I'm also in the oscillation between deep confusion, sadness and anger. Why when there is so much beauty to admire in the world are people turning away from empathy? Why when there is enough for everyone are we allowing some people to take everything? Thank you for being here and being such a lovely person! Providing so much light, thank you! Also I loved your beautiful handspun, she's just so plump and delightful looking! I've added All the beauty in the world to my library wish list. ❤
Thank you for your presence today. I vacillate between screaming into a pillow and shedding tears. That said, you are welcomed in my day. Just finished The Cliffs, nice romp around a Maine coastal town, check it out as a nice diversion from life.
You nailed my feelings completely. I’m oscillating from anger to disbelief to sadness and back to anger. I try to distract my brain with knitting and spinning…and then rinse and repeat. It’s frustrating times.
Thanks for having us over more often. I am confused and frightened by what’s happening in our country right now. On a lighter note, your shawl and your spinning are gorgeous. I’m currently crocheting the Bonfire Scarf, a free pattern from Purple Iguana. It’s crocheted width wise, but works well with color changing and variegated yarn. Thanks for the book reviews! I’d thank you for the Sumo recommendation several years back, but my husband eats them before I get one! 😂😂😂 Let’s do our best to shine brightly. Pets help. ❤
When you buy the Sumo oranges write your name on half of them with a felt marker. If that doesn't stop him from eating them all then you have a bigger problem.
My shine right now is the rage of 1,000 suns. You may not think that you are sage, but I must tell you that you that you emanate the feelings I have and don't have words for. Thank you because you are a bright and beautiful light in this shitstorm.
Damn girl, I love you so MUCH! And you are truly a balm for my soul and it’s so wonderful to know that you are one of the northern flickers, the sumo oranges, the apples of my life. 🍎 🍊 🐦 ❤
Ahhh I love the In Death series by JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts) I’ve read them all. I am in love with the characters. It’s just easy quick distracting reads. She puts out 2 books a year.
Hi, AB. I'm 57, a size 2X, love to crochet & I'm learning to knit. I wanted to talk with you a minute about the therapy work you've been doing. Due to various and extensive traumas I have a chronic depression called dysthymia as well as C-PTSD. In 2014 & 2017 I did rounds and rounds of ECT, but it made my memory swiss cheese for years. I have been perpetually resistant to medications - either they just don't work or have nutso side effects. I was talking to one of my docs because I was considering the coil in your head magnetic thing to treat my depression and she suggested hooking me up with a psych who works under the umbrella of her practice who has had great success with Spravato recently. As a wild kid I did lots and lots of not great for me things, so I'm familiar with how certain non-legal medications feel, but I'd never tried Special K, because around the time "designer drugs" were becoming popular I was growing up, starting a family, and stuck mainly to beer. Right now I'm in a phase that can be considered "bed rotting." I only leave the house a couple-few times a year, just doc appointments, basically. Around me is a shit show of chaos & poverty, which does not help. Without treatment I'm stuck in the bog, unable to change anything to better my circumstances in any meaningful way. I think you expressed something along the lines that your treatment made you feel a sense of peace and calm, which you were able to internalize. Can I ask, did you feel subsequently energized at all? Can you tell me any other benefits you were able to glean? Every day the fleeting thought comes around -you know which - that worst one - and while I never DO it, I think about it as an alternative daily because it IS an option, right? Not a great one, but certainly the least amount of work one. I know you're not a doctor, but I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on the treatment and how your doc approaches the work, if you wouldn't mind sharing? The psych at the place I go to pushes cognitive behavioral therapy and is big on lists, but if we can try a different approach I'd be so much happier to try it because CBT never helped much and lists create undue anxiety. Please reach out if you feel like talking? I'm interested in learning more about this therapy from your point of view. valeripaxtonsteele at good old g mail OR Valeri Feinbloom on Fb OR ladyvalkyri on Insta/BlueSky/Discord (but e mail & Fb are best). Hugs, my shiny, boggy friend.
Thanks for having me over. My dog too! What would we do without them? Thanks for telling me about Text Me Back. I deleted all the political podcasts I used to listen to. I need new podcast to listen to while I am sewing. You're the best!
Enjoying Chris Atomic narrow boat vlogs! Also like Josh Johnson, would recommend Martin Doolaard channel as a man who is restoring a stone cabin in the Italian Alps and Victoria Beata who has a storybook channel that is quite wonderful 😊 these are what I watch when needing a break from my own RAGE against the cruelty unleashed upon us all. I bet I’m shining pretty f#%king bright when doing so! Love the Tigress bag❤
Btw the author JD Robb is the romance writer Nora Roberts. I’m glad you have experienced the feeling of Tranquil Mind that comes out of agreement between your conscience and unconscious states of mind which is a mind-body agreement in consciousness. Picture it as mirroring your reflection across timelines of past -present-future. To enter this state at will is the goal of yoga which means yoke. It is to yoke 3 states of your consciousness into a trinity (the 3rd party is the spirit and/or soul of self. If you’re a Christian it’s the male only trinity of father-son-holy ghost. But if you explore earlier religions such as Greek, where the female trinity is Persephone (maiden) Demeter (mother) Hecate (crone) for the resurrection of light from within). The male light is typically the sun and the female light is typically the moon ( Apollo and Artemis) but since we’re individually made from both (metaphorically speaking) to bring waking-sun consciousness into your sleeping moon subconscious is how you begin to build agreement that leads to Tranquil Mind regardless of the gender label. Once you build enough trinity’s (think self triangulation of your beliefs) you then can begin entering this state at will.😊
A funny story-my resolution this year was to use my stash and not buy any craft supplies. I fell in love with the first bag and showed it to my husband. I asked him if he thought it would be considered a craft supply. He told me to buy it for a lunch bag and if it didn’t work for that I would just have to find another use for it. No idea what else I could use it for…😂❤Love that man!
Your spinning is an inspiration, I'll have been encouraged to pull out my wheel. Thank you for your movie, and book reviews, they have been great for me and my husband. I Love listening to you, I thing many of us are in the same place these days, and hearing someone who is open about her struggles in reassuring, at least to me, knowing I'm not alone. Thank you.
Definitely adding How to Age Disgracefully to my list! Ern does warn you about the Christmas special (I've got all the books - non-comedy too. It's so nice to see the Aussie landscape represented in fiction!) If the sweary tiger bags are opened up for international shipping, I'm fully in! (I put all my details in and it said no, so I hope you have lots and lots of interest anyway, I love her so much.) Sending SO MUCH love and encouragement your way - there's already lots of sorrow and anger floating around.
Love J B Robb, I recommend to read in order. Nora Robert’s is the author. I like that it explains how Eve deals with the abuse. How it make here who she is.
A social thing starting at 7! I certainly hope you can wear pajamas and take knitting. Thanks for being here you’re a great reminder there are plenty of good people in the world.
It is amazing that your Shine so bright you burn their F***ing eyes bag has come right at this time. All month long when it just gets to be to difficult, I close my eyes and say to myself, Just Let Your Light Shine. And here is your wonderful bag design. It reminds me that none of us are alone in what we are feeling. Thank you for your words, your creativity and just helping me to have a good old laugh out loud today!
I spun a 3ply in Targhee, aiming for fingering for socks. Plyback was good, but imended with a sport weight because this breed has so much sproing! It was a lesson for me.
Love Josh Johnson! I’m volunteering as a Buddy for a Night to Shine in my community. It starts at 6:30. I live 40 minutes away…can’t wear jammies…it’s formal. I sewed some secret pants and a self drafted silk blouse…I don’t own formal clothes anymore. 🌈🌈🦋🦋
I am so in the same place as you. All the feels. Every day my mouth is open. Thankfully it’s not the season for flys. At least it’s February and nothing more can happen in January. Sigh. I am almost through Yellowface. Yeah, cringe and it’s hard when there is nothing to like about the main character. 100 pages more to go - not expecting a shocking ending. Crafting and the dog are saving me. Just want to tell everybody, plant your garden this year. Get on it, because there is not going to be a lot of produce. Plan now!
I listen to Josh Johnson too. Love him! I so appreciate you acknowledging the crapstorm that’s happening here in the U.S. and the feelings of frustration, bewilderment, fear, and depression that many of us are experiencing. It makes me feel like I’m not as alone in my worries. I live in something of a liberal bubble here in the South, but the voices of hate and greed can be SO loud. Thanks for being the bright star in my day and keep on shining! 😊
Love that bag! You know which one. At first I paused, confused, as you spoke of hoarding money, unsure of where this was going and then as you kept talking I was like oh oh I SEE, Amy never lets me down. I too fail to understand the thought processes of some people and have been sinking deep into my crafting for comfort.
Stopped the video to say: Totally with you on shifting between fury and bafflement. Do you know, sumos weren’t on my radar until you raved about them a couple years back so thank you!🙏 Things bringing me joy this week are walks in the woods with my doggo, knitting from my Fat Squirrel project bag and anticipating the one that’s on its way (thank you Santa and bday fairy), and reading Nettle & Bone by T Kingfisher. Oh my gosh, I’m rambling but screenshot spicy tiger to send to a good friend and “a bit of a wobble” is my new 😫😤😱 phrase that I picked up from the latest episode of the Irish Homestead channel.
Your intro was hilarious 😂 and I hope you ended up having a great time with those crazy after-dark people! Also, so love your sock mending 👍🏼💚 Shine on, Amy Beth! 💛🌟✨💡🕯️
It is a strange and kind of sad world right now. I agree that it is beyond comprehension that those with more individual wealth then many countries choose to only accumulate more wealth with no compassion for those that don’t. Sure they may donate to some charities, but they could help the lives of so many people in such a positive way. Here in Canada we are just waiting for the impact of the Trump tariffs which he is imposing for reasons beyond me. Anyway, trying to stay as positive as we can and take comfort in our families and friends. Love your chatter and know that you are giving us a chance to smile and have a laugh❤
Shine on my redhead sister! Your talents light our worlds. Your heart and mind will help you ride this tide of distaste. Keep on sparkling! ❤ There is an old saying “Don’t let the bastards get you down.” We redheads are stronger and more fierce than we give ourselves credit for.
So Claire safets actually has two cookbooks dessert person and the what's for dessert? I highly recommend in her dessert person cookbook ( the first one) the brown butter toffee chip cookies. It's a pain in the ass to make but it is so worth it.
How did you find out about Laura’s spinning class? I’m just getting started on spinning. What books, u tube or other do you recommend to learn about spinning?
I thought I had done a beginners spinning resources video, but I can’t find it. It’s a bit big for a comment, but good folks are Jillian Moreno, Jacey Boggs, Maggie Casey, and many others I’m neglecting. Ply magazine is a great resource, and the book that got me hooked on spinning is the Fleece and Fiber Source Book. Best of luck!
Thanks to you, I have found the most lovely escape this week on a narrowboat with Kris Atomic. Good luck being social at 7pm! I can’t remember the last time I went out after dark 😅 brilliant felt mend on those socks and gorgeous shawl!
I read the first Eve Dallas book around the start of the pandemic. It was fine but I didn’t like it enough to continue with the rest of the series, though couldn’t really pin the reason why, so thank you for that insight, it makes total sense now.
So I love you so much. I’m glad you’re coming back every😂 i’ve looked at many of your books and I like mystery so that’s my jam since I was a decade ago although I’m so sad that I’ve had 10 commercials in between listening to you. I don’t know what’s up with that that never happened before, but it’s so annoying because it just cuts off your melodic voice that I like listening to while I’m working on my knitting whatever I do a lot of specialty knitting for people order things from me and I’m still a barbering. I’m a stylist and barber 45 years now and still working still standing still calmness in my mind is still there sometimes but you’re a great escape but the commercials are a pain in the ass. They cut you off every time you’re talking this is the first time don’t know what that’s about oh my love all my love all my love stay healthy. Stay wealthy with your apples and oranges❤❤❤❤❤❤
I took a breed study several years ago, which i really enjoyed. I knit the samples into Stephen West’s Jigshawl Puzzle pattern. It is one of my favorite projects!
What does capital ‘K’ knitter or ‘S’ spinner mean? I’ve heard you mention it before. I suspect you mean that you’re a top tier Goddess type knitter, is that right?
1)Yes apples. 🍎 Sad that millionaires are even discussing this. 2) I felt the same way about sexual violence in Diana galbadon’s first book. 3) I also listened to both of Benjamin Steveson’s books this month. 4) since I’m reading/listening to less news-(for my mental health) I’m listening to more audio books (12+ in January) 5) Always enjoy your episodes, thank you- I will set a reminder to preorder the tiger bag :-)
Girl, I have been in a dark place all week. Not fit for society, but yesterday I decided to get out of the house. As a kind of brown girl I couldn't help but feel getting "looks". Since living here in Maine for 2 years I haven't experienced this. There is talk that border patrol is out and about and asking tribe members for their IDs simply because they look a certain way. 😢😢
So sorry, but i just can’t listen to you anymore. I’m a really long time listener and have loved you and your show . I’m so sorry that you can’t see that we are trying to get on the right tract to save our children and our country❣️
Long established Science shows children can’t learn unless their higher needs of housing and food are addressed. That’s why the US started the reduced lunch program. If compassion doesn’t sway ones opinion,maybe think of it as an investment in America’s future. If these students do well in school- they are less likely to get into drugs and crime, and won’t be on public funding for housing and food! It really is a win/win for everyone!
I would feel better about your sentiments if the people in power were actually following the laws and the constitution. During this past 10 days or so, the constitution and laws have been broken many times, with Republican judges stepping in and saying no. Several of the people appointed to cabinet positions are lying under oath and apparently that’s fine. I taught government to both high school and middle school students and have taken many week-long field trips to DC with students to tour the capitol, Arlington, the Holocaust museum, Gettysburg, the National Mall and too many museums to count. I never once taught them that lying and ignoring the laws and constitution was the way to be a good and decent citizen. It makes me sick to think that this is what passes for leadership at this time. I don’t believe our founding fathers wanted us to become a country of deceitful people who attacked our allies and made excuses for dictators. When I think of all of the members of the military who have given their lives so we and other democracies around the world could be free from tyranny, I cry. When I walk through Arlington, all I can do is say a grateful prayer of thanks. When I walk the battlefields of the Civil War, all I can do is be thankful for our country not perishing from this earth. When I taught confirmation classes at my church, I told my students how fortunate they were to live in a country where education was available to everyone and that we are able to freely worship as we choose without interference from the government. I taught them how lucky we are that we don’t have to hide who we are and what we believe from the government or each other. We are currently in the process of losing that and all I can do is weep remembering my students singing the preamble to the constitution while waiting in line to tour the National Archives. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice and insure domestic tranquility. Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and promote the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and declare this the constitution of America. That’s what’s good for our country and our children. ❤
Well, I checked out those videos that you recommended very very ignorant people as far as I’m concerned on the wrong side of the tracks at you that you even like those and I like you, but those are just weird Democratic lefties oh my God horrible that comedian Josh what an ignorant person he is really somebody needs to watch the real news because that is so jaded and disgusting. I can’t believe it. I still love you. I’ll watch you but I’ll be very cautious on those podcast you like because I totally disagree with everything they have to say I tried but yuck.😮❤
At your mention of apples and Northern Flickers, I was reminded of the poem, What Kind of Times are These by Adrienne Rich. It’s necessary reading. 🌳🍎🪶
I'm also in the oscillation between deep confusion, sadness and anger. Why when there is so much beauty to admire in the world are people turning away from empathy? Why when there is enough for everyone are we allowing some people to take everything? Thank you for being here and being such a lovely person! Providing so much light, thank you! Also I loved your beautiful handspun, she's just so plump and delightful looking! I've added All the beauty in the world to my library wish list. ❤
Laura taught her socks 101 for my guild this weekend and it was GREAT! I’m soaking my little sample now
Thanks for the book recommendation. I just got and listened to All the Beauty. Very enjoyable!
Thank you for your presence today. I vacillate between screaming into a pillow and shedding tears. That said, you are welcomed in my day. Just finished The Cliffs, nice romp around a Maine coastal town, check it out as a nice diversion from life.
You nailed my feelings completely. I’m oscillating from anger to disbelief to sadness and back to anger. I try to distract my brain with knitting and spinning…and then rinse and repeat. It’s frustrating times.
Thanks for having us over more often. I am confused and frightened by what’s happening in our country right now. On a lighter note, your shawl and your spinning are gorgeous. I’m currently crocheting the Bonfire Scarf, a free pattern from Purple Iguana. It’s crocheted width wise, but works well with color changing and variegated yarn. Thanks for the book reviews! I’d thank you for the Sumo recommendation several years back, but my husband eats them before I get one! 😂😂😂 Let’s do our best to shine brightly. Pets help. ❤
I second this…I save up these episodes like a little miserly gremlin and they buoy me so much ❤
When you buy the Sumo oranges write your name on half of them with a felt marker. If that doesn't stop him from eating them all then you have a bigger problem.
My shine right now is the rage of 1,000 suns. You may not think that you are sage, but I must tell you that you that you emanate the feelings I have and don't have words for. Thank you because you are a bright and beautiful light in this shitstorm.
Amy Beth! I can’t believe we both did podcasts with slipper/sock repair on the same day! I’ll try your version sometime.
Damn girl, I love you so MUCH! And you are truly a balm for my soul and it’s so wonderful to know that you are one of the northern flickers, the sumo oranges, the apples of my life. 🍎 🍊 🐦 ❤
I'm so glad that this little corner of the internet is bringing you some joy.
Ahhh I love the In Death series by JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts) I’ve read them all. I am in love with the characters. It’s just easy quick distracting reads. She puts out 2 books a year.
SHINE BRIGHT, Amy Beth! CARE BEAR STARE!!! 🌟
Thank you for saying what needed said and for being a bright spot today. "Shining" at 1/4 capacity right now, hoping for more later :)
Hugs.
Hi, AB. I'm 57, a size 2X, love to crochet & I'm learning to knit. I wanted to talk with you a minute about the therapy work you've been doing. Due to various and extensive traumas I have a chronic depression called dysthymia as well as C-PTSD. In 2014 & 2017 I did rounds and rounds of ECT, but it made my memory swiss cheese for years. I have been perpetually resistant to medications - either they just don't work or have nutso side effects. I was talking to one of my docs because I was considering the coil in your head magnetic thing to treat my depression and she suggested hooking me up with a psych who works under the umbrella of her practice who has had great success with Spravato recently. As a wild kid I did lots and lots of not great for me things, so I'm familiar with how certain non-legal medications feel, but I'd never tried Special K, because around the time "designer drugs" were becoming popular I was growing up, starting a family, and stuck mainly to beer. Right now I'm in a phase that can be considered "bed rotting." I only leave the house a couple-few times a year, just doc appointments, basically. Around me is a shit show of chaos & poverty, which does not help. Without treatment I'm stuck in the bog, unable to change anything to better my circumstances in any meaningful way. I think you expressed something along the lines that your treatment made you feel a sense of peace and calm, which you were able to internalize. Can I ask, did you feel subsequently energized at all? Can you tell me any other benefits you were able to glean? Every day the fleeting thought comes around -you know which - that worst one - and while I never DO it, I think about it as an alternative daily because it IS an option, right? Not a great one, but certainly the least amount of work one. I know you're not a doctor, but I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on the treatment and how your doc approaches the work, if you wouldn't mind sharing? The psych at the place I go to pushes cognitive behavioral therapy and is big on lists, but if we can try a different approach I'd be so much happier to try it because CBT never helped much and lists create undue anxiety. Please reach out if you feel like talking? I'm interested in learning more about this therapy from your point of view. valeripaxtonsteele at good old g mail OR Valeri Feinbloom on Fb OR ladyvalkyri on Insta/BlueSky/Discord (but e mail & Fb are best). Hugs, my shiny, boggy friend.
I just love you! You are great! You always make me smile. I look forward to your videos. I would love to meet you someday. Keep going Sista!
Thanks for having me over. My dog too! What would we do without them? Thanks for telling me about Text Me Back. I deleted all the political podcasts I used to listen to. I need new podcast to listen to while I am sewing. You're the best!
Oh yes - love the “experimental” bag. ❤
Enjoying Chris Atomic narrow boat vlogs! Also like Josh Johnson, would recommend Martin Doolaard channel as a man who is restoring a stone cabin in the Italian Alps and Victoria Beata who has a storybook channel that is quite wonderful 😊 these are what I watch when needing a break from my own RAGE against the cruelty unleashed upon us all. I bet I’m shining pretty f#%king bright when doing so! Love the Tigress bag❤
Btw the author JD Robb is the romance writer Nora Roberts. I’m glad you have experienced the feeling of Tranquil Mind that comes out of agreement between your conscience and unconscious states of mind which is a mind-body agreement in consciousness. Picture it as mirroring your reflection across timelines of past -present-future. To enter this state at will is the goal of yoga which means yoke. It is to yoke 3 states of your consciousness into a trinity (the 3rd party is the spirit and/or soul of self. If you’re a Christian it’s the male only trinity of father-son-holy ghost. But if you explore earlier religions such as Greek, where the female trinity is Persephone (maiden) Demeter (mother) Hecate (crone) for the resurrection of light from within). The male light is typically the sun and the female light is typically the moon ( Apollo and Artemis) but since we’re individually made from both (metaphorically speaking) to bring waking-sun consciousness into your sleeping moon subconscious is how you begin to build agreement that leads to Tranquil Mind regardless of the gender label. Once you build enough trinity’s (think self triangulation of your beliefs) you then can begin entering this state at will.😊
That tiger gets it
A funny story-my resolution this year was to use my stash and not buy any craft supplies. I fell in love with the first bag and showed it to my husband. I asked him if he thought it would be considered a craft supply. He told me to buy it for a lunch bag and if it didn’t work for that I would just have to find another use for it. No idea what else I could use it for…😂❤Love that man!
It sounds like you "lucked out" in the hubby department. VERY cool. Hugs!
That’s a really sweet way to get a new bag!😊
Your spinning is an inspiration, I'll have been encouraged to pull out my wheel. Thank you for your movie, and book reviews, they have been great for me and my husband. I Love listening to you, I thing many of us are in the same place these days, and hearing someone who is open about her struggles in reassuring, at least to me, knowing I'm not alone. Thank you.
I love you AB! I love the curly bag and may have ordered one.
Definitely adding How to Age Disgracefully to my list! Ern does warn you about the Christmas special (I've got all the books - non-comedy too. It's so nice to see the Aussie landscape represented in fiction!)
If the sweary tiger bags are opened up for international shipping, I'm fully in! (I put all my details in and it said no, so I hope you have lots and lots of interest anyway, I love her so much.) Sending SO MUCH love and encouragement your way - there's already lots of sorrow and anger floating around.
I mean, could we have giant curse word bags also? 😂
Yes!
Love J B Robb, I recommend to read in order. Nora Robert’s is the author. I like that it explains how Eve deals with the abuse. How it make here who she is.
I’ve been following Josh for almost a year now. Good call on that one.
A social thing starting at 7! I certainly hope you can wear pajamas and take knitting.
Thanks for being here you’re a great reminder there are plenty of good people in the world.
It is amazing that your Shine so bright you burn their F***ing eyes bag has come right at this time. All month long when it just gets to be to difficult, I close my eyes and say to myself, Just Let Your Light Shine. And here is your wonderful bag design. It reminds me that none of us are alone in what we are feeling. Thank you for your words, your creativity and just helping me to have a good old laugh out loud today!
😘❤ Though oh enjoyed spending time with you!! Love those prints!! All of them. The cuffs are great!!
I spun a 3ply in Targhee, aiming for fingering for socks. Plyback was good, but imended with a sport weight because this breed has so much sproing! It was a lesson for me.
Thank you for bringing there! I always enjoy time spent with you!! I appreciate the fiber content and the book recommendations. Be well.
Your handspun shawl is beautiful! Seeing your opposing ply yarn makes me want to try spinning some sock yarn. Thanks for another wonderful visit.
Adds reminder to phone for preorder. 🎉
I too, loved All The Beauty In The World.
Love Josh Johnson! I’m volunteering as a Buddy for a Night to Shine in my community. It starts at 6:30. I live 40 minutes away…can’t wear jammies…it’s formal. I sewed some secret pants and a self drafted silk blouse…I don’t own formal clothes anymore. 🌈🌈🦋🦋
Thank you for being a beacon in the wilderness. ❤
I am so in the same place as you. All the feels. Every day my mouth is open. Thankfully it’s not the season for flys. At least it’s February and nothing more can happen in January. Sigh. I am almost through Yellowface. Yeah, cringe and it’s hard when there is nothing to like about the main character. 100 pages more to go - not expecting a shocking ending. Crafting and the dog are saving me. Just want to tell everybody, plant your garden this year. Get on it, because there is not going to be a lot of produce. Plan now!
Shine bright! And read Mary Oliver to connect w/ nature
Exactly. Poetry is my “go to” for tangled times.
Excellent recommendation!
I listen to Josh Johnson too. Love him! I so appreciate you acknowledging the crapstorm that’s happening here in the U.S. and the feelings of frustration, bewilderment, fear, and depression that many of us are experiencing. It makes me feel like I’m not as alone in my worries. I live in something of a liberal bubble here in the South, but the voices of hate and greed can be SO loud. Thanks for being the bright star in my day and keep on shining! 😊
Love that bag! You know which one. At first I paused, confused, as you spoke of hoarding money, unsure of where this was going and then as you kept talking I was like oh oh I SEE, Amy never lets me down. I too fail to understand the thought processes of some people and have been sinking deep into my crafting for comfort.
Josh Johnson is so funny!! Lovely podcast...you are definitely one of the things I enjoy.The bags are the best!!
Starts at 7?! Oooooooh that's a definite no 😂😂😂
Stopped the video to say: Totally with you on shifting between fury and bafflement.
Do you know, sumos weren’t on my radar until you raved about them a couple years back so thank you!🙏
Things bringing me joy this week are walks in the woods with my doggo, knitting from my Fat Squirrel project bag and anticipating the one that’s on its way (thank you Santa and bday fairy), and reading Nettle & Bone by T Kingfisher.
Oh my gosh, I’m rambling but screenshot spicy tiger to send to a good friend and “a bit of a wobble” is my new 😫😤😱 phrase that I picked up from the latest episode of the Irish Homestead channel.
Me, too! I LOVE big scale fabrics! Can you share where you are watching Josh Johnson. I have seen him on the Daily Show, but that's it.
He has a UA-cam channel. You can find a link in the drop down under this video.
"It's subtle." I died!!! Thank you for that. It's been a minute since I had a good guffaw. ❤
I’m so confused. What in the world are batlings? I must be in another world.
@@anneleonas7813 they are mini drum carded batts.
I think the vibe of the In Death series makes more sense once you realize they are written by Nora Roberts.
Anyway you're light gives me joy and strength. Thank you for being you mama. ❤
Your intro was hilarious 😂 and I hope you ended up having a great time with those crazy after-dark people! Also, so love your sock mending 👍🏼💚
Shine on, Amy Beth!
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It is a strange and kind of sad world right now. I agree that it is beyond comprehension that those with more individual wealth then many countries choose to only accumulate more wealth with no compassion for those that don’t. Sure they may donate to some charities, but they could help the lives of so many people in such a positive way. Here in Canada we are just waiting for the impact of the Trump tariffs which he is imposing for reasons beyond me. Anyway, trying to stay as positive as we can and take comfort in our families and friends. Love your chatter and know that you are giving us a chance to smile and have a laugh❤
Stop the drugs coming into the usa
Shine on my redhead sister! Your talents light our worlds. Your heart and mind will help you ride this tide of distaste. Keep on sparkling! ❤
There is an old saying “Don’t let the bastards get you down.”
We redheads are stronger and more fierce than we give ourselves credit for.
So Claire safets actually has two cookbooks dessert person and the what's for dessert?
I highly recommend in her dessert person cookbook ( the first one) the brown butter toffee chip cookies. It's a pain in the ass to make but it is so worth it.
How did you find out about Laura’s spinning class? I’m just getting started on spinning. What books, u tube or other do you recommend to learn about spinning?
I thought I had done a beginners spinning resources video, but I can’t find it. It’s a bit big for a comment, but good folks are Jillian Moreno, Jacey Boggs, Maggie Casey, and many others I’m neglecting. Ply magazine is a great resource, and the book that got me hooked on spinning is the Fleece and Fiber Source Book. Best of luck!
Nothing about what’s going on in our country now will come close to protecting our children…
I agree WHY?
I really appreciate that you say book titles at the beginning and end of your book chats!
Josh Johnson is an amazing stand-up, and an even more amazing thinker. I love hime!
Me, too - I've been sharing his videos with my friends. We all need smiles and chuckles these days.
Or meds for old people
I love you soooooo much! 💜Thank you!
OMG!! You are bringing me back with the JD Robb books!! I read so many of those in my early 20's!!!
Thanks to you, I have found the most lovely escape this week on a narrowboat with Kris Atomic. Good luck being social at 7pm! I can’t remember the last time I went out after dark 😅 brilliant felt mend on those socks and gorgeous shawl!
I needed these words so very much right now. THANK YOU!!!
Are the preorders sold out?
Regarding being in the present moment, have you read any of Ekhart Tolle’s books?
I have read one many years ago. Do you have a favorite?
I read the first Eve Dallas book around the start of the pandemic. It was fine but I didn’t like it enough to continue with the rest of the series, though couldn’t really pin the reason why, so thank you for that insight, it makes total sense now.
So I love you so much. I’m glad you’re coming back every😂 i’ve looked at many of your books and I like mystery so that’s my jam since I was a decade ago although I’m so sad that I’ve had 10 commercials in between listening to you. I don’t know what’s up with that that never happened before, but it’s so annoying because it just cuts off your melodic voice that I like listening to while I’m working on my knitting whatever I do a lot of specialty knitting for people order things from me and I’m still a barbering. I’m a stylist and barber 45 years now and still working still standing still calmness in my mind is still there sometimes but you’re a great escape but the commercials are a pain in the ass. They cut you off every time you’re talking this is the first time don’t know what that’s about oh my love all my love all my love stay healthy. Stay wealthy with your apples and oranges❤❤❤❤❤❤
@@joieashley1951 thank you for letting me know about the ads! There was a strange auto placement blip, but I have it fixed.
I took a breed study several years ago, which i really enjoyed. I knit the samples into Stephen West’s Jigshawl Puzzle pattern. It is one of my favorite projects!
@@janeanderson3905 ooooh! That’s a great idea!
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deep love for the Northern Flickers
What does capital ‘K’ knitter or ‘S’ spinner mean? I’ve heard you mention it before. I suspect you mean that you’re a top tier Goddess type knitter, is that right?
1)Yes apples. 🍎
Sad that millionaires are even discussing this.
2) I felt the same way about sexual violence in Diana galbadon’s first book.
3) I also listened to both of Benjamin Steveson’s books this month.
4) since I’m reading/listening to less news-(for my mental health) I’m listening to more audio books (12+ in January)
5) Always enjoy your episodes, thank you- I will set a reminder to preorder the tiger bag :-)
I wish I could give you a million likes but one will need to suffice.
Girl, I have been in a dark place all week. Not fit for society, but yesterday I decided to get out of the house. As a kind of brown girl I couldn't help but feel getting "looks". Since living here in Maine for 2 years I haven't experienced this. There is talk that border patrol is out and about and asking tribe members for their IDs simply because they look a certain way. 😢😢
So sorry, but i just can’t listen to you anymore. I’m a really long time listener and have loved you and your show . I’m so sorry that you can’t see that we are trying to get on the right tract to save our children and our country❣️
No need to announce your departure, Karen🙄.. oh and btw you are delusional!!💙
Long established Science shows children can’t learn unless their higher needs of housing and food are addressed. That’s why the US started the reduced lunch program. If compassion doesn’t sway ones opinion,maybe think of it as an investment in America’s future. If these students do well in school- they are less likely to get into drugs and crime, and won’t be on public funding for housing and food! It really is a win/win for everyone!
I would feel better about your sentiments if the people in power were actually following the laws and the constitution. During this past 10 days or so, the constitution and laws have been broken many times, with Republican judges stepping in and saying no. Several of the people appointed to cabinet positions are lying under oath and apparently that’s fine. I taught government to both high school and middle school students and have taken many week-long field trips to DC with students to tour the capitol, Arlington, the Holocaust museum, Gettysburg, the National Mall and too many museums to count. I never once taught them that lying and ignoring the laws and constitution was the way to be a good and decent citizen. It makes me sick to think that this is what passes for leadership at this time. I don’t believe our founding fathers wanted us to become a country of deceitful people who attacked our allies and made excuses for dictators. When I think of all of the members of the military who have given their lives so we and other democracies around the world could be free from tyranny, I cry. When I walk through Arlington, all I can do is say a grateful prayer of thanks. When I walk the battlefields of the Civil War, all I can do is be thankful for our country not perishing from this earth. When I taught confirmation classes at my church, I told my students how fortunate they were to live in a country where education was available to everyone and that we are able to freely worship as we choose without interference from the government. I taught them how lucky we are that we don’t have to hide who we are and what we believe from the government or each other. We are currently in the process of losing that and all I can do is weep remembering my students singing the preamble to the constitution while waiting in line to tour the National Archives.
We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice and insure domestic tranquility. Provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and promote the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and declare this the constitution of America.
That’s what’s good for our country and our children. ❤
Bye.
This is not an airport, no need to announce your departure
Well, I checked out those videos that you recommended very very ignorant people as far as I’m concerned on the wrong side of the tracks at you that you even like those and I like you, but those are just weird Democratic lefties oh my God horrible that comedian Josh what an ignorant person he is really somebody needs to watch the real news because that is so jaded and disgusting. I can’t believe it. I still love you. I’ll watch you but I’ll be very cautious on those podcast you like because I totally disagree with everything they have to say I tried but yuck.😮❤
I’m interested to know what you consider real news? Help us ignorant people out
At your mention of apples and Northern Flickers, I was reminded of the poem, What Kind of Times are These by Adrienne Rich. It’s necessary reading. 🌳🍎🪶
Laura taught her socks 101 for my guild this weekend and it was GREAT! I’m soaking my little sample now.