Ann Z

@annz.bsky.social

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Minneapolis. Adopt-a-Drain. Former librarian. I like baking. And cats. And rocks.

A tabby is curled up next to someone wearing a polka dotted dress. The cat’s eyes are closed and she has a look of smug satisfaction on her cute kitty face
Sign on the wall of Pumphouse creamery lists ice cream flavors. This one reads: “WILD BILBERRY AND QUARK Wild bilberries grow in Eastern Europe. Very similar to blueberries. Quark is a cream cheese-like spread.”
Long line of people waiting outside of Pumphouse creamery. The sky is clear and blue
A group marches in the May Day parade with a sign reading “Housing and harm reduction for all”
During the May Day ceremony, a large puppet fully covered in black with tears from its eyes. Dancers circle the mourning puppet with black flags. One monarch butterfly puppet flutters through the dancers. A song about grief is sung by multiple singers.
A large loon float and a monarch butterfly puppet
A wild turkey in an urban backyard. Its feathers are a little shiny black, but not iridescent like the St Paul turkey
A turkey stands in the grass next to the street facing the camera. It’s feathers are gleaming iridescent red, yellow, and green around its neck
Rent relief raffle. Win a $50 restaurant gift card. Details: between 3/2-3/11 donate $10 to Smitten Kitten’s rent relief gofundme and fill out the linked form as your entry. Donate as much as you like, each $10 is one ticket! Five winners will receive one $50 gift card to one of the following restaurants: El Sazon, Ena, Hot Plate, ie, Orale
Uncooked tater tot hotdish, the tots spell out “ICE OUT”
Photo of a frozen Minnesotan lake. In the lower right corner, a pink box outlines the words “ICE OUT” that have been shoveled in the snow on the lake
Small grey tabby with a little bit of a blep on a very soft grey blanket
Baked focaccia that is nicely browned with herbs
Unbaked focaccia decorated with parsley, sage, rosemary, and (not thyme!) scallions
Meme that reads “Sending you love because wow what a shit show”, with white, yellow and orange flowers around the border
Little brown tabby cat curled up in a basket on the radiator. Except that one leg is sticking straight out over the top.
Brown tabby sits nicely in a sunny window looking at the camera
A large mobile with the words Rebuild, Destroy, Remember, Forget, Grow, Decay on opposite arms. People are hanging up signs with words and drawings on the arms to balance them. The arm saying “Rebuild” holds signs with trees, the word Justice and water
MN native flowers, in yellow, pink, and white, with bumblebees on a few of the flowers
A pale yellow kitchenAid mixer on a kitchen counter.
Brown tabby resting comfortably on top of a radiator
A hand holding a toasted marshmallow on a pretzel chip. There’s a fire in a Solo stove in the background