me, a white woman with red hair, wearing a pink shirt that has a heart on it and says "promoted to Auntie est. 2026"

a white newborn baby girl wrapped in a white blanket and headwrap sleeping

i'm an aunt!! (ciocia) as of 12:52 this morning.

her name is felicity 🥰

animal crossing monopoly board game

today I got the less fun amiibo festival for $8 (still sealed)

is anyone else going to pax east? it looks like I'll be there Saturday and Sunday

is anyone else going to pax east? it looks like I'll be there Saturday and Sunday

a stamp of a long and skinny cat with big, uneven eyes standing up.

the Provincetown cat has Seen Some Things lmao

(I donated a cat stamp to my new library about a month ago so maybe it'll show up next year!)

various stamps and drawings of cats on interlibrary transit slips in Massachusetts.

various stamps and drawings of cats on interlibrary transit slips in Massachusetts.

various stamps and drawings of cats on interlibrary transit slips in Massachusetts.

a stamp of a cat wearing a witch hat and cape, riding a broom. it has a speech bubble that says "thank you". this stamp is from Salem

in MA there are 7 regional library networks, but also a state-wide network called "Commonwealth Catalog" and it gets shortened to "ComCat". so, many libraries have cat stamps to include on the ComCat slips. a few libraries collected them this year to make displays of all the different stamps!

I know I haven't been on social media much in the past few months but that's just a testament to how much I love my new job (a lot!) and life in general lately. a lot of sewing, but also getting ready for my sister's wedding and my brother's first(!!!) baby! (which also means a lot of sewing)

I, a white woman with long red hair, am standing at the front of a room, holding open a book ("We're Going on a Ghost Hunt"). I'm dressed in a long purple velvet dress with big, draping sleeves, and a witch hat to match. a stuffed Pete the Cat is to the side of me, sitting on top of the felt board. on the smart board on the other side of me, the words to "five little pumpkins" are written out. in the foreground, facing towards me/away from the camera, two children are hugging as they listen to the story. one is dressed as a firefighter and the other is dressed as Snow White.

I had Halloween storytime at the library yesterday and if this isn't the most iconic picture of me 🥰

okay technically it comes out in 2026, AND a day after my birthday, so i'm counting this as 1) a sign that 2026 will be better and b) a birthday present to me specifically, the only person in my friends group apparently who still plays the game regularly

but do they stack

Introducing the new Slumber Island feature in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0! 💤 Decorate up to 3 fresh islands with advanced customization tools to instantly plant trees, build buildings, construct bridges + inclines, and even collaborate online with friends!

an animal crossing update?!? just when I thought there was no hope for 2025

I came home from work a few hours early to spend some extra time with her, and she was waiting for me. it was time. I took her out to the garden and cuddled with her and told her how great it was to have her in my life for over 18 years. she passed peacefully on her own terms after saying goodbye.

Ginny, an elderly orange cat, wearing a purple hoodie to keep her warm a few days ago.

Ginny curled up and sleeping on her bed. Morwen, a black kitten who's bigger than her, is curled up next to her (she was unaware).

Ginny sleeping on top of me, under a blanket

Ginny sleeping on a towel next to her milk bowl.

(tw pet death)

Ginny died today, two months shy of her 19th birthday. I knew it was coming, and spent the past few days spoiling her extra (even if I didn't want to believe it). this morning, I knew it was time, so I called the vet and made an appointment for tonight. (1/2)

a blurb about "Replaceable You" by Mary Roach that reads: "Mary Roach has made a career writing about bodily things that make readers simultaneously flinch and stare: cadavers, guts and sex, to name a few."

I found a great argument for using the Oxford comma in the wild. (courtesy of bookpage)

now that i don't have to work saturdays anymore (big tournament days), what if i came back to the splatoon comp scene... as a commentator????

People who appreciate the intoxicating euphoria of reading from a real dictionary expertly hand-crafted by diligent human lexicographers.

Also. people who love the Oxford Comma more than some family members.

me, a white woman with red hair, wearing a bright yellow dress. it is (too) loose fitting, with elbow-length puffy sleeves, a low scoop neck, and a ruffled skirt. the fabric has clusters of little white flowers on it.

i finally finished the dress i've been making all summer!

can we go back to the era when, on streaming services, clicking on the title brought you to the info page about the show/movie, instead of immediately playing it? PLEASE.

the host library sent out to the all regions MA listserv that you were a wonderful speaker, very passionate, and very recommended. you even got my coworker's attention, and then I told her the story of you owning the shop and she spent a while looking up your story 😅

screenshot of my libraries in Libby

these are all the networks I get access to just with my one MA library card (minus Chicago lol... my card renewed right before I moved, so it's still good 😅)

screenshot of my Libby hold shelf with two suspended holds (I'm saving them for October; one is a book club read)

as for if they all come in at once... you can suspend holds in Libby, which helps a TON. you still move up the queue but take them when you're ready once you're at the top.

check if your library network has a collab with other networks for Libby. in MA, my one card can use all the public networks in the state, and that cuts down on wait times significantly. and hoopla is instant, if your library has it (a lot cut it because it's expensive).

*takes notes to suggest to my director* (i already plan on making room in the budget for a cricut... for me at least lol)

Reminder that September is National library card month, so you should totally go get a library card! Yes, they have books, but many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and more! Maybe it's time for a visit!

it's one thing to say "we're very welcoming" but... why more than others?

(and i ask as someone who's been here from the beginning. it just was! but how did this come to be the norm?)

genuine question-- i've always loved how splatoon is (generally) VERY welcoming of the lgbtqia+ community, but has anyone ever looked into WHY the splatoon population tends to skew/attract this community more than a lot of other comp scenes?

TIL the chicken dance isn't the song's actual name.

I think about it sometimes, but probably not unless another happens in Boston or somewhere close. my life is just so completely different since I moved (/pos)

you look so good, that hairstyle is SO cute on you!