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Retired librarian, crafter, glass-wearing reading geek. She/her, mostly ace.
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I won't join the revolution if I can't dance. youtu.be/YsvGPj0LH0M?...

Pool time

Two babies have died from whooping cough in Kentucky. Neither they nor their parents had been vaccinated. The current whooping cough outbreak in the U.S. hasn’t grabbed the media spotlight as much as measles has, but it’s important to update your vaccination if you’re going to be around babies.

I can't deal with horror. But these reviews are almost enough to make me buy this book.

oooh hey #booksky! My #ParanormalRomance, OctoBEARfest, is a Kindle deal this month on .com & .ca! Pub owner & grizzly shifter Bill has hired the wrong musician for the Oktoberfest weekend—and punk star Gwen is going to rock his world! www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVN8QXN... www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CVN8QXN...

"oh, but what about a straight pride parade?" It exists. It's called a traffic jam.

Friends...it happened. My 10 yr old has become an 11 yr old. He's a bundle of kinetic fun, and is a smart, kind-hearted soul. To honor him, please enjoy his finest moment of social media fame:

Big day for silly things! S Minneapolis has the pencil sharpening event and up in Duluth is the Banana Run. Every entrant gets a banana costume and someone in a gorilla costume gives them a 2 minute head start and then chases them. Good stuff.

We have paid 15% of our income* for our entire fucking lives. Please go fuck yourself. * I know half technically comes from the employer but if they weren’t paying it we would make more money

More rose bushes, at the end of the driveway spilling over into the neighbors' yard. Unless their the neighbors' roses, spilling over into my yard.

When we spoke the old punk told me he was just coming in from planting flowers, and when I said that I didn’t realize he planted flowers, the old punk told me: that if you want bread and roses you have to learn how to bake and how to garden.

THIS. I want a housebot.

I often get asked to help with bird ID problems when the answer is: it's a female of a common species! Here's a poster celebrating the often-overlooked intricacies of female bird plumage. During June, proceeds from my shop sales go to @instbirdpop.bsky.social topatoco.com/collections/...

@inkycats.bsky.social aaaaaaaaaah!

Adding helensclosetpatterns.com SewLiberated.com sinclairpatterns.com RadPatterns.com LoveNotions.com PatternsForPirates.com I only recommend inclusive-sizing pattern companies, and prefer to recc ones that have some gender neutral or male coded patterns —

How to completely rewrite the second half of a book in less than two weeks...

Oh, shit

Oh boy. This is an art form killer. Drafting a pattern is a huge learning curve. And with AI bullshit, sewing will become less and less accessible to new learners. I absolutely hate this.

My friend, at some point we will be able to say “during the pandemic” and it will refer to the past. Yes, my friend, at some point we will be able to say “during the pandemic” and it will refer to the past. But, alas, my friend, that point is still somewhere in the future.

The public meltdown happening between the world’s richest man 🙄 and the President of the United States 🙄🙄 once again begs the age-old question: are men simply too emotional to be in positions of power?

Bet all those people who said Suetonius was making shit up "because emperors didn't really act that way" are feeling pretty fucking stupid tonight

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Your moment of calm for today...

101.8F outside my back window this afternoon! (Okay, so it's a west window. Still!)

I love this sign at a local Krispy Kreme drive thru

This is the energy I’m bringing to today.

Just a quick reminder that if you're wanting to learn a new art/craft from a book you find online please please please research the author. While looking for some new books I found the one linked below. Immediately I knew it was sketchy because those aren't tablet-woven bands, they're pick-up. 1/

Broadcasting in case anyone in my network needs it. I'll add that eating a little of whatever is better than eating nothing. Even if it's a handful of Cheerios.

My spouse, apparently looking over right as I was sliding the sweater on: “You put little SLEEVES on it???” Yes I do, because I am a gd ✨professional✨ lol 🧶 #crochet #knitting