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Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE))

Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

Image of an emerging garden bed with brown mulch of last year’s plants, low spiny bright green, scattering of weathered conch shells.

First Spring flowers emerged today, white crocus with orange centers.

rose of france apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1900

rose of france apples, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1900

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Good for you. Anyone who points out such small variations is a sour puss.

Listening to The Guncle by #StevenRowley to keep from crying about the cruel bombing.
#BookSky #NoWars

"I Bow To The Process Of Unravelment" Art by Angela Smyth Acrylic, gouache and colored pencil on paper 2026

"I Bow To The Process Of Unravelment"
Art by Angela Smyth
Acrylic, gouache and colored pencil on paper
2026

#MenWithCats

We could’ve had real intelligent supremely qualified leadership. Breaks my heart every day.

Except my brother and SIL live on ordinary Palm Beach and they are kind, loving, and DO NOT support the orange war criminal.

macoun apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1933

macoun apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1933

YouTube video by Timothy Snyder Starting a foreign war to undo democracy.

youtube.com/shorts/jjk3l...

Based on a lifetime’s experience, I do not expect an outcome other than destruction, misery, and chaos for the people of Iran. I doubt there will be consequences for the war criminals leading the USA and Israel.
#Iran #WarCrimes #Impeach

Emergency protests against war on Iran in cities across U.S. Act Now to Stop War & End Racism

There's an emergency "Stop the War in Iran" protest kicking off in NYC at 2 pm at Times Square. www.answercoalition.org/iran/ - I'm going to head out. I've also included the list of other protests across the country.

The Waxwing pattern by Laura Aylor of Fogbound Knits is available on Ravelry.

A hand knit shawlette or scarf with a lime green triangular edging next to shades of blue green.

A hand knit shawlette or scarf with a lime green triangular edging next to shades of blue green.

Finished my Waxwing. The 757 cast on stitches transformed into the triangular edging. It was actually a quick project. Rowan Felted Tweed is a long time favorite, consequently there are always balls and scraps in my stash.
#KnitSky #Rowan #RVA

Nannie Burroughs standing

Nannie Burroughs, American educator, businesswoman, religious leader, #civilrights activist, #feminist, orator. Co-founder, Natl Assn of Colored Wmn (1896); founder + first pres, Natl Trade+Professional Sch for Wmn+Girls, Wash,DC (1909-61) #womenshistory #BlackHistoryMonth #EduSky #PolSky #BHM #woc

I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a big Carl Sagan fan but I'm super dismayed out how many people these days seem to think that Nuclear Weapons are fine. And not, you know, a completely insane way for us all to live.

My secret vice.

Why are there tall chimneys?

3 for 4 rows is a good rule of thumb.

If you have picked up too many or too few, frogging the button band takes no time and you will know the correct number of stitches to pick up.

Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home.

14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.

Vietnam was my first war. Going to college near New York City and my family in DC. I attended many demonstrations, some weekly, even got arrested once. Protesting against the Draft was frequent.
I have been having trouble sleeping with the prospect of the US going on another killing spree in Iran.

Wish there was Alt text.

Print of a sitting figure, crossed legged on the floor, with a child in their arms

Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945), German artist who worked with painting, printmaking and sculpture and was known for her self portraits and depictions of the effects of poverty, hunger and war on the working classes #womensart

The Other Red Hat (You'll like this one better)

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Tonight Russia appears to be target residential communities. Many drones and missiles have hit houses and apartments. I've read of only one hit on civic infrastructure.

IOW, Russia's aim tonight is to destroy homes.

Embroidery on a turquoise background with images of a goldfish, flowers and circular bands in white leading to two skull like Japanese heads

Haunted Pond, 2015 by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici who creates embroideries that often show magical, surreal worlds #womensart

Dang. Quit WP months ago so can’t get past the paywall.

Love the sound. Heard it often before I moved. Now, not so often.