Entrees everywhere (US) are $40, we can’t live like this.
Shauna Allen
@shaunart.bsky.social
Senior Medical illustrator, watercolorist, hard-rocking nerd. I love trying new things, learning, and my garden. Collapse-adjusted. She/her
It should be a crime to have to work when it's this nice out and winter is coming
Talking about monkey-mind with a friend: all mammals want more most of the time, but don't have the ability to make it happen. Monkeys came along with these thumbs and brains and suddenly we could give ourselves everything if only we had the time. And now you're burnt out.
On top of sleeping and eating, I spent 12 solid hours in meditation this weekend, and today I look thinner, more tone, and my posture is better.
Why do people post that they're going out in public sick with no mask? Do they feel no shame? Is it like a 'poor me, I'm sick' thing?
Another great thing about the coastalmainebotanicalgardens were the trolls scattered throughout the woods and hiking trails around the gardens. Made of natural materials, they are meant to decompose back into the landscape overtime. We found them all!
Unbelievable garden path inspiration at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
11 years later, we came back to Acadia National Park for less than 24 hours and a few stops on the “quiet side” of Mt Desert Island.
Very first time RVing, we rented this sleeper van for ten days. It sure is cozy!
Sorry that your body hates you and harmless foods and plant bits. There’s not a lot you can do about it besides avoid early childhood infections & eat a wide range of foods early. If you didn’t do that your choices are antihistamines and avoidance forever. #BookReview #bookreport
I enjoy understanding how to make bread, because if we decide on a Saturday night that Sundays dinner would go better on a baguette, I can have baguettes ready by midday Sunday.
Gotham doesn’t need Batman, it needs more social workers.
Do you want to know how my summer went? What I did, read, planted, and baked? The weekly blog posts are back for September: www.shaunart.net?p=82760
2026 Summer Roundup
The weather is cooling off, the season is winding down, the adventures are ramping up. Where does the time go? My last posting was in early, rainy June, when summer vibes were a promise on the hori…
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The vegetables may be abundant, but by mid September, the northern organic garden is burdened by unusual beetles, flies, and molds. I know without the long and early frost, these pests would put even more pressure on the home garden. Not looking forward to that climate future.
Women of hunter-gatherer societies brought in more calories than men.
I felt very happy reading this book being reminded of the interconnectedness and impermanence of all things. As the chapters went on, however, it read like a textbook of increasingly dense philosophical concepts. #BookReview The Heart of the Buddhas Teaching
Old man in the park: “Open the window, stick your head outside. Never listen to the TV.”
Today I spend MULTIPLE hours in meditation, ate four meals, and still got 14k steps. It went by in the blink of an eye. Meditation time-compression is real.