Rachael Kvapil

Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.

Fixed it.

When good friends 🧡 have your back.

And MAGA wear their hats in supermarkets saying they would LOVE if I would made Nachos con Carne for them. And I'm thinking, "Bitch, I'm the one you're trying to deport even though my family has been here for generations." Lord, give me strength. I don't want to get kicked out of Fred Meyer again.

Maroon basketweave knit panel for poncho.

22 inches of 172 stitches in a basketweave pattern finally complete. Doesn't look like much folded up, but this is the back panel of the poncho I hope to complete by the end of the year. Today I start the same pattern all over again to knit a 20 inch panel for the front.

I used to hate Mondays until @garyvee.com posed the question, "What if I told you this was your last Monday morning of your life. Would you still complain about it?" Of course I wouldn't! Now, I take a deep breath and exhale. Let's tackle today with as much energy as our other favorite days!

A huge turnout at our Thursday Tracking and Trailing training session. Double the numbers from earlier this summer. A few are trying for their certifications this evening and a few are learning how to set track for the first time. Sunny and warm. Only a few weeks away from the August trial!

"You lose a chunk of your humanity every time you compromise your values" (Harrison Wells - The Flash)

This spring, I took a beginning sewing class from Seamwork. Sounds crazy considering I've sewn my own clothes for years. I sewed this linen dayrobe. So lightweight! So summertime! And it has GIANT pockets!

BTW, there were quite a few tips & techniques learned in that class. Worth the tuition.

BIG MILESTONE! Java and I passed our TD Certification for tracking and trailing. We have earned 4 vouchers to officially enter official competitions. Lots of stuff to work on, but that is all for another day. Tonight we celebrate will sweet potatoes, cookies, and happiness!

I told them to come find you on Bluesky!

Seriously when Noem 2.0 showed up on the scene, I was like how TF have I never seen this woman before?

Well, we could tell MAGA that it's an exclusive club that needs a red hat to enter. That won't make me sad.

If you ask my friend, she says it's that I don't know how to male tea properly🤣
Honestly, these wankers (is that the right term?) Have been watching too much Fox News with their American counterparts.

Take off from Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, Alaska scheduled for later this morning.

After a full week of training, doggie play dates, and classes, Java is TIRED! But it's the weekend! I'm sure a few hours rest and she'll be good to go in the morning.

New Post on Feed Dawg Sewing Blog: In Memoriam of JoAnn Fabrics.

Fairbanks, Alaska is losing it last fashion fabric store. And while most of my fabric shopping has been online for several years, I still find it necessary to say goodbye to JoAnn Fabrics before the close their doors forever.

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Trump is just mad that he was never this cool.

Especially in Prudhoe Bay!

Yeah, we're above the 1,200 foot elevation line. You can stand by a sign down the road and watch the weather difference on either side.

I babysit a poodle who has given me that look more times than not.

As I say every year, you can't call it Spring in Fairbanks until after May 15th.

Same. I was like, because of course he is and then oh wait, it's the Onion.

Today's AKC Scent Work trial results: 1st Place in Novice-A Exteriors, 2nd Place in Novice-A Interiors, and 2nd Place in Novice-A Containers. No Qualifying in Buried, but I better understand the issue. One more bright and early trial day tomorrow and then Scent Work Seminar on Monday.

Our residential cybertruck was around today. I finally saw the driver. This old dude in carhartts and a cap. 🤣

"That plain little turtle below in the stack,
That plain little turtle whose name was just Mack,
Decided he'd taken enough. And he had.
And that plain little lad got a bit mad.
And that plain little Mack did a plain little thing.
He burped!
And his burp shook the throne of the king!" Dr. Seuss

Well, if you're like me, I'm considered leftist by American standards, but rather conservative by Norwegian standards. Apparently, their version of conservative is far more liberal in America than our liberals.

As long as he doesn't pardon his atrocious fashion sense. That crime is too heinous to forgive.

Don't say the bar can't get lower because Republicans always find a way. It's like a dare to them.

Grape bricks: The sneaky Prohibition treat, in Alaska and elsewhere An early Vino Sano advertisement called it a “kick in a brick,” adding that the buyer needed only water and “14 days patience.”

I've always been upfront that my dream retirement is running moonshine in some post-apocalyptic nation. But when my husband sent me this, I had to ask him exactly how post-apocalyptic he expected the world to get.

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