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@dancingalbatross.bsky.social
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Adventures in dance, music, books, yarn, and lifting heavy things.
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And my dog niece Miss Jacky is also very effective at lifting spirits.
Miss Jack, a mostly white Dalmatian-Staffy mix, lounges under a bush looking very happy to be doing so.
June 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Here's Maximus, who hopes your day gets better.
Maximus, the large black cat, sprawls awkwardly and adorably on a padded seat. Maximus sits on a bench next to a weight rack, looking intently off to the side. Probably judging mum's form.
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I didn't intend to sit here *all* afternoon, but...
#catsofbluesky
Looking down at my lap, where I'm holding a book, and Max, my big black cat, appears to be reading along with me. Max is now sleeping on my lap. A different angle, showing Max's adorable sleeping face on my leg.
June 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Y'all, these little feets. I just can't. 😭😍
A black cat snoozes wth his face covered and his back paws tucked against each other in an impossibly cute way. You can't hear it, but he's also snoring. Adorably.
May 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Week's almost over, so I figured I'd better get on sharing my sock drawer! This is just mine, minus the ones in the laundry. Partner has a drawer just as full, plus the bin full of socks that need repairs... 95% plain patterns — your girl's a productive fidgeter. 🧶 #showmeyourknits
A drawer full of handknit socks in a variety of colours.
March 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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This bit from an email from my strength training program just sends me. I *do* want to be a forest goblin who can deadlift my enemies and touch my toes!
An excerpt from an email that reads: Come bloom into your final form — a jacked little forest goblin who can deadlift her enemies AND touch her toes.
March 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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This is not an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride, and it's *super* dated, but it is also just quietly devastating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky 📚💙
The book On the Beach, by Nevil Shute, is wrapped in a stripey knitted scarf. The latest stripe is four rows of bright blue.
February 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The wee purple gauge swatch has evolved and is on the way to becoming an R&R hoodie (by @tanisfiberarts.bsky.social), with the chart from Judy Kaethler's Underwing. #showmeyourknits #wednesdaywip 🧶
A knitted sweater in progress. It's pale purple, with an ombre set of butterfly wings taking shape across its back.
February 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The weather outside is frightful, so it's a very good day to be inside with a cat, some yarn, and some Scotties curling. #STOH #knitsky
I'm holding up my knitting (a pale purple tube with a bunch of stitch markers in it) in front of a computer showing Kerri Einarson throwing a rock at the Scotties. Cat not pictured. Sorry.
February 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Better if I actually include the photo. 🙄
A ball of yarn rests on a sleeping black cat.
February 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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#showmeyourknits My current #WIPs are super exciting: gauge swatches. The dark one is for a Roam Tunic for me, and the light one is for my niece's birthday sweater — an R&R hoodie with butterflies.
Two knitted gauge swatches. One is a dark purplish grey. The other, still on the needles, is a very light purple.
February 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Short stories are not typically my favourite thing, but these were intriguing enough that I'll try at least one more of the author's books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 #booksky
The book "Unintended Consequences," by David A Wimsett, is wrapped in a stripey handknit scarf. The latest stripe is three rows of grey.
February 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Well this is annoying. I have another ball, so not a big deal, but annoying nonetheless. #knitsky
A close-up of a handknit grey sweater with a bright green icord edging. There are 11 more stitches to bind off with the edging, but only about 6 inches of yarn left.
February 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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I maybe didn't like this one quite as much as Bird Box, but I still liked it a lot. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky
An iPad showing the cover of Malorie, by Josh Malerman, wrapped in a handknit stripey scarf. The latest stripe is four rows of bright blue.
February 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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This was a difficult read at this particular moment in history, but it was very good. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The book Parable of the Talents, by Octavia E Butler, wrapped in a stripey knitted scarf. The latest stripe is four rows of blue.
February 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Not really my best work, because you can't actually *see* the knitting, but I promise this is indeed my traditional knitting-backstage-in-costume photo for the show I just closed.
A mirror selfie of me in a dressing room holding up a dish cloth I've been knitting. I'm wearing a blue stripy shirt, my hair is in a bun, I'm not wearing my glasses, and I have makeup on.
January 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A decent entry in the YA dystopian canon. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes next. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
The book Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, is wrapped in a knitted striped scarf. The latest stripe is three rows of grey.
January 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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First read of the year. It was kinda weird, and I don't think I was its target audience. But I didn't hate it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The book Angry Young Spaceman by Jim Munroe, wrapped in a striped scarf. The last stripe is three rows of grey.
January 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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For my first post, allow me to introduce Mr. Maximus, lap warmer par excellence.
Max is a black cat sitting on my lap at my desk.
January 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM