"I pull for shore and stand up proud." My final published words of 2025, inspired by a long-ago whitewater raft trip, are a perfect summary of where I am at the end of this stupefyingly turbulent year. Uber thanks to all at Brevity Blog @dintywmoore.bsky.social #WritersofBlueSky #WriteSky

This luscious #alpaca blend #blanket is a gift from my publisher, from kiva.org, an online lender that helps Asian, African, and Latin American artists bring their work to market. The gifts all come with a personal note from the artist. Very special. Check out Kiva and novica.com. #ArtYear #textile

31 years of baking #gingerbread cookies for Potluck in the Park, a grassroots 501(c)(3) serving holiday dinner to anyone who shows up, no questions asked. "Wouldn't be Christmas without your ginger #cookies," the founder once told me, thereby ensuring I'll go on 'til I drop. #XmasXtra #FoodOnFriday

Urwen #Cowl by Claire Slade in Knitpicks Heatherly Sweet Bing, a fave washable yarn for items to donate. But I fell for this one while making it. It's staying with me. :) #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #cowl #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #knitgifts

A different kind of #WinterWonderland. Frosty sparkle on #PugetSound from Whidbey Island's Double Bluff beach, ethereal outline of the Seattle skyline and Tahoma (Mt Rainier) in the distance. #PacificNorthwest #photography #TidesOutTuesday (a little late) #PhotographersOfBluesky #smArtist

Near the summit of Paulina Peak overlooking Newberry Caldera in central Oregon. #MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #naturephotography #OregonPhotography #CentralOregon #PacificNorthwestPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #caldera #volcano

Youngsong is a metal and resin #sculpture created by my late BIL to "take us to a meadow where a new colt runs free, kicking its back legs high in pure joy." A little #snow can't interrupt his perpetual frolic. :) #XmasXtra #horse #smartist #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SensoryArt #ViewFromMyOffice

Snow Peacock bridal #shawl or veil, designed by Tonks. Made some years ago as an engagement gift to my niece. The 760-stitch bindoff could only have been done by a much younger me. :) #XmasXtra #snow #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtYear

#Papillon #Butterfly Cowl, designed by MarinJaKnits Great #stashbuster, and I love it bcs it looks so much harder than it is. Really very simple if you're good with short rows. #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #cowl #scarf #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear

We love our gourdy version of Xmas swans a-swimmin'. They don't need to be fed so they won't bite your fingers off at the joint if you're foolish enough to try. #XmasXtra #swans #sensoryart #seasons #holidaydecor #smartist #ArtYear #gourds #gourdart #holidayhumor

For my son's wedding, he wore his grandpa's gold ring; I wore my mom's rings, my grandmother's white gold wedding ring, and an adorable manicure by my 5 yo grandie -- 124 years of family history. #XmasXtra #GoldRings #weddingrings #familyhistory #heirloom #heirloomjewelry #grandparents

For those who've ever cherished a grandmother, Let Me Tell You a Story About Priceless Worthless Jewelry, is my mostly true micro tale about heirlooms and the way value clings to the things we love. bit.ly/3KH4hZw #flashfiction #shortstory #cnf #heirlooms #memoir #grandmothers #writers #writing

Autumn morning at the Hoffman Covered Bridge over Crabtree Creek in Linn County, OR. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #coveredbridge #gothicwindow #BlueSkyMonday #Photography #PacificNorthwestPhotography #historicbridge #PhotographersOfBlueSky #smartist #ArtYear #HoffmanCoveredBridge

Chilly late October sunrise over Smith Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #October #sunrise #autumn #CentralOregon #SmithRock #PhotographersOfBlueSky #naturephotography #smartist #ArtYear

Chilly late October sunrise over Smith Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #October #sunrise #autumn #CentralOregon #SmithRock #PhotographersOfBlueSky #naturephotography #smartist #ArtYear

"To you it's #Thanksgiving; to me it's Thursday." ~Rocky to Adrian. Please let's make room in our hearts today for those for whom the day isn't a joyous celebration. And for those who are working, largely unacknowledged but deeply appreciated by those who are aware. #gratitude #compassion #workers

My first (and second-to-last) pair of pointe shoes in the color known as former ballerina pink. Leg warmers #knit by my mom. I'll never part with either, though last worn half a lifetime ago. #ColorADay #PinkMon #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #ShowMeYourKnits #vintage #ballet #ArtYear

Laetiporus luv! Heart-shaped Chicken of the Woods 'shrooms in the sunrise, on a recent walk. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #FallColor #AutumnSplendor #sunrise #onmywalk #PacificNorthwestPhotography #naturephotography #mushrooms #fungi #photographersofbluesky

Ora siamo in tre! First look at the cover of new Italian translation of 1001 Great Ideas. Many thanks to longtime partner Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson, and to my rainmaker agent. So grateful for connections forged with families so far away, yet near in heart. #italian #book #libro #translation

First time ever a pothole has made me smile. #UrbanGaze #potholes #onmywalk #Thursdaymorning #smile #allheart #streetart #somebodylovesyou

#Knitters, ever have a project totally miss the mark with the giftee? This poncho with companion kitty went to a child who'd happily worn all my other creations. Poncho just. didn't. land. But my son nabbed the beta #kitty. :) #knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #ColorADay #PinkMonday #catlover

Autumn sunset at Seal Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #OregonCoast #beach #ocean #sand #sunset #PacificNorthwest #photography #lowtide #beachsunset #autumnsunset #coastalvibe #coastphotography #smArtist #ArtYear

My #poem Boneyard of the White Elephants will ring ruefully, comically true for anyone who's ever regretted a thrifty "bargain." Featured with author convo in the Summer 2025 issue of Macrame Literary Journal. bit.ly/3M5lpZd #ImageAndVerse #poetry #thriftstore #yardsale #amwriting #WhiteElephant

Small trove of caps and cowls going to Rose Haven Women's Day Shelter. Yarn for the cowls is recycled from mill ends and named for staffers' pets: Bluesy (short-coat collie), Karl (tuxedo cat), Mabel (tortoise/tabby combo), and Zeke (a Bengal). 🙂 #knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #knitter

My forever-favorite never-to-be-topped craft project. $5 for the thriftshop dollhouse and everything else from things on hand or found outdoors. #Spooktober #31DaysOfHalloween #WackyWednesdayArt #DollhouseMakeover #HauntedHouse #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SpookySeason #Halloween #HalloweenSky #TooFun

"Sometimes the people who need us most are the ones who remind us what we’re made of." Delighted to share my quiet comeback tale Hash Brains in the charming lit journal Let Me Tell You a Story. 2-min read #care #exhaustion #FindingStrength #SpeakUp #advocacy #amwriting #amreading #shortstory

Eleven months of the year, it's just a box laurel on the porch. But for October, she gets to be Elphaba. #31DaysOfHalloween #ColorADay #GreenSat #Halloween #Autumn #SensoryArt #smartist #Elphaba #FallDecor #FallFun #HalloweenFun

Rainbow #sunrise on our patio. My frisky colt friend is Youngsong, a metal and resin sculpture created by my late BIL as a tribute to the joy of young life. Our pony may be 30-ish in people years, but remains ageless. #SensoryArt #rainbows #smartist #ArtYear #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories

Full card, anyone? 🤪🤪 #amwriting #amquerying #amediting #writingcommunity

Beep beep! New baby up ahead! Cars Blanket pattern by Filomena Lanzara Knit Picks Swish Worsted in colorway Serene #ColorADay #BlueTue #SleepySep #blanket #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #babyblankie #ShowMeYourKnits #Craftiverse

Rainbow sunbeams on rhodies in full bloom at the height of the pandemic lockdown. A #lifewins reminder--taken in a cemetery. No filters, no editing, no gimmicks. #sensoryart #rainbows #smartist #onmywalk #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #pandemic #hope #light #rhodies #rhododendron

Equinox fairy spirit joins me on my sunrise walk to usher in that time of year when I am most alive. Just as it happened--no filters, editing, gimmicks. #Stunday #equinox #fallequinox #Fall #Autumn #FallVibes #AutumnVibes #fairy #fairies #folklore #sprites #PhotographersOfBlueSky #sunrise

Moon at sunrise over Seal Rock OR and the last two fishing boats of the night. #BlueSkyMonday #ColoraDay #PinkMonday #SleepySep #moon #sunrise #ocean #pnwphotography #pacificnorthwest #pacificoceansunrise #sunrisemoon #PhotographersOfBluesky

#FishyFriday, a great day to reread or discover Leo Lionni's #KidLit classic Swimmy. “'We're going to swim all together like the biggest fish in the sea!' ... so they swam in the cool morning water and the midday sun and chased the big fish away.” #reading #Teamwork #Ingenuity #Courage #DontPanic

From my brother, a 9/11 survivor: "Woodglen School, NJ does not forget. Students still plant a flag in the front lawn for every person murdered on 9/11/01. See how far the flags go--100 yards or more." #RememberTheSky #NeverForget911

Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel Garment worker Clara Lemlich organized a winter-long strike for better working conditions--the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, safer and more sanitary workspaces we now take for granted. 4-min read. #laborday #kidsbook

Sunrise from my deck, five years ago this weekend. A time when hope, light, and affirmation of life were so badly needed. Kinda like now. #stunday #sunrise #newday #hopeandlight #spiderweb #photography #naturephotography #ArtYear #smartist #sensoryart #lifewins #photographersofbluesky #dawn

I was so excited to capture this image of a flying saucer UFO over Holmes Harbor WA until my son said, "Mom. Did you take it through a window? It's the reflection of a light fixture." #stunday #ufo #flyingsaucer #photography #pugetsound #holmesharbor #opticalillusion #funphoto #cantfoolyourkids

#ShowMeYourKnits #Sweater time! Kina cardigan, five-hour baby sweater, Froginette Entrechat shrug. Go-to patterns I've made dozens of times, for gifts and donations. #Iknitforbabies #knitsky #smartist #knitter #knitting #handmade

Midsummer Night's Dreamtime for baby. Leisure Arts #pattern Lullaby in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted colorway Fairy Tale. #AbstractAug #smartist #SensoryArt #ArtYear #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBluesky #knitsky #IKnitForBabies #blankie #babyblankie #handmade

I fell for Fluffy Mermaid (so named by the artist) in a small-town teaching studio far from home. She's what I would look like as a mermaid? :) Couldn't spare the cash at the time, but a few weeks later, a small windfall arrived. I knew why. #TidesOutTuesday #BlueTue #ArtYear #smartist #mermaid

#sewandtell theme today is something first. Here's my first project recycling jeans, a gift for my son 26 (!) years ago. I put a $5 bill in each pocket. He still has it; points out that as a natural weighted blanket, it's calming. :) #quilt #denim #recycledjeans #sewsky #quiltsky #BlueSkyMonday

#SelfPortraitSunday #Music&Me I didn't choose my piano; it chose me. The magic didn’t end there. My award-winning story The Piano’s Choice is a unique tale of love with a pitch-perfect, surprise hero. #lovestory #piano #pianolove #creativenonfiction #writingcommunity @doesithavepockets.bsky.social

Hiking Forest Park pillow is my tribute to our 5200-acre park, one of the largest urban forests in the US. I love the cool back button detail. Pattern by Judy Smitke #scape #ForestFriday #ArtYear #smartist #knit #knitting #knitter #knitsky #handmade #showmeyourknits #KnittersOfBluesky

First nip of fall is here, time to crank up the #knitting for our unhoused citizens. I do several dozen of these each year. Great #stashbuster, done in the space of a long movie. Single Malt Cowl by Sarah Barbour. #handmade #smartist #knit #knitter #knitsky #showmeyourknits #KnittersOfBluesky

I am the besotted owner of this original watercolor by Linda Stewart Henley depicting the Lady of the Sea sculpture in Seafarers' Park, #Anacortes WA. The artist didn't want to part with it but I was so ... besotted ... she relented. :) #TidesOutTuesday #smartist #BlueTues #watercolor #ArtYear #pnw

Stonehenge World War I memorial at Maryhill WA with Wy'east (Mt. Hood) in the background. "In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Klickitat County who gave their lives in defense of their country. " #RockinTuesday #Stunday #MountainMonday #bluesky #pnwphotography #WWI #stonehenge #columbiagorge

The Papillon Shawl--a longtime dream achieved. Loved the pattern from afar for years, thinking I couldn't do it. One day a young woman in a yarn shop said, "Of course you can," and explained how. So I did. #Stunday #smartist #AbstractAug #swirls #knitter #knitting #knitsky #KnittersOfBluesky

Honk if you like orange cats! My stalwart pussy-pen pals have signed dozens of contracts and even more books, making friends wherever they go. :) #ColorADay #OrangeSun #Caturday #writinglife #writingcommunity #writer #author #amwriting #WritersOfBlueSky #writesky

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