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For Rachel’s new baby, 2024

Very fun project! I used cotton gauze which was more difficult to work with than the cotton, especially with my journey into hand quilting. The border is a little ambiguous but oh well! Also, points of you can catch the glaringly obvious mistake I made with the piecing!

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We have 30 days until the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) laws are rescinded. This is the 50-year bedrock of American conservation. Normally, these actions take years but the administration has provided 30 days for public comment gutting clean water and clean air. Drop what you’re doing, before you make any more calls or read any more social media posts, please populate the Federal Register with dissent.

A. Go to https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations

B. Click on the green rectangle in the upper right corner ("SUBMIT A PUBLIC COMMENT") .

C. Fill in your comment, and info at the bottom, and SUBMIT COMMENT.

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Matchy matchy

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Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns

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Brother Ignatz trying to get out of dish duty by pretending to be a stand of reeds. again.

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"It's Spring In Polyarny" by Vasily Yezdakov (1961)

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thinking about her (first day of spring)

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I nearly ripped this out two weeks ago but the color scheme is working for me, actually

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I am aggressively fine with other countries treating Trump and his administration with absolute derision and contempt. Do it more. Do it harder. Go all in. Acting like this can work somehow is not working for any of us. Let's end the pretense.

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My last three paychecks, during the 46 days that the Oregon healthcare strike was going on. The contracts we secured through negotiation are strong and worth the sacrifice--especially, in my opinion, with generally showing worker solidarity and providing a model for potential future strikes in our industry. But the contracts aren't perfect. Ultimately, the union had to balance getting the best deal they could with the reality that it was getting harder and harder for us to handle the financial burden of the strike.

Something that would have made a BIG difference is Oregon Senate Bill 916 which proposes that workers on strike be eligible for unemployment pay during labor disputes. I can't tell you how helpful this would have been. I am in a comfortable financial position to weather a few missed paychecks, and my mind was still eating itself with worry. I can't imagine the strain this strike had on my peers who live paycheck to paycheck.

SB 916 would be a fantastic win for labor, and Oregonians can comment here on the State Senate's website to show support. This is the kind of state legislation that protects people against a horrible federal government. This is concrete action you can take to support the rights of workers.

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He decided it was time for me to stop quilting for the night

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having long distance friends is so fucked. do you wanna come over to my house and play (it will cost us 1 william dollars)

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the euphemistic nonsensical phrasing of transphobia constantly gets me. like I know it's just bad faith bullshit, but just the implication of an EMT needing to do karyotype testing before treating someone is so absurd it feels like the premise of an over the top satirical comedy sketch about transphobia

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Read this & be mindful of those partaking in Ramadan. 

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Paris Street Style

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  Pomegranate made of gold, rubies and emeralds

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Red Letter No. 8 by Jen Mazza