Deborah Lee

I’m taking a break from my big Halloween project - it’s a lot of black stitching and I needed some color. What better transition piece than Tiny Modernist’s Mouse’s Pumpkin Pie. This is a very fun, easy stitch! #crossstitch #stitchsky

Sweetly Sayin’ Autumn by Primrose Cottage, completed October 17, 2026. #crossstitch #stitchsky

I’m taking a break from my Halloween stitch to work on this one - Piped Plovers by Bad Stitch. This is so fun to work on! #crossstitch #bigbirdbundle #stitchsky

Holiday Samplings - Halloween by Primrose Cottage. Progress as of September 28…I’m almost ready to move my hoop! This might be my largest project so far. #crossstitch #StitchSky

Completed September 6, 2026 - Sip, Stitch, Repeat by Primrose Cottage. (Finish number 13 for the year!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Some pre-retirement reading! #BookSky

Completed August 14, 2026 - Birch & Cardinal by Pigeon Coop Designs. #crossstitch #StitchSky

Completed July 31, 2026 - Santa Collection #6 by myfanny (Clotilde Cherubini). #Stitchsky #crossstitch

Local #news tells the story of our communities, but much of today's journalism exists digitally and is at risk of being lost. NYU Libraries and Portico are launching a new project, with support from the Mellon Foundation, to help preserve born-digital local news. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fJavUa

Some summer evening stitching…Christmas stitching in July! This is a fun pattern by an Italian cross stitch designer that goes by myFanny (aka Clotilde Cherubini). #crossstitch #stitchSky #ThingsSaferThanEatingSalad

LOL…everyone spends their staycation updating their floss inventory, right? #crossstitch #stitchsky

Kicking off a week long staycation with a finish! Crescent Crab, designed by Fine Frog Stitching - completed June 25, 2026. This is part of the Beneath the Waves collaboration. #crossstitch #stitchsky

#FridayReads The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader by Melissa Murray @profmmurray. My semiquincentennial read! #booksky

Progress as of June 7, 2026 - Beach Quaker by Primrose Cottage. This is a fun summer stitch! #crossstitch #stitchsky

This was a fun one! May Lizzie Kate Flip It - completed May 31, 2026. #CrossStitch #stitchsky

Taking a break from my holiday stitching to work on my TBR pile. Next up: Draft No. 4 by John McPhee.

Summer Blessings by Primrose Cottage. Completed May 22, 2026. (Finish #6 for the year!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Just a follow up on one of last weekend’s culinary experiments…collard stem pickles are awesome!!! #cooking #canning #canningsky

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For my #philately friends! #stamps

Sigh…as the local librarian who is also a philatelist…and gets all the stamp related questions…the short answer is no. Sure, there might be a hidden gem in that stamp collection…there might also be a Picasso under that painting of dogs playing poker. But the odds, they are not in your favor.

Completed April 30, 2026. Festive Cardinal by Max Pigeon/Pigeon Coop Designs. Stitched on 14 count Fiddler’s Cloth. #crossstitch #stitchSky

A rainstorm, some stitchy time…and a little bit of shopping on EBay. A perfect Friday night! #crossstitch #stitchsky

April Flip It by Lizzie Kate. Completed April 17, 2026. #crossstitch #stitchsky

#FridayReads Keep it Simple Y’all Every Day by Matthew Bounds. I had sworn off buying cookbooks but there are some authors you just want to support. And I love his practical approach to cooking!

Sunday morning stitching. I’ve discovered that my vintage cups make great ORT and scissors containers! #crossstitch #stitchsky

A little seasonal stitching start for this stormy Saturday. #crossstitch #stitchsky

Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Completed March 29, 2026. (Halloween and Christmas craft projects are always in season!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Progress as of March 22, 2026. (This is a fun one but the greens are more of a challenge than I thought they would be!) #crossstitch #stitchsky

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Completed March 10, 2026 This was a lot of fun to complete! #crossstitch #stitchsky

#FridayReads Feeding the Nation by Marguerite Patten. I love reading about the ingenuity of home cooks during World War II.

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Progress as of February 22, 2026. This was maybe a tad ambitious for someone who had only completed a handful of small ornaments! #crossstitch #stitchsky #wip

Wow. The number varied throughout the session but topped out at 76 attendees in this morning's online plagiarism workshop. Not bad for a less-than-exciting subject on a beautiful Starkville morning! #mississippistateuniversity #msstate

I am trying to post fewer collard pictures…but a plate of a collard dinner is such a thing of beauty! #Collards #ComfortFood

Boreal Bounty - progress as of February 8, 2026. #CrossStitch

Well, my Friday just got a whole lot better! A colleague came by and asked if I wanted this great old set of stamp albums. Two volumes of the Scott specialty series for South America. There are some stamps but these are great old albums even without the stamps. ❤️ #philately

January 2026 Crochet finishes: six dishcloths. (I do still need to weave in some ends.) #Crochet

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

I’ve started a play list of resistance/protest songs on YouTube. Some are really good. I would love to have other recommendations about similar songs! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Progress as of Jan. 27, 2026 - Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. This is my largest project to date. I’m not fast, but that’s ok. Some of the world’s most beautiful tapestries were created one stitch at a time. Just like change - small steps matter. #CrossStitch #CrossStitchLifeLessons

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🔥 Tennessee’s own sheryl crow bringing it

I’m a day late with #FridayReads because of storm prep. This week: In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore. Thanks to my library’s ILL for the access!

Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Progress as of January 19, 2026. #crossstitch (I love these colors!)

This #MLKDay, we're bringing scholarly context to one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most studied speeches with @jstordaily.bsky.social’s annotation of “I Have a Dream.” 💭 Explore: https://bit.ly/3LIjKJk Image: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Poor People’s Campaign for Poor Power, Schomburg Center.

I’m not a fast stitcher but I’ve made good progress on my patriotic project from Shannon Christine. It’s a great design but, w/ the last couple of weeks, I’m just not feeling it. I decided to switch to something that more closely reflects my mood & this pattern by Max Pigeon is perfect. #crossstitch

One of my 2026 goals is to tackle my large TBR pile. Next up: Generally Speaking by Lawrence Block. #reading #philately

To all who celebrate, Merry Christmas! I post this image most years - it is one of my favorites. It is the first dedicated Christmas themed stamp issued by the United States in 1962.