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Dawna Read
@riverofcrows.bsky.social
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Reader, Writer, Eater, Cook. She/Her.
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riverofcrows.bsky.social
Books are so damn cool
globalmuseum.bsky.social Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 1d
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Let's goooooo already!
A mostly white cat with a grey exclamation mark on his head is sitting nicely in a grey tweed cat carrier next to an upright harmonium. There is a fuzzy kick toy next to the carrier, and a red rug in front. In the background, through a doorway, a kitchen light is on.
December 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Leftover phyllo dough? Hot tip: wrap it around yesterday's leftovers and call it lunch.

This may look like a chimichanga, but is really just leftover chili.

🍜🍽️ #GoodLunch
A large, golden phyllo pastry topped with a squiggle of hot sauce, beside a dollop of coleslaw, all on a yellow plate.
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Dutch baby breakfast for the win! This one gained good height and colour, I think, and has a delicious topping of diced Polish sausage (Krucha z galaretką), diced cheddar, and green onion. 🍽️🍜
A dutch baby oven pancake, fresh out of the oven, still in its skillet. The sides are high and beautifully dark golden brown, and you can see the toppings scattered over the surface: cheese, diced Polish sausage, and green onions. In the background, two plates are warming on the stovetop.
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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maryfernando.bsky.social
Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social

This is oddly not discussed in the media and it should be. It’s dangerous.
These forced-birth videos, their amplification, and their timing follow a tested strategy designed to attack third-trimester abortion to soften the ground for harmful abortion restrictions. Forced-birth groups aren't subtle, and they aren't original. If Canadians don't recognize what's happening, they will sleepwalk into the same nightmare the United States is living. The antidote is vigilance and unapologetic clarity. Abortion is health care, and it is a human right. Pay attention, don't spread forced-birth propaganda, and speak up, which includes defending third-trimester abortions. And in Alberta, that also means working on recalling UCP MLAs (14 are now facing recall petitions). This is the moment to bolt the door before it has a chance to crack open.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
The lighting makes this sauce look a lot orangier than it was on the table, but here is a pan of Kefta mkaouara simmering away. Just need to let the egg whites cook a bit more.
🍽️🍜
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
My chicken pot pie filling has broken out of containment. 🍜🍽️
A chicken pot pie in a square Corning ware baking dish on a blackened metal tray. It has just come out of the oven. The topping for the pie is biscuit, cut into four pieces fitted onto the top of the dish. The filling has bubbled up in between the biscuits, pushing them apart a little, and over the edges of the dish onto the tray below.
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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alyssaharad.bsky.social
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 9d
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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artologica.net
I know you guys like neurons artologica.etsy.com #sciart
pyramidal neurons in blue and gray ink
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
You hear a lot about smol beans, but today is all about the lorge beans.

This is prep for tonight's Fabada Asturiana. 🫘🍲🍜🍽️
A left hand holding three large, long white beans over a big purple bowl full of more beans and soaking water.
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
My snowdrop necklace made by casting a real snowdrop in recycled silver My lily of the valley necklace made by casting a real lily of the valley flower in recycled silver My wren necklace, individually handmade like all my jewellery designs, made by sculpting a tiny wren in recycled silver My bluebell necklace made by casting a real English bluebell from a friend's garden in recycled silver
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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thebluemango.in
Hello! 🍜

I am a baker based in #Mumbai, India. I bake these plum #cakes with rum every Nov/Dec.

Dried fruits and nuts are soaked in Old Monk rum and then finally go into this decadent #Christmas treat. If you want to order or know more, number's in the menu.

Please #repost for reach. Tysm! 💖
A photo of the plum cake with rum on a pink plate. There are Christmas ornaments around (Christmas trees, baubles, pine cones, wreath, candle) Delivery Dispatch Points Monday: out of station shipping, thane Tuesday: Andheri (west) Wednesday: Bandra (west) Thursday: colaba Friday: Andheri (west) Saturday: Bandra (west) Sunday: closed. Instagram logo: @thebluemango.in Order @ 9136256950 All i want for Christmas 2025 Classic plum cake with rum (500g) ₹ 1599/- Want to get the cake at last year's price? Pre-order before Dec 7th - ₹ 1499/- Delivery charges as per actuals (within city) (Please note, out of city shipping starts at ₹299) Photo of the plum cake wedge showing the crumbs, it is placed on a white ceramic plate. Behind there is a larger plate with remaining cake.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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charliejane.bsky.social
I was kinda nervous about giving this speech TBH. I don't usually get nervous about public speaking but going to a fancy Washington DC event and talking about fascism and why AI sucks felt like a lot honestly. I was so relieved people seemed to like it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Fancy nail colour for a holiday event for work.

The name on the bottle is Paris to Ibiza, but I'm calling it I Am Not A Robot (Captcha for short). 💅
A left hand with long fingernails painted silver, and a silver wedding band.
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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loxy.bsky.social
So I know I said my next drop would be tomorrow, but happy Thursday, it’s all up now! Last drop of the year. I might upload a few more pieces tomorrow if I finish them, but that’s it for me at Loxythemaker.com

Last day to order is December 1st.
(Sorry still no US shipping, but share anyways?)
A variety of polymer clay earrings in mint green, silver and chartreuse. A variety of polymer clay and wood earrings, including ones that look like lace, auroras, curling stones and dumpster fires. A variety of polymer clay and wood earrings. Including Xmas shapes and embroidered wood
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Big snowy day today, which was perfect for the cheese fondue dinner I had planned.
🍽️🍜🫕
A vintage copper fondue pot, half full of cheese fondue, with a meatball on a fork above it, slowly dripping cheese back into the pot.
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Reskeet with a time you looked cool
A woman lounging on an elegant sofa in front of a wide window with a red and gold drape. She is wearing glasses, and a tight, sleeveless chalk stripe dress in navy; her hair is up and her feet are scandalously up on the sofa cushion.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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nnedi.bsky.social
This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
🐊 brittlepaper.com/2025/11/supp...
Support Crocodile Dance: An Africanfuturist Animated Feature Reimagining the Mami Wata Origin Story
An ambitious Africanfuturist animated feature is gaining momentum on Kickstarter, and it deserves your attention. Crocodile Dance reimagines the Mami Wata origin story through Roukia, a Hausa griot fr...
brittlepaper.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Oooh it's snowing! Mixed with rain, but still! ❄️

Definitely not going to stick unless the temperature drops more, though.
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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misaonwheels.bsky.social
Every disabled person deserves a home that is fully suited to their access needs and that they are able to thrive in.
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Pizza (but variable toppings). 🍽️🍜
urbanaudacity.blacksky.app ✬Communiggty Centric✬ @urbanaudacity.blacksky.app · 17d
If you had to guess, what single [homemade] dish have you eaten the most times this year?

For me, it’s more than likely a three way tie between pot roast, spaghetti, and kimchi jjigae.
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Sunday morning breakfast biscuit. Working on my sausage patty game. This is enormous, an absolute beast. Going to be full for a while!
🍜🥚🧀🍽️
A monstrously large breakfast biscuit held over a plate. The savory, flaky biscuit is filled with cheese, a thin sausage patty, and a folded egg. There is a tablecloth featuring birds, branches, and berries beneath.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Tourtière! 🍜🥧 Thats New Year's Eve dinner at our house.
dreid63.bsky.social @dreid63 @dreid63.bsky.social · 17d
On one night, across the province of Quebec, a dish will be made bearing one name in countless variations that express the character and culture of a region...The gastronomic diversity is a sign of a vibrant culture.

www.chefdeborahreid.com/today/today4...
Looking down on a golden and beautifully crimped meat pie with a star pattern steam vents cut into the pastry. It’s in a glass pie plate on a wooden cutting board.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
riverofcrows.bsky.social
Travelling Lightsaber salesman kit
oregonthedm.bsky.social Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 20d
Part 85 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg

A neon saleman’s sample case, circa 1935
Suitcase if different neon colors
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 AM