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Ellen Notbohm
@ellennotbohm.bsky.social
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Grateful for 20+ years as author of books and short prose that heal. Gold medal nonfiction and fiction published in more than 25 languages. Berry fanatic, thrift store treasure hunter, incurable knitter, pantry meal maestro, road-less-taken explorer.
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My first (and second-to-last) pair of pointe shoes in the color known as former ballerina pink. Leg warmers #knit by my mom. I'll never part with either, though last worn half a lifetime ago.

#ColorADay #PinkMon
#knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #ShowMeYourKnits #vintage #ballet #ArtYear
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Laetiporus luv! Heart-shaped Chicken of the Woods 'shrooms in the sunrise, on a recent walk.

#Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun
#FallColor #AutumnSplendor #sunrise #onmywalk #PacificNorthwestPhotography #naturephotography #mushrooms #fungi #photographersofbluesky
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Ora siamo in tre! First look at the cover of new Italian translation of 1001 Great Ideas.

Many thanks to longtime partner Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson, and to my rainmaker agent. So grateful for connections forged with families so far away, yet near in heart.

#italian #book #libro #translation
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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First time ever a pothole has made me smile.

#UrbanGaze #potholes #onmywalk #Thursdaymorning #smile #allheart #streetart #somebodylovesyou
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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#Knitters, ever have a project totally miss the mark with the giftee? This poncho with companion kitty went to a child who'd happily worn all my other creations. Poncho just. didn't. land. But my son nabbed the beta #kitty. :)

#knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #ColorADay #PinkMonday #catlover
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Autumn sunset at Seal Rock, Oregon.

#Stunday #OregonCoast #beach #ocean #sand #sunset #PacificNorthwest #photography #lowtide #beachsunset #autumnsunset #coastalvibe #coastphotography #smArtist #ArtYear
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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My #poem Boneyard of the White Elephants will ring ruefully, comically true for anyone who's ever regretted a thrifty "bargain."

Featured with author convo in the Summer 2025 issue of Macrame Literary Journal. bit.ly/3M5lpZd

#ImageAndVerse #poetry #thriftstore #yardsale #amwriting #WhiteElephant
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Small trove of caps and cowls going to Rose Haven Women's Day Shelter.

Yarn for the cowls is recycled from mill ends and named for staffers' pets: Bluesy (short-coat collie), Karl (tuxedo cat), Mabel (tortoise/tabby combo), and Zeke (a Bengal). 🙂

#knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #knitter
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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My forever-favorite never-to-be-topped craft project.
$5 for the thriftshop dollhouse and everything else from things on hand or found outdoors.

#Spooktober #31DaysOfHalloween #WackyWednesdayArt #DollhouseMakeover #HauntedHouse #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SpookySeason #Halloween #HalloweenSky #TooFun
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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"Sometimes the people who need us most are the ones who remind us what we’re made of."

Delighted to share my quiet comeback tale Hash Brains in the charming lit journal Let Me Tell You a Story.
2-min read

#care #exhaustion #FindingStrength #SpeakUp #advocacy #amwriting #amreading #shortstory
Let me tell you a story about hash brains
Sometimes the people who need us most are the ones who remind us what we’re made of. A flash fiction about care, exhaustion and a quiet return of strength.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Eleven months of the year, it's just a box laurel on the porch. But for October, she gets to be Elphaba.

#31DaysOfHalloween #ColorADay #GreenSat #Halloween #Autumn #SensoryArt #smartist #Elphaba #FallDecor #FallFun #HalloweenFun
Potted green box laurel on a front porch, decorated as the Wicked Witch with a witch hat, scraggly gray hair, and a rustic broom. The pot is surrounded by five mini orange pumpkins, two white mini pumpkins, and three giant pine cones.
October 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Rainbow #sunrise on our patio. My frisky colt friend is Youngsong, a metal and resin sculpture created by my late BIL as a tribute to the joy of young life. Our pony may be 30-ish in people years, but remains ageless.

#SensoryArt #rainbows #smartist #ArtYear #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Full card, anyone? 🤪🤪

#amwriting #amquerying #amediting #writingcommunity
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Beep beep! New baby up ahead!

Cars Blanket pattern by Filomena Lanzara
Knit Picks Swish Worsted in colorway Serene

#ColorADay #BlueTue #SleepySep #blanket #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #babyblankie #ShowMeYourKnits #Craftiverse
September 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Rainbow sunbeams on rhodies in full bloom at the height of the pandemic lockdown. A #lifewins reminder--taken in a cemetery.

No filters, no editing, no gimmicks.

#sensoryart #rainbows #smartist #onmywalk #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #pandemic #hope #light #rhodies #rhododendron
September 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Equinox fairy spirit joins me on my sunrise walk to usher in that time of year when I am most alive.

Just as it happened--no filters, editing, gimmicks.

#Stunday #equinox #fallequinox #Fall #Autumn #FallVibes #AutumnVibes #fairy #fairies #folklore #sprites #PhotographersOfBlueSky #sunrise
September 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Moon at sunrise over Seal Rock OR and the last two fishing boats of the night.

#BlueSkyMonday #ColoraDay #PinkMonday #SleepySep #moon #sunrise #ocean #pnwphotography #pacificnorthwest #pacificoceansunrise #sunrisemoon #PhotographersOfBluesky
September 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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#FishyFriday, a great day to reread or discover Leo Lionni's #KidLit classic Swimmy.

“'We're going to swim all together like the biggest fish in the sea!' ... so they swam in the cool morning water and the midday sun and chased the big fish away.”

#reading #Teamwork #Ingenuity #Courage #DontPanic
September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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From my brother, a 9/11 survivor: "Woodglen School, NJ does not forget. Students still plant a flag in the front lawn for every person murdered on 9/11/01. See how far the flags go--100 yards or more."

#RememberTheSky #NeverForget911
Photo of Woodglen Middle School in Hunterdon County, NJ with flags planted across the front lawn, one for every person who died in the 9/11 attacks. The rows of flags stretch beyond the end of the school and parking lot.
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel

Garment worker Clara Lemlich organized a winter-long strike for better working conditions--the 40-hour workweek, overtime pay, safer and more sanitary workspaces we now take for granted. 4-min read.
#laborday #kidsbook
Illustration cover art for the children's book Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers Strike of 1909. A young woman in the foreground wearing a yellow coat and black hat carries a "Strike" sign, with her fist raised and mouth open in protest. In the background, a crowd marches with similar signs.
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Sunrise from my deck, five years ago this weekend. A time when hope, light, and affirmation of life were so badly needed. Kinda like now.

#stunday #sunrise #newday #hopeandlight #spiderweb #photography #naturephotography #ArtYear #smartist #sensoryart #lifewins #photographersofbluesky #dawn
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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I was so excited to capture this image of a flying saucer UFO over Holmes Harbor WA until my son said, "Mom. Did you take it through a window? It's the reflection of a light fixture."

#stunday #ufo #flyingsaucer #photography #pugetsound #holmesharbor #opticalillusion #funphoto #cantfoolyourkids
August 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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#ShowMeYourKnits #Sweater time!

Kina cardigan, five-hour baby sweater, Froginette Entrechat shrug. Go-to patterns I've made dozens of times, for gifts and donations.

#Iknitforbabies #knitsky #smartist #knitter #knitting #handmade
August 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Midsummer Night's Dreamtime for baby.
Leisure Arts #pattern Lullaby in Knit Picks Comfy Worsted colorway Fairy Tale.

#AbstractAug #smartist #SensoryArt #ArtYear #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBluesky #knitsky #IKnitForBabies #blankie #babyblankie #handmade
Violet-hued knitted baby blanket in a pattern of vertical geometric diamond shapes with eyelet between the shapes. Blanket is draped over a weathered-wood deck railing overlooking a lush back yard of deciduous trees, ferns, and grass.
August 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I fell for Fluffy Mermaid (so named by the artist) in a small-town teaching studio far from home. She's what I would look like as a mermaid? :) Couldn't spare the cash at the time, but a few weeks later, a small windfall arrived. I knew why.

#TidesOutTuesday #BlueTue #ArtYear #smartist #mermaid
August 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM