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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I probably shouldn’t leave my house this year.

Iconic poster image for the movie Jaws. An open mouthed shark with lots of sharp teeth is pointed upward in the ocean water toward a swimmer. The word “Jaws” appears in red block letters at the top.

left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I finished the first book from my Christmas box this morning and opened the second. It is a signed first printing of Wright Thompson’s The Barn, about the murder of Emmett Till. Looking forward to reading it. Also expecting to be emotionally wrung out by it.

Book cover image for The Barn by Wright Thompson. It has a light brown background with black lettering and a grayscale image of a barn surrounded by oak trees.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I have a whole gang of grown nieces. They went together and gave me a box of books for Christmas. I’m supposed to wait until I have finished one to open the next. This is pretty amazing. I’ve been a grinch about Xmas. Then this happened.

Fourteen individually wrapped books in a box that is also wrapped. All of the books are wrapped in different patterns of Christmas paper.

Cover image of Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood. It has a green background with a woman’s head and shoulders showing. She has her right hand in front of her face giving the middle finger. The middle finger is covered up with a promotional sticker.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Swifties need to play the NYT Strands game today. It was fun to spot all of the answers right away.

Screen shot of results from NYT Strands game #285, “One for the Swifties.” The results show a perfect score with the spangram found on the third attempt. There are two blue circles followed by one yellow and then three more blue.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

First, let me say that I do not know how to sew, and before I buy anything I plan to borrow sis-in-law’s machine to learn a little. That said, what would you pick for beginner wanting to learn quilting? Needs to be light enough to move on and off kitchen table. #sewing #quilting #beginner

Side-by-side view of two sewing machines, the Brother Strong and Tough and the Babylock Zeal.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I’m probably not doing it right, but I’ve made a little progress toward doing it wrong. I’d like to learn how to properly crochet because my mother has been talking about her grandmother’s love of crocheting and quilting lately. #stitchandbitchsaturday #crochet #beginner

Two rows of crochet in a chunky pink yarn sitting on top of a book about how to crochet.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Gretel says she did not agree to go to the vet for a post-op recheck.

Tortoise shell cat, six months old, looking out of a cat carrier with big yellow eyes.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Stitch & Bitch Saturday. My friend sent me this fun crochet kit. I don’t know how to crochet, but I have downloaded a book from Hoopla, and the kit comes with its own tutorial. Nothing to bitch about here, but out there…

Hello Kitty crochet kit from The Woobles. Red package with image of a white, yellow, and blue crocheted Hello Kitty.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I heard there was a cat tax here. I’ve been moving plants into an enclosed porch for the winter. My succulents are being thoroughly guarded by Jet and Stella.

Black cat on a table with various plants, mostly succulents.

Calico cat on a table with various plants, mostly succulents.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

One of the funniest things about small town MS is that a local bbq restaurant is the easiest place to get a vegetarian plate. I doubt there is anywhere that serves vegan, though.

Styrofoam go plate with fried okra, potato salad, cole slaw, and macaroni and cheese.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I’m going for this. I will let you know how it goes.

Book cover image for To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Red background, yellow lettering, stylized outline of a dragon’s head.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I recommend both of these books. The Walter Isaacson biography of Franklin offers such a good overview of his character that I’m convinced he’d see politicians of today as insufferable pricks. Jill Lepore focuses on what like was like for women in Franklin’s day, especially for his sister Jane.

Book cover for Walter Isaacson’s biography of Benjamin Franklin with a portrait of Franklin.

Book cover of Jill Lepore’s Book of Ages, mostly red text on a beige background with red and green trim.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Stitch and Bitch Saturday: Exhaustion hit me like a freight train today, but the good news is my wife went out so I can’t catch up on work. Just going to cross stitch and chill.

Partially completed cross stitch of multi-colored cat. Blue, green, pink, red, yellow, and white with some flowers on the cat.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

My entire accomplishment for the evening has been to stitch three leaves onto a fabric collage and to avoid arguing with people who are happy with the outcome of the election.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

This is Gretel. She was living wild and feral at my friend’s campsite until I brought her home a few days ago to have her vetted and attempt to socialize her. She seems to be putting down roots already.

Tortoiseshell Kitty about half grown sitting in a plant pot.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong, but I can’t find the MS Refugees feed. I live in MS and have just come over from Twitter. I want to find people who feel just as shitty about my home state right now as I do.

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left-handed hobbyholic @sgerald.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I’m learning counted cross stitch as a retirement hobby. I’m making mistakes, but it helps to calm my anxiety. That at least reduces the degree to which my anxiety drives up chronic pain levels. It’s a therapy win. I needed that today.

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