Madeleine E. Robins
@madrobins.bsky.social
Writer, baker, beader, mom. Dedicated NYer now living in San Francisco. She/Her.
I have reassembled the 4-frame floor loom I wove on when I was a kid (other people had piano lessons; I had weaving lessons. My family was proudly singular). Now I just need to find it a home.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have reassembled the 4-frame floor loom I wove on when I was a kid (other people had piano lessons; I had weaving lessons. My family was proudly singular). Now I just need to find it a home.
Had bananas in danger of going south. Result: banana doughnuts with brown butter icing. Let the small humans seek individually wrapped candies: we’re keeping these for ourselves.
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Had bananas in danger of going south. Result: banana doughnuts with brown butter icing. Let the small humans seek individually wrapped candies: we’re keeping these for ourselves.
Found in Oakland: my philosophy (or one of them).
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Found in Oakland: my philosophy (or one of them).
It’s pub day for the new editions of the first three Regency-noir Sarah Tolerance Mysteries: Point of Honour, Petty Treason, and The Sleeping Partner—available in print or ebook!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
September 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It’s pub day for the new editions of the first three Regency-noir Sarah Tolerance Mysteries: Point of Honour, Petty Treason, and The Sleeping Partner—available in print or ebook!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
Obviously the holiday baking is well under way. To all and sundry, near and far…Happy Xmas. Or Hanukkah. Or Wednesday.
December 25, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Obviously the holiday baking is well under way. To all and sundry, near and far…Happy Xmas. Or Hanukkah. Or Wednesday.
Words spoken by me for the first time ever this morning:
“I have to go wax my cheese.”
Not a euphemism. Behold my first wheel of home-made cheddar. It goes down for a three month nap to age, and I write the kit manufacturer with suggestions to improve their documentation.
“I have to go wax my cheese.”
Not a euphemism. Behold my first wheel of home-made cheddar. It goes down for a three month nap to age, and I write the kit manufacturer with suggestions to improve their documentation.
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Words spoken by me for the first time ever this morning:
“I have to go wax my cheese.”
Not a euphemism. Behold my first wheel of home-made cheddar. It goes down for a three month nap to age, and I write the kit manufacturer with suggestions to improve their documentation.
“I have to go wax my cheese.”
Not a euphemism. Behold my first wheel of home-made cheddar. It goes down for a three month nap to age, and I write the kit manufacturer with suggestions to improve their documentation.
I had one pie crust left over from Thanksgiving, so I guess turkey pot pie was inevitable…
December 2, 2024 at 3:14 AM
I had one pie crust left over from Thanksgiving, so I guess turkey pot pie was inevitable…
Today I am a craftsperson. At the first @sfvillage.bsky.social arts and crafts show!
November 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Today I am a craftsperson. At the first @sfvillage.bsky.social arts and crafts show!
If you see this, post a bridge.
October 25, 2024 at 1:57 AM
If you see this, post a bridge.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #583,362!
Not exactly an early adopter, but in the first million. Cool.
Not exactly an early adopter, but in the first million. Cool.
September 19, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #583,362!
Not exactly an early adopter, but in the first million. Cool.
Not exactly an early adopter, but in the first million. Cool.
Post a perfect album from when you were 21.
September 19, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Post a perfect album from when you were 21.
If you see this post a photo without explanation
July 1, 2024 at 4:53 AM
If you see this post a photo without explanation
“Peel back top layer or recipes and tips.”
That’s all very well, but did anyone tell the layers this? They are noncompliant.
That’s all very well, but did anyone tell the layers this? They are noncompliant.
October 8, 2023 at 1:58 AM
“Peel back top layer or recipes and tips.”
That’s all very well, but did anyone tell the layers this? They are noncompliant.
That’s all very well, but did anyone tell the layers this? They are noncompliant.
I guess it must be October. My neighborhood goes for goofy.
October 7, 2023 at 3:40 PM
I guess it must be October. My neighborhood goes for goofy.
I have a tiny milk crate filled with tiny bagged and boarded comics made for me by @klages.bsky.social . All the covers were from my long-ago Silver Age comics…
August 27, 2023 at 5:37 AM
I have a tiny milk crate filled with tiny bagged and boarded comics made for me by @klages.bsky.social . All the covers were from my long-ago Silver Age comics…
I have brought my baking with me. No-knead sourdough. The house smells like bliss (and I can smell it! Take that, COVID).
August 20, 2023 at 8:42 PM
I have brought my baking with me. No-knead sourdough. The house smells like bliss (and I can smell it! Take that, COVID).