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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Painting time has been limited, but still working on blending, and skintones. Reaper's merfolk are perhaps my favorite way to work on both. Lots of tail color inspiration from Finfolk. Now to tackle more of the underwater monsters! @reaperminiatures.bsky.social

Painted miniature of a Merman King sold by Reaper Miniatures. He is painted using Reapers Olive Skin Triad, with the tail and hair painted in shades of green, yellows and orange.

A group of eight painted merfolk made by Reaper Miniatures.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Beyond grateful that our cats are both so chill with nail trims that I can do them while they lay happily in my lap, sometimes even in belly up mode. Their foster mom did an incredible job with them as kittens, and I couldn't ask for sweeter boys.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Aldi's had pork butts/shoulders for $1.99 lb. I just put a 9 lb piece on the smoker to get started overnight. Tomorrow I'll add ribs that I've had vacuum sealed in the deep freeze for a long while. Husband will love the pulled pork, ribs and homemade fries I've got ready to go for Father's Day.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Really pleased with how these merfolk guardians from Reaper Minis turned out. Still working on techniques, but it’s one way to stop doomscrolling and be creative.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's summer time and beginning of month. This is a reminder to use vinegar/baking soda in the household drains for gnats. Clean the traps in the washer (especially if you have pets!!). Oh, and wash your makeup brushes! What else? Oh yeah, check/replace the AC filter!

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Vertigo is back as a hormonal change symptom. I had errands planned for the day, but putting my hair up had me reeling round the kitchen like a cartoon figure on ice skates. So, driving is on hold, as are all tasks that require bending down. Stupid perimenopause.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — and details how he has used similar fascistic tactics to intimidate other judges around the world who rule against his alt-right friends.

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Megan Piontkowski Illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

70+ free printable "How to Report ICE" zines with info on the SALUTE protocol and local hotline numbers for all over the country! Including some in Spanish! There is an info sheet on how to fold and cut the zines and a form to request a zine for your area. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Aloe plant "reading" black and white illustrated zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe."

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Bodies are dumb and unfair. Not only will hair grow and require shaving over third degree burned (and grafted) skin, but you can still have a period while healing (and bleeding) from fibroid removal surgery and a series of post-op ruptured ovarian cysts. I’m so over this. Come on menopause!

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Day 11 post op on a “simple” procedure with a 1-2 day recovery. Day 4 things went to hell and since then I’ve had 2 CT scans, lots of bloodwork, a day in the ER and today I started antibiotics for an infection. Reproductive organs are stupid and I swear mine are trying to kill me before menopause

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Maybe there's been changes to anesthesia presurgical prep since earlier this year, but this "minor" surgery with a short recovery time has more prepwork, bloodwork, med changes than anything I, spouse or kid has experienced. That's making me nervous, but I'm still hopeful for a good outcome.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Describe your cat’s personality with one photo:

Ferb, a tabby cat, lying down on top of a sewing machine, indicating he is done being ignored and wants attention.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Iron infusion #11 today with 12 and 13 scheduled for next two weeks. This getting older/perimenopause thing is kinda annoying, but glad my doctors don’t mess around anymore.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

It’s official. I have an empty nest with both kids in college. Oldest is finishing up his Masters in BioMed Engineering (5yr Bachelor/Master program), and youngest just started their freshman yr going into Applied Math (Cryptography) with a side of Theater Tech.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

It's a medical Monday. Spent the last few hours making Dr appts for family members, refilling specialty scripts, confirming appts etc. And this was an EASY day with little wait time. The US healthcare system is set up to fail patients who don't have the time or knowledge to do this work.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

"We're gonna see just how well this cat calming pheromone spray works," as I spritz the carriers for the double vet appt this afternoon. I've just spent a week dealing with non-recognition aggression (it's going poorly) so from now on Phineas and Ferb go together whether they both need it or not.

Two tabby cat brothers, Phineas and Ferb curled up together on a blanket.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

It's been months of med/dental appts for the family, incl the cat. Now the cats aren't tolerating each other, we still don't have on-campus housing confirmed for the youngest next month, the world is on fire, and I am anxious. I can only ask so much of the KPop Demon Hunter soundtrack.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

My eighth iron infusion is tomorrow morning with more to come. Can't wait to see what my current numbers are cause 8 weeks ago they were low, but just barely "okay." 4 weeks ago some had halved and ferritin was at 4. Between that and nausea inducing meds making food hard, I feel downright bad.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We were a pretty rare house in the 80's, especially in rural PA. Our first was a TRS-80, then a Tandy 2000. We even had a dot matrix printer. (Dad said he went to some of those first COMDEX events) There's a good reason this English major ended up with a campus job in the IT dept.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

With the loss of Joanns and rising costs, it looks like my Etsy shop won't make it past this year, and I'm okay with that. I tried to pivot away from Etsy a while back, but search engines and over a decade established there made it hard to move away (1 sale in a year elsewhere)

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Found a little time to paint again as the graduations and Sr activities wrap up with the kids. Took some advice from @idrawcaralines.bsky.social and based these sylphs in Burgundy Wine first to see if it changes anything. Minis and paints from @reaperminiatures.bsky.social

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Well, tomorrow is my last day as a school parent. 8 years of 5:15 am high school mornings. 17 years of volunteering (scouts, theater, mentoring etc). 8 yrs of packed lunches (we knew food was imp long before the autoimmune disorder was identified). So much mom taxi.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Etsy shop has been updated with the latest pattern weight drop. I have enough stock left for one more drop in the fall, but it will probably be my last.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.

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How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement

AOC, solidarity, and people power.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Florida should be fucking ASHAMED and yet, what do my calls net me? Freakin emails touting what a great job they’re doing. I hate that I got on Cory Mills email list since they are the opposite of everything I call or write about. It’s like they’re intentionally taunting us with their cruelty

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Anna Phylaxis @quatoria.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

one of the most important things to learn, if you're out there doing things: you don't get to talk about it. you don't get to brag about it, you don't get to tell your friends, you don't get drinks bought for you in the bar off the story. it's *always* shut the fuck up friday

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Rebuilding a hard copy personal library, with banned/history books, and also How-To/Reference Books. Talked to local library about community "Repair Days." Something new to tackle as my youngest graduates and HS volunteering winds down. @mercurystardust.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social

A photo of a five different "How To," books and a history book picked up new and used. List includes two books from Reader's Digest (New-Complete Do-It-Youself Manual, and How to Do Just About Anything), "Safe and Sound," "The City Homesteader," "Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things" and "Democracy Awakening."

I'm going to need more bookshelves.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Realistically, how many times a day can I call my reps when it's the same dang people over and over again? So many issues to call about. Maybe the ones with multiple office I just leave different messages at all their numbers.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

House Rs just passed the budget resolution, the first step in their process to enact a bill that'd kick millions off Medicaid & cut SNAP down to just $1.60 per person per meal on avg while cutting taxes for the top 0.1% by $278k - all while increasing the debt 🧵on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT

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Trish Dukes @trishdukes.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky #StateMediaCensorship

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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

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Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I’ll be making a few more sets of pattern weights for the Etsy shop in the coming weeks. Last round had requests for Nature/Cottage/WitchCore sets, along with fandom and sewing themed. I’ll stop making them once my supply of marble pieces runs out so taking suggestions for the last run.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Was planning to get started on holiday cookies today. Teen wants to bake for school as well. I did not set out NEARLY enough butter last night to come to room temp for both of us and all these butter heavy recipes. Thank goodness I stocked up last time I caught it on sale.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Today is one of those days when I really wish I was a better artist with pencil and paper. I have a costume concept I've been trying to work on for ages and I keep getting stuck designing it on paper. Guess it's back to the old draping, pinning and manipulating the fabric till I like something.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I was making too much food for 6 on Thanksgiving, so scaled back the meal plans that day. Which means TODAY I’m making deviled eggs, filled cupcakes and maybe a baked Brie. Gotta add some variety to the leftovers.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Thanksgiving is over and it’s Ferb’s favorite time of the year. He adores everything about holiday decorations. His brother Phineas isn’t as enthralled.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I have all sorts of tricks to combat arthritis in my hands for sewing and stuff. But what can a person do when feet are arthritic?? I’ve having some pretty strong pain days and am allergic to NSAIDS. Any suggestions for managing things on a heavy cooking day?

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Another throwback mini that I was really pleased with the turnout. I was practicing gradients. Mini and paints from @reaperminiatures.bsky.social

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Nix @feenix.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Doctor Who gives us strong characters to believe in, to laugh with, to watch as they skip lightly through time and do their best to make the worlds better. /2 River Song cosplay created by @timesticher.bsky.social Worn by myself (photos pre 2020)

A cosplayer in River Song's Victorian Frost Fair gown sits in the center of a blue solar system mosaic reading from her journal of spoilers.

A white woman in a River Song Victorian Frost Fair cosplay selfie. The top blouse is grey striped with lace detail at the collar and a fur trim. She has blonde curly hair and an elegant grey hat pinned atop her head. Her Hazel eyes are bright and piercing.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The Cosplayer - The Character That time I decided to be a fancy, flashy crab! Other cosplayers would gift trinkets and broken jewelry to add to the growing glitter and gold. It became so heavy! #Tamatoa, from "Moana," @ajemaineclement.bsky.social

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

So very, very tired and sore. But Thespian Districts is over, 800-1000 teens a day fed and wrangled. Our troupe hosts each year and the kids worked so hard and were amazing. My thespian earned Superiors in all their events, is exhausted and very proud.

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A fun aspect of switching platforms is being able to share a few older favorites. I painted this Air Scion gaming miniature from @reaperminiatures.bsky.social a couple years back, and I’m still pleased with how it turned out.

D&D style painted miniature of an Air Scion from Reaper Miniatures

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Laura Proctor @timestitcher.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Facebook may be a hot mess, but then you have groups like “The Wedding Cookie Table Community” that is filled with amazing people. What an incredible labor of love to create this book of over 200 traditional and family favorite recipes.

A recipe book from The Wedding Cookie Table Community filled with holiday cookie recipes.

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