Kathy V.
@kvaldes.bsky.social
When not supporting the causes close to my heart, I enjoy knitting, traveling, reading, theater, opera, art, and nature.
As a graduate of Cal (go Bears), I’m joining our UC alumni community to safeguard @UCLA from a $1B federal attack. University of California is a global leader in research, healthcare, and one of the nation’s top public university systems. #StandUpForUC ucal.us/standupforuc
Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
ucal.us
August 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As a graduate of Cal (go Bears), I’m joining our UC alumni community to safeguard @UCLA from a $1B federal attack. University of California is a global leader in research, healthcare, and one of the nation’s top public university systems. #StandUpForUC ucal.us/standupforuc
Saturday was like a street party, so much fun.
June 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Saturday was like a street party, so much fun.
@fedex I am surprised he could read our address to deliver the package, he sure did not read the sign.
June 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@fedex I am surprised he could read our address to deliver the package, he sure did not read the sign.
Urbana, Illinois on Saturday
April 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Urbana, Illinois on Saturday
Tuning out and having fun with mushrooms, well images of them anyway.
April 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Tuning out and having fun with mushrooms, well images of them anyway.
March 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Kathy V.
Dass man Araber inhaftiert, ohne Gerichtsverfahren festhält und foltert, gehört ja zur Normalität. Dass man dasselbe aber mit einem weißen deutschen Ingenieur namens Fabian macht, ist ein Skandal. Damit schaufeln sich die USA ihr eigenes Grab.
March 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Dass man Araber inhaftiert, ohne Gerichtsverfahren festhält und foltert, gehört ja zur Normalität. Dass man dasselbe aber mit einem weißen deutschen Ingenieur namens Fabian macht, ist ein Skandal. Damit schaufeln sich die USA ihr eigenes Grab.
Felt good to DO SOMETHING. Protest against unresponsive Mary Miller of Illinois.
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Felt good to DO SOMETHING. Protest against unresponsive Mary Miller of Illinois.
Malvina Reynolds - we don't need the man -
YouTube video by Erik van Straten
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March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Keeping calm with art therapy, or attempting to.
March 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Keeping calm with art therapy, or attempting to.
It is always a joy to knit a sweater that fits.
Pattern: Soft Chains by Hinterm Stein
Yarn: Miss Babs Killington in Pewter
Pattern: Soft Chains by Hinterm Stein
Yarn: Miss Babs Killington in Pewter
February 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It is always a joy to knit a sweater that fits.
Pattern: Soft Chains by Hinterm Stein
Yarn: Miss Babs Killington in Pewter
Pattern: Soft Chains by Hinterm Stein
Yarn: Miss Babs Killington in Pewter
Learning to use watercolors as part of my escape from the news onslaught self-care routine.
I made a tree.
I made a tree.
February 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Learning to use watercolors as part of my escape from the news onslaught self-care routine.
I made a tree.
I made a tree.
Great cartoon in a funny not funny sort of way.
February 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Great cartoon in a funny not funny sort of way.
Busey Bank made our active checking account’s online login dormant. Called them to get it fixed and, after verifying credentials, they would not reinstate my login to our joint account without my husband getting on the phone and giving them permission to allow me access. What is this, the fifties?
February 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Busey Bank made our active checking account’s online login dormant. Called them to get it fixed and, after verifying credentials, they would not reinstate my login to our joint account without my husband getting on the phone and giving them permission to allow me access. What is this, the fifties?
Does ICE know about all these Canadians in my yard?
February 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Does ICE know about all these Canadians in my yard?
Facing a few COLD days of another polar event, I was trying to think of something to say other than “colder than a [sorceress’s breast].”
How about colder than a summer in San Francisco? (not really COLD though)
Colder than an oligarch’s heart?
Colder than a for-profit HMO’s approval process?
How about colder than a summer in San Francisco? (not really COLD though)
Colder than an oligarch’s heart?
Colder than a for-profit HMO’s approval process?
January 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Facing a few COLD days of another polar event, I was trying to think of something to say other than “colder than a [sorceress’s breast].”
How about colder than a summer in San Francisco? (not really COLD though)
Colder than an oligarch’s heart?
Colder than a for-profit HMO’s approval process?
How about colder than a summer in San Francisco? (not really COLD though)
Colder than an oligarch’s heart?
Colder than a for-profit HMO’s approval process?
If you are of a mind to contribute to the relief effort for the Los Angeles fires, this guide might be of help for finding where to send a contribution.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you are of a mind to contribute to the relief effort for the Los Angeles fires, this guide might be of help for finding where to send a contribution.
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When it comes to the economy and recovery, clearly half of the country did not get this message; now we are nineteen days to economic chaos (with the expectation of inexpensive eggs).
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 10, 2025
Today the Department of Labor released the final jobs report of Joe Biden’s presidency.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When it comes to the economy and recovery, clearly half of the country did not get this message; now we are nineteen days to economic chaos (with the expectation of inexpensive eggs).
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Wore a hat for the first time and last time today. I can only hope that finders of misplaced hand knits become wearers. Nice to think of someone, somewhere being kept warm after all the planning and care I put into knitting this hat. Not lost just given up for adoption. #knitting
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Wore a hat for the first time and last time today. I can only hope that finders of misplaced hand knits become wearers. Nice to think of someone, somewhere being kept warm after all the planning and care I put into knitting this hat. Not lost just given up for adoption. #knitting
This is finally starting to look like something—starting as a small piece with picked up stitches on twists & turns—but after a complicated beginning I will soon be embarking on miles and miles of plain stockinette. No complaints, I like a bit of complication. (Hinterm Stein‘s Soft Chains) #knitting
November 29, 2024 at 11:52 PM
This is finally starting to look like something—starting as a small piece with picked up stitches on twists & turns—but after a complicated beginning I will soon be embarking on miles and miles of plain stockinette. No complaints, I like a bit of complication. (Hinterm Stein‘s Soft Chains) #knitting
I am always so sad when a small business closes. This is our last pie from Lucky Moon Pies, a little bakery that our town was lucky to have for a time. During Covid they kept us fed with curbside pickup, their chicken pot pies were a nice comfort in that harsh time and the sweet treats were divine.
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 PM
I am always so sad when a small business closes. This is our last pie from Lucky Moon Pies, a little bakery that our town was lucky to have for a time. During Covid they kept us fed with curbside pickup, their chicken pot pies were a nice comfort in that harsh time and the sweet treats were divine.
Happy Thanksgiving! If you are looking for a fun knitting project, try something with the pressed flowers stitch pattern. Easy to memorize, just slipping stitches creates the flowers. Mosaic knitting can be easy.
This is the cowl, designer Amy Christoffers has many more designs.
#knitting
This is the cowl, designer Amy Christoffers has many more designs.
#knitting
November 28, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! If you are looking for a fun knitting project, try something with the pressed flowers stitch pattern. Easy to memorize, just slipping stitches creates the flowers. Mosaic knitting can be easy.
This is the cowl, designer Amy Christoffers has many more designs.
#knitting
This is the cowl, designer Amy Christoffers has many more designs.
#knitting
The knitting gods are kind today, my second swatch is a perfect gauge for the #HintermStein Soft Chains cardigan pattern. Trying Addi Ewenicorn needles, sadly my preferred Arne&Carlos Pryms don‘t come in US 3,5,7 sizes. This silky yarn wants to be knitted with a US 3.
#knitting #blueskyknitting
#knitting #blueskyknitting
November 27, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The knitting gods are kind today, my second swatch is a perfect gauge for the #HintermStein Soft Chains cardigan pattern. Trying Addi Ewenicorn needles, sadly my preferred Arne&Carlos Pryms don‘t come in US 3,5,7 sizes. This silky yarn wants to be knitted with a US 3.
#knitting #blueskyknitting
#knitting #blueskyknitting