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Lisa Lowe Stauffer
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Author of TWO BY TWO, kid lit writer, world traveler, SCBWI Southern Breeze co-coordinator for published members
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Missing Istanbul. It was a magical, fascinating place to visit.
#travel #istanbul
The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, illuminated at night. Photo taken October 18, 2025
October 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I am traveling and got the chance to try my hand at stitching a traditional Vietnamese conical hat.
A woman with grey hair, wearing a blue shirt, sits on a beige tile floor next to a Vietnamese woman in a pink shirt, who is missing one arm below the elbow. There is a traditional conical hat between them, and more hats stacked on the floor. The Vietnamese woman is a hat maker.
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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New "coverlet" (no batting) with ice dyed squares. Can you see the illusion of the squares floating off the fabric?
#quiltsky #quilt #sewing #quilting
August 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Borrowed my daughter's cat photo for #caturday.
She's recovering from surgery by lounging in pajamas and watching bird videos.
(The suit is way better than a cone to keep her from the incision!)
A grey and white cat wearing a soft pink garment with a llama pattern. The garment is to keep her from irritating a surgical incision as it heals. She seems to be relaxed and smiling.
August 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Yesterday's project: a drawstring gift bag for a bridal shower gift. This would have taken any other quilter a half hour. It took me all day 😆
#quilt #quilting #sewing
July 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#Quilt in progress.
July 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Missing #Germany where storks live on roofs, and sometimes take a sunset stroll.
#Herzogenaurach
June 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Bufapest
June 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Scrappy #quilt done!

As a #kidlit #writer, this quilt was built on the idea of a campground at night, with each campsite surrounded by dreams of all the fun things they saw that day.
#quilting #sewsky
May 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Graffiti message for all the Bluesky folks.
May 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Woke up to some exciting news! My story Boogie Ray made the top 25 in the PB and kid Judges contest!

When you wish on a starfish, good things happen!

Thanks @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social !!!

#kidlit #amwriting #scbwi
May 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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First machine quilting project. I'm very excited this little curtain for my camper turned out so well. Next up: learning to bind the edges!
#sewsky #quilting
April 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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If you need a break from the real world right now, this book is truly a delight. I scarfed it up in three days.

Not #kidlit but certainly suitable for teens and adults, especially those who love #cats.
February 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Wherever I am is my office. Currently here...(Costa Rica) That's the Pacific Ocean in the far left horizon
View from a terrace overlooking some white-roofed buildings with a jungle-covered hill and a glimpse of the Pacific beyond. In Jacó, Costa Rica
February 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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It reassures me to recognize that nature is resilient and that birds don't give a flip about us humans, especially politicians. Trying to live in the now and not read too much news.
January 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Thanks! I just checked it out from my public library! I just read Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, and this seems like a good follow-up.
January 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Finished reading my first book of the year. Very interesting! I recommend it for anyone who would like a clear lens through which to view issues and policies in the US.
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Sunset was extra vibrant tonight.
#costarica #puravida #retirementisgreat
January 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Blue sky with a few white clouds over the front of a massive church in Evora, Portugal
November 22, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Breakfast companion
#Evora #Portugal
A grey pigeon stands in grey cobblestones in a square in Portugal
November 20, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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Met this cutie today.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #cat #Braga #Portugal
A fluffy grey tabby with amber eyes is wearing a pink vest attached to a pink leash. She's sitting on an orange table at a cafe in Braga, Portugal.
November 17, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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I think this garden is in #Porto #Portugal. It's definitely green!
November 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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Seen on my walk today in #Braga #Portugal
#seenonmywalk
Red paint stencil on a wall says Netflix Conspiracy with a large and small red cow in silhouette between the words. A green copper dragon statue on a pedestal over a pool of water with city buildings behind it. The art behind the altar inside of Bom Jesus church outside Braga. The art is a life-size diorama of the crucifixion with soldiers, mourners, and the three people on crosses. A mid-18th century house in the "Mexican" style It has two floors, white-panwd windows, brown sandstone ornamentation, and the front is covered in blue tiles.
November 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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Timeline joy. This mountain in #Sintra has had people living on it or building forts in it since 5000 BC (at least). That's the Atlantic on the horizon.

#Portugal #Travel #RetirementIsGreat
November 10, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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Time for a #cat photo. This one was spotted in a window and today in #Lisbon #Portugal.
#seenonmywalk
November 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM