Not a shabby way to wrap up a day of good friends and good music at #merlefest

Getting ready for tomorrow’s protest in Raleigh. Not sure what I can do to help stop our country’s descent into fascism, but I’m sure doing nothing at all isn’t it.
#50501 #resist #handsoff #dosomething

When you’re trying to work and your office mate has been waiting all weekend to tell you the SUPER FUNNY thing that happened to them.

Call it a man purse, call it a sling bag, call it whatever, but it’s done! I lost about three pints of blood on this thing, and learned a lot of what not to do, but it was a fun project and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out.
#leatherworking
#donateblood
#manpurse
#diy
#hobbiesareexpensive

I’ve started making a thing! I very much miss my man purse and my pockets overflow with things. We’ll see how this goes - it’s gonna be a lot of stitching. But cutting, punching a bajillion holes, and stabbing a thing to actually make something is pretty therapeutic.
#leathercraft
#manpurse

Just got back from a great weekend at the beach with friends and had no idea how much I needed that recharge.
@stevejconn.bsky.social
#IDidntTakeThisPicture

Had to edit the Kleenex box for today’s emotion.

Looking forward to attending an old-time banjo workshop this morning (dog for scale).
#rootsmusic
#pineconenc
#sadsongsmakemehappy

Some beavers have set up a home in the formerly shallow creek behind our house. It wasn’t thick enough to walk on (even if my kid insisted it was), but the ice was definitely thick today!

“Uh-huh. Starting a new social media account in order to stay off all the other ones will TOTALLY work. Great job, human.”