"Your job is so fun," yes, but did you know I have to single handedly fight no fewer than sixth algorithms every day for the privilege of telling people to not set their beds on fire.

National Library Workers Day sign

Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚

Ten mechanical pencils, all with handcrafted polymer clay barrels, in a variety of colors, arranged side-by-side like a rainbow

Ten fountain pens, all with handcrafted polymer clay barrels, in a variety of colors, arranged side-by-side like a rainbow

Ten Cross-style twist pens, all with handcrafted polymer clay barrels, in a variety of colors, arranged side-by-side like a rainbow

A fountain pen, Cross-style twist pen, mechanical pencil, and stick pen, all with handcrafted polymer clay barrels, in a kaleidoscopic design I call "Celadon Jubilee"

New in the shop: I've made a bunch of pretty pens! Here's a tour 😁: www.lisaclarke.net/2026/04/20/f...
#fountainpens #polkadotcottage 🧶

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Piece of folded brown fabric with a cursive note pinned to it, it says “very scrappy”.

That’s me

Will try! Currently it’s under a chicken wire cloche

A small plant in the ground that’s really just a few sticks with the bark chewed off but there is fresh green foliage coming out at the base of it.

Something, a squirrel or more likely, a rabbit, took my double flowering quince down to bones last fall 😩 but look at that! It’s coming back 🥹 🌱

Thanks, friend 💕

Maybe? lol I know mine was wind when I sprinkled them

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Need to add 🌱

A small patch of dirt with a concentrated cluster of seedlings on one side.

Me, a few weeks ago: I’m sure I scattered those poppy seeds nice and evenly across this dirt patch.

The seeds, today:

Thank you, her healthcare provider was purchased for the 4th time & this iteration is hard to get a hold of

Oh yes, very nerve wracking 24/7

It’s very satisfying!

Haha! Right??? Oh my goodness

Thanks, kindly!

Hugs back! Sometimes I’m surprised at all the down time but it’s not really “free time” is it? Always hyper vigilant

This happened to me, I closed my handmade business for 5 years at the start of COVID which coincided with my new role as full time family caregiver. I became a quilter. I don’t sell quilts, I keep or give them away. I share pics to participate in the creative community but I don’t create “content”.

#caregiving can be like a baseball game, hours of anticipation while nothing happens interrupted by moments of chaos. Also sometimes you win, sometimes not so much.

I do the same, incorporate lots of getting up to prevent seizing up my joints

A red tailed hawk starting to take flight off a telephone pole with high voltage signage

Caught a red tailed hawk album cover today. 🪶

Volodya Ulyanov (Lenin child) - Artist: Klaudia Kudriashova - 1969 soviet poster.

Gotta remember to ask mom why they have a Baby Lenin poster

An infographic. There are six panels. 1. "Slow internet. Alt text is shown in place of unloaded images." a drawing shows a phone with poor signal, and alt text is visible where the image should have loaded. 2. "Findabillity. Alt text helps to search content." A drawing shows someone searching 'dog with banana' and a post is shown underneath without the words 'dog' or 'banana'. It is implied to be part of the alt text. 3. "Screen readers. Alt is read out to people using text-to-speech software". There is a drawing of the output a screen-reader would show when viewing an image with alt text on bluesky. 4. "Translation. Alt text can be translated". A drawing shows a post being translated. The alt text is also translated into german. 5. "Readability. Text in images can be made legible" There is a drawing of some truly awful handwriting inside a speech bubble. The alt text clarifies what the text is supposed to say. 6. "Disambiguation. Description helps clarify intent." There is a drawing of a post with a picture of a creature. This is styled after the famous optical illusion of a rabbit and a duck. The alt text clarifies that the animal is a rabbit. It definitely looks more like a duck.

Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.

However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!

Thanks for talking about #caregiving it can be very isolating even though apparently there are 63 million of us!

A floral arrangement in a clear glass cylindrical vase on an oxidized metal stand against a green wall. Blue borage, Jude the Obscure roses, Loko rose, peach and white stock, lime Melissa, white strawflower, and parsley flowers.

🌱 Made an arrangement to celebrate the beautiful spring flowers in my garden. 💚

Right! I started with three as well

I’m telling ya, I also see other ways it can go down and YIKES. Glad yours was not the worst. Super grateful yeah. My mom was a nightmare for 3 years, like a feral dog, but then she settled and has been a dream for the last 5 😅

It’s a blessing and a curse in my opinion. It’s a way to connect but also we learn too many awful things

Right?? Yikes!!