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Ketchikan, Alaska

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Thistle

I have to admit, this was the most intimidating post of all the trip posts I wanted to write. Why? Because Ketchikan was so wonderful, so expansive, that I’m struggling to put it into words. Jason and I took a … Continue reading →

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May 2023 in Review

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Thistle

May can pretty much be divided into pre-vacation and vacation, an even split down the middle. As such, I had very few of my traditional May PTSD issues. There were enough near the beginning to get me to re-listen to … Continue reading →

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May Self Portrait: In the Rain

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Thistle

My regular readers already know: April and May are very tough months for me. I experience a lot of depression and PTSD flashbacks. In April, I tried to capture the zombie-like feeling that I enter in April in my personal … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Gossamer Studios

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Thistle

I don’t have much to say today, only that I finally published my photography website! It needs plenty of expansion and work and all the rest, but Gossamer Studios is now live. Hurrah!

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Meet & Greet

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Thistle

It was a very, very busy weekend last weekend. In addition to the Murderbot party and the trip to Nowhere on Saturday, I had an event to attend on Sunday afternoon, too. My hiking group was hosting a large meet … Continue reading →

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Murderbot Party

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Thistle

Last weekend, J and I hosted a little Murderbot party. We had a few friends over to open some FunDelivered packages, using our little Roomba to determine who got to choose which packages. Normally, our Roomba is named J Edgar … Continue reading →

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April 2023 in Review

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Thistle

Well. April was not as bad as I was expecting, to be honest. It wasn’t a great month, but considering how bad April and May tend to feel for me, I’m happy that things have been as even keel as … Continue reading →

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Fosters: From Veggies to Sassafras

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Thistle

Five weeks ago, the animal shelter called to ask me if I could take over care for a litter of four bottle babies. They were about 4-5 weeks old and only a week out from weaning, so I agreed. This … Continue reading →

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April Self Portrait: PTSD

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Thistle

I’m not sure how to start this post. Y’all. April’s self-portrait went wildly off the rails. Fully transparent here – not every photoshoot works, not every setting works out, things happen, things fail. I wasn’t sure what I was going … Continue reading →

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Bookworm Princess Photoshoot

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Thistle

I’ve been procrastinating on making my photography website, mostly because I feel extremely intimidated whenever I think about it. Imposter syndrome sucks. So last weekend, I decided to put out a call for models for a series of ethereal portraits, … Continue reading →

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