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Megan • they/them • fiber & textile enthusiast • doing their best

[megancreations]

I am so close to finishing the hem on this baby quilt I’ve been working on, but now with only 12” of hem to go my pain is having a massive flare up. Hopefully it will subside soon, but this sucks.

[megancreations]

I finished the hem!! Now on to sinking threads after a break.

[shithowdy]

"Neighborhood Watch"

as a birdwatcher, i registered a certain familiarity with how the entire neighborhood converged with their horns and whistles to drive away the threat. this is definitely a rough piece, but i had to get it out of me.

[megancreations]

I am so close to finishing the hem on this baby quilt I’ve been working on, but now with only 12” of hem to go my pain is having a massive flare up. Hopefully it will subside soon, but this sucks.

[jacopo-belbo]

thats right

[megancreations]

They killed a man in my neighborhood today. We were then pepper balled, tear gassed, and flash banged. We are now surrounded by a boundary with security check points, the National Guard have been deployed and I’ve heard helicopters for the last few hours.

If you aren’t already tapped in please read some news about Minneapolis today and if you are able to help in any way please do.

Rest in Power Alex Pretti, you were a good neighbor. Fuck ICE

[megancreations]

I am so tired. My neighborhood has been targeted hard by the fucking state sanctioned goon squads these last few weeks and it’s been hard keeping it together. I’m proud that I’ve pushed past my social anxiety and have been able to help my community and I know that scores of activists before me have endured so much more, but holy shit does it eat at my mind constantly.

I am finding ways to cope and see the good in the world, but I never thought I would have to stand guard during drop off/pick up at the local elementary school or walk patrol around a near by grocery store to keep my community safe.

I’m just so tired

[megancreations]

Please keep Minneapolis in your hearts right now. May your memory be a blessing Renee Nicole Smith. We are stronger together Minneapolis, we shall persevere.

[asexual-amanita]

“I never let my chronic illness stop me from doing things!”

That’s nice, I do. Not listening to my body is part of what got me this bad. Sometimes you have to balance taking care of yourself and achieving your ultimate goals.

[herpsandbirds]

Do you have any quails? I especially like the ones with the neat little feathers on their heads

YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!!!

Crested Bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) male, family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes, Colombia

photograph by JC Figueras

Northern Bobwhite Quail (Colinus virginianus), male, HE SCREMMM!!!, family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes, found in the central and eastern U.S., and eastern and central Mexico.

photograph by John Magera/USFWS

Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii), male, family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes, Tucson, AZ, USA

photograph by John Davis

California Quail (Callipepla californica), male w/ chick, family Odontophoridae, SW United States

photograph by Adam Skalzub

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata), family Odontophoridae, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA

photograph by ALAN SCHMIERER

Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae), male, family Odontophoridae, Mexico

photograph by @cr_wildlife

Chestnut Wood Quail (Odontophorus hyperythrus), family Odontophoridae, order Galliformes, endemic to Colombia

photograph by Trogon Photo Tours

[megancreations]

I cooked up an absolute storm yesterday (and Saturday for that matter) and we will be eating good this week! It’s been awhile since I had the drive and energy for cooking and I was in there from about 3:30pm-10pm.

I made: roasted lamb leg, carrots with harissa yogurt, saffron rice, and suman onion salad for supper and the leftovers will be splendid for lunches. Plus I was able to freeze a decent portion of the lamb as well.

Then utilizing the produce from the farmer’s market I made pickled jalapeños and corn salsa for the carnitas leftovers from Saturday, I pre-prepped asparagus for stir fry tonight, I have carrots, turnips, and daikon pickling in miso, all purpose miso sauce for marinades, and turnips & their greens prepped for a miso, beans, and pork belly dish later in the week.

I also was able to knock out some of the smaller annoying steps on a few of my crafting projects and do some organizing in the house.

It certainly won’t be every week I can be this productive, but it feels good celebrating when it all comes together for a few hours on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

[megancreations]

As usual the changing of the seasons has been tough on my body with lots of head congestion and all that comes with hay fever. The air quality also hasn’t been that good and I need to find better masks or something (if you have a favorite/rec I’m all ears)!

I did just get my sewing machine serviced though and managed to knock out a bunch of ironing yesterday so I am finally on track to finish those dang baby quilts so I can move on to other projects.

[jareckiworld]

Cat Johnston — "Moth Creature" (cloth, fur, paint, epoxy clay, 2024)

[jareckiworld]

Cat Johnston —The God of Hayfever (textiles, epoxy clay, paint, wood, 2024)

[karatekamania]

hey, I went to Mad At You Island and it wasn't empty. there was a stranger you were a bit curt with on a bad day, an old friend who you got into a falling out with, a labmate who's experiment you messed up by mistake, someone who's birthday you forgot, an internet stranger who is hellbent on deciding you're not morally good enough for not reblogging a post or not following a one day boycott. and it is kind of mortifying to realise that Mad At You Island will never be uninhabited, but it's just a fact of life. and if you try to reduce the population to zero, you'll end up whittling yourself down to nothing

[megancreations]

Feeling a kind of way as a Minnesotan who had a politician and her husband and dog assassinated but deemed not worth the time of day and then a school shooting (that happened quite close to my home) to have so little said or done about it, only for a fucking right wing freak to get all the thoughts, prayers, and tributes within hours.

Fuck this all

[gaytobymeres]

why do reusable water bottles specifically seem to go through trend cycles?? why not just buy one and keep it like youre supposed to? how come hydroflasks were all the rage then suddenly it was stanley cups and no one is using their hydroflasks anymore and ive now heard about some other new stupid water bottle brand thats going to probably usurp stanley bottles?? why do people make their water bottle their personality??? its so fucking stupid!!!

[chronicallyinvisible]

friendly reminder that life with a chronic illness is really, really hard and can cause even the most trivial of tasks to become gargantuan. you’re not imagining it. never let anyone tell you otherwise