The reason a lot of white people can operate in the privilege of a comment like “we used to be able to have dissenting opinions & now they break friendships” is because the people of color in the room had to be silent in order to remain in the room safely.

Went to visit Grandma in hospital for her leg/hip surgery. She may not remember any of her family (or what happened 2mins ago) but she’s strong as ever.

In other news, my offspring is trying to be a good friend/influence & making me so proud (despite his friends having less than stellar parents)

BREAKING: The number of jobs created in August has been revised from 54,000 down to -3,000.

Very dementia (nearly 89yr old) Grandma fell & broke her leg. Moved her to a hospital in my town (1.5hrs away from her home facility) to attempt surgery tomorrow. Lots of (confusing) emotions during this “the veil is thinning” time of year. 😢

September 2025 is over, but here’s what went right... How’d you make the planet better?

Normalize just posting a recipe with no backstory at all.

A 6qt crockpot filled to the brim with sliced sweet onions

Turns out.. my crockpot holds 6lbs of sliced onions. And after 14+ hours, I had considerably LESS volume of caramelized onions

Weight-gain probably just cycle-related, face spot is just a sign of aging & likely genetic (not concerning), and desk clean out due to mis-match and people who claim to want “change” but actively work against it.

But my yarn is super damn pretty!

What a rollercoaster these last 7days have been. Was down 10lbs in weight-loss on Monday, but then up 4lbs during the week, went to Derm on Fri to check spot on face, and now I’m sitting in the parking lot, knitting, while my partner clears out his desk at work…

10lbs down, 40 to go!

Close up of a floor loom, dressed with black cotton warp, and orange cotton weft. There’s a clear space between the 9th & 10th warp threads where I skipped a space on the reed, but overall a Halloween-esque look pain weave is coming together.

Learning new things = making new mistakes.

But at least I finally (sorta/barely) figured out how to get a warp onto the loom.

#NewWeaver #NewHobby #FiberArts

Spent the holiday weekend rearranging my Craftice (Craft Room + Office) to try & fit my “new” floor loom. Ended up peer-pressuring myself into painting which made the process take 3x as long.

Of course now I can confirm. I have no idea how to get the yarn on the loom 🤣 but my room is cozy!

Started a (new) weight loss journey by joining Noom (non-medication) on 7/21. This morning I’m officially down 5lbs. It’s not much yet, but it’s the right direction! #SmallScaleVictories #TheySayPostingHelpsWithAccountability

My 5th & final skein of #TourDeFleece2025 (only a week late).

The colors are so bright & vibrant 😍

Ply Time: 56mins
Approx 138yds of an overspun dk/sport weight chainply.

My work buddy this morning 🖤😻

Stage 17:
Spin Time: 0

Today I was swamped with work, the had a chiro appointment followed by KnitNight, then the grocery, before returning home to finish some work. It was also mid/high 80s when I got home so the idea of spinning was just WAY low.

Stage 16:
Spin Time: 1hr 22mins

Made it past the 1/2 way point with this 4oz fiber. Already decided to chain ply it to try and preserve the bright color separation.

#TourDeFleece2025

(Behind on posting)

Stage 15 (Sunday) of #TourDeFleece2025 I managed to spin about 1/4ish of my “spooky theme” fiber before having to go do some social things

Spin Time: 1hr 18mins

Yesterday (Monday) was the 2nd/final Rest Day of the men’s Tour! #HomeStretch

Word is D.C. ran out of black Sharpies after Pam Bondi ordered 1,000 FBI agents to sift through 100,000 pages of Epstein files, just to flag any mention of Trump’s name. /s

Fiber 5 of my #TourDeFleece2025 is this “spooky”/halloweenie feeling 4oz braid of BFL!

Something we already know: The set of men who visited Epstein’s rape island and the set of artificial intelligence promoters intersect quite heavily.

Stage 13-
Spin Time: 1hr 52min

Stage 14-
Spin Time: 1hr 5min
Ply Time: 1hr 29min

Finished yarn 4 of my #TourDeFleece2025

Approx 231yds of a Sport-ish weight yarn!

Afternoon kitty nap time… gosh I wish I could join them!

Stage 11 (Wed): Spin Time: 54mins
Stage 12 (Thurs): Spin Time: 1hr 27mins.

I have almost 1/2 of this fiber spun up.

Spinning on the porch in the evening is nice (when it’s not hot out), but makes it hard to take progress pics since it gets too dark so I have to wait until the next day.

Fiber #4 of the Tour is an 80/20 superwash Merino/nylon blend I picked up at my first Michigan Fiber Fest in 2023

#TourDeFleece2025

Stage 10:

Plied together the nylon yarn. Definitely turned out more “patriotic” than “sunset to dusk” in the coloring.

Ply Time: 56mins
Approx 125 (pre-soaked) yards of a RIDICULOUSLY strong sport weight yarn.

Super looking forward to the Rest Day tomorrow!

#TourDeFleece2025

Stage 9:

Turns out this 2oz bit was all nylon, with a long staple-length which was a very new experience.

I was able to get the singles all spun up, so I can just ply them together tomorrow.. which I’m heavily resisting doing tonight 🤞🏻

Spin Time: 2hrs 47mins

#TourDeFleece2025

My 2nd finished yarn of #TourDeFleece2025

Approx 338 (pre-soaked) yards of fingering weight yarn… and it only took like 10ish hours 😅

Stage 8 is done, but I’m WIPED!

Spin Time: 2hr 32min
Ply Time: 2hr 56min

I WILL be taking a break for the rest of the night, and it can get hanked up & prettified tomorrow morning!

#TourDeFleece2025