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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Sep 8

Everyone has their favorite #janeausten illustrations, and mine are those by Philip Gough, done for a British edition of her novels by Macdonald and Company in the 1940s and 50s. #booksky 📚

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jul 6

When I took a class on #janeausten from Juliette Wells, I didn't realize that I was embarking on a basic rethinking of both myself as a reader & fan & of the entire body of responses to & reworkings of Austen. Her book Everybody's Jane: Austen in the Popular Imagination, is a turning point #booksky

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jun 30

Ok, I think I have settled on my choices for #janeaustenjuly If #janeausten #booksky

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jun 30

Finished my #pridemonth Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow. I used @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. It's a relaxing brioche project that creates a subtle yet striking effect. 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jun 29

Janet Groff writes about the ambitious complexity of Mansfield Park #janeausten : Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

Jane Austen’s Boldest Novel Is Also Her Least Understood

www.nytimes.com

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Jane Austen’s House @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social · Apr 23

A year ago today we asked volunteers to help transcribe Jane Austen’s older brother Frank's Memoir. The transcription is now complete and available to read online! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us to share Frank’s story.

📖 Read the Memoir: tinyurl.com/2hpp39n6

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jun 29

My #wip for #pridemonth is the Fields of Brioche Shawl by Jonatan Tollow, using @uplandfiberco.bsky.social Cor Fingering. A friend calls this my "gray scale rainbow" but the point to me is to support lgbtq makers #knitting #showmeyourknits 🧶

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you want to start to understand Stonewall and the larger struggle for lgbtq rights you can't do better than listen to the @makinggayhistory.bsky.social podcast. #pridemonth

Making Gay History @makinggayhistory.bsky.social · Jun 11

#Pride2025 is underway! Throughout #Pride Month, we’ll be sharing the stories of history-making trailblazers featured on the podcast.

(Re)Visit our factsheet "Stonewall: The Basics" to learn how history was made that night at the Stonewall Inn in NYC's Greenwich Village,

bit.ly/stonewall-ba...

The Stonewall Inn, September 9, 1969. Credit: Photo by Diana Davies, courtesy of Manuscripts and Archives Division, NYPL The New York Public Library

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 29

Finally blocked my 2 color version of Coastal Highway by Lisa Ross. Tried a lot of colors with the Magpie Fibers Swanky Sock Castaway but figured out it has a bluish undertone, so I ended up using Emma's Yarn Practically Perfect Sock in Orbit. 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 29

I definitely need one of these

Kim Wilson @kimwilsonauthor.bsky.social · May 26

Do you need a dear little green knitted Mr. Darcy frog?

"Good morning, my dear Jane Austen lovers.
Behold Mr Frogzwilliam Darcy"

Mais chá, Dona Marocas? @andreiamagalhaes.bsky.social · May 18

Bom dia, meus queridos amantes de Jane Austen.
Contemplem Mr Frogzwilliam Darcy

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 29

Wish we could see it in the USA 😭

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 13

Finished a baby blanket for my cousin. This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I used Cascade 220 in Aran weight. 🧶 ##justknitting #showmeyourknits

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 10

Whenever I can I try to #shoplocal and two of my faves are Mount Royal Soaps, based in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore and @zekescoffeedc.bsky.social

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 10

I've been listening to so many wonderful programs from @npr.org for decades. Just donated because there's never been a more urgent time to show support.

NPR @npr.org · May 3

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

Public media is under threat. Millions depend on the NPR Network every day. Silencing journalism is one way to silence truth and erode the power of the people. Donate now.

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · May 7

Sun Shower Happy Hour Wrap by Laura Dobratz using Emma's Yarn Super Silky, one of my faves 🧶 #justknitting #showmeyourknits

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Apr 22

Another cousin having a baby means another #babyblanket This is the Camilla Blanket by Carrie Bostick Hoge for Brooklyn Tweed. I'm using Cascade 220 Superwash Aran. 🧶 #showmeyourknitting #knitting

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Mar 15

Saturday #reading and #knitting the Sunflower Dreams Shawl by Sarah Schira using one of my fave cashmere yarns, Anzula Luxury Fibers 📚🧶 #booksky #shawlknitting #janeausten #justknitting

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Mar 13

Been awhile since I left my book comfort zone, but Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina got my English major juices bubbling again. It's a fascinating genre-buster. Listening to it for the second time and looking forward to checking out his first novel. #booksky #books #reading

waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Mar 2

Profoundly disgusted and ashamed of the U.S. government's treatment of Ukrainian President Zelensky. Ukraines's security is our security. We must relentlessly oppose Russian aggression against Europe.
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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Feb 28

Finished my Snark-o-Meter by Casapinka. Made it about 18 incheslonger by repeatingsome sections in different color combos. 🧶 #justknitting #knitting

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Feb 22

Assuaging the distress of the news with a Travelling Cables Hat by @purlsoho.bsky.social with Anzula For Better or Worsted in Charcoal #knitting #yarn #showmeyourknits #showmeyourknitting #yarn 🧶

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Clara 🍓 @clarabelle.xyz · Dec 17

Welcome to BookSky! 💙📚

1️⃣ save/pin the feed if you're enjoying it
2️⃣ repost to help us find more bibliophiles
3️⃣ use 💙📚 or 📚💙 to post to feed
4️⃣ more niche feeds on my profile (some are NSFW)

FAQ 👉🏻 bit.ly/bookskyFAQ

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waldinky @waldinky.bsky.social · Jan 22

Tulips, coffee and Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel North and South on a cold January morning ❤️📚 #booksky

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · Jan 22

Great map from Ben Noll showing how much snow fell from the southern storm. Record snows in New Orleans, Lafayette, Mobile and Pensacola.

More info: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

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Tania (she/her) @taniapendy.bsky.social · Jan 22

This resonates more than ever now 🧶 Here’s to finding solace and self care in our #knitting .

#knitsky

A white piece of card stock sits atop a knitted shawl. The paper has the following written on it in pointed pen calligraphy: Knit on, with confidence and hope, through all crises. - Elizabeth Zimmerman. The shawl is a lovely mint green with thin stripes in a light pink that contain bobbles of the same colour. It’s squishy and soft and oh so warm.

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