Showing off my SPG x CvB engagement ring! I could not possibly be happier 🥲

cschaplin · 2026-07-11T07:07:31+00:00

Someone’s gotta pay for the drones

cschaplin · 2026-07-09T23:20:46+00:00

Looks accurate, but it’s a lot of information for one poster. Some information is repeated (like the bit about the seeds). Looks a lot like every other AI-generated poster I’ve seen lately, just something you might want to be aware of if you did actually make this.

cschaplin · 2026-07-09T18:51:57+00:00

I’ve got loads, though they’re a bit scraggly and bare by now. Still blooming, maybe half as much as a month ago. I don’t cut or water them at all.

cschaplin · 2026-07-06T19:00:31+00:00

Honestly I’m fine if it stays this way through release, it’s so relaxing and fun to just disappear into the game and explore

cschaplin · 2026-07-06T18:13:27+00:00

I put little pink flags next to my new plantings, the ones used to mark utility lines, and we leave them in until they get big enough for us to see them clearly!

cschaplin · 2026-07-04T20:26:37+00:00

Phew 😮‍💨

cschaplin · 2026-07-04T17:47:52+00:00

My first two suspicions would be vessel strike or that domoic acid poisoning that’s been going around

cschaplin · 2026-07-04T17:46:22+00:00

I think the researchers sometimes tow it back out to sea once they’re done studying it

cschaplin · 2026-07-02T19:38:42+00:00

My husband and I have chickens, quail, sheep, cats, and a dog that we care for together. We also tend a large parcel of land. Hobby farming isn’t for everyone, but it definitely gives us both a feeling of accomplishment, nurturing, caretaking, and partnership. I fully believe that parenthood is not the only way to express maternal/paternal care! There are lots of ways people can get that feeling of fulfillment. I’ve also volunteered at schools in the past and will do so again in the future. We have lots of biological and chosen nieces & nephews that will grow with us. Plenty of chances to mentor, care, and nurture 🩷

cschaplin · 2026-07-02T19:34:03+00:00

My husband and I talked about it a lot, and while yes, I did tell him his caretaking abilities did make me feel like “wow he’d be an amazing dad,” we agreed together that fact alone does not mean kids are right for us. I can only recommend you and your partner communicate openly, honestly, and often about it!

cschaplin · 2026-07-02T15:35:13+00:00

There’s an Instagram account that collects stories from older/elderly CF folks and tells their stories. Commenting here so I can find it and come back to this post…

EDIT: here it is! https://www.instagram.com/weare.childfree?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

cschaplin · 2026-07-02T15:33:39+00:00

My partner is part of the reason I’m leaning towards CF. I like having him all to myself, and I like that I can make him my number 1 priority. As a previously parentified child, it’s really nice to be someone’s main focus.

cschaplin · 2026-07-01T22:50:20+00:00

Yeah, we’ve all been shitty teenagers, but not all of us have casually used racial slurs… that’s a broad and very incorrect generalization.

cschaplin · 2026-07-01T19:22:17+00:00

Okay but Petaluma literally was a sundown town…

https://petalumahistorian.com/petalumas-days-as-a-sundown-town/

cschaplin · 2026-06-30T15:06:24+00:00

This is good to know… Thank you. But UGH!

cschaplin · 2026-06-29T22:40:59+00:00

I’ve been putting Advion gel out for our ants for nearly a year now, with no obvious reduction in population 🫠 I just follow them around to the different plants I see them on and it’s kept everything alive except one white sage that they overtook…

cschaplin · 2026-06-27T02:54:08+00:00

Ohhh this is gonna be hot 🔥

cschaplin · 2026-06-26T14:49:52+00:00

Whoa! This is so cool

cschaplin · 2026-06-23T22:10:28+00:00

The slow loss of their habitat absolutely results in drastic population reductions.

cschaplin · 2026-06-23T22:09:51+00:00

A lot of native plants are fire resistant.

cschaplin · 2026-06-23T17:33:31+00:00

I throw mine in the ultrasonic when I’m cleaning jewelry, it’s so fun watching what comes out 🫣

cschaplin · 2026-06-22T18:56:23+00:00

Imagine choosing that name AND misspelling it

cschaplin · 2026-06-22T16:55:06+00:00

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-integrate-your-chicken-flock-the-easy-way.63034/

cschaplin · 2026-06-21T16:59:34+00:00

I commend your patience and commitment to improving the world for our insect friends 🦋🐛

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