Everyone has their favorite #janeausten illustrations, and mine are those by Philip Gough, done for a British edition of her novels by Macdonald and Company in the 1940s and 50s. #booksky 📚

When I took a class on #janeausten from Juliette Wells, I didn't realize that I was embarking on a basic rethinking of both myself as a reader & fan & of the entire body of responses to & reworkings of Austen. Her book Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination, is a turning point #booksky

Ok, I think I have settled on my choices for #janeaustenjuly If #janeausten #booksky

Finished my #pridemonth Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow. I used @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. It's a relaxing brioche project that creates a subtle yet striking effect. 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

Janet Groff writes about the ambitious complexity of Mansfield Park #janeausten : Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

A year ago today we asked volunteers to help transcribe Jane Austen’s older brother Frank's Memoir. The transcription is now complete and available to read online! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us to share Frank’s story. 📖 Read the Memoir: tinyurl.com/2hpp39n6

My #wip for #pridemonth is the Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow, using @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. A friend calls this my "gray scale rainbow" but the point to me is to support lgbtq makers #knitting #showmeyourknits 🧶

If you want to start to understand Stonewall and the larger struggle for lgbtq rights you can't do better than listen to the @makinggayhistory.bsky.social podcast. #pridemonth

Finally blocked my 2 color version of Coastal Highway by Lisa Ross. Tried a lot of colors with the Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock Castaway but figured out it has a bluish undertone, so I ended up using Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in Orbit. 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

I definitely need one of these

Finished a baby blanket for my cousin. This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I used Cascade 220 in Aran weight. 🧶 ##justknitting #showmeyourknits

Whenever I can I try to #shoplocal and two of my faves are Mount Royal Soaps, based in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore and @zekescoffeedc.bsky.social

I've been listening to so many wonderful programs from @npr.org for decades. Just donated because there's never been a more urgent time to show support.

Sun Shower Happy Hour Wrap by Laura Dobratz using Emma's Yarn Super Silky, one of my faves 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

Another cousin having a baby means another #babyblanket This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I'm using Cascade 220 Superwash Aran. 🧶 #showmeyourknitting #knitting

Saturday #reading and #knitting the Sunflower Dreams Shawl by Sarah Schira using one of my fave cashmere yarns, Anzula Luxury Fibers 📚🧶 #booksky #shawlknitting #janeausten #justknitting

Been awhile since I left my book comfort zone, but Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina got my English major juices bubbling again. It's a fascinating genre-buster. Listening to it for the second time and looking forward to checking out his first novel. #booksky #books #reading

Profoundly disgusted and ashamed of the U.S. government's treatment of Ukrainian President Zelensky. Ukraines's security is our security. We must relentlessly oppose Russian aggression against Europe. 💙💛

Finished my Snark-o-Meter by Casapinka. Made it about 18 incheslonger by repeatingsome sections in different color combos. 🧶 #justknitting #knitting

Assuaging the distress of the news with a Travelling Cables Hat by @purlsoho.bsky.social with Anzula For Better or Worsted in Charcoal #knitting #yarn #showmeyourknits #showmeyourknitting #yarn 🧶

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Tulips, coffee and Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel North and South on a cold January morning ❤️📚 #booksky

Great map from Ben Noll showing how much snow fell from the southern storm. Record snows in New Orleans, Lafayette, Mobile and Pensacola. More info: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

This resonates more than ever now 🧶 Here’s to finding solace and self care in our #knitting . #knitsky

Only took me three years to start the Snark-o-Meter by Casapinka. I'm using Emma's Yarn Super Silky, one of my fave yarns. #shawlknitting #knitting 🧶

In her National Cathedral inauguration day sermon Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called for mercy, but you can't squeeze blood from hearts of stone www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...

new friends joining; this thread explains some things & 🧶 knitting friends - if you put the 🧶 emoji anywhere in your post it will automatically appear in the knitting & crafting feeds. 🧦 emoji will get it to the sock knitting feed. it also searches on the words.

Whew!! Finally finished my Christmas Eve Skies Socks by @stoneknits.bsky.social ! #knitting #sockknitting

The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.

Are we doing this? Idk if I have the stamina for another app 🙈 techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b...

Southern California will again face extreme fire weather conditions starting Tuesday morning. A fourth "particularly dangerous situation" warning is possible.

"The world’s largest reinsurer, Munich Re, recently noted that 2024 was one of the most expensive years for weather disasters on record, with $320 billion in global losses, of which around $140 billion were insured." yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/01/nobo...

A report released by the Department of Agriculture found that poor sanitation practices at a Boar's Head facility in Virginia contributed to the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.

Bird flu has been detected in an Eastern Shore commercial poultry operation reports the @thebaltimorebanner.com #publichealth #maryland

The Kenneth fire expanded rapidly on Thursday night, the latest blaze to threaten Los Angeles, which has been ravaged by a series of destructive wildfires this week.

Fact-checking wasn’t “biased” against conservatives. Conservatives just shared more false content. If there’s a sportsball game and one team fouls four times as much, it’s not “biased” for the ref to call four times as many fouls against that team.

Finally bound off my first West Knits project, the Pierre Shawl. Still needs to be blocked but looks pretty good. I used Magpie Fibers Swanky DK, a luscious cashmere blend. #shawls #shawlknitting #knitting

Fire updates often include a “% contained” figure, and it can take days for fire crews to get even 10% containment on certain fires. via @kqednews.bsky.social

PHOTOS: The fires in Los Angeles have forced mass evacuations. Firefighters are struggling to control a patchwork of deadly blazes that have killed at least five people and leveled entire communities.

Wide swaths of L.A. County lay scorched after devastating fires, including long-standing restaurants that once defined the coastline as well as a growing number of beloved Altadena spots. Here's what we know. www.latimes.com/food/story/2...

Finished a sock while worrying about the fires in Los Angeles and EVERYTHING ELSE 😵‍💫🧦#sockknitting #knitting

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The Kenneth fire is burning in the west San Fernando Valley near Hidden Hills, Woodland Hills and West Hills. Here's information on evacuations. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Today, someone committed arson and started another large fire in the wilderness preserve in the hills behind the neighborhood where I grew up. The Kenneth Fire is now at almost 1k acres. Winds can blow this right down through Ventura County to the sea. www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20...

In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How's the breaded tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And did you hear Trump's hilarious new insult for Gavin Newsom while his state was burning?

Winds are expected to pick back up tonight, according to a meteorologist with the NWS. The winds will be “enough to present some issues for the fires,” they added. “At least until the middle of next week we’re going to be in that pattern.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Here's a schematic I published in this 2021 piece to illustrate how even a modest delay in onset of rainy season in Southern California can dramatically amplify wildfire risk by lengthening seasonal overlap between dry vegetation and strong offshore winds during Oct-Jan. #CAfire