Mastodawn

My Norwegian great-grandparents immigrated to the US in 1903 and 1905 and were naturalized in 1918, but they had siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews back in Norway when red hats were outlawed there on February 26, 1942.

Red Hat Factory is encouraging people to wear red hats today, February 26, 2026, “in support of Democracy, Menneskeverd, and Unity“ https://redhatfactory.com/pages/red-hat-resistance Here in the Twin Cities, I’ll be plugging away #knitting Melt the ICE Hats https://payhip.com/b/TqQL1

LindenBranch05 Feb 20

Paul Cantrell Feb 20

I have another thing you can do to help people in Minneapolis!

These kids are raising funds to go to Space Camp. It’s a beautiful structure: families pay what they can, then •all• the families fundraise the remaining total for •all• the kids together. Either everyone goes or no one goes.

The ICE invasion really knocked the fundraising on its heels this year: everyone diverted, one major fundraising event cancelled. It’s looking a little dire; maybe no one goes this year. They could use some help.

https://www.mpsspacecamp2026.com

Reach for the Stars 2026

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LindenBranch05 Oct 31

I finished my pair of #socktober socks and highly recommend the 3-needle parallel bind off for cuff down socks! Roxanne Richardson’s tutorial is great: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Namjnu_lbWc
#knitting

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LindenBranch05 Oct 22

Ready for toe shaping!

#socktober #knitting

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LindenBranch05 Oct 15

I finished the gusset decreases for both socks during week two of #socktober.

#knitting

LindenBranch05 Oct 8

Feeling good about this pair of Dublin Bay Socks!

#socktober #knitting

LindenBranch05 Jul 19, 2025

I was trying to find more information about the second wife of one of my great grandfathers and really struggling because all I knew was her name (rather common and quite probably not her maiden name) and that she survived my great grandfather.
Then I remembered that an aunt had compiled a family tree years ago, and there was the second wife with a maiden name and death date—those details opened up so much!
#Genealogy

LindenBranch05 May 5, 2025

Li Chen May 5, 2025

Horse

LindenBranch05 Jun 6, 2024

My late grandmother’s favorite plant (a mock orange shrub) is blooming for the first time since being transplanted to my yard and the first bud is starting to open on her birthday! #FamilyHistory #HeirloomPlant

LindenBranch05 Oct 10, 2023

Hello! #FamilyHistory is one of my enduring interests 🌳 #genealogy #DNA

I was NordeastKnitter on my previous server and enjoy many fiber crafts: #knitting #crochet #weaving #SpindleSpinning #hardanger

#introduction