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We are not powerless! Do what you can, when you can

I had the weirdest thought as I was falling asleep last night: When I was born, women had only been eligible to vote for 50 years. Sometimes the past is so close you can touch it. Anyway, I am doing voter registration this 4th of July with some League of Women Voters friends.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads who say “crick” instead of “creek”. (And Happy Father’s Day to all you fancypants dads who say”creek”, too!) Guess which camp my dad falls in?

LWV is the bee’s knees!

Omg, just reading a thread with some mansplaining, which someone described as “correctile dysfunction”. Logging off, because nothing else I will read today will top that 🫡

I saw this on Instagram today. It’s surprising how often I find myself thinking this: “Your AI flyer looks like shit” Link: www.instagram.com/p/DZIrDL6ieCF/

Am I a little disappointed that my new eye doctor, John Picard, has a full head of hair? Yes, yes I am.

I freaking love my local grocery store chain. Yes, they are expensive. But they have union employees, excellent produce, and a great selection of products. And to top it off, they are VERY pro LBGTQ+, all year round, not just in June. They are participating is 5 Pride festivals this month!

It’s my birthday and pride month! Naturally, I have a present for you! Here’s a free pattern for you to stitch. See my Instagram for more context if you need it (@BadassCrossStitch) www.badasscrossstitch.com/makestuff/fr... #craftivism

I saw this graphic on an LWV account. I like it! It’s not pie. Anyway, here’s hoping for equal rights for everyone. Happy Pride, everyone!

I’ve recently gotten into drinking chamomile tea. I saw a German chamomile plant at the nursery, and decided to give it a go. First tiny crop is drying now!

This account makes me happy 🐋

Oh HELL no!

Health care premiums going up ANOTHER 22% after going up 26% last year, plus losing the subsidy? I would feel sick to my stomach about this, but I can’t afford to

Fuck yeah! So proud to be a member of the League of Women Voters 🫡

What’s gas like in your neck of the woods? Here’s what I’m dealing with in western Washington

Once in my LYS, I was fondling a beautiful skein of yarn, and bemoaning “Why am I tempted? I have lots of yarn, I don’t need more!” And the yarn shop employee shrugged and dropped this truth bomb: “Love doesn’t need a reason.” Anyway, here is my latest yarn love

I published a free knitting pattern on Ravelry today! It’s a long bias scarf with some faux “lace” on each end, made from a combination of dropped stitches and some twisted stitches Pattern is called “Go Boldly” and is available here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knittersofbluesky

I’m getting ready to publish my new knitting pattern and can’t decide which photo to use as the main photo on Ravelry. Which photo would you be more likely to click on?

“Instead of student loan forgiveness we’re doing a coup forgiveness program”

My dog is a total slut for sugar snap peas #dogsofbluesky

My “lawn” in the shadier areas is more moss, baby-blue-eyes, and violets than grass. I don’t hate it #bloomscrolling

Woah, rude! I don’t remember Coke being so judgmental when I was a teenager

Not everything from the 70s is ugly. Take this charming pottery turtle planter. It was on my mom’s kitchen windowsill for as long as I can remember, now it lives on mine. Most stuff from the 70s is hella gross though, ngl

I got an email from LWV yesterday regarding the VRA ruling, and this line really resonated: “…white supremacy disguised as a US Supreme Court opinion.”

Old and awesome #dogsofbluesky #seniordog

I found this tiny bird egg, about the size of a jelly bean, in the middle of the path It’s so cute it made me squee. I hope its nest mates survived

On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I would like to give a shout out to Cassidy, the creator and head coder of Ravelry. 🧶 Ravelry is the best, most useful place on the internet for this knitter. I’m a daily user and long time admirer of Cassidy’s skills 🫡

Walking is Very Serious Business. #dogsofbluesky #dogsky

Y’all. My Gen Z son and his girlfriend went to their first protest today with us. There were many hundreds, maybe 1000, at the #nokings protest in our small town. His grandparents were there too. Gen Z, Gen X, and Boomers represent! I promised no face photos on social media, but here’s their sign:

I think I have my sign for tomorrow. #nokings

This will be one side of my #NoKings protest sign. #nofucKINGway Haven’t figured out the other side yet…maybe No Kings No War Or No more Stupid war Or Stop this Dumbass War Anybody have some good anti war slogans for a sign?

Chant idea for Saturday’s #NoKings protest: “No more! Stupid war!” It’s got a good cadence

I’m SUPER cool #WIPQueen

Post something trivial that makes you happy: New t-shirt! My ferry-riding, Puget Sound-loving inner geek loves this design so much

Knitting standup comedy! This dude is funny “I used to think that only old people knit. Now I realize that people who knit, grow old.” www.instagram.com/reel/DSQmfJe...

NO. Nope. Nyet. Unacceptable.

Scroll fast if you don’t want to see a spoiler for the Lyrical Knits “Believe” MKAL. The third clue is out, so I’m sharing a pic of Clue 2. I love it! Subtle it is not, in these colors anyway. #knittersofbluesky #knitsky

They were playing Concrete Blonde on the speakers at Trader Joe’s today. I have never felt more profoundly middle aged

This color detection game is addictive. The lower the score, the better I don’t know how Faine can see color this well. My lowest score was .0020, and that’s damn good What's My JND? 0.0020 Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

Rarely has a marketing idea sparked such joy ⛴️💙💚

I’m an old bat and a Susan (woman who votes)

What a story!

Boop

Scroll fast if you don’t want to see a spoiler for the Lyrical Knits “Believe” MKAL. The second clue is out, so I’m sharing a pic of Clue 1. I like it! Knitalongs are fun #knittersofblusky #knitsky

Ok #knitsky, what’s your opinion on posting progress pictures of a MKAL (mystery knitalong)? I’m knitting the latest Lyrical Knits MKAL, and I’m pretty chuffed with it. But not sure about social media posting etiquette Thoughts?

Know any students in Kitsap County Washington? Encourage them to apply for this scholarship from the League of Women Voters of Kitsap Main cities in Kitsap: Bremerton, Silverdale, Poulsbo, Kingston, Port Orchard, Bainbridge Island, Hansville

I don’t do much lace knitting. But I love this sweater pattern so much that I have knit it three times. It’s my go-to knitwear in the summer #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knittersofbluesky Pattern: Boxy Lace Tee by Churchmouse

I had my first migraine induced olfactory hallucination today. And what, dear reader, was my phantom smell? Boiled hotdog water. WTF. I haven’t boiled a hotdog in years. Migraines are weird