Teresa

@thelilychronicles.bsky.social

Mostly pictures of Lily, my adopted cocker spaniel. Loves include avifauna, Lorca, Machado, HaLevi, Dickinson, Dürer, van der Weyden, Bach.

I am seeing a lot of posts about the Kennedy Center. It is a place near to my heart.I began playing the violin at 4 and my teacher was married to William Steck, the concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra. I saw so many brilliant moments there—from Mr. Steck to Rostropovich to Zuckerman 1/2

Every walk I wonder what would happen if I only had 1 waste bag but needed 2. You'd think I'd be proactive. But no. Today, for the 1st time, Lily offered a 2nd, & soft 🤢, gift. It took so much plastic origami to get the single waste bag around the yogurt & get home without getting covered in shit.

Huge victory: I’m booking an overseas plane trip and I don’t need wheelchair assistance at the airports! So much has changed in the last 1.5 years, and sometimes I lose focus on these massive wins. Yeah!!!!

I’m allowed to stay in bed until 6:45, when my double vision meds subside& I can finish coffee.Then I’ll walk my bebbeh, shower, & get my ass in gear for the day.That means find my passport, go to UPS,go to the seamstress,&book a car.Also, eat nachos.Thx for being my accountability partner, Bluesky.

Prickly skin and up nearly all night, only needing two hours of sleep to wake up feeling electric. It’s a harbinger of Very Bad Things, but now I can spot signs early (prickly skin—who knew?!). And now I have Lily to ground me and help take care of me while I take care of her. 🥹Doggie tax:

A golden cocker spaniel lies on her side on an unmade bed. Her eyes are fixed ahead. Her hang past her shoulders and her coat looks very soft.

Discovered: a nest of honeybees in a water meter. Built: a little house to transport them to the rancho where they can build a bigger hive and produce honey. Tonight: an attempted queen extraction and entry of the workers. My gardener says he has a 75% success rate. Wish us well.

A rectangular wooden box set vertically on dry mulch behind the plastic cover of a water meter. The box has a small slat in the center which will hopefully draw in worker honeybees so that they can be transported to a safe place.

This was a beautiful, meaningful day. It began with voter registration and continued with a community discussion about emerging law enforcement technology and data centers. It is good to find my people. I have a community. And the best part of my day is always waiting for me at home. I’m not alone.🩵

A golden cocker spaniel sits in a patterned rug. She is recently groomed so her legs look extra fluffy and soft. She is looking at the camera and her little pink tongue is hanging out.

Lily gets excited every time I put on a bra. 1) Does it mean I’m leaving and she’ll get treats?; 2) Does it mean we’re leaving and she’ll get walkies and/or a car ride?; but never 3) Mummy could use the support. See also: shoes.

Yes, you’re a very good girl, such a sweet good little girl, oh the bestest little girl gets the treats, oh yes she gets all of the treats, oh you are the very bestest, you get all of the, all of the treats

An impossibly adorable golden cocker spaniel sits on a beige carpet. Her groom is completely floofy and her sweet ears hang to her shoulders. (Do dogs have shoulders?) The urge to feed her frozen liver and to speak to her in baby talk is irresistible.

The desire to smoke a cigarette is only outweighed by the desire to drink a banana milkshake which is only outweighed by the desire to fit into a new dress. Drives are kept in check. (O, do I miss cigarettes)

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live: Ray Charles Tori Amos Soul Coughing Jeff Mangum Bob Dylan Peter Simon Maceo Parker Morphine Pixies Modest Mouse Aside: concert I missed because I had finals & will forever regret: Jeff Buckley.

AspiringHermit@aspiringhermit.bsky.social · 3w ago

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Rush Iron Maiden Ozzy Osbourne Coheed & Cambria They Might Be Giants The Mars Volta Eric Johnson Social Distortion Mighty Mighty Bosstones The Sadies

Last night I called the cops for a mental health wellness check on someone I know from a group.Today she is furious & said she’d rather be dead than suffer the embarrassment of having to explain cops to her neighbors.I did the right thing.Her actions have consequences & are out of my control.Still.