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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

After dealing with Nox’s paralysis for the past six months, now it’s our old man Tux’s turn for some health issues. He’s been uninterested in dinner and with an upset stomach for a few days. Going to vet tomorrow but tonight it was poached chicken and white rice to the rescue. #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky

A large black dog with a gray muzzle and front paw lies on a brown couch, his eyes closed, taking a rest after finally keeping some food down.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Learned today that I can add my San Diego Public Library card to my Apple Wallet, which is awesome! Love not having to dig in my purse for my key tag or get it out of my wallet, or have to worry about the app logging me out. Super convenient! #library #books #reading #BookSky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I was under the weather today, which meant WFH on our awesome couch, while enjoying snuggies with our sweet Nox.

A medium sized black dog with a small patch of white on the chest lies on his side and gazes at the camera. He has a beat up blue metal vaccination tag hanging at his throat.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Nox got to go on a car adventure yesterday, as big brother Tux had a vet appointment and we made it a family excursion. Look at the smile on our sweet brave boy! #dogs #DogsOfBluesky

A medium sized black dog lies on a speckled light gray floor, paws out in front of him. His head is raised up and turned to look at the camera, with an open mouth showing his teeth and tongue in a wide smile. His brown eyes are bright and happy.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Six weeks ago, Nox had surgery due to a ruptured disc in his spine. So far he has not regained function in his back half, so today was his first day of PT, including laser therapy! He did great, and the doctor said he’s responding more than during the consult. Fingers crossed! #dogs #DogsOfBluesky

A medium sized black dog looks somewhat in the direction of the camera while wearing black goggles to protect his eyes from the therapeutic laser.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Seriously, when did this become a thing? I started noticing it a couple years back and wondered if maybe it was a California thing. Every time I hear it my brain flinches.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This is Nox. Nox ruptured a disc in his back and had to have surgery on Tuesday. Still can’t feel his back legs, but that could change. Need all the good thoughts for a successful recovery for our sweet beloved boy. #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky

A medium-sized black dog looks past the camera with a very glazed expression while a hand pets him on the chest.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Our sweet rescue Tux is rapidly approaching 11 years old. He’s got a lot of gray around the muzzle, and some arthritis, but he will still romp around with his little brother, and shamelessly steal a bone straight from his mouth! #DogsOfBluesky

A large black dog with a white muzzle lies on mottled beige carpeting, his front paws outstretched and pinning down a pink, blue, and white rope toy.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Apparently existential dread about the state of the world means I read more. So far in 2026, 9 books and 10 short stories (6 of which were courtesy of @wilwheaton.net ‘s excellent podcast, It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton.) #booksky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

My good boys Tux and Nox. Rescue brother snuggles. #dogsky

A large black dog with a white blaze on his chest lies on a round brown dog bed and gazes mournfully up at the camera. A smaller black dog lies in a comma shape on the bed beside him, nose on the floor and eyes peering up.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Today is my dad’s 76th birthday. He’s a long-time science fiction fan, so I gifted him @scalzi.com ‘s “Old Man’s War.” He opened it this morning and he’s already about 1/3 through and my mom told him to put it down and not read the whole thing in a single sitting! 😂

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Venturing into the #Discworld …I read the first book a few years back, then got distracted by other stuff. Checked out the ebook of The Light Fantastic today! #TerryPratchett #BookSky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

My sweet boys making a pupper pile. Tux is so tolerant of Nox using him as a chair. Love these two so much. #dogs #dogsky

A large black dog with a white blaze on his chest and a graying muzzle lies on a couch, a light purple bone under one front paw, his tongue out in a blep. A smaller black dog lies at a diagonal, his head and front of his body on the arm of the couch, and his back half resting on the larger dog.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Two books into 2026 already, because if I don’t have a distraction from the current reality I’m going to lose my damn mind. Kicked things off with Anthony Bourdain’s “Medium Raw,” and today I finished “Three Bags Full” by Leonie Swann. #BookSky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Downloaded my first issue as a subscriber to @clarkesworldmagazine.com after being inspired listening to the podcast It’s Storytime with @wilwheaton.net . Looking forward to reading more great stories!

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Everyone should read “Burn It Down.” And I think it has some good company on my shelf.

A shelf of nonfiction books by Leslie Iwerks, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Pete Souza, Maureen Ryan, Bono, Patrick Stewart, Lonnie G. Bunch III, and David Grann.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Every week these videos make me cry happy tears. This week’s #1 dog story was just so beautiful. #dogs #DogsOfBluesky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Apparently California understood the assignment too. #Prop50

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My library hold on the ebook of @scalzi.com ‘s The Shattering Peace came through last night, and I’m already through 44%. It’s a good Sunday. #booksky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Watching #TheWestWing so I can imagine what a functional government looks like.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

There is something deeply satisfying about stockinette on size 1 needles. So small! #knitsky

A close up of knitted stockinette stitch in stripes of light green and purple, with one stripe of dark teal along the top.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is scarves. I have a few to choose from, but I was pretty happy with this one featuring a laurel leaf pattern for my friend Laurel that I made as a surprise gift knit earlier this year.

An off-white knitted scarf with a lace pattern that resembles laurel leaves on a vine. The scarf is pinned to a pale blue checked blocking board, which is readying on light blue sheets patterned with puffy white clouds.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs. Working on this sock with a mock cable detail from Summer Lee’s The Sock Project. Enjoying the pattern and the self-striping yarn. #knitsky #TravelKnitting

A partially completed knit sock, in self striping yarn in shades of purple, green, blue, and yellow, with a mock cable detail along either side.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The best thing about getting laid off in April was that it motivated me to get my library card at the San Diego Public Library, and subsequently at the San Diego County Library as well. I am working again but still loving the libraries! #booksky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I learned how to knit in late 2010. In these past almost 15 years, I have steadfastly refused to try magic loop. Today, out of necessity (i.e., I didn’t have the correct size DPNs), I gave it a shot. It turned out fine, but I don’t know that I would do it for a full pair of socks. #knitting #knitsky

Close up of a knitted garter stitch sleeve on a baby sweater with a diamond-shaped lace pattern in shades of yellow and white.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Unforeseen benefit of cancelling Paramount+ and sponsoring @pbs.org …Broadchurch is on PBS Passport! Definitely due for a rewatch. #paramount+ #pbs #kpbs

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Gradually making my way through @scalzi.com ‘s Old Man’s War series, and very much enjoyed the teeny tiny Chicago Cubs plot point in The Human Division, especially since it was published pre-2016. 😂 #books #booksky

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs. I’m still working on the same project as I was the last time to prompt was WIPs. 😂 Almost at the halfway mark! #knitting #knitsky

A double knit scarf with a pink background and dark gray outlines showing, from top to bottom, Hello Kitty as a ladybug, Hello Kitty wearing a hood with antlers, Hello Kitty dancing, and a basic Hello Kitty face.

The reverse side of a double knit scarf with a dark gray background and dark pink outlines showing, from top to bottom, Hello Kitty as a ladybug, Hello Kitty wearing a hood with antlers, Hello Kitty dancing, and a basic Hello Kitty face.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Hey @americanair.bsky.social , when I fly United or Alaska I can use iMessage for free to stay in communication while I’m in the air. But my only options to even be able to text on this flight were to pay $19 for a one hour wifi pass or $25 for the full flight. Those prices are absolute nonsense.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Nox can be selective about his snuggles, but apparently today he was in favor. Tux didn’t want to be completely left out of the party. #dogs #DogsOfBlueSky #BlackDogs

A sleepy medium sized black dog stretched out facing the camera, wedged between a blanket-covered leg and hip and the back of a brown couch.

A medium sized black dog sleeps atop blanket-covered pair of legs on a brown couch, while a larger black dog also sleeps at the far end of the couch.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is blankets. Most of my crafted blankets are crocheted, because I’m much faster at it. I have knit some, and I love a nice simple garter stitch baby blanket for lovely squashiness. #knitting #knitsky

A hand-knit garter stitch baby blanket in variegated shades of pink, gray, and white, draped over a brown couch.

A very cute baby snuggled up under a hand-knit garter stitch baby blanket made of self-striping yarn in pastel multicolored shades.

Two folded hand-knit garter stitch baby blankets. At the top, the blanket is in variegated light blue, brown, and cream, with an Eeyore patch in the lower right corner. On the bottom, the blanket is in variegated pink, gray, and white, with a Piglet patch in the lower right corner.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs. Cast on this double knit scarf with a Hello Kitty motif this morning, which I may or may not end up regretting. 😂 Not a fast process for me! #knitting #knitsky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

The first several inches of a double knit scarf. The background is light pink with a motif of a Hello Kitty head with a bow on the right ear outlined in dark gray. The pattern is duplicated in inverse colors on the opposite side of the scarf.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is purple. It’s not a super common color for me, but here is half of a pair of my socks I made for my dear godson a couple Thanksgivings ago. Patons Kroy Sock Yarn in amethyst stripes. #knitting #knitsky

A hand knit sock in stripes of shades of purple, pink, and orange-red with a black undertone.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is gifts. I do a LOT of gift knitting, but one of the most bittersweet is this baby blanket for a precious boy who didn’t get to stay with his parents very long. #knitting #KnitSky #KnittersOfBluesky

A double-knit baby blanket showing a repeated pattern of a train of mama elephant with two babies, mint green elephants on a field of light yellow.

A double-knit baby blanket showing a repeated pattern of a train of a mama elephant with two babies, yellow elephants on a field of mint green.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is gray, which it turns out is not a color I work in terribly frequently. I did manage to dig up this cute bunny ears baby hat that I made a few of (in both the gray shown as well as pink) back when my Etsy shop was active. #knitting #KnittersOfBluesky

A hand-knitted baby hat made to look like bunny ears, made in a pale gray with a rolled brim, and cream-colored interiors on the ears.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Happy to be home from vacation and back with this sweet snuggly baby. #dogs #DogsOfBluesky #BlackDogs

A medium sized black dog asleep on a bed, one ear splayed out to the side.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is color work, of which I don’t do a ton. Two of my favorite pieces are this baby sleep sack made for my cousin as a shower gift when she was expecting her first child. The Wonder Woman hat was made for another cousin that was fighting cancer at the time (she won!)

A hand knit hooded sleep sack for a baby. It is made of cream colored yarn, with Celtic-knot inspired colorwork in shades of green near the bottom. There is a green zipper up the center, and a top clasp featuring two silver and black buttons with a Celtic knot design.

A brown haired woman wearing glasses looks at the camera while modeling a Wonder Woman-inspired beanie.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is green. Had to go back nearly a decade for this one, made for my dear cousin when she was pregnant with her oldest son. Don’t remember the yarn…might be Loops & Threads worsted. ABC Baby Blanket: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

A hand knitted baby blanket in sage green. The pattern is a 3 x 3 grid, with a letter or image in each square. Across the top row is the letter A, a heart, and a 2x2 square design. The middle row is a star, the letter B, and a sailboat. The bottom row is the same 2x2 square design as in the top row, a duck, and the letter C.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

It’s been a crap day in a crap month of a crap year, but this sweet boy turned 10 on Monday. Grateful for every day he and his brother make the world a better, furrier, stinkier, more neurotic place. 😂 Happy double digits, Tux.

A medium-large black dog with a white blaze on his chest sits on a brown couch, his front paws draped over the front edge, as he stares into the camera.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is WIPs. Currently on the needles is a pair of socks for a dear friend, using the TRANSformative colorway from @getknitfacedinco.com

One completed hand knit sock, its pair completed through the upper and around the heel turn, on a set of five double pointed needles. The partial cake of yarn sits above and to the right, and the colorway is representative of the transgender flag—TRANSformative from Get Knitfaced in CO.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is love…I actually don’t do a ton of knitting in pinks/reds, nor much with a heart theme. But I managed to find a baby sweater, American Girl doll dress, and baby blanket that fit the bill! #knitting #knitsky #KnittersOfBlueSky

A baby-sized pink cardigan with a ribbed collar and cuffs, cabled front, and cupcake-shaped buttons.

A sleeveless pink knit dress for an American Girl doll, with a scalloped lace skirt and a white ribbon tied in a bow as a belt.

A simple garter stitch square baby blanket in shades of pink, gray, and white.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

My iPhone updated overnight and the first thing I did this morning is turn off Apple Intelligence.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Super excited to get this sock weight TRANSformative yarn from @getknitfacedinco.com onto the needles. It’s so soft and gorgeous! #knitting #knitsky #KnittersOfBlueSky

A wound cake of sock weight yarn in shades of pink, blue, and white, echoing the trans flag.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is stripes. I use self-striping yarn a fair amount, but don’t do a ton of deliberate stripes. Back in 2015 I made this sweater when my cousin was expecting her first son. No recollection of the specific yarn. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knitting #KnittersOfBlueSky

A baby-sized knit cardigan sweater in stripes of cream, sage green, dark mustard, and dark blue, with cartoon-y animal head buttons.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits is cables. I rarely knit cables, and back when I made these I had never made socks. Nothing like jumping in to the (relatively) deep end. #knitting #knitsky #KnittersOfBluesky

A pair of hand-knit socks in variegated purple, with a cable stitch pattern down the front and along the top.

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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is definitely one of those patterns that I think will look a million times better once it’s completed and blocked… #knitting #KnittersOfBluesky

Close up of a section of a hand knit scarf made from cream colored yarn, showing detail of a vine and leaves pattern.

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