babsbeaty

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St Paul, MN. Coffeeshops, city life, books and progressive politics. Bad church lady. Pretty good enneagram teacher and coach. https://linktr.ee/babeaty

A sparkling clean reflecting pool edged with water lilies and wildflowers. The pond reflects a pristine white arch and carefully manicured shrubbery.
A black oval sign hangs out from the side of a building. In witchy-looking letters it says “it’s a sign.”
A small brown, cream and moss green striped crossbody bag. Two pairs of glasses that have brown, white, green and blue stripes are sticking out of and resting on top of the bag.
Captain Picard shouting, but instead of shouting about 4 lights he is shouting “The US will win either way!”
A woman dressed in red, white and blue rides a horse and carries an American flag before a crowd of maybe 50 people and a bunch of empty bleachers.
A literal sea of people stretching for a couple of blocks u see an arch that read Minnesota State Fair
A unseasonal picture of a white coffee mug with over lapping triangles of blue, yellow and magenta forms the enneagram symbol. At the bottom on the symbol is says “Beth Beaty” in white letters.” In the background is a Christmas tree
A large Christmas cactus in full bloom about 2 feet high and 3 wide. The flowers are bright pink
A peach pit on a blue plate. A dirty butter knife rests on the edge of the plate. A jar of peanut butter and a jar of jam are behind the plate
A screenshot of a text exchange with 3 messages The first message is another screenshot. There is a picture of a momma cat lays on her belly, a kitten with identical markings is snuggled between her front legs. Both are looking toward the camera. The text is “My friends cats had one kitten. Just one perfect kitten. This is so cute!” The second message (from the same person as the first) reads “It’s us!” The third message reads “Yeah yeah yeah!”
A fortune from a fortune cookie reads “A great pleasure in life is doing others say you can’t.”
A picnic table in the shade of a ginormous block of granite on 4 huge granite pillars. They are on an outdoor patio overlooking a river valley. A clear blue sky frames the anchor.
A blue coffee mug with a silhouette of a white bear on a dark brown table. The mug holds up some stickers that say "You deserve some %$#& oxygen." A bit behind the mug is a blue notebook with multicolored pages. A pair of striped reading glasses are on top of the notebook. A large green vase captures the sunlight in the backgroud.
Four young (and not so young) men in black pants, white tank tops and miners’ helmets swing pickaxes while singing about loving you, girl. Boys 4 Now from Bob’s Burgers
Three young men posing dramatically while facing different directions on train tracks. Behind them a couch burns. From Bob’s Burgers
A bookshelf of too many enneagram books, arranged by color, starting with white one the left and ending with dark purple on the right. The shelf above is full of knickknacks including a Saint candle of President Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galactica and a trucker hat that says “St Paul Cathedral Staff.” The shelf below has two mason jars full of agates, a few family photos and a single pyramid shaped salt shaker.
A book cover for The Edge of Time-Space. There is a circular image. The left half is a black and white swirled design enclosed in a black box. The right side is multiple colored bands with bright pink fading to orange fading to yellow fading to green.
A chat message Sometimes I send you a message like “a tontine for gasoline” and I think “is this what most women my age are texting to their daughter?” And I feel sad for them because we fucking rock. Hell yeah we do
Text on a to do list reads “write about stuff”
A woman in an orange jumpsuit and a small hand saw stands on a short chunk of redwood log in a driveway. The driveway is filled with a pile of redwood logs, all of which are about a foot in diameter and most of them are over two feet long.
The words “How do you feel right now?” in black typeface on a background of weathered wood.
A standing display from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The display is collection of pictures of coins and bills. A young woman looks out of a hole where Benjamin Franklin’s face should be on the hundred dollar bill. This all seems to be happening at a fair somewhere, probably a fair of the state variety.
Three guys and one young woman all in shorts, hats, tennis shoes and identical blue t-shirts that say “Hey Babe” under a line drawing of an ox
An image of Melissa Hortman former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives who was assassinated June 14, 2025.