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@pixel39.bsky.social
Medievalist, painter, sewist, cook, occasional musician, nerd. Inveterate crafter. Genderqueer/genderfluid. Not quite a crazy cat person, but not for lack of trying. They/them.
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@pixel39.bsky.social
· Dec 3
W-O-L. That spells Owl.
Also I determined that my clogs give me foot cramps. Wonder if there's anyone in town that can resole them (again).
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Also I determined that my clogs give me foot cramps. Wonder if there's anyone in town that can resole them (again).
We have a visitor! 🪶
This is right outside the home office, about ten feet from the house. She would really love to know where the tasty sparrows all went.
This is right outside the home office, about ten feet from the house. She would really love to know where the tasty sparrows all went.
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
We have a visitor! 🪶
This is right outside the home office, about ten feet from the house. She would really love to know where the tasty sparrows all went.
This is right outside the home office, about ten feet from the house. She would really love to know where the tasty sparrows all went.
What to do, what to do. Errands, before it snows, I think. I can wrangle recycling and trash tomorrow.
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
What to do, what to do. Errands, before it snows, I think. I can wrangle recycling and trash tomorrow.
Amir. Sweetheart. I know you're happy that I'm finally home. You're not even upset about the other cats. But please stop licking my eyebrow.
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Amir. Sweetheart. I know you're happy that I'm finally home. You're not even upset about the other cats. But please stop licking my eyebrow.
I'm at my late sister's place because reasons. Paul Stanley has found the space heater.
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I'm at my late sister's place because reasons. Paul Stanley has found the space heater.
Finished! The seam bindings are hella ugly but that's what putting 1/2" bias tape over multiple layers of denim will get you. Pattern is Sew Liberated's L'Oeuf bag.
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Finished! The seam bindings are hella ugly but that's what putting 1/2" bias tape over multiple layers of denim will get you. Pattern is Sew Liberated's L'Oeuf bag.
My weather app says it's -38F/-39C wind chill. The wind chimes are busy, like a gaggle of monks with handbells.
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 AM
My weather app says it's -38F/-39C wind chill. The wind chimes are busy, like a gaggle of monks with handbells.
The purse is almost done! I have to sew the binding onto the seam allowances and that's it.
Current stats are 5 pieces sewn backwards including the one length of bias binding, and at least two additional fucked up seams that I had to rip. So, pretty usual for me.
Current stats are 5 pieces sewn backwards including the one length of bias binding, and at least two additional fucked up seams that I had to rip. So, pretty usual for me.
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 AM
The purse is almost done! I have to sew the binding onto the seam allowances and that's it.
Current stats are 5 pieces sewn backwards including the one length of bias binding, and at least two additional fucked up seams that I had to rip. So, pretty usual for me.
Current stats are 5 pieces sewn backwards including the one length of bias binding, and at least two additional fucked up seams that I had to rip. So, pretty usual for me.
Well, it's nice to know that my ability to sew things together backwards hasn't deserted me.
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Well, it's nice to know that my ability to sew things together backwards hasn't deserted me.
Argh. I am TRYING to make this purse for my cousin, and now I can't find my rotary cutter to make the damn bias tape.
In fairness, I haven't done a complete sewing project in YEARS so I am utterly unsurprised at how completely disorganized I am.
Still cranky about the cutter, though.
In fairness, I haven't done a complete sewing project in YEARS so I am utterly unsurprised at how completely disorganized I am.
Still cranky about the cutter, though.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Argh. I am TRYING to make this purse for my cousin, and now I can't find my rotary cutter to make the damn bias tape.
In fairness, I haven't done a complete sewing project in YEARS so I am utterly unsurprised at how completely disorganized I am.
Still cranky about the cutter, though.
In fairness, I haven't done a complete sewing project in YEARS so I am utterly unsurprised at how completely disorganized I am.
Still cranky about the cutter, though.
I sat down to catch up on social media for a few minutes...
January 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I sat down to catch up on social media for a few minutes...
Timeline cleanse: sound up for kitty snores.
January 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Timeline cleanse: sound up for kitty snores.
I am finally investigating a doom bin that had been occluding the sewing room closet, and I have found more than one item that I can identify but have no clue why it is here.
But I found my glue gun.
But I found my glue gun.
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I am finally investigating a doom bin that had been occluding the sewing room closet, and I have found more than one item that I can identify but have no clue why it is here.
But I found my glue gun.
But I found my glue gun.
The plan: sleep in, faff about on the internet, get some sewing done.
The reality: sleep in, faff about a bit on the internet, do the cat boxes, deal with the mountain of things the piss terrorist has pissed on. Some of which are trashed. @rahaeli.bsky.social, why do we like cats again?
The reality: sleep in, faff about a bit on the internet, do the cat boxes, deal with the mountain of things the piss terrorist has pissed on. Some of which are trashed. @rahaeli.bsky.social, why do we like cats again?
January 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The plan: sleep in, faff about on the internet, get some sewing done.
The reality: sleep in, faff about a bit on the internet, do the cat boxes, deal with the mountain of things the piss terrorist has pissed on. Some of which are trashed. @rahaeli.bsky.social, why do we like cats again?
The reality: sleep in, faff about a bit on the internet, do the cat boxes, deal with the mountain of things the piss terrorist has pissed on. Some of which are trashed. @rahaeli.bsky.social, why do we like cats again?
Now there is a working fridge I can fill it with cheese*!
*And other things, but mostly cheese.
*And other things, but mostly cheese.
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Now there is a working fridge I can fill it with cheese*!
*And other things, but mostly cheese.
*And other things, but mostly cheese.
New fridge is here - came home after Thanksgiving to find the old one had died, and what with the December chaos, fridge issues got shoved aside for a bit.
Then I swept and mopped the floor. Poor Amir. He feels long sticks are evil and there were THREE of the horrible things. Broom, dustpan, mop.
Then I swept and mopped the floor. Poor Amir. He feels long sticks are evil and there were THREE of the horrible things. Broom, dustpan, mop.
December 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New fridge is here - came home after Thanksgiving to find the old one had died, and what with the December chaos, fridge issues got shoved aside for a bit.
Then I swept and mopped the floor. Poor Amir. He feels long sticks are evil and there were THREE of the horrible things. Broom, dustpan, mop.
Then I swept and mopped the floor. Poor Amir. He feels long sticks are evil and there were THREE of the horrible things. Broom, dustpan, mop.
We had fondue and are watching BBC nature documentaries and drinking glögg out of the bottle.
December 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
We had fondue and are watching BBC nature documentaries and drinking glögg out of the bottle.
If you need a timeline cleanse, or just a moment of calm, I offer Amir purring.
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
If you need a timeline cleanse, or just a moment of calm, I offer Amir purring.
I was trying to tape a pattern together and Amir was helping.
December 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I was trying to tape a pattern together and Amir was helping.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Gopher snake
Golden eagle
American mink
Northern harrier
Canada jay
Gopher snake
Golden eagle
American mink
Northern harrier
Canada jay
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Kangaroo rat
Ptarmigan
Spider Monkey
Bighorn Sheep
Moose
Kangaroo rat
Ptarmigan
Spider Monkey
Bighorn Sheep
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Coyote
Roadrunner
Tarantula
Crested caracara
Night heron
Coyote
Roadrunner
Tarantula
Crested caracara
Night heron
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Gopher snake
Golden eagle
American mink
Northern harrier
Canada jay
Gopher snake
Golden eagle
American mink
Northern harrier
Canada jay
In the process of searching for statuary with which to decorate my garden, I am forced to conclude that my idea of whimsical is not what the makers of garden statuary consider whimsical.
Bah.
Bah.
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In the process of searching for statuary with which to decorate my garden, I am forced to conclude that my idea of whimsical is not what the makers of garden statuary consider whimsical.
Bah.
Bah.
We are at my sister's place in Wisconsin for the holiday. My son-in-law is reading Tolkien and trying his best to ignore my sister watching Green Bay vs. Detroit.
My sister watching a Packers game is a spectator sport.
My sister watching a Packers game is a spectator sport.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We are at my sister's place in Wisconsin for the holiday. My son-in-law is reading Tolkien and trying his best to ignore my sister watching Green Bay vs. Detroit.
My sister watching a Packers game is a spectator sport.
My sister watching a Packers game is a spectator sport.
🪶#2 has a mostly resident turkey these days...
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🪶#2 has a mostly resident turkey these days...
