MirandaPitcher

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Auntie, hat lover, always looking for the work worth doing. (Photo credit: Millinery By Anna: www.etsy.com/shop/MillineryByAnna)

Photo of an ad on a New York City subway train that reads “Your AI shouldn’t send you to a bank that became a bodega in 2023” and then has a company name bragging that they are “#1 web search for AI.”
A colorful postcard in red, orange, green, and blue on a white background. The shape evokes the abbreviation ABQ, for Albuquerque, New Mexico.
A colorful postcard that uses nine squares arranged in a 3 x 3 format to spell out “New Mexico” using a font composed of various lines.
Picture of a postcard with a white background. The state of New Mexico is outlined in yellow. Inside of it is a large red heart and a large blue eye. The pun is “Eye Love New Mexico.”
A brick showing the imprint of someone’s hand.
Photo of a physical copy of the book Second Helpings.
Actor bio for Asia DeShields, which lists traditional theater credits and thank yous, then wraps up with “Go Birds!” to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles football team.
A photograph of an envelope from the Nielsen media ratings company. A dollar bill is visible through the window in the envelope.
Garden with a sign that reads: “ I literally want my tax dollars to support national parks, science, education, conservation, mental health, and helping marginalized people, in case that wasn’t clear.”
A beautiful array of about a dozen purple and white irises in bloom.
A pretty container of purple and yellow flowers. Probably pansies.
News clipping about Prafulla Mukerji voting at age 96.
A bowl of chocolate chip cookies made using the linked recipe from King Arthur Baking Company
A 1 tablespoon size metal cookie scoop with red plastic handle, from King Arthur Baking Company. It does its job extremely well, although it requires more hand strength than some elders or people with disabilities are likely to have.
Picture of an Eastern Meadowlark.
Display of women’s boots for sale. In front of them is a sign that says: “Boot Limit: All customers permitted a maximum of five (5) pairs of boots for purchase per day. Thank you!”
Book cover for Pushing Hope by Raymond Santana.
Book cover of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton.
Cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis
Cover of Otaku by Chris Kluwe.
Cover of The Cloisters by Katy Hays.
Book cover of Burn Down Master’s House, by Clay Cane.
Book cover for pirate enlightenment by David Graeber.
Book cover for Adam and Evie’s matchmaking tour.
Book cover of the Young Lords Speak
A Nigerian man and woman dressed in light blue finery pose happily.
A vertical robot with three empty serving shelves and an electronic sign reading “Free Samples.”
Book cover for Basic Japanese Through Comics.
Book cover image of The Artist's Handbook by Ray Smith.
Picture of two dozen ginger sandwich cookies with delicious orange creamy filling.
Cover of a book titled Great American Cookies. The book is in battered condition.
A bowl of pumpkin cranberry walnut muffins. I actually made two dozen.
A small plate of fruit and pretzels next to a small cup of chocolate fondue
Handwritten list of song titles and artists from a mixtape. Artists include Nat King Cole, Nanci Griffith, Annie Lennox, Tom Waits, Mandy Barnett, Tracy Chapman, and more.
Photo of a half-dozen CDs by artists Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, Nina Simone, Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Tony Bennett & kd lang.
Cover image of Benjamin's 365 birthdays, written by Judi Barrett, drawn by Ron Barrett. Image shows a light yellow background with a boy-like dog standing on its legs facing the viewer. The boy-dog is holding an unwrapped birthday present of a toy airplane, with wrapping paper and ribbon in his other hand. He is wearing a button that says "Today I am 9 years old."
Photo of a book cover titled Tales of Norse mythology: illustrated edition, by H. A. Guerber.
Cover image of the book named in the post
Cover image for the book “The Endurance: Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic expedition,” by Caroline Alexander.
Book cover of: “Secrets of the stars: 15 bedtime stories inspired by nature” by Alicia Klepeis.
Book cover for “Their end is our beginning: cops, capitalism, and abolition” by Brian Bean.
Cover of the book “The man who died seven times: the classic time-loop murder mystery.”
Book cover: Thick and other essays, by Tressie McMillam Cotton.
Book cover: Solidarity with children: An essay against adult supremacy.
Cover image of the graphic novel The Golem’s Mighty Swing, by James Sturm.
Cover image of Machiavelli’s The Prince.
Two greeting cards. One shows a Philadelphia city bus with a play on the transit agency’s old slogan: “you’re getting there.” The other is a playful drawing of a raccoon in a dumpster and it reads “Welcome to your new digs.”
Box of holiday cards with a blue and white design, and stylized lettering reading “Season’s Greetings from Philadelphia.”
Three new paperback books: A Black Women’s History of the United States; Paul Ortiz’s An African American and Latinx History of the United States; and Dave Zirin’s A People’s History of Sports in the United States.
Metal tins with candles in the three scents named in post.
Four used books, including two romances by Roan Parrish, a gay romance/adventure novel a la Indiana Jones, and the nonfiction Black History in the White House.
Four colorful postcards featuring Black figures.
Local honey in a bear-shaped jar.
Green winter pompom hat with embroidered musician and the text “Wanamaker Light Show.”