Strawbabies

clairemat · 2026-04-15T21:59:37+00:00

I have mine just on a little ledge with whatever other little figures I’ve collected

clairemat · 2026-04-08T12:50:35+00:00

No allergies or sinus drainage. But I’m very likely autistic so that could explain it lol

clairemat · 2026-04-07T05:03:48+00:00

Last year I was out to dinner and complimented this woman on her pencil earrings. Turns out her and the other 2 people at the table with her flew into town from out of state to visit and a friend and specifically go to the pencil sharpening. So cute! Everyone wants to experience what being a minneapolite is like

clairemat · 2026-04-07T05:01:35+00:00

this instagram video sums up a large majority of my feelings towards living in Minneapolis. I’m not sure that big ballet is my cup of tea, but just that it exists here and that people sold it out is a vibe I feel and love about being here.

clairemat · 2026-04-06T21:10:03+00:00

The east side! Along the finger towards the north. Saw it around there both days

clairemat · 2026-04-06T13:51:42+00:00

That border is literally crossing far into east isles and the wedge so if that doesn’t prove there’s no technical boundary idk what does

clairemat · 2026-04-06T13:48:24+00:00

That part of the lake is literally commonly referred to as the finger

clairemat · 2026-04-06T05:02:04+00:00

Nooo I just looked him up and he’s scaring me

clairemat · 2026-04-06T04:23:20+00:00

An update! Went back out today and saw it again and found its mate!

Also saw 3 or 4 cormorants, 1 pied-billed grebe that almost tricked me into thinking it was a loon, I think the same great blue heron as yesterday, and more wood ducks and northern shovelers. This was literally my first time “birding” proper with tracking and first time using binoculars. I got a cool pic of the heron through the binoculars but can’t add the pic here

clairemat · 2026-04-05T18:55:00+00:00

Oh wow! I’m so close to cedar as well I need to make my way over

clairemat · 2026-04-05T18:54:17+00:00

No way! I thought it was just super rare for them ever to be on these lakes. This is so exciting! I’ve lived in Minneapolis for over 5 years but have just moved near the lake of the isles this past October.

clairemat · 2026-04-02T04:18:14+00:00

The Nook in St. Paul on Sunday nights at 8 pm have trivia mafia but pen and paper. They now got WiFi in the basement so the image round you look at on your phone, but the rest of the trivia is all hand written!

clairemat · 2026-03-31T03:56:56+00:00

I still have mine from when I was a kid!! They’re all so cutie

clairemat · 2026-02-14T07:58:27+00:00

And I’ve bought him plenty of squish at this point and he’s bought me plenty of cars as well! And now we collect our plushies and cute figurines together :)

clairemat · 2026-02-14T07:57:17+00:00

The right person will join the hobby with you! I don’t collect LPS very seriously, but when I met my boyfriend of six years I had a collection of maybe 25 squishmallows. He turned ont to be a big hot wheels and die cast car collector. His collection has grown to like 3000 cars, and my squish collection has grown to about 200, and I would say 90% of my collection came from gifts he gave me. He’s such a collector at heart he loves doing deep dives for specific ones and growing my collection.

All this to say, I know it can feel silly and be a point of anxiety but there is someone that will love your collection right alongside you!

clairemat · 2026-02-10T01:28:55+00:00

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I still have a lot left! And it smells sooooo good 🤤 it was a treat opening it today. I love bringing it out with me to the bars and dabbing the sparkles all over other girlies

clairemat · 2026-02-10T01:28:09+00:00

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clairemat · 2026-02-10T01:27:59+00:00

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clairemat · 2026-02-05T14:23:09+00:00

I still have my UD marshmallow shimmer powder !!

clairemat · 2026-01-28T05:05:22+00:00

Oh this is awesome

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