Siobhan

@GenXLife@toad.social
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Nurse. USAF Veteran. Introvert/shy/socially awkward
Voracious SciFi/Fantasy reader
Boost toots about; art, music, animals, healthcare, science, current events
Believer in common sense and learning is a lifelong pursuit
Part time gardener zone 10, diver, paddler, hiker, fly fisher, stitcher
Lover of ttRPG and tt strategy games
Music Junkie

#music #art #history #needlework #FiberArt #scuba #RenFaire #gardening #SUP #RPG #TableTopGames #healthcare #mythology #sciencefiction #fantasy #nurse

Avatar is a smiley face of me drawn by a 3 year old on a Magna Doodle
Siobhan3h ago
Baltergeist5h ago

What would you do if I cuddled with you?
Would you curl up and purr next to me?
Squishing your toes while I rub on your cheeks,
Giving slow blinks of love just for me.
Oh, don't you cry now, my sweet furry friend.
Yes, you are safe now, my sweet fuzzy friend.

#CheerUpAPetWithASong
#HashTagGames

Siobhan8h ago
GoinFawr9h ago

Give The Puppies What They Want - The Kinks

#CheerUpAPetWithASong

#HashTagGames

Siobhan19h ago
Skeewiff19h ago
Bathed the dog... Turns out she's from the 1980s. #dogs #spaniels #photography #om3 #leica
Siobhan1d ago
Theresa1d ago
Hello Dog lovers, can you help me find a loving home for Zoey?🙏💕 This sweet and silly house hippo has won the hearts of shelter staff. She is a little tentative to trust, but once you feel that velvety snoot in your hand to take a treat you will be on your way! Zoey is just 1 yr old and still learning and building confidence but she has already shown us how much love and laughter she has to offer!❤️🙏🏼 Check out the #WestKootenay #BCSPCA adoption page to learn more about this beautiful girl - please share!
#DogsOfMastodon #HouseHippos #AdoptDontShop
Siobhan2d ago
Tartan Collier ✅2d ago

Shortbread People (Randy Newman)

#AnyCookieASongOrPoem
#HashtagGames

Siobhan2d ago
Lydia Vvinters2d ago

My lavender is filled with snoozing little fluffy male bumblebees snuggled up against the flowers this evening. It’s too darn cute. So, yet again, my harvest is postponed.

#bees #gardening

Siobhan3d ago
Darth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈3d ago

Five Guys (formerly FEMA dot gov)

#RebrandWebsitesOrTech
#HashTagGames

Siobhan3d ago
Mike3d ago

Ask Cleves

#RebrandWebsitesOrTech
#HashTagGames

Siobhan5d ago
George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽5d ago
She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
Siobhan5d ago
Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos5d ago

Banded demoiselle perched on a blade of grass

#nature #insects #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #InsectPhotography #InsectsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

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Norcal Gma 25d ago
I have to confess.
I'm sorry not sorry.
Since the 4th of this month I have been peeling away the layers of despair and feeling some feelings I haven't allowed lately.
I have been reading poetry, baking treats for the people I love, watching baseball, telling bad grandma jokes, listening to music, and enjoying my garden. I even went so far as to allow the music to move me to dance. Summer joins right in. She loves to dance and sing.
I know that I have influence that serves to drag down or lift up the people close to me. I needed a reset.
I still feel a burning desire to do my part to help dig us out of the political mess we are in, but I don't have to give up everything that brings me joy and feeds my soul.
Thank you for understanding.
This double delight rose is outside our front door this morning.
Much love to you all.
#BloomScrolling
Show threadBeautiful Earth 🌻🌲🌳🌎5d ago
@NorcalGma2 the way I look at it is this will be a marathon fight, not a sprint. It will take decades to reverse all of this. The last thing we need is to have people burned out and giving up in a year’s time. We all need to stick to what we love, which will help us stay focused for the long ass fight we have ahead of us. Anger and rage only gets you so far. A steady mind outlasts and wins the race every time.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@BeautifulThings
We agree. Living in anger wasn't good for me.
Show threadBeautiful Earth 🌻🌲🌳🌎5d ago
@NorcalGma2 it’s not good for anyone and if you’re looking at a long fight, it’s unsustainable
Show threadPlay Ball and Fight Fascists5d ago

@NorcalGma2

Feeling joy is so critical, especially now. Don't let them steal it.

Show threadNilaJones5d ago

@NorcalGma2

I absolutely support you in all of this!!!!!

You are a whole person. You put a lot of effort into spreading love in the world -- and you also have the whole human experience, including down days and the need to relax, recharge, and have some fun that is just for you 💜🌷

The 4th hit a lot of us hard. I found Sarah Taber's thread helpful

Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@NilaJones
I will check it out. Thanks.
Show threadMike5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Same for me, I had dreams the other night that woke me up laughing, and I was happy to discover I still had the capacity to laugh at anything 🫶😊
Show threadRiaResists5d ago
@NorcalGma2
Right there with you.
Took a nice drive into through a nearby canyon last night.
Me n hubs both needed it.
Then we stopped for dinner and did something I’ve never done before but is becoming more a habit- stopped for ice cream.
My belly’s getting fat and I don’t really catch too much.
Your toots inspire me ❤️
Thank you for being such an authentic presence here.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@RiaResists
Ice cream is my favorite.
Hugs.
❤️
Show threadJJ 🐶🇺🇦5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Much love to you Gma. I’m so happy you’ve been able to let loose and put your mind and body on things that give you delight. ❤️
Show threadSindarina, Edge Case Detective5d ago
@NorcalGma2 This is the Way.
Show threadmsw117r225d ago
@NorcalGma2 Never give up your joy! And keep sharing, both the joy, and even the down days. Let's hope there are fewer and fewer of them going forward. Much love
Show threadBrian Davis5d ago
@NorcalGma2 your joy and despair are both gifts to the world because they come from a compassionate heart. There are many of us in the same place, dancing, burning, and weeping alongside you. Thank you for sharing your light.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@intrepidhero
You are very kind. Thank you.
Show threadPaul Hoffman5d ago
@NorcalGma2 I would *so* love to dance with you and Summer some Sunday morning at https://santacruzdancecircle.org/. Dogs are welcome because we also dance outside. Summer’s pal is welcome to sit and watch, or play with Summer and her other dog dance friends.
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Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@paulehoffman
Sounds like great fun but after the seven hour drive we might not feel too perky.
Show threadPaul Hoffman5d ago
@NorcalGma2 True, true, but I still wanna dance with you and the family.
Show threadOregon Wine Woman5d ago
@NorcalGma2
You are awesome. You're echoing my own feelings lately. So I try and get out for at least a short walk around our senior community 5-6 times a week, and I am ready to take the plunge back into bread making. I'm currently looking for a local person who will share some of their sourdough starter with me.
And for the first time in way too many years, I again have roses. They are still rather small plants, but they seem to agree that they will take turns blooming. 😉
That's all for now, except that your double rose is amazing and beautiful. Have a great week ahead. Give Summer a pet for me as well, and say "Hi" to your mister as well.
CHEERS!
PS, one of mine.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@NorCalWineLady
Beautiful!
Show threadKevin Russell5d ago

@NorcalGma2

Doing it right.

Show threadLizzie she/her5d ago
@NorcalGma2 myself. All the way down the list. TOGETHER we're going to get through it and maybe even improve it. xo to all at your house.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@Lizette603_23
❤️
Show threadNomad135d ago
@NorcalGma2 Thank you for this. Stay safe
Show threadLoafer5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Throw in some Tiger Moves with John McSweenie.
Show threadRocketman5d ago

@NorcalGma2 Great to hear that your joy is giving you strength!

This fight will take a while. We’re going to need more joy, not less.

Show threadElle Plaster5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Much love right back.
Show threaddasgrueneblatt5d ago
@NorcalGma2 💚
Show threadsalix sericea (@Ripple13216)5d ago
@NorcalGma2 This is uplifting. Thank you for sharing, and ❤️.
Show threadMike Nelson Pedde5d ago
@NorcalGma2 🫂
Show threadeswillwalker5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Hang in there for the long fight. We need joy and sustenance as well as periods of pure rage. You are a model citizen. Be there for your family and yourself as well as for the rest of us.
Show threadJames A Nielsen5d ago
@NorcalGma2 And much love to you too, stay happy !
Show threadMastodon Migration5d ago

@NorcalGma2

Back at you... 😉

Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@mastodonmigration
Gorgeous 😍
Show threadGeorge Girton5d ago
@NorcalGma2 thank you for the dual gift of this Beautiful photo and wonderful hashtag 🍸🐈 cheers! #bloomscrolling
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@martinicat
Love the colors! 😍
Show threadGeorge Girton5d ago
@NorcalGma2 during the jacaranda time here, it really caught my eye🍸😺
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2
Not kidding. I thought I wrote that. I had to check.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 I just re-read that again and I can't believe it.
You are mirroring all my feelings.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 it's too soon, but
I think we could talk.
Just for whatever. IDK.
Just for company.
You say what I'm thinking.
I have no idea who the detroit tigers are.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2
OK. Except for the baseball thing.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@gemlog
I do love to watch the Detroit Tigers.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2
Honestly! :-)
You and @trebach with his usian football thing! :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Tigers
Explain it to me! I have played them both, but they are both like watching paint dry to me. I don't get it.
Detroit Tigers - Wikipedia

Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@gemlog @trebach
My son was a huge fan and watching was something we could do together. As a single mom baseball and Zelda were two ways to bond with my teenager.
My son passed almost ten years ago now and for the first time in years and years his team is winning. I watch on a tablet so I can still get things done while the game is on. Great fun.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2
Zelda https://zeldacentral.com/
Another thing I don't do is gaming.
But those are negatives and we began with the positives of sport, poetry, music and literature.
edit: not that gaming and sports are negative! Just that I didn't say encouraging things.
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Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@gemlog
In my getting close to 70 years I have learned to like and dislike lots of activities.
I never watch golf for an example.
I have managed to connect with some of the favorite activities of my children. My daughter's garden has been a source of joy for both of us. We both love art and galleries.
I didn't learn to play video games myself until I was in my late 50's.
I avoid games with themes that make me uncomfortable.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Same age. Ish. Still don't play games.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2
Oh no! I'm so sorry I teased you. I can't imagine what it's like outliving your boy.
@trebach
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@gemlog @trebach
Thank you. I miss him everyday.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Well. I couldn't have known, but I still feel like shit now.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@gemlog
You shouldn't feel bad.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 I know. Emotions aren't reasonable; just how one reacts to things.
I mind a time I heard a lecture and the person said your mind was like a train.
And logic should always pull the train and just drag emotions along behind in the caboose. Trouble happens if the train gets reversed somehow.
Show threadKermode5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Let's have a new topic.
Show threadGenerika 🍉5d ago

@gemlog @NorcalGma2 @trebach

lol
Baseball is relaxing and not violent. It's family oriented.

Show threadKermode5d ago

@generika
It was ok to play after work at a newspaper, but deadly dull to watch. Well.
Not as dull as USian football! :-)
An average of 11 minutes of play in 3 hours of telecast... ;-)
Also, I'm rubbish at doing it!

@NorcalGma2 @trebach

Show threadMelissa B5d ago
@NorcalGma2 I know just how you feel. My 5-point plan goes like this:- 1) Take action in my own life (to live ethically and sustainably) 2) Take political action 3) Protect and support my loved ones 4) Celebrate all the good, joyful, beautiful things in the world 5) Create goodness, joy and beauty. And those last two are what make it possible to keep on with the first two.
Show threadNorcal Gma 25d ago
@MelissaBenyon
Perfect.
Show threadNotMaddie!5d ago
@NorcalGma2 Double Delight has always been a favorite of mine
Show threadMiss Givings5d ago
@NorcalGma2 ❤️