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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The crone arts continue with quilting; I need a new lunch bag so obviously I needed quilted Big Shrimp front pockets

Rectangle of fabric with a large orange shrimp in the middle in the process of being quilted.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wilbur is living my dreams.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My solitaire game keeps asking me if I want to challenge others. You are a solitaire game. Your entire purpose is to be played by one person. I am not interested in competitive solitaire—stop asking me.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another Black woman complimented my earrings in the elevator so you can’t tell me nothing all day. 💅🏽

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Baby’s first French seam:

A pair of shears sits on top of silky fabric sewn together with a fairly neat French seam.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When I saw John Roberts memes without explanation I knew something that would annoy me had happened.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Today I am unreasonably grouchy and became angry that the poop emoji is smiling. That is not the emotion I am trying to convey. Where is the angry turd. That’s what I need right now.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I think my midlife crisis might be buying fabric.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Think I’ll restart this one but I’m not unhappy with the practice I’m a different inking style.

Partially finished ink drawing of a German Shepherd.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

There’s fucking room to move as a fry cook, man.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The Crone Arts continue with teaching myself appliqué:

Close up of in progress appliqué with basted petal pinned next to already stitched patchwork petals.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Attention @ronnieftw.bsky.social I heard you like teeth; my next sewing project is a button down shirt made from this tooth fabric.

Close up of fabric with repeating tooth pattern and name tag which reads fabric content and care instructions

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I bought a lot of sewing supplies but my office didn’t get any bigger so it’s time to organize.

Close up of a plastic bag with a “HELLO my name is” tag that reads “one yard silk organza”

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Matching plaids in sewing is harder than I thought! The first thing I’ve learned is to match at the seam allowance, not the edge. (I learned this by mismatching nearly every seam lol)

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I don’t think of myself as having resting customer service face, but strangers love to ask me for directions/assistance in places where I neither live nor work.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Everything Is Terrible™️ but I have to say making things (art, clothes, scarves) has improved my mood tremendously. I am still very aware of The Horrors but also I wore a skirt I made to work.

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 15/09/2025

Some closeups of the teeth keyboard

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Yesterday I thought I was awful at all my crafts but it turned out I was just hungry. Also my first knitting project is going okay!

Close up shot of a hand holding several rows of knitting; ball of yarn in the background.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I am taking my first knitting class in a couple of days and I can’t wait to unlock all the Crone Arts.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Spotted on the evening constitutional, a night heron and a crow chatting with each other.

A night heron and crow in conversation over an open dumpster.

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We'd all be happier if we lived somewhere walkable (The Deep Space Nine space station)

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I am already seated in front of my television.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside.

The Thing from the movie The Thing, impersonating a dog.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Started this morning with coffee set to brew the night before, so you can’t tell me nothing all day.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Once again I am ignoring my chores to draw all morning. No regrets!

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

I am a very slow inker but I’m working on something new

Partially inked drawing of a woman with white hair looking down and to the left

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COYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 27/10/2025

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

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These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients

Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I will stop watching Baby Assassins content when they stop making it, which I hope is never.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

My hallmark of success as an adult has been grocery shopping without checking my bank account first and I just want that for other people.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Working on something new..

Drawing of woman with crown of braids and large snake with floral scales wrapped around her neck.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

If you go out of turn at a four way stop I will yell “wrong!” and give you a thumbs down.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I will no longer take for granted being able to breathe through both nostrils.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Back at work and I already miss the idle afternoons of vacation.

Old fashioned cocktail garnished with a small toy of a plastic pig wearing sunglasses.

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Instead of doing chores I am going to draw all morning, a choice I will surely not regret later! (It is called a “pre-reward” and it never works, but I almost always choose it over chores)

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Diane @grownuptown.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I finished this drawing about six months ago and I’m still pretty pleased with it. It has only increased my desire to get hand tattoos.

Drawing of a woman standing in a circle surrounded by hands and floating computer menus

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