Marie ❄️ 🩵 🎄
@theforesthearth.bsky.social
Christian. Bookish. Pro-life. INFJ. Disabled. Chronically ill. Embroidery artist. Crafter of the Forest Hearth.
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Saved my thread on A Christmas Carol from Twitter: Something that has really been on my mind watching different versions this year, is the depth of his heart change. These actions are atonement, yes, but not out of fear or guilt. He's finally felt love and joy again waking that Christmas morning. 1/
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Beatrix is enjoying blanket season so far.
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Beatrix is enjoying blanket season so far.
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Time to settle into the heart of winter.
January 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Time to settle into the heart of winter.
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You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You cannot value the librarian code of ethics while also being pro-genAI. GenAI is a direct violation of our code of ethics.
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Just pulled a loose book from a bookshelf, and regrettably, a secret door didn't open, so I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Just pulled a loose book from a bookshelf, and regrettably, a secret door didn't open, so I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
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Kyrie, eleison. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Kyrie, eleison. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
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Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien!!!
His work has shaped who I am and how I move in the world almost more than any other.
The stories and worlds he created are somewhere I return to for comfort time and time again.
I’m so grateful for him and all my trips to Middle Earth ☺️
His work has shaped who I am and how I move in the world almost more than any other.
The stories and worlds he created are somewhere I return to for comfort time and time again.
I’m so grateful for him and all my trips to Middle Earth ☺️
January 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Happy Birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien!!!
His work has shaped who I am and how I move in the world almost more than any other.
The stories and worlds he created are somewhere I return to for comfort time and time again.
I’m so grateful for him and all my trips to Middle Earth ☺️
His work has shaped who I am and how I move in the world almost more than any other.
The stories and worlds he created are somewhere I return to for comfort time and time again.
I’m so grateful for him and all my trips to Middle Earth ☺️
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books during a raging snowstorm in front of a crackling fire whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books during a raging snowstorm in front of a crackling fire whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
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"When he looks at me, the way he looks at me... He does not know, what I lack... Or how I am incomplete. He sees me, for what I am, as I am."
The Shape of Water hits even harder post @realgdt.bsky.social 's #Frankenstein and I can't stop drawing Elizabeth and the Creature. 😭 ❤️
The Shape of Water hits even harder post @realgdt.bsky.social 's #Frankenstein and I can't stop drawing Elizabeth and the Creature. 😭 ❤️
January 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
"When he looks at me, the way he looks at me... He does not know, what I lack... Or how I am incomplete. He sees me, for what I am, as I am."
The Shape of Water hits even harder post @realgdt.bsky.social 's #Frankenstein and I can't stop drawing Elizabeth and the Creature. 😭 ❤️
The Shape of Water hits even harder post @realgdt.bsky.social 's #Frankenstein and I can't stop drawing Elizabeth and the Creature. 😭 ❤️
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A bit of colour (indoors and out) for these snowy days. 🌨️
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A bit of colour (indoors and out) for these snowy days. 🌨️
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See, I know this is a bullshit because I’ve read a book written by someone who lived over 100 years ago. I’ve seen a play written by Shakespeare. I’ve listened to music and I’ve read poems that existed before my great-great-great-great grands were born.
A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption, Gal Beckerman reports. theatln.tc/KD2QRX9Y
🎨: Nicolás Ortega
🎨: Nicolás Ortega
December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
See, I know this is a bullshit because I’ve read a book written by someone who lived over 100 years ago. I’ve seen a play written by Shakespeare. I’ve listened to music and I’ve read poems that existed before my great-great-great-great grands were born.
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Be a hand-written letter in a world full of text messages.
January 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Be a hand-written letter in a world full of text messages.
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"Let's not be literary snobs. We need different books for different seasons. Sometimes I need a book that will justify the ways of God to men, but sometimes I just need to read about a clever old woman who knits, wears excellent hats, & solves murders in the English countryside."
~Joy Marie Clarkson
~Joy Marie Clarkson
July 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"Let's not be literary snobs. We need different books for different seasons. Sometimes I need a book that will justify the ways of God to men, but sometimes I just need to read about a clever old woman who knits, wears excellent hats, & solves murders in the English countryside."
~Joy Marie Clarkson
~Joy Marie Clarkson
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Top tier joke
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Top tier joke
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"Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" #ItsAWonderfulLife
If you need help, text #988Lifeline at 988 or connect with @crisistextline.bsky.social by texting SHARE to 741741 . And please be kind to yourself -- you matter.
If you need help, text #988Lifeline at 988 or connect with @crisistextline.bsky.social by texting SHARE to 741741 . And please be kind to yourself -- you matter.
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?" #ItsAWonderfulLife
If you need help, text #988Lifeline at 988 or connect with @crisistextline.bsky.social by texting SHARE to 741741 . And please be kind to yourself -- you matter.
If you need help, text #988Lifeline at 988 or connect with @crisistextline.bsky.social by texting SHARE to 741741 . And please be kind to yourself -- you matter.
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May the Ents march forth and tear your data centres to the ground
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
May the Ents march forth and tear your data centres to the ground
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Using genAI to create 'art' is ludicrous and pretty grim at the best of times, but applying it anywhere near the words and worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien is utterly heinous, and entirely antithetical not only to the thematic foundation of his work, but also to the life of creativity and artistry he led
December 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Using genAI to create 'art' is ludicrous and pretty grim at the best of times, but applying it anywhere near the words and worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien is utterly heinous, and entirely antithetical not only to the thematic foundation of his work, but also to the life of creativity and artistry he led
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Wishing me safety from emails this Christmas
December 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Wishing me safety from emails this Christmas
I'm finished wrapping presents for, perhaps, the first time before Christmas Eve!
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I'm finished wrapping presents for, perhaps, the first time before Christmas Eve!
Update of the Christmas ornaments I made from air dry clay:
December 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Update of the Christmas ornaments I made from air dry clay:
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Throwback to my anatomy-meets-art piece: 'Heart of the Sea' 🌊❤️. A larger wall hanging heart, it's decorated in barnacles, wrapped in tentacles and even features a little starfish. Made in the summer two years ago (and has since sold), it seems appropriate to share on this sunny day!
#SciArt
#SciArt
June 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Throwback to my anatomy-meets-art piece: 'Heart of the Sea' 🌊❤️. A larger wall hanging heart, it's decorated in barnacles, wrapped in tentacles and even features a little starfish. Made in the summer two years ago (and has since sold), it seems appropriate to share on this sunny day!
#SciArt
#SciArt
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Suddenly realising that Gandalf's participation in The Lord of the Rings is basically the trope of an old man with a long and dangerous career agreeing to One Last Job Before Retirement
Elrond names the Company of the Ring, from all the Free Peoples:
Hobbits—Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin.
Men—Aragorn and Boromir.
Elves—Legolas.
Dwarves—Gimli.
And, one wizard—Gandalf the Grey shall lead them, ‘for this shall be his great task and maybe the end of his labours.’
Hobbits—Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin.
Men—Aragorn and Boromir.
Elves—Legolas.
Dwarves—Gimli.
And, one wizard—Gandalf the Grey shall lead them, ‘for this shall be his great task and maybe the end of his labours.’
December 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Suddenly realising that Gandalf's participation in The Lord of the Rings is basically the trope of an old man with a long and dangerous career agreeing to One Last Job Before Retirement
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