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Monica
@monicaberry.bsky.social
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Homeschooling mom, AFOL, VP of a local nonprofit that supports and advocates for people with disabilities, disabled person... Idk, me.
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At the top is a photo of pale-skinned hands holding a syringe with an out-of focus pale-skinned baby behind them. The baby's expression could be concerned or neutral. White text with a few words highlighted in yellow reads "STUDY: Denmark tracked over 1,000,000 children for 21 years, and found those who had aluminum-adjuvanted vaccines were linked to a SHOCKING number of cases of autism, asthma, and 48 other chronic conditions. THAT SHOCKING NUMBER WAS ZERO. threads.com/@bluehivemind"
August 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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I made a necklace yesterday for PrideFest.
A beaded 3-strand necklace made of a wild variety of beads that gradually work their way through the whole rainbow. It's hanging on a door that's robin's egg blue.
July 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Wow, I'm nobody on here. How did I end up on a block list? 😂
Screenshot of the Why account @why.bsky.team showing that the user has blocked me and all posts are hidden.
April 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Even got some jumps in!
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Weird that it wouldn't let me post the videos with the pictures in my main post.
February 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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This is the first time Wyldstyle has played like this with me! Previously, she would just play with toys independently or chase the laser pointer.
Our dilute torti looks up at a neon orange fuzzy "worm" dangling in front of her. Our dilute torti is looking down at the "worm" which is curled on the floor. She is reaching out a paw to bat at it.
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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General Tom Foolery helping us put away the groceries.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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Ready to feel the love as you support some great charities? Please consider buying a copy of this anthology if you're able.

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On a background that looks like cracked concrete is the text "Supporter by Love 2026 CHARITY ANTHOLOG SEVEN ENTHRALLING STORIES, FOUR WORTHY CHARITIES, ONE STELLAR ANTHOLOGY PROVING THAT SOMETIMES THE ONES WHO SEEM BROKEN ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL." in white. An image of the book cover in hardback, phone, tablet, and paperback versions. and then more white text, "PRE-ORDER - RELEASES FEBRUARY 14, 2026 AVAILABLE AT ALL RETAILERS" The book covers have an image of a heart shape made from broken red and white glass on a white background.
January 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Took so many tries to get all 3 looking at me!
3 parallel cat loaves on a mandala-style rug, a dilute torti in front, behind and left is a grey boy with a docked ear, and further back to the right is a smaller black and white girl. All have green eyes.
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Our Christmas tree is lit with multicolored lights, a white (vintage) star, and is otherwise sparsely decorated. Around it are several gifts in a myriad of different gift bags and wrapping paper. Behind the tree are bookcases filled with books, LEGO sets, and other miscellany. Our black and white cat, Sweet Mayhem, is curled up under the tree among a few remaining presents. A yard absolutely brimming with blowmold holiday decorations behind a chain link fence. Will be familiar with many from a meme about the "war on Christmas internment camp." This is the last year this display will be up as the owner has passed away. Another angle of a yard absolutely brimming with blowmold holiday decorations behind a chain link fence. Will be familiar with many from a meme about the "war on Christmas internment camp." This is the last year this display will be up as the owner has passed away.
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Both of my #LEGO #BuildToGive hearts together! 💕🩵
My two LEGO-built hearts one transparent light blue and clear with a snowflake piece and the other mostly transparent pink with a couple clear pieces. They are both hanging from a suction cup on a window, pushing each other at different angles. Outside is snowy and bright.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Another heart for the #LEGO #BuildToGive campaign! I hope you feel the love this season!
A heart built out of mostly transparent LEGO pieces hanging from a suction cup on the window so it's backlit like stained glass. This one is clear on top and blue on the bottom with a matching transparent blue snowflake piece in the middle. Outside is snowy.
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Clearly the world needs a little more love! Here's a heart for the #LEGO #BuildToGive campaign! Share a little LEGO love this season!
(On Instagram I added the Song "Put a Little Love in Your Heart")
A LEGO heart built with transparent pieces, mostly pink, hanging from a suction cup on a window so it's backlit like stained glass.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Well, I'm officially a wheelchair user now!
A Pride Mobility Go-Chair Med sits on a rug in my living room in front of the TV.
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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I didn't expect to get to see the northern lights from my own driveway with so much light pollution, but they're stunning!
Looking at the sky between two houses with trees in the foreground. Much of the sky is a bright, diffuse pink dotted with a few stars. Towards the horizon is some green glow. Looking at the sky between two houses with blurry trees in the foreground. Much of the upper sky is a bright, diffuse pink dotted with a few stars. Towards the horizon is more green glow. A selfie of me with the driveway, road, etc. and the pink and green glow in the background. I'm a white lady wearing a brownish coat, turquoise glasses, and a grey hat with a LEGO minifig face. Looking over a couple different houses with trees in the foreground the sky is dominated by bright pink streaks and a diffuse glow.
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Cat approved BrickCon swag!
Our small black and white cat sniffs at the orange transparent minifig bottle costume which is surrounded by many other items from my BrickCon swag bag lying on top of a BrickLink25 reusable bag. Same as previous, but now the cat is looking up and off to the left.
September 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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May, our smallest and oldest cat, who has no claws and few teeth, killed a cricket that somehow got in the house!
I didn't let her eat it, but gave her treats instead.

Dramatic reenactment with the laser-pointer:
Our small black and white cat bats at the red glow of the laser pointer in a crouched, stalking pose - tail straight out behind her - on a mandala-like rug in the living room.
September 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Our kitty-boy is home and doing pretty well, all things considered.
Our grey cat sitting by the cat's water fountain wearing a transparent cone and looking very pitiful.
September 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Tom is out of surgery & everything went just about as well as can be expected!
He's having some minor signs of Horner's Syndrome, which is not unexpected &, hopefully, temporary. Otherwise he's doing great & should be able to come home tomorrow!
Pic from our trip down yesterday.
Our grey cat's face viewed up close through the mesh of his carrier. His green eyes are wide as he watches the passing scenery and his mouth is slightly open.
September 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Please send well-wishes to General Tom Foolery as he heads off to the vet specialists at the teaching hospital again. He has surgery again tomorrow on his ear.
Close up of a sideways grey cat face smushed up against green fabric (my shirt) looking lovingly at me with his green eyes. Background is a blurry living room.
September 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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General Tom Foolery has to go back to the specialist vets again. His ear looks very infected, but our regular vet can't see any bacteria or yeast or anything that would be causing it.
Our large grey cat with one docked ear lays on the vet's exam table with his paws tucked in. His head is cocked a bit toward the troublesome docked ear and his green eyes look at me imploringly.
July 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Apep's prognosis was way worse than we hoped. We chose to say goodbye today.

During our six hour visit to the emergency vet, we chatted with several people in the waiting room and one 6yo made Apep some fanart. ❤️
A print of some of Apep's coils along with his name and a heart on the top part of an open card. The bottom reads "May you be comforted in knowing we share in your sadness and are thinking of you in your time of loss. Small Animal Clinic University of Illinois" A marker drawing of a red, black, and white striped snake with no eyes on lined paper with a paw print line image in one corner.
July 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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General Tom Foolery helps with my Coptic HW.
Our grey cat lies on top of the papers in an open blue binder and reaches between the rings to grab my orange and clear mechanical pencil. One eye is watching the camera and his nose and mouth are hidden behind his foreleg, making his expression look furtive.
June 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Was checking our security camera footage and went "who the heck visited the front porch at 5am?!"
June 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Guess who got into the hole in the wall inside the bathroom closet!!
Our chunky grey cat with one docked ear is walking away from the closet in the bathroom. It's hard to see, but there's a bit of drywall dust on the bridge of his nose. He's looking at the camera expectantly because I shook the container of treats to get him to come back out. He is aptly named General Tom Foolery.
June 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM