Grace Riley

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Nonprofit Operations. Local MSP politiholic. Biker. Skier. Canner. I believe in making pie crust from scratch. And in the power of voting. Co-founder of Gray Mallard Theater Co. and Shakespeare at the Pub producer. She/her

A one-eyed black cat climbs a window screen because he’s bored and/or wants attention and refuses to simply jump up on the couch for snuggles. After this was taken and he was picked up, he purred up a storm while snuggling into my neck.
Snow on a sidewalk with a measuring tape in front of it. The snow depth is 8”.
A beginner ski hill before the lifts start with banners for classes to meet. The sky is blue with beautiful clouds and the trees are dusted with snow.
A drawing by Gehry of the Louis Vuitton Foundation concept with his signature in the bottom right. It’s on a wall in the museum.
A blue garden flag that reads “Local Elections Matter ☑️ Vote!” placed along a retaining wall in a yard. A stucco house and boulevard trees are in the background with a bright blue sky.
A turkey feather in grass, somehow obtained by a cat or shed by a turkey while leaving a (tethered) cat’s backyard.
A one-eyed black cat with a red collar attached to a tether balances on top of a black chain link fence. Seven turkeys are in the yard on the other side of the fence.
An orange cat curled on his side sleeping on a fleece blanket on a loveseat. He's in the sunshine and double window is in the background.
A backyard with long grass and a sidewalk down the middle, fenced in with a black chain link fence. There’s a stripped linen beach blanket and a blue body pillow in the foreground. A black cat with a red collar lays on the body pillow facing the camera and an orange cat sits facing the street. Both have harnesses connected to a lead. There’s a book on the blanket in the background.
A black cat and an orange cat connected by a tether to a run sit side by side at a backyard gate entrance, watching the street.
A black and an orange cat sleep snuggled together on a blue upholstered chair.
A single turkey feather sticking up out the green grass in my backyard.
Three snoballs being held by two people: red hurricane, white pina colada with sweetened condensed milk, and purple grape. The white gray sidewalk and black parking lot with a neighboring yard and boulevard are in the background, as well as a corner of the Yeti Boys purple food truck.
A thrust stage in a sloped parking lot with green turf covering it with a moat and aisles of green. Wood stair are on the downstage left and there are four white planters: two with lavender downstage center right and left and two with ferns and white and yellow flowers stage right and left. 📸 Emily Garst
The side of the cake with a small, cat tongue sized section licked clean to the chocolate cake.
A cake that has about a quarter cut out, revealing chocolate cake layers with chocolate frosting and a red fruit compote. The exterior icing is white and there’s a “Happy 85th Birthday” cake topper.
An 8” cake with white frosting on a blue cake stand with a paper flower garland of a cake topper and three whole strawberries on top.
Rhubarb cordial unshaken in a 4 qt mason jar. The sugar is at the bottom, rhubarb on top, with orange peel floating at the top of the gin.
A black cat with a red collar and on a leash loafs on a blue pillow in the grass. He’s keeping an eye on the (out of reach) birds.
View from above of a wood and glass coffee table. In the center is a small mint green cakes stand with a dome that has chocolate Easter nests with mini Cadbury eggs. There is an app plate with three more nests piled, and a dish of more Cadbury eggs. There’s a bud vase with flowers on a blue coaster, too.
An orange cat sleeps curled up on his side with a paw covering his eyes, pressed against a cream pillow on a yellow and teal quilt.
A black cat with a red collar perched on the corner of a fence to gate, studiously looking out to the yard beyond the fence with an amber sunset behind him. (The cat is attached to a tether.)
A screenshot of a selection from an essay in the Washington Post that is similar to my professor’s lecture on A DOLL HOUSE. ESSAY BEING AND SOMETHINGNESS 'A DOLL HOUSE' FIRST REHEARSAL REMARKS February 25, 1990 By Zelda Fichandler The play is called in Norwegian "Et Dukkehjem" -- "A Dollhome" or "A Doll House," but not "A Doll's House," as it is usually translated. The difference is important, for Ibsen titled it with a clear intention. It is not that Nora is a doll and that this is her house, a toy for her to play with. The point is that the house is a house for dolls, so that, by implication, all the people who live in it partake of the aspect of miniaturization, of dollness. Not just Nora, but all of them.
Branches of a Colorado blue spruce pictured from below against a blue sky with the afternoon sun shining through from the right. If you look closely you can see the dead spots with no needles.
An orange and black cat snuggled partially on a blue and white rug and wood floor, with their tails near a heating vent under a sea green bookshelf.
7 pan fried dumplings on a silver platter with green onions sprinkled over and a black plastic cup of amazing dipping sauce. Not pictured: the also amazing house chili sauce recommended to go with.
A picture of a book recommendation at Tropes and Trifles that made me chuckle: Title: A Lady of Rocksgrove Manor Author: Kathryn Moon This book had one more orgy than I really needed, but it made sense for plot reasons. 1 woman + 5-6 gentlemen (theres a Jekyll/Hyde situation) Recommended by: Lauren The recommandation is written on a card tucked under a vertically displayed copy atop a horizontal pile of other copies of the book.
A screenshot of a spreadsheet listing a Thanksgiving menu with assigned courses: Item Course Apertif Gather Martini Bar Gather Baked Brie Gather Salt Brined Roast Turkey Dinner Make Ahead Gravy Dinner Cranberry Jelly Dinner Ocean Spray Cranberries Dinner Green beans Dinner Scalloped corn Dinner Crispy sweet potato roast Dinner Old-School Dinner Rolls Dinner Creme Fraiche and Chives Mashed Potatoes Dinner Stuffing Dinner Pecan Tassies Dessert Cherry hand pies Dessert French silk pie Dessert Digestifs After Hour Sandwich fixings After Hour Decaf coffee Dessert
An apple handpie on a small white plate on a wood dining table, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and salted caramel sauce.
A mural from the exhibit showing a 1920s flapper with a bob and purple dress. “Clothing is political” is written above her in a pink script.
A black cat with a red ID tag sitting in green grass next to a “Cats for Kamala 2024” sign that features a black cat with a red tie.
A red garden flag that reads “Union Strong Union Proud” in white.
A garden flag with vertical red and white strips on the right and left and a large blue middle strip with white stars in two lines and the word “Vote” in white.
Minneapolis Campaign Finance Dashboard screenshot showing Lara Bergman has raised $27,136.35 and Greta Callahan has raised $26,127.00.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #626,485, Grace Riley ‪@graceriley.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 18, 2023"
A mostly pink sky with flat clouds above Saint Paul, with the cathedral on the hill, the tallest building, poking into the sky.
An orange and a black cat perch in a three pane window sill above a bed.
A man with an orange helmet on a white snowboard kneels in fresh powder with mountains and snow covered trees in the background.
A white boat with blue interior floats on deep blue Crater Lake, with the sky white near the crater moving into teal and then blue.
Four mailers for the Ward 12 Minneapolis City Council 2023 election. One from both primary candidates’ campaigns and one from the PAC supporting each candidate.
Two panniers on an e-bike loaded with flowers and other goodies from the farmer’s market.
An orange and a black cat are snuggled on a blue upholstered chair under a table.
An orange cat lays on a heating vent and appears to almost hug it with an outstretched paw.
Twins team running onto the field immediately after winning the Wild Card series.
Target Field view from the 200s sections along third base line. Full stadium, players on the field, and downtown Minneapolis visible outside the stadium.
A bingo card for the Minnesota State Fair with various things you might see or do at the Fair, all of which the Riley family have done in one year or another.