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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

@amylvpoemfarm

Knitting, jam making, bread baking, gardening, writing, antifascist wife and mom and author/teacher from Western New York. Blogging since 2010 (no ads, no AI) at www.poemfarm.amylv.com πŸ’™

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Beautiful. Now maybe you will become that neighbor for someone else... ❣️

10.03.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful!!

10.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

crucial coverage from The Guardian that features our collaborative, movement-building website
against-a-i.com

10.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

bookstores are getting increasingly conservative in their actual book buying numbers, so 1000% preorder that book you're excited about please. Every single copy helps.

09.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I love it.

09.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is International Women’s Day and March is Women’s History Month! This is a time to recognize that womanhood holds so many different, beautiful experiences, and they’re all worthy of being celebrated. 🎨credit: ppnorthcentralstates and @courtneyahndesign.bsky.social

08.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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07.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh oof. Wow. πŸ’”

07.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It would!!!

07.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They will welcome you home warmly! ❣️

07.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A long-haired, buff-colored cat rests on a bright blanket and looks into the camera with one paw under his face.

A long-haired, buff-colored cat rests on a bright blanket and looks into the camera with one paw under his face.

"Forever is composed of nows." -Emily Dickinson

Happy Caturday from our contemplative Claude.

#Caturday #CatSky #CatsOfBlueSky #Cats #Claude #LongHairedCats #Adorable

07.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Small ceramic sculpture of a white figure sitting cross legged with a daffodil for a head against a white background

Small ceramic sculpture of a white figure sitting cross legged with a daffodil for a head against a white background

Carolyn Clayton, UK Ceramic artist known for her figurative sculptures #womensart #Spring #FridayFeeling

06.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 506 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
A raised bed is partly covered in straw.

A raised bed is partly covered in straw.

Today was so beautiful that I broke up some frozen straw and began spreading it on one of the garlic beds. I am so excited for spring here in Western New York! #Spring #Gardening #GardenSky #Garlic #Hope 🌱

04.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❣️

04.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❣️

04.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You got this. Stick with it! ❣️

04.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

04.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So fabulous. I am going to frame one for behind my knitting chair!

04.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful! What is this loom?

04.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love these! 🧢

04.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Promises made. Promises broken. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

03.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 3198 πŸ” 920 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 23
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If you’re in:
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πŸ’™ Arkansas

Today is your primary day! Make your voice heard: IWillVote.com

03.03.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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After Renee Good was killed, career FBI agents were ordered to stand down from investigating her killing.

Why?

Kash Patel wanted to falsely spin Renee Good as a threat to law enforcement.

02.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 2443 πŸ” 1122 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 56
won't you celebrate with me
by Lucille Clifton
 
won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
born in babylon
both nonwhite and woman
what did i see to be except myself?
i made it up
here on this bridge between
starshine and clay,
my one hand holding tight
my other hand; come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed.

won't you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.

Missed a week with my 8th graders due to the storm, so one last Black History Month poem as a bridge into Women's History Month.

This one is by Lucille Clifton, which has a line I think about often:

"come celebrate
with me that everyday
something has tried to kill me
and has failed."

02.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank you...such fun to knit!

02.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh! Thank you! I will check that out. Sorry! ❣️

02.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

These are all so pretty! Are you using a pattern? ❣️

01.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A small knitted bunny doll in a purple sweater and hat stands on a woodpile.

A small knitted bunny doll in a purple sweater and hat stands on a woodpile.

This is Lizzie. She will have friends soon. Pattern is by French Lavender Home on Etsy. Yarn is Ultra Alpaca by Berroco. 🧢 #Knitting #Knitter #Maker #WithMyHands #KnittingForSanity #Spring #Easter

01.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Family of Nurul Shah Alam speaks publicly for first time since death Fatimah Abdul Roshid and her son Faisel spoke to reporters for the first time on Saturday after the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam.

www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/28/s...

01.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It is so pretty! ❣️

28.02.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0