Kat
@kat-m.bsky.social
Slowness: sewing, knitting, books, public transportation, building lovely teams—software focused. Believe in work (and policy!) that puts caring for people first.
Pretty ragey atm.
Pretty ragey atm.
I found an old school version of Macbeth and gave it a go. It’s full of classroom activities for (probably) high school students, which were always amusing and often helpful. Usual text with more fun. Followed it with Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth with the book by my side.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I found an old school version of Macbeth and gave it a go. It’s full of classroom activities for (probably) high school students, which were always amusing and often helpful. Usual text with more fun. Followed it with Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth with the book by my side.
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
I immersed myself in the Pride and Prejudice world for a bit. This annotated edition is fantastic: if you like history, certainly, but it explains cultural/social/class nuances that reveal so much of Austen’s depth. Left page is text, right page is annotations and illustrations. Excellent.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I immersed myself in the Pride and Prejudice world for a bit. This annotated edition is fantastic: if you like history, certainly, but it explains cultural/social/class nuances that reveal so much of Austen’s depth. Left page is text, right page is annotations and illustrations. Excellent.
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Library appreciation post!
Probably half this pile is from the Staff Recommendations shelf. I never leave without checking as they always have something on my list, or by an author I love, or just something irresistible (hence the large pile).
So I gotta focus: book, blanket, cat.
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Probably half this pile is from the Staff Recommendations shelf. I never leave without checking as they always have something on my list, or by an author I love, or just something irresistible (hence the large pile).
So I gotta focus: book, blanket, cat.
💙📚🖋️
September 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Library appreciation post!
Probably half this pile is from the Staff Recommendations shelf. I never leave without checking as they always have something on my list, or by an author I love, or just something irresistible (hence the large pile).
So I gotta focus: book, blanket, cat.
💙📚🖋️
Probably half this pile is from the Staff Recommendations shelf. I never leave without checking as they always have something on my list, or by an author I love, or just something irresistible (hence the large pile).
So I gotta focus: book, blanket, cat.
💙📚🖋️
August reads. Standouts:
First Virginia Woolf! First modernist novel. I want a whole class on this.
Foster and The Summer Book: beautiful adult/child relationships.
I want to read everything the above ever wrote. (Well not all the Moomins.)
Three graphic novels, all heavy hitters… 🧵
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First Virginia Woolf! First modernist novel. I want a whole class on this.
Foster and The Summer Book: beautiful adult/child relationships.
I want to read everything the above ever wrote. (Well not all the Moomins.)
Three graphic novels, all heavy hitters… 🧵
💙📚🖋️
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
August reads. Standouts:
First Virginia Woolf! First modernist novel. I want a whole class on this.
Foster and The Summer Book: beautiful adult/child relationships.
I want to read everything the above ever wrote. (Well not all the Moomins.)
Three graphic novels, all heavy hitters… 🧵
💙📚🖋️
First Virginia Woolf! First modernist novel. I want a whole class on this.
Foster and The Summer Book: beautiful adult/child relationships.
I want to read everything the above ever wrote. (Well not all the Moomins.)
Three graphic novels, all heavy hitters… 🧵
💙📚🖋️
I like Stanley Tucci.
I like the way he tells a story. I like his voice. I like how he writes scrips for his memories.
He mentions his 1996 movie Big Night, so I watched it. Ebert said “It is about food not as a subject but as a language…by which one can speak to gods”. Good stuff.
💙📚🖋️ #booksky
I like the way he tells a story. I like his voice. I like how he writes scrips for his memories.
He mentions his 1996 movie Big Night, so I watched it. Ebert said “It is about food not as a subject but as a language…by which one can speak to gods”. Good stuff.
💙📚🖋️ #booksky
September 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I like Stanley Tucci.
I like the way he tells a story. I like his voice. I like how he writes scrips for his memories.
He mentions his 1996 movie Big Night, so I watched it. Ebert said “It is about food not as a subject but as a language…by which one can speak to gods”. Good stuff.
💙📚🖋️ #booksky
I like the way he tells a story. I like his voice. I like how he writes scrips for his memories.
He mentions his 1996 movie Big Night, so I watched it. Ebert said “It is about food not as a subject but as a language…by which one can speak to gods”. Good stuff.
💙📚🖋️ #booksky
Creepy and brilliant: a story of obsession and “immortality” that’s maybe just desire stuck on repeat. There were a couple of chilling moments that felt very Stephen King (hell, the whole premise does). And it’s only 100 pages.
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#booksky 💙📚🖋️
September 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Creepy and brilliant: a story of obsession and “immortality” that’s maybe just desire stuck on repeat. There were a couple of chilling moments that felt very Stephen King (hell, the whole premise does). And it’s only 100 pages.
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
Well damn. I listened to this book and I’m sorry I did; my brain just isn’t set up to listen this well.
Actually I’m not sure there is a « this sort of book », is there? It’s a murder mystery that isn’t a mystery: the book is not at all about discovering who committed the crime… 🧵
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Actually I’m not sure there is a « this sort of book », is there? It’s a murder mystery that isn’t a mystery: the book is not at all about discovering who committed the crime… 🧵
#booksky 📚💙🖋️
August 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Well damn. I listened to this book and I’m sorry I did; my brain just isn’t set up to listen this well.
Actually I’m not sure there is a « this sort of book », is there? It’s a murder mystery that isn’t a mystery: the book is not at all about discovering who committed the crime… 🧵
#booksky 📚💙🖋️
Actually I’m not sure there is a « this sort of book », is there? It’s a murder mystery that isn’t a mystery: the book is not at all about discovering who committed the crime… 🧵
#booksky 📚💙🖋️
I’m not sure what I just read, tbh, but I’m glad I read it. Rear Window in reverse, kinda? It’s described as a noir poem, and it’s very short—one sitting. There are two different illustrators, which is put to brilliant use. Most is written in second person. 🧵
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August 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m not sure what I just read, tbh, but I’m glad I read it. Rear Window in reverse, kinda? It’s described as a noir poem, and it’s very short—one sitting. There are two different illustrators, which is put to brilliant use. Most is written in second person. 🧵
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How did I not know about Hark! A Vagrant? I’m even from Nova Scotia, dammit.
This one in particular is in the middle of a personal Venn diagram: my favorite literature meets my favorite bit of history 💙
#anneofgreengables #anneofcleves #puffedsleeves
This one in particular is in the middle of a personal Venn diagram: my favorite literature meets my favorite bit of history 💙
#anneofgreengables #anneofcleves #puffedsleeves
Hark, a vagrant: 348
www.harkavagrant.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
How did I not know about Hark! A Vagrant? I’m even from Nova Scotia, dammit.
This one in particular is in the middle of a personal Venn diagram: my favorite literature meets my favorite bit of history 💙
#anneofgreengables #anneofcleves #puffedsleeves
This one in particular is in the middle of a personal Venn diagram: my favorite literature meets my favorite bit of history 💙
#anneofgreengables #anneofcleves #puffedsleeves
A dip into the memoir Ducks by Kate Beaton turned into an evening of nothing else—read in one sitting. My goodness this is powerful. Graphic novels, right?
A young woman from Nova Scotia, a recent university graduate, needs work. She heads to the oil sands of Northern Alberta. 🧵
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
A young woman from Nova Scotia, a recent university graduate, needs work. She heads to the oil sands of Northern Alberta. 🧵
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A dip into the memoir Ducks by Kate Beaton turned into an evening of nothing else—read in one sitting. My goodness this is powerful. Graphic novels, right?
A young woman from Nova Scotia, a recent university graduate, needs work. She heads to the oil sands of Northern Alberta. 🧵
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
A young woman from Nova Scotia, a recent university graduate, needs work. She heads to the oil sands of Northern Alberta. 🧵
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
Still knitting away on The Super Basic Tee by ohwhataknit
Interesting way to approach a hemmed finish: the pattern has you step down needle size as you approach the turning row, and the step the sizes back up again. Can you see it?
This is intended to reduce flaring. Has anyone tried it? 🧶
Interesting way to approach a hemmed finish: the pattern has you step down needle size as you approach the turning row, and the step the sizes back up again. Can you see it?
This is intended to reduce flaring. Has anyone tried it? 🧶
August 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Still knitting away on The Super Basic Tee by ohwhataknit
Interesting way to approach a hemmed finish: the pattern has you step down needle size as you approach the turning row, and the step the sizes back up again. Can you see it?
This is intended to reduce flaring. Has anyone tried it? 🧶
Interesting way to approach a hemmed finish: the pattern has you step down needle size as you approach the turning row, and the step the sizes back up again. Can you see it?
This is intended to reduce flaring. Has anyone tried it? 🧶
My first Virginia Woolf and daaamn I don’t know when I last enjoyed swooning over sentences this much. It’s a library copy or I would be highlighting the hell out of it. Here’s one bit:
No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes…
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No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes…
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
August 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My first Virginia Woolf and daaamn I don’t know when I last enjoyed swooning over sentences this much. It’s a library copy or I would be highlighting the hell out of it. Here’s one bit:
No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes…
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
No passion is stronger in the breast of man than the desire to make others believe as he believes…
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
I’m still haunted by the lovely Foster by Claire Keegan, so I gave the film a go; The Quiet Girl captured the book’s quiet, child-focused spirit. I was hoping for a less ambiguous ending, but it actually had me thinking the opposite to the book, so I’ll go on thinking what I want. 😁
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
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August 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’m still haunted by the lovely Foster by Claire Keegan, so I gave the film a go; The Quiet Girl captured the book’s quiet, child-focused spirit. I was hoping for a less ambiguous ending, but it actually had me thinking the opposite to the book, so I’ll go on thinking what I want. 😁
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
Oh my: this little book is close to perfection.
From the jacket: “A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. [There] she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom.” 🧵
From the jacket: “A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. [There] she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom.” 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Oh my: this little book is close to perfection.
From the jacket: “A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. [There] she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom.” 🧵
From the jacket: “A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. [There] she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom.” 🧵
Denver Public Library appreciation! 💙
I went on a YouTube recommendation binge with my hold list in front of me. Less than 48 hours later this pile is mine. The top two are Staff Picks.
After I finish The Summer Book (so absolutely lovely), any thoughts on what I should read next?
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
I went on a YouTube recommendation binge with my hold list in front of me. Less than 48 hours later this pile is mine. The top two are Staff Picks.
After I finish The Summer Book (so absolutely lovely), any thoughts on what I should read next?
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
August 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Denver Public Library appreciation! 💙
I went on a YouTube recommendation binge with my hold list in front of me. Less than 48 hours later this pile is mine. The top two are Staff Picks.
After I finish The Summer Book (so absolutely lovely), any thoughts on what I should read next?
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
I went on a YouTube recommendation binge with my hold list in front of me. Less than 48 hours later this pile is mine. The top two are Staff Picks.
After I finish The Summer Book (so absolutely lovely), any thoughts on what I should read next?
#booksky 💙📚🖋️
Couldn’t put this one down. Narration style and pacing are excellent. Includes little love notes to Nova Scotia. 💙
This seems a good book club book if you’d like to gently introduce important discussion topics; it left me wanting a deeper understanding of the complex social issues. #booksky
This seems a good book club book if you’d like to gently introduce important discussion topics; it left me wanting a deeper understanding of the complex social issues. #booksky
August 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Couldn’t put this one down. Narration style and pacing are excellent. Includes little love notes to Nova Scotia. 💙
This seems a good book club book if you’d like to gently introduce important discussion topics; it left me wanting a deeper understanding of the complex social issues. #booksky
This seems a good book club book if you’d like to gently introduce important discussion topics; it left me wanting a deeper understanding of the complex social issues. #booksky
Oh my goodness I didn’t expect to be so swept up in this story (and turned upside down and inside out). Kinda want to start it all over again. A Romeo and Juliet story (Juliet and Juliet I suppose) with all the intensity. Also Steven Universe connections that my kids explained to me afterwards.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Oh my goodness I didn’t expect to be so swept up in this story (and turned upside down and inside out). Kinda want to start it all over again. A Romeo and Juliet story (Juliet and Juliet I suppose) with all the intensity. Also Steven Universe connections that my kids explained to me afterwards.
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Super Basic Tee by ohwhata knit
And it really is: in light fingering (here, Knitting for Olive Merino), which is slow of course but also very wearable. Some mindless stretches for sure but also nice finishing details. A versatile basic I’ll (hopefully) be happy to wear for a long time.
#knitsky
And it really is: in light fingering (here, Knitting for Olive Merino), which is slow of course but also very wearable. Some mindless stretches for sure but also nice finishing details. A versatile basic I’ll (hopefully) be happy to wear for a long time.
#knitsky
August 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Super Basic Tee by ohwhata knit
And it really is: in light fingering (here, Knitting for Olive Merino), which is slow of course but also very wearable. Some mindless stretches for sure but also nice finishing details. A versatile basic I’ll (hopefully) be happy to wear for a long time.
#knitsky
And it really is: in light fingering (here, Knitting for Olive Merino), which is slow of course but also very wearable. Some mindless stretches for sure but also nice finishing details. A versatile basic I’ll (hopefully) be happy to wear for a long time.
#knitsky
A few books added to the shelves this summer from second-hand bookstores, thrift shops, and little free libraries.
Small Things Like These is a second copy that I’ll gift to a friend.
#literature
Small Things Like These is a second copy that I’ll gift to a friend.
#literature
August 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A few books added to the shelves this summer from second-hand bookstores, thrift shops, and little free libraries.
Small Things Like These is a second copy that I’ll gift to a friend.
#literature
Small Things Like These is a second copy that I’ll gift to a friend.
#literature
Tins full of sewing supplies are still a thing, right? This one was my grandmother’s.
Over here we are rich in buttons; besides the inherited ones, we often thrift men’s shirts for the fabric, and we harvest the buttons for reuse.
#slowfashion
Over here we are rich in buttons; besides the inherited ones, we often thrift men’s shirts for the fabric, and we harvest the buttons for reuse.
#slowfashion
April 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tins full of sewing supplies are still a thing, right? This one was my grandmother’s.
Over here we are rich in buttons; besides the inherited ones, we often thrift men’s shirts for the fabric, and we harvest the buttons for reuse.
#slowfashion
Over here we are rich in buttons; besides the inherited ones, we often thrift men’s shirts for the fabric, and we harvest the buttons for reuse.
#slowfashion
In March I leaned more toward escapism and straightforward text. I recommend them all, if you’re tempted, except Before the Coffee Gets Cold (better idea than execution).
I’m Glad My Mom Died stands out, as does Anne of Green Gables. Open Water and Orbital need their own posts.
#books 🖋️📚💙 #booksky
I’m Glad My Mom Died stands out, as does Anne of Green Gables. Open Water and Orbital need their own posts.
#books 🖋️📚💙 #booksky
April 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
1. I’m actually suspicious of a series, ever since I lost faith that GoT knew what it was doing.
But LotR! These copies, bought with allowance money, my middle-school signature inside? They’re as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
Pick just one? Fellowship, but I hate to.
#30daychallenge #books
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But LotR! These copies, bought with allowance money, my middle-school signature inside? They’re as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
Pick just one? Fellowship, but I hate to.
#30daychallenge #books
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March 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1. I’m actually suspicious of a series, ever since I lost faith that GoT knew what it was doing.
But LotR! These copies, bought with allowance money, my middle-school signature inside? They’re as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
Pick just one? Fellowship, but I hate to.
#30daychallenge #books
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But LotR! These copies, bought with allowance money, my middle-school signature inside? They’re as real as the Velveteen Rabbit.
Pick just one? Fellowship, but I hate to.
#30daychallenge #books
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Shipwrecks! Any suggestions?
The Perfect Storm: just stay on land
Curse of the Narrows: Halifax Explosion; land doesn’t help
The Wager: shipwreck, mutiny, no limes
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: treasure salvage, smart seagulls
The Endurance: Arctic shipwreck, cat
#books 📚💙
#booksky
The Perfect Storm: just stay on land
Curse of the Narrows: Halifax Explosion; land doesn’t help
The Wager: shipwreck, mutiny, no limes
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: treasure salvage, smart seagulls
The Endurance: Arctic shipwreck, cat
#books 📚💙
#booksky
March 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Graphic novels can be intense experiences and this one is especially so. It’s a dark and dense story; the pages themselves are heavy, full, and intense. The monster theme is interesting, then turned over, examined. Excellent but I’ve had difficulty finding much hope in its world.
#books 📚💙
#booksky
#books 📚💙
#booksky
March 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM