redbanjer 🪕🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽

I like oldtime and medieval music, gardening, knitting, coffee with husband and friends, cats, animals, nature. I like writing, journaling, drawing with fountain & old inkwell dip pens, watercolors. I go contra dancing.
I run a social network for mountain dulcimer players at FOTMD.com
My Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/FiddlinRufus
My Ravelry knitting page: https://www.ravelry.com/people/yellokitty
I care about politics. I do technical illustration for work.
Donate to Ukraine: https://u24.gov.ua/

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2025-03-27 21:18:16

Excerpt from my journal today. FPR #fountainpen Triveni with UltraFlex nib. Wearingeul "Dewy Starlight" shimmer #ink Iroful journal.
@nprofile…rrse #handwriting #journaling #cursive
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/236/463/000/277/489/original/2484d66fb01274a8.jpg

2025-03-27 03:41:07

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@nprofile…v6dl
I got mine as two cuttings, ordered it online from etsy. com Maybe you have an online place you can order hoya plants or cuttings from?

2025-03-27 03:13:59

My "Krinkle 8" Hoya plant in my office is blooming again. Because hoyas are pollinated by nocturnal moths, they tend to give off a powerful scent at night rather than by day. In the evening, my office fills with the scent of chocolate covered cherries, which (to my nose anyway) is exactly what the Krinkle8's blooms smell like.
Delightful! 🍫🍒
#hoyas #houseplants #gardening
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/232/199/002/515/980/original/bb8a661286f122c1.jpg

2025-03-06 15:03:50

I wrote a letter to friend, and tried using my dip pen with steel pointed nib to address the envelope in De Atramentis waterproof 'Archive' black ink (which was made for fountain pens). I was delighted to find this ink worked beautifully with my dip nib... not too watery like many of my fountain pen inks. It coated my dip nib like black velvet cream, and flowed beautifully- not too thick, not too thin. Next I'll have to try my dip pens with my other four colored DeAtramentis waterproof 'Document'
#fountainpen inks.
@nprofile…rrse
#fountainpens #DipPen #PenAndInk

2025-03-04 02:30:43

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@nprofile…rrse
My own cursive (I'm now 70) had seriously deteriorated ever since i bought a desktop computer 25 years ago. I got to a point where I felt really ashamed of it and hesitated to hand write any message in birthday or holiday cards.
I have a fondness for old things, and had bought a bunch of circa 1910 humorous postcards. I found the beautiful handwritten script (cursive) personal messages on the backs of the cards to be extremely beautiful and endearing. I secretly wished i could write even slightly like that.
A few years later, I attempted fountain pen writing. As a leftie it was not easy, but I kept at it and altered my hand/arm angles. I loved it! My cursive improved, even becoming better than when i was in school, better than ever before.
Lately I've gone even more towards the 1910 era... have been enjoying using a dip pen with metal nibs and bottles of ink. It really seems to click with my sensibilities. It gives me great pleasure to write in a journal, and I'm super happy when friends and family tell me how much they love getting my cards on various occasions. 💌🖋📮
My personal journey to reclaim my cursive skills has been so rewarding and enjoyable.
#PenAndInk #DipPen #cursive #handwriting #FountainPen #journaling

2025-02-28 16:30:04

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@nprofile…h9qy
If you tune it DAAA, and play it drone style with the tonic (key of D) note d on the third fret (ionian mode), then you can more easily play tunes just on the melody string and leave the other strings to drone open. That's especially fun for kids.
Oh, but that would necessitate that you have enough frets to reach the octave high note. (Often these stick dulcimers only reach the 7th note of an octave if your scale starts on the open string, not on the 3rd fret.)
Glad that you are having fun !
You say it's fretted diatonic, but I'm betting it has the one 'extra non-diatonic' fret that dulcimer players call the 6.5 fret.... which enables one to play in ionian mode from the open string... hence the DAdd tuning.

2025-02-28 16:15:54

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@nprofile…473f
I'm left handed, but i knit (and play musical instruments) right-handed style.
Are you actually knitting as lefthanded? (worked/finished stitches are going onto the left hand needle.)
I ask because sometimes lefties think they are knitting left handed but are actually knitting right handed.
If you are really knitting lefthanded, then tutorials are always going to be a little confusing because you have to reverse all the moves in your brain.
I hope you don't mind if I throw this thought your way:
Since you are a brand new knitter, I say (as a leftie myself) it might be well worth your while to sit down with a knitter and start from the beginning, have them teach you in righthanded style. It'll make things easier forever for you.
You'll still be learning whichever method they use: continental style (holding the working yarn in left hand), or throwing/English style (holding the working yarn in right hand).

2025-02-28 16:03:39

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@nprofile…h9qy
How are you tuning the stick dulcimer (from low to high)? And are you making chords on it, or just playing the melody on the meldoy string while leaving the other strings to sound as drones?

2025-02-14 23:03:53

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@nprofile…rrse
I keep most of my pens in a vertical faux-antique wooden box for 'letters' that I bought many years ago to hold unpaid bills and outgoing mail. The top tier is currently for #DipPens , the bottom two tiers for #FountainPens .
I should probably keep nibs or something pen-related in the little bottom drawer, but I've been using it to keep extra cash on hand, which I find handy.
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/004/728/497/632/490/original/ddc77f493bc29255.jpg

2025-02-13 01:42:13

I wrote 6 long cursive handwritten letters with pretty cards to some family and friends this week. Been meaning to do this for months, and finally got through them- the last are out for mail pickup tomorrow. Felt so good doing this!
I used both #fountainpen and #DipPen with my lovely inks. I used waterproof inks on the outside addresses. Included a few rubber stamping and decorative stickers. I also had some pretty postage stamps to use.
I find my dip pen cursive writing is getting smaller and more delicate over time. I think that's because the metal dip nibs enable incredibly hair-fine lines as well as the juiciest flex lines you can imagine.
So satisfying! (and extra thanks to LuciaG for added inspo)
@nprofile…rrse #PenAndInk #LetterWriting #stationary #cursive

2025-02-10 17:20:20

Reminder- If one makes a post seeking info from general #Mastodon members concerning a particular subject... if you don't include a few relevant #hashtags in your post, it pretty much didn't happen.

2025-02-08 02:53:57

#RockYourHandwriting Feb 7:
Describe an ideal weekend.
Written with an FPR Triveni with an FPR UltraFlex nib, in FPR 'Cosmic Pink' ink. #fountainpen #cursivewriting @nprofile…rrse
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/965/997/729/497/439/original/6e10e828edc87d5f.jpeg

2025-01-21 17:48:39

Yaaay! - my package containing gum arabic, Hunt 101 nibs, and real walnut inks has arrived!
Booo - I need to get started on a big new boring drawing job for most of today before I can play with my pens and inks tonight.
Yaaay! - big new job = $ so I can pay my bills and be able to play as well. Grateful for my job.
I know you pensters totally understand.
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #PenAndInk #ink

2025-01-21 15:12:55

I've never been on X or FB or Insta or Ticktock etc.
But i love Mastodon! I love that it's not algorhythm controlled, that it doesn't collect and sell my data, that it's not owned by some creep billionaire. I love how I can make my OWN decisions on what type of content I see and don't see, curating my own feed.
I had NO idea how to use #Mastodon when I joined, but by reading/watching a few brief tutorials I found it not difficult. Don't expect to learn how to use it in one day. Don't expect everyone to explain every single thing to you- watch a couple of short tutorials for beginner users... it's not that hard, and if me an old boomer can do it, so can you! Welcome, friend!
#welcome #introduction
#NewToMastodon

2025-01-20 02:37:28

Give me examples of inks that you have bought that CHANGED COLOR in a surprisingly short time.
Did they start out beautiful and darken or become dull in less than a year? When they did, did you feel bummed, throw it out, or keep using it in its different hue? Would you buy it again? Did you later find another substitute ink that kept its color better?
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #fountainpen #PenAndInk #ink #sketch #journaling

2025-01-16 15:56:38

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@nprofile…n90q
(uses AI generated illustration for article about the evils of AI) 🤦🏼

2025-01-16 15:23:54

I love journaling with my #fountainpens , but I'm finding I also very much love journaling with a pointed nib dip pen. I truly enjoy the act of frequently dipping my nib into the ink and gently tapping on the inkwell to release any hanging drops, the whispery scratching of the nib on the paper (the nib is sharper than fountain pens), the cleaning of the nib before I put it away. I find it all soothing and calming.. a tonic for the senses. I can't wait for my gum arabic to arrive in a few days, so I can mix small portions of some of my fountain pen inks to make them work for my dip pens as well.
@nprofile…rrse #DipPen #PenAndInk

2025-01-12 15:37:52

I'm finding that https://www.paperinkarts.com/
has a pretty well rounded selection of things I need for my current foray into using dip pens.
My next order will contain: liquid gum arabic to thicken some portions of fountain pen inks i have... a few Hunt 101 nibs... some 'jumbo' Dinky dips to mix and store small batches of ftn pen ink with the gum arabic... and a couple bottles of iron gall and walnut inks to play with. 🪶
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #calligraphy #PenandInk

2025-01-09 14:46:26

Over a year ago, I bought two Diamine sheening inks: Ruby Blues, and Black Ivy. Only Ruby Blues seemed to exhibit red sheen when I wrote in my (supposedly ftn pen friendly) journals, on Rhodia pad, and on Bristol, using ultra flex nib fountain pens. Black Ivy never seemed to show much sheen, though it's a nice intense blackish green ink that I enjoyed otherwise.
But last night I wrote an entry in Black Ivy on my new Iroful softcover notebook. WOW. So much intense red sheen, even after drying... simply stunning. LUUUV my #Iroful paper! Plus, no matter how wet my ZebraG nib flows and pools while writing, it never bleeds through to the back.
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #fountainpen #PenandInk

2025-01-03 01:38:33

Been enjoying my foray into the world of flexible pointed nib DIP PENS lately. I did order one bottle of black manga/comic dip pen ink, but meanwhile I've been experimenting to see which of my 30 bottles of fountain pen ink work well with my Zebra G nib dip pen.
Interestingly, some ftn pen inks work great with my dip pen and others are way to drippy. Frankly I didn't expect any of them to work well.
Two good ones so far are my Noodler's Walnut and Diamine Silver Fox. But my Noodler's Lexington Grey is awful for dipping... go figure.
My question is- do any of you Pensters have a favorite fountain pen ink that works nicely for you with a dip pen as well? If not, what's your preferred dip pen ink? Let us know!
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpen #fountainpens #DipPens #ink #calligraphy

2025-01-03 01:15:59

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@nprofile…rrse
I started keeping a journal with #fountainpens in August 2023, with the intent of regaining some semblance of decent cursive ability again. At this point I consider I have done that successfully- my cursive is now better than it ever was in my youth. I'm happy about that! However I probably bought too many pens while learning about what I wanted or needed. I'm sure this is not uncommon.
I don't write in my journal every day, and there have been sometimes a few weeks with no entries at all. But that doesn't bother me too much because it seems I always eventually get inspired to pick up my pen again.
Some days i write about profound personal things on my mind, and other days I just talk about the ink I'm using or about going to the supermarket. It's all good!

2025-01-02 20:42:07

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@nprofile…2hrv
Oh the IRONY of Roberts' pompous statement is beyond belief. "Settled law" my ass. If you want to cast blame for the loss of respect for SCOTUS by the People, take a long look in the mirror, bud.

2024-12-31 16:15:21

Ordered a bottle of Black Star India ink for my dip pen adventure, just to see what the fuss is about. Plus some Dinky Dips little screwcap mini inkwells and a block holder, for dip pen use and ink sampling.
Last night tried a bunch of my fountain pen inks with dip nibs. My favorite so far is my Noodler's 'Walnut' ink (it's not actual walnut ink, just walnut ink in color)... looks wonderfully antique and seems to have enough body to work well.
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #dippen #ink

2024-12-29 22:27:18

I've been 'dipping my toe in the waters' (hahaha) of using a dip pen as opposed to my more usual fountain pens.
Of course as a leftie it's a bit of a challenge, but having previously forced myself to become an 'under-writer' leftie has definitely helped a LOT. Have to work at the control, obviously.
I got some of my fountain pen inks to work ok with some vintage nibs, but i think it would be worthwhile to order some Indian ink, which I believe will be less likely to drip off the nib too easily or too quickly while flexing. I also could use a little set of those "Dinky Dips" tiny plastic inkwells... the plastic milk cap I'm using is a bit too shallow.
Having great fun so far! I love the scratchy scratchy, which i'm sure might drive others crazy. This sample is with Diamine Ruby Blues, a blue ink with a red sheen.
#fountainpen #FountainPens @nprofile…rrse #calligraphy #DipPens
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/738/456/743/643/238/original/59ffb24fbcce40c4.jpg

2024-12-26 16:15:19

After-Christmas little treat... a box arrived in the mail today containing my new dip pen oblique nib holders from https://www.paperinkarts.com/ . I already have a few flexible dip nibs, so I envision a little 'me time' this afternoon trying out dip pens for the very first time.
Signed,
A Very Daring Leftie
#fountainpens #fountainpen @nprofile…rrse

2024-12-20 00:22:33

I ordered a dip pen nib holder and some zebra G nibs. Should be fun, since i love very flexy nibs in my fountain pens.
Can I use my (many) fountain pen inks with a dip zebra G nib, ...or do I have to get 'special' inks for dip pens?
Also (separate question), can I use my fountain pen shimmer inks (FerrisWheelPress, Wearingeul) with a dip zebraG nib?
@nprofile…rrse #fountainpen #FountainPens #DipPenDrawing

2024-12-17 15:10:26

@nprofile…rrse #fountainpens #fountainpen
What your favorite type of NIB when sitting down to write a brief entry in a journal for pleasure? (not your fave pen, your fave nib type)

2024-12-12 14:32:58

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@nprofile…5lc3
Ugh, please don't post/spread any more of these horrors... it only encourages more of them to be made and 'shared'.

2024-12-11 00:49:20

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@nprofile…rrse
#fountainpen #FountainPens
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2024-12-06 15:34:58

I want to convert my three TWSBI ECO pens from a Medium nib to 1.1 stub nibs. They will easily take other ECO nibs/feeds and/or TWSBI Mini nibs/feeds.
I'm bummed that new TWSBI Mini nibs/feeds go for $24 while a whole new pen goes for $32.
Doesn't anyone have one of the above nibs/feeds in a 1.1 stub for less money that I could buy or trade my current Medium nibs for? (all in like new condition) Location: U.S.
@nprofile…rrse
#fountainpen #fountainpens

2024-12-03 15:11:04

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@nprofile…93zc
Yep I'm returning my 5-movie classic Frank Capra box set today!

2024-11-27 18:26:49

#Ranunculus sweater, finished and blocked. I think it came out well! Held a strand of fingering yarn with a strand of mohair lace yarn, together.
Starting another one now in red, with 3/4 sleeves, applying some personal fit tweaks I've figured out.
#knitting #RanunculuaSweater
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2024-11-13 02:44:04

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#fountainpen #FountainPens
Today's journal entry writing sample:
FPR Triveni pen w/UltraFlex nib. Wearingeul ink Dewy Starlight.
https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/473/333/969/994/141/original/932839d373c8b444.jpg

2024-11-09 00:42:50

I have three TWSBI ECO pens, all with Medium nibs, barely used/MINT condition.
I find I much prefer either stub or flex nibs, but the TWSBIs are annoying to change nibs on.
Does anyone have some TWSBI ECO pens in LIKE-NEW condition that have (original) stub 1.1 nibs? Tell me your colors and maybe we can trade.
I am in NY state, US ship only.
I have: the ECO-T in Saffron, the ECO Glow Purple, and the ECO Glow Green... all w/orig. Medium nibs.
@npub1txt…ghav #FountainPen
@npub1qaq…jq5w #fountainpen

2024-04-05 01:49:52

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@npub1l54…3lye
It's a wonder we all survived the 1960s at all.

2024-03-24 14:12:10

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@npub18yv…xxyn
The MAGA cult and this election reminds me soooo much of the old Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man". Rod Serling knew!

2024-03-23 17:27:26

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@npub1f6s…y8ra
Well I think we can probably agree that he is using his photographs to create art. 🙂

2024-03-23 17:21:54

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@npub1f6s…y8ra
I didn't say the various elements were not from photographs. And i didn't say that photos are not skillfully taken by a photographer. But, putting or blending various photo parts together in ways that produce a new invented or non-real image would be (in my humble view) better called digital art (or Collage if an actual scissors and glue method were used).
There is room for interpretation depending on people's definitions. But manipulated photos become 'art', in my mind.

2024-03-23 14:52:50

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@npub1f6s…y8ra
Seems way more like Digital Art than 'photography' to me. But oh well.

2024-02-13 15:03:41

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
When the first primordial eggplant developed limbs and crawled onto land...

2024-02-07 16:06:18

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
post closeup pic of the insect. Also, what kind of plant, and if it's kept inside or outside.

2024-02-07 15:55:31

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
Hard to tell. Did you fertilize it too much? Or let it dry out too long? That soil looks too packed down... blueberries spread their delicate roots out to their sides rather than straight down. They need fluffy soil to be happy, not packed and dry.

2023-12-13 13:09:21

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@npub1a0g…ae8f
UK "robins" are soooo much cuter and sweeter than big American "robins"!
I remember as a little girl reading The Secret Garden and falling in love with the little robin who interacted with Dickon and Ben Weatherstaff.

2023-12-03 17:18:55

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@npub1200…aqy2
I think it's like saying "You're smart... as a woman." It's no different than saying "You're smart for a woman."
Always just say "You look great!" or "You're smart!"... because that really simply means you're a smart or great looking PERSON. It's a true compliment without implying any qualifier.

2023-11-28 18:55:45

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@npub150l…r96e
My opinion- doing the pattern while also shaping the thumb gusset etc is going to mess you up unless you are brave or experienced. I think the sleeve is very cool and interesting, but you don't need that in the hand part as well. I think leave it as a cool feature of the wrist, and just do the normal hand. I actually think it will look cooler that way- like a medieval gauntlet!

2023-11-01 15:50:13

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
Blossom End Rot?
Also... are these tomatoes getting pollinated?

2023-10-25 15:18:25

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@npub18yv…xxyn
David S. Pumpkins!!!!!! 😍 🎃 🙌🏻

2023-10-24 01:16:44

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
If you can't see anything doing it during the daytime... Maybe go out there at night with a flashlight to see what's eating it.
Knowing what the critter is is half the battle won.

2023-10-22 21:58:53

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
Look kinda like pepper plants to me.
Pepper seeds and lettuce seeds look very diff from each other. Can you look at google pix of those seeds and remember what the seeds you planted looked more like?

2023-10-21 16:03:31

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@npub1pcd…qrvg
That's wild, considering that rats and mice typically live about 1-3 yrs.

2023-09-30 23:16:37

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
or pumcumbers. lolol

2023-09-29 03:46:21

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@npub169u…srwa
We've had a few Maine CCs over the years, they all used to do the cute "Brrrrtt!?" chirp and head butting they are known for. Very sweet cats. 😻
Hopefully you won't need to write while in the dark, by the glow of your pen alone. lolol
It's not my fave pen (I'm into flex nibs), but it's beautifully made and the nib is unbelievably smooth.

2023-09-29 02:02:04

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@npub169u…srwa
wow get a load of those mainecoon ear tufts!
Nice TWSBI ECO... I have the same one as well. :)

2023-09-12 01:51:49

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@npub12ze…hunm
I kept suggesting the entire rewatch to my hub as well, with mixed reaction. Finally last week i pulled the card that it was the 30 year anniversary of the pilot and I downright INSISTED we watch at least season 1, and he relented. We've had fun laughing and reliving the first 4 episodes so far!
Still our favorite series of all time. 💜💙
omg a Tooms bobblehead? omg

2023-09-12 01:39:14

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@npub12ze…hunm
Yep, my husband and I just started the whole series again too.. watched the first four episodes of season 1 this past two weeks. (Eugene Tooms was just soooooo awesomely creepy!!) Love seeing Scully and Mulder so young and cute! 🥰

2023-08-27 22:36:20

In the drugstore, I see two different rubber bulb syringes- one sold for stuffy baby noses, another one sold for adult ear flushing. They look much the same but one is bigger, the other smaller.
Is it a particular type or sized one that people prefer for flushing ftn pens to clean them more efficiently? Thanks for any suggestions!
@npub1qaq…jq5w
#fountainpen #FountainPens

2023-08-26 01:23:02

I finally overcame my handwriting insecurities and dove into using the first whole page in one of my pristine new journals this evening.
What a wonderful sense of satisfaction in scribing my thoughts down rather than just let the day slip away without remark. I became inspired by baking my last blueberry cobbler of the summer.
FPR (Fountain Pen Revolution) "Triveni" pen in blue cream swirl acrylic with FPR #6 UltraFlex nib. Ink: Robert Oster Taiwan Blue.
@npub1qaq…jq5w #FountainPen #FountainPens
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2023-08-24 23:57:59

The brown-eyed Susan and the anise hyssop threw their own crazy huge party alongside our stone path this year..
#gardening #bloomscrolling
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2023-08-21 14:32:44

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
looks kinda renaissance-ian. 🪶

2023-08-21 14:27:03

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
Looks like a baroque painting. Would make a great jigsaw puzzle, too! 👏🏼

2023-08-21 04:33:24

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
Good!- let that one be an incubator/buffet for more parasitic wasps to hatch that will kill more tomato hornworms. 👍🏼

2023-08-13 20:36:58

Finished my latest pair of socks.
Pattern: Morning Coffee socks (ravelry). Yarn: Malabrigo Ultimate sock yarn in colors Myths and Zinnias. Needles: circular 9" US size 1.
Size: 64 stitches around.
#knitting @npub12wk…m98k
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2023-08-13 19:58:43

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@npub1gl8…q5y9
carrots are very picky that way. They want nothing to get in their way of their straight down journey. :)

2023-08-11 13:31:56

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@npub1ht0…dyc3
Looks like just another one of those many recent AI images of old ladies who supposedly knit giant astounding things and 'pose next to them'.

2023-08-01 12:33:19

If you are getting rid of old towels, blankets, or sheets... rather than throwing them away, ask if your local animal shelter needs them! Poor sick or abandoned dogs and cats find great comfort in clean soft bedding.

2023-08-01 12:28:15

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@npub1gl8…q5y9 We eat them all the time! Just be sure to wash them right before slicing, and keep any ants etc away while they're left sitting out on the counter.
I find the 'black/purple' types of tomatoes seem to do this more than my red or yellow tomato varieties.

2023-07-20 01:28:36

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@npub14cq…k7mw
Bronze fennel is magnificent and dramatic when cut and placed in a vase of water! (with or without the flowers) Try some feathery fronds of it in a vase with a few sparse purplish flowers, like maybe echinacea or verbena. Lasts quite a while in water.

2023-07-02 14:18:29

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@npub1zak…d6uu
Have you read up about possible nematodes in the soil targeting your tomatoes?