Rosanne Macek
@rmacek.bsky.social
Quilter, cross stitcher, reader, lifelong learner. Retired librarian, educator.
Latest cross stitch finish - Positivity Blooms. This was a stitch-along project with Caterpillar Cross Stitch where we got a piece of the pattern each month until the entire design was revealed. Very satisfying to stitch. #crossstitchfun #positivitybloomssal
May 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Latest cross stitch finish - Positivity Blooms. This was a stitch-along project with Caterpillar Cross Stitch where we got a piece of the pattern each month until the entire design was revealed. Very satisfying to stitch. #crossstitchfun #positivitybloomssal
Part 4 of this Positivity Blooms stitch-along with Caterpillar Cross Stitch is done! Looking forward to next month when we get the final piece of the project. I needed a little positivity!
April 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Part 4 of this Positivity Blooms stitch-along with Caterpillar Cross Stitch is done! Looking forward to next month when we get the final piece of the project. I needed a little positivity!
Librarians are under attack, essential funding is being stripped away, and the freedom to read is at risk. Yet again, I never thought I'd see this in America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Being a librarian was already hard. Then came the Trump administration
Already facing burnout and book bans, librarians face a ‘catastrophe’ for institutions deemed central to democracy
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Librarians are under attack, essential funding is being stripped away, and the freedom to read is at risk. Yet again, I never thought I'd see this in America. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
One of the founding principles of librarianship is intellectual freedom. I worked hard my entire library career to provide diverse collections that reflected many points of view. I never thought I would see this happen in America. apnews.com/article/navy...
Maya Angelou memoir, Holocaust book are among those pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge
Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U...
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
One of the founding principles of librarianship is intellectual freedom. I worked hard my entire library career to provide diverse collections that reflected many points of view. I never thought I would see this happen in America. apnews.com/article/navy...
Libraries are non-partisan and provide important educational services to our communities. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s attack on libraries was predictable. Its consequences could be devastating | Leo S Lo
The president wants to eliminate the agency backing libraries and museums. But the institutions do far more than lend books
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Libraries are non-partisan and provide important educational services to our communities. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Part 3 of Caterpillar Cross Stitch's stitch along. Each month we get another part of the design and will complete the project in May. This month we are focusing on JOY and STRENGTH.
March 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Part 3 of Caterpillar Cross Stitch's stitch along. Each month we get another part of the design and will complete the project in May. This month we are focusing on JOY and STRENGTH.
I've been extremely sad this week after learning about Donna Jordan's passing. I learned to quilt from her cheerful and easy-to-follow videos. Such a great loss for her family and quilters all over the world. #jordanfabrics #donnajordan
March 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been extremely sad this week after learning about Donna Jordan's passing. I learned to quilt from her cheerful and easy-to-follow videos. Such a great loss for her family and quilters all over the world. #jordanfabrics #donnajordan
As a retired librarian, this one hits home, along with all the other crazy cuts to veteran's services, education, foreign aid, essential citizen services, and so much more. Where will it end?
March 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As a retired librarian, this one hits home, along with all the other crazy cuts to veteran's services, education, foreign aid, essential citizen services, and so much more. Where will it end?
Finished part 2 of the Positivity Blooms stitch-along with Caterpillar Cross Stitch. Given the state of the world, I have enjoyed a little positivity. #CaterpillarCrossStitch #positivitybloomssal #crossstitchfun
March 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Finished part 2 of the Positivity Blooms stitch-along with Caterpillar Cross Stitch. Given the state of the world, I have enjoyed a little positivity. #CaterpillarCrossStitch #positivitybloomssal #crossstitchfun
Trump's and Vance's treatment of Zelensky in the White House was a national disgrace.
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Trump's and Vance's treatment of Zelensky in the White House was a national disgrace.
March 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I'm so honored... 😜
February 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm so honored... 😜
Reposted by Rosanne Macek
I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better.
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
Dolly Parton Urges Indiana Republicans Not To Ax Her Book Program For Kids
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends books to thousands of kids across Indiana. A new budget proposal from Republicans could slash its funding.
www.huffpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm a huge fan of Dolly Parton. We're the same age and same height, but she can sing better.
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
We also share the same values, including that every child should have the chance to dream big and succeed.
Indiana Republicans should reverse these cuts. www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
Today's haul from Joann's - fabric to make 2 baby quilts and cross stitch supplies. So sad that our local store in Cupertino CA is closing. #joannclosing
February 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Today's haul from Joann's - fabric to make 2 baby quilts and cross stitch supplies. So sad that our local store in Cupertino CA is closing. #joannclosing
So much chaos and confusion. I have a good friend who has spent her whole career dutifully serving her country as a federal worker and now doesn't know if she will have a job. This is so wrong. apnews.com/article/trum...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Federal workers were responding with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration’s latest effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay o...
apnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So much chaos and confusion. I have a good friend who has spent her whole career dutifully serving her country as a federal worker and now doesn't know if she will have a job. This is so wrong. apnews.com/article/trum...
2nd block for this year's block-of-the-month class at The Granary Quilt Shop in Sunnyvale CA. Fun making 8-at-a-time half square triangles and hourglass blocks. Experimenting with colorful batiks. #quiltingfun #blockofthemonth #quiltingismyhappyplace
February 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
2nd block for this year's block-of-the-month class at The Granary Quilt Shop in Sunnyvale CA. Fun making 8-at-a-time half square triangles and hourglass blocks. Experimenting with colorful batiks. #quiltingfun #blockofthemonth #quiltingismyhappyplace
I needed some good news today. This made me chuckle! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Eager beavers: rodents engineer Czech wetland project after years of human delay
Beavers accomplish long-stalled conservation plan on former army site, sparing crayfish and taxpayers alike
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I needed some good news today. This made me chuckle! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Please buy us!! www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
Petition for Denmark to buy California for $1 trillion surpasses 200,000 signatures
A satirical online petition is catching the attention of Californians and Danes alike.
www.cbsnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Please buy us!! www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n...
From a recent Atlantic piece: "ELON MUSK WANTS WHAT HE CAN’T HAVE: WIKIPEDIA" If you use Wikipedia, please consider making a donation to this important resource here: donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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February 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
From a recent Atlantic piece: "ELON MUSK WANTS WHAT HE CAN’T HAVE: WIKIPEDIA" If you use Wikipedia, please consider making a donation to this important resource here: donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
Thanks goodness I live in California. With a federal government gone mad, I'm grateful to live in a safe state. We need to continue to stand up for what's right for all our citizens.
February 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Thanks goodness I live in California. With a federal government gone mad, I'm grateful to live in a safe state. We need to continue to stand up for what's right for all our citizens.
First quilt finish of 2025! This is the result of a class I took last year with the fabulous Tina Curran. I'll be donating it today to our local quilt guild for distribution to a local hospital or shelter. #quiltingfun #jellyrollquilt
February 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
First quilt finish of 2025! This is the result of a class I took last year with the fabulous Tina Curran. I'll be donating it today to our local quilt guild for distribution to a local hospital or shelter. #quiltingfun #jellyrollquilt
I'm embarrassed. And I'm glad to see they are standing up to the bully.
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I'm embarrassed. And I'm glad to see they are standing up to the bully.
I don't recognize my own country. I don't know how we will survive the next 4 years. I am in dire need of resilience and hope right now.
January 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I don't recognize my own country. I don't know how we will survive the next 4 years. I am in dire need of resilience and hope right now.
Reposted by Rosanne Macek
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.