Valerie Dryden
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Valerie Dryden
@outragedpinkracoon.bsky.social
Sewing, crochet, photography, digital art, raccoons and random shit.

LinkedIn if you want professional shit (I’m a coach and senior eng leader): https://www.linkedin.com/in/outragedpinkracoon
Made a cute little cushion for my mother in laws birthday. I am DELIGHTED with it.
March 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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It's my pleasure to feature the excellent, compelling photography of Kilian Schönberger‬! His work beautifully captures, under the best possible conditions, the majestic mountains & forests of his native Bavaria, Germany as well Italy. Please follow Kilian, & enjoy the beauty of nature at its best!
Trees and Fog
Always my favorite subject.
Bavaria, Germany

#landscapephotography #naturephotography #forest
February 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
So delighted with these PJ trousers! These are my first handmade garment since I learned to sew.

- I had to modify a woman’s pattern for a man
- Extend the legs
- Recover from cutting 2 right legs lololol
- Learn to make a folded waistband and drawstring

Sewing is such fun.

#selfcare #sewing
February 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Chuffed with this super cute two sided tote bag.

You’re never too old to start learning something new.

#selfcare #sewing
January 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So pleased with these adorable cup cosies! Whales and lemons yay.

#sewing #selfcare
January 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Kind of obsessed with making tiny cushions with invisible zips.

Backtacking on a zip tape is no fun, jeez.

#sewing #selfcare
December 8, 2024 at 5:36 PM
‘Good code is easy to change’ - Refactoring, Ruby Edition

It’s that simple and that complex all at once!

P.S yes there’s a Ruby edition!!

#ruby #programming
December 6, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Knitting is less about doing the stitches and more about practicing extreme self compassion… 🤣

I finally managed an invisible horizontal seam! Turns out you need to make it loose. I thought it was just loose for illustration in the explainer videos. But no.

#knitting #selfcompassion
November 26, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Having a mindful activity to cleanse the soul and mind matters in fast paced jobs.

For example I love cutting sewing pattern pieces.

It’s tricky, technical and you get to do all sorts of fun maths things to adjust them.

It’s paper engineering that leads to fabric engineering!

#selfcare #sewing
November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Grumpy wee pal

#midjourney #raccoonart
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Can’t get enough of my bleak autumnal racoon. I feel you buddy.

#midjourney #raccoonart
November 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Clyde looking braw

#photography #scotland #glasgow
November 15, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Gorgeous autumnal walk in the park

#autumn #scotland #selfcare
November 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM