Valarie

Me this week

The opening reception for this show is April 24! Come see us that evening and chat with local artists who love fiber ❤️

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Last day of Women’s History Month, so I have to get one more lesson in!

Toad DID look funny in his bathing suit 😅

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I’m going through WPA posters in the Library of Congress for another project, and came across this PSA.

“Hey Jim, we need you to design a poster that tells people syphilis is curable!”

“…okay but I’m gonna put dinosaurs on it.”

“Whatever man, just make sure it’s relevant.”

I think what is making everyone so angry isn’t just the cowardice of Senate Democrats, it’s their cowardice in comparison to the random normal person who runs for school board to oust a Moms for Liberty freak

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Basically, in addition to demonizing breastfeeding in order to sell more formula, they have more recently used expensive lawyers to bully local governments into giving them water usage.

🔔 Measles case confirmed in Michigan. Exposure may have occurred at the locations below. This is especially dangerous for kids who have not had the MMR vaccine.

This is specific to Michigan residents, because Nestle purchased water rights in Michigan for basically nothing and is now selling us back that water in plastic bottles. Let me see if I can track down that source.

More than 75K bottles of popular coffee creamer recalled: See brand, flavors Danone issued the voluntary recall after the company received "complaints of spoilage and illness," according to the FDA.

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Unfortunate that I’m getting my recall info at random, but for anyone who drinks Int’l Delight! I always do because we’re still boycotting Nestle.

Okay who wants to run for Senate in Michigan and won’t capitulate to fascists on a regular basis? That’s my only bar and I’ll be working on your campaign.

At the very least, everyone please wear masks on public transit like planes. We do not need this outbreak sweeping the country!

Measles Cases and Outbreaks Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly

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If measles appears in your state, I would recommend masking in public consistently again. I know many immunocompromised people never stopped masking, but measles is one of the most contagious diseases, persisting in the air even after an infected person leaves.

Why vote for any budget at all when Musk can just decide to stop all funds?

Picture of police guarding a Tesla dealership.

Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

I guarantee you they are miserable in real life too. Imagine being so dissatisfied with yourself, even after plastic surgery and multiple partners bearing your children, that you feel the need to work “120 hour” drug-fueled weeks just to ruin other people’s lives. Misery loves company.

These two pieces will be on sale at Posterity Gallery in Grosse Pointe for the rest of the month, as part of their #PortraitParlor exhibition!

Where can we watch?

Then watch the documentary “Recorder” to learn about the largest single donation to the archive!

If you haven’t seen The Wiz, I hope Cynthia Erivo’s performance just now convinces you! My wife and I have been arguing for years about whether our child should see The Wiz or Wizard of Oz first…as a result he has seen neither 🤣

Timothee Chamolet cannot pull of that suit, I’m sorry
#Oscars

I wouldn’t show up. Select someone rational to give a state of the union and we’ll all watch that instead.

I wish I could tell President Zelensky how sorry I am that he was treated like that. Watching that debacle had the air of when your kid misbehaves for company. Like, I know you’re a twerp to ME, but please don’t act like that when we have people over! 😩

In the nick of time for the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth - Bessie Coleman ❤️ She was such an inspirational, determined woman. And of course we love a legendary aviator in this house.

Made of scrap/remnant fabric and a thrifted vintage frame!

Um aren’t y’all understaffed already?

I’m not flying until Musk is totally out of the FAA’s business. I hope airlines’ stock goes down so they might actually put some pressure on the government to knock it off.

Sounds like I’m going to try believing in astrology!

My heart goes out to the family of this child. It’s terrible that a vaccine-preventable disease is already running rampant again. Please vaccinate your children on schedule.

Today’s #FiberuaryChallenge is “where in the world.” A lot of people are posting travel photos and fiber festivals, but I don’t have that kind of money 😅 Here’s one of the first quilts I made; flags to represent my heritage! Terrible photo quality because it was at least ten years ago.

A pair of light blue mittens, laying next to each other to showcase the pattern. One side has a snowflake motif in white, while the other side has a bird design.

The same pair of mittens pictured in the dark. The white yarn of the snowflake and bird designs glows a bright green.

Today’s #FiberuaryChallenge is Handmade Gifts. Creating things for my family is my favorite hobby! Below are some mittens I knit for my mom - the white yarn glows in the dark.