Rachel Connor
@rachelbyhand.bsky.social
Baltimore based textile artist, Maryland Master Naturalist. Drawing flowers and planting for pollinators.
Starting this Sunday I’ll be tabling once a month at my neighborhood farmers market. I’m excited to be sharing my work with my community and the opportunity to talk about traditional handcrafts and shine light on the humble objects/textiles we use every day.
April 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Starting this Sunday I’ll be tabling once a month at my neighborhood farmers market. I’m excited to be sharing my work with my community and the opportunity to talk about traditional handcrafts and shine light on the humble objects/textiles we use every day.
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the official playlist of bluesky, where we are all 38 years old
I was cleaning out the garage and found an old CD case and folks this thing is incredible
* Weezer
* Bowling for Soup
* REM
* BNL
* Savage Garden
* Switchfoot
* Three Doors Down
* Nirvana
* Jimmy Eat World
* Everclear
* Five for Fighting
* Train
* Dave Matthews
and of course @eve6.bsky.social
* Weezer
* Bowling for Soup
* REM
* BNL
* Savage Garden
* Switchfoot
* Three Doors Down
* Nirvana
* Jimmy Eat World
* Everclear
* Five for Fighting
* Train
* Dave Matthews
and of course @eve6.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
the official playlist of bluesky, where we are all 38 years old
Spent today very officially walking through the maple collection at the arboretum with my big clipboard taking cuttings for the herbarium. Very peaceful and enjoyed talking to visitors about my passion project!
March 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Spent today very officially walking through the maple collection at the arboretum with my big clipboard taking cuttings for the herbarium. Very peaceful and enjoyed talking to visitors about my passion project!
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If, for example, Trump says nobody is allowed to dance, on penalty of death, he has no legal power to make that declaration and no power to enforce it, but if everyone stops dancing it's as good as if he did. Reporting as though Trump has these powers helps give him those powers.
Shocking But Not Surprising Strikes Again (and Again)
The Caprices of the Oligarchs
Shocking but not surprising is a phrase I've often reverted to in the past eight years, for things that are both hideous and predictable, maybe transgressive against the...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If, for example, Trump says nobody is allowed to dance, on penalty of death, he has no legal power to make that declaration and no power to enforce it, but if everyone stops dancing it's as good as if he did. Reporting as though Trump has these powers helps give him those powers.
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Last month, over a thousand people helped us raise nearly $1,890 at checkout to support Baltimore Safe Haven. This month, our register campaign supports the awesome folks at Trans Maryland. Let's go!
March 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Last month, over a thousand people helped us raise nearly $1,890 at checkout to support Baltimore Safe Haven. This month, our register campaign supports the awesome folks at Trans Maryland. Let's go!
The bi-polar is polaring and I’m exhausted and I’m pretty sure I didn’t stop talking the entire 45 minutes of therapy but I am drinking a seltzer and that’s water so I am surviving.
February 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The bi-polar is polaring and I’m exhausted and I’m pretty sure I didn’t stop talking the entire 45 minutes of therapy but I am drinking a seltzer and that’s water so I am surviving.
In her book Unraveling Peggy Orenstein highlights again and again the way textiles support much of our daily lives, and like Peggy I have been joking/not joking for years now that textile work is my apocalypse skill. I do think these days I’m useful in other ways, but doesn’t hurt to practice
February 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In her book Unraveling Peggy Orenstein highlights again and again the way textiles support much of our daily lives, and like Peggy I have been joking/not joking for years now that textile work is my apocalypse skill. I do think these days I’m useful in other ways, but doesn’t hurt to practice
I’m happy to report that toddlers are not afraid to show love to everyone and everything, that my kid understands consent to the point where I have to ask him if I can pat his head, that 4 is the max no. of cards you can get a 3yo to make, after he’s already made 2 for himself
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’m happy to report that toddlers are not afraid to show love to everyone and everything, that my kid understands consent to the point where I have to ask him if I can pat his head, that 4 is the max no. of cards you can get a 3yo to make, after he’s already made 2 for himself
“Mom, you’re my best friend. But sometimes you laugh too loud.”
February 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Mom, you’re my best friend. But sometimes you laugh too loud.”
Lunch view between my volunteer shift and a workshop on sharpening my garden tools. Forcing joy brings joy turns out.
February 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Lunch view between my volunteer shift and a workshop on sharpening my garden tools. Forcing joy brings joy turns out.
Currently, finally. Maybe I’ll pick up some knitting today!
February 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Currently, finally. Maybe I’ll pick up some knitting today!
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Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the climate.
Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources
Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that…
buff.ly
February 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps with water management and the climate.
Purchased this day one of @bookshop-org.bsky.social launching their ebooks. What a magnificent read.
February 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Purchased this day one of @bookshop-org.bsky.social launching their ebooks. What a magnificent read.
Fun sitting in on a stream of today’s horticulture symposium presented by Longwood Gardens. Plants > doomscrolling
February 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fun sitting in on a stream of today’s horticulture symposium presented by Longwood Gardens. Plants > doomscrolling
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Selfie with the Cornell Lab live bird feed. Reading Baby on the Fire Escape during my quiet nature center volunteer shift today.
February 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Selfie with the Cornell Lab live bird feed. Reading Baby on the Fire Escape during my quiet nature center volunteer shift today.
Today’s quiet, little acts: I cut back last year’s hellebore leaves to reveal new blooms, pruned suckers and deer damage from a small thankful tree. Made cookies for my fellow gardeners, listened to their stories, loved them.
February 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today’s quiet, little acts: I cut back last year’s hellebore leaves to reveal new blooms, pruned suckers and deer damage from a small thankful tree. Made cookies for my fellow gardeners, listened to their stories, loved them.
A rollercoaster over here this morning. But in all seriousness, I’m so honored that I have to opportunity to help establish an herbarium at my local arboretum. I believe records and preservation are essential to our climate future.
February 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A rollercoaster over here this morning. But in all seriousness, I’m so honored that I have to opportunity to help establish an herbarium at my local arboretum. I believe records and preservation are essential to our climate future.
Idk this is the year I stop underselling myself. I am incredibly skilled and qualified for so many opportunities I shrink from and I don’t know why I’ve been telling myself I’m not enough. Anxiety is so rude but the work doesn’t lie.
February 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Idk this is the year I stop underselling myself. I am incredibly skilled and qualified for so many opportunities I shrink from and I don’t know why I’ve been telling myself I’m not enough. Anxiety is so rude but the work doesn’t lie.
Haven’t made custom archival boxes since 2013, not too bad for a practice round with sloppy math and a dull box cutter. Library work transferring nicely to herbarium building.
February 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Haven’t made custom archival boxes since 2013, not too bad for a practice round with sloppy math and a dull box cutter. Library work transferring nicely to herbarium building.
Just discovering the monthly wrap-ups on @thestorygraph.com! They just keep on delivering!
February 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just discovering the monthly wrap-ups on @thestorygraph.com! They just keep on delivering!
I actually think the floor loom is easier for a kid than the dexterity it takes to manipulate thread on a handloom. Too short to sit on the bench and reach the treadles but he’s getting a standing workout.
February 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I actually think the floor loom is easier for a kid than the dexterity it takes to manipulate thread on a handloom. Too short to sit on the bench and reach the treadles but he’s getting a standing workout.
A three year-old and a hand loom
February 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A three year-old and a hand loom