Katie McDermott
@katiemcd.bsky.social
August reading wrap up
October 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
August reading wrap up
Had a lovely Saturday writing in Rossnari house with a view of Newgrange from my seat
August 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Had a lovely Saturday writing in Rossnari house with a view of Newgrange from my seat
July reading wrap up
August 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
July reading wrap up
Back to work after a week off sick, let's see if I can write anything coherent
(The ladies in church Street cafe Kingscourt coming through with the cure for me)
(The ladies in church Street cafe Kingscourt coming through with the cure for me)
July 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Back to work after a week off sick, let's see if I can write anything coherent
(The ladies in church Street cafe Kingscourt coming through with the cure for me)
(The ladies in church Street cafe Kingscourt coming through with the cure for me)
My 3-year-old is obsessed with the super Mario movie. I can't wait until she's old enough to introduce her to the games, but for now these crochet dolls I made will have to do
(All three patterns are from www.ravelry.com/designers/es...)
(All three patterns are from www.ravelry.com/designers/es...)
July 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My 3-year-old is obsessed with the super Mario movie. I can't wait until she's old enough to introduce her to the games, but for now these crochet dolls I made will have to do
(All three patterns are from www.ravelry.com/designers/es...)
(All three patterns are from www.ravelry.com/designers/es...)
June reading wrap up
July 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
June reading wrap up
I love working from home, working from home (i.e. a cafe nearby) is great.
(FYI, church street Cafe in kingscourt, staffed by absolute legends and very reasonably priced)
(FYI, church street Cafe in kingscourt, staffed by absolute legends and very reasonably priced)
July 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I love working from home, working from home (i.e. a cafe nearby) is great.
(FYI, church street Cafe in kingscourt, staffed by absolute legends and very reasonably priced)
(FYI, church street Cafe in kingscourt, staffed by absolute legends and very reasonably priced)
May reading wrap up
June 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
May reading wrap up
I'm delighted and very grateful to have been awarded professional artists development funding by Meath county council arts office
May 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I'm delighted and very grateful to have been awarded professional artists development funding by Meath county council arts office
Barnardos are fundraising to promote children's books and the writing childhood event on 31st May. Please share a childhood fave and donate www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/W...
My pick is the animorphs series, wild and weird and fantastic and surprisingly dark near the end.
My pick is the animorphs series, wild and weird and fantastic and surprisingly dark near the end.
May 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Barnardos are fundraising to promote children's books and the writing childhood event on 31st May. Please share a childhood fave and donate www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/W...
My pick is the animorphs series, wild and weird and fantastic and surprisingly dark near the end.
My pick is the animorphs series, wild and weird and fantastic and surprisingly dark near the end.
A story in 3 acts:
Lost my ear plugs.
Ordered and paid for new ones.
Found my ear plugs.
Lost my ear plugs.
Ordered and paid for new ones.
Found my ear plugs.
May 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A story in 3 acts:
Lost my ear plugs.
Ordered and paid for new ones.
Found my ear plugs.
Lost my ear plugs.
Ordered and paid for new ones.
Found my ear plugs.
April reading wrap up
May 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
April reading wrap up
A techy friend introduced me to the concept of rubber duck debugging and I'm more than a little annoyed at how well it's working so far to unravel every massive problem with my plot. Imagine if I knew about this year's ago? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_...
April 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A techy friend introduced me to the concept of rubber duck debugging and I'm more than a little annoyed at how well it's working so far to unravel every massive problem with my plot. Imagine if I knew about this year's ago? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_...
This took me 6 months to knit, ready just in time for the good weather, I expect to be sweating in it all summer
(this is the pattern, for anyone interested www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)
(this is the pattern, for anyone interested www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This took me 6 months to knit, ready just in time for the good weather, I expect to be sweating in it all summer
(this is the pattern, for anyone interested www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)
(this is the pattern, for anyone interested www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...)
March reading wrap up
April 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
March reading wrap up
One of my favourite songs, by one of my favourite bands. Zeal & Ardour were incredible in the academy on Friday night. Amazing gig.
(Flashing lights in the video)
(Flashing lights in the video)
March 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
One of my favourite songs, by one of my favourite bands. Zeal & Ardour were incredible in the academy on Friday night. Amazing gig.
(Flashing lights in the video)
(Flashing lights in the video)
My parents are clearing out their house and they found these, my earliest primary school attempts at writing novels.
It's probably for the best that I don't have anything that can read floppy discs anymore...
It's probably for the best that I don't have anything that can read floppy discs anymore...
March 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My parents are clearing out their house and they found these, my earliest primary school attempts at writing novels.
It's probably for the best that I don't have anything that can read floppy discs anymore...
It's probably for the best that I don't have anything that can read floppy discs anymore...
February reading wrap up (Termush was a January read but it's too much work on a Monday morning to figure out how to edit the image)
March 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
February reading wrap up (Termush was a January read but it's too much work on a Monday morning to figure out how to edit the image)
Blue skies for Bluesky
February 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Blue skies for Bluesky
Congratulations to Elaine Garvey on the launch of the Wardrobe department, wonderful launch, wonderful novel, wonderful person
February 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Congratulations to Elaine Garvey on the launch of the Wardrobe department, wonderful launch, wonderful novel, wonderful person
First day that it's felt like Spring! Beautiful outside, all the windows open while I work, only a light jacket and I'm so refreshed and finally doing work that I'm happy with.
We really are meant to exist seasonally rather than just grind endlessly through the dark months of the year.
We really are meant to exist seasonally rather than just grind endlessly through the dark months of the year.
February 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
First day that it's felt like Spring! Beautiful outside, all the windows open while I work, only a light jacket and I'm so refreshed and finally doing work that I'm happy with.
We really are meant to exist seasonally rather than just grind endlessly through the dark months of the year.
We really are meant to exist seasonally rather than just grind endlessly through the dark months of the year.
I gave my three year old full control when decorating her dad's birthday cake, and honestly, I can't fault a single decision. Epic cake.
February 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I gave my three year old full control when decorating her dad's birthday cake, and honestly, I can't fault a single decision. Epic cake.
Here's a very quick email you can use to contact your TDs showing your support for WPATH trans healthcare (it's slightly too long for Bluesky but the full transcript is in the alt text so feel free to copy and paste).
I'm sure there's ways to improve it, but the more people they hear from the better
I'm sure there's ways to improve it, but the more people they hear from the better
February 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Here's a very quick email you can use to contact your TDs showing your support for WPATH trans healthcare (it's slightly too long for Bluesky but the full transcript is in the alt text so feel free to copy and paste).
I'm sure there's ways to improve it, but the more people they hear from the better
I'm sure there's ways to improve it, but the more people they hear from the better
January reading round up
February 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
January reading round up
Well January sucked. Hello February! Hello Bluesky!
February 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Well January sucked. Hello February! Hello Bluesky!