@julieinthewoods.bsky.social
Neurodivergent RN, wife, mom, science nerd, manic pixie forest crone.
Homeschooler, but believes in kids’ rights and teaches about things like Black and Indigenous history and lots of science, so kind of a lonely homeschooler.
Homeschooler, but believes in kids’ rights and teaches about things like Black and Indigenous history and lots of science, so kind of a lonely homeschooler.
He nailed it.
Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all of my followers who are exactly the type that would enjoy this
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
He nailed it.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
My favorite part of this week is suggling up for my (very) dramatic reading of Junie B. Jones Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten. My kids are older, but it’s still tradition.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My favorite part of this week is suggling up for my (very) dramatic reading of Junie B. Jones Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten. My kids are older, but it’s still tradition.
Could 2026 be the year I actually keep up with a Stitch-A-Long?
Register FREE to participate FREE in my FREE 2026 Stitch-A-Long.
Did I mention…..it's FREE ?
Details being revealed 3rd December!
www.peppermintpurple.com/2026
Did I mention…..it's FREE ?
Details being revealed 3rd December!
www.peppermintpurple.com/2026
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Could 2026 be the year I actually keep up with a Stitch-A-Long?
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Morning,
I have released 3 new gorgeous Crane designs today....and if funds are a little tight you can get a 20% discount if you would like all 3 !!!
peppermintpurple.com/products/the...
All just 2 colours.
Enjoy !
#crossstitch #craftsky
I have released 3 new gorgeous Crane designs today....and if funds are a little tight you can get a 20% discount if you would like all 3 !!!
peppermintpurple.com/products/the...
All just 2 colours.
Enjoy !
#crossstitch #craftsky
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Morning,
I have released 3 new gorgeous Crane designs today....and if funds are a little tight you can get a 20% discount if you would like all 3 !!!
peppermintpurple.com/products/the...
All just 2 colours.
Enjoy !
#crossstitch #craftsky
I have released 3 new gorgeous Crane designs today....and if funds are a little tight you can get a 20% discount if you would like all 3 !!!
peppermintpurple.com/products/the...
All just 2 colours.
Enjoy !
#crossstitch #craftsky
Some beauty for your Saturday.
All the ways the next generation gives me a lot of hope. A thread/
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Some beauty for your Saturday.
Checking in here has me like
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Took my fioricet
Don’t know what is reality
MTG? Oval Office meeting? Catholic raves? I could write a parody We Didn’t Start The Fire from the timeline today. (Bc migraine meds make me a little amusing, no real skills)
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Took my fioricet
Don’t know what is reality
MTG? Oval Office meeting? Catholic raves? I could write a parody We Didn’t Start The Fire from the timeline today. (Bc migraine meds make me a little amusing, no real skills)
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Checking in here has me like
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Took my fioricet
Don’t know what is reality
MTG? Oval Office meeting? Catholic raves? I could write a parody We Didn’t Start The Fire from the timeline today. (Bc migraine meds make me a little amusing, no real skills)
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Took my fioricet
Don’t know what is reality
MTG? Oval Office meeting? Catholic raves? I could write a parody We Didn’t Start The Fire from the timeline today. (Bc migraine meds make me a little amusing, no real skills)
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It's really difficult to get a handle on the prevalence of AAN because...well for people in larger bodies, doctors praise any weight loss to the skies.
No matter how it's achieved.
No matter how much it might harm their health otherwise.
No matter how it's achieved.
No matter how much it might harm their health otherwise.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's really difficult to get a handle on the prevalence of AAN because...well for people in larger bodies, doctors praise any weight loss to the skies.
No matter how it's achieved.
No matter how much it might harm their health otherwise.
No matter how it's achieved.
No matter how much it might harm their health otherwise.
I live on stolen Indigenous land and a former Civil War battlefield. I don’t believe in ghosts, but the veil seems thin sometimes. And I may, while gardening, catch myself having a quick word with the people who grew things here before me.
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I live on stolen Indigenous land and a former Civil War battlefield. I don’t believe in ghosts, but the veil seems thin sometimes. And I may, while gardening, catch myself having a quick word with the people who grew things here before me.
Not so sure about how healthy they are making Americans- after reading this I’m experiencing a possible hypertensive crisis, nausea, and an eye twitch.
There's an exclusive, closed-to-media MAHA summit tomorrow. Here's the full agenda I was leaked
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
In attendance will be JD Vance, RFK Jr, Bhattacharya, Makary, actor Russell Brand (who is facing rape and sexual assault charges), and dozens of other MAHA influencers and people in Trump's orbit
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Not so sure about how healthy they are making Americans- after reading this I’m experiencing a possible hypertensive crisis, nausea, and an eye twitch.
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"preliminary evidence" that "ABA therapy may be associated with increased odds of mental health hospitalizations and more frequent hospital stays among autistic youth" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "future inquiry into the safety of ABA and who may or may not be harmed by it is essential..."
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November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"preliminary evidence" that "ABA therapy may be associated with increased odds of mental health hospitalizations and more frequent hospital stays among autistic youth" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "future inquiry into the safety of ABA and who may or may not be harmed by it is essential..."
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A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
How a holy day for a conscientious objector became a holiday for soldiers and the state
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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I’m glad I survived, but I’m also painfully aware that my privilege played a role.
That having universal healthcare saved me
Not everyone is so lucky and no one “deserves” to suffer.
That millions of Americans will suffer and some will die because the Dems refused to hold the line.
That having universal healthcare saved me
Not everyone is so lucky and no one “deserves” to suffer.
That millions of Americans will suffer and some will die because the Dems refused to hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m glad I survived, but I’m also painfully aware that my privilege played a role.
That having universal healthcare saved me
Not everyone is so lucky and no one “deserves” to suffer.
That millions of Americans will suffer and some will die because the Dems refused to hold the line.
That having universal healthcare saved me
Not everyone is so lucky and no one “deserves” to suffer.
That millions of Americans will suffer and some will die because the Dems refused to hold the line.
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If I had to pay medical bills on top of spending a year off work and having to hire caregiver support, I would have been bankrupt.
We must stop blaming people for becoming ill.
Stop blaming people for not having support.
Stop blaming people for being homeless.
We must stop blaming people for becoming ill.
Stop blaming people for not having support.
Stop blaming people for being homeless.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
If I had to pay medical bills on top of spending a year off work and having to hire caregiver support, I would have been bankrupt.
We must stop blaming people for becoming ill.
Stop blaming people for not having support.
Stop blaming people for being homeless.
We must stop blaming people for becoming ill.
Stop blaming people for not having support.
Stop blaming people for being homeless.
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someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
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Turns out a lot of Americans understand that trans people aren’t the reason shit is expensive and people are being starved
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Turns out a lot of Americans understand that trans people aren’t the reason shit is expensive and people are being starved
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
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New mural in Carytown at 3101 W. Cary Street, designed by Shepard Fairey (@obeygiant) for the People For the American Way Foundation. Painted by Brian Tull (@artistbriantull) and Silly Genius (@sillygenius).
Remember to VOTE today.
Photo by Landon Shroder
Remember to VOTE today.
Photo by Landon Shroder
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New mural in Carytown at 3101 W. Cary Street, designed by Shepard Fairey (@obeygiant) for the People For the American Way Foundation. Painted by Brian Tull (@artistbriantull) and Silly Genius (@sillygenius).
Remember to VOTE today.
Photo by Landon Shroder
Remember to VOTE today.
Photo by Landon Shroder
Years ago I read an op-ed about a VA gubernatorial race that described it as words to the effect of “not coming down to the lesser of two evils, but the evil of two lessers” and if that hasn’t pretty much always been VA politics in a nutshell I don’t know what is.
Abigail Spanberger takes a swipe at Mamdani, saying "maybe he should be a Democrat" and that his campaign promises are dishonest.
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Years ago I read an op-ed about a VA gubernatorial race that described it as words to the effect of “not coming down to the lesser of two evils, but the evil of two lessers” and if that hasn’t pretty much always been VA politics in a nutshell I don’t know what is.
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5pm on November 1: let’s go for a walk, it’s still light out!
5pm on November 2: an early darkness blankets the land. Fallow fields lay bone-bleached by moonlight. The last memories of summer fade into oblivion. The last echoes of hope lapse into baleful silence.
5pm on November 2: an early darkness blankets the land. Fallow fields lay bone-bleached by moonlight. The last memories of summer fade into oblivion. The last echoes of hope lapse into baleful silence.
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
5pm on November 1: let’s go for a walk, it’s still light out!
5pm on November 2: an early darkness blankets the land. Fallow fields lay bone-bleached by moonlight. The last memories of summer fade into oblivion. The last echoes of hope lapse into baleful silence.
5pm on November 2: an early darkness blankets the land. Fallow fields lay bone-bleached by moonlight. The last memories of summer fade into oblivion. The last echoes of hope lapse into baleful silence.
Why on Earth are we still doing this in 2025? It was harmful in health class in the 1980’s, it is harmful now AND we *should* know better.
Gotta say, there's never been a *good* time for assignments that require students to track their weight and calorie intake, but right when rates of food insecurity are going through the roof is definitely one of the worst times for it 👀
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why on Earth are we still doing this in 2025? It was harmful in health class in the 1980’s, it is harmful now AND we *should* know better.
All of this to everyone except my neighbor who keeps posting “coyote alerts” in the neighborhood online group, because I guess they think woodland creatures shouldn’t be in the woods behind our suburban houses.
Nobody appointed you the coyote police, my guy.
Nobody appointed you the coyote police, my guy.
Congratulations, M-F friends! You made it over the Hump.
Enjoy the evening off and prepare to coast through Thursday.
For those with non-standard work-weeks, stay strong!
Enjoy the evening off and prepare to coast through Thursday.
For those with non-standard work-weeks, stay strong!
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
All of this to everyone except my neighbor who keeps posting “coyote alerts” in the neighborhood online group, because I guess they think woodland creatures shouldn’t be in the woods behind our suburban houses.
Nobody appointed you the coyote police, my guy.
Nobody appointed you the coyote police, my guy.
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There’s no shortage of ways to send messages these days. But sometimes the simplest forms make the strongest impact. And that’s exactly what William “Mac” McCormick, owner of McCormack’s Irish Pub did last week, sending a message on a familiar medium.
McCormack’s Irish Pub Sparks National Debate in Richmond
Richmond’s McCormack’s Irish Pub is at the center of a national firestorm after owner William “Mac” McCormick released a t-shirt reading “Fuck ICE, Fuck Nazis, Fuck Trump.” The message sparked viral d...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There’s no shortage of ways to send messages these days. But sometimes the simplest forms make the strongest impact. And that’s exactly what William “Mac” McCormick, owner of McCormack’s Irish Pub did last week, sending a message on a familiar medium.
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"Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias.
Say that your main crop is the forest
that you did not plant,
that you will not live to harvest."
Wendell Berry, "Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front"
Say that your main crop is the forest
that you did not plant,
that you will not live to harvest."
Wendell Berry, "Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front"
I keep reminding my friends that civil rights activists in the US not only worked toward goals they knew wouldn't be achieved in their lifetimes, but felt hopeful enough about the future to have kids who'd grow up in it.
None of us are going to be doing the last part, but we can sure do the first.
None of us are going to be doing the last part, but we can sure do the first.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias.
Say that your main crop is the forest
that you did not plant,
that you will not live to harvest."
Wendell Berry, "Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front"
Say that your main crop is the forest
that you did not plant,
that you will not live to harvest."
Wendell Berry, "Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front"
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