Lisa Clarke

@lisaclarke.net

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Documentation writer. Into photography, knitting, crocheting, sewing, and polymer clay. Music lover. Coziness enthusiast. New Jersey, born and raised. Blue dot in a red town. Teal-haired human 💚🩵 https://www.lisaclarke.net/hello.html

Fountains of Wayne . The Innocence Mission . Toad The Wet Sprocket . Crowded House · Guster . Travis . The Sundays . Real Estate . Kings of Convenience · Martin Courtney · Skinshape · Suzanne Vega · Matt Pond PA · Sinéad O'Connor . Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass . Nick Drake · Lord Huron . Enya . 0 & the Mo . The Shins . Father John Misty . Miley Cyrus · Kasabian · Fleetwood Mac · Gomez . Jason Collett . Katherine Priddy · Putumayo . Bruce Hornsby and the Range . Fruit Bats . Old Sea Brigade · Deep Sea Arcade . The Decemberists . Foo Fighters . Adam Melchor · Carbon Leaf · Kylie Dailey ·R.E.M. . Sea Wolf . The Mamas & the Papas . 10,000 Maniacs · Antonio Vivaldi / Georg Friedrich Händel / Henry Purcell / Johann Sebastian Bach / Heinrich Schütz . Coldplay. Dispatch . Joakim Karud . Clairo . David Byrne · George Frideric Handel · Great Lake Swimmers · Indigo Girls Top 50 Artists / polkadotradio (8 Jun 2026 - 8 Jul 2026) last.fm
Ten mechanical pencils, all with handcrafted polymer clay barrels, in a variety of colors, arranged side-by-side like a rainbow
Weekend Favorites... at Polka Dot Cottage: a 4x4 mosaic of brightly colored beautiful photos, many of which feature pink peonies, colorful crochet, and people relaxing with a mug of something hot.
My 2026 word is "blissful"
A stack of nine knit hats, from baby size on top to adult on the bottom. Three of the hats have faux fur pom-poms on top.
Polka Dot Cottage In person! Holiday Market @ SCAHC Nov 28 Two weeks through Dec 16th | Newton, NJ Small Business Saturday @ Do Ewe Knit Nov 29 Saturday | 10:00 AM -- 4:00 PM | Basking Ridge, NJ Makers Market @ Urban Sewciely Dec 6 Saturday | 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM | Westfield, NJ Holiday Market @ SCAHC Dec 18 Two weeks through Jan 1st | Newton, NJ
18 millefiori canes, some of them replacing old favorites that were used up, and some of them brand new.
Me, in a hotel room, wearing my new sweater vest. The final connecting row, and all of the trim was made using four different shades of red.
68 tiny granny square centers, made mostly in a variety of bright or dark reds, browns, and blues, arranged horizontally in a row, with the unwoven ends dangling down from each one.
A small purple pullover sweater with cabled yoke
A top down view of the bed. There's a granny stripe blanket (which I am sitting under) to the left. At the top of the frame is a tray with a nearly full coffee cup and an empty little coffee pot on it. Below that are three little sweater pieces: two sleeves and a body, all knit to the point where they will be joined together.
A campaign sign reading "Sherrill Caldwell for New Jersey" sits at the edge of a wooded driveway.
Me, wearing my newly knit Judah Cardigan by Juliana Lustenader, and holding the bottom edge to better show the simple lace design.
Four albums (by Hayden, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Bach) sit on the floor, propped up in front of a record cabinet full of dozens of other records which only have their spines visible. The four record covers are all similar styles, and have the Nonesuch Records logo on them.
John Darnell of The Mountain Goats
Me and my husband wearing Guster t shirts and standing in front of an empty stage before a concert
A view of The Stone Pony from the Asbury Park boardwalk, looking at the sign that shows upcoming concerts, including Guster and The Mountain Goats on August 1.
Answer Unclear Oh, you. No-one can figure you out. Some people love you, some people hate you, some people just don't care. You're hot, but also ugly, but also bland. You're funny, but also serious, but also a kind of weird grey zone. Honestly, keep doing what you're doing. It's pretty cool, in my option. Though a lot of my friends would disagree.
In the blurred background, all of the finished pieces mentioned in the previous photo, except for one pair of earrings. Those are being held on an earring card by me in the foreground. They are about .75-inch polymer clay circles hanging from brass ear wires. The design is a messy stripe with a variety of pastel colors, and even a bit of sparkle. They have been sanded to be exceptionally smooth, and buffed to a nice shine.
In the top row, four pairs of tiny barrettes, all with a "messy stripe" kind of pattern on them in different colors (pink, pastel multi, blue, and green). The next row has three pairs of earrings, with brass ear wires. The dangles are .75-inch circles in the pastel multi stripe design. In the bottom row is a drill bit with a polymer clay handle, in a rainbow-colored kaleidoscopic pattern.
A messy desk, with unfinished polymer clay projects, finished cane designs, finished jewelry, jewelry-making supplies and tools, and other unrelated stuff scattered about.
A screen capture that says "Events - Bizarre American Holidays: National Cheer Up The Lonely Day - Bizarre American Holidays: National Pecan Pie Day" with the names of the holidays highlighted.
An orange bobcat, sitting calmly on a brick path, probably eyeing a chipmunk just out of view of the camera
A small granny-square blanket draped diagonally from the top of a four poster bed. The colors are all blues, teals, and grays.
A roadside farm stand, advertising Fresh Sweet Corn on a hand painted sign. There are pots of flowers, and tables with fruits and vegetables for sale.
A record cabinet, zoomed in on the now-playing area, where there is a Johann Sebastian Bach record, featuring two concertos performed by the Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre.
Protesters on a rainy highway. One holding a sign that says End US Terrorism.
A lake with a fountain in the middle of it on a clearly warm summery day. A sign posted at the water's edge says "STOP No Ice Skating." Picture taken today in Basking Ridge, NJ with a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
Me, on the couch of my Verbo rental, under a cozy blanket, reading "If You Can't Take the Heat"
In the foreground, Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission singing and playing guitar. To her right, Don Peris also playing guitar.
A photo of the front of the Ardmore Music Hall. It says: "Tonight: The Innocence Mission Sold Out"
A group of people in bathing suits playing ball on the beach next to the Ocean City Fishing Pier. A few people, standing next to a pile of beach paraphernalia look on.
A screenshot of a notification from the NPR app saying: "President Trump ambushes South Africa's president with false claims of `white genocide` in a tense Oval Office meeting."
Screenshot of a post from @ElleGray@mstdn.social that says "If you turn the two dolls you're allotted into voodoo dolls, you can really put those five pencils to good use"
An instant photo with white borders. Looking up into the canopy of pink flowers of my neighbor's tree, a clump of the flowers is in focus, while the rest of the flowers and branches behind it are pleasantly soft.
It's dusk. There is a guide from the Great Swamp Watershed Association wearing a pair of red and green lamps on her head and standing in a vernal pool and talking about the spring peepers (tiny frogs) that breed there at this time of year. A small crowd of spectators stands on a wooden boardwalk and watching and listening.
Donut-shaped earrings, hanging from handmade oxidized sterling silver wires. The donuts are roughly 1.5 inches across and feature a kaleidoscopic design in pinks, yellows, and greens.
Me, wearing black-and-white polka dot glasses, jeans, and a t-shirt, The shirt has a red bunny with two black thought balloons that say "Stand up for each other" and "we have power"
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I listened to 2952 minutes and 805 streams in March. Top 5 tracks: 1. Your Saturday Picture (The Innocence Mission) 2. Witness Tree (Guster) 3. Jacaranda (Blind Pilot) 4. Avalon (Travis) 5. Distant Skies (Old Sea Brigade) Top 5 artists: 1. The Innocence Mission 2. Guster 3. Travis 4. Crowded House 5. Toad The Wet Sprocket
The highlighted portion says "I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." The entire text reads: "Tho we felicitate ourselves, we sympathize with those who are trembling least the Lot of Boston should be theirs. But they cannot be in similar circumstances unless pusilanimity and cowardise should take possession of them. They have time and warning given them to see the Evil and shun it.—I long to hear that you have declared an independancy—and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation. "That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend. Why then, not put it out of the power of the vicious and the Lawless to use us with cruelty and indignity with impunity. Men of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your Sex. Regard us then as Beings placed by providence under your protection and in immitation of the Supreem Being make use of that power only for our happiness."
A square image with the words "Wild and Bold Extremes" in green, and smaller words "Lisa Clarke March 2025" in black. The image is a top down view of a marble coffee shop table. In the bottom left corner is my hand wearing black nail polish and holding a big mug of a bright green hot matcha latte. In the top right corner is my adult kid holding a much smaller-looking glass of iced coffee with milk.
A yellow warning sign in a quiet neighborhood that says Children And Geese Crossing
Close-up of my legs, on a bed, under a multicolored crocheted ripple blanket, with a laptop on my knees, and a tray with a cup of coffee on my right. The laptop has two stickers on it. One says "Write the Docs" (and refers to the WriteTheDocs documentation-writer community), and the other says "Power to the Peaceful" (and was designed by Meredith Winn).
A light gray Gan vest by Ailbíona Mclochlainn with two stripes of green. I didn't write down what yarn I used, but I know there is one fancy artisan-dyed green chunk and some aqua kidsilk haze held with that and with some of the gray. Knit in 2021.
Lion Neck Cardigan from Wendy Bernard’s Custom Knits book in Cascade Rustic (a wool/linen blend) in color 03 (a dark, woodsy green), knit in 2010
A close-up top-down view of a purple crocus, blooming among the dead leaves
List of birds that the Merlin app heard during the two minutes it was recording: Song Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker Red0winged Blackbird American Robin Northern Cardinal White-breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee House Finch Dark-eyed Junco I saw a couple of Blue Jays, too, but they weren't making noise, so the app didn't clock them.
A list showing my muted words for the next 7 days: right wing, republicans, musk, maga, and trump
A vintage granny square blanket with squares of random bright colors on a black field, draped over an off-white chair.
Hi, it's me, maybe standing too close to the camera for comfort, LOL. I'm wearing my new sweater which is a tweedy light gray with three stripes that all appear to have gear cogs. The stripes are also tweedy, and are navy blue, mustard yellow, and orangey red. I'm wearing Pair Eyewear glasses with a blue plaid topper, and I have a tiny barrette in my hair that I made from polymer clay, and it's got stripey design with a lot of the same colors that are in the sweater.
An open pint of Haagen-Dazs mint chip ice cream with a spoon in it, sits on a desk in front of a keyboard, mouse, and a couple of monitors, full of work stuff.
Six coordinating crochet mandalas and table mats are slung over a chair. There are more than a dozen little crochet coasters in the seat of the chair. The chair is in front of a fire burning in a fireplace.
A pair of predominantly pink earrings, donut shaped, about 1.5 inches across. They have oxidized sterling silver ear wires, and are covered in an exuberantly kaleidoscopic design featuring pinks, yellows, and a hint of green.