Halsted M. Bernard @cygnoir@mastodon.social
A black swan with digital wings. Reader, writer, library director, fighter for a better tomorrow for everyone. She/her.
Joined May 2017
Last night’s dinner! I tried three new recipes: turkey crown in the Instant Pot, Brussels sprouts with bacon, and sweet potato casserole.
Criminy loves romping in tissue paper, so he’s a fan of this holiday. I’m a fan of his pink bottom lip!
I was utterly charmed by this winter shadowbox take-and-make craft designed and demonstrated by a librarian at my library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZ5T3f0nkg
Finished reading: Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9781982111908
Virtual tea party with a dear friend! 🫖 Tasty gluten-free treats from Lovejoy’s Tea Room.
My 2020 Analog (and Digital) Planner Setup: https://www.cygnoir.net/2020/12/16/my-analog-and.html
Last night I had such a peaceful dream of buying a bike with a basket on it so I could take my beloved cat Zen to the park. I loved watching her loll and stretch in the grass. Tough to wake up and leave her, but I’m still smiling.
Successfully hosted a family game night over Zoom! 🎲 We played All Bad Cards. An hour was long enough for us to get the hang of the gameplay and not too long that we got bored. https://not.allbad.cards/
I just sang “Go Your Own Way” to a spider after rescuing it from two bloodthirsty kittens. I would blame this behavior on dangerously low socialization levels due to the pandemic, but let’s not kid ourselves.
I appreciated this post about using social media without becoming addicted to it. Being more intentional about social media has vastly improved my outlook and my mood. https://blog.doist.com/ask-doist-social-media/
Some evenings I just want to pretend I’m in a cozy Christmas cafe. 🎄☕️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a9GixtqVP4
On my lunch break, I accidentally read about entropy and now I don’t understand time anymore. How’s your day going?
If you are looking for an organization to support on Giving Tuesday, please consider brightening the holiday season for one of the families staying at Good Neighbor Center by purchasing a gift from their wish list. https://goodneighborcenter.org/gnc-christmas-wish-list-2020/
📚 Read: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters ⭐️⭐️ The setting is well-researched and well-written, especially the fate of grand estates in post-war Britain, but I wasn’t much interested in the plot or characters.
Don't go anywhere and don't click on anything: https://www.cygnoir.net/2020/11/22/dont-go-anywhere.html
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about that Maya Angelou quote, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” I need to learn how to do this before it happens again. My heart is so sore.
A black swan with digital wings. Reader, writer, library director, fighter for a better tomorrow for everyone. She/her.
Joined May 2017
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