snowflakes...

i am not a liberal snowflake

my feelings aren't fragile 

 my heart isn't bleeding

i am a badass believer in human rights

my toughness is in tenderness

my strength is in the service of others

there is nothing more fierce than formidable, unconditional love

there is not a thing more courageous than compassion

but if my belief in equity, empathy, goodness and love makes me

 or people like me

 snowflakes

then you should know...

author unknown

On a positive note, I haven't seen a fly in weeks.

anonymous

twenty of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

hippo zipper pull and needle minder and a dandelion puff crocheted afghan

homework assignment page two

 using a green marker draw a circle around the banned item

for extra credit write a sentence using the phrase "common sense"

nineteen of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

hippo microwave-a-bowl and scissor fob and a dandelion vase with firefly lights

homework assignment page one

using a red crayon draw a circle around the item that has been banned

for extra credit write a sentence using the phrase "guns don't kill people"

eighteen of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

a folder filled with dandelion crochet patterns (yikes) and a mini hippo with an (unfinished) cross stitch hippo

and again...

hurt people hurt people 

end gun violence

seventeen of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

dandelion stickers (!) and Moo Deng stuffie

again...

hearts broken every damn where...

end gun violence

sixteen of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

dandelion window cling and a rose quartz hippo

it will show up better on a window

fifteen of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

beaded cross stitch dandelion hanger and a hippo in an inner tube needle minder

for better

 It's a victory when the weapons fall silent and people speak up.

Volodymyr Zelensky

fourteen of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

hippo microwave-a-bowl, coaster and snippet and a dandelion puff crocheted stuffie

Slava Ukraini!

 Heroiam Slava!

Because freedom is not about having unshackled hands.  Freedom is about having unshackled minds.

Volodomyr Zelensky

thirteen of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

Hungry Hungry Hippos game and a dandelion wish board

golden boy

 You can do anything.

Donald J. Trump

twelve of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

2024 Hallmark hippo ornament and a string of solar powered dandelion puff lights

believe it ... or not

and what does Santa have to say about this?

yeah, Santa - i gotta agree with you on this one

just sayin'

eleven of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

valentine mini hippo and hand crocheted dandelion puff bookmark from Ukraine

christmas spirit

christmas past

christmas present

christmas future

just sayin'

I'm working...my ass off on the Christmas stuff, that you know, who gives a f*ck about the Christmas stuff and decorations?

Melania Trump

ten of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

coca cola hippo and an emotional support dandelion plant

and a birthday cake hippo for the birthday girl

carrot cake with cream cheese frosting ... lottsa cream cheese frosting

rush hour

nine of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

hippo stitch stoppers and dandelion sun catcher

naughty elves

eight of twenty-five

 celebrating the days till christmas with my person

a hippothesis t-shirt and a dandelion journal

merry and bright, two

i'm not Merry ... i'm Bright

this was SUPPOSED to join the JOY frame but it was too big

design by  Knit Knot Krafts

stitched on mystery linen with DMC threads

finished with bits from a garland of miniature lights 

on the back of a snow globe stand up 

both were found on sale for 50% off at a big box craft store

the back used to be the front

and it's living here till after christmas

seven of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

glass vase with dandelion puff and dancing hippo tote bag

cinephile or bibliophile?

the book was better...

just sayin'

The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.

Mark Twain

six of twenty-five

celebrating the days till christmas with my person 

a hippo dog toy and two hand crocheted dandelion yellow afghans

years ago Melissa asked me to teach her how to crochet

three skeins of yarn -  about fifteen dollars ... teaching my baby girl how to crochet - priceless