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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

First time cross stitching in 20+ years. Probably not the smartest idea to use black Aida in a smaller gauge, but there’s no turning back now.

Floral cross-stitch on black fabric in wooden embroidery hoop

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Percy wants to know if he can play frisbee on the beach with you

Black cockapoo faces the camera as he jumps with a green frisbee in his mouth. His ears, not to be confused with wings, flap outward

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I missed the green theme for #showmeyourknits so here’s my transitional offering of green #colourwork - the Kermit sweater. Thanks @septhermitknits.bsky.social for directing me to this pattern - Edinburgh Seamless Dog Sweater.

Small black cockapoo stands outside in the sunshine wearing a green knit sweater. His mouth is open just enough to see his bottom teefers and his tail is mid-wag.

Green knit dog sweater with yellow-green colorwork collar inspired by Kermit the Frog

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I’d rather be in Ireland. ☘️ Happy St Patrick’s Day

A view through the ruins of Dunamase Castle reveals a cloudy sky, green rolling hills, and a stone church in the distance.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A bit later than usual but these little pops of sunshine are most welcome in my yard #bloomsky #bloomscrolling #crocus #microdosehope

3 purple crocus flowers bloom betwixt dried brown leaves and green vinca leaves

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Slower reading month for February but finished strong with some of my favorite authors. 💙📚 #worldbookday #booksky

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
February:
Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism
The Berry Pickers
Cinderella is Dead
Symphony of Secrets
Razorblade Tears

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

January’s reads. Quantity is a direct correlation to the state of my mental health. Thank goodness for good books. #worldbookday #booksky

January:
My Dark Vanessa
Half Truths
Even Though I Knew the End
Clap When You Land
Good Spirits
When the Wolf Comes Home
The White Hot
Katabasis
The Silent Companions
Wintering
Woodworking
When the Harvest Comes
Love is a War Song
Bunny

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Current WIP for #showmeyourknits - Keats & Shelley Poets’ Gloves by Lynne Vogel. I was halfway done with the pair when the discrepancies between the two became abominable. So I frogged them both to start anew. The yarn is lambswool that was salvaged from a thrifted sweater. #knitsky #upcycle

The cuff portion of a mitt knit in green yarn features cables and a chevron design. Bright pink yarn is threaded through the top row as a placeholder since I only have 1 set of DPNs in this size. To the right of this cuff is its counterpart, still on the needles, and only about 2” long.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Got back on track with reading this month. Even managed to finish a print book!

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
December:
I’ll Make a Spectacle of You
Future Boy
Nocticadia
Something in the Walls
An Elderly Lady Must Not be Crossed
Cry, Voidbringer

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Super slow reading season and I still have another month before most of my Libby holds are ready. Zero expectations for December.

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
November:
Saltcrop
Esperance
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
The Everlasting

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
October:
The Poison Thread
The Byways
King of Ashes

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

As soon as I saw this post yesterday, I requested it on Libby. Within HOURS, the Free Library of Philadelphia added it!!! I’m 3rd in line and can’t wait!

Libby notification that “I’ll Make a Spectacle of You” was added to The Free Library of Philadelphia on November 18.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

When you can’t attend the local #nokings event because you’re working at a historic site… We denounce kings like it’s 1775

A white woman dressed in an 18th century gown hangs a portrait of King George III upside-down in protest of the tyrant.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I forgot how fun it is to preorder books! Just when you’ve totally forgotten about it, a surprise package arrives at your door! 📚 #booksky

Photo of “Cry, Voidbringer” by Elaine Ho. The white book with black lettering stands against a green background. The edge of a gold frame and a green glass jar appear in opposite corners of the photo.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A slower reading month than I would’ve liked, but once again, I’m proud of myself for reading so many physical books.

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
September:
The Serviceberry
Parents Weekend
It Rhymes With Takei
Caught Up
The God of the Woods
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion
Atmosphere

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

One of many bees feasting on the sedum in my backyard.

Closeup of a bee on a pale pink sedum flower.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

August was a busy month for books, thanks to having a challenging 2000pc puzzle to work on while listening. #audiobooksarebooks

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in
August:
The Secret Garden
After Taste
Yellow Jessamine
What Does It Feel Like?
Chef’s Kiss
A Botanical Daughter
Care Work
The Book of Madness and Cures
Automatic Noodle
The Deep
Forbidden Alchemy
Everything is Tuberculosis

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

2000 pieces 8 audiobooks 3 weeks (+1 day) of escapism Not too shabby for a 99¢ thrift shop find

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

It’s a @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social kind of week! I’ve waited months for Chef’s Kiss on Libby and now it’s here - the same week that A Gentleman’s Gentleman appeared on my library’s shelf. Perfect distractions for these days.

Screenshot of Chef’s Kiss on Libby bookshelf. Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle appears underneath.

Library copy of A Gentleman’s Gentleman is held in the right hand of a white woman

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Time to put on my IBCLC hat to share that #WorldBreastfeedingWeek starts today! This year we focus on creating sustainable systems to support breastfeeding/chestfeeding and pumping families. Feeding babies is no easy feat! Families deserve better.

Multicolored line drawing of 2 adult figures cradling an infant. They are encircled by a green arrow. Text underneath says “Prioritise Breastfeeding; Create sustainable support systems; WABA | World Breastfeeding Week 2025”

From who.int -
Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year in the first week of August, championed by WHO, UNICEF, Ministries of Health and civil society partners around the globe. It’s a time to recognize breastfeeding as a powerful foundation for lifelong health, development, and equity.

Under the banner of WHO’s ongoing Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures campaign, World Breastfeeding Week will shine a particular spotlight on the ongoing support women and babies need from the healthcare system through their breastfeeding journey.

This means ensuring every mother has access to the support and information she needs to breastfeed as long as she wishes to do so - by investing in skilled breastfeeding counselling, enforcing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, and creating environments—at home, in healthcare, and at work—that support and empower women.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I’m really proud of how much I read this month. 4 physical books in 1 month might be a new record for me! (The rest are audio) All books were from my local libraries and Libby.

StoryGraph cover collage of books read in July:
Against Technoableism
Tender Is the Flesh
Winter Rose
Tilt
A Week in Winter
The Witching Tide
Out of the Woods
I Can’t Even Think Straight
Something in the Water
Detained
All the Sinners Bleed
The Garden of Small Beginnings
Bloom
Wild Dark Shore
The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors
I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Fuzzy bumble hard at work this evening. #bloomscrolling

A fuzzy bumblebee gathers pollen from a coneflower.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

First coneflower blooms of the season #bloomscroll

Purple coneflower petals with green center

Purple coneflower petals with orange center

Purple coneflower petals with green and orange center

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Itty bitty list of books read in June. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was a Mother’s Day gift from my teen with specific instructions to read it on our vacation. 🥹 Which I did.

StoryGraph cover collage for June:
The Summer I Turned Pretty
One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Intermezzo

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Rainy day reminder that you can borrow puzzles from the library!

“Mosaic Tree of Life” 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle centers a black tree with sinewy branches on a glowing background of white, yellow, and red. Colorful orbs with spiral or bullseye designs are interspersed among the branches.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Somebody’s afraid of thunderstorms

A small black cockapoo hugs his stuffed lamb while lying at his owner’s feet and looking upward with sad eyes

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Yes! This is my library’s seed collection. Each patron can take up to 3 packs.

Assortment of flower, herb, and vegetable seed packets on display at a public library. The sign posted next to it says “Seed Library. Grow and keep the seeds.”

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

February’s reads. 📚 Everything was from my library/Libby and the timing worked out on a few of them, allowing me to enjoy the print and audio versions concurrently!

StoryGraph cover collage for February 2025 featuring the following titles: So Let Them Burn, Shopkeeping, Black Sun, House of Bone and Rain, How We Learn to Be Brave, Wandering Stars, Death of the Author, The Black God’s Drums, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, All Fours, and Soil.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

For some reason, that extra little heart in my cappuccino is the bit of joy I needed today. 💕

Cappuccino art design of a tulip with an adjacent floating heart.

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I’ve never been first in line for a hold before! Maybe this will be my weekend read 🤞

Screenshot of of Libby hold for “House of Bone and Rain” by Gabino Iglesias. “Hold placed, 1st in line.”

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Christine Roca @cr0ca.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A bright spot to this dismal week. Now we wait.

Screenshot of Libby notices showing 3 copies of Mariann Edgar Budde’s “How We Learn to Be Brave” newly added to the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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