Mona

2 + 2 = 4

LA DODGERS just now:

“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”

Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.

Handknit pattern sale!

New patterns in my shops, including these!

Our universe is ineffable and it is an honour to be a able to comprehend even the tiniest of processes that make it all work. It/we/nature are truly breathtakingly awesome. It is enough.

Amazing!!

Blue and green strpes of knitting form the background to a white pattern of fir trees, mountains and a moose. There is a decorative band running across the middle and a lot of orange stitch markers along the needle edge.

Another wip for #ShowMeYourKnits, this time a very colourful Moose and mountains by @bunnymuff.bsky.social. Nearly finished clue 4... 🧶

It's so sad and empty and tired...what are those puppy adverts on the screens? At least some of those old school super baddie rulers created great art, music, libraries, museums, universities, and architecture - sure, through the suffering of people -if you're going to be bad, do something with it.

cat on wool

Amen
Do better teaching your sons how to be good people, good men, good citizens.
Take the game systems away
Encourage them to socialize
Clamp down hard on bullying and misogyny
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rich...

‘We’re gonna arrest your tail’: House Speaker berates detained Palestinian activist — but won’t point to a crime Republican Mike Johnson painted Mahmoud Khalil as a “mastermind” of Columbia University protests, while some Democrats decried his arrest by ICE as an

The First Amendment does not allow the government to retaliate against anyone for their speech.

If Speaker Johnson needs a reminder, we're happy to send him a pocket Constitution.

new knit pattern - Frances Perkins shawl

YouTube video by Cracked The Evil Queen In Snow White Was Never The Real Villain

youtube.com/shorts/_Egd7...

Frances Perkins shawl, Five Sisters Farm natural Shetland wool yarn from our sheep. Amazing design by @bunnymuff.bsky.social

#knitknitknit

One month into the second Trump presidency, we've already taken action to protect:

✅ birthright citizenship
✅ due process for immigrants
✅ the right to asylum
✅ gender-affirming care
✅ passport access for trans people
✅ data privacy

And we’re just getting started.

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see

Take a moment for yourself...and then regroup...

Adore chickens? You may need a chicken hat!
New Viola Smith chicken hat pattern (pattern in linktree)

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

One of my actual kidlets is autistic and I am no where near an expert! Who are these mad people in charge?

Popped out for a few minutes to enjoy the snow! (It got all the way up to 22F for a couple hours)
Keep warm, my loves!

If you enjoyed Falloween stocking, find the new Winter Whimsy stocking pattern.
(Thank you bluestew!)

Incredible to see a president tanking the world’s economy simply because he doesn’t understand it and is too dedicated to belligerent posturing to learn

📸 Random Latest Mars Rover Photo 📸

🚀 Rover: Curiosity
📷 Camera: NAV_RIGHT_B

Explore the Red Planet! 🪐

Photo Credit: NASA's Mars Rovers

#Mars #Space #Astronomy #RedPlanet

Frances Perkins mkal has begun!
This is a big colourwork shawl design and I am hosting a knit along on ravelry and patreon (free to all to join the mkal chat). The pattern is 1.00 through the 6 weeks of clue releases. Pattern on ravelry.

Ooo beautiful already!!

New pattern in my ravelry and payhip shops!

Still a bit snowy here!