Virginia Kemp

@archoness.bsky.social

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Millennial dog mom in NYC; recovering paralegal 💕 Nature, books, gaming, crafting, culinary arts, high fantasy

ICE Out protest at Inwood Hill Park, across the street from where a woman was pepper sprayed for recording ICE.
A shot from inside my dad’s garage, opened 2/3rds of the way because I am a smol.
A hallway shot of my apartment showing a light orange bedroom wall and a sapphire blue foyer wall.
A fluffy black lab mix in a pink harness with ice cream cones lays in the grass, focused on the distant park paths.
Painted miniatures of a Goristro and Sorceress clad in red and orange robes atop my bookshelf.
Me in my ren-faire attire and elf ears running my players through an arena battle with an undead dragon inspired by Trogdor the Burninator (didn’t have time to graft a storm giant arm in his neck)
Me and Sombra hanging in the grass at Inwood Hill Park
Sombra profile shot while lounging in the grass and clovers
George Bluth, Arrested Development: “I’ve got the worst fucking attorneys”
A pair of flowers, with light purple petals behind white petals, from a walk in Inwood Hill Park
A black puppy with her little paws spread wide held by the rescue transporter as she begins her new life.
A black dog with fuzzy ears in the midst of licking her face while she lays in a soft clover patch.
A black dog with fuzzy ears lays in the grass. She is smiling pretty in her pink harness embellished with little ice cream cones.
Sombra showing off her shiny clean coat and trimmed paws as she lays on the couch looking at me (or my soup, it’s prolly the soup)
Sombra the fluffy black lab mix in the park laying in the grass with a nice stick.
Sombra the fluffy black lab mix rolls around in the grass on a beautiful sunny morning in the park.
A black dog with fuzzy ears lays in a grassy area of the park with her front paw curled inwards. The beautiful spring day keeps her smiling ☺️
A bacon breakfast burrito from G’s coffee shop sits on a park bench ready to be devoured.
A black lab mix in a pink floral harness lays in the sand on a chill beach day. Her right paw is tucked into her chest.
A smiley black dog with fuzzy ears with a little white chest shows off her spring haircut (more of a trim, but her fur is so fabulous to cut short)
In order to trace an embroidery pattern onto cloth, I’ve arranged a large clear plastic bin, a lamp and a sewing machine box to act as a light backed tracing surface.
Text message that reads: When do Umbric and Rommath make out
My computer desk with an assortment of pizza rolls, Doritos and a glass of wine. About to start WoW Midnight.
A black dog in a red plaid coat rolls in the snow in the middle of a foot trodden path. She is surrounded by quiet bare trees that line the wooded trails in the park.
An image from the movie A Christmas Story of Randy in the infamous red snowsuit (where he can’t put his arms down) with his head wrapped thoroughly in a blue scarf.
Sombra, a black dog, is sprinkled with snow and being carried across the snow covered street by her dad. She snow zoomied a little too close to the sun ❤️
A copy of 1984 by George Orwell
A tweet dated 3/3/18 from Charlie Kirk which reads: the 2nd amendment is not for hunting, it is not for self protection. It is there to ensure that free people can defend themselves if god forbid government became tyrannical and turned against its citizens.
A tealight candle lit in a round blue dish, surrounded by various crystals and rocks and wands. In honor of Alex Pretti.
An image from The Elder Scrolls of the Dark Brotherhood letter, featuring a dark handprint with the phrase “We know” underneath.
A man dressed in an inflatable penis costume next to a sign reading: Kristi Noem injects feces into her face, heart, and twat.
A protest sign made from discarded cardboard that reads: “Fuck ICE with Solidarity Against Lying (+ Loser) Tyrants”
A folding table full of the spoils of Cookieocalypse 2025: prune & almond rugelach, sugar cookies, earl grey apricot hamantaschen, chocolate pretzel shortbread, pistachio pinwheels, brown butter sage sablés, chocolate chip cookies, raspberry & apricot thumbprints, molasses spice cookies.
Me presenting my holiday dog mug filled with a very boozy tea concoction from the World of Warcraft cookbook. Chat, I might be cooked after drinking this.
A sheet of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies adorned with red, white and green sprinkles.
Thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry and apricot jam ready to hit the oven.
A parchment lined baking sheet with 6 freshly baked molasses spice cookies.
Ingredients gathered to make sugar cookies from What’s For Dessert (if we can’t tell by now I’m a Claire Saffitz girlie).
Ingredients laid out to make prune & almond rugelach (the dough at least - have to go shopping for the filling still).
Ingredients laid out to make brown butter & sage sablés from Dessert Person. Mmm brown butter 🤤
Chocolate chip cookie ingredients - perhaps not a holiday classic, but they are terrific!
My beloved copy of the cookbook Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz opened to the recipe for Chewy Molasses Spice cookies, with a collection of the required ingredients ready to be assembled into cookies.
In the snow covered trails, a black dog in a red plaid coat is on her back, legs splayed in the air as she rolls around. AKA Sombra Rollies
2 golden pancakes topped with warm led maple syrup - perfect before heading out on a snowy day.
A snow frosted tree on the sidewalk of NYC. Cars have a light dusting, and the streets are clean but possibly slick - beware!
A medium rare porterhouse steak served steakhouse style (cut slices assembled in the T-bone). Topped off with flaky salt.
A holiday tree trimmed with ruby, emerald, sapphire and gold ornaments, topped with a voluminous ribbon bow of navy velvet and gold. It sits on a decorative green tree rug with a sparkly burgundy tree collar.
A freshly baked walnut maple bun set atop a blue plate with a fork, ready to be devoured.
Sombra putting her stamp of approval on the sweet potato casserole by licking the spatula clean - so clean you could out it right back in the drawer! 😂 (fear not, it’s in the sink where it belongs)
A red-tailed hawk perched on a branch amidst autumnal foliage, looking straight into your soul.
Footnote from the Comey dismissal: Three days after Congress enacted the 1986 law, an Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") memorandum authored by then-Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel Alito concluded the statute does not allow "the Attorney General [to] make another appointment pursuant to [subsection (a)] after the expiration of the 120-day period." Memorandum from Samuel A. Alito
A black dog lays curled on a bed; the floral blankets have been formed into a little nest by the pillows.