Mary Aileen (@patchworkmouse) · DIRTY

Mary Aileen

@patchworkmouse

Retired librarian, crafter, glass-wearing reading geek. She/her, mostly ace.

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Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 4d

triceratops

small cross stitch of a triceratops, in three shades of green

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 9d

Tired Kitty

cross stitch of a white cat wearing glasses, sleeping on top of a stack of books

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 9d

God of Lawyers from the books by @tkingfisher.com

small white rat plushie. it is made of white fur fabric, with pink fleece nose, paws, ears, and tail, and little black felt eyes.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 14d

What's going on?
selected choice is "I'm in this photo and I don't like it"

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 15d

cartoon featuring a crudely drawn rat
panel 1: "my body feels weak again..."
panel 2: "got a slight headache too..."
panel 3: "I feel exhausted and I haven't done a thing..."
panel 4: another rat asks, "hey! how are you?" the first rat answers, "relatively or objectively speaking?"

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 19d

Sundog plush

plush dog in bright yellow fur with yellow felt "flames" around its neck. Its eyes are a slightly darker yellow, and its nose is bright orange

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· 28d

They do (my local forecast as of this morning)

NWS forecast graphic showing "patchy smoke" for Today and Tomorrow and "smoke" for Thursday

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jul 12

Now I wanna make a plush horseradish.

drawing of a red horse shaind to white on the nose and lower legs, with radish leaves for mane and tail

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jul 10

My new shoes came! I don't actually need another pair of sneakers just yet. But I couldn't resist this limited edition color.

side view of a pair of sneaker in a bright teal, aka Baltic

top view of a pair of sneakers from SAS in a bright teal, aka Baltic

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jul 8

“Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist” Do Muppets count? If so, I think I'll be okay. (I don't save celebrity pics. Except possibly for memes.)

Kermit the Frog holding up a sign that says NO

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jul 8

blue dragon

cross stitch of a standing dragon in shades of muted blue with purple horns and spines

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 30

Owl Wizard

cross stitch of an owl with a magical staff and a big witch's hat

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 29

Forecast in east central NYS. Yuck.

screenshot from weather.gov showing highs in the upper 90s Wednesday through Friday, with an Extreme Heat Watch covering all three days

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 27

Tiny, annoying, cross stitch unicorn. If ever there was a use for even-weave linen, this plethora of quarter and three-quarter stitches is it.

cross stitch unicorn, an inch tall, with white body, orange hooves and horn, and rainbow mane and tail.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 26

alien seed pods on my day lilies!

close up of a clump of day lilies show spent flowers, skinny buds, and odd bulbous growths, including a three-sided one extending from the flower base.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 26

One tree, not two bushes

two big round clumps covered in leaves, very close together

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 25

red panda wizard

cross stitch of a red panda wearing a witch's hat with sparkles at the tip

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 24

Campanula by my driveway

cascades of light purple bell-like flowers on tall stalks. some are still buds.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 20

Them: You don't look sick.
Me: This may shock you but most of my body is on the inside. Where you can't see it.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 20

historical painting of two women talking, overlaid with dialogue
"What is the first thing you notice when someone tries to approach you?"
"The audacity."

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 15

baby fire dragon made with three colors of variegated floss

small cross stitch of a baby dragon in shades of yellow, orange, and brick red, on black aida cloth

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 15

More day lilies! These are twice as tall as the yellow ones.

bunch of orange day lilies growing in front of a brick wall

close up of two day lilies, orange with yellow stripes down the middle of each petal.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 10

Baby dragon Blue, because that's what I had the right floss for

small cross stitch of a cute little dragon in shades of blue with yellow horns. it has a striped tummy and tiny wings.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 10

Daylilies!

two butter-yellow day lilies in bloom, plus a bunch more buds on the plant

close-up of two butter yellow day lily flowers

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 9

My mom getting read to ride home from church.

gray-haired woman in t-shirt, casual pants, and bike helmet standing by her bicycle, which has a tote bag in the back basket

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 8

blue-point Siamese The body color is the palest possible blue.

small cross stitch of a seated cat looking at the viewer. the body color is an extremely pale blue, the ears, face, legs, and tail are blue-gray, and it's outlined in a slightly darker, purpler blue. pale blue backstitching around the sky-blue eyes and the nose and mouth bring out the facial details.

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· Jun 5

Dachshund

plush dachshund with shaggy blond fur

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· May 31

"Sea of Love" iris that I planted last fall. The pictures online looked blue, but it's definitely purple. I love it.

tall blue purple iris

close up of a blue-purple iris blossom. it has yellow bits on the edges at the base of each petal and lavender "beards"

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· May 28

Doctor Who title card: Doctor Who and the Whenabouts of Burr

Mary Aileen@patchworkmouse· May 28

Iris!

black iris with tan "beard"

close-up of black iris. the center is purple, and it the outer petals have tan beards.