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Gaian
@gaian1953.bsky.social
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Blackity Black. Crip Time Dweller, Maker, Gamer, Plant Friend, Food Lover, Mya’s Guardian🐾. Dazed and Confused in the PNW. Just a human traversing the Weird.
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Another flippin’ Fibro/Lupus flare.
”tosses bones and reads…I see heating pads, pillows…yes, Netflix, Britbox…I sense soup, copious amounts of soup and possibly chocolate” #spoonie #chronicillness #foodsky
Turquoise blue souped cubes ready for the freezer with an Asian inspired chicken broth base with Chinese Five Spice, garlic, fish sauce, ginger, ground pepper, soy sauce, Mirin, and sugar. Veggies are Bok Choi, Leeks, mushrooms, baby corn, bean sprouts, green onion and water chestnuts.
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Me: Another slouchy beanie 😊
Mya: “My human needs a hobby that doesn’t involve me…”

#whatsonyourneedles #knitsky #dogsky
Mya, a black and white Lhasa Apso mix models a slouchy beanie hat made by her guardian. Knitted in stockinette stitch with I Love this Yarn.
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Getting there on my first attempt at a wearable. Ready to do embellishments and finishing. No pattern, just an idea and a bunch of stash yarn. #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky #crochet 🧶
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Oct 10
"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."

-Faith Ringgold (1930-2024)

#WomensArt #FridayFeeling
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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A shameless plug 🥰
Leaving the other site was good for my soul, but it also means starting again over here. If you enjoy my content and the space I am creating (and you don't follow me already), please consider following to see more and so I can reach more people. 🥰 HC
a person is walking barefoot on a wooden floor while a cat looks on .
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October 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Making progress on this first try of a kimono. #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky #crochet 🧶
Progress on 1 of 2 panels for a kimono/ruana. A selection of Lion Brand Homespun yarns in color ways Purple Haze, Herb Garden, Celestial Stripes, Tartan Stripes, Pearls, Wild Fire, Forest, Mixed Berries. Accent fibers from Be Sweet in Copper, Recycled Sari silk and other and FFF eyelash yarn in purples. Close up of progress on 1 of 2 panels for a kimono/ruana. A selection of Lion Brand Homespun yarns in color ways Purple Haze, Herb Garden, Celestial Stripes, Tartan Stripes, Pearls, Wild Fire, Forest, Mixed Berries. Accent fibers from Be Sweet in Copper, Recycled Sari silk and other and FFF eyelash yarn in purples.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Or pie…pie is good🤗 #spoonielife
achronicvoice.com A Chronic Voice @achronicvoice.com · Oct 1
“If at first u don’t succeed, have some cake.” “I see. Does it work?” “Every time.” ― Charlie Mackesy. I hope this puts a smile on your face, even if briefly. Have a good rest of the week & visit the page for more #quotes.: buff.ly/WJ4jFwp

#spoonies #SelfCare #ChronicPain #affirmations
"If at first you don't succeed, have some cake." "I see. Does it work?" "Every time." - Charlie Mackesy, the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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A new plant friends spot in my home. i know my red Maranta is looking a little “hagi zaga za” but I’m hoping she’ll recover from being moved😬 #greenheart💚
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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My spider plant is so happy 💚 #greenheart
Spider Plant with a tiny eggshell white flower with 6 petals and 6 long white stamens with lemon yellow tips. The center is pale yellow green. Next to it is a small “baby” spider plant on the same stalk.
September 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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I ate McDonald’s yesterday and I feel bad about it. So does my body. Thankfully today I have a bunch of good stuff in the fridge. It’s not pretty but it’s healthy and delicious 😋 #foodsky 🥗🥦🥕🥬
Main Dish salad made with romaine, green cabbage, rainbow chard, green onions, zucchini, daikon, and topped with dried cranberries, roasted pumpkin seeds, sharp cheddar cheese, sweet banana peppers and chicken breast panned fried in olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
September 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Faith Humphrey Hill, US artist and knitter who combines knitting, embroidery and paint to create portraits #WomensArt
Textile, knitted, sewn and painted pictorial artwork featuring the head and shoulders of a smiling young Black woman facing right looking outwards
September 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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I've always believed I don have the ability to to make a garment other than a hat or scarf. Welp… going to try this. Four panels into a kimono. Light a candle for me. #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky 🧶
A wild selection of Lion Brand Homespun yarns in color ways Purple Haze, Herb Garden, Celestial Stripes, Tartan Stripes, Pearls, Wild Fire, Forest, Mixed Berries. Accent fibers from Be Sweet in Copper, Recycled Sari silk and other and FFF eyelash yarn in purples.
September 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Just finished. A simple scarf. #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky 🧶
Diagonal Garter stitch scarf hanging on a black velvet covered mannequin. Premier Spun Color in Woodlands, a self striping color way of browns greens, pale blue, burgundy, golds, and midnight blue.
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"For #ChronicallyIll people, #hobbies are a full-blown #survival strategy. When your body constantly throws tantrums, routines fall apart & plans disappear into the abyss..having something you can return to—on your terms—is everything.": buff.ly/H6eAo72

#ChronicPain
by @unremarkableme.bsky.social
Crafting Joy: How Chronically Ill Hobbies Keep Us Going (and Occasionally Covered in Glitter)
By Antonia at Unremarkable Me(Currently making clay earrings with one hand, balancing a heat pack on my neck, and seriously considering whether my glue gun is judging me.)Let’s be honest: if hobbies…
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September 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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I could have worse vices🤷🏾‍♀️
White crinkled “paper” against a black background. A smiling stick drawing of a person with a pony tail standing in a pile is yarn balls. Above their head is a meme that says, “Do I need this yarn? No, I don’t. Am I going to buy it anyways? Yes. Yes, I am.”
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Just finished. #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky 🧶
Small lap blanket and slouchy beanie hat with a beige tassel. Crocheted in Dakota color way from I Love this Yarn. Self striping in blues, tan, yellows, reds
September 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Sometimes I just want noodles and things 🍜🫛 #noodles #foodsky
Blue,yellow and white shallow bowl filled with Katsu sauce ramen noodles and sautéed in sesame and vegetable oil snow peas, Bok Choi, green beans, mushrooms, Chinese pork, green onions, and cilantro. Black and white sesame seeds are sprinkled on top.
September 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Preparing for the cold months inside with more green friends. #greenheart 💚🌿 #plantsky
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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WIP on another shawl #whatsonyourneedles #knitsky
Work in progress on a rectangular shawl. Garter stitch with Lion Brand Shawl In a Ball in color way Restful Rainbow, a self striping single ply yarn . Colors are navy, violet, grape purple, burnt orange, and red
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Finally finished. It’s soft, light, and airy. Love it #knitsky #fiberart 🧶
Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball cotton blend in Peaceful Earth. Size 10 needles to get an open airy look. Mossy green, rusty brownish red, beige-y cream and a soft grey self striping DK yarn. Close up Finished rectangular shawl Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball cotton blend in Peaceful Earth. Size 10 needles to get an open airy look. Mossy green, rusty brownish red, beige-y cream and a soft grey self striping DK yarn.
August 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Still working on this rectangular shawl. Just a plain and simple garter stitch. #knitsky #whatsonyourneedles
Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball cotton blend in Peaceful Earth. Size 10 needles to get an open airy look. Mossy green, rusty brownish red, beige-y cream and a soft grey self striping DK yarn.
July 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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News from the back porch. The deer munched the Brunera and Coral Bell flowers. They did leave a very cute leaf hat for the dragon to wear #greenheart 💚 #garden
Small green and blue dragon figurine sitting in a planter pot of Brunera plants. One large variegated Brunera leaf perched over the dragon like a hat. The dragon is smiling as if she’s enjoying her leaf hat.
June 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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African American sculptor Augusta Savage in the studio with her work 'The Harp', 1939 #womensart
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Edmonia Lewis, aka "Wildfire" ( 1844 – 1907), was the first sculptor of African-American and Native American heritage to achieve national and then international prominence #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a standing Black woman with shortish hair wearing a soft jacket and skirt.
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Simple. #foodsky #breakfast 🍜🍳🥓🍍🍉
Gaian’s breakfast today is dark pumpernickel bread with baked ham, poached egg with pepper, and chunks of fresh watermelon and pineapple.
April 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM