hawthornqueen.bsky.social
@hawthornqueen.bsky.social
Environmental scientist who moonlights as an aspiring fantasy author and knitter
Had an abysmal vocal audition today. Singing in choirs is not for the faint of heart
January 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This weekend calls for stress baking. I started with biscuits and now it’s on to salted caramel chocolate chip cookies. Tomorrow I’m trying my hand at a new sourdough recipe
January 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Future archeologists: so this woman’s entire photo library is just photos of her cat lying in the sun?

Yes. Yes it is.
January 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Playing Baldur’s Gate means impulsively wanting to romance every character just to see what will happen #baldursgate
January 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’ve started and restarted these cat socks half a dozen times. Color-work is not something I’m naturally good at #knitsky
January 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The thing I love about being in New York City is all the unique architectural details everywhere you look
January 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I did in fact almost slip twice on my walk to the train station #newyork
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Nonna does not approve of me engaging in depression Barbie activities #catsky
January 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New York has not been much colder than north Texas or Virginia. But there’s still more ice in the local creeks and drainage spots than I’m used to
January 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Weekly reading report:

3 audiobooks began and finished (all Jane Austen rereads at 1.5x)

Bleak House (begun but not finished)

At present I am leaning heavily into my library apps and reading the books they have readily available. I am in the queue for more contemporary books
January 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
January 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Writing tip: After you finish, go back & cut all the adverbs. Then all the adjectives. Then all the other words. Eat the paper. Now you're free.
January 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Once this scarf for my husband is done, I can turn to the heather green version of this hat for myself. Stitch by stitch, winter in the northeast will get easier!
January 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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where does the new york times even find these people
January 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Two of my coworkers refuse to talk to each other (for unknown reasons) so now we have 6 hours of conflict resolution training assigned to the entire team
January 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
God forbid I try to work when my cat has chosen my desk as the best spot to lick between her toes for thirty minutes. She makes me feel I need to apologize for the impudence
January 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Y’all. Cables are so much fun #knitsky
January 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Today I started a new draft of a new book. It was half borne of an idea I’ve had knocking around in my head and half the result of an idea from my husband. It’s totally not semi-autobiographical and it totally isn’t dungeons and dragons meets quiver-full homeschoolers #booksky #authorsky
January 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It isn’t Yuletide cheer for my family till I’ve put the Christmas gumbo on
December 29, 2024 at 1:25 PM
The first pair of Christmas socks is finished. I have one more sock and then a hat to make before I can go back to knitting for myself. Also, I’ve learned in this process that I can knit for much longer periods with wool vs with acrylic before feeling any kind of stiffness
December 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I’m still chasing the reader’s high that A Sorceress Comes to Call left me with. I need more regency fantasy in my life #booksky
December 18, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I need new book recommendations. Preferably fantasy or sci-fi but I’ll take all kinds #booksky #bookrecommendations
December 17, 2024 at 1:31 PM
I need to write a book about this tree
December 3, 2024 at 6:46 PM
This is today’s #knitting check in. I finished the short rows in the back and split off for the sleeves. It’s a work in progress but I’m so glad the color-work is finished. Now it’s just time to make the body
November 25, 2024 at 3:20 AM