Cat Lady ~ Foodie ~ Author ~ Editor ~ Steampunk I also have a "Lori Alden Holuta's Author Account" :D @brassbright.bsky.social DMs are turned OFF due to catfishers. Contact me via my websites if necessary. ceejaywriter.com brassbrightcity.com
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Today I'll be hunting for the perfect recipe for tomato bisque. I'm tired of canning tomato puree and want something delicious with dinner. I have Romas, I have Celebrities, I have Sun Gold cherry tomatoes. All of them in vast quantities. If you have a good recipe, share!
That's very well done.
My book, written in Michigan, has found its way to Nova Scotia! Even at its tender age of less than a month old, it's more well traveled than its writer. Can *you* take it farther? amzn.to/4lxz4VT #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #VictorianEra #History
you just know somebody’s being called by their full name right now
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
My landlord Knows A Guy to infinity. No matter what needs fixing in this house, A Guy shows up and gets it done right. It's a fantastic system.
I've known about the Garage for the Performing Arts for a few years now. The entire notion charms me to pieces. A nice article in the Minnesota Start Tribune tells you all about it. Well worth your time to take a little break and read it. www.startribune.com/big-talent-s...
Wouldn't it be nice?
Available now! eBook, paperback and hardback. amzn.to/4lvXlL2 #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #VictorianEra #History #BookSky #ReaderSky
I saw it in the theatre, alone. The poor stranger who sat next to me no doubt regretted it. I grabbed his arm and dug my fingernails in... twice. He was very gracious about this freaked out girl maiming him. Anyway. HAVE FUN!
Just waiting for ChatGPT and Google AI to gang up on X's Grok for a Thunderdome match.
On sale now! eBook, paperback and hardback. amzn.to/4lvXlL2 #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #VictorianEra #History #BookSky #ReaderSky
Now and then you get a #bookreview that leaves you smiling ALL DAY LONG. Today is that day! #ParlorPoetry #ReaderSky #Poetry #BookSky. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
He's awesome! I may have a crush. *eyedart*
If you absolutely have to limit your sodium intake... but you also absolutely are craving pork and beans, this hack is for you. You're welcome. www.ceejaywriter.com/lower-sodium... #LowSodium #Foodies #FoodHacks #Recipe
How premodern Japanese people worked around silly laws. Kyota Ko is my favorite history teacher. His calm, demure, reasonable presentation style is so soothing. youtube.com/shorts/DbQ4-...
He's the absolute BEST.
If you start your day with a poem, you will have good luck all day. It's true! I'm pretty sure of it! amzn.to/4lxz4VT #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #VictorianEra #ReaderSky #BookSky #SteampunkSky #History
*applause!*
And my poetry book baby has flown the nest and is out in the wild! The Amazon rankings for day one are amusing me: #334 in Puns & Word Play Humor and #960 in 19th Century World History. #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #PreOrder #VictorianEra #History #BookSky #ReaderSky amzn.to/4lvXlL2
Beautiful dog! And I love that scarf.
11 more sleeps! amzn.to/4lxz4VT #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #PreOrder #VictorianEra #ReaderSky #BookSky #SteampunkSky #History
And with this, I bid y'all a good night!
I made 13 videos at the Michigan Steam Engine and Threshers Show, they are all stuffed into a playlist. Sooty fun for everyone! #Steampunk #Steam #Engine #Thresher #Farm #Michigan #Vintage #Antique www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
My birthday buddy (November 29th), Chuck Mangione, is gone. I've always loved his music. Farewell, bringer of smiles. That's four celebrity deaths this week. Can we stop now? youtu.be/dwkwjOd7MCU?...
While Ken and I have a very busy chore day going, Chives "Two Posts" Holuta is in his favorite box catching up on his beauty sleep. And yes, he needs two posts. He just does. #cats #catlife #catsofbluesky
Our days are littered with sharp shards of news, burning summer days interrupted by flooding, more of that dratted news, endless to-do lists and stuff only you know about in your own mind. I get it. You could use a break. www.ceejaywriter.com/book-review-... #BookReview #BookSky #ReaderSky #Books
amzn.to/4lxz4VT #ParlorPoetry #Brassbright #Poetry #Books #PreOrder #VictorianEra #ReaderSky #BookSky #SteampunkSky #History
I love Maytree!
It's done! Done done doooooone! eBook Aficionados: PreOrder now! Paper and Hardback: Buy yours August 18th! Reviewers and Quoteworthy Authors: Contact me about an ARC! Contact: lori@brassbrightcity.com Amazon listing: amzn.to/4lxz4VT #BookSky #Reviewers #Readers #Authors #ARC #Poetry #Humor
Today is Nikola Tesla day! Here's a little peek into my next book, releasing on August 18th. #Tesla #Poetry #SkyWriters #ReaderSky #BookSky
#BookSky Definitely worth reading…..
I'm supposed to be gathering in a few endorsements myself right now. And it feels weird, somewhat silly, almost embarrassing. Worst part of writing.
Does she cramp your style?
Madonna always did. She said so in an interview.
I got to sleep in an extra hour. Chives ate his breakfast without being finicky. There's cool air so I have a window open, finally. Am having a good hair day. And I don't hear the sound of the other shoe dropping. I think my patron saint Betty must be watching over me today.
I like playing with the alt key to see what appears. Another way to summon an em-dash demon is to hold down alt and type 0151 on your number pad.
This is my day every day this spring! #Garden
Self care days are vital.
Gasp!
This suited my mood this morning. :)
Order now, be surprised and delighted when it drops! Debut novel written by a good friend. amzn.to/44fBylH #Books #SkyReader #BookSky #Fantasy #YA #NewAdult #BookRecommendation
You don't have a garden. You are a hay farmer. Dress accordingly!
If you've never read my books before, I have three short eBooks FOR FREE at Smashwords for July. The rest of my books are half off! www.brassbrightcity.com/2025/07/01/s... #BookSky #ReaderSky #BookSale #FreeBooks #eBooks #Smashwords #ReadingCommunity #Steampunk #Cookbooks #KidLit #YA #Book #Author
YOU should visit Rustica, too. It's a marvel. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/R...
I was asked a few times, where should I go next? I referred everyone to the Rustica sim. secondlife.com/destination/...
A couple of player names appeared on the MadJab player's board. While I was in the shop, four visitors stopped by. One of them put their own animesh cat on the carpet to play with my shop cat! Such fun! Clearly, getting featured in Second Life's destination guide and on the login page is worthwhile.
Plenty of visitors helped themselves to the free writer's toolboxes and book from the freebie shelves on the back wall. The tip jar had a bit of shine to it.
I checked the traffic numbers and sales for Saturday at The Inkwell, and they were way up! There were a dozen-ish purchases of former-store-stuff from my little bargain pile in the back of Inky's Place. #SecondLife #NewBabbage #BookShop
I enjoyed reading more about Ef!
I've been told more than once in my life that I resemble Karen Valentine. At least I did I high school. So of course this resonated with me! youtu.be/mHs5D15uje8?...
Thank you! And I've laid out a table of snacks and beverages for visitors, too. (And next door in Inky's Place there's stronger stuff.)
The shop cats have been freshly brushed and their nails are trimmed so they can properly greet the visitors who see The Inkwell on their login screens today. We're a featured destination! secondlife.com/destination/... #SecondLife #NewBabbage #TheInkwell #Authors #IndieAuthors #VirtualWorlds
Right below the Pink Pussycat gummies. Coincidence?
Took a moment to breathe after watering all the gardens on this extremely hot, Michigan day. youtu.be/DmvD5S3-log?...
There's so many this year I'm going to indulge in baking us some Juneberry Crumble for dessert tonight.
I usually juice them and keep the juice frozen for use later on. This year I am going to dehydrate the pulp/skins left after juicing, and turn it into powder. I am in no mood to waste any bit of these lovelies.
If we want to, we could probably get another quart this afternoon from what came ripe overnight. But we're going to hit 96 degrees today so that may or may not happen. I love these berries. They are soooo rich in flavor. Even the tiny, edible seeds have a flavor - almonds!
It's Juneberry season in Michigan! They are also called Serviceberry, Saskatoon Berry, Chuckleberry, Shadblow and probably a dozen other names. We picked a couple quarts from the landlord's yard a few days ago, and yesterday got over a quart from our own two trees.
Absolutely!
It's politics, it brings out the worst in people. But we can each take responsibility for what words we write. I completely disagree with Vance's stance (heh. Vance Stance) and posted just that, but I didn't call him a poopyhead or post a badly crafted photoshop at him.
Without substantial proof, all you offer is your transphobic opinion. That's typical behavior on X but we hope to see better over here.
"Juneteenth" is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth" and was first used in the 1890s. So when you see the inevitable memes claiming it was just recently made up, you now know better. With that out of the way...
I read a comment elsewhere that said that "only people over 60 use Blue Sky". If that were true, would it matter? If it's not true, does it matter?
Ya know, I COULD use Blue Sky to bitch about my life, snark about politics, eyeroll at whatever it is the millennials are doing *now*, gas prices, why is it my knees don't work good on stairs anymore... but the last time I expressed my feelings on all that, I was told "Ma'am, this is an Arby's".
Here's my current list of what's forageable here at The Farmhouse, beyond my cultivated veggie gardens: Dandelions Burdock Raspberries May Apples Crab Apples Acorns Maple syrup Deadnettle Asparagus Juneberries Quince
Tomorrow I'm picking Juneberries! And I'm watching the quince tree, but the fruit is still green. When they turn yellow I'll turn them into... something. I found a page that seems to have good advice about turning quince into an easily managed fruit, though. mycancalekitchen.com/cooking-quin...
Handy advice. #PrideMonth
#PrideMonth seemed the perfect time to finally getting around to watching #Nimona. What a strange, fun, beautiful, meaningful movie! Very glad to have seen it. Here's a decent article from last year, summing it up well. tulanehullabaloo.com/65360/arcade...
Every time I start to give up on humanity someone does something incredible like this and I'm back in the game. <3 #crochet #geode
SO clever and SO beautiful!
Today is the 136th anniversary of Seattle's great fire. But do you really know how it started? 1889mag.com/think/the-se... #Seattle #History
Perhaps you need a taste to decide if you'd like to preorder Parlor Poetry: A Victorian Versification Abecedary. (Abecedary is pronounced A-B-C-Deree and means ABC Book!) www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBXBSXH4 #poetry #preorder #Indie #SkyWriter #ReadingCommunity #VictorianEra
Happy Ferris Bueller Day!
Today is this nutcase's 12th adoptaversary! So glad you're part of our family, Chives! #cats #RescueCat #RussianBlue #AdoptACat
I pushed a button today and this popped out. Preorder NOW and be surprised when it drops into your Kindle on August 18th, which coincidentally (yeah right) is National Bad Poetry Day! #poetry #VictorianEra #books #WritersInTheSky #poetrycommunity #Blueskypoetry www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBXBSXH4
Ya know, we wouldn't need timeline cleanses if people didn't throw mudballs and rotten eggs at it in the first place. Having said that... here's a timeline cleanse. 1982 Triumph TR7.
Absolutely. This "B" wants to say that everyone is welcome.
It's June third. On this day in history, Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Our grocery store set up a fun new game to play! It's called "Cow or Pig?" We guessed "Cow" and brought it home. We were winners! Woo! #carnivores
This is so frustrating. Been there myself!
I do believe it's teatime. I have a special blend that should be quite refreshing. Break out the porcelain cups and finger sandwiches!
PS: Yes, we are only two people but we have 18 tomato plants. Why do you ask? (2 aren't pictured, they're in the sunporch awaiting a pot.) Also, the pot on the ground and the two t-poles flanking it are Experiments. Stay tuned.
All our veggie babies are nestled into their beds, under a blanket of fresh topsoil laced with nutritional goodies. We gave them all drinks and told them to grow up big and strong. Now we wait. #Garden #Vegetables #CountryLife #Tomatoes
Who among us hasn't wanted one? For me, it was Young Frankenstein that put the need in my life. Put the candle... bick!!
Enjoy my pop-up art exhibit, which I call "Creepy Walnut Faces". www.ceejaywriter.com/creepy-walnu... #photography #art #nuts #countrylife
The founder of a new publishing platform is hoping for lots of input on a survey created to help better understand what readers and writers want from publishers. It took me 15 minutes to complete. If you can, pass this around to your friends and colleagues. Thanks! docs.google.com/forms/d/1F3a...
Chatlog of the event and an ashload of pictures (at the end of the post) are up at the Salon website! #SecondLife #MtStHelens #Volcano aethersalon.home.blog
Found food! #soup #asparagus #CountryLife #Cowtown #FarmLife #DIY #Foraging www.ceejaywriter.com/foraging-far...
Ruh Roh.
More #poetry from the archives. This is the first #poem I ever wrote. It got included in my school's annual creative writing booklet. My first published work!
Am I gonna make sourdough discard low sodium Cheez-Its? What a silly question. Of course I am. I need two cups of sharp cheddar though, so it'll be after the next grocery run. countryroadssourdough.com/sourdough-ch...
Happy #MothersDay to the #CatMama crowd! I see you and applaud the love and work you put into keeping your cat happy and healthy. And to those nurturing rescues, community cats, special needs cats, elderly cats, diabetic cats, and other challenging special fuzzbutts. You are loved and appreciated.
#poetry #poets I entered this contest tonight with what I consider to be a cute yet awesome poem that's quite condomworthy. You can do it too! Come on, cash prizes, fame and fortune, immortalized on little square packets in men's wallets! onecondoms.com/pages/poetry...
#poetry
Happy Easter!
I recently did the same! What you do NEXT is to flop on your divan (you do have a divan, right?) and read them all!
It's said that a ring of salt can protect you from evil spirits. Waiter, I'll have a large Margarita. #CouldntHurt #FridayMagic
