SewBlue

@sewblue@sfba.social
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What you can expect from my feed:
- mother to a severely dyslexic kid. I do a lot of advocating, as many do not realize that dyslexics are bullied/corrected off the internet.
- long covid suffer, but able to manage it
- Engineer, so math and science jokes, interesting tech.
- Crafter, mainly sewing. Love any kind craft and art.
- Lover of history and architecture
- old house DIY projects.
- black cat affectionado. So cats.

I tend to boost more than post.

We don’t know how close we are to triggering an Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC breakdown - but now we know a lot more about what it would mean for extreme temperatures in Europe. Good @carbonbrief
.org piece on a new study by the Dutch colleagues! 🌊
https://www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-current-collapse-could-trigger-profound-cooling-in-northern-europe-even-with-global-warming/
Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon Brief

A “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity.

Carbon Brief

KNACK SHOP. A toy-shop, a nick-nack-atory.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

In a world of catastrophes, inhumane politicians, and too many bad news, I'm just happy to find #goodNews from #France: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/11/french-furniture-expert-restorer-fake-chair-scam

"Pallot told the court: “It’s said there is no such thing as the perfect crime. There’s no such thing as a perfect fake either. We could have done better. We’re not good forgers."
And now I want to see the film with that rich duped Qatari prince! 😂

#fake #forgery #art #artMarket

French furniture expert and restorer guilty of fake 18th-century chair scam

Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues claimed chairs had adorned rooms of Marie Antoinette, in multimillion-euro con

The Guardian
Repost with alt text (thanks, @bfbcping!)

Sigh.

The circuit for my work desk at home just went out.

It's on "plugs."

#OnThisDay, 8 Jun 1953, Mary Terrell wins her Supreme Court case and desegregates Washington DC's restaurants.

She's 93, and celebrates with lunch in the very restaurant that she'd taken to court.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

LOP-SIDED. Uneven, having one side larger or heavier than the other: boys' paper kites are often said to be lop-sided.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons

Y'ALL:

Found it! Fine crochet thread in all the sizes made in New York. Some of these sizes are damn near impossible to find for vintage patterns.

https://colonialneedle.com/products/1234

#crochet
#threadcrochet
#lace

Presencia Fincrochet