Melissa Ryckman
@missoularedhead
Historian, medievalist, geek, feminist, mom, crocheter, potter. Order changes depending on day. Associate professor. All my own thoughts (most of which lately are 'wtf'). Desperately trying to do research.
My child is awesome. For my birthday this year, she got me time with otters, my favorite animal. Softer than I thought. No shots of my face, though.
Until it is fired, clay is infinitely reusable. This is reclaimed clay. All the scraps from throwing & trimming go into a 5 gallon bucket w/ water & gets mixed. Then it gets spread out ontoo a drying surface (this is Hardie board), dried out a bit, wedged, & reused. I love this stuff.
Y’all, I’m finally getting the hang of this pottery thing. Not quitting my day job any time soon, though.
So, as some of you know, I’m a bonus mom. Tonight, one of my bonus daughters gave me this, and I cried.
My grading is done, the away message set, and I’m officially done with Fall ‘25. Time to get some downtime, and start playing with this baby.
What I’ve been up to in an attempt to not run screaming into the night.
Because I really need to remember there is joy in the world, I give you my first ever fully finished pottery piece. The center is rough so I can use it as a garlic grater.
The last few days, I’ve redone the bedroom as a birthday present for Rick. I think he’s gonna like it! The headboard was thrifted. There’s about 8 more square feet of carpet visible in the room now!
A rare photo of Rick and I. Proof that my husband does, in fact, go out in public on rare occasions.
Rick got me a pottery wheel for my birthday, and The D came and showed me how to wedge and throw on it. Fun!
Y’all, I know it’s bad. But sometimes, you gotta step away. I give you #squishthekitten relaxing.
@adapalmer.bsky.social look what came today!!! So excited to dig into this!
So he can post that pardons are null and void now? That’s not how any of this works.
I needed this today. You might too. The Nashville Zoo welcomed a clouded leopard at the end of February, and she is adorable.
What the hell is an “illegal protest”?! Also, it’s called the first amendment, mofo.
How a) is this legal and b) does it have anything to do with America being back? Also, how incredibly racist.