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Maree (she/her)
@justaddbooks.bsky.social
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Reader, cross-stitcher, nascent gamer, crazy cat lady, mum. Lazy book blogger: http://lifetheuniverseandcats.blogspot.com/
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Nine books… ( saw this floating around and couldn’t resist because … books). Yes I know there’s more than nine but … I have nothing.
A post it with some book titles written on it in black pen. The titles are: 100 Years of Solitude, Station Eleven, Lord of the Rings, Persuasion, The Dark is Rising (series), Rook & Rose (series), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Lisey’s Story, I Who Have Never Known Men, Radiance, The First Man in Tome.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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We have six cats:
Lily (white), Felicia (black), Arlo (black by pillow), Snowy (fat grey tabby on pillow), Ivy (black in foreground) and Loki (striped tabby).
#SecretSantaAoNZ
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Felicia had to have a biopsy today as she had a growth on her jaw. We’re hoping for good news of course but in the meantime she is zootled out of her mind. I’m pretty sure she can smell colours.
A black cat with green eyes. Her pupils are very large.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Sooooo I lined up all the DVDs I’ve been buying at op shops and um.
A stack of DVDs lined up on a table.
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Tonight’s to-do.
A cross-stitch work in progress in shades of blue of a Stormtrooper helmet. A screenshot of The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers movie poster. Below that is the title of the track playing when the screenshot was taken - The King of the Golden Hall by Howard Shore.
November 2, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Arlo is “helping” me make the bed.
A black cat with amber eyes between a sheet and pillows on a bed.
October 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Off to a work do.
A woman in her 50s wearing a sparkly black top, a red pendant and red lipstick. She is smiling slightly as though someone has told a mildly amusing anecdote at a cocktail party in 1947.
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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I decided I should start watching some of the classic movies I’ve started buying from Op shops.
Tonight’s plan:
A DVD copy of Royal Wedding, starting Fred Astaire and Jane Powell and a cross-stitch work in progress of a Star Wars Stormtrooper in shades of blue, on a flowered tablecloth.
October 2, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Look what arrived!!! I love it all. Thank you!!! @pepperraccoon.com
A black tote with trees, mushrooms, a river and a skull. It says Stay Wild Golden Child. There’s a purple notepad, some witchy stickers and some sticky notes.
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Timeline cleanse fat tabby.
A fat light grey tabby lying on his backs with his paws curled up.
September 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Vote in for #boty As always, I’m voting for the black Robin.
September 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Here’s one I prepared earlier. Here Be Dragons by Dragon Dreams, stitched many years ago on 14-ct fiddlers Aida. Rediscovered and repurposed for a workmate who’s having a baby next month.
A cross-stitch on 14ct fiddlers aida. The design says Here Be Dragons and has two mall dragons curled around tow globes. In shades of blue and green.
September 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Cosy Sunday afternoon sorted.
A copy of the book Koresh by Stephan Talty. The subtitle is The true story of David Koresh and the tragedy at Waco. A cross-stitch work in progress in shades of blue. The fabric is white Aida. A screenshot of the podcast You Must Remember This: The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8.
September 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Started the StarcWars kit that was part of my #mwsecretsantanz gift. Destined as a present for son of Mine. #crossstitch
A photo of a Star Wars Stormtrooper cross-stitch kit in shades of blue. A cross-stitch work in progress in shades of blue on white aida fabric.
September 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Cute lil chameleon is finished. #crossstitch
A chameleon cross-stitch. He is in shades of green and surrounded by pink, orange and yellow flowers.
August 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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A small finishes, destined to be turned into a card. #crossstitch
A small cross-stitch finish of a capital L and a perfume bottle in shades of blue, green, pink and yellow.
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Cute lil chameleon progress.
#crossstitch
A cross-stitch chameleon in shades of green with yellow, pink and orange flowers.
August 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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So apparently my superpower is finding patchwork quilts at op shops. This is the second one. Looooook at these colours!!!
A patchwork quilt in shades of blue, green and purple.
August 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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A cat of unusual size. #catsofaonz
A fat grey tabby asleep upside down on a brown couch.
August 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Felicia, doin a blep.
#catsofbluesky
A black cat with green eyes sticking her tongue out a little bit.
August 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Please ensure you read all the instructions before assembling your tabby. #cats #catsofaonz
A grey and white tabby lying on a brown couch.
July 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Cute lil chameleon progress. #crossstitch
A chameleon in cross-stitch in shades of blue, green, pink and yellow.
July 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Did a secondhand shop run today and came home with some great bargains. The quilt was only $15 and is now gracing one of our couches. The work in it is stunning. The outfit was $8 and I can put it away for work events which tend towards the formal.
A collection of items including a patchwork quilt in shades of red, green, pink and blue, a black and silver skirt and top, two DVDs - Crawford and Return to Cranford, a set of coasters and a beige coffee cup with an illustration of a cat.
July 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I was eating ice cream…
A black cat and a grey tabby sit on a coffee table.
July 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Son of mine got sucked into The Golden Girls ages ago when I started rewatching it and now it’s one of our favourite shows to watch together. So I ordered a lil treat and it arrived today.
An activity book centred on the TV show The Golden Girls. There’s a word find on the covert along with a promo photo of the four main characters: Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose.
July 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM