What a beautiful and sacred day walking with the Buddhist #monks for #peace. Start each morning with "Today will be my peaceful day." #walkforpeace2026 #WashingtonDC #Day108

‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close #KennedyCenter #shame #performingarts #atrisk #crisis

Finished the #Norwegian #resistance #hat (using leftover Christmas stash🤣). In the middle of the hat, is the word "Freedom!" in morse code (knits and purls). #knitsky #MelttheICE #NoICE

Just finished reading "The #Fabric of #Civilization: How #Textiles Made The World" by Virginia Postrel. Amazing story of how #fiber is woven through advancements in #culture, #industry, #math, #science, #politics, #art, #technology, #economics, #banking, and much more. Highly recommend! #booksky 💙📚

Nice visitor on this wintry day ... #birds

Keeping him near me ... the top ring has my beloved's fingerprint etched around the band. It arrived the night before Thanksgiving although the delivery notice said it wouldn't be until Friday. I like to believe that he helped get it to me early. #grief #loss #miracles

Fresh off the needles...love this wavy pattern. This pattern is #free from #yarninspirations. www.yarnspirations.com/products/pat... #knitsky #pillow #cables

#shredded #thiswillimpactus #shameful

#loss #grief #love #worthit

Sixteen years ago, we said "I do".... and I always will. I miss you, my #love! #grieving #anniversary #lossofspouse

Finished this beautiful #shawl for my sister's #birthday. Pattern is Serenity Wrap by Eileen Jack. Blue Sky Fibers Metalico in rose quartz. Such a beautiful #yarn! #knitsky #wip

"...it might be the only softness someone feels today. So be kind." - Adeife Adeyeye #grief #kindness #love #quote

Today we walked to honor my beloved ... #endalz #dementia #walktoendalzheimers

This is an amazing performance that is a must watch. youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...

My beloved Carl gained his wings on 8/24/25. He is now whole and healed and I am broken. Grieving for him is so much harder than caring for him. I'm so lucky to have found #truelove. We held hands every day since our wedding day. #Alzheimers #caregiving #stopalltheclocks #icarryyourheartinmyheart

"We sign this declaration in our own personal capacities, on our personal time, and without the use of government equipment, as protected by our First Amendment rights..." www.savehhs.org

We enjoyed a summer luau at our local #seniorcenter. My hubby even wanted to #dance. Rumbas, mocktails, and island music -- fun day!! #caregiving #dementia #activities #stage6

Six #IRS Commissioners in less than 7 months; several who stood in the gap to #protectdata. Staffing down 25% due to #DOGE. Appreciate the leaders leading through this #crisis. How to effectively fund the govt when our financial agency breaks?! Read the NYT article. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

The worst part of being a family #caregiver is the feeling that you're all alone, and no one understands. But you're not alone, and the only ones who don't understand are the ones who have never experienced it themselves. It's time to make ourselves heard. open.substack.com/pub/thereali...

#SUNFLOWERS!!

Visited one of our favorite farms today to see their fields of #zinnias and #sunflowers. Total #serenity! #garden #butterfly #caregiving #love

Making the elegant Serenity Wrap for my sister's birthday gift. blueskyfibers.com/product/sere... Yarn is Blue Sky Metalico (baby alpaca and silk). #wipwednesday #knitsky #knitting

July reading round-up. 💙📚Five books; 1,500 pages. Avg rating 4.1. #booksky

"Every Living Thing" is an epic history the #scientists who tried to classify, understand, and develop a #taxonomy of our world. The book covered many complex topics, including the distorted beginnings of #racism. Not my usual genre and I liked it. 💙📚 #biography #political #conflicts

My hubby loves music. We had a fun night rocking with some brothers at one of our favorite venues. #dementia #Alzheimer's #caregiving #musictherapy

My hubby loves people deeply and for life. Today, we had lunch with one of his favorite high school buddies. The picture says it all! What joy! I haven't heard my husband laugh like this in a long time. Then and now 💕 #dementia #Alzheimers #lifelongfriends #timelessfriendship #caregiving

Off the needles and blocked! Can hardly wait to wear it this summer. Love the lacy edge. Free pattern: novita.com/en/patterns/... #wipWednesday #wip #knitsky #knitting

Enjoyed a fun morning at aquatic exercise. Hubby has fun "playing" in the pool and tries very hard to do all the moves. Love sharing these moments with him! Good exercise. Great memories. #dementia #caregiving #seniorfitness #FASTstage6 #LifewithAlzhimers

Entertaining #book and a perfect activity for my husband with #dementia! He #read aloud to me for 10 minutes or sometimes only one page. We both enjoyed the #anecdotes and history. #caregiving #activities #Alzheimers

It's been one year since you got your wings. I've missed you every day. And I can only imagine your face and the excitement as you tell stories of your life to the angels around you. I love you #Dad always! #mourning #loss #love #songster #storyteller

OPTIMAL lab ranges for memory health. Repost & bookmark. Compare with your labs and discuss with your physician today if you are older than 35. Prevention = Power. 🧠

Love ❤️ this man who overcomes his disability to help. He can't serve VBS snacks this year but he willingly helped decorate. The theme is True North🧭. We made a tent ⛺ over one doorway and streamers over another doorway to represent the aurora borealis. #LivingwithAlz #caregiving #dementia

Enjoying a perfect summer night with my hubby. 💕 We had a busy day - working in a food pantry, lunch with friends, reading a novel, and now wine,music and candle light. #Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving

A #summer #sweater in progress ... love this color! Hoping to finish this month to wear in August. The free pattern is available here: novita.com/en/patterns/... #wipwednesday #knitsky #knitting

Happy Canada Day to all our friends who live in Canada.

A trio of American #goldfinches visiting my yard this afternoon. I love the lemony yellow color! #birds

“You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship! A self-perpetuating autocracy.” -Dennis

Trump’s cuts to more than 1700 #NIH grants get court hearing www.science.org/content/arti... by @sarareardon.bsky.social @science.org #Alzheimers #dementia #neuroscience #science

Worldwide Knit in Public Day! #Knitting to the #blues in the park! #WWKIP #knitsky

🌎Today is World Wide Knit in Public Day! Join the global celebration of creativity and build connections through art. 🧶 #WWKIPD #cascadeyarns #yarnlove #knitsky

#WIPWednesday Started a new project today: #Ilmatar lace top by #Novita Venla in this beautiful guava color. Free pattern on #Ravelry. Knit from the bottom up. Started the #lace edge. #knitsky #intheround

"The Woman Who Smashed #Codes:" true story of Elizabeth Smith Friedman and husband, William, who pioneered #cryptography in the United States. This book corrects the #historicalrecord and her contribution to #WWI, #WWII, and catching #prohibition smugglers. #Booksky 📚💙 #NSA #FBI #coastguard #⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sharing the #lilies that we planted after #Easter. They once honored our loved ones at church and now bloom in a little corner of the #garden. So beautiful and smell so good!

Found this cute little guy in the woods behind our house. I think I’ll call him Tommy. Beautiful markings! #EasternBoxTurtle #lovenature

From the #garden…so pretty 💕 #roses

We transplanted our cherry tomato plants and some herbs. 🪴 Everyone needed some more room. The dill and oregano were grown from seed started this winter. #gardening #dementia #caregiving

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend

Learning how to #knit #Victorian #lace with this sweet Silver Queen handkerchief by Virginia Catherall at Lake Salt Knit. Free Ravelry download. I’m slow but love how it looks. #knitsky #showmeyourknits 🧶 #wip

My hubby and I were listening to some chill tunes this morning. He sang along happily. Then, while "Me and Bobby McGee" played, he turned to me and said "You're my Bobby McGee." I knew what he meant; he's mine too. Pure #Love!!❤️🎶 #Alzheimer's #dementia #caregiving #musictherapy #FindingJoy