One of my grandparents was Trans- Her ex wife made sure sis & I had a relationship w her . And mom made sure she was included cause she was her parent. Fond memories of Aunt Jan.

As a Wisconsinite- this is the WI I grew up in. Sacrilegious with that idiot in a cheesehead.

Tan’s visibility day 🏳️‍⚧️ - Trans folks have always been around and part of our families like one of my grandparents who transitioned in the 1950s. And yes I knew how she was related to me at a young age. I didn’t care- she had horses & books. Also she got chickadees to eat out of your hand

I work at a archaeological collection facility and just determined that the collection has almost tripled in size PLUS I have fully documented all artifacts in every box (into a single db) plus most docs and photos in 11yrs. Should note some of those years I had part time help

Is Kelsey going to have a “nutrition shop” as her next venture? Ya know when she’s bored of the RV

One thing I don’t like seeing is well so so must have voted for this so no sympathy. I get it but also don’t jump to conclusions? Cause this veteran did NOT vote for the orange stain-muskrat administration. (This particular veteran is a colleague of mine)

I will tell you he didn’t- I know him, worked w him. He’s no GOP supporter of any kind

Reganomics caused my parents to never vote GOP again… it took years for my parents to be stable. We did the reduced lunch program, government cheese, milk powder, ya know poor people shit. Also why dad started a garden that became an obsession

Back side of crowd- one holding a sign “hate has no home here” in rainbow lettering on black background. Includes various hands holding hearts representing flags that reflect BLM LGBTQIA+ peace and USA flag

Day 14 #fiberuarychallange “love” - sign speaks for itself #50501protest

Collection of cat toys on an orange toned parkay floor

Day 13 for #fiberuarychallenge “favorite “- the cat’s favorites. Canvas/felt fish toys I randomly picked are Taters, spuds will steal plastic lids and plays fetch w pompom & twisty from coffee bags. Cinder lives for springs

Grey meshed metal cart with various fabric bags placed on the side of an oversized blue chair on a tan sisal carpet

Catch up with #fiberuarychallenge day 12 “unfinished business “- cart by my chair has various status of projects, active, leftovers waiting to be put away, changed mind… cart I found by my complex’s dumpster- washed some metal bending, almost good as new

Boomerang shaped knitted shawl in progress; end is Kelly green with next block is variegated green, red and black which also includes red beads. Cake of yarn is sitting next to it showing a section of red and variegated red and black

Day 11 of #fiberuarychallenge “texture”- Decided this shawl will become a representation of the “ugly holiday sweater” but shawl. Plan on adding stuff to the green area and the solid red area- that part has not been planned out quite yet

Upper portion of a deciduous tree line with dreary winter grey sky

Day 10 of #fiberuarychallenge “mood board”- it’s cold damp dreary grey out. Not even pretty white snow. Fits one of a major moods these days (the other is rage & spite)

If ever in the area of Petersburg VA - the US Army Women’s is a good museum, highly recommend plus has a separate display on Lt Col Adams, one of two people of Ft Gregg-Adams name (also is Netflix movie, no idea if the movie is good)

Skein of blue yarn with bright pops of orange pink purple and yellow with a tortie cat inspecting on a faux fur background

Back track to day 6 of #fiberuarychallenge “pop of color”- just got this skein today from colleague since she wanted it to go a good home and coincidentally I will be test knitting & this yarn may be used

Pile of tan/taupe rugs on an orange toned parlay floor

And day 9 for #fiberuarychallenge “Sunday funday” is not usually fun persay? It’s cleaning (& attempt of laundry but someone was doing a years worth today? #apartmentliving)

Brown tabby belly up and stretched out across a human lap and blue chair

Day 8 “lay flat fun” cat version for #fiberuarychallenge. Look at the floofy tater belly

Variety of off white carved shell buttons displayed on a yellow-green / blue-green knitted lace section

Day 7 (day 6 has not been done yet) #fiberuarychallenge “mood booster”. Pretty buttons are a mood booster, shell buttons are from a friends stash that I’m going to use on this scarf cowl thing for her. Knitting is my sorta escape and I’m at a point that I have enough knits so sharing

Knitted sock in progress that is bright yellow with pink colorwork dots on top of a smart phone on a white counter. Ball of pink/yellow/purple striping yarn is to one side

Day 5 of #fiberuarychallenge “works in progress “. Socks for sis while calling reps #sandinthegears

Day 4 of #fiberuarychallange “inspiration “
All the fed workers that are doing their damndest against the musk driven facism/crony capitalism

#fiberurarychallange - missed an e above.
Ornament was made by b-i-l’s business partner w sister creative input. We are that type of family. It came w money too cause dental stuff is expensive

Steel food dishes one wider with two types of wet food and smaller one with brown kibble within a bamboo tray on a brown placemat. All on top of an orange & yellow woven rug

#fiberuarychallenge day 3 “Monday morning “
Like all mornings- it’s mostly driven by cats, they need food, litter cleaned, toy fish tossed (taters), pets in the sink (spuds), demands for lap time (cinder)

Laser etched wooden ornament with “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth/ Tiffany 2024” with a open mouth and two front teeth

#fiberuarychallang day 2 “looking forward “ - well that’s a hard one as of late isn’t it? But I’ll go with having a full set of teeth again? Had to have one front removed due to bone disintegration (car accident when I was kid plus bad genetics) so going the implant route

Fem presenting gal holding a large tabby cat wearing Kenough white t-shirt multi colored silk skirt and floral low top canvas shoes. Pic taken in front of a mirror hanging on the back of a door

Decided to do #fiberuary here started by Creative Cici (via Instagram). Day one is “hi”
I describe myself as a spinster cat lady. I balance between liking outside and being a hermit. Knitting helps w the hermiting. Day job as my handle states, I’m a curator of archaeological materials

Another reason why AOC is great, also when she’s in DC, should wander down to Fibre Space in Alexandria.

Hey y’all may want to check your fb feed- something is up. Posting a lot of click bait articles

Overview of a an old cemetery edged by large trees and backs of people walking up a dirt road. There is a large cross monument marker in the center, large vertical markers in the foreground. Partially cloudy with a brilliant blue sky

What I did today- helped at a historic black cemetery. Had been neglected for years but slowly been peeling back years of overgrowth. Local university has been mapping found graves. Should note only couple hours south of DC- was not that cold.

Big brown tabby looking at camera with a smaller tortie cat who is partially hugging the tabby cat on a grey desk chair with two knitted pillows that look like pieces of wood and blue and green crocheted afghan

Brown tabby cat stretched out on a orange and blue nylon blanket blissfully unaware of the world beyond

I’m back to how I felt about the government 20+ years ago pre Iraq invasion. Didn’t see the usefulness of protests etc. Fed govt doesn’t give a shit bout us, cept now it’s even worse. I’m not going to do nothing of course but it’ll be local/community based.
And cats as pallet cleanser

Edge of woods with fresh snow at early dawn. Sky is pinkish grey and an inch of snow is sticking to the tree limbs

Quietness during and after a snowfall is something I always appreciate. It’s a distinct quiet.

So decided to be winter in central VA. Last two winters haven’t been wintery and this Wisconsinite didn’t mind. It’s cold and possibly more snow this wknd.