Do They? Or Do They Just Know Their Value?

I'm in my 40s. I remember putting the phone on the internet cradle and dialing the appropriate network.

I remember drawing a turtle 1 pixel at a time, and doing all that early internet nonsense.

Just load already!

I remember adults telling me that I should be true to myself and that I could be anything that I wanted. Now, they rage about gender and act disgusted when someone wants to have outsides match their insides.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, to listen to doctors and get my flu vaccine and any shots i could because they remembered Before.

then they started fighting Covid precautions.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that the ozone was disappearing and the earth was dying and we needed to recycle and save the planet.

now my parents think climate change is a myth.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that racism was a plague, that we had to love and accept everyone, that we should never judge before walking a mile in their shoes.

then they told me that protesting for my Black siblings was wrong.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that we needed to give to the poor. working at soup kitchens. making quilts. collecting food and money and supplies. building houses. because it was the christian and just plain right thing to do.

now they look at me, on food stamps with their grandchildren, and lament the "welfare state".

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, that it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and that any rich man, especially an immoral one, should never run our country.

you can guess who they voted for.

i remember adults telling me, as a kid, so very much.

when did they forget?

I have nothing to add. I just like it

These are so fun to make

Funguary day 15: Black velvet bolete

Hey everyone! I took a little break, but I’m back now. I’ll be finishing up last week’s prompts while I work on the current ones, but at a slower pace. So, some days might have two entries when I’m done with the demonic ones :) This week, I’m also hoping to add a mushroom dish with each design.

This recreation is a goal!

My most recent make is this ancient Minoan ensemble! It consists of a tunic (heanos) worn under a flounced wraparound skirt shaped like a double-bladed axe (labrys). Despite how heavy the linen skirt is, the entire outfit is surprisingly easy to move around in. I even waded into the river to rescue a bee!

Hot Girl Activities

Make the thing. Make it not as great as they make it, but Make it anyway. The only way to get better at literally anything is to do it over and over again.

It's fine if you suck. Do it anyway.

Other ppl seing amazing embroidery art: “wow thats so impressive i could never do that”

Me blessed/cursed by artistic hubris: “thats just some thread, i absolutely could pull that off. just give me ten years”

Repairs can be beautiful

Sometimes the only person who can stitch yourself back together is… you

preferably with golden thread, of course

Look at this amazing embroidery!

This is part of my ongoing Discworld jacket embroidery project. Of course Great A'Tuin has to be on there. And of course it has to be the biggest one of them all.

I'm going to put the finished product in my masterpost, but I'm so proud of the thing that I have to put it in an extra post beforehand. Enjoy!

Extroverts that take us poor introverts on as companions are the best.