Amanda

@graidh.bsky.social

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Book Lady, Cat Mother, Chicken Wrangler, Weaver, Mistress of the Knitting Needles, Gamer, Harper, Lover of History and Philosophy, Dreamer, Dissident, Pretty Decent Cook and really not happy with this timeline.

Two black kittens curled up together on a rug, little chins to the sky and very happy.
A bouquet of flowers in a mason jar on a butcher block counter. There are white cosmos, yellow single zinnias, a huge salmon pink ball zinnias and some ethereal tiny blue flowers that I am not familiar with.
A blue, silver and purple knitted shawl in a mannequin front view next to a bookshelf. The pattern is garter stripes, mosaic colorwork and a wide band of lace at the bottom.
Two smol black void kitties who are starving completely to death on a cold gray tile floor.
Green and taupe toweling on a floor loom with a LeClerc weaning shutter hold a dark green yarn on top.
A 3 month old black kitten buried in gray linen sheets looking very self indulgent.
Two small small black cats and one big black cat in a cat tree in a purple doorway, with a blue wall and red Ramones poster in the foreground.
A black Oriental shorthair at cat bathing a black kitten. In a pile of void kitties.
Two black kittens sleeping on a plaid blanket.
A black bowl of strawberry gelato.
A pile of veggies, bread and yogurt on a wooden cutting board. Left to right, red butterhead lettuce, broccoli, pointed cabbage, purple cauliflower, fennel, onions, Swiss chard, strawberries, sourdough and in the back grassfed yogurt.
Three black cats, one adult in the background, two kittens in the foreground on a desk in front of a computer sitting on a floral desk pad.
Two small black kittens asleep on a gray towel.
Two small kittens sitting on a bench in a patch of sun.
An 8 week old black kitten purring in his sleep.
Rep. Justin Pearson D- Memphis attempts to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is denied entry by the Sergeant at Arms on the second day of special session concerning redistricting at Cordell Hull State Office Building in Nashville on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Photo by Nicole Hester for The Tennessean
A slice of angel food cake surrounded by sliced strawberries on a small square black plate on top of the Gudren Sjoden catalog.
A vase of fresh flowers, a quart of yogurt, loaf of sourdough, strawberries, radishes, chard, green onions, broccoli, garlic scapes, salad greens and cilantro piled on a countertop.
Two small black kittens sitting on a lap of muted floral fabric.
Three beautiful blush pink and cream peonies at the perfect stage of bloom in a silver vase on a wooden cutting board.
Very tiny black kitten Artemis on a pink, red and orange floral background. She is on her back ready to attack or be petted, the belly is a trap.
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A brightly colored stuffed bird cat toy between two pillows
Two very small black kittens looking pensive.
Tiny black kitten purring while batting at my hands.
Two 4 week old black kittens, one very tiny (Artemis) but appearing to be plotting something and one looking up pensively(Apollo).They are sitting on a gray towel with a neon green sisal mouse in front of them. They already understand that they are completely in control of this situation.
A very very tiny black kitten being held in a persons hand in front of a spinning wheel. He looks unimpressed.
A longhaired tortoiseshell cat lying on a fur covered weaving bench in afternoon light in front of a window.
Fairyloot edition of Weavingshaw and a knitting project (Erysimum Shawl) in purple blue and silvery gray on a table.
A handknit gray sweater with natural beige stranded colorwork flowers along the bottom hem and stranded colorwork along the sleeves on a blocking mat.
Gray and oatmeal Suolaulu sweater WIP with one sleeve complete.
Newspaper clipping photos of a girl with pigtails and glasses sitting in a tree. The cations reads, “Trees are not the exclusive property of boys”. Circa 70s.
The back of a dark gray and oatmeal handknit wool sweater in progress, the Suolaulu sweater by Jenna Kostet.
A longhaired tortie on a wool blanket in a dark room.
A freshly baked golden brown chicken pot pie with pie crust ivy leaves around the edges and in the center.
An illustration of a bunny wearing a helmet, an armored collar and wielding a spear with a teapot hanging from it. Also has a book tucked under one arm. I do not know the artist, but will happily add another note.
View of a harp (from the Harper’s perspective) facing two cats curled around one another napping on an ottoman on a hardwood floor with a striped rug in the backgrounds.
A freshly baked rustic loaf of bread on a cooling rack sitting on a cutting board with a plaid handwoven tea towel.
Dark green heavily cabled back panel for a sweater coat work in progress!
A black dinner plate with roasted Brussels sprouts, lamb loin chops, potatoes pavé. There is a bottle of Syrah, a bowl of baguette slices in the background.
Three freshly baked baguettes.
A large steamer pot full of tamales.
A black cat under a sweater and a long haired tortoiseshell snuggled in next to him. Both in my lap. I’m trapped.
Two bowls of bean soup in front of a bottle of Passaggio 2018 Grenache, a wine glass with said wine and a fresh loaf of bread.
Top down view of feral cat shelter. Two nestled plastic bins with rigid foam insulation on the bottom and straw insulation on the sides and straw bedding.
Sour cream almond cranberry coffee Bundt cake on a black plate. Topped with an almond glaze and toasted almonds.
Word cloud visualization for 2025 showing your 50 most-used words, sized by frequency. Top 10: "those" (27×), "week" (26×), "books" (19×), "news" (17×), "dinner" (15×), "myself" (15×), "happy" (14×), "needed" (13×), "socks" (13×), "care" (13×) (from Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest)
Lego minis of Wesley Crusher and Beverly Crusher behind various Lego pieces on a table.
A freshly baked loaf of bread in the bottom of an enameled bread baker.
A beautiful long haired tortie with a slightly blank look on her face due to serious meds.
Top down view of handknit socks with a natural beige background and pumpkin orange design of leaves, pumpkins, and acorns.
Handwoven yardage fresh from the loom in a chevron and rose path point twill. Colors are black, green, orange and purple. It is all piled on top of a floor loom with bookshelves behind.
A black oriental shorthair cat under a green blanket.
A night sky photo showing vivid pink and purple aurora borealis
A long haired tortoiseshell cat sitting in an autumnal wreath.
A long distance view of the Southern Smoky Mountains with autumnal leaves and a one lane road winding through the foreground.
Myself and Micheal W. Twitty, culinary historian, writer and author of the new cookbook he is holding, Recipes from the American South at a table in front of the kitchen area at Audrey, a restaurant in Nashville TN.
A cast iron pot full of okra soup next to a pan of hot water cornbread cooking on a stovetop.
A black oriental shorthair cat sits in a reindeer skin covered weaving bench in warm afternoon sunlight in front of a window and a shelf full of books, magazines and weaving yarn cones. There is and antique mountain dulcimer handing on the wall and a floor loom with Halloween striped towels in progress on the loom. A weaving shuttle is laid across the finished weaving.
Handwoven striped towels on a floor loom in black, green, purple and orange. The weave is zigzag and points in twill. There is a LeClerc shuttle with black yarn sitting on top of the weaving.