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Sam

@spinachwrap.bsky.social
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Same spinachwrap as everywhere else. Plants, birds, lizards, crochet, sewing, baking, etc. I will infodump about native plant gardening at any opportunity. She/her but largely irrelevant to me.

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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Donation receipt screenshot for $50, in memory of [name scribbled out, "dad" written instead]
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Standard kitchen decor
Two types of fire extinguisher mounted to our kitchen wall in easy reach. There's also a colorful clock on the wall
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Screenshot of a tweet by emzanotti: My children are not on the autism spectrum because I took Tylenol while pregnant. They're on the autism spectrum because I, a person who will wear only one type of shoe and can't eat food that is "too potato-y," had babies with a man who has an encyclopedic knowledge of European aristocracy but a limited ability to process social cues.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Good morning it's chickens
4 month-old hens skittering around the porch. 2x Rhode Island Reds, 1 black sexlink, 1 black Australorp Me with my shoulder chicken and her buddies (4 month-old hens: 2x Rhode Island Reds, 1 black sexlink, 1 black Australorp)4 month-old hens busily eating their baby chicken chow. 2x Rhode Island Reds, 1 black sexlink, 1 black Australorp
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
@ksonney.redwombat.social.ap.brid.gy Hi! Somehow I thought that the "rent a chick" 2 week visit would be temporary and here we are, 2 days later, researching coops. IF you have time, can you recommend a decent starter chicken coop? We're in SC, so heat is more of a concern than killing winters.
"Dot", also named by 5yo. The roundest chick, fairly shy, rather worried. Dark Amulin, the small mostly black chick, named by my 5yo. He says Amulin is a word he made up.
DA is the best at baby chicken crimes so far. (She can fly about 5" straight up to stand on their water dish, then out of their bin)"Pecky", renamed from "Pecker" because I explained to my 5yo that pecker is a rude word for penis and he might get in trouble at school for talking about his chicken.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I saw a mantis this morning and thought you might like to see her(?) too :) SC, seen on my car, relocated to the shrubbery using a bit of plastic.
A bright green mantis on the side of a blue car, has a single spot on each side of her(?) buttSame mantis from the other sideMantis in a shrub
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Hair WILL still escape, but less so than other braids, and it doesn't hurt the base of my skull from laying on a tight ponytail.
The back of my head, showing the hair twists back there
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Words are hard so I did a speedy video of this twisty braid thing I've done when hospitalized. It keeps my hair from getting tangled in the back better than a French braid, and doesn't have the hard knot of a hair tie at the base of my skull.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
So far I've had great results with prairie moon nursery's single species trays. Completely different goal than yours (I'm trying to make a pollinator garden out of a clay lawn), but looks like they have your species of interest?
Pennsylvania sedge sale listing Side oats grama sale listing Blue grama sale listing
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Good morning look at these birds
3 stills from Wyze cam pointed at window hummingbird feeder ledge, showing 2 brown headed nuthatches having a dispute on who gets to sit hereA chipping sparrow sits on a hummingbird feeder ledge looking perplexed that this feeder is for hummingbirds and not for sparrowStill from Wyze cam pointed at window hummingbird feeder ledge, showing a ruby throated hummingbird with wings spread
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
My new morning alarm
Screenshot of an alarm set for every day at 6:45am, titled TAKE UR METH
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Anybody know what this plant is? Growing in full shade in South Carolina. These are a couple feet tall but there are some shoulder height. Dunno how big they get or if they flower because we've only lived here a few months. Deciding whether to remove all of them or just the ones in bad spots.
Mystery plant growing in full shade, 2-3' tall. Oval leaves with a slightly pointed tip.Different pic of same mystery plant
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
My phone refuses to acknowledge that birds exist but I'm VERY excited about the little guys visiting the window feeders so let's look at them together :D (If you're worried about window strikes, me too! I keep the blinds lowered so there's a visual obstacle between birds and a concussion.)
Terrible photo of what I assume is a female painted bunting Terrible photo of a male cardinal Tufted titmouse looking jaunty and mildly concerned (photo still terrible)
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The chipping sparrows are all competing to become The Roundest Bird. Cute little boogers.
Chipping sparrow sitting in a window feeder with a seed fragment stuck to its beak. It's very cute.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Maybe in 3 years I'll have a blueberry harvest? I have 5 small blueberry bushes (3 kinds of rabbiteye & 2 self fertile southern hybrids) in built up mounds of soil amendment & pine bark mulch on top of the clay. Will add soil and mulch as the plants grow & roll back the rocks yearly to accommodate.
Baby blueberry bushes in a row about 6' apart from each other, each one in a mound surrounded by landscaping rocks to keep the mulch etc from just washing away.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Feeling vaguely optimistic about getting peaches this year, provided nothing eats them before they're ready.
Branch of a peach sapling with a couple baby peaches
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Let's try video! #bird 🕊️🐦 The Carolina wrens are skittish, but the mystery sparrows are used to me existing behind the window and moving around a bit.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Any better?
Sparrow
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Do these help?
SparrowAnother sparrow with seeds on its headSlightly different angle of same sparrow
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Please tell me what kind of sparrow these little boogers are. South Carolina #bird 🐦🕊️
Two sparrows bickering in a window mounted bird feeder
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
..... So I just moved to SC, trying to ID plants in my yard to see what I should murder. Is this on the murder list?
Some kind of vine with rounded ish leaves and 3 points. It's kind of purple green.Same vine but growing on a tree this time
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
TEXTURE I'm turning after each round because I personally dislike the twist from crocheting in the round without turning. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Close up of a crocheted round 12 point dodecahedron
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
DIFFERENT DYE LOTS! DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL NOW!! Welp. Guess I've crocheted a striped sweater because I'm not frogging it. 🧶 I'll do the pockets next, then the hood.
Mostly finished crochet sweater in 2 shades of blue
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Original crochet pattern suggests the usual front pouch for a hoodie but I'd rather have side seam pockets so I'm doing that. 🧶 I've also flared the body out a bit as I approach the hips to better fit my shape. Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... More info in alt text!
Herringbone hdc crocheted sweater in blue cotton yarn, in progress Same sweater but I'm showing the sleeve cuffs. The torso isn't done yet, worked top down.Very rectangular neckline, I'll probably like it better once I've added the hood (last step)
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Wrist warmers! 🧶 HDC slip stitch done in back loop only, chain 36, 32 rows (or more if needed to close around your wrist / hands easily), sew the sides together except for thumb hole. For thumb I decreased at start and end of each row until I had enough thumb coverage.
One of the wrist warmers, it's blueExtreme close up of both wrist warmers, the focus is off because my 4.5yo took the photo but he did pretty good considering
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Forgot to post when I finished it... The hood didn't work for my son as written so I winged it. 🧶
Child wearing a striped hoodie and busily putting on shoes
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Finally finished this toddler hoodie! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... 🧶
3 photo collage of a toddler wearing a blue crocheted hoodie with his face obscured for privacy
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
Toddler hoodie in progress, using up the leftover cakes 🧶 from the blanket I finished a bit ago. Pattern is hearthookhome.com/harvest-hood...
Yoke and half of the body, worked top down, toddler hoodie in progress. Striped yarn
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Orchid (Cattelya sp) brought indoors to avoid storm winds plus our courtyard flag. Cheery!
Cattelya orchid with 2 flower spikes and 3-4 flowers per spike. There's also a pride flag.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 22/09/2024
This was going to be a present for my dad, but he passed away unexpectedly in February. So I put this in the closet until I had the emotional bandwidth to finish it. 45"x66", Caron cotton cakes 🧶
Zig zag moss stitch crochet blanket laid flat to show the size and color striping (yellow, orange, light to dark gray-blue)Caron cotton cakes yarn
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... Son picked out the 🧶 and pattern he wanted for his hoodie and is ecstatic with the result. I'll add sleeves when the weather cools off but for now this is good for chilly classroom wear
4T size crocheted (modified granny square) short sleeve hoodie in blue cotton yarn
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
.... Sure, thanks
Apparently I was member 373,824
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 10/09/2024
Toddler cardigan! 🧶 Bb lets me put it on, then immediately starts taking it off because he is a Florida child and doesn't understand sleeves. He'll figure it out when we visit family in the Midwest this fall. Anyway, based off the hexagon cardigan by TL Yarn Crafts, but toddler size.
Front view of a toddler size gray crocheted cardigan with white, blue, and green concentric stripes.Back view of the same toddler cardigan
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 02/09/2024
Cozy! I moved the pockets to the side seams and added the buttons. Used different yarn 🧶 (k+c cotton) so I adjusted the gauge based on my preferences. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
3 photo collage of a woman wearing a gray crocheted cardigan. She's very comfy.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 01/09/2024
BUTTON TIME
Gray crocheted cardigan with the button side of ribbing done, working on the buttonhole side
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 27/08/2024
Cardigan is starting to resemble a garment!
An in progress gray crocheted cardigan, one sleeve (detached)
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
Seems right
Screenshot of tweet by @ zoebir_nett "museums should be open til like midnight, I don't want to go to the club i want to go look at art or bugs"
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
This cardigan's sleeves will be POOFY.
Wristband and first few rows of a crocheted cardigan sleeve done in gray cotton yarn.Wristband and most of the forearm of a crocheted cardigan sleeve done in gray cotton yarn. It is VERY POOFY.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 18/07/2024
🎉
I'm backer #23 as this little screenshot explains
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 30/06/2024
The squash grew SO much while I was traveling. Ridiculous, feeling hopeful about the single flower I saw on the cherry tomato plant.
The entire squash garden (and skeleton friend), bearded dragon statue on the lower left.Green striped cushaw winter squash, closeup of a single leaf that's at least 8-9" across, heart shapedGreen striped cushaw baby squash budYellow crookneck squash buds and a nearly harvest size squash
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
Cherokee candy roaster, striped zucchini, yellow squash, yellow scallop squash, green striped cushaw, delicata, and also a watermelon and a basil because what this bed needed was more plants
6 labeled closeups of the squash and their blossoms.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
SQUASH (pending)
Yellow crookneck squash plant with several buds and one yellow blossomWider view of the raised bed where I planted 6 varieties of squash much too close together because I didn't expect any of the seeds to germinate. They all germinated.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 01/05/2024
Very excited about my orchids
4 orchids hanging on a window. 2 Phalaenopsis (yellow, rosy sunset colors), 1 intergeneric that i think is called dancing lady, the flowers look like a bee woman wearing a frilly dress), and 1 dendrobium with curly petals
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 28/04/2024
About halfway done (4.5 cakes used out of 8), so this should end up around 80"x 46" More info in alt text 🧶
Crocheted blanket in progress laid flat on the tile floor to best show pattern and dimensions. It's zig zag, moss stitch, caron cotton cakes yarn in muted shades of blue/orange/yellow stripes. There are two measuring tapes laid flat on the blanket to show width (46") and height (44")
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Red Heart It's a Wrap, colorway Nautical, 1.25 cakes (ish). 🧶 Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Person modeling a blue / turquoise / aqua crocheted lacework shawlPerson modeling a blue / turquoise / aqua crocheted lacework shawl, the back this time
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
The other 2 hats 🧶
A lilac crocheted beanie, another iteration of the Divine Hat pattern from RavelryAdapted pattern from Red Heart "cable twists crochet hat", crocheted beanie done with blue striping variegated yarn
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 08/02/2024
Hats I have crocheted recently (4/6) 🧶
Lilac moss stitch crocheted beanie with a white pompom on topBeanie done in Caron Cotton Cake yarn, Divine Hat pattern from Ravelry.Another Divine Hat beanie, off white this time.Lilac (bottom) and white (top) beanie with squiggly cables. Adapted pattern from Red Heart "cable twists crochet hat"
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
This is my current favorite square in the blanket of assorted squares. Info in alt text
Granny square with 2 concentric circles of puff stitches in the middle, then squared off with non-puff stitches (triple for the corners and double elsewhere). Finished with hdc border.5 square by 16 square crocheted blanket in progress.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
Squares Blanket 🧶
Crocheted blanket in progress made from a wide variety of blue squares, 5 squares x16. It's draped over a couch to demonstrate size (about 5'x2') and squares variety.
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Sam @spinachwrap.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Blanket grows! Just started the 2nd 🧶 cake
A zig zag crocheted blanket in progress spread on a couch. It's 52" wide and about 12" tall
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