@totalusrankium.bsky.social - I saw this book marketed in an email and immediately shouted "Maurice!" in a bad French accent. Don't ever think your podcast doesn't have an impact. 🤣

It's the content you didn't know you needed: the A - Z of National Trust bums. From Apollo's muscular behind to a porcelain figure of Zeus's derriere, we hope you enjoy 🍑

This is such a gorgeous suit! I love the play with the fabric pattern.

I’m tired. I forgot to take my medications yesterday. So here is a garden kitty for everyone’s enjoyment.

May 4, 2025

This man has NO place in leading our country's health care. He is literally the snake oil salesman of our times.

Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church

Why can I never find my knitting needles when I need them. I have an entire set of DP knitting needles. I want to cast on a pair of socks. Can I find my needles anywhere? No. But I KNOW as soon as I give in and buy some new ones, my old ones will magically appear. It is the WAY of crafting supplies.

Time for a fun time with crafters, inspiration, and shopping at the Carolina Fiber Fest today!

I am looking forward to taking a needle felting class at the Carolina Fiber Fest tomorrow. I feel the need to stab something over and over and over until it makes something pretty.

Free Mahmoud Khalil. It's important to protect speech, even, perhaps especially, when we don't agree what's being said. If we don't support other people's First Amendment rights, then who will protect ours? We have to all be in this together.

Happy International Women's Day to all my sassy sisters. 🥰

“The best thing about heroes is that they always win at the end. And if they aren’t winning, then it’s not the end.” —Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv

I want to start regularly baking bread again. If only for the joy that comes with smelling it baking. 🍞

February 6, 2025

The SAVE Act demands people provide documents that millions of eligible voters don’t have easy access to, such as passports and birth certificates, to register to vote. This bill is unnecessary — federal and state laws already prevent ineligible people from voting. Congress must reject this bill.

My podcast suggestions this morning for my commute to work. 😆 It was too early in the morning for goat genitals so I opted for Anglo-Saxon graves.

Spending my lunch break trying out a flat woolen fingerloop braid for some trim. Pretty pleased with this sample. Photo of front and back. #braiding #fiberarts #craft

Ok, there is a new video JUST put out that does an excellent job explaining why the 2024 election was likely interfered with. It’s very sober, presented by an expert, and straightforward enough that even I can process it (as someone who wasn’t a math guy). youtu.be/3l8vWfaFVMU

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942. I know. I was there in those camps.

Made it back to the gym after several months. I’m trying to start with baby steps since I’m out of shape and my back/hip is easily triggered. But it feels good to be doing something to improve my health.

With the terrible tragedy over the skies of D.C., it’s time to prioritize safety. Trump must end the hiring freeze on air traffic controllers and restore the aviation safety advisory committee he dismantled on Jan 22.

This is absolutely, with no question, fucked up. It's not OK. It is not OK to discriminate, to remove support, to limit healthcare, jobs, etc. based on gender-identity. Protect your neighbors. People, ALL people, deserve to be treated fairly and with respect.

It’s so important to pay attention to what they DO and NOT what they say. They’re not even trying to lower prices. Pardoning criminals is not going to lower crime rates. Arresting any immigrant without papers is not making us safer. They are creating a spectacle, but what are they doing?

January 28. 2025

Morning! In the name of democracy, here's a list of things to do today: 1. Call your senators & reps w/ real stories about how the admin's actions impact you & people you care about 2. Do something that makes you smile Take action. Find joy. Protect democracy. h/t: @hcrichardson.bsky.social

An exciting find by Duncan Wright and my colleague Ollie Creighton! news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

It's really exhausting opening up the news/media each day to find what new fresh hell is going on.

Finished my first Stress Craft of 2025. I anticipate a lot more. I started it last year because it was easy to carry around, and it's only purpose was to give me something to do and practice stitches. Self-care through crafts! #CraftSky #Embroidery #FiberArts #StressCraft

I'm going to make a conscious effort to avoid using Amazon and to try to find things more locally. I know it's just a drop in the bucket but I shouldn't be so reliant on Amazon and hopefully others will also decide to lessen their use of Amazon as well.

Look at these fancy #sheep! Want to know more about them? Come to our free lecture on the ancestral sheep breeds of St Kilda on 6 February! www.sal.org.uk/event/st-kil...

Cat Update: The two feral cats I trapped have both been spayed, recovered well, and have now been released. Other than giving me a "piss off" look, they seem to be well and have rejoined the other kitties. But now I don't have to worry about them making more kittens.

Creatives, listen up. I know it sucks. I know it's hard. But art isn't about making things when it's easy and good and comfy. Art is rebellion. Art is rage. Art is protest. Art is political fire. Write it. Draw it. Sculpt it. Build it. If you cannot find the joy, do it out of spite and fury.

Thank you, @redwineblueusa.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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I'm quite excited. I managed to trap 2 of the feral cats that hang out on my property and they both have appointments to be vaccinated and spayed tomorrow. As much as the kittens are cute, I need them to stop making babies in my carport.

“Proud as a #peacock” Carving on a choir stall. @elycathedral.bsky.social #Ely #Cambridgeshire #WoodCarvingWednesday #Woodensday

it's day 523,120 of January 2025 yet we persist

During the pandemic there was a website where one could scream into the Icelandic wilderness. Is this still a thing because I feel I’ll need this over the next 4 years.

👀 Bread stamp - 1st C AD A clay stamp, used by a baker to identify his goods. An iconic #Roman motif has been used: the She Wolf suckling Romulus & Remus, the founders of Rome. Found Montealegre del Castillo (Albacete) Now Museo Arqueológico Nacional #Madrid #Roman #archaeology #AncientBluesky

I am very excited! I have set up appointments to have my 4 feral cats spayed/neutered! The mama cat had 2 litters last year. I don't mind them living in my back yard but I would like them to stop making baby cats (even though they are very cute).

I love how detailed the fabrics are, it's absolutely gorgeous!

On my way to work I got to play chicken with a goose. A Canada goose was low flying and kept flying straight towards my windshield. It did end up swooping up just in time to go over the top of my car. But that was way more avian excitement than I needed before arriving at the office. 😲

@serenadyer.bsky.social & I are thrilled to announce that our edited book is out now! It focuses on how processes of making, experimenting, experiencing, & reconstructing illuminate understandings around manual labour & material life. Overview 🧵 on 📕 chapters & our contributors! 👇

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One of the best smells on the planet is when the apple crisp comes out of the oven.

Get to know your mutuals. In no particular order name 10 areas of interest: 1. Historical textiles/fashion 2. Historical recipes/food 3. Spinning 4. Fingerloop braiding 5. Embroidery 6. Sewing 7. Creative writing 8. Doodling/zentangle 9. Knitting/crochet 10. Reading

New to Bluesky? Here's your weekly reminder that we maintain an Arts & Culture Starter Pack, filled with museums, libraries, galleries and creators that you can follow in a single click. If you're an organisation that's interested in being added, please DM us! go.bsky.app/HPQsZAu

Day dress striking, in violet silk taffeta and black velvet 1870 Source: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, https://buff.ly/40gfgP5 #victorianfashion #victorian #fashionhistory

I need to remember to include more arts & crafts into my daily routine to help with my anxiety and stress levels.