My best and favourite girl, Heidi, a German Shepherd, snuggled up with four small kittens There's a lovely tabby smooshed into her face, a ginger, and a ginger and white kitten on either side of the tabby, and a calico curled up at the bottom. They are super cosy and peaceful.

In the wake of all the news coming out of the US and the amount of shouting at the TV I've done, I thought everyone else might benefit from one of my favourite photos from 2017 to break up the doom scrolling.

I cannot fix the big things, so here's a small thing.

Selfie of me, a white looking woman with dark hair and eyes. I'm sitting down, with a grey tortie kitten laying on my chest with one of my arms under her, and her head in my palm. She looks glaring and furious, but it's because I stopped patting her to take selfies and she had to open her eyes to make sure she was still safe. .

MELODY! I know, I know she looks Big Mad, but she stayed on my chest, snuggling, snoozing, and getting pats for like 15 minutes.

PROGRESS!

I also kissed her little head so many times and it was good. (for me,)

A vibrant official NASA portrait of astronaut Laurel Clark, mission specialist on STS-107 (Space Shuttle Columbia), taken before her 2003 flight. She is shown in a three-quarter view, smiling warmly at the camera with an open, confident expression. She has shoulder-length curly brown hair and fair skin. She wears the bright orange NASA launch-and-entry suit (ACES), complete with the American flag patch on her left shoulder, NASA insignia on the chest, her name tag "LAUREL CLARK" with gold wings above it, and the STS-107 mission patch on the left chest. She rests her right arm/hand on her black-and-white NASA helmet. The helmet's reflective visor shows faint reflections of lights and surroundings. Behind her are two large vertical flags: the U.S. flag on the left with stars and stripes visible, and a dark blue NASA banner with partial text "AND SPACE A" (likely "National Aeronautics and Space Administration") on the right. The background is softly lit with a gradient of warm tones, emphasizing her poised and approachable demeanor as a physician, naval officer, and space explorer who tragically perished in the Columbia disaster. The overall composition conveys professionalism, pride, and dedication to space exploration.

US Navy Captain Dr. Laurel Clark tragically died during her first space mission (Space Shuttle Columbia). She was a mission specialist on STS-107, a 16-day dedicated science mission, conducting experiments focusing on bioscience & gardening in space. She was born #OTD in 1961.

#WomenInSTEM #WHM

Yeah that’s about right 😵‍💫🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

Thank you for replying, it means the world and you helped me a lot!

I'll save the robin for the 23rd, to celebrate spring!
Next monday (16th)... 2 teabags of the week instead of 1! 🪻🍓

Embroidered dragon and dragon pearls.

It's done.

On March 10, 1913, abolitionist Harriet Tubman died at approximately 91 years old. Her birth year is believed to be around 1822, though the exact year is uncertain due to the lack of official records for enslaved people at the time.

🔸🐦‍⬛🔸 Wed, Mar 11
Bigg's orcas are maintaining a Puget Sound presence! Yesterday the T99s traveled about in south end while T36/36Bs & 137s were up in the north end where the gray whales roam...

Let's see who's where today. 💛

📸 T99B Holly (front) & bro T99C Barakat by Amber Stanfill 3/9.

#psws

I’ve started to add some decoration to my three new items, currently working in the fox brooch … stitching a few dandelions along the “pathway”.

March 10th 2026
Osteospermum

MISTified #dragontuesday #GOTinspired #aiart #genart #midjourney

Run!

A quick minute of #sweater #knitting on 3/9/26. #knitsky

A bookmark-sized embroidery with four cases containing japanese tradition patterns, on natural-beige fabric with brown borders. The top case has yagasuri with pastel blue to yellow gradient The 2nd from top has himeshippo in pastel pink to salmon The 2nd from bottom has seigaiha is pastel shades of blue The bottom one is uroko is pastel pink to to yellow

Little mind-cleanser #crossstitch project from yesterday evening, really needed to do something else than the graffiti tote bag 😅

Some of my fave japanese patterns with gradient threads on a leftover aida piece.

Designs by Chie Hiraizumi and Sayuri Horiuchi.

#embroidery #needlework

That one friend after one too many...

💦🧚💦 Mon, Mar 9
Late afternoon yesterday the T137s were spotted incoming in Admiralty Inlet, this morning reports of orcas in downtown Seattle, perhaps it's them! Also, grays continue their presence up north & will for months.

📸 Beloved T137A Jack last summer. By Jordan Caple 7/26/25.

#psws

WTF!!

Lots of new life to look forward to…
A side angle of my embroidery, Nestled. Completely freehand stitched in May 2025, with as many overlapping textures and shiny threads as I could fit in! 😉🪡🌿🌸🪻🌀 #stitchedart #embroidery #spring #thesewingsongbird

I was in Ireland and Germany last year Every store clerk asked me “ So how is it going in America “ with a concern look on their faces. I said “I wake up every morning in tears for my country.”
They were genuinely concerned for us.

Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.

We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

A quick minute of #sweater #knitting on 3/7/26. #knitsky

A cross stitch on pale green fabric. The stitches are an outline of a fox and a circle background behind it.

Loving how my outlines came out for this! #CrossStitch #wip #fox #stitchsky

Happy #InternationalWomensDay Founded to investigate science, literature and antiquities, @ria.ie encouraged debate between scholars of diverse background & interests so long as they were male. Our blog, 'Skirting the issue', looks at the first women of the Academy www.dib.ie/blog/skirtin...

I don't have many photos or videos of myself in the field because I'm usually the one taking the photos/videos. But recently I did film a short video about some historic archaeology and I thought maybe I'll share it here for #InternationalWomensDay! This is part 1: 🏺

Horeshoe Bend, Page, AZ
#BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing

Embroidery of a squirrel.

The next teabag of the week is almost finished! I'm working really hard to finish it in time for Monday 🍵🐿️

☔ Sat, Mar 7
Yesterday, orcas plied the waterways of Central Puget Sound from Seattle to Tacoma. Up north reports of orcas in Possession Sound where grays were keeping a presence as well.

📸 Tandem porpoising sequence of members of T36/T36B &T99 group off Tacoma March 1st. By Amber Stanfill

#psws

Watch 'Fierce Predator' here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyEg... 😽

I wish he put as much effort into affordable healthcare, housing, women, Vets and children issues as he does with his bad taste in decorating. Case in point The Oval Office!

All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.