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Rachel Marie
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Gardening: TerraFernPDX.com
Ceramics: RMRceramics.com
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Has anyone made the sandwich bread by Jeffrey Larsen in “Gluten Free Baking At Home?” Do you know why mine came out so flat?? It was level with the baking dish before going in the oven, like the instructions called for, then it just fell in the oven. #glutenfree #gf #baking
July 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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thesnarkyfarmer.bsky.social
PSA TODAY and timeline cleanser
#TheOutpost
March 1, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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Portrait of my sweet Lucy in cuddle mode.

#dogsky #chorgi
A black and white image of a small, wisened chihuahua/corgi. She is snuggled between the couch cushion and her owner’s blanketed legs, resting her cheek on their knee to look into their eyes.
February 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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They all knew who Donald Trump was before he was elected. They all know who he is now.
This video was viral when it was posted but somehow it was taken down on most social platforms.

#BlueCrew, you know what to do!! Keep the truth visible. 💙✊

#ProudBlue #Resist #ResistTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
February 27, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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My magnolia buds are starting to crack open, and I’m shocked to see mauves and pinks and even some yellows! I was sure they’d be all white. Also, can you believe this hardy mum is blooming still?? What the heck?!

#bloomscrolling #gardensky #magnolia #hardymums #PNW #oregon 🌱
Super close up of a petite magnolia bud cradled open to show a sneak peek of the flower colors: mauve at the tip blending to a yellowish base. Super close up of a petite magnolia bud cradled open to show a sneak peek of the flower colors: a pale pink streaked with darker mauve and hints of yellow. Side view of a hardy mum bloom on a spindly potted plant, sitting on a weedy ground within a small plastic greenhouse. The fringing petals are lovely, soft oranges, pinks, and yellow tones. Head on view of a hardy mum bloom on a spindly potted plant, sitting on a weedy ground within a small plastic greenhouse. The fringing petals are lovely, soft oranges, pinks, and yellow tones.
February 27, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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Me after buying a new home: I won’t plant much this year, I’ll wait and see how the light and wind and water behave.

Me by end of Feb:

#gardening #gardensky #roses #wintersowing 🌱 #bloomscrolling
A brown shipping box with tape labeled “David Austin Roses” sits on a kitchen table, waiting to be opened A collection for four small seed propagations sits on the edge or a cluttered kitchen table. A collection of juice cartons used for winter sowing sits on a red deck, up against a White House. 7 jugs have green seedlings inside while 5 off to the right are just soil at this stage.
February 25, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Working hard to help make this rescue baby feel welcome in our home. Rescued from a hoarder house, she has a long road to recovery ahead, but we already love her so much. Currently letting her decompress in her own space, day 2.

#corgi #dogsky #rescueanimal #recuedog
And black, white, and tan corgi sits looking directly at the camera. She is wearing a red and white tutu and is set against a pink backdrop. A middle aged brunette woman stands on the lawn in front of a white house, holding a leash with a year old corgi. The dog is mostly black with accents of white and tan, and she is wearing a cone.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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Two new camellia blooms came out today; so relieved they came out white!

#newhouse #camellia #bloomscrolling #PNW #Oregon
Close up of a white camellia blossom with beads of rainwater. A white camellia blossom centered and in focus, surrounded by waxy dark green leaves and other unopened buds that fade out of focus.
February 10, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Friday nights in winter are for comfort bakes. Had some excess batter and made these two little banana nut muffins, look how cute!

#glutenfree #baking #celiac #freefrom
In the foreground: two muffins with a comedically tall rise, sprinkled with mini chocolate chips. In the background: out of focus but you can see a tray of 6 larger muffins in their tray, sitting on a cooling rack.
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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The first camellia of the season!

#bloomscrolling #gardening #PNW #camellia #Oregon 🌱
A Snow White camellia bloom, held by a small hand up to a window, lighting up its petals A Snow White camellia bloom with one green leaf in a clear whiskey glass
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Saw my sister-in-law who is a curly hair specialist yesterday! She taught me so much, I cannot recommend her highly enough! Noori Beauty in The Dalles, Oregon ask for Heather.

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#PNW #oregon #curlyhair #TheDalles #HoodRiver
Portrait of a 36yo white woman in a black button up shirt, black square frame glasses, and shoulder length wavy brown hair. This is a “before” shot from a curly haircut and style session. Portrait of a smiling 36yo white woman in a black button up shirt, black square frame glasses, and shoulder length curly brown hair. This is an “after” shot from a curly haircut and style session. The bangs have been trimmed short and the curls defined. A photo taken from behind of a woman with wavy brown hair sitting in a salon chair. Her hair is straight and greasy at the top with loose, dray waves just below the neck. This is a “before” shot from a curly haircut and style session. A photo taken from behind of a woman with wavy brown hair sitting in a salon chair. The waves of her hair are now well defined and evenly curled from scalp to ends. This is an “after” shot from a curly haircut and style session.
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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Portland: See y’all there today!
June 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
rachelmariepdx.bsky.social
When you take your dog out back and suddenly you’re in your bathrobe with a hori-hori uncovering an old stone path. The pup didn’t mind the warm weather we’re having in PDX!

#PNW #dogsofbluesky #chorgi #gardening #Oregon
Close up shot of a small chihuahua-corgi mix dog sitting in a sunny backyard. A patch of river rocks, newly uncovered from within a patch of weeds and grass.
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Folks are knitting or crocheting hats to say 🖕🧊 while keeping warm. A knitting store in Minneapolis is selling the pattern & donating all the proceeds to immigrant support groups, $250+K so far. The pattern is "Melt the ICE Hat" on Ravelry.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...
In Minneapolis, Knitters Are Protesting With Red Hats
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Celebrating seasonal blooms paired with my vases! These will be available for sale this weekend, visit RMRceramics.com for details!!

#bloomscrolling 🌱 #pottersky #pottery #ceramics #potter #handmade #womanowned #smallbusiness #buylocal #shopsmall
A bouquet of purple foxglove, feverfew, and a white rose arranged in a small handmade vase. The vase is glazed in medium blue with speckles of brown. The arrangement sits on wooden steps. A bouquet of purple foxglove and feverfew in a tall handmade vase. The vase is curvy and glazed in a matte avocado green color. The arrangement sits on a wooden shelf in front of two windows with bright yellow trim. A bouquet of purple and white cosmos with blue and white sweet peas. They’re snug inside a small handmade vase which is reminiscent of a volcano in shape. The vase is glazed in medium blue with speckles of brown. The arrangement sits on wooden desk in front of a pink wall. A bouquet of multi-colored sweet peas arranged in a small handmade vase. The vase is glazed in a matte avocado green and the curves of the vase are reminiscent of the female form. The arrangement sits on a teal colored windowsill with bright light coming in from the right, and deep contrasting shadows cutting to the left.
June 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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If you’re in #PDX this Sunday and need some veggie starts or handmade bud vases, come checkout my pop-up! It’ll be at Daydreamer Coffee from 9am-2pm Visit TerraFernPDX.com for details

🌱 #portlandor #oregon #PNW #bloomscrolling #buylocal #shopsmall #womanownedbusiness #ceramics #plantsale #bloomsky
A cream and pink glazed bud vase with a little space to hold a pair of wedding rings sits on a blue windowsill. The vase holds red and white roses, foxglove, and yarrow. Bud vase glazed in denim blue with brown speckles sits on a white windowsill surrounded my pink rose petals. The vase holds white viburnum blooms. A cream and pink glazed bud vase sits on a blue windowsill. The vase holds a fading white rose and a cosmos flower. A two sided bud vase glazed in denim blue with brown speckles sits on a blue windowsill. The vase holds white viburnum blooms and a large purple rhododendron bloom.
May 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Just a few pretties from my walk around the neighborhood today. The most magical time of the year 🥰

🌱 #bloomsky #roses #rosecity #pdx #portlandor #pnw
A rose about halfway open, orange at center and pink at the petal edges. Two vibrantly orange buds are blurry behind the main bloom, and a house and arborvitae are in the background. A white womans hand holds a pink, highly folded, round magenta rose. Green leaves surround the background. An orange geum plant in full flower A mass of lupine in full flower
May 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Peony “Coral Charm” and David Austin rose “Desdemona” both bloomed today and I am obsessed!

🌱 #bloomsky #roses #peony
A large, vibrantly coral pink peony bloom close up. The petals are beginning to open and the yellow center is just barely visible. An off white rose bud and purple cosmos blooms in a bumpy, white milk glass cup. An off white rose bud and purple cosmos blooms in a bumpy, white milk glass cup. They are dramatically backlit by the evening light coming through the windowsill they sit within. A grouping of flowers in two different cases. Taller and in the back are two large pink peonies. In front is an off white rose surrounded by purple and white cosmos.
May 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A better way to approach #NoMowMay is to replace as much of your lawn as you can with native flowers, shrubs, and trees...then it can be #NoMowEver.

Well-controlled non-natives can be included too!

🌱

theconversation.com/its-ok-to-mo...
May 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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My mom has two beautiful rhododendrons in her yard that were planted in the fifties. I will be propagating them this year!! Here is the red one 🥰

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🌱 #bloomsky #bloomscrolling #gardensky #rhodies #rhododendron #flowers
A stunning branch of deeply saturated red rhododendron blooms in a clear vase. There are 6 heads of flowers total forming a crescent shape. They sit upon a dresser with marigold yellow window frames behind them.
May 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Fun fact: I literally just left these sweet peas in pots in my raised bed all winter and they’re doing the best of all the ways I trialed! They grew out the bottoms of the pots so I’ve just been letting them grow here, along with 1 pea from my cover crop mix.

#sweetpeas #oregon #PNW #gardensky 🌱
The bottom right corner of a raised bed that is full of potatoes, but in the corner three pots of sweet peas grow profusely. They have been gathered between two sticks and tied in with a bit of string for a makeshift trellis. The far left side of a raised bed that is full of potatoes, but in the corner three pots of sweet peas grow profusely. They have been gathered between two sticks and tied in with a bit of string for a makeshift trellis.
April 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Lucy knows where to find the warm soil and the spots where I won’t bother her, like the middle of this sunny native bed. Enjoy it while you can, pup, this space is about to explode!

🌱 #gardensky #nativegarden #grownative #pdx #oregon #PNW #pnwgardening
Looking down a 3’ x 8’ garden bed with young Portland native plants for sun. In the middle of the bed a small black and tan chihuahua sits looking over her shoulder at the camera.
April 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I will be propagating my mother’s dark purple lilac as one of the first steps in building my nursery business. It was planted in the early 50s!

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#lilac #bloomsky #PDX #portland #oregon #flowers #PNW 🌱
Large, lush, deep purple Lilac blossoms amidst green foliage in dappled light. A dark purple lilac shrub grows about 2 stories tall, hemmed in by an encroaching western red cedar on the left and a native hazelnut on the right.
April 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM