Charlotte “Lotte” Vale
@espressoprose.bsky.social
A place where words meet wonder. I write a little, read a little more, and drink a lot of coffee—fueling musings on life, stories, and everything in between. Sip, dream, and linger awhile.
All photos and writings are my own unless I state otherwise.
All photos and writings are my own unless I state otherwise.
Pinned
I am not composed
I am composition
written in cracked ink
scrawled in margins
smeared by heat and salt and all the unsentences
I have swallowed to stay worthy.
But tonight I write
Unleash it all
I am reminded
I am always worthy. 💛🖤
I am composition
written in cracked ink
scrawled in margins
smeared by heat and salt and all the unsentences
I have swallowed to stay worthy.
But tonight I write
Unleash it all
I am reminded
I am always worthy. 💛🖤
Tonight, I decided on mitts.
Worsted weight fingerless mitts.
I prefer to use dpns.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #stricken
Worsted weight fingerless mitts.
I prefer to use dpns.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #stricken
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Tonight, I decided on mitts.
Worsted weight fingerless mitts.
I prefer to use dpns.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #stricken
Worsted weight fingerless mitts.
I prefer to use dpns.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #stricken
Turtleneck Tuesday could be a thing… I’m just a day early.
💛🖤
💛🖤
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Turtleneck Tuesday could be a thing… I’m just a day early.
💛🖤
💛🖤
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Mark Kelly is a patriot.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Mark Kelly is a patriot.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit.
Pass it on.
The finished little hat I started yesterday night.
Fingering weight and lace weight mohair held together to give it the dreamy look.
I love a good cable and this has plenty of them.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #blueskyknits #stricken #strickmütze
Fingering weight and lace weight mohair held together to give it the dreamy look.
I love a good cable and this has plenty of them.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #blueskyknits #stricken #strickmütze
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The finished little hat I started yesterday night.
Fingering weight and lace weight mohair held together to give it the dreamy look.
I love a good cable and this has plenty of them.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #blueskyknits #stricken #strickmütze
Fingering weight and lace weight mohair held together to give it the dreamy look.
I love a good cable and this has plenty of them.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #blueskyknits #stricken #strickmütze
Currently playing.
Barns Courtney has that rare feral kind of brilliance.
He’a prolific without being diluted.
Every track is intentional and its own masterpiece.
youtu.be/hH4uGtq3VMY?...
Barns Courtney has that rare feral kind of brilliance.
He’a prolific without being diluted.
Every track is intentional and its own masterpiece.
youtu.be/hH4uGtq3VMY?...
Barns Courtney - Hard To Be Alone
YouTube video by BarnsCourtneyVEVO
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January 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Currently playing.
Barns Courtney has that rare feral kind of brilliance.
He’a prolific without being diluted.
Every track is intentional and its own masterpiece.
youtu.be/hH4uGtq3VMY?...
Barns Courtney has that rare feral kind of brilliance.
He’a prolific without being diluted.
Every track is intentional and its own masterpiece.
youtu.be/hH4uGtq3VMY?...
☕️ Coffee is how I consent to existence.
January 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
☕️ Coffee is how I consent to existence.
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Don’t let this distract you from the Epstein files and the fact that y'all elected a straight up pedophile rapist and insurrectionist piece of shit as the president of the United States.
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Don’t let this distract you from the Epstein files and the fact that y'all elected a straight up pedophile rapist and insurrectionist piece of shit as the president of the United States.
Go Hawks 💙💚
January 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Go Hawks 💙💚
On my needles. This is my way of attempting to quiet my mind by keeping the fingers occupied.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #cables
#knitting #showmeyourknits #cables
January 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
On my needles. This is my way of attempting to quiet my mind by keeping the fingers occupied.
#knitting #showmeyourknits #cables
#knitting #showmeyourknits #cables
Twinkle lights are never just lights.
Softening winter’s edges, the house breathing quietly.
The tree coming down isn’t about decor.
It’s noticing the cozy quietly leave the room…
the feeling only light can hold.
Some magic stays.
It just learns to live elsewhere. ✨
#hygge #cozy #gemütlich
Softening winter’s edges, the house breathing quietly.
The tree coming down isn’t about decor.
It’s noticing the cozy quietly leave the room…
the feeling only light can hold.
Some magic stays.
It just learns to live elsewhere. ✨
#hygge #cozy #gemütlich
January 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Twinkle lights are never just lights.
Softening winter’s edges, the house breathing quietly.
The tree coming down isn’t about decor.
It’s noticing the cozy quietly leave the room…
the feeling only light can hold.
Some magic stays.
It just learns to live elsewhere. ✨
#hygge #cozy #gemütlich
Softening winter’s edges, the house breathing quietly.
The tree coming down isn’t about decor.
It’s noticing the cozy quietly leave the room…
the feeling only light can hold.
Some magic stays.
It just learns to live elsewhere. ✨
#hygge #cozy #gemütlich
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The new year always begins on a quiet Pacific Island, long before the rest of the world is ready to notice 🌊✨
Begin the Happy New Year greetings ✨
Begin the Happy New Year greetings ✨
December 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The new year always begins on a quiet Pacific Island, long before the rest of the world is ready to notice 🌊✨
Begin the Happy New Year greetings ✨
Begin the Happy New Year greetings ✨
The cemetery was quiet.
The sky was not.
I stopped.
The moment would not be unseen.
The sky was not.
I stopped.
The moment would not be unseen.
December 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The cemetery was quiet.
The sky was not.
I stopped.
The moment would not be unseen.
The sky was not.
I stopped.
The moment would not be unseen.
Leftover Christmas ham transformed into lentil soup. 🥰
December 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Leftover Christmas ham transformed into lentil soup. 🥰
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lucasthejones
Lucas Jones
Lucas Jones
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
lucasthejones
Lucas Jones
Lucas Jones
Coffee is my companion.
I usually take it bold, with just enough cream to soften the existential dread.
But for the holidays, I let it dress up a little,
gingerbread, vanilla, a whisper of spice,
not to change it, just to give it a moment of novelty.
A small treat. A brief kindness.
#coffee
I usually take it bold, with just enough cream to soften the existential dread.
But for the holidays, I let it dress up a little,
gingerbread, vanilla, a whisper of spice,
not to change it, just to give it a moment of novelty.
A small treat. A brief kindness.
#coffee
December 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Coffee is my companion.
I usually take it bold, with just enough cream to soften the existential dread.
But for the holidays, I let it dress up a little,
gingerbread, vanilla, a whisper of spice,
not to change it, just to give it a moment of novelty.
A small treat. A brief kindness.
#coffee
I usually take it bold, with just enough cream to soften the existential dread.
But for the holidays, I let it dress up a little,
gingerbread, vanilla, a whisper of spice,
not to change it, just to give it a moment of novelty.
A small treat. A brief kindness.
#coffee
A year ago this day, I was knitting this mitten. It has inspired me to knit some mittens for the new year.
December 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A year ago this day, I was knitting this mitten. It has inspired me to knit some mittens for the new year.
We have officially entered the zone.
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We have officially entered the zone.
Winter light unhurried.
The day slips its coat by the door.
A quiet room.
The tree glowing
like a held breath
finally released. ✨
The day slips its coat by the door.
A quiet room.
The tree glowing
like a held breath
finally released. ✨
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Winter light unhurried.
The day slips its coat by the door.
A quiet room.
The tree glowing
like a held breath
finally released. ✨
The day slips its coat by the door.
A quiet room.
The tree glowing
like a held breath
finally released. ✨
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A lamplighter and his dog, Scotland, 1937 - by John Peat Munn
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A lamplighter and his dog, Scotland, 1937 - by John Peat Munn
My voice doesn’t smooth the dark.
It stands inside it refusing erasure.
Naming the ache without asking it to leave.
I have learned
not to bargain with night.
Still
the year turns.
Light returns,
no apology
no promise.
It does not erase the dark.
It stands beside it.
I choose to move into it.
It stands inside it refusing erasure.
Naming the ache without asking it to leave.
I have learned
not to bargain with night.
Still
the year turns.
Light returns,
no apology
no promise.
It does not erase the dark.
It stands beside it.
I choose to move into it.
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My voice doesn’t smooth the dark.
It stands inside it refusing erasure.
Naming the ache without asking it to leave.
I have learned
not to bargain with night.
Still
the year turns.
Light returns,
no apology
no promise.
It does not erase the dark.
It stands beside it.
I choose to move into it.
It stands inside it refusing erasure.
Naming the ache without asking it to leave.
I have learned
not to bargain with night.
Still
the year turns.
Light returns,
no apology
no promise.
It does not erase the dark.
It stands beside it.
I choose to move into it.
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@newsweek.com did a story on MELIA last year. Please read it. Repost it. Shes such a special, loving dog that just needs that amazing human to give her the best life.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
After 410 days waiting, shelter films POV of "nervous" dog no one wants
Hempstead Animal Shelter director Ashley Behrens told Newsweek: "Given the right owner, Melia will shine."
www.newsweek.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
@newsweek.com did a story on MELIA last year. Please read it. Repost it. Shes such a special, loving dog that just needs that amazing human to give her the best life.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
There is an hour where the world forgets you are awake.
This is the hour where you learn how loud your own heart can be when nothing else is listening.
This is the hour where you learn how loud your own heart can be when nothing else is listening.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
There is an hour where the world forgets you are awake.
This is the hour where you learn how loud your own heart can be when nothing else is listening.
This is the hour where you learn how loud your own heart can be when nothing else is listening.
