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After a gestation period longer than an elephant’s, I’m proud to announce the arrival of a Queen size blanket! 30 different squares with a seed stitch border! Squares are from a book called “60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares” from Cascade Yarns. #knit #knitsky

My sweet Rocky enjoying a summer stroll.

The Bright Sword, Lev Grossman

Okay, hear me out: the reason the second Trump Administration is slashing scientific research is to prevent the arrival of the time traveler who prevented the first Trump Administration.

Wishing you a quick recovery!

My beautiful girl, Scout! #Caturday

7 months old Rocky, who brings joy more often than not.

Took my granddaughters to an educational animal show at the Library yesterday. 3 year old was very excited to tell her Mom about the snakes and the bunny but sadly reported; “there was no Unicorn.” #grandkids #library

Beautiful! Here’s one I did for my granddaughter several years ago.

#NOKINGSDAY Big turnout in Plymouth,MA

Thank you! I’m using seed stitch for the borders.

I’ve been working on this blanket for over 2 years but getting close to the end. Square patterns from a book “60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares” 😂 #knitsky #WIP

Wow! That’s beautiful! I don’t I’ve ever seen anything like it. Is there a pattern?

So excited about our new Puppy! We got Rocky at The Hotel for Homeless Dogs in Cumberland,RI. Everyone we worked with was really wonderful and I’m so grateful for everything they do! #rescuedog

Plymouth, MA too!

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005) was the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties. “If they don’t offer you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair”.

Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adam’s (1918-2002). First African-American woman become an officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Her work as the commanding officer of the 6888th in WWII is the subject of the excellent historical novel, Sisters in Arms by Kaia Anderson. #BlackHistoryMonth

Henry Aaron (1934-2021) Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. #BlackHistoryMonth

Octavia Butler, 1947-2006. Award winning Science Fiction. Her novel, Kindred, is one of my all time favorite books. #BlackHistoryMonth

Tennis legend Althea Gibson was a champion ahead of her time: ‘Nothing to lose’ In 1956, Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win a Grand Slam title when she took the French Championships.

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Dr Joycelyn Elders, MD (born 1933). The first Black American and second woman to hold the post of Surgeon General of the United States, 1993-1994. #BlackHistoryMonth

Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies - The Boston Globe Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group were the nation’s first Black military pilots.

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Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, died October 24, 2005) Civil Rights activist. Her refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus helped begin the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama and contributed to the growth of the civil rights movement in the United States. #BlackHistoryMonth

Alice Walker, born 1944. Writer. First African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for her wonderful novel The Color Purple. #BlackHistoryMonth

Mary McLeod Bethune 1875-1956. Advisor to four United States presidents, and an internationally recognized leader in struggle for civil, women's, and human rights. #BlackHistoryMonth