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Retired nonfiction editor, quilter, sewist, book lover, pet owner (cats and dogs), francophone and -phile, italophile (esp La Sicilia), opera lover, gardener, cook, and aspiring ornithologist

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Hands Off march in Madison, Wisc!

05.04.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making good progress topstitching my quilt at Nancy K’s in Madison

05.04.2025 03:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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At Revolution coffeeshop in Black River Falls, en route to Madison.

02.04.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This photo says it all!

02.04.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On Wisconsin!

02.04.2025 03:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All set for Saturday! Bob helped me with a staple gun, glue, and the wooden handle, which is an old 47-inch ruler.

01.04.2025 17:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance Ordinary people have more power than they know.

Great article. Our citizen action matters! newrepublic.com/article/1931...

31.03.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With stitching

30.03.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on my sign for the big April 5 protest. Will add stitching so it looks like a quilted pink slip.

30.03.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands Off! Madison Fights Back Β· Hands Off **Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to Madison is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands onβ€”our health care, our data, our jobs, our servicesβ€”and daring...

See you in Madison (Wisc) at the State Capitol on April 5!https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766100/

29.03.2025 00:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful tile paintings that Carpenter Bob commissioned from a Danish friend many years ago. Amanita muscaria (right), morel (left).

28.03.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another creative day with Naomi making small lined saddle bags.

22.03.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Must be spring because my YMCA has spring pots now!

17.03.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I took this by mistake but ain’t it grand?

14.03.2025 19:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Imelda May - It's Good To Be Alive (Official Music Video)
Imelda May - It's Good To Be Alive (Official Music Video) YouTube video by ImeldaMayVEVO

Love being introduced in my Y classes to music I don’t know, such as rockabilly Irish singer/instrumentalist Imelda May. We do sit-ups to this tune. Although I find it hard to concentrate…. m.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2Y...

14.03.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reading β€œNorwood” by Charles Portis of β€œTrue Grit” fame and learning about cowboy hats. This gorgeous handmade Shady Oak hat has the famous Fort Worth crease.

12.03.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My sister’s brilliant protest

11.03.2025 20:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the MN Orchestra last night for soprano Julia Bullock singing Britten and for Mahler’s sprawling Symphony No. 1. The audience was so enthusiastic. A fun evening!

09.03.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Small exhibit at the Mpls art institute with my sister yesterday. It had Monet’s painting of chrysanthemums paired with wood block prints by Katsushika Hokusai, of Wave fame.

08.03.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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8 inches of wet and heavy snow today makes for fun snow people!

06.03.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Having fun patching Bob’s jeans a la Neil Young

05.03.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine is our ally. (Painting by Mark Rothko)

01.03.2025 16:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little bit of spring

28.02.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Group calls for β€˜economic blackout’ boycott Friday Grassroots group People’s Union USA is organizing a β€œblackout” boycott of major businesses on Friday to protest against corporate greed and high costs, with the goal of uniting Am…

So proud of my yoga/Pilates classmates! Before meditation the instructor told us to focus on the present and to set out Target shopping list aside. The entire class protested, β€œNo, no! It’s boycott Friday!” thehill.com/business/516...

28.02.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Christina Christensen - Minnesota Opera This season, mezzo-soprano Christina Christensen sings Suzy and Lolette in Β La Rondine. In the 2017-18 season, she sang Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, the Page Boy in Rigoletto, and ...

I met this young mezzo in my yoga class today! mnopera.org/biography/ch...

24.02.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Naomi and I soldered the pieces of
our glass blue jays together today. So pretty in the sunshine!

22.02.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning routine with my Skeeterbug

21.02.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
LOLA FALANA E ADRIANO CELENTANO
LOLA FALANA E ADRIANO CELENTANO YouTube video by Net Tv Italia

m.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_2...

20.02.2025 00:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kitty mug from Bat Trang, Vietnam. Thank you, Bob!

18.02.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on Boomerang Bags today at home; using a fabulous selection of upholstery materials from Felicity.

16.02.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0