JoanofDark
@joanofdarkknits.bsky.social
Knitter, house restorer by pure necessity
I appreciate @scalzi.com being right above “Johnson county beef”. (But for real John thank you for donating to our little country school)
October 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I appreciate @scalzi.com being right above “Johnson county beef”. (But for real John thank you for donating to our little country school)
My daughter got this answer marked wrong on a test and the correction/wrong answer combo makes my brain hurt.
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My daughter got this answer marked wrong on a test and the correction/wrong answer combo makes my brain hurt.
So who on Instagram has been contacted about creating an AI assistant? Because they literally called me and walked me through the process and it feels so creepy. They told me it will boost my profile in searches. I will not be publishing the ai and will live with never being an influencer.
August 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So who on Instagram has been contacted about creating an AI assistant? Because they literally called me and walked me through the process and it feels so creepy. They told me it will boost my profile in searches. I will not be publishing the ai and will live with never being an influencer.
I think we planted too many purple potatoes. Half of them are still in the ground.
July 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I think we planted too many purple potatoes. Half of them are still in the ground.
Iceland seems to have these bouncy things in every neighborhood and that’s pretty great if you’re a kid.
June 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Iceland seems to have these bouncy things in every neighborhood and that’s pretty great if you’re a kid.
If you have 13 chickens and one chicken is everyone’s favorite chicken that jumps into your arms for cuddles and goes on car rides and will sit on your foot until you pick her up, which chicken do you think will get sick and die on your birthday? RIP Dandy.
June 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
If you have 13 chickens and one chicken is everyone’s favorite chicken that jumps into your arms for cuddles and goes on car rides and will sit on your foot until you pick her up, which chicken do you think will get sick and die on your birthday? RIP Dandy.
My daughter just marched into this Greek restaurant and congratulated them on their 6th place Eurovision placement.
June 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My daughter just marched into this Greek restaurant and congratulated them on their 6th place Eurovision placement.
A few solar lights and the garden looks like a dream.
May 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A few solar lights and the garden looks like a dream.
@scalzi.com also as an fyi if it is at all possible for Krissy to have a favorite chicken it’s probably Shaky.
May 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@scalzi.com also as an fyi if it is at all possible for Krissy to have a favorite chicken it’s probably Shaky.
@scalzi.com look what we saw at @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social !
May 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@scalzi.com look what we saw at @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social !
Fireball update: day two and he is still the goodest boy.
November 19, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Fireball update: day two and he is still the goodest boy.
I feel like Bluesky needs to see this one eyed cat we just adopted.
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 PM
I feel like Bluesky needs to see this one eyed cat we just adopted.
Cleaned out our rental today and found this note.
December 29, 2023 at 3:14 AM
Cleaned out our rental today and found this note.
My husband FaceTimed me from the chicken coop to tell me what’s up.
December 26, 2023 at 11:15 AM
My husband FaceTimed me from the chicken coop to tell me what’s up.
And what an amazing future it is.
December 14, 2023 at 10:47 PM
And what an amazing future it is.
With an entire house available to him, he chooses to flop on the path to the coffeemaker.
December 14, 2023 at 10:43 PM
With an entire house available to him, he chooses to flop on the path to the coffeemaker.
I also tried salt, water, taffy, and wallet, blob depth of it. It is still so light and airy and delicious.!
September 25, 2023 at 11:07 PM
I also tried salt, water, taffy, and wallet, blob depth of it. It is still so light and airy and delicious.!
I told my husband that we needed a freeze dryer to preserve our harvest. The harvest:
September 25, 2023 at 10:53 PM
I told my husband that we needed a freeze dryer to preserve our harvest. The harvest:
The house looks a little less like an abandoned haunted house every day
September 7, 2023 at 9:15 PM
The house looks a little less like an abandoned haunted house every day
This book makes me feel like Mike Schur is actually a robot operated by @scalzi.com and the ghost of Terry Pratchett.
September 7, 2023 at 4:23 PM
This book makes me feel like Mike Schur is actually a robot operated by @scalzi.com and the ghost of Terry Pratchett.
My husband is really hard to shop for, but I ordered a play date about a year ago. Today it finally showed up and he’s been happily distracted ever since. I’m not a game person but this is so cute!
August 24, 2023 at 5:00 PM
My husband is really hard to shop for, but I ordered a play date about a year ago. Today it finally showed up and he’s been happily distracted ever since. I’m not a game person but this is so cute!
Every time I try to take what I think is an innocent picture of my house it ends up, looking like a ghost story. (I was texting my husband a bulb burned had out.)
August 24, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Every time I try to take what I think is an innocent picture of my house it ends up, looking like a ghost story. (I was texting my husband a bulb burned had out.)
I was just a gal, soaking in a tub by a big window. Then I saw my husband through the screen, so I whipped the screen back and smiled at him from the tub. But it wasn’t my husband, it was a very surprised contractor. And now I need a new identity.
It’s been good knowing y’all.
It’s been good knowing y’all.
August 15, 2023 at 2:07 AM
I was just a gal, soaking in a tub by a big window. Then I saw my husband through the screen, so I whipped the screen back and smiled at him from the tub. But it wasn’t my husband, it was a very surprised contractor. And now I need a new identity.
It’s been good knowing y’all.
It’s been good knowing y’all.
Remember the hidden attic room we found? Baseball cards, stamps, haunted stroller and THIS:
August 8, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Remember the hidden attic room we found? Baseball cards, stamps, haunted stroller and THIS: