Phina Borgeson
@phinaborgeson.bsky.social
Advocate for a just and resilient food system. Teacher, mentor. Retired Episcopal deacon. Gardener, cook, knitter, reader. Companion to two cats.
For hands week. My last two attempts at mittens haven't been my best work. Feeling a bit jinxed. Time to try again? #ShowMeYourKnits
January 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
For hands week. My last two attempts at mittens haven't been my best work. Feeling a bit jinxed. Time to try again? #ShowMeYourKnits
What's on your needles? Last Word by Baby cocktails. Started a few days after Christmas, but on hold for a week while I mess with some little projects. It's an easy sweater vest.
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
What's on your needles? Last Word by Baby cocktails. Started a few days after Christmas, but on hold for a week while I mess with some little projects. It's an easy sweater vest.
For first, the very first. My eccentric adolescent self wanted a stocking cap, so I taught myself to knit 65 years ago. #ShowMeYourKnits
January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
For first, the very first. My eccentric adolescent self wanted a stocking cap, so I taught myself to knit 65 years ago. #ShowMeYourKnits
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Over the past month, lawmakers have been introducing and reintroducing marker bills they hope to get into an actual farm bill package. Here are 10 recent proposals important to farmers, most of which have bipartisan support. ⬇️
10 Farm Bill Proposals to Watch in 2026
From expanding access to credit to cleaning up forever chemicals, the farm bill proposals cover a wide range of farm-group priorities.
civileats.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Over the past month, lawmakers have been introducing and reintroducing marker bills they hope to get into an actual farm bill package. Here are 10 recent proposals important to farmers, most of which have bipartisan support. ⬇️
Searching for a favorite from 2025 I realized how many knits got away before I photographed them. This was inspired by a post here on #showmeyourknits, quickly cast on and knit with yarn on hand
January 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Searching for a favorite from 2025 I realized how many knits got away before I photographed them. This was inspired by a post here on #showmeyourknits, quickly cast on and knit with yarn on hand
I am interested in how terms for accessories are reinterpreted by knitters. Consider "cowl" and "snood" and "fascinator," for example. Compare pattern names with dictionary meanings? #knitsky
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I am interested in how terms for accessories are reinterpreted by knitters. Consider "cowl" and "snood" and "fascinator," for example. Compare pattern names with dictionary meanings? #knitsky
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I do Advent mostly in church, and have decades of scraps and odd balls, even with periodic weeding. A few years ago I made two gradients of fingering oddments and then marled away. #ShowMeYourKnits
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I do Advent mostly in church, and have decades of scraps and odd balls, even with periodic weeding. A few years ago I made two gradients of fingering oddments and then marled away. #ShowMeYourKnits
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1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
1 in 3 US nonprofits that serve communities lost government funding in early 2025
Federal funding cuts are destabilizing many food pantries, homeless shelters, mental health clinics and other nonprofits, threatening the services they provide.
buff.ly
October 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
1 in 3 US community-service nonprofits lost government funding in early 2025.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
These organizations run food pantries, deliver job training and offer mental health services. They provide independent living assistance, disaster relief and emergency shelter, among other services.
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Some of us do.
September 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some of us do.
I'm knitting a lot of berets - different patterns, yarns, and sizes - for church and guild holiday sales. Current WIP is from a Drops pattern. I love berets! #ShowMeYourKnits
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm knitting a lot of berets - different patterns, yarns, and sizes - for church and guild holiday sales. Current WIP is from a Drops pattern. I love berets! #ShowMeYourKnits
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Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
I don't have many opportunities to knit for little ones, but now that I have made one of these beloved bonnets from tin can knits, I know what my go to is. #ShowMeYourKnits baby week.
August 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I don't have many opportunities to knit for little ones, but now that I have made one of these beloved bonnets from tin can knits, I know what my go to is. #ShowMeYourKnits baby week.
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Climate disasters are increasingly forcing communities to deal with large-scale emergencies, where food distribution is a major concern. The model that the North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership is developing could serve as a solution across the country.
Disasters Block Local Food Access. One Groundbreaking Group Has a Solution.
The North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership connects emergency and food professionals after fires, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
buff.ly
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Climate disasters are increasingly forcing communities to deal with large-scale emergencies, where food distribution is a major concern. The model that the North Coast Emergency Food System Partnership is developing could serve as a solution across the country.
A close up of a simple cotton vest using many colors and various stitch patterns. Least boring easy knit ever. Stripes week at #ShowMeYourKnits
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A close up of a simple cotton vest using many colors and various stitch patterns. Least boring easy knit ever. Stripes week at #ShowMeYourKnits
Harvested by my community garden neighbor for the food pantry today. When the world weighs me down this productive polyglot community cheers me.
August 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Harvested by my community garden neighbor for the food pantry today. When the world weighs me down this productive polyglot community cheers me.
Happy World Cat Day from all of us.
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy World Cat Day from all of us.
Today, on this Feast of the Transfiguration, mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and pray for peace.
August 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Today, on this Feast of the Transfiguration, mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and pray for peace.
For shawl week, a useful one for summer. Alpaca blend yarn, Melanie Berg pattern, Perhaps, Perhaps. #ShowMeYourKnits.
August 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
For shawl week, a useful one for summer. Alpaca blend yarn, Melanie Berg pattern, Perhaps, Perhaps. #ShowMeYourKnits.
Knits in progress this week. Morinne short pattern by Rosemary Hill. Interesting construction so it doesn't look like much yet. #ShowMeYourKnits
July 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Knits in progress this week. Morinne short pattern by Rosemary Hill. Interesting construction so it doesn't look like much yet. #ShowMeYourKnits
One hundred years ago today, John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. And we still have opposition to the teaching and work of science. How little we learn.
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One hundred years ago today, John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. And we still have opposition to the teaching and work of science. How little we learn.
Bridging last week's cardigans and this week's purple theme. Some cool evening this summer I will begin next winter's cardy with this stash collection. #ShowMeYourKnits
May 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Bridging last week's cardigans and this week's purple theme. Some cool evening this summer I will begin next winter's cardy with this stash collection. #ShowMeYourKnits
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Full story by Dwight Stirling @usc.edu theconversation.com/chairman-of-...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs advises the president on use of America’s military power
The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a presidential adviser rather than a decision-maker.
theconversation.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Full story by Dwight Stirling @usc.edu theconversation.com/chairman-of-...
So Trump is bringing back "Columbus Day." It's emblematic of his raping and wasting of the planet, and of his toxic racism and cultural disparagement.
April 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So Trump is bringing back "Columbus Day." It's emblematic of his raping and wasting of the planet, and of his toxic racism and cultural disparagement.