C. Adele H.
@colleenholmes.bsky.social
UC Santa Cruz grad, retired English teacher perpetuating the stereotype: knitting, gardening, reading, opposing the patriarchy. You can’t take the hippie out of the girl. No DMs please.
Fingered gloves! Alpaca, wool, and acrylic blend.
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Fingered gloves! Alpaca, wool, and acrylic blend.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I sat here knitting and crying as I listened to it!
November 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thank you so much for sharing this. I sat here knitting and crying as I listened to it!
I’m three for three in my yard!
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I’m three for three in my yard!
No Kings, Erie, PA, October 18, 2025.
October 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
No Kings, Erie, PA, October 18, 2025.
Inspired by Portland, I’ll be at my local No Kings protest in costume. As Margaret Atwood wrote in The Handmaid’s Tale, Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Inspired by Portland, I’ll be at my local No Kings protest in costume. As Margaret Atwood wrote in The Handmaid’s Tale, Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
If only! Our robins are perfectly fine (there’s even a song about them), but they just aren’t as adorable as yours.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If only! Our robins are perfectly fine (there’s even a song about them), but they just aren’t as adorable as yours.
This beautiful monarch emerged today
July 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This beautiful monarch emerged today
No Kings, Erie, PA
June 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No Kings, Erie, PA
Iris, peony, dahlia, and new flag.
June 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Iris, peony, dahlia, and new flag.
The snowdrops I planted last fall bloomed late, but they’re worth the wait.
April 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The snowdrops I planted last fall bloomed late, but they’re worth the wait.
Lovely! Here in Pennsylvania, we call them calendula; this is what we call marigolds.
March 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Lovely! Here in Pennsylvania, we call them calendula; this is what we call marigolds.
We rallied in Erie, PA about our MIA rep, Mike Kelly, too.
March 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
We rallied in Erie, PA about our MIA rep, Mike Kelly, too.
Eight years ago on this day my mother died (BEFORE the orange one was sworn in). She would have said of him that he was not a nice man. I resist for her.
January 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Eight years ago on this day my mother died (BEFORE the orange one was sworn in). She would have said of him that he was not a nice man. I resist for her.
FYI, I am listening to it on a subscription service I use called Everand, and for the last few chapters I am hearing what I think are retakes of a phrase or a sentence, and in this chapter, I heard quite a bit of dead air and you’re speaking to what must be a sound engineer.
December 20, 2024 at 4:56 PM
FYI, I am listening to it on a subscription service I use called Everand, and for the last few chapters I am hearing what I think are retakes of a phrase or a sentence, and in this chapter, I heard quite a bit of dead air and you’re speaking to what must be a sound engineer.
Ready for Christmas
December 15, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Ready for Christmas
Oh, Rex. Our hearts are heavy. Thank you for all of the joy you have brought us and so many. We’ll never forget you. 💙💙
December 9, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Oh, Rex. Our hearts are heavy. Thank you for all of the joy you have brought us and so many. We’ll never forget you. 💙💙
Pack One Bag is a compelling podcast. It’s the story of a family of Italian Jews during WWII. I binged the whole thing.
December 8, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Pack One Bag is a compelling podcast. It’s the story of a family of Italian Jews during WWII. I binged the whole thing.
In the middle of Snowpocalypse, and they just keep staring at me. It’s quite unnerving.
December 4, 2024 at 9:51 PM
In the middle of Snowpocalypse, and they just keep staring at me. It’s quite unnerving.
We got a little more.
December 1, 2024 at 8:34 AM
We got a little more.
Ron and Harry ready to make the pierogis.
November 29, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Ron and Harry ready to make the pierogis.
Happy Thanksgiving from me, Ron, and Harry. The boys are pretty sure they’re going to score some treats today (but not the stuffing bread).
November 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from me, Ron, and Harry. The boys are pretty sure they’re going to score some treats today (but not the stuffing bread).
I’ve had three springers, too. Here are littermates Ron and Harry.
November 20, 2024 at 3:46 PM
I’ve had three springers, too. Here are littermates Ron and Harry.