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Sarah Stierch
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Writer, photographer, polymath. Hoosier x Californian. 🔥🙋🏻‍♀️🌮✊ My opinions are my own, not those of my employers.

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🍫 Over 10 years of living in #California and today I visited my first @seescandies.bsky.social shop! Great shopping experience at the Novato location. They were very kind to this n00b.
Front entrance of a See’s Candies store with a large peaked roof and bold white signage. Glass double doors lead into the brightly lit shop, and an “OPEN” sign is displayed at the bottom of the doorway. The surrounding plaza includes parking spaces and nearby storefronts. A heart-shaped piece of dark chocolate sits in a fluted brown paper candy cup on a white surface. Shelves inside a See’s Candies store display neatly stacked boxes of chocolates and treats in various colors and sizes, arranged under bright illuminated signs showing product photos above. Customers stand inside a See’s Candies shop with black-and-white checkered floors, browsing displays and a glass candy counter while an employee assists from behind the register.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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🥪🍪 Chipotle chicken sando and a chocolate-dipped shortbread wreath cookie from Scandia Bakery in Sonoma.

#sonoma #food #foodsky #cookies #sandwiches #sonomacounty
A stacked chicken sandwich on focaccia-style bread with bacon, lettuce, and melted cheese, shown on foil at a desk. A chocolate-covered cookie ring topped with red and green sprinkles on a napkin.
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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🎄🐱🎄

#catsofbluesky
An orange-and-white cat lounges on a cat tree beside a lit Christmas tree, gazing calmly at the ornaments and warm white lights.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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🎄Annual visit to Nyberg's Christmas Trees in Sonoma! We got a beautiful tree delivered to my stepmom's and I bought a few wreaths and adopted a reindeer. Proceeds from each sale benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of #Sonoma Valley.
A group of handmade wooden reindeer decorations—crafted from logs, branches, and evergreen sprigs—are arranged on a gravel lot at a Christmas tree stand, with small fir trees and a red counter in the background. A large group of potted Christmas trees of varying sizes stands on a gravel lot beneath rows of hanging string lights, with tall trees and overcast sky in the background. Rows of tall, fresh Christmas trees stand on a gravel lot beneath string lights, with palm trees, power lines, and a cloudy blue sky in the background. Rows of small potted Christmas trees are arranged on gravel in an outdoor tree lot, with string lights overhead and a white canopy tent and parked cars in the background.
November 30, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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🍫 Milk chocolate budino with caramelia milk chocolate and brownies
🎃 Pumpkin pie with candied pepitas and creme Chantilly
A glass dessert bowl holds chocolate mousse topped with crumbled chocolate, small chocolate pearls, and three chunks of dense chocolate cake. At the center sits a bright purple edible flower. The bowl rests on a black napkin on a white plate. A small pumpkin tart with a flaky crust is topped with large swirls of whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and sugared pumpkin seeds. A ring of caramel sauce surrounds the tart on a white plate.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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🥩 Medium rare filet mignon (with a crispy maitake mushroom tempura on the side)
A seared filet mignon topped with a small garnish of fresh herbs sits in a light brown sauce on a white plate. Beside it is a single golden-brown fried mushroom, with juices pooling slightly around the steak.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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🦞 Chef Michael Mina's famous lobster pot pie (holiday edition)
A white ceramic bowl topped with a golden-brown puff pastry crust sits on a plate with a black napkin beneath it. Some of the filling has bubbled out under the crust. A spoon rests on the wooden table beside the dish. A white ceramic bowl with a broken puff pastry crust reveals a stew-like dish filled with large chunks of lobster meat, vegetables, and broth. Flaky pieces of pastry sit on the rim and plate, and a spoon rests nearby on a wooden table.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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🍄‍🟫 Baked gnocchi Parisienne with black truffle, mushroom, parsnip puree and chevril
A small black cast-iron skillet filled with a creamy sauce topped with crisp, golden-brown fried gnocchi, roasted mushrooms, fried sage leaves, and a sprinkle of herbs and breadcrumbs. The skillet sits on a round light-colored plate on a wooden table.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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🦃 Delicious Thanksgiving dinner with my stepmom tonight at Wit & Wisdom in Sonoma. #foodies #thanksgiving #food #sonoma

[food pic thread]
A restaurant window features a white geometric line-art design of a fox on the left and an owl on the right, with the stylized letters “W & W” between them. Below the artwork, text reads “A Michael Mina Restaurant.” Green vertical blinds hang behind the glass. A white oval plate holds a small black skillet filled with a creamy dip topped with sliced cucumbers and thinly shaved onions. Beside it are four toasted pita wedges sprinkled with herbs, and a half lemon for squeezing. The dish is set on a wooden table.
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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The first holiday treats arrived at the office today – coworker made the first pecan pie and a client gifted a See's chocolate box! Both were destroyed by end of business. 😁
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Did the Healdsburg Fire Department just use AI to warn people of flooded roadways??? #ai #safteyfirst
Flooded residential street in heavy rain with standing water covering the roadway and yellow “Road Flooded” signs posted along both sides, framed by trees, power lines, and nearby houses.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Tried the Taco Bell Mountain Dew Baja Blast pie. General group consensus: not bad, not good. Strange texture. Good whipped cream. 6-7
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Quite a #sunset in #Sonoma tonight!

#California #Cawx
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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New Equator Coffee in #Sonoma by Whole Foods.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Nice to see an old Roslyn's Bakery being put to good use back in Indy. 😂

Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025 at Madison & Edgewood, Indianapolis.

#indiana #midwestvalues
A roadside business sign reads “SupHerbs” in bold red and white lettering beneath the remnants of an older, partially removed sign. Traffic lights, utility poles, and trees with autumn leaves frame the scene.
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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"Tariff price adjustments" at Shapiro's Delicatessen in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 25, 2025.

#indiana #trump #tariffs #trumptariffs #restaurants
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Pat wishes everyone a happy National Cat Day.

#nationalcatday #catsofbluesky #cats
An orange-and-white cat sits on a lawn beside a yard sign resembling the California flag that reads “DON’T POKE THE BEAR,” with green plants and a small owl statue in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Winston's in Napa is hosting a free community dinner for CalFresh EBT holders on 11/12 from 5-8 p.m. They're also accepting non-perishable food donations and donations to their charitable fund via website winstonscup.com.

#napa #napacounty #california
A flyer announces a free community dinner hosted by Winston’s in Napa on Nov. 12 for those affected by CalFresh benefit delays, with donation and volunteer opportunities listed alongside illustrations of canned food.
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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COTS in Petaluma is providing free meals to any Sonoma County resident seven days a week due to possible CalFresh funding lapses. See below and contact COTS for more information.

#sonoma #Sonomacounty #Petaluma
Screenshot of a community notice stating that COTS offers free hot to-go meals for Sonoma County residents at 900 Hopper Street in Petaluma, available daily for lunch and dinner, no questions asked.
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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One last Culver's custard before I return to Sonoma. 😁

#midwest #indiana #food
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Trump Superstore in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Oct. 23, 2025.

#tennessee #trump #usa #retail
Storefront with a “Trump Superstore” sign above a candy shop. A cardboard cutout of Donald Trump and campaign signs reading “Trump 24” are visible in the upstairs window.
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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#halloween
Orange Halloween-themed flyer encouraging adding shelf-stable kid foods like ramen cups, protein bars, pudding packs, chips, mac and cheese, or muffins to treat buckets to support families in need.
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Kurt S. Adler Christmas ornaments available for purchase at the Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, TN. All produced in China.
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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"No Kings" demonstrators gathering at Miller Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Saturday morning.

#nokings #tennessee #chattanooga
October 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Enjoying a delicious NA beer with my buddy at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg.

Monday marked one year off the sauce for me.

I have a lot of thoughts about it, but right now...time flies when you're having fun and not hungover! 😁

#drylife #mysobriety #cheers
A person poses next to a large carved wooden bear statue dressed in lederhosen and a green hat, holding a beer stein, set against a stone wall and autumn foliage.
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM