🐿 @knittingsquirrel@wandering.shop

i have a TON of toys from when i was a kid. i was the youngest in my extended family so i was kinda spoiled and also got every hand me down from my cousins. they're in good shape- i took very good care of them. i've been trying to donate them to groups that work with kids, but unfortunately most in my area won't accept used toys.

so fediverse. want some toys? for the kid in your life or for you! i'll send them for just the cost of postage, or for free if you're cash-strapped (& in the US).

Saw these crocheted "reusable water balloons" for sale at a community market. Looks like they're the new craft fad.

I bought a couple; does anyone in my area want to test them with me next time it's hot out?

like sure we can be like that, but cancel enough people and you're out of people to cancel

which means you're alone

like fam loyalty isn't throwing everyone in the river it's being able to make space for fucking up

you want to change the culture and create that new world with whatever gay shit you fuck with? gotta drop the old behaviors the old world taught you

feel like we only good at pointing out problems but lack the emotional maturity to do anything about them so we just cancel people and blast it as problematic when the nuance is too wide to ignore and too narrow to navigate so we don't even try

and it ends up with us just not saying something rather than trying to get range and stick our necks out and we're all worse off for it

someone pointed out the other week that we are not below the stars but among them ... and it just hit me that even if I never leave Earth I'm technically already in space

This is the Hubble extreme deep field. With the exception of (from what I can find) 3 foreground stars, every object you see in this picture is a galaxy. Can you find the foreground stars? Know the trick?

check out this brutal baroque sky

Hi team #mastospinners

In case you didn't notice, we are doing preparation weeks in the ravelry group, to get everything ready for the tour :D
https://www.ravelry.com/groups/mastodon-knitters

It's prep week 3 now and it's all about figuring out your goals for the tour. It doesn't have to be a "I want to spin 2 pounds" thing, I find @OldBrushNewPaper has some great thoughts about goals this week.

I am spinning for 2 projects this year and I'm going to do a test spin now 😊

#fiberarts #fibrearts #tdf18

Happy Tuesday, folks.

Always be open to lending a helping hand, but never take on someone else's anxieties or fears as your own. That does not help the person in need and it's not fair to you.

A big part of self care is setting your boundaries and knowing how much you can give and take. Be honest about them and be consistent in maintaining them until you feel you're ready to expand them.

You're a person too. You get to decide what you will and won't allow in your space.

who is interested in beekeeping might be interested in this YT channel (in german) 🐝 🍯

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa1-rc3oS2Kr8ArCD2qSx4A

https://twitter.com/tessgarman/status/1010240134615261184

two of our cats are watching a tv documentary about squirrels