Just as I Got Comfortable

The news that Twitter agreed to be bought by a certain billionaire proves yet again that politics, power and (of course) money matter most didn't surprise me. It does make me uncomfortable to think of continuing to contribute content to it, however, so if/when things become toxic I will probably leave the platform.

Sadly there are only a few alternatives for users like me. Mastodon seems the safest, but I'm not particularly tech-savvy. Reddit has an enthusiastic quilting community, but they all seem to be far more skilled than me. I've avoided Instagram since it was acquired by Facebook (also not an option.)

Perhaps I'll just stay at my blog here. :) I will miss everyone in my circle on Twitter, though. They're lovely people who have truly inspired me over the last year.

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Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

The Mercantile

If you don't mind walking 33K square feet in retail space, The Mercantile may be the vintage/arts store you'd enjoy visiting if you're ever in Orlando. I certainly did. Because it was busy I didn't take any photos in the store, but it's absolutely amazing and chock full of antiques and artisan creations, most of which were pretty reasonably priced. For $21.00 I invested in a picture of sailboats for the guest bathroom I'm redoing, and a fairy mystery jar of cool stuff. The jaw was hand-painted and decorated, and utterly charming. I think I wanted the jar more than the contents. As you can see the contents were both generous and pretty cool, too. I finally have some vintage gloves to use for my art quilter bingo challenge!

Rayen

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