Here’s a photo of dear Maude decked out in her Easter finery.

'And of course, our dance programme spans a huge range, from Bal to Bhangra, Regency to Rapper, Contra to Cotswold, with workshops running from morning till night. Levels range from absolute beginners to masterclasses, and there’s no need to bring a partner for any of the dance sessions.'

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Wee Mamie is eager to help with preparations for our Easter feast.

Dinner! Also an aperitif of homemade cranberry cordial.

Greetings from Leighton Buzzard, where @hollyn.bsky.social got up early enough to get hot cross buns from the Little Buzzard Bakery. (They are absolutely The Best!!)

Happy birthday #entomologist & scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)! 🧪👩🏼‍🔬🐡🦋 #histsci Her stepdad Jacob Marrel & students trained her as an artist. She began painting insects & plants by 13. She wrote, “I spent my time investigating insects. [...] I realized that other caterpillars 🧵

Boarding for the plane for London. Check in w/y’all when I get to Leighton Buzzard.

On Spotify, Amazon, Apple, etc tomorrow! 😃

So glad to have spent this evening w/ neighbors seeing Project Hail Mary. Amaze, amaze, amaze. Perfect pre-trip distraction. Tomorrow morning I’ll take the trike to get breakfast tacos & horchata w/espresso (don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it). Then off to the airport & across the pond.

Tonight, Austin 9:30! We are Maiden Fare: Lindsey Verrill, Nicole Hale, Mira Cook, Christina Carter. And you don't want to miss Mossery at 7:30! Then you'll also be fortunate to see Home Baker at 8:30!

Well this is quite unbelievable. We started back in early January on a cold, dark night BUT now it's the end of March and it's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE TWELVE of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?' OMG PEOPLE IT IS THIS LIGHT! 💡❤️🌞

Well said. @shanahipharpy.bsky.social youtu.be/Xr3A2LW7cnA?...

My latest @theguardian.com books cartoon

Two sleeps until I’m off to London (and eventually Edinburgh) for much needed time w/family & friends. Total rollercoaster of emotions! So eager to see them & simultaneously having Patsy Cline-like “I Fall to Pieces” moments as I get ready to make the journey.

I'm attending this concert Saturday in Berkeley and you should too!

Wow! Thanks for Posting this @lizamezzo.bsky.social! @flautadita60.bsky.social, ET might want to see this.😎

An unexpectedly mixed day on the grief front. No Kings was great, but the crowds were too much for me; left early. Was then anxious about going to a neighbor’s b’day party tonight, but so glad I did. Wow! Helped set things right. It was a chill evening w/my tribe of people & a brilliant DJ.

“Their land brought forth frogs, yea, even in their kings’ chambers”

@honktx.bsky.social + #NoKings = a great combo in Austin! Thanks to the Good Trouble Brass Band for lending their music to the protest!

Mooy McMooFace & I will be going to the Austin No Kings Rally together. (Come say howdy if you see us.)

What I did with my evening

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It's Saturday but it's also #RespectYourCatDay so if you're ever sitting in front of a cannon with a cat near the firing mechanism then you better make sure you show it some respect. #Caturday A real life Tom & Jerry cartoon from our Photographic Archive.

Finished reading “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” ahead of Sunday’s Zoom book club w/the Canadian ladies. It’s by Danish author Peter Høeg, published 1992. Brilliant! Nordic noir meets Danish/Greenland tensions. Could be ripped from the headlines, tbh.

Musicologists! I’m looking for someone willing to review The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price by Samantha Ege and Alexandra Kori Hill. For the Journal of Musicological Research!

www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/gig-be... a unique opportunity to hear Jacqueline play a concert in England in May. She is leading an exploration of English country dance music at Halsway Manor, with a special concert on Saturday afternoon.

The waltz, of all things, was considered smutty dirty dancing when it first became fashionable. Why? Because the dancers *touched each other* instead of dancing in decorous fingertips-only minuets or group dances of lines of people fully across the room from each other. 🗃️🪡 #FashionHistory

Pause the scroll for 180 seconds, but keep the vibe. Have a world-weary sigh by Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745). Neither tragic nor peaceful—listen, then insert your own description for “giving all the feels.” Suite V in C Minor. André Lislevand, Jadran Duncumb, Paola Erdas #ClassicalMusic

We were going to criticise Jefery Heart's sketch of some chickens here but for all we know 18th century chickens just looked like that.

There was a young man from Peru, whose lim’ricks all looked like haiku. He said with a laugh, “I cut them in half: the pay is much better for two!”

there was a young man from cork who got limericks and haikus confused

My lovelies, I’m really going to do this: next week I’ll fly to the UK to spend Easter with family, and then on to the Edinburgh International Harp Festival. Clearly, I am assembling the priority items for my journey.

We're goin' up, up, up, it's our moment!

Take a moment to listen, I promise it’s worth it!

Had a great Chaski Zoom meeting this morning. And now, instead of Doing the Needful to prepare for next week’s travel, I’m obsessed w/relearning Catriona McKay’s “Loon Mountain Moose.” It’s so fun to play; I just can’t help myself. (Also, can’t yet mention why I’m reviving it. 🤫)

Going live now! www.twitch.tv/apryl_knight

Fun fact: You can walk into a public library without spending a dime and walk out rich in knowledge and joy. 📚

WOW! Have a listen.

I’ve received Nigerian Prince-style scam letters from different “distinguished law firms,” in the UK & Canada (postmarks Houston). They all have the same logo. It’s about a deceased client who shares my surname & leaves $10 million+ that could be mine. I suspect they are targeting recent widows.🤬

Flyering in Berkeley

Out running pre-trip errands on my trike and stopped along the way for tacos. Tried the black bean, grilled halloumi, spicy guacamole, tomato, & lettuce taco. Outstanding!

Let us do without soldiers. The joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy; it will not do; it is fearful and it is trivial.

Nine sleeps until I fly to the UK for the annual family Easter visit + Edinburgh International Harp Festival.

Stravinsky And Nijinski Shared a little drinkski Said N: "that'll put a Spring in your step." Said S: "Rite you are."

My front garden’s first Caldwell Pink has made an appearance.

On my way home from Trader Joe’s on the trike this morning, I came across some youngish folks gracing the sidewalk with lovely sentiments. Stepped off the trike to get this wee video.❤️

Good morning, BlueSky

THE GREATEST VIDEO EVER

Haven’t posted a trike pic for awhile, so here you go. I went to the nearby Trader Joe’s this morning for provisions & couldn’t resist getting a fern.