Disabled writer and librarian. Garden enthusiast. Mother of a trans teen. Perpetually homesick Californian living in Philadelphia.https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kewumgdwev22Sounds about right. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2023 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kewumgdwev22https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kewuksvood2a!foryou24 Nov 2023 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kewuksvood2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3keq6wytuqd2dMy dad was fixing me some leftover hue dup bap (Korean rice bowl with raw fish.) Dad: Want some of those refried beans on top? Me: what? No! Just gochujang sauce Dad: or we have leftover marinara Me, shocked: Dad, no, EW, stop Dad, totally confused: They’re both red sauce. What’s the problem?21 Nov 2023 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3keq6wytuqd2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3keku6oolyx2pMy 19yo is studying to be a machinist and she made these cool knobs to go on the ends of a handle on a piece of equipment in the machine shop. She is a genius and I adore her.19 Nov 2023 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3keku6oolyx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3ke2c2mygzt22This is so so cool! Love me some Louisa May Alcott intrigue. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2023 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ke2c2mygzt22https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kdukgtwezc23When you’re 46 but you can still wheedle your older sister and brother into playing on the swings with you (from September 2023)10 Nov 2023 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdukgtwezc23https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kd2m2gsyh22nThe only thing cuter than a baby in a pumpkin costume is his parents, friends of mine who struggled with infertility for many years and finally had a baby this year. Their faces in every picture look like they’ve won the lottery. LOOK AT OUR LITTLE PUMPKIN.31 Oct 2023 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd2m2gsyh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kcgkeyimld2rMy 9yo friend in Seattle made a Flareon out of modeling clay and sent it to me via his mom who just came to visit. I made a flower crown Glaceon to send back. (Both were inspired by the all-important question, what’s your favorite eeveelution?)23 Oct 2023 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcgkeyimld2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kcgkabawt72qAutumn in the garden 🌱23 Oct 2023 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcgkabawt72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kceagc7mhn2cA Carolina mantis used my outdoor chair as a nursery! This egg case will hatch in the spring. 🌱22 Oct 2023 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kceagc7mhn2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kccjoxt3ge2wA good day for visiting the local cemetery.22 Oct 2023 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kccjoxt3ge2whttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbyghj63fp27Wordle 850 X/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 My Wordle has looked like this all day. I’m totally stuck. Gonna break a 99-day winning streak, I’m afraid.18 Oct 2023 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbyghj63fp27https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbxqbw3zsa26My most lucrative piece of writing ever was the grad school application essay that won me a full-tuition scholarship. But ransom notes sound like more fun, and potentially easier to replicate. Grad school was kind of a one-off thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2023 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbxqbw3zsa26https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbpspqgmet2kPalestinian Medical Relief Society is raising money for medical supplies in Gaza. In case that information is useful for you in some way. friendsofpmrs.org https://friendsofpmrs.org/14 Oct 2023 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbpspqgmet2khttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbkothpcwk27Feeling like hot garbage so I’m amusing myself by looking for homes for the native persimmon trees I started from seed last fall. It’s working! I have two people wanting two seedlings each and I feel so happy about my neighbors’ future food security and the beauty of free stuff. 🌱12 Oct 2023 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbkothpcwk27https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbjajvdfzt2hI had to ration my pain meds for the last few days due to a delay in getting my prescription filled and I do not recommend this.12 Oct 2023 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbjajvdfzt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbe7icjx2d24I knit some socks.09 Oct 2023 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbe7icjx2d24https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kbdn5n5acb2lCity what city 🌱09 Oct 2023 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbdn5n5acb2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kb6tj7rlt722We just took a neighborhood walk with my visiting in-laws. My MIL had her rollator (rolling walker with a seat) and I had my little folding stool so I could sit down every couple blocks and rest. It was so nice not to be the only one people had to adjust their pace for. I need more disabled friends!07 Oct 2023 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb6tj7rlt722https://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kb6t5fasbw2eThis bird is so happy. His favorite human is home for the weekend and can help him preen the pin feathers on his head that he can’t reach by himself. (Photo by my mother-in-law.)07 Oct 2023 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb6t5fasbw2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kb3x6nji7p2dMy clematis is reblooming! Not as vibrant as it was in the spring, but I’ll take it. 🌱06 Oct 2023 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3x6nji7p2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kb2d4xovtt2c@fishtopher.bsky.social in honor of your recent toothy yawn sequence [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2023 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb2d4xovtt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3karjuukqqz2dMy bird is enjoying a moment of notoriety in @faineg.bsky.social’s replies. In real life, he’s crawling around my chest and shoulders inside a knitted shawl. He wants to settle down and doze in there but he’s too restless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2023 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3karjuukqqz2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kap3ikgf4m2rI don’t want the option of hiding all reposts. I want the option of hiding all SELF reposts. And REPEATED reposts of the same thing. I know these tactics work for boosting engagement and I know for many engagement=livelihood. But I get so freaking tired of the repetition.01 Oct 2023 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kap3ikgf4m2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kap3cswe3g2lWe watched ep 1 of Bake Off’s new season last night and it was surprisingly different. Love the new host, don’t miss Matt Lucas one bit, and someone seems to have finally told Paul Hollywood—psst—be a little warmer, dude. Also I will never not laugh at grown adults losing it over words like “beaver”01 Oct 2023 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kap3cswe3g2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kamrjrccv62iI picked up a hitchhiker30 Sep 2023 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kamrjrccv62ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vcmcguire.bsky.social/post/3kamrc23p3z2fNo big deal, just riding around in the passenger seat of my mom’s car with several asparagus plants that we impulse bought in my lap 🌱30 Sep 2023 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:jud2gamd2arpdvsc2ubfutbz/app.bsky.feed.post/3kamrc23p3z2f