Cate
@cateknit.bsky.social
Birthright citizen as of October 1945. NonChristian Golden Rule practitioner. 🇺🇦Living in the 💙 bubble of Richmond VA. Knitter. If you only repost, I will not follow back.
I never reply to DMs 🧶 #blue #knitter #KnitSky 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #BLM #Reparations
I never reply to DMs 🧶 #blue #knitter #KnitSky 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #BLM #Reparations
Post surgery rehab is hard work. Not only physical but emotional. Asking for help to accomplish something as basic as putting on my shoes. The aides are patient and understanding.
This place is not in the least bit fancy. My window view is bright white on a snowy day.
This place is not in the least bit fancy. My window view is bright white on a snowy day.
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Post surgery rehab is hard work. Not only physical but emotional. Asking for help to accomplish something as basic as putting on my shoes. The aides are patient and understanding.
This place is not in the least bit fancy. My window view is bright white on a snowy day.
This place is not in the least bit fancy. My window view is bright white on a snowy day.
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Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller & his white supremacist rhetoric — it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany—"
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ilhan Omar: "When I think about Stephen Miller & his white supremacist rhetoric — it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany—"
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Kyiv tomorrow:
rolling power outages –
7 hours without electricity,
3.5 hours with it.
Then repeat.
Just a reminder for the world of what russia does.
rolling power outages –
7 hours without electricity,
3.5 hours with it.
Then repeat.
Just a reminder for the world of what russia does.
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kyiv tomorrow:
rolling power outages –
7 hours without electricity,
3.5 hours with it.
Then repeat.
Just a reminder for the world of what russia does.
rolling power outages –
7 hours without electricity,
3.5 hours with it.
Then repeat.
Just a reminder for the world of what russia does.
Today’s lunch. Salt, sugar, carbs. I couldn’t eat it. A friend brought me some Peruvian blueberries and plain greek yogurt.
I realize I participated in food waste and ate out of season not local fruit.
I realize I participated in food waste and ate out of season not local fruit.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today’s lunch. Salt, sugar, carbs. I couldn’t eat it. A friend brought me some Peruvian blueberries and plain greek yogurt.
I realize I participated in food waste and ate out of season not local fruit.
I realize I participated in food waste and ate out of season not local fruit.
On a new adventure. Had my left hip revision on Monday, a truly BIG DEAL. So I am here spending my first night in a skilled nursing facility.
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
On a new adventure. Had my left hip revision on Monday, a truly BIG DEAL. So I am here spending my first night in a skilled nursing facility.
Just had a visit from a Dog on Call here at vcu Hospital. What a pleasure. I was feeling a bit dow about my lack of progress. No more.
Center for Human-Animal Interaction - Virginia Commonwealth University
chai.vcu.edu
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just had a visit from a Dog on Call here at vcu Hospital. What a pleasure. I was feeling a bit dow about my lack of progress. No more.
Mochimochiland patterns are guaranteed to make you smile. I have made many and plan to make more. The Drool Runnings pattern is now available separately when you make a purchase. My problem is deciding which one. #KnitSky #Smile
Introducing the 2025 Mochimochi Land holiday pattern: Drool Runnings! 🐶❄️
For now, this pattern is available as a kit only—you get the pattern and all the yarn, stuffing, and pipe cleaners you need to knit a sled and two pups, Santa hats and all.
mochimochiland.com/product/droo...
For now, this pattern is available as a kit only—you get the pattern and all the yarn, stuffing, and pipe cleaners you need to knit a sled and two pups, Santa hats and all.
mochimochiland.com/product/droo...
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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This ro hitoe shibori-patterned kimono employs a striking vertical stripe pattern punctuated by circular flower medallions that create a rhythmic visual cadence across the textile's surface. There is extraordinary technical complexity of the shibori work. 1926-1940, Japan
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This ro hitoe shibori-patterned kimono employs a striking vertical stripe pattern punctuated by circular flower medallions that create a rhythmic visual cadence across the textile's surface. There is extraordinary technical complexity of the shibori work. 1926-1940, Japan
I would be happy to never see the two words Black Friday ever again.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I would be happy to never see the two words Black Friday ever again.
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Winning the youth vote since 2004.
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Winning the youth vote since 2004.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
Why aren’t they all standing on the table chowing down?
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate, especially to their #greyhounds!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Why aren’t they all standing on the table chowing down?
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This kimono showcases the sophisticated artistry of shibori, a traditional resist-dyeing technique that creates intricate patterns through various methods of binding, stitching, and manipulating fabric before dyeing. 1868-1900, Japan
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This kimono showcases the sophisticated artistry of shibori, a traditional resist-dyeing technique that creates intricate patterns through various methods of binding, stitching, and manipulating fabric before dyeing. 1868-1900, Japan
It has been a rough week. This afternoon my sister’s Whippet Spyder, 15, incontinent, dementia, tumor, was euthanized as he lay in my lap. It felt as if I was losing Annie all over again. Her dogs were always such an important part of her life.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It has been a rough week. This afternoon my sister’s Whippet Spyder, 15, incontinent, dementia, tumor, was euthanized as he lay in my lap. It felt as if I was losing Annie all over again. Her dogs were always such an important part of her life.
Last night in my dream I told someone I wore a purple leather miniskirt in the 1960s. (I think I actually did.) The startled response was,”what are you - 90?”
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Last night in my dream I told someone I wore a purple leather miniskirt in the 1960s. (I think I actually did.) The startled response was,”what are you - 90?”
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Further Seattle commentary: the only way to end car dependency is to make driving so miserable that walking/biking/PT are more pleasant options regardless of weather and distance. Seattle rivals only SF and NYC on this metric.
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Further Seattle commentary: the only way to end car dependency is to make driving so miserable that walking/biking/PT are more pleasant options regardless of weather and distance. Seattle rivals only SF and NYC on this metric.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.
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A beautiful photo of autumn in Richmond, VA, taken at Maymont #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #photography #leaves #autumn #rva
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A beautiful photo of autumn in Richmond, VA, taken at Maymont #eastcoastkin #bloomscrolling #photography #leaves #autumn #rva
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This chef is bringing fine dining to a #Toronto food bank
A private chef is cooking up gourmet dishes for clients at the Fort York Food Bank using ingredients that would normally go to waste.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
A private chef is cooking up gourmet dishes for clients at the Fort York Food Bank using ingredients that would normally go to waste.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
This chef is bringing fine dining to a Toronto food bank
A private chef is cooking up gourmet dishes for clients at the Fort York Food Bank using ingredients that would normally go to waste.
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This chef is bringing fine dining to a #Toronto food bank
A private chef is cooking up gourmet dishes for clients at the Fort York Food Bank using ingredients that would normally go to waste.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
A private chef is cooking up gourmet dishes for clients at the Fort York Food Bank using ingredients that would normally go to waste.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
I have never been interested in sports and am not going to change now. Scrolling past all the posts about teams and players was really annoying. Then I remembered I can Mute accounts.
I also dislike cartoonish images of young women with big breasts tiny waists and big butts. Mute again.
#Grumpy
I also dislike cartoonish images of young women with big breasts tiny waists and big butts. Mute again.
#Grumpy
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I have never been interested in sports and am not going to change now. Scrolling past all the posts about teams and players was really annoying. Then I remembered I can Mute accounts.
I also dislike cartoonish images of young women with big breasts tiny waists and big butts. Mute again.
#Grumpy
I also dislike cartoonish images of young women with big breasts tiny waists and big butts. Mute again.
#Grumpy
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Aida Overton Walker (1880 -1914), US vaudeville performer, known as 'Queen of the Cake Walk', after a 1900s dance craze. The Cake Walk, originally performed by enslaved people, mocked slave owners & high society #womensart
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Aida Overton Walker (1880 -1914), US vaudeville performer, known as 'Queen of the Cake Walk', after a 1900s dance craze. The Cake Walk, originally performed by enslaved people, mocked slave owners & high society #womensart
Last night I dreamed I was hanging with a friend while she was using a simple home made press.
O is for Owl Service from my linocut #folkhorroralphabet inspired by the 1967 novel by Alan Garner which he adapted from Welsh folklore. There’s a television series from 1969 which holds up surprisingly well.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Last night I dreamed I was hanging with a friend while she was using a simple home made press.
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Grace Hartigan (1922-2008), “Oranges No. 1 (Black Crows)” (1952), oil on paper, 85.1 x 112.4 cm.
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Grace Hartigan (1922-2008), “Oranges No. 1 (Black Crows)” (1952), oil on paper, 85.1 x 112.4 cm.