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Pumpkin 2024! If you're not familiar with the quote, this is what Obama tells the audience when he's campaigning for Harris/Walz (& Biden/Harris in 2020, & Clinton/Kaine in 2016), & when he talks about the dangers of Tr*mp they start booing in agreement.
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I finally made muffins again after a long hiatus, having found a compact muffin pan that fit the toaster oven (no more cooking with fossil fuels for me). Note cranberry-juice lava flows streaming down from fissures between clumps of crumb topping.
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I took my Harris Walz yard sign down, & put it on my door, kind of mirroring the Lego table for a nice entryway to the bedroom, & constant reminder that "This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves."
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I was charmed by the idea of this "All are welcome to participate in the community puzzle" puzzle I saw in the lobby of London Nelson Community Center when I was there for Juneteenth back in June
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I brought some of the plum scones up to UCSC for Violet, and while walking back to the bus stop afterward had very close encounters with several wild turkeys, and also these two deer - the one on the left was grooming itself like a cat!
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I brought some of the plum scones up to UCSC for Violet, and while walking back to the bus stop afterward had very close encounters with several wild turkeys, including this turkey chick, which was much smaller than the others, and also two deer
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Half of Tuesday-morning's plum scones with cinnamon-sugar on top, in front of my amazing petunia plant
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Happy Caturday! A week ago I made this Lego #HarrisWalz2024 button, and have an idea for at least one other version to make also. Obviously, being Lego, it's very easy to move/add/remove elements of the design, within the constraints of the small size.
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Photo 1 of 5: I made a deconstructed plum cake, separately cooking 52 plums worth of filling and 15 sunflower-shaped cupcakes, for a choose-your-own-plum/cake-ratio change of pace, and took some portion photos with some of the backyard sunflowers.
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Photo 2 of 5: I made a deconstructed plum cake, separately cooking 52 plums worth of filling and 15 sunflower-shaped cupcakes, for a choose-your-own-plum/cake-ratio change of pace, and took some portion photos with some of the backyard sunflowers.
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Photo 3 of 5: I made a deconstructed plum cake, separately cooking 52 plums worth of filling and 15 sunflower-shaped cupcakes, for a choose-your-own-plum/cake-ratio change of pace, and took some portion photos with some of the backyard sunflowers.
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Photo 4 of 5: I made a deconstructed plum cake, separately cooking 52 plums worth of filling and 15 sunflower-shaped cupcakes, for a choose-your-own-plum/cake-ratio change of pace, and took some portion photos with some of the backyard sunflowers.
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Photo 5 of 5: I made a deconstructed plum cake, separately cooking 52 plums worth of filling and 15 sunflower-shaped cupcakes, for a choose-your-own-plum/cake-ratio change of pace, and took some portion photos with some of the backyard sunflowers.
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I updated my 2020 Biden Harris sign, cutting the names out in 2 panels, sliding Harris up, & spray-painting Biden (I think he'd be cool with it) with Walz. I might cover the seam with something like a red/white/blue sequin strip but am otherwise happy!
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Arthur sent me this Bunny Kingdom board game addon, and here Oswald is doing some yoga while checking it out
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I just got these buttons from Kelly Pound — https://www.etsy.com/shop/PlushBot — who being in Santa Cruz County like me made for very fast shipping!
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On 7/20 I ordered parts from BrickLink to make Lego Biden/Harris buttons, but you know what happened 7/21. I'll order the needed new letters when VP Harris picks her own VP - fortunately the contenders all have short last names that would fit perfectly!
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Tuesday's blackberry-plum torte, with feral blackberries from our yard and plums from a neighbor, though as shown our plums are getting pretty ready also
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After seeing an AI image of Vice President Harris as Captain America, I took this photo as part of a reply wondering if there will be 3rd-party Harris 2024 merch like these Hillary 2016 ones, though having a very-recognizable logo helps
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Apparently pink is a Halloween color now (this sort of thing continued on to the left and the right of what's visible in the photo)
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Back in May I once again set up the tent on the trampoline for the summer, and today Oswald and I were noting this thorny thistle that had sprung up in front of it
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I added Captain Marvel & Chewie/Goose to my Lego/neodymium magnets project linked to in the description, with a detour to pose on one of my shirts. Yes, we can build a better world! Build Back Better! BidenHarris2024! Bloom where your magnets stick! :-)
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If Caltrain ever gets extended to Los Gatos, do you think that the station will look like this?
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Plum-apricot-blueberry torte before baking, with backyard sunflowers
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Plum-apricot-blueberry torte after baking, with backyard sunflowers
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This year's 4th-of-July red (strawberries), white (white peach letters), and blue(berries) (plus with lemon custard underneath) tart, with my Biden/Harris sign and solar-powered star lights
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This year's 4th-of-July red (strawberries), white (white peach letters), and blue(berries) (plus with lemon custard underneath) tart, on a chair in the sun, with red, white, and blue sprigs of mini roses, jasmine, and borage
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A "Little Planet"-mode version of a 360° photo I took of myself in the "Queer Santa Cruz" exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History right after Santa Cruz Pride this year (I really need to get around to uploading all my Pride photos)
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My California State Senator John Laird giving a rousing GOTV speech to Swing Left Santa Cruz on the morning of June 8
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After having added the solar-powered star lights earlier this month I also added this pinwheel, for a once-again fancier/more-eye-catching Biden/Harris sign setup!
