Dr. Retired Lady
@drpreacherlady.bsky.social
Retired Progressive Christian Preacher Lady, ecclesiastical magpie, concerned citizen, Hoya, danseuse du ventre, knitter, POD she/her/hers
“Let there be peace among us and let us not be instruments of our own or others’ oppression.” -Canon Ed Rodman
“Let there be peace among us and let us not be instruments of our own or others’ oppression.” -Canon Ed Rodman
This is a really great idea!
Tell folks to come donate food items. Let them know you'll be there to answer questions about the shutdown. Invite reporters and content creators for interviews. Make it a thing.
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a really great idea!
Found cleaning the attic of the house I inherited from my folks - in random order
My brother’s & my baby hospital portraits
Newspapers from JFK’s assassination& Nixon’s resignation
The boots my brother wore in high school
A gluggle jug in a Shreveport Crump & Lowe box 1/2
My brother’s & my baby hospital portraits
Newspapers from JFK’s assassination& Nixon’s resignation
The boots my brother wore in high school
A gluggle jug in a Shreveport Crump & Lowe box 1/2
October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Found cleaning the attic of the house I inherited from my folks - in random order
My brother’s & my baby hospital portraits
Newspapers from JFK’s assassination& Nixon’s resignation
The boots my brother wore in high school
A gluggle jug in a Shreveport Crump & Lowe box 1/2
My brother’s & my baby hospital portraits
Newspapers from JFK’s assassination& Nixon’s resignation
The boots my brother wore in high school
A gluggle jug in a Shreveport Crump & Lowe box 1/2
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social - your book left me feeling encouraged in much the same way as Heather McGhee’s The Sun of Us did. I appreciate ideas for empowering democracy - they are concrete and helpful to help others begin to think of who we could be rather than who we are.
September 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social - your book left me feeling encouraged in much the same way as Heather McGhee’s The Sun of Us did. I appreciate ideas for empowering democracy - they are concrete and helpful to help others begin to think of who we could be rather than who we are.
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social - just finished your book. I love “inclusive constitutionalism” as a theory of law. My son is considering law school- would you be able to suggest places that teach this? Thank you so much!
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social - just finished your book. I love “inclusive constitutionalism” as a theory of law. My son is considering law school- would you be able to suggest places that teach this? Thank you so much!
Do any knitters and spinners know how to make cat hair into yarn? Just finished vacuuming. I have 1 cat and the volume of hair I just picked up indicates there are at least 6 more.
#knitters
#knitters
September 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Do any knitters and spinners know how to make cat hair into yarn? Just finished vacuuming. I have 1 cat and the volume of hair I just picked up indicates there are at least 6 more.
#knitters
#knitters
My 88 yr old father and I got out Covid and flu shots today in Massachusetts. It was effortless and we are grateful to live in a well-educated blue state.
September 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My 88 yr old father and I got out Covid and flu shots today in Massachusetts. It was effortless and we are grateful to live in a well-educated blue state.
I preached my final sermon today! After 35 years I am officially retired. What trouble will I find myself in now that I can go away for the weekend!
August 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I preached my final sermon today! After 35 years I am officially retired. What trouble will I find myself in now that I can go away for the weekend!
Just finished @leahlitman.bsky.social “Lawless.” Well-written and argued. I knew how bad it is, but the intentional cruelty of SCOTUS jumps off the page. I have been sick to my stomach and had trouble sleeping. If you weren’t convinced that our democracy is at risk, pls read this book.
May 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Just finished @leahlitman.bsky.social “Lawless.” Well-written and argued. I knew how bad it is, but the intentional cruelty of SCOTUS jumps off the page. I have been sick to my stomach and had trouble sleeping. If you weren’t convinced that our democracy is at risk, pls read this book.
Clergy and lay leader folks- I am wondering how we might organize an on-line prayer vigil for President Biden. I am not a tech person. Are there folks interested who might be able to help?
May 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Clergy and lay leader folks- I am wondering how we might organize an on-line prayer vigil for President Biden. I am not a tech person. Are there folks interested who might be able to help?
Decorating this shelf on my porch each season brings me joy. I knit the eggs and flowers & painted the wooden tulips. It makes me happy as I go in and out and harms no one.
April 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Decorating this shelf on my porch each season brings me joy. I knit the eggs and flowers & painted the wooden tulips. It makes me happy as I go in and out and harms no one.
@warren.senate.gov We need a new minority leader! Schumer cannot do the job!
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
@warren.senate.gov We need a new minority leader! Schumer cannot do the job!
This am my son got his car stuck half in and half out in the street in the ice. We worked for 25 min & got nowhere. Local handyman stopped & cheerfully spent 40 min in 16 degree weather getting him unstuck. There are good folks doing acts of kindness still among us. Will call him for next project!
February 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This am my son got his car stuck half in and half out in the street in the ice. We worked for 25 min & got nowhere. Local handyman stopped & cheerfully spent 40 min in 16 degree weather getting him unstuck. There are good folks doing acts of kindness still among us. Will call him for next project!
I have spent the New Year knitting smaller projects that make me smile. Here is my latest:
#craftiverse
#knitting
#craftiverse
#knitting
February 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have spent the New Year knitting smaller projects that make me smile. Here is my latest:
#craftiverse
#knitting
#craftiverse
#knitting
No weather reports, no consumer protection, no public health information, reduced care for veterans, no money to care for those who need help with food and Medicaid, etc. why is it I am paying taxes?
February 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No weather reports, no consumer protection, no public health information, reduced care for veterans, no money to care for those who need help with food and Medicaid, etc. why is it I am paying taxes?
@warren.senate.gov - I have been trying to login to my Social Security account to download my award letter and history. Once I log in, site crashes. Anyone else experiencing this?
#goverment
#hostiletakeover
#goverment
#hostiletakeover
February 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@warren.senate.gov - I have been trying to login to my Social Security account to download my award letter and history. Once I log in, site crashes. Anyone else experiencing this?
#goverment
#hostiletakeover
#goverment
#hostiletakeover
During lockdown, I began creating seasonal displays on my porch. I spent inauguration weekend and the week after this Jan knitting polar bears and snow people. Here they are in situ:
February 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
During lockdown, I began creating seasonal displays on my porch. I spent inauguration weekend and the week after this Jan knitting polar bears and snow people. Here they are in situ:
I refer to myself as a “Beatitudes Christian” and I found this an excellent commentary.
January 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I refer to myself as a “Beatitudes Christian” and I found this an excellent commentary.
At noon today, a few clergy friends and I held a silent vigil with lighted candles.I signed up to the Citizen Archive Project. Reading with kindergartners tomorrow. My grandmother told us to “brighten the corner where you are.”
January 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
At noon today, a few clergy friends and I held a silent vigil with lighted candles.I signed up to the Citizen Archive Project. Reading with kindergartners tomorrow. My grandmother told us to “brighten the corner where you are.”
Tomorrow I am leading a prayer vigil. Today I knit polar bears!
January 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tomorrow I am leading a prayer vigil. Today I knit polar bears!
Reposted by Dr. Retired Lady
When I pass Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, the great arch commemorating the Union's defeat of the South, every.single.time I think about how the Confederacy was an abomination and how its lies have poisoned the GOP and our nation even today. And it fuels me to resist even more fervently.
January 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
When I pass Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza, the great arch commemorating the Union's defeat of the South, every.single.time I think about how the Confederacy was an abomination and how its lies have poisoned the GOP and our nation even today. And it fuels me to resist even more fervently.
Yes, this!
Is @msnbc interested in getting their viewers back . Just give @elienyc.bsky.social his own show and let him go.
Call it , "don't mind my language"
Call it , "don't mind my language"
January 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Yes, this!
This is excellent!
If RFK Jr. is confirmed. @donttreadonkids.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This is excellent!
This is me!
January 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is me!
@jbf1755.bsky.social - listened to History Matters on Legacies. (B.S in history, MA ThD in theology). I experienced the Carter funeral as a requiem- the public end of decency, integrity, common good. Paraphrasing Grey” the lights are going out . . .We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.”
B.in
January 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@jbf1755.bsky.social - listened to History Matters on Legacies. (B.S in history, MA ThD in theology). I experienced the Carter funeral as a requiem- the public end of decency, integrity, common good. Paraphrasing Grey” the lights are going out . . .We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.”