new Trump Tower in Serbia.
You may not have heard about this corrupt transaction because it has been ignored by most media outlets.
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Money from the Saudis is being used to build a massive new Trump Tower in Serbia.
You may not have heard about this corrupt transaction because it has been ignored by most media outlets.
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A new Trump Tower of corruption
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a top White House official during Trump's first term.
popular.info
January 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Gonna repeat, again, that to cover Trump second term, legacy media should move about half their White House beat journalists to track Trump Co's financial statements full time. It's more important and more reliable.
If you see this, post something orange.
January 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you see this, post something orange.
The first Wondering of the new year. tinyurl.com/58xr4h8z #OAFP #politics #transition #RFKJr #MAGAfights #FDA #ceasefire #plustmore #wonderingonwednesday #plusmore #colormepurple
Wondering on Wednesday 1/15/25
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January 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The first Wondering of the new year. tinyurl.com/58xr4h8z #OAFP #politics #transition #RFKJr #MAGAfights #FDA #ceasefire #plustmore #wonderingonwednesday #plusmore #colormepurple
A gift from my Mom many years ago, this statue was perfectly positioned yesterday to have the moon in the angel's hands lit up by the winter sun. I'm not religious, but I believe in signs; pretty sure this was one. #yourpicturefortoday #thanksMom #random #moon #angel #love
January 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A gift from my Mom many years ago, this statue was perfectly positioned yesterday to have the moon in the angel's hands lit up by the winter sun. I'm not religious, but I believe in signs; pretty sure this was one. #yourpicturefortoday #thanksMom #random #moon #angel #love
When your holiday cactus resembles the first president, but with an earring (could it be Jefferson's??) 🙂 #art #houseplants #verrypresidential #random #silly #cactus #flowers #indoorgarden #smile #wedesday
January 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
When your holiday cactus resembles the first president, but with an earring (could it be Jefferson's??) 🙂 #art #houseplants #verrypresidential #random #silly #cactus #flowers #indoorgarden #smile #wedesday
We put an array of large and small pumpkins and gourds on the porch back in October. One by one, our well-fed squirrels sunk their teeth into them. But not this one, still hanging on under a little snow. #fallintowinter #pictureoftheday #pumpkin #snow #justadusting #january
January 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We put an array of large and small pumpkins and gourds on the porch back in October. One by one, our well-fed squirrels sunk their teeth into them. But not this one, still hanging on under a little snow. #fallintowinter #pictureoftheday #pumpkin #snow #justadusting #january