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Finally managed to get some stitch markers up on my website. Here are just a few. I've got ring ones and locking ones, so you can take your pick. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #crochetersofinstagram
Finally managed to get some stitch markers up on my website. Here are just a few. I've got ring ones and locking ones, so you can take your pick. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #crochetersofinstagram
Been having fun experimenting with #microcrochet and have some super cute things in the shop, but I ran out of my earring cards. Have to print more, but you can get these @canalquarterarts along with tons of other art and handmade treasures. #microcr
Been having fun experimenting with #microcrochet and have some super cute things in the shop, but I ran out of my earring cards. Have to print more, but you can get these @canalquarterarts along with tons of other art and handmade treasures. #microcrochetjewellery #fxbgva
The weather is miserable outside, so I'm going to stay toasty warm and work on some micro crochet earrings among other things. #microcrochetjewellery #grannysquares #crochetersofinstagram
The weather is miserable outside, so I'm going to stay toasty warm and work on some micro crochet earrings among other things. #microcrochetjewellery #grannysquares #crochetersofinstagram
The Internet: Did you know that shiba inus are the breed that is genetically closest to wolves? Me: Well, I pulled half a mole out the mouth of mine the other day, so yeah, that tracks.
The Internet: Did you know that shiba inus are the breed that is genetically closest to wolves? Me: Well, I pulled half a mole out the mouth of mine the other day, so yeah, that tracks.
I've been making a lot of these stitch markers lately, but I haven't put them on my website yet. That's on my to do list for this week. Today, I'm taking a break from knitting. But the cast-on is coming. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #handspunyarn
I've been making a lot of these stitch markers lately, but I haven't put them on my website yet. That's on my to do list for this week. Today, I'm taking a break from knitting. But the cast-on is coming. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #handspunyarn
Finally managed to get some stitch markers up on my website. Here are just a few. I've got ring ones and locking ones, so you can take your pick. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #crochetersofinstagram Been having fun experimenting with #microcrochet and have some super cute things in the shop, but I ran out of my earring cards. Have to print more, but you can get these @canalquarterarts along with tons of other art and handmade treasures. #microcr The weather is miserable outside, so I'm going to stay toasty warm and work on some micro crochet earrings among other things. #microcrochetjewellery #grannysquares #crochetersofinstagram The Internet: Did you know that shiba inus are the breed that is genetically closest to wolves? Me: Well, I pulled half a mole out the mouth of mine the other day, so yeah, that tracks. I've been making a lot of these stitch markers lately, but I haven't put them on my website yet. That's on my to do list for this week. Today, I'm taking a break from knitting. But the cast-on is coming. #stitchmarkers #knittingaddict #handspunyarn
My gift to you for Banned Books Week
Meredith R. Stoddard Meredith R. Stoddard

My gift to you for Banned Books Week

It’s Banned Books Week, and this seems like the perfect occasion to revive my much neglected blog.

As an author, I have celebrated Banned Books Week before. And by celebrated, I mean I have posted about the slippery slope of censorship and book banning. This year, Banned Books Week feels a bit different, and unless you live under a rock, you probably can tell why. All over the United States school boards, concerned parents, and conservative organizations like Moms for Liberty have been locked in battles over what is and isn’t appropriate for kids to read. In Missouri they even staged a book burning.

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