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No Mocha this week! Both kids off childcare so my Monday jaunt/workday was but candy floss in the rain. Hopefully back at it next week *prayer hands prayer hands*. In the meantime, any hot tips for a hot coffee in Edinburgh?? Here’s a pic of leaf rotting pleasantly to inspire <3

This tiny boxwood peapod (10cm) was carved in 1500 AD, by a North German artist. It opens to reveal little peas, and then those peas open to reveal ten little carved scenes from Genesis. Now housed at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. #drthehistories

Logged in to discover some faaaaairly gross posts on my feed. Just FYI since a lot of my pals are still following this now-p*rn account!!

New Mocha the Week, all about the healing power of miniature art 🥰 Thanks for the giant coffee inspo, Fortitude! mochatheweek.substack.com/p/mocha-the-we…

Is it grounds for divorce when husband shaves beard off without consultation? Asking for me.

“There will always be someone who will see the futility of your actions. There will always be someone who is irritated by what you do, whatever you do. In this way we participate in a kind of shared, communal pessimism.”

The latest Mocha the Week for your delectation. Like share, all that stuff plz 🙏🙏🙏 (*minor TW for mention of traumatic birth and discussion of depression) mochatheweek.substack.com/p/mocha-the-we…

Moo Deng? Who deng? Introducing… Haggis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Otto and Gloria have welcomed an ADORABLE pygmy hippo calf! She is doing well, but we’ll be keeping the hippo house closed for the time being so that our expert keepers can keep a close eye on mum and baby at this sensitive time 🦛💛

Ugh. FFS. Fireworks aren't even good, you losers. If you've seen one, you've literally seen them all.

For fucks fucking sake.

“The trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.”

I hate self promotion, so I make my husband do it for me 🥰

I genuinely thought the world would be a more pleasant place after Covid given what we all went through. Couldn't have been more wrong. Everyone's lost their fuckin minds.

Japanese artist and poet Keiko Minami (1911-2004) #womensart #Autumn

Vietnamese artist Diem Chau sculpts incredibly detailed figures on the top of Crayola crayons #WomensArt

Sharing this for anyone suffering with grief, especially at Christmas - expertly written by Dr Marianne MacRae, coffee reviews meets musings on death, and this week she toils with these emotions in the context of Christmas mochatheweek.substack.com/p/mocha-the-we…

I realise this is a cesspit, but here's something nice in case there are any nice people left to see it. My book cover! Coming real soon, will share again when it's out properly 🥳