If you want to pursue something, don't be discouraged by how long it may take. The time is going to go by anyway. You can either be moving toward something you want to see happen, or not.

Loose Ends posts always lift me up. This hand-pieced double wedding ring quilt is a treasure, as are the people who came together to finish it. #quiltsky

Big Chief Darryl Montana is suffering with cancer and his treatments are enormously expensive. Please attend this event on Tuesday to support the Big Chief and enjoy some local music for a very good cause! #OurCarnivalHeritage

I love that Disney had to shell out extra money to beef up their servers for the sole purpose of allowing the public to cancel their subscription.

As an individual, I made the decision to seek out a booster shot. I was told I need a prescription and don't qualify (basically because I'm already healthy enough). So someone else actually made the decision for me.

Yesss libraries! ✨✨✨ Speaking of library digital services, if your library offers access, some great options are the Kanopy app for a huge variety of films (www.kanopy.com) and the Libby app for e-books and audio books (libbyapp.com). 10/10 highly recommend!

Here's a thread of the art I spend most of my time on: themed pet portraits. They are all commissions, and I love collaborating with pet weirdos to portray these lil guys. I have done around 250 of these and they are each different. If you ever wonder what I'm working on, it's probably one of these.

So much love for himmmmm

I’m an education reporter. At a journalism conference. And I didn’t know about yesterday’s school shooting until a friend - whose child attends the school - called me this morning. That is insane weight of coverage.

Reminder... Some entities will be putting their flags at half mast to commemorate/remember the victims of 9/11. Do not let anyone co-opt that / let you think they are alllll in honor of some rando.

just a reminder, there is a translate function for any post. you’ll see it if you click the little ellipsis on the lower right of the post.

Love all of yall and what you've done for this amazing organization. secure.anedot.com/0ecce0e8-a58...

Hey Gang, Its that time of the year that the weather is starting to change and Halloween is right around the corner. Which means one thing: I need your candy. Phoenix Communities of NOLA's Fall Fest is going to take place on Halloween night.

"Be loud for America." - JB

If anyone from #nolasky recognizes me at the Big in the 90’s show at Tip’s tonight, please say hi 💕

Bought tickets for the Amtrak Mardi Gras line. Told mom. Mom bought tickets. She told friends. They bought tickets. They told cousins. Cousins bought tickets. I don’t think Amtrak is prepared for this energy.

The always-captivating Jed Horne. I highly recommend any of his reads, this latest we are honored to publish. A reminder of what did and did not happen after Hurricane Katrina from the longtime journalist. "No & yes, post-Katrina" thelensnola.org/2025/08/25/n...

The International Rice Festival, which takes place in Crowley, La. used AI-generated crap to create their festival poster this year. The other picture is last year's poster made by a real artist named Monique Romero. Note the presence of a soul in the older poster.

Sometimes you read something and you just sit there mouth agape trying to comprehend it.

i feel for folks in the immediate area of that explosion in Roseland, LA. i'd be needing to pack up and get out of there for like a week or two or however long it's gonna take for the air to clear of that toxic crap.

Remember this when your rates go up, when they tell you to conserve power, when you next experience a fair weather blackout

This Saturday, it's the annual Krewe of Oak Mid-Summer Mardi Gras parade! A great bit of Carnival for the dog days of summer! Thanks to NOLA.com for this story! #OurCarnivalHeritage

Today! Bvlbancha Liberation Radio Tuesday August 19 4-8pm broadcasting live from A Studio in the Woods

Whet your appetite. Wet your whistle.

Is that hail??

Power went out briefly but I yelled no really loud and it’s back on, so apparently that works

Is someone lighting enormous bottle rockets outside my window? I have never heard this particular kind of thunder. Oh, and Wifi is gone.

My daughter and I did a Leijorette thing yesterday. After a year of agoraphobia, I was at an event *and* in a picture. A few months ago it would have been impossible. (thank you @mulish❤️)

READ THE ROOM no one wants your comparison

Heads up #nolasky - Leijorettes are getting in a snoball fight today. We’re serving up Leia-themed snoballs in a friendly competition with other krewes for best flavor. 🍧🍧🍧 Come for the snoballs, stay for the art market!

I’ve decided I’m going to let the excitement of everyone else die down a little before I go to the Trader Joe’s on Tulane, so I expect I’ll finally get to go around 2036.

If you live in a major US city and have a mayoral race this year (like NOLA does), its probably important to know from a candidate how they would react if the federal government attempted to occupy your city. Should maybe ask. Idk.

Just picturing a kid writing "Big Balls" on the AP U.S. History test in 50 years.

Beignets (for powdered sugar tagging).

Did the Hero Hero get away?

A quilty care package for my son-in-law. 🪡🧵 #quiltsky

Local earthquake/MonaLisa evicted causes local tsunami. The Internet remains unbeaten. From Reddit: Stay tuned...

Today is no-fee day at all of our national parks. I do not think there will be another until we fix ourselves. So if you can, go enjoy something today. Be a part of the statistic that says our parks are worth more to us than a mineral rights contract.

And when everything clicks, your art has the potential to help others around you also process what’s going on or helps them find release or pleasure despite the chaos. This is important work at any time but especially in the face of fascism.

I think it can be difficult sometimes to sit down and make art when the world is on fire but making art can help you process what is going on. It’s not so much self-care(which is a phrase I kind of loathe) as a process that helps you find ways to move forward through this nightmare.

Progress pic for pinned post 🪡🧵 #WIP #quiltsky

Quilt in the wild 🌿 City Park, New Orleans

If you have a venue, restaurant, store, bar... with a website, please include accessibility info. I shouldn't have to do extensive homework to determine if my husband can safely access your space. I shouldn't have to beg for this info from gold-star arts orgs in 2 cities, and not receive a response.

😥 #nolasky you know what to do (photo from reddit)