Friends, Mrs Welcy is fighting an FPV outbreak and she can’t do it alone So many tiny lives are depending on her right now If you can, please donate If you can’t, please share Sometimes a small act of kindness becomes someone’s second chance at life 🙏🐾💔

I'm learning, okay. #knitting update. Yes, this doll is a gift. But I'm not yet perfect at doll faces. I've seen a lot of videos and examples. But I can't just replicate what I see without making my own mistakes. But you can see this is handmade. I made it with love. #knitsky #newbknit #knit #breien

We don't really do valentine seriously. It's commercial, it's unnecessary spending. But hypocritically, i was gifted a charmander and a box of chocolates to share. These are our favourite chocolates. We don't have them very often. So thoroughly enjoying them.

Very true 🧶 #knit #knitsky

Having a coffee at a nice place in #Utrecht, the Netherlands. It may be a cold and cloudy day, look at how nice it looks out back. #photography #thenetherlands

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... None of this is normal. It's not okay for people to get hurt by other people's actions or inactions.

A recent finish but I’d just started it here. Sirdar edge to edge cardigan with n Hayfield Tweed Aran 🧶 #knit #knitsky

#knitting update. Doll 3. It will be Misty, from Pokemon. For myself. I bet she'll look great next to Mariner from Lower Decks. Yes. I have a list of dolls i will knit for myself. #knitsky #knit #newbknit

Go watch it. Seriously. Yes, obviously old sfx. Some wonky story episodes. But overal, very enjoyable and clever. And fun.

Tomorrow i will visit a proper yarn shop. So far i made do with yarn from our weekly market. But i expect to be overwhelmed by choice in the shop. And I'm knitting another doll.

reminder no attention will be given to trolls

Can't believe that Pam Bondi laughed when asked if she would apologize to Epstein Survivors. Actually, no wait. I totally believe she laughed about sexual assault victims.

Please be aware of accounts on BlueSky that are adding people to fake lists of republicans and telling people to block them In order to fix my account my follower need to report my account as not spam ? This keeps happening every time I have a viral post

My reading in February has stalled a bit. I should be able to finish this book. I love it. I loved the other mytholo books. I'm about 1/7th done. Sharing thos picture, to ensure I read tonight.

Today is a beautiful day. Sun's out, not too cold, feels nice. So a great day to be out. Walking in the park, having a coffee. Every moment I can enjoy, I will. See the beauty. Smile at people. The world is full of good people. More than you realise.

#knitsky I'm thinking of making a little calculator to help with gauge knitting. I do it by hand to determine how many stitches to do, to get the right gauge. But I can probably make that into a website based calculator. Are there any out there online though? If I find the right one, I'm happy.

#knitting update. Someone requested a doll in a blue outfit. I really like creating dolls with a wardrobe. Still thinking about how to do the face this time. #knitsky #knit #newbknit

Peter Thiel - sponsor Trump - noemt democratie een mislukt experiment en stelt dat vrouwen en ‘poor people’ nooit stemrecht hadden moeten krijgen. Dat schrijft hij aan Epstein. Die Thiel dus, ontwikkelt een deportatie-app voor I.C.E. en daar stroomt dus NL pensioengeld heen. Onsgeldtelt.nl : teken!

It's true! Especially if you allow people to comment. You can always use mute and block on individual accounts.

I hate damaging books. One of the reasons I rarely lend books to others. I only one threw out a book, so bad I didnt want to give it away. Yesterday I decided to throw out 2 more books by an author. And today I'm contemplating throwing out books by another.

Our history, shared worldwide, is not perfect. But we can damn well learn from it to make a better future.

Cats and #knitting are rarely a good combination, especially so close. But my cat respected my work and left the knitting alone. #knitsky #knit #cats

Quilicura, Chile, one of the communities I wrote about in EMPIRE OF AI, has launched a brilliant initiative to inspire more responsible AI prompting. Today, don't use AI; ask the townspeople instead: quili.ai. So heartened to see this creative act of resistance.

That's it. I think using the discovery tab is going yo drive me insane. I'm happy just using my Following tab.

How the left can win back the internet – and rise again | Robert Topinka

I frogged my 75% finished doll. Started again on the leg. Sure I have enough. But I am at 27 and need to get to 31. I have enough yarn left, right? #knitting #knitsky #newbknit #knit

Dungeons & dragons game got postponed today. I have an extra 7 hours in my day. But I was looking forward to our big finale. Next week! Of course, I'll never be able to knit everyone's character anyway. But next campaign, I will knit our adventure group!

Good morning. Just have coffee first. Don't dive into the news just yet.

Nothing in this basket is an American product.

It's so hard reading the news. It's never been full of puppies and flowers, but it's hard these days. But I'm not turning away from news. It helps to actively search for good news. Because it's there. And it gives strength. So I watch the puppies, the cat videos, local news on the new Friday market.

www.theguardian.com/football/202... Wow. Well, it's not safe. Not for fans, not for diverse football teams.

Four years ago, I recorded short material that I pulled from the public domain. I did my best to release one a week, as an experiment that lead to It's Storytime. This is Umberto Eco’s essential 1995 essay, Ur Fascism. It was shockingly relevant in in 2020, and it remains so today.

made a thing.

If you tolerate this, then your children will be next. youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?...

Book 1 of 12 this year. It's a start, right? Granted, lots of photos and illustrations. But I read it and loved it. Fawlty Towers will always be one of my faves. So much so that if I was allowed only one tv series to watch the rest of my life, this would cover it.

I'm struggling to understand. How to be tolerant and encouraging of diversity, when there are those who are not? How does one deal with that, when I'm all about letting people be who they are? I think the first step for me is to understand the difference between intolerance and malice.

#knitting update. The uniform fits. I re-tried the hair. I'm happy with this first lower decks doll. I just have to figure out how to make good ponytails. #knitsky #newbknit #knit #startrek

#knitting update. It's getting there. This is slightly more accurate. Still have to figure out how to finish the hair. Curly bangs, ponytail. It's not going to be a perfect likeness. But close enough for me to be happy with it. #knitsky #startrek

I bought ... 5 books. From the bookstore I used to work. And that means I have half the books I want to read this year. 12 was my goal. I feel I might actually make it. #booksky #books #readingnow

Putin is getting back his 1Billion in frozen assets returned by Trump‼️By Lying and saying it’s for his Board of Peace ( which is Putin’s idea to begin with)

Sometimes I remember meeting this American couple in 2024, in a middle eastern restaurant in Belgium. Nice chat. Regular people. Convinced Amsterdam was a cesspit, unlike gentle Brugge. And as we walked away they stated who they were gonna vote for. That sticks in my mind. Regular people.

A journalist, who looks as old as me, speaks out about the pseudo-journalists we have now. 😭 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fHCs3e/

Look at that innocent face! Most certainly not a kitty scratching at a box he shouldn't b scratching. #cats #catsofbluesky

Gotta go lay out my outfit for tomorrow. I'm so my mother with that. Mostly because I can't put together a good outfit in the morning. Looking forward to the non-office days.

Okay. So Saturday is usually pizza with Star Trek Lower Decks on disc, because it's not showing in NL. But we'll try to watch Star Trek SFA on YouTube. Whatever happens, pizza and Star Trek night is upon us.

Let's not dwell too much on how stupid the world is right now. But let's take some responsibility and at least be aware of the control we do have. Ultimately how you treat people. The choices you make. The permission you give yourself to also relax and have fun, to recharge. That's it.

#Coffee time again. First coffee morning in the new year. Look! Free mini slice of cake! I love Coffee in the Netherlands. Listening to 1980s French pop music. Good company. Mixed patrons. No laptops.

Another #knitting update. I want to create her face and hair, and knit her tiny shoes. But I also want to play whiskerwood and just not hold knitting needles. And I want to knit, while playing. Why do I not have four hands. I need to rest from knitting. #knitsky #newbknit