Nettie Jo 👩🏻🏫
@nightmajk.bsky.social
#Boston ☘️ #memoirist ✍🏼 #history buff🪦#bookish 📚 #fiberartist and 🧶 #paint splatterer 🎨
#chronicpain #PTSD #LongCOVID #achalasia ♿️
#ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏼
#indivisible #resist #MeidasMighty #BlueCrew #Mass50501
"I create art while the world comes apart." ~ Nettie Jo
#chronicpain #PTSD #LongCOVID #achalasia ♿️
#ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏼
#indivisible #resist #MeidasMighty #BlueCrew #Mass50501
"I create art while the world comes apart." ~ Nettie Jo
History of Trees #shawl - Week Two
First section of the #pattern is finished! 🎉
I'm now on the 3-D trees part. You can see the top of the first one.
(I frogged that first treetop 5x!)
That's front-post double-treble #crochet, y'all.
My brain. 🤯
Time to tackle the next one. 🌲🧶
#ravelry
First section of the #pattern is finished! 🎉
I'm now on the 3-D trees part. You can see the top of the first one.
(I frogged that first treetop 5x!)
That's front-post double-treble #crochet, y'all.
My brain. 🤯
Time to tackle the next one. 🌲🧶
#ravelry
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I chose painting. 🖼️
Clearly, my #stenciling game is a little off
and a lot messy.
(It's only been 20 years since I stenciled anything.)
I think more #paint ended up on my pants than on the canvas.
I'm 56 going on preschool. 👩🏼🎨
How fun! 🎨
Clearly, my #stenciling game is a little off
and a lot messy.
(It's only been 20 years since I stenciled anything.)
I think more #paint ended up on my pants than on the canvas.
I'm 56 going on preschool. 👩🏼🎨
How fun! 🎨
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I chose painting. 🖼️
Clearly, my #stenciling game is a little off
and a lot messy.
(It's only been 20 years since I stenciled anything.)
I think more #paint ended up on my pants than on the canvas.
I'm 56 going on preschool. 👩🏼🎨
How fun! 🎨
Clearly, my #stenciling game is a little off
and a lot messy.
(It's only been 20 years since I stenciled anything.)
I think more #paint ended up on my pants than on the canvas.
I'm 56 going on preschool. 👩🏼🎨
How fun! 🎨
The postman delivereth!
What to do? Read or paint?
(Or... write? Gods forbid! 🙄)
Tough decision. Will consider after another ☕️
Have an inspiring and peaceful day, friends. 🫶🏼
What to do? Read or paint?
(Or... write? Gods forbid! 🙄)
Tough decision. Will consider after another ☕️
Have an inspiring and peaceful day, friends. 🫶🏼
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The postman delivereth!
What to do? Read or paint?
(Or... write? Gods forbid! 🙄)
Tough decision. Will consider after another ☕️
Have an inspiring and peaceful day, friends. 🫶🏼
What to do? Read or paint?
(Or... write? Gods forbid! 🙄)
Tough decision. Will consider after another ☕️
Have an inspiring and peaceful day, friends. 🫶🏼
Sneaux!!! 🌨️❄️
Just the tiniest dusting, but still... 💙
#NewEngland is so beautiful during the winter.
In Dec, many homes place a single candle in each window facing the road. At night, in a gentle snowfall (like last night's), the image is one of welcome.
"Come in and warm up." ☕️⛄️
#Boston #snow
Just the tiniest dusting, but still... 💙
#NewEngland is so beautiful during the winter.
In Dec, many homes place a single candle in each window facing the road. At night, in a gentle snowfall (like last night's), the image is one of welcome.
"Come in and warm up." ☕️⛄️
#Boston #snow
December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sneaux!!! 🌨️❄️
Just the tiniest dusting, but still... 💙
#NewEngland is so beautiful during the winter.
In Dec, many homes place a single candle in each window facing the road. At night, in a gentle snowfall (like last night's), the image is one of welcome.
"Come in and warm up." ☕️⛄️
#Boston #snow
Just the tiniest dusting, but still... 💙
#NewEngland is so beautiful during the winter.
In Dec, many homes place a single candle in each window facing the road. At night, in a gentle snowfall (like last night's), the image is one of welcome.
"Come in and warm up." ☕️⛄️
#Boston #snow
Taking a break from #crocheting. 🧶
Today I'm #painting background colors on a dozen 8x10 #canvases.
And listening to this:
youtu.be/8HgpUuItyZE?...
#GaryMoore #StillGotTheBlues
Today I'm #painting background colors on a dozen 8x10 #canvases.
And listening to this:
youtu.be/8HgpUuItyZE?...
#GaryMoore #StillGotTheBlues
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Taking a break from #crocheting. 🧶
Today I'm #painting background colors on a dozen 8x10 #canvases.
And listening to this:
youtu.be/8HgpUuItyZE?...
#GaryMoore #StillGotTheBlues
Today I'm #painting background colors on a dozen 8x10 #canvases.
And listening to this:
youtu.be/8HgpUuItyZE?...
#GaryMoore #StillGotTheBlues
The tiniest things can hold my attention for a very long time.
This little guy has doubled in size since he and his four siblings arrived, but he's still less than 1/2 inch long.
My #betta is unfazed by them
But I am completely fascinated.
#amanoshrimp #aquarium
This little guy has doubled in size since he and his four siblings arrived, but he's still less than 1/2 inch long.
My #betta is unfazed by them
But I am completely fascinated.
#amanoshrimp #aquarium
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The tiniest things can hold my attention for a very long time.
This little guy has doubled in size since he and his four siblings arrived, but he's still less than 1/2 inch long.
My #betta is unfazed by them
But I am completely fascinated.
#amanoshrimp #aquarium
This little guy has doubled in size since he and his four siblings arrived, but he's still less than 1/2 inch long.
My #betta is unfazed by them
But I am completely fascinated.
#amanoshrimp #aquarium
How cute is #Ancestry with the annual stats?
It's very easy to just tap a leaf (hint) and add those ppl w/ out even looking at the hint itself.
I don't do that.
I consider. I #research and #verify.
I try to catch my errors quickly cuz this info isn't for me.
It's for those for who follow later.
It's very easy to just tap a leaf (hint) and add those ppl w/ out even looking at the hint itself.
I don't do that.
I consider. I #research and #verify.
I try to catch my errors quickly cuz this info isn't for me.
It's for those for who follow later.
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
History of Trees #shawl - Day 4
Row 90-ish. Another 20 rows of this pattern to go.
One #skein (of four) used so far. 🧶
This pattern's repetitive nature is meditative, soothing. I watch Netflix and #crochet mindlessly, muscle memory guiding my fingers.
I create #art while the world comes apart.
Row 90-ish. Another 20 rows of this pattern to go.
One #skein (of four) used so far. 🧶
This pattern's repetitive nature is meditative, soothing. I watch Netflix and #crochet mindlessly, muscle memory guiding my fingers.
I create #art while the world comes apart.
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It really sucks to wake up EVERY morning
knowing that the world itself is less safe today 🫨
than it was yesterday.
🌎🌍🌏
It's heavy, okay?
So fucking heavy.
Posting a pic I took of a late-summer Newport sunset to remind myself (and you) that there is still beauty and peace in this world. ⬇️
knowing that the world itself is less safe today 🫨
than it was yesterday.
🌎🌍🌏
It's heavy, okay?
So fucking heavy.
Posting a pic I took of a late-summer Newport sunset to remind myself (and you) that there is still beauty and peace in this world. ⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It really sucks to wake up EVERY morning
knowing that the world itself is less safe today 🫨
than it was yesterday.
🌎🌍🌏
It's heavy, okay?
So fucking heavy.
Posting a pic I took of a late-summer Newport sunset to remind myself (and you) that there is still beauty and peace in this world. ⬇️
knowing that the world itself is less safe today 🫨
than it was yesterday.
🌎🌍🌏
It's heavy, okay?
So fucking heavy.
Posting a pic I took of a late-summer Newport sunset to remind myself (and you) that there is still beauty and peace in this world. ⬇️
About 50 rows in (History of Trees shawl - #Ravelry).
Only... let's see... about 200 more to go. 👍🏼
I may finish this before the weekend.
🧶
#crochet #fiberarts #creativity #yarn
Only... let's see... about 200 more to go. 👍🏼
I may finish this before the weekend.
🧶
#crochet #fiberarts #creativity #yarn
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
About 50 rows in (History of Trees shawl - #Ravelry).
Only... let's see... about 200 more to go. 👍🏼
I may finish this before the weekend.
🧶
#crochet #fiberarts #creativity #yarn
Only... let's see... about 200 more to go. 👍🏼
I may finish this before the weekend.
🧶
#crochet #fiberarts #creativity #yarn
13 rows in, and looking good! 👍🏼
Changed to a larger hook (an H) cuz I #crochet relatively tightly and this shawl's pattern is so pretty that I don't want it to "get lost" in a mat of tight stitches.
Workin this pattern up with #CaronSimplySoft #yarn.
🧶
I love it. 🥰
Carrying on.
Changed to a larger hook (an H) cuz I #crochet relatively tightly and this shawl's pattern is so pretty that I don't want it to "get lost" in a mat of tight stitches.
Workin this pattern up with #CaronSimplySoft #yarn.
🧶
I love it. 🥰
Carrying on.
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
13 rows in, and looking good! 👍🏼
Changed to a larger hook (an H) cuz I #crochet relatively tightly and this shawl's pattern is so pretty that I don't want it to "get lost" in a mat of tight stitches.
Workin this pattern up with #CaronSimplySoft #yarn.
🧶
I love it. 🥰
Carrying on.
Changed to a larger hook (an H) cuz I #crochet relatively tightly and this shawl's pattern is so pretty that I don't want it to "get lost" in a mat of tight stitches.
Workin this pattern up with #CaronSimplySoft #yarn.
🧶
I love it. 🥰
Carrying on.
My rest-of-the-day (and longer) #project:
This lovely thing, but I want to honor my PNW upbringing, where it rains a lot and the trees never change colors.
My version will have dark green trees on a grey background.
(This is not a beginner's pattern. You can find it on #ravelry.)
#shawl #crochet
This lovely thing, but I want to honor my PNW upbringing, where it rains a lot and the trees never change colors.
My version will have dark green trees on a grey background.
(This is not a beginner's pattern. You can find it on #ravelry.)
#shawl #crochet
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I don't get out much, but when I do...
🍸
#CaramelAppleMartini #BostonTavern #holdays #Massachusetts #NorwoodMA #takeabreak
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#CaramelAppleMartini #BostonTavern #holdays #Massachusetts #NorwoodMA #takeabreak
December 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I don't get out much, but when I do...
🍸
#CaramelAppleMartini #BostonTavern #holdays #Massachusetts #NorwoodMA #takeabreak
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#CaramelAppleMartini #BostonTavern #holdays #Massachusetts #NorwoodMA #takeabreak
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Holiday shopping tip:
Do *not* waste your hard earned $45 (!) on this brightly colored disappointment.
There are no mini #books. Only folded cardboard trivia questions.
Cheaply made and overly hyped. 😠
I give it only one star, for the pretty colors.
One weak-assed fading star.
This one. ➡️ 🌠
Do *not* waste your hard earned $45 (!) on this brightly colored disappointment.
There are no mini #books. Only folded cardboard trivia questions.
Cheaply made and overly hyped. 😠
I give it only one star, for the pretty colors.
One weak-assed fading star.
This one. ➡️ 🌠
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Note to self:
No wet #acrylic paint on #stencils.
They bleed.
Like, a lot. 😳
Hoping I can touch this up a bit and "save" it.
#creativity #canvas #stonerart #420art
No wet #acrylic paint on #stencils.
They bleed.
Like, a lot. 😳
Hoping I can touch this up a bit and "save" it.
#creativity #canvas #stonerart #420art
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Note to self:
No wet #acrylic paint on #stencils.
They bleed.
Like, a lot. 😳
Hoping I can touch this up a bit and "save" it.
#creativity #canvas #stonerart #420art
No wet #acrylic paint on #stencils.
They bleed.
Like, a lot. 😳
Hoping I can touch this up a bit and "save" it.
#creativity #canvas #stonerart #420art
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I've always considered myself a #writer but not a person who drew or painted.
Not since childhood.
At menopause, all I want to do is create art... in any and all forms that interest me.
Today, I want to #paint. 🎨
And sing. 🎙️
#recovery #mentalhealth
🧵1/2
You can join me. Plenty to share. ⬇️
Not since childhood.
At menopause, all I want to do is create art... in any and all forms that interest me.
Today, I want to #paint. 🎨
And sing. 🎙️
#recovery #mentalhealth
🧵1/2
You can join me. Plenty to share. ⬇️
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I've always considered myself a #writer but not a person who drew or painted.
Not since childhood.
At menopause, all I want to do is create art... in any and all forms that interest me.
Today, I want to #paint. 🎨
And sing. 🎙️
#recovery #mentalhealth
🧵1/2
You can join me. Plenty to share. ⬇️
Not since childhood.
At menopause, all I want to do is create art... in any and all forms that interest me.
Today, I want to #paint. 🎨
And sing. 🎙️
#recovery #mentalhealth
🧵1/2
You can join me. Plenty to share. ⬇️
I bought this right before the inauguration in Jan 📖
As a reminder. ⬇️
While #disability, #poverty and my #gender are disadvantages, I had the #privilege of being born white. ⚪️
I'm becoming a "good" relative and, I hope, a better #ally.
#colonialism #racism
greenwriterspress.com/book/becomin...
As a reminder. ⬇️
While #disability, #poverty and my #gender are disadvantages, I had the #privilege of being born white. ⚪️
I'm becoming a "good" relative and, I hope, a better #ally.
#colonialism #racism
greenwriterspress.com/book/becomin...
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I bought this right before the inauguration in Jan 📖
As a reminder. ⬇️
While #disability, #poverty and my #gender are disadvantages, I had the #privilege of being born white. ⚪️
I'm becoming a "good" relative and, I hope, a better #ally.
#colonialism #racism
greenwriterspress.com/book/becomin...
As a reminder. ⬇️
While #disability, #poverty and my #gender are disadvantages, I had the #privilege of being born white. ⚪️
I'm becoming a "good" relative and, I hope, a better #ally.
#colonialism #racism
greenwriterspress.com/book/becomin...
Spotted on a #Brookline Lexus last week.
🫶🏼
#equality #Boston #Massachusetts #DEI #StandUpSpeakOut #freedomofspeech #loveislove #democracy
🫶🏼
#equality #Boston #Massachusetts #DEI #StandUpSpeakOut #freedomofspeech #loveislove #democracy
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Spotted on a #Brookline Lexus last week.
🫶🏼
#equality #Boston #Massachusetts #DEI #StandUpSpeakOut #freedomofspeech #loveislove #democracy
🫶🏼
#equality #Boston #Massachusetts #DEI #StandUpSpeakOut #freedomofspeech #loveislove #democracy
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bought six of these little guys three weeks ago to help with an #algae bloom my #betta #aquarium.
Thought they were dead. 💀
Apparently, they're just really good hiders. 👀
Judging by its full digestive tract, it's eating well, too. 🥬🌱
Carry on, my little #crustacean friends. 🫶🏼
#amanoshrimp
Thought they were dead. 💀
Apparently, they're just really good hiders. 👀
Judging by its full digestive tract, it's eating well, too. 🥬🌱
Carry on, my little #crustacean friends. 🫶🏼
#amanoshrimp
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Bought six of these little guys three weeks ago to help with an #algae bloom my #betta #aquarium.
Thought they were dead. 💀
Apparently, they're just really good hiders. 👀
Judging by its full digestive tract, it's eating well, too. 🥬🌱
Carry on, my little #crustacean friends. 🫶🏼
#amanoshrimp
Thought they were dead. 💀
Apparently, they're just really good hiders. 👀
Judging by its full digestive tract, it's eating well, too. 🥬🌱
Carry on, my little #crustacean friends. 🫶🏼
#amanoshrimp