Sigh of loveliness! I sat down to read my book and got distracted by the gorgeous Western New York morning sky above our barn.... #Beauty #Morning #Sky #Skysky #Nature #Hope #Grateful

Gosh, I thought it was just me losing sleep about Amelia Earhart. 😳 #SchoolShootings #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #AbolishICE #RFKJr #ICE #Trump #WelcomeBackMeasles #AmeliaEarhart #Democracy #FascismOnTheRise #GovernmentShutdown #WhatTheyWontDo #Republicans #Complicit #CrazyTown #Antifascist #Vote

I will be attending this event in Buffalo, NY. If you are also attending, let's find each other. 💙 #Democracy #Vote #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #NoKings #Antifascist #Protest #BuffaloNY #SaveDemocracy mobilize.us/s/ACNNt9

Inspired by @brighteyeddyer.bsky.social, I subscribed to The Sheepyshire's Take a Hike monthly yarns that match nature photos. September's is called Shifting Seasons, & it harmonizes with our marigolds. Here's progress on the second cuff of Hermione's Everyday Socks. #Knitting #KnitSocks #Knitsky 🧶

Today at The Poem Farm (my blog for children, since 2010, no AI, no ads), I invite young writers to choose a topic at random. I chose a card from Jessica Roux's WOODLAND WARDENS deck & wrote about newness. Happy poetry, my friends! Writing helps us heal. #Writing poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/09/poet...

I am knitting a lot of cozy socks, handwarmers, & hats these days. Here are a few finished projects...others have already found new homes. #Knitting #Handknit #Socks #Handwarmers #Wool #Knittingsky #Maker #KnittingToStaySane #ShowMeYourKnits #Fall #Autumn #Handwork #Democracy #Knitting&Audiobooks 🧶

This is Wildcat. Dahlias start all potato-tubery and take their sweet green time. Then when you least expect it, glorious explosions of color will take you by surprise! #Flowers #Dahlias #Wildcat #Dahliasky #Gardensky #Dahlia #Bloomscrolling #Beauty #EpsteinFiles #SeekingSanity #SwanIslandDahlias

Well well well.... 💙 #FriendshipMonth #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Democracy #SaveDemocracy #IAmAntifa #NoKings

Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach. To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat. And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” - Leonard Cohen (who would have turned 91 yesterday).

Happy Autumn Equinox, friends. 'Just picked these apples for apple pie jam and braided our first garlic. Honestly, growing garlic is simple and fun and good for one's sanity. 🍂🍎🧄 #Autumn #Fall #Equinox #Gardensky #Canning #Apples #Beauty #September #Mabon #Democracy #Epstein #EpsteinFiles

A poem for the first day of autumn. From Good Bones by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social. Published by @tupelopress.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/goodbonesBK #poem #books #writing

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

Many of our tomatoes are staying green, so I reheated the brine from my fridge pickles & pickled a few jars full. Delicious! #Gardensky #Gardening #Harvest #Autumn #LateSummer #Maker #Yum

Think about the future. Stack firewood & vote for John McAuliff for VA House of Delegates to defeat extremism, fight for reproductive rights, & conserve farmland. What we do today determines our tomorrow. @johnmcauliff.bsky.social @tovoters.bsky.social #Democracy #Virginia #Vote #YourVoteIsYourVoice

Claude and I wish you a moment of peace and a moment of sunshine as you go about your antifascist day. 💙 #Antifa #Antifascist #EpsteinFiles #Democracy #Caturday #LongHairedCats #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky #SaveDemocracy #SmallActionsMatter #RestMatters

This. We must act. 💙

THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!

Refusing to hand your money over to companies and oligarchs whose behaviors suck should be a very common practice, and yet it’s still treated by many as some sort of revolutionary pipe-dream. You can do it. The sacrifice is minimal. The reward is big.

Jesse Welles says that Jimmy Kimmel was the only one to allow him to perform his song “The Poor” on national television. The slope is getting slipperier.

This week at The Poem Farm (my blog for young writers, (posting since 2010, no AI, no ads), find a poem about my Great Grandmother Marie's rocking chair along with a few encouraging words about writing about people from the past. poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/09/wond... #Writing #Kidlit #TeachingWriting

We lived at the end of an empire. Jim Moore From Invisible Strings, 2011.

Dose of good sense from the great Kurt Vonnegut. His enduring advice on living well, often rooted in his humanist perspective, is as relevant today as ever. #LittleBookofHumanism @profaliceroberts.bsky.social

💙 What to do? Write a few postcards @tovoters.bsky.social. These are in support of @johnmcauliff.bsky.social in Virginia! We are not powerless. Small actions matter. Preserve your free speech & your democracy. Writing postcards is easy. 💙 #Craftivism #Democracy #Vote #EpsteinFiles #IAmAntifascist

My grandfather, Norman Herman Dreyer, fought for the US in WWII so we could be anti-fascist now. His letter scrapbooks urge all of us not to allow fascist ideals to win here. Who in your family fought against fascism so you could live in a democracy? 💙 #Democracy #Write #Vote #Act #Protest #Antifa

I am anti-fascist. My Grandfather Norman fought in WWII to protect the democratic, anti-fascist ideals of the United States. We must not abandon these ideals and repeat such a dangerous time in history. Do what you can. #EpsteinFiles #Epstein #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #Antifa #Democracy #SaveAmerica

Keep speaking. Keep protesting. All who are able must be in the streets on October 18. Vote. 💙 "The only way you're going to keep your freedom of speech is to keep speaking out." -MN malcolmnance.substack.com/p/danger-tru... #SaveDemocracy #Blue #ProtectYourRights #NoKings #FreeSpeechIsOurs #Vote

It is a very human temptation to tell ourselves stories to try to calm the fear as United States is being destroyed from within. Our rights are being taken away from us. Do not look away. It’s happening. The United States is in mortal danger.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

💙 #SmallActionsMatter #Democracy #Vote #BeAVoter @tovoters.bsky.social

From ‘Everything’ (2021) —Andrea Cohen #poetry #poems #poem

💔 #Poetry #Democracy #EpsteinFiles #Fascism #Trump

Your vote is beautiful. It matters. It's your voice. 💙 And you, too, can write postcards @tovoters.bsky.social, these for @cgreen2024.bsky.social. #Write #SaveDemocracy #VoteBlue #Resist #Act #SmallActionsMatter #Zinnias #Bloomscrolling #Voter #Vote #CindyGreen #PostcardsToVoters #YourVoiceMatters

Zinnias & dahlias are still blooming, but the heater once again warms our Western New York mornings. Here is a wool handwarmer in process, two beaded stitch markers by bayoubirdco, & my comfy old nightie. I continue to ground myself in color and texture. #Noro #Sanity #Democracy #Handwork #Fall 🧶

Today is National Voter Registration Day! ARE YOU REGISTERED? Check here: iwillvote.com If you've moved, you NEED to update your registration. If you've changed your name, you NEED to update your registration. If you haven't voted recently, you may have been archived. Check your registration!

We have a lot to learn about debate from Tilly Middlehurst. 💙 youtu.be/Zn0_2iACV-A?... #Left #Democracy #Debate @50501movement.bsky.social #SaveDemocracy

I have written books for children & this one, about a young girl experiencing the feeling of "missing" after her parents divorce & the way her grandfather encourages her to write, is published by Magination Press (the American Psychological Association) & illustrated by Morena Forza. #Writing #SEL

This. #CharlieKirk

COVID in the left arm. Flu in the right arm. RFK Jr. has gotta go! #IBelieveInScience #VaccinesWork #RFKJr #Science

Help! #Zucchini #Green #Grateful #SharingAndCooking #Fritters #Bread #Soup #Roasted #Parmesan #Muffins #Slice #WhatNext

These late summer flowers are like good friends: bright, cheery, generous, enduring. #Gardensky #Zinnias #Coreopsis #Dahlias #BouquetOfTheDay #Beauty #Home #SimplePleasures

It's a raspberry scone with a vanilla lemon glaze! Freeze the raspberries first and then break them into bits before adding right to the mix. 💌 #Baking #BakingSky #Raspberries

We need an HHS Secretary who respects science and does not make policy based on conspiracy theories. Vaccines are safe and effective. Kennedy is threatening the health of our kids and all Americans. He must resign.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

"Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, he is only a whisker away from the wilds." - Jean Burden Happy Caturday from our Winnie. (Yes, she would love for you to scratch her little coffee chin!) #Caturday #CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky #LongHairedCats #Beauty #Love #Home

There's a new poem at The Poem Farm, my blog for young writers. I've been posting here since 2010...friendly tips for writing with no AI and no ads. Writing is healing and beautiful and a joy...even when it is difficult. Welcome, teachers! #KidLit #TeachingWriting poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/09/make...

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