Pippin Next Door

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[pippinnextdoor]

𝕯𝖆𝖎𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖎𝖊

𝔈𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔶 𝔒𝔫𝔢

What an ironic title, and one that others have probably used before myself.

There is an inordinate amount of discussion and thought I sincerely wish to explore; or maybe just selfishly expound from my mind.

As we continue, perhaps we may find the answer we already know.

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 | @priestboy

[pippinnextdoor]

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

> + ° . ๑・° ⊹ . + ° . ๑・° ⊹ . + ° . ๑・° ⊹ . +

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔰 ❶ ➁ ❹ | @strangergraphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯𝔰 ❸ ➄ | @saradika-graphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 ➅ | @huraxy-dividers

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 ❼ | @elryisia

[pippinnextdoor]

𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖆 𝖜𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖚𝖑 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖎𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖆 𝕯&𝕯 𝖌𝖆𝖒𝖊

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❶ @cursed-carmine

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❷ @sweetmelodygraphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❸ @strangergraphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❹ @priestboy

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❺ @huraxy-dividers

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❻ @elryisia

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❼ @dollywons

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ❽ @cursed-carmine

[pippinnextdoor]

𝕭𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝕬𝖘𝖍 𝖂𝖊𝖉𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖉𝖆𝖞 🖤

𝔖𝔬𝔪𝔢 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔢𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔟𝔬𝔬𝔨 𝔬𝔣 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔴 𝔱𝔬 𝔤𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔲𝔰 𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔏𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔫 𝔰𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔬𝔫

But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ‬ ‭6‬:‭3‬ ‭ɴʀꜱᴠᴜᴇ‬‬

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

‭‭ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ‬ ‭6‬:‭5 ɴʀꜱᴠᴜᴇ‬‬

And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

‭‭ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ‬ ‭6‬:‭16 ɴʀꜱᴠᴜᴇ‬‬

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.

‭‭ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ‬ ‭6‬:‭19 ɴʀꜱᴠᴜᴇ‬‬

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

‭‭ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴡ‬ ‭6‬:‭34 ɴʀꜱᴠᴜᴇ‬‬

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➀ @priestboy

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➁ @strangergraphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➂ @pixopix

[pippinnextdoor]

𝔚𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔞 𝔟𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰𝔴𝔢𝔢𝔱 𝔡𝔞𝔶 - 𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔰𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔬𝔫𝔢 𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔯 𝔱𝔬 𝔲𝔰 𝔬𝔣𝔣 𝔱𝔬 𝔟𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰. 𝔅𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔴𝔦𝔰𝔥𝔢𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔡.

[pippinnextdoor]

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖓𝖊𝖚𝖗𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖒𝖘𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑 𝖍𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖘, 𝖆𝖇𝖞𝖘𝖒𝖆𝖑 𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖘, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖆 𝖓𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖈 𝖍𝖔𝖑𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒 𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗

+ ° . ๑・° ⊹ . + ° . ๑・° ⊹ . + ° . ๑・° ⊹ . +

𝔄𝔱 𝔩𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔱 ℑ 𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔡 𝔞 𝔤𝔞𝔯𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔱𝔬𝔡𝔞𝔶 𝔞𝔫𝔡 ℑ 𝔴𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔟𝔢 𝔰𝔲𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔬 𝔭𝔯𝔞𝔶 𝔟𝔢𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔰

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➀ @dollywons

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➁ @elryisia

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➂ @pixopix

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➃ @strangergraphics

𝔇𝔦𝔳𝔦𝔡𝔢𝔯 𝔑𝔬. ➄ @huraxy-dividers

[s-u-w-i]

4. Later, he used to crawl out of the great gate and come by night to Dale, and carry away people, especially maidens, to eat, until Dale was ruined, and all the people dead or gone. 5. Off they went, not waiting for trays, balancing columns of plates, each with a bottle on the top, with one hand, while the hobbit ran after them almost squeaking with fright: “please be careful!” and “please, don’t trouble! I can manage.”

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

#Repost @gogreensavegreen

You might be more than one. You might be different ones at different times. 🫶🏽🫶🏽 you might not be one of these. There are more roles 💪🏽 but this is an amazing intro.

You can’t just like the idea and envision yourself in one of these roles you have to figure out how to be about it ♥️🫶🏽

Via @deiloh & @fablefulart

[pippinnextdoor]

Sometimes I need to remember that Jesus himself once said…

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said:

‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.

Matthew 15:7-9 NRSV

My heart aches for those crushed by the unforgiving cruelty of vain worshippers. Let us not forget those who hurt, hunger, hold anger, or hide in fear. Make haste to help however we are able. Above all else “love thy neighbor”.

[pippinnextdoor]

As the days grow colder I grow weary from battles with demons in dying light. It seems they multiply from inside and out. Yet I will not yield for there is much good left to love and protect.

If only my mind were as fortified as my spirit or soul; perhaps I forget my own strength or simply it is not needed so long as I have the other.

[lee-romee]

this is a great time of year to buy from native stores or donate to native organizations. you can figure out who's land you're on here, and below i've listed some (of many) businesses you can support ♡

B.Yellowtail --- jewlery, clothing, and home goods designed by Bethany Yellowtail, citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation and from the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation

Cheekbone Beauty --- sustainable, low-waste beauty products from Jenn Harper, an Anishinaabe artist based in Canada

Trickster --- atheletic products from Tlingit and Deg Hit’an Athabascan siblings (Alaska)

NativeHumboldt on Etsy --- the artist, Shayna McCullough, and their fiancé make designs inspired by traditional designs from their culture; she is from the Yurok tribe and descended from the Hupa, Karuk, Redwood Creek, Pit River, Yuki, Wintun, Pomo (tribes in California), and Chetco tribe (in Oregon)

OklahomaThirtyNine on Etsy --- they mostly sell beaded work, particularly earrings, as well as some necklaces

xBeadsByMandyx on Etsy --- handmade beaded earrings, from a Cherokee veteran

food products, from wine to sauces to teas to mixes to fish to jerky and nuts, sorted by store with details beside each store

[grison-in-space]

My favorite shoes in the winter are my Manitobah mukluks, which are Metis-owned and participate heavily in community initiatives with other indigenous nations to train and support artists. They also partner regularly with artists from other nations on their shoes to create custom editions. Currently they are collaborating with Rosa Scribe (Cree), Janae Grass (Sac & Fox), Atheana Picha (Salish), and Melissa Peter-Paul (Mi'kmaw). They also host an indigenous market that showcases and promotes indigenous artists.

Plus they're warm as hell and the sheepskin lining means I don't have to wear socks, which is extremely nice sensory comfort. So that's nice as well.

[cactusspatz]

Eighth Generation (Snoqualmie Tribe) has some beautiful stuff - I've bought a huge beautiful beach towel and cool socks from them personally, but they have jewelry, art, housewares, lots of great work.

[lee-romee]

image is one of my favourite blankets from Eighth Generation

Beam Paints --- watercolour paints by Anong Migwans Bean, M'Chigeeng First Nation (located in Ontario), who was taught to harvest pigments by their parents ((recommended by @airbenderinalbion))

Beyond Buckskin --- created by Jessica Metcalfe, who is Turtle Mountian Chippewa, they feature and sell works such as moccasins, jewelry, clothing, and blankets from over 40 artists --- featured is a beaded Yakima Plateau bag ((recommended by @sassytail))

Haipažaža Pĥežuta --- a couple, Lakota and Dakota, from Ocheti Sakowin Tha Makhoche (Sioux Nation) who make soaps, shampoo bars, bath and body products, salves, & more herbal products, incorporating traditional knowledge and using minimal packaging + natural ingredients ((recommended by @wittywallflower))

Sequoia Soaps --- soaps, candles, lotions, body mists and body scrubs, founded by Michaelee Lazore, who is Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) from Akwesáhsne and Northern Paiute (in Nevada) ((recommended by @trialofasphodel))

[lee-romee]

a couple new additions:

Only Child Handicrafts --- beadwork created by a 30-year-old beadworker, which they learned while growing up near the Great Lakes from the Anishinaabe; their paternal family is Ojibwe from Fort William First Nation & their patterns are both based on traditional patterns & contemporary ((recommended by @fruityshirts))

Sage & Oats Trading Post --- based in Montana, but selling products from native artists across the country, including beadwork, candles, foodstuffs, books, textiles, jewelry, & so much more ((recommended by @samwisegamgeeee))

Sea Wisdom Design --- jewelry by łlilawikw ("gatherer of the people"), who is Kwakwaka’wakw, from the Pacific Northwest, whose beautiful historical designs are featured in her art ((recommended by @fruityshirts))

middle picture: blanket made by Rachel Twoteeth Pichardo, a Little Shell artist from North Carolina

[smokingtigerhiddengun]

It's not a small creator, but Prados Beauty is indigenous-owned and partners with indigenous designers. They're pretty mainstream now but I've only heard good things about their corporate practices.

Prados Beauty: Your Bold Beauty Destination

Discover Prados Beauty, featuring high-quality cosmetics at affordable prices. Embrace all of your beauty with ethically made cosmetics, too

[lee-romee]

Thunderbird Skin --- skincare made Mooretown Rancheria Maidu women from Northern California, who now live in the UK. they also make products specifically for eczema & psoriasis & have trial sizes of nearly all their products ((recommended by @a-wild-haggis))

Mistahiminis Beadwork --- beautiful art, beaded earrings & embroidery works & sewn bags, made by a nonbinary Nehiyawak (Cree) beadworker in Canada ((recommended by @thymeforeverything))

Choke Cherry Creek --- clothing created by Angela Ikūalasaash ("persistence"), a Apsáalooke (Crow) & Pikuni (Blackfeet) woman who incorporates symbols from her heritage into her work ((recommended by @alcidesire))

Good Medicine Clothing --- an Apsáalooke-owned (Crow Nation) clothing store, founded by a Native American dancer & hip hop artist (his music links here) ((recommended by @alcidesire))

The Wandering Bull --- they carry a huge variety of pow-wow supplies & whatever anyone might need to make their own pieces ((recommended by @lugarn))

Medicine Man Crafts --- goods made by people on/near the Eastern band Tsalagi Nation (Cherokee), such as traditional baskets & jewelry, craft supplies, masks & pottery, & so much more ((recommended by @lugarn))

[pippinnextdoor]

We give thanks for the fruits of creation and ask that many blessings be bestowed upon those whose hands brought them forth from little more than seed and soil. For those which hunger let them be fed and let us not deny them — it is only right to do so.

[pippinnextdoor]

The Traditions We Carved

Once upon a Hallows’ Eve night, there was a chill in the air and a sense of fright.

The lanterns flickered as they offered a smile to the candy goblins searching mile after mile.

I await in my cottage with treats to share, but let me not forget my candle and prayer; for saints above and souls around, we ask that comfort and blessings abound.

As the night grows darker, we all settle in with our films and books, and perhaps a bit of gin. It’s tradition and gaiety which we continue to tend, in hopes that heart and spirit will mend.

It’s always bittersweet as Hallows’ Eve night reaches —

The End.

Pippin, 2025

[pippinnextdoor]

Perhaps Hidan would approve since these were such a pain to create❤️💀🖤

The Akatsuki clouds and Hidan portrait are stickers from LulubuStudio on Etsy which I highly recommend 🗝️

https://www.etsy.com/shop/LulubuStudio

[pippinnextdoor]

It's my favorite time of year once again and I happily celebrate with as many handmade & up-cycled decorations as possible!

Reflections of the Season:

The seasonal changes are difficult for many of us, but I’ve always had a fondness for fall. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that is likely due to the lack of expectation associated with the season. 

It became a time where I could make my own meaning and memories - and decorations too. In Winter, there are widely celebrated religious and secular holidays which both have lots of social and familial expectations. In Spring, for my upbringing at least, there was once again religious expectations and family-based holidays - not to mention the awful weather. In Summer, money we did not have was spent and unnecessary pressure was felt to have the longest holiday, the best birthday, to make every moment count, and to distract us from our unfortunate reality. 

Yet Autumn always arrives to slow us down and remind us of the temporal nature of all things. Halloween had no familial or social expectation as I became an adult. The commercialism was at least slightly less invasive. Thanksgiving dinner was easier to miss than Christmas gatherings at first. The weather allows me to spend more time in nature. Autumn holds such wonder in its changes, and the death it represents healed something in my spirit. 

So, I began making my own traditions with chosen family and embracing spiritual meaning where I found it. That is why I celebrate the season🖤

About the Crafts: 

🥀Eyeball Flower Vase - Thrifted vase, Dollar Tree flowers, & reused plastic eyeballs from previous years.

🕯️Candle Holder - Thrifted holder with a candle I already owned.

🐈‍⬛ Cat Ghost Salt & Pepper - New purchase from TJ Maxx.

🍄 Mushroom Basket - Thrifted basket I stained last year (used year-round by switching the contents) & Dollar Tree mushrooms.

🎃 Pumpkin Garland - Dollar Tree pumpkins (originally meant to clip onto flower arrangements). I removed the clips & stems, made new stems from oven-bake clay, hot glued them on, & strung the pumpkins on black twine I already had.

✨ Sphere Oil Bottle - Glass bottle from a craft store that holds homemade anointing oil (it always stays in our kitchen).

🍂 Mini Glass Bottles - Craft store glass bottles that I use for keepsakes:

One holds some of the anointing oil from the larger bottle (I move it between rooms for convenience).

Another holds pieces of palm leaves from my first Ash Wednesday service.

The last holds pieces of branches from a dead Dogwood tree in our yard.

🦴 Bones Bottle - Glass bottle I already had, filled with plastic bones from Dollar Tree.

👁️‍🗨️ Eyeball Bottle - Plastic bottle filled with Dollar Tree eyeballs.

🌿 Moss Bottle - Plastic bottle with moss from Dollar Tree & leftover fake leaves from previous projects.

🫙 Cat Whisker Bottle - Upcycled glass soap dispenser filled with naturally shed cat whiskers I’ve collected over the past three years while cleaning our house (Please note: cat whiskers fall out completely on their own, similar to our eyelashes, do NOT cut/trim/pluck/bother any cat's whiskers). This piece stays out year-round.

🕸️ Spiderweb Picture - Gold frame from Dollar Tree featuring a real spiderweb from our porch, preserved on black cardstock I already had.

🔮 Cauldron - Black cauldron candy bucket from Walmart (though secondhand finds would be cool). I applied napkins with Mod Podge, added hot glue “ooze” around the edges, then painted everything with black acrylic paint. Inside, I placed an upside-down plastic bowl, glued on Dollar Tree plastic ornaments, added purple Dollar Tree string lights, & topped it with ripped cotton pads for texture which I already had on hand. 

🕷️ Spiders - Made from reused materials: pipe cleaners cut & twisted together with white embroidery thread hot glued to the backs.

🧡 Ornament Garland - All-new ornaments from Dollar Tree. I either painted them with acrylic paint or applied napkins & Mod Podge before painting. They’re strung on black string I already had.

🕸️ Spiderweb Garland - Reused for several years (can’t remember where I originally bought it lol).

💀 Skeleton Garland - New purchase from Dollar Tree.

🕷️ Spiderweb Lace - Dollar Tree table runner repurposed for décor.

☠️ Bone Garland - Made from leftover Dollar Tree plastic bones & Dollar General figurines. I drilled holes in each piece & strung them on black twine I already owned.

⚫ Pompom Garland - Walmart pompoms strung on black thread I had on hand.

🪵 Wooden Pumpkin Garland - Reused from previous years (originally from Walmart around 3-4 years ago), restrung on black twine I already had. I recommend keeping original string for future projects.

🧹 Witch Hat Garland - Made from leftover black cardstock, tape, & hot glue, strung on black embroidery thread I had on hand.

👻 Floating Ghosts - Dollar tree felt cut-outs individually threaded on fishing line. 

[pippinnextdoor]

Cultivate community

Sow seeds of resistance

Grow Humanity

[iscariotes]

just. john the apostle. john the beloved. john the youngest. john who rests his head on jesus' shoulders while he speaks. john who stayed with the women during the passion & wasnt ashamed of sharing their pain. john who got to the empty tomb before anyone else. john the patron saint of love & friendship & loyalty & writers & poets. my good friend john