Liz
@smithdrygoods.bsky.social
GenX quilter, artist, crafter, caregiver. Married, childfree, sugar-free (keto). Masshole of a sort. Somehow both a complete downer AND a laff riot.
http://SmithDryGoods.com
http://SmithDryGoods.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Texting with bestie about the snow & of course I have to reference the Blizzard of ‘78 when, bc drifts sealed us in at both doors, we could only open the back door just enough to hand her a very flat shovel & that tiny 8 y/o, who had trekked through 3-foot deep snow from her house, dug us out #mawx
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Texting with bestie about the snow & of course I have to reference the Blizzard of ‘78 when, bc drifts sealed us in at both doors, we could only open the back door just enough to hand her a very flat shovel & that tiny 8 y/o, who had trekked through 3-foot deep snow from her house, dug us out #mawx
Asked my husband to make me a path to the birdfeeder hashtag: priorities 🪶
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Asked my husband to make me a path to the birdfeeder hashtag: priorities 🪶
I’m already mad about this
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I’m already mad about this
Sooo…this is going to be a “tell me you’re a Virgo on the spectrum without telling me” situation lol
January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Sooo…this is going to be a “tell me you’re a Virgo on the spectrum without telling me” situation lol
2 week update on the scrap box tidy: down to a bunch of jelly roll strips (2 1/2” wide, ~42” long) Tedious work but I’m in the home stretch. Listening to 3 different audiobooks on rotation 😆 #Quilting
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
2 week update on the scrap box tidy: down to a bunch of jelly roll strips (2 1/2” wide, ~42” long) Tedious work but I’m in the home stretch. Listening to 3 different audiobooks on rotation 😆 #Quilting
From yesterday when the clouds started to clear
January 20, 2026 at 1:33 PM
From yesterday when the clouds started to clear
Went out to get the shoveling done while it was still snowing
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Went out to get the shoveling done while it was still snowing
Snowing in Lowell, Massachusetts
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Snowing in Lowell, Massachusetts
This is a riveting audiobook, especially this weekend, especially now
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This is a riveting audiobook, especially this weekend, especially now
Woke up very down. Trying to boost my own morale, I repotted 5 lil houseplants. I’m hoping getting my hands in the dirt works inside, in January. We’ll see. 🌱 #FlowerReport
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Woke up very down. Trying to boost my own morale, I repotted 5 lil houseplants. I’m hoping getting my hands in the dirt works inside, in January. We’ll see. 🌱 #FlowerReport
I have spring fever real bad 🌱 spring is a long ways away yet but I can sow my poppies in February.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I have spring fever real bad 🌱 spring is a long ways away yet but I can sow my poppies in February.
In keeping with my keyword for 2026, Morale, I set up a second birdfeeder. This one uses seed cylinders which don’t need replacing as quickly as the loose seed, & it attracts different birds. While the wren, nuthatch, .& downy woodpecker will use the seeds feeder, they like this one better 😊 🪶
January 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In keeping with my keyword for 2026, Morale, I set up a second birdfeeder. This one uses seed cylinders which don’t need replacing as quickly as the loose seed, & it attracts different birds. While the wren, nuthatch, .& downy woodpecker will use the seeds feeder, they like this one better 😊 🪶
Stopped at Gather Here in Cambridge for some craft supplies & got a bonus Theodore sighting! gatherhereonline.com #shoplocal #shopcat The Resistance is Handmade ✊🏻
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Stopped at Gather Here in Cambridge for some craft supplies & got a bonus Theodore sighting! gatherhereonline.com #shoplocal #shopcat The Resistance is Handmade ✊🏻
Well I’m always mid-quilt! Recently finished a batch of these coasters with fabric I made with a photo I took
January 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Well I’m always mid-quilt! Recently finished a batch of these coasters with fabric I made with a photo I took
For example here’s a throw quilt I made a few years ago using 2” & 3 1/2” squares in medium value with unbleached muslin as the background. If I didn’t have the little squares already cut & sorted I never would have made this & it’s my mom’s favorite, she uses it every day 😊
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
For example here’s a throw quilt I made a few years ago using 2” & 3 1/2” squares in medium value with unbleached muslin as the background. If I didn’t have the little squares already cut & sorted I never would have made this & it’s my mom’s favorite, she uses it every day 😊
New years tidy: I have a huge box of fabric scraps I will press and trim into 2”, 2 1/2”, & 3 1/2” squares, or into long strips no narrower than 1 1/2” wide. Then I’ll store them by size and color, also value. If I leave them in the box I’ll never use them but this way they will make it into a quilt
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
New years tidy: I have a huge box of fabric scraps I will press and trim into 2”, 2 1/2”, & 3 1/2” squares, or into long strips no narrower than 1 1/2” wide. Then I’ll store them by size and color, also value. If I leave them in the box I’ll never use them but this way they will make it into a quilt
Was in a terrible headspace the last two days but seeing this as I left my studio helped.
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Was in a terrible headspace the last two days but seeing this as I left my studio helped.
Mom has mostly terrific neighbors like this 17 year old who has been playing cello for mom since he was tiny:
January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Mom has mostly terrific neighbors like this 17 year old who has been playing cello for mom since he was tiny:
Swept, scrubbed, set back to rights. This is where the caregiver sits during his shifts so I’m sure he’ll be glad to have his space back after being displaced by a tree for 5 weeks
January 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Swept, scrubbed, set back to rights. This is where the caregiver sits during his shifts so I’m sure he’ll be glad to have his space back after being displaced by a tree for 5 weeks
Anyone else taking their holiday tree down today?
January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Anyone else taking their holiday tree down today?
Hope that white car doesn’t need to go anywhere 😬
January 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Hope that white car doesn’t need to go anywhere 😬