Mary

Obscenely purple streetlamp caused by a bulb defect. They’re dotted all over the state, some areas are all purple

I sometimes see people lamenting about how the new LED streetlights look vs. the old sodium ones. Come to North Carolina where we have defective purple ones

Idle Mountain Thoughts One set of my grandparents lived just over the Virginia line, not too far from the real Mayberry, aka Mount Airy. They had about thirty acres of rolling hills and part of a river. One time in 2006 …

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Second knitting project done, a tri-color striped scarf in green, pink and burgundy

Striped scarf o’clock #knitsky

Thank you :) and I would definitely agree with that! There’s so much that can only be learned through repetition

Hahah it is awesome. I woke up the next day after making a lot of progress and I was like where did that scarf come from??

I love that place! Being able to drive over there was one of the few highlights of living in Albany for a year lol

Black cat in a scarf. He is not pleased

And a model who did not sign up for this. He has been freed

Wearing my first knitting project, red scarf

Close up of stitching

I finished my scraggly scarf. It’s crazy to me the difference in my stitches from just the beginning to end of this project #knitsky

Black cat being a tiny angel with his paws draped over my hand

This little buddy had to go to the doctor today

Thank you! And the color is called rhubarb red :) I worked on it a ton today and it’s about three feet long now, I’m excited to finish and start a new project with all that I learned

A pilot g10 specifically when it’s about to run out of ink is the best pen

Thank you!

Beginner knitting progress! Red knitted rows

Picked up knitting needles for the first time ever three days ago and now I have the beginnings of a scraggly scarf! Trying to stick with it and learn as I go after starting over like four times, haha. #knitsky

Typewritten list of books, mostly Iris Murdoch. Haha

I made a list of books I read in 2025

Algernon Blackwood is awesome!

#writing #fiction #shortstory

The Ghost of Johnny 8-Ball Clear spring water rushed over Francine’s toes. Summer had finally arrived, yet the mornings were still cool enough for the fat worms and frogs to laze about on the muddy bank. On the other side of…

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