domenicad
@domenicad.bsky.social
Retired nonfiction editor, quilter, sewist, book lover, pet owner (cats and dogs), francophone and -phile, italophile (esp La Sicilia), opera lover, gardener, cook, and aspiring ornithologist
Hands Off march in Madison, Wisc!
April 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hands Off march in Madison, Wisc!
Making good progress topstitching my quilt at Nancy K’s in Madison
April 5, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Making good progress topstitching my quilt at Nancy K’s in Madison
At Revolution coffeeshop in Black River Falls, en route to Madison.
April 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
At Revolution coffeeshop in Black River Falls, en route to Madison.
This photo says it all!
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This photo says it all!
All set for Saturday! Bob helped me with a staple gun, glue, and the wooden handle, which is an old 47-inch ruler.
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
All set for Saturday! Bob helped me with a staple gun, glue, and the wooden handle, which is an old 47-inch ruler.
Great article. Our citizen action matters! newrepublic.com/article/1931...
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
newrepublic.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Great article. Our citizen action matters! newrepublic.com/article/1931...
Working on my sign for the big April 5 protest. Will add stitching so it looks like a quilted pink slip.
March 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Working on my sign for the big April 5 protest. Will add stitching so it looks like a quilted pink slip.
See you in Madison (Wisc) at the State Capitol on April 5!https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766100/
Hands Off! Madison Fights Back · Hands Off
**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to Madison is fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring...
www.mobilize.us
March 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
See you in Madison (Wisc) at the State Capitol on April 5!https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766100/
Beautiful tile paintings that Carpenter Bob commissioned from a Danish friend many years ago. Amanita muscaria (right), morel (left).
March 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Beautiful tile paintings that Carpenter Bob commissioned from a Danish friend many years ago. Amanita muscaria (right), morel (left).
Another creative day with Naomi making small lined saddle bags.
March 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Another creative day with Naomi making small lined saddle bags.
Must be spring because my YMCA has spring pots now!
March 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Must be spring because my YMCA has spring pots now!
I took this by mistake but ain’t it grand?
March 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I took this by mistake but ain’t it grand?
Love being introduced in my Y classes to music I don’t know, such as rockabilly Irish singer/instrumentalist Imelda May. We do sit-ups to this tune. Although I find it hard to concentrate…. m.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2Y...
Imelda May - It's Good To Be Alive (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ImeldaMayVEVO
m.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Love being introduced in my Y classes to music I don’t know, such as rockabilly Irish singer/instrumentalist Imelda May. We do sit-ups to this tune. Although I find it hard to concentrate…. m.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2Y...
Reading “Norwood” by Charles Portis of “True Grit” fame and learning about cowboy hats. This gorgeous handmade Shady Oak hat has the famous Fort Worth crease.
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reading “Norwood” by Charles Portis of “True Grit” fame and learning about cowboy hats. This gorgeous handmade Shady Oak hat has the famous Fort Worth crease.
My sister’s brilliant protest
March 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My sister’s brilliant protest
At the MN Orchestra last night for soprano Julia Bullock singing Britten and for Mahler’s sprawling Symphony No. 1. The audience was so enthusiastic. A fun evening!
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
At the MN Orchestra last night for soprano Julia Bullock singing Britten and for Mahler’s sprawling Symphony No. 1. The audience was so enthusiastic. A fun evening!
Small exhibit at the Mpls art institute with my sister yesterday. It had Monet’s painting of chrysanthemums paired with wood block prints by Katsushika Hokusai, of Wave fame.
March 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Small exhibit at the Mpls art institute with my sister yesterday. It had Monet’s painting of chrysanthemums paired with wood block prints by Katsushika Hokusai, of Wave fame.
8 inches of wet and heavy snow today makes for fun snow people!
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
8 inches of wet and heavy snow today makes for fun snow people!
Having fun patching Bob’s jeans a la Neil Young
March 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Having fun patching Bob’s jeans a la Neil Young
Ukraine is our ally. (Painting by Mark Rothko)
March 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ukraine is our ally. (Painting by Mark Rothko)
A little bit of spring
February 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A little bit of spring
So proud of my yoga/Pilates classmates! Before meditation the instructor told us to focus on the present and to set out Target shopping list aside. The entire class protested, “No, no! It’s boycott Friday!” thehill.com/business/516...
Group calls for ‘economic blackout’ boycott Friday
Grassroots group People’s Union USA is organizing a “blackout” boycott of major businesses on Friday to protest against corporate greed and high costs, with the goal of uniting Am…
thehill.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So proud of my yoga/Pilates classmates! Before meditation the instructor told us to focus on the present and to set out Target shopping list aside. The entire class protested, “No, no! It’s boycott Friday!” thehill.com/business/516...
I met this young mezzo in my yoga class today! mnopera.org/biography/ch...
Christina Christensen - Minnesota Opera
This season, mezzo-soprano Christina Christensen sings Suzy and Lolette in La Rondine. In the 2017-18 season, she sang Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, the Page Boy in Rigoletto, and ...
mnopera.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I met this young mezzo in my yoga class today! mnopera.org/biography/ch...