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stoatcat.bsky.social
Lone Star Hemby Appreciator
@stoatcat.bsky.social
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Museum person and musician. Fan of Indiana Hoosiers, Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavs. Trumpet player, knitter, crocheter and most importantly, mom. 41, she/her.
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Post something random or you’ll have an awful December
Warning sign on a wall reading DANGER HOT SPLASHING SLAG KEEP AWAY FROM MOVING LADLES
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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I’ve done a preposterous amount of knitting this weekend. Hoosier is coming along nicely.
Knitted bison toy with new, knitted red sweater featuring white stripes on the collar, cuff and hem ribbing Face of a knitted bison toy, with focus on new embroidered mouth and nostril details, as well as black knitted horns made out of stiff nylon cord
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Red booty shorts with THIS PLACE IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR printed across the ass
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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All finished. Next: attire 👀 I also need to embroider his mouth and nostrils, and I’m thinking of redoing his horns to be shorter and black
Completed knitted bison toy Official design of Hoosier the Bison
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Some people are very tall and merciless #HoosierTheBison
A knit bison doll toy is nearly complete, save for the right foot and the tail. Knitting needles protrude from the bottom of the right foot
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Not “Finishing the Hat” but instead

#SondheimTuesday
A portion of the knitting pattern for my current project, Hoosier the Bison, which describes “finishing the hoof.” From the book Mouche and Friends by Cynthia Vallet
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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“Oh my god those leeks are cooked in so much butter”

Me: lol French recipe go beurrrrrre
Braised leeks in a butter cream sauce with bacon
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Knitting at the mall playground like a normal person
A half-knitted bison toy with completed head, arms, and most of a torso, with double-pointed needles still positioned in active stitches
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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EXCUSE ME WHAT
My comment on an IU Facebook post showing a photo of my bison knitting project FERNANDO MENDOZA LIKED MY KNITTING PROJECT PHOTO
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Noodle cake
Lemon arugula salad with a huge red ceramic dish of lasagna made with homemade tomato sauce, Italian sausage, ricotta and mozzarella
November 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Bison are basically fucked-up little socks. #TheMoreYouKnow
Close-up detail of a knitted toy bison’s head showing the short rows and decreases that shape the head and are similar to the structure of a heel. The nose is very short but is basically like a sock toe
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Phew. Fixed it #GoIU #HoosierTheBison
A knitted stuffie bison toy head, in the process of being knitted, featuring shaggy hair, tan nose, brown safety eyes, white horns, and floppy brown ears that are level and even with each other (after repair)
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Reposting with an iconic fictional band
The Blowholes, featuring Pete Wrigley, Syd Straw, Marshall Crenshaw, and Clem Lindell on the skins
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Here it is, right here. Up to and including the bunny with the robot arm
Cover art for the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG animated complete series, which aired on Saturday mornings in the 90s
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Post something for the collective amusement
Bumper sticker reading MY WIFE LEFT ME AFTER I SAT ON MY GUN AND BLEW MY ENTIRE DICK AND BALLS OFF AT CRACKER BARREL
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Hubs is on his game: Poulet a la grand-mere and roasted Brussels sprouts
Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon and Poulet a la grand-mere with potatoes and lots of mushrooms
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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I loved this at the end. Aiden Fisher pulls up PSU #17 #iufb. My boys have sportsmanship
Aiden Fisher of IU pulls up and pats the back of Penn State player #17 at the end of the game
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I probably need ~10 more bags of the Stuff, but that’s good for today. I should get a chip drop soon that will also add a layer of decomp and nutrients
Hugelkultur bed, freshly dressed with 14 cu ft of manure compost atop leaves, rotting pumpkin bits, branches, lawn cuttings, and rotting logs
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Reminds me that I made Drowzee Forest earlier this year
Drowzee Forest Pokémon with WF logo in tummy and top hat
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Got a photo this morning. I still need to add the compost layer. Might do that this weekend
Freshly-raised hugelkultur raised garden bed mound, covered with fallen leaves and branches
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Only the Hoosiers reduces an entire opponent into a soup-like homogenate in less than thirty seconds
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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I definitely switched two letters reading this title
A photo of a NYT article about Cranberry Curd Tart that I misread as Cranberry Turd Cart
November 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I need this. Homefield needs to group its vintage marching band shirts
Rice Marchibg Owl Band shirt from Homefield apparel
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Happy Halloween
A costume of Donkey from Shrek riding Dragon from Shrek
October 31, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Workplace costumes were a success. Mine is a one-person couples costume.
My museum colleagues and myself in costume as characters from Shrek
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM