My Shop l Ko-Fi l Prints l AO3 | Wishlist Renee, she/her, 40s, married, pagan, Disabled, queer, quilter, gamer, writer, watercolor painter, science junky, Dragon Age lover, progressive socialist Democrat. If you are a Trump-Humper, nazi/neo-nazi, racist, antisemitic, radfem, ableist, (LGBTQ+)-phobic, you have no place being here! Reproductive rights are human rights! Trans rights are human rights! Black rights are human rights! Before sending me an ask begging for money or that I share your GFM, read this. Failing to do so will result in me reporting the ask and blocking you immediately. If enough people report your asks as spam, your account will be closed, so think carefully before spamming my inbox with begging. I have reported and blocked more than 100 accounts for sending me these asks. Commissions: OPEN Background is a closeup of a painting I made. Avatar is my OC Ghanima Lavellan created by Lagunanegra.
It has been suggested I make a post to pin at the top, with some info for anyone who decides to stop by.
First, I have my most important links at the top, but if you don't feel like scrolling up, here you go.
My Kofi Page - here you will find my gallery, shop, and the options for supporting me. This includes a monthly option, called a membership. My Kofi page is like Etsy and Patreon rolled into one, with some extras, and much more user-friendly. Selling my work also reduces the mentality of my being a burden, and thank you for making that load much lighter for me. Pssst...my members get automatic discounts on shop listings and commissions, and some things are available only to my members.
My Throne List - this is a list where you can purchase items for me, and do so anonymously. I have quilt-related things, stuff for hEDS, egift cards, and other randoms. My being Disabled and my husband being the only source of income aside from my fixed income, I don't have much opportunity to shop for anything that isn't 100% necessary.
My AO3 - I write Dragon Age fanfiction, namely the smutty stuff. Because I can. Fair warning: I like it explicit and mixed with humor because life is weird and funny. You will need to be logged in to read anything I post. My account is locked in order to prevent AI from scraping it so easily.
My smutty romance book list - not part of the links, but figured I may as well share here. I love filthy explicitly detailed smutty romances. I'm also quite picky about what I like. If smutty romance is what you like, check out the link. Scifi, historical, historical fantasy, modern day/contemporary, and a mix of all of these are on the list.
Second, I have some details here for y'all since I know so many of you are a curious bunch...
I'm a Disabled queer artist with a focus on quilts. When able, I'm also a watercolor painter. My work is done Friday-Monday, taking Tuesday-Thursday off because those are my husband's days off. On those days, I game, write (mostly fanfiction), assist in housecleaning as my body allows, and spend time with Hubby.
I'm pagan and the pantheons I work with are Norse and Celtic. I'm a devotee of Cernunnos, and work a lot with Thor (patron god of the blue collar/working class), Freyja, and The Morrigan. Every home has spirits, and I've been working with those who reside in my own house. I love their company and it appears they enjoy mine as well. I do suggest you talk to your home, set up a little shrine with something as simple as a plant, a bowl, and a cup. Share a portion of your meals with them, explain changes you've made and why (like hanging artwork, home improvements, etc), and build a relationship with them. It makes a big difference. Call me crazy if you want, but it's spooked tf outta my husband when he saw how swiftly things improved when he apologized to the house and explained the home improvements and repairs we've made.
Some info regarding my style:
My style will never be called subtle. Bold and bright is my route. Even when working in black and white, I will make it stand out.
My personal aesthetic is cottage core, stained glass, art nouveau, and Hawaiian prints (especially the campy stuff).
I lean towards jewel-tones, which is why I really enjoy making stained glass quilts. Bright jewel-tones with the darkest black in strips between sections? Fuck, yes.
My favorite animals are housecats, snow leopards, clouded leopards, penguins, peacocks, and hummingbirds. In that order. The last two are the colorful ones.
My favorite flowers are daisies of every kind, and very fragrant flowers. Not a fan of roses though. I think they're overrated.
I collect teacups and fairies, with a big love for mushrooms, moss, and teapots.
Most of my quilts are small because they're quick to make. My primary focus has been on stocking my shop, but now that my husband has a well-paying job as a sous chef, I can focus on decorating our home and get to work on the quilts I wanna make for us.
We're turning what is technically the dining room into my quilting room. It's slow-going due to my disabilities, but it's coming along. The walls are no longer shiny hospital blue, but are a matte green and the ceiling a matte white. I've moved The Monster (my massive hutch) in there and will be painting it as well. the room with have The Monster to store all my tea-related stuff (I love tea), and everything related to machine quilting.
I have a machine quilting frame, and a domestic sewing machine specifically for it, set up in there for me to work on BIG quilts. They'll be put to use after the room is finished.
Fun facts:
We will be celebrating 20 years of marriage in 2026. Yay! We married at a renaissance fair in 2006, but the seizure med I was on at that time prevented me from developing many memories. I have flashes of the wedding, but that's it.
I'm epileptic and have seizures everyday. Thankfully, the Big Ones, in my case tonic-clonic, aren't daily.
I was diagnosed with hEDS when I was 41. My doctor genuinely believed I had been diagnosed already because the symptoms are so obvious. We've also come to the conclusion I have vEDS due to the severity and ease with which I bruise, the length of time it takes for bruises and injuries to heal, and various other interesting things. Unfortunately, the only way to officially diagnose vEDS is via genetics testing. My insurance won't cover it.
To make things more interesting, I have POTS as well. I get virtually no sewing done during the summer/dry season due to this. My sewing room gets hot as balls before noon due to where the room being on the more eastern side of the house. I have to get up at around 5AM in order to get anything done in there. Thankfully, it's only four months of hell. My tolerance for heat is almost comically low.
I've got other disabilities as well. These are why I cannot work a "Real Job." I do my best to bring in money via selling my work. Please, purchase my work. I know commissions and custom-made items are awesome, but they take time. There are many listings in my shop, with more incoming, and I can ship those off right away.
When I drop things, I, um...sorta scream? Not the sort that would scare anyone into thinking I'm dealing with a home invasion or violence. Let's just say that Telemed appointments have resulted in my doctors laughing themselves to tears because I dropped my pen on the floor or whatever. In person, this shit is so much funnier and absurd.
My husband is a DnD dungeon/game master, and his players have heard me scream like my previous point. It never fails to make everyone laugh.
He paints the miniatures he uses in his games, and I construct all the buildings. The only thing that stopped me from becoming a carpenter was my seizures. They and heavy operating equipment with sharp blades do not mix well at all.
Hubby is a professional cook. The only reason he doesn't call himself a chef is due to not going to cooking school. This man has been working in kitchens for more than 30 years. He is a fucking chef, and his own employer has said as much. It does make him grin every time I tell someone I have my own personal chef, though.
He is also my official caregiver and is even paid by the state. It covers our mortgage and a portion of our bills, and takes some of the guilt about being a burden off my mind. He refuses to say I'm a burden, and shushes me anytime I mention feeling guilty about being unable to bring in more money.
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I still do not understand the people who say voting doesn’t matter…why else would there be a concerted effort to gerrymander and redistrict and purge voter rolls and create draconian ID laws? (Mostly targeting black voters and majority black districts)
Isn’t it kind of insulting to the people who fight for an actual democracy, to the places in the world without free and fair elections, to the people (particularly black, native, and disabled people) who are regularly purposefully excluded from voting, to just say it doesn’t matter? How the fuck do you view your own inaction as some type of moral high ground? How did we get from “the Democratic Party has major issues in regards to corporate donors and neoliberalism” to “both parties are equally bad”
I am not playing this game with you. It does make a difference who is in power. It does make a difference who draws election maps, who sits on the courts, who decides funding, who enforces laws (and what laws they do or do not enforce).
I need to acquire shelves i can install on my sewing room walls, seeing asni have no floor space for storing things. Freeing up space for new quilts is also a must, seeing as only have space for the mini-quilts right now. Lack of space is the only reason i haven't worked on anything larger than 40x40 inches.
Use the link above or TOOHOT at checkout to get a 40% discount on everything in my shop. Something costs $100 USD? It's $60 USD with the coupon.
The code expires October 1st, same day I close commissions.
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I just did a little math for my monthly supporters because i'm curious about something. Namely, how much money would I receive if all support slots were taken.
$2/month - 200 slots, exclusive automatic discounts on commissions and shop listings, as well as the option to DM me on Ko-fi
$5/month - 30 slots, same as previous tier, plus monthly postcards, exclusive shop listings, commission prioritizing, exclusive requests
$15/month - 30 slots, same as above, plus a free gift once a year after three months of membership
$50/month - 15 slots, same as above, but two gifts a year after three months of membership
If all slots were filled, it would result in $1750/month. My husband wouldn't have to find a second job, we could afford groceries and pay all our bills without struggling, my husband could afford health insurance, and saving money would be possible. I could more easily focus on making things instead of putting so much effort into selling, aka be less stressed. Less stress means fewer seizures, and fewer seizures means more energy for both mental and physical health.
Will those slots get filled up? Unlikely, but a girl can dream, and i'm very good at dreaming.
“But I wanna know!” You’re gonna have to learn to be ok with not knowing some things, especially when those things involve personal details about strangers that they’re not comfortable sharing.
“But it’s confusing!” If you take the time to educate yourself it’ll no longer be confusing. Otherwise you’re just gonna have to learn to be ok with being confused.
“But it’s weird!” You probably do weird things all the time. Everyone does weird things sometimes. Life goes on.
“But it scares me!” Is it hurting you? No? You’ll be fine. Being scared and being harmed are not always the same thing. Learn to tell the difference and then act accordingly.
“But I want it!” And I want a million dollars. You can’t always get what you want.
"But it makes me uncomfortable!" The world is an uncomfortable place and complete strangers are not required to fix that for you. Learning to endure harmless discomfort is a life skill for existing in public.
"But I don't like it!" There's plenty of things in the world and not all of them are fun or enjoyable or For You. This applies to everyone and we all have to deal with that in a mature fashion.
"But I want to do the thing!" You can't always do what you want. Most people learn this in preschool. Wanting something does not entitle you to be inconsiderate to the people around you.
Thought of what the DA equivalent to a winter holiday would be, and immediately thought of people making winter trips to the nations given to Maferath's sons (Orlais, Nevarra and the Free Marches) as like a pilgrimage of sorts.
Rook thought the holiday would serve as a good cover for taking Lucanis to Orlais to see wyverns as a surprise. Wyverns are less active during the cold months and it would be safer to get an up close look also.
They found a baby wyvern and shenanigans ensue. (I mostly just wanted to draw a cute lizard)
Shenanigans end when momma wyvern comes out of the cave. They give the baby back and hightail it out of Orlais with new holes in their clothes but largely in tact.
The next section of the wallhanging! This will be three moon phases. There was a different moon pattern i wanted to use, but the only copy i have is on my previous PC, which is currently dead. I need to hire a professional to extract the data. That's more expensive than a different pattern. This one has had to be resized, which means not all the tiny pieces will be included.
Pics of the lost patterns below the cut.
Now, i did try reaching out to tge designer of the other pattern, but their website no longer exists. I have proof of purchase, but no luck finding and contactijg the designers. If you happen to have a copy of this pattern, Phases of the Moon by Liz Schwartz and Stephen Seifert, originally published in Quilts with Style, please tell me.
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Hi everyone! I found an interesting article about ADHD. Apparently according to one study, sleep waves seem to appear during wakefulness. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“Frequent forgetfulness, careless mistakes, or difficulty sustaining attention and resisting distractions: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects about 2.5% of adults, yet its biological mechanisms remain poorly understood.
In a study published in TheJournal of Neuroscience, an international team suggests that the symptoms of this disorder may be linked to the intrusion of slow waves—usually observed during sleep—into wakefulness.
This phenomenon, known as “local sleep,” could explain the fluctuations in attention and the drowsiness often observed in people with ADHD.
To reach these conclusions, researchers compared the brain activity of 32 adults with ADHD who were receiving medication with that of 31 neurotypical adults, while participants performed a task requiring sustained attention.
The result: “Adults with ADHD show a significantly higher density of slow waves, which are usually observed during deep sleep. These waves are not trivial: the higher their density, the more participants make inattentive errors and show slower or more variable reaction times,” explains Thomas Andrillon (Inserm), researcher in the DreamTeam at the Paris Brain Institute and senior author of the study.
Participants with ADHD also reported more episodes of “mind wandering” and “mind blanking,” two states directly correlated with these local sleep intrusions. In addition, the level of fatigue reported by participants increased as slow-wave activity accumulated during sustained attentional effort”
The full article will be below if anyone wants to read the entire thing
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains poorly understood from a biological perspective. An international study led by scien
Hey. If people aren't aware, Microsoft admitted they know who you and where you are at all times and will give your info to the police.
They have a Global Device Identifier (GDID) Tracker that functions as a fingerprint for your PC that can surpass VPNs, proxy servers and countries. Although it can't survive a clean reinstall of Windows (it can survive updates), because Microsoft forces you to go to the internet and log in into a Microsoft account, they will be able to get to you.
Microsoft kept it secret and it was only found out when the FBI tracked a hacker thanks to the information Microsoft gave them.
You should be paying attention to this, and possibly consider moving away from Windows. If a government, especially the US government, doesn't like you for some reason, this could be seriously concerning.
This article specifically notes:
For journalism, activism, or domestic abuse situations, skip Windows and use Linux routed through Tor instead of a commercial VPN. A GDID doesn’t care which VPN you use, only that it’s still the same Windows installation.
GDID is the persistent Windows ID that helped FBI trace a Scattered Spider hacker despite VPNs. Here's how it works and how to limit it.
Other important quotes:
What has researchers uneasy is everything else the case reveals. Costin Raiu, a well-known malware researcher, asked on the Three Buddy Problem podcast how much of this exists on other platforms, and whether it is linked more permanently to hardware. Matthew Hickey, another security researcher, called Windows “surveillance software”.
Two things back that up:
There’s no consent screen. A GDID gets assigned when you sign into a Microsoft Account. Apple’s advertising identifier needs an App Tracking Transparency prompt and a visible reset; Android’s works the same way. GDID has neither, and a Windows reinstall only gets you a new number Microsoft can still get back to the same account.
Then there’s activation. Massgrave, the group behind Microsoft Activation Scripts, notes that Windows setup sends hardware info to Microsoft and gets identifiers back, the same tokens later used for Store access and licensing: “It’s impossible to prevent Windows from getting a GDID without breaking activation and UWP app[s].” Anyone who lost a license after swapping a motherboard has already met a smaller version of this.
Here's the complaint filed to the court, the primary source for the case mentioned in the article. You can find mentions of GDID on page 30 of the document or 34 of the PDF.
You can get and use windows 11 without logging in with a microsoft account, as of five days ago. I am a local user on my computer. Don't ask me how to do it, because my computer repair guy did it when he reinstalled windows, but there are tutorials out there. Refuse to connect to internet until you're set up and can use the computer freely.
Refusing to connect to the internet doesn't help. You have to open a Command Prompt (Shift+F10) and typing start ms-cxh:localonly (and pressing enter) during installation when you get to the sign in/create stupid ms account screen
For comprehensive deets, tomshardware explains
Maintain only a local account on your Windows 11 PC.
Unless there's really really specific reasons to subject yourself to windows, please consider installing linux mint instead.
genuinely I'm so sick of people wanting all fiction to be ethical. can we all just get a little gross with it. the point of fiction is that it's not real. we can be unethical in fiction; same goes with being perverted with fiction, being unrealistic with fiction, and being grotesque with fiction. not all fiction has to be ethical, not every character has to be ethical, and that's okay. can we stop with the puritanism. be gross. be unrealistic. be whatever. if I don't like it it's not my business as long as we're all clear that its fictional.
via ered.bsky.social, the only kinds of unethical fiction:
people in the replies are going "what about books glorifying unethical things" and "what if it's propaganda" and you, my friends, are who this comic was made for
August is here and the late summer harvest festivals and the season of learning are almost upon us! Whether you’re gearing up for the coming school year or packing the car for one last beach trip, you’re going to need one particular accessory - BOOKS. As such, all my books are on sale this month, including the money-saving Discount Book Bundle, where you can get all three of my titles for one low price!
Use code COMMONSENSE for 20% off new and featured items all month long!
(And remember - books ship worldwide!)
I’m also pleased to announce that I will once more be joining the good people of Scares That Care for Authorcon VII in March 2027. Tickets are on sale now, so start making plans to join us in Williamsburg as we Fight Real Monsters!
Speaking of upcoming events, it’s once again time to grab a seat for this year’s CritWitchCon! There’s a Free Brew (and a bit of a preview) on August 8th, and the main event is the weekend of September 4-6. And don’t worry about travel expenses - CritWitchCon is a virtual event open to anyone with an interest in magical practice with a healthy dose of common sense. Check out all the details and register for the event on the Critical Thinking Witch Collective site! (There just might be a shop special next month for people who attend!)
Don’t forget to check out the Upcoming Events page for my full schedule of local markets and workshops. Tune in to Hex Positive on your favorite listening app and check out the Redbubble shop for fabulous podcast merch. And sign up for my Patreon for early announcements and monthly merch polls!
Stay Safe and Happy Witching! 📚
Important August Dates:
August 12 - New Moon (in Scorpio)
August 12 - Total Solar Eclipse
August 12-13 - Perseid Meteor Shower (coinciding with new moon)
August 28 - Sturgeon Moon (in Pisces) - Partial Lunar Eclipse!
Upcoming Events:
The Witches Table Discussion Group: Williamsburg Chapter
(First Wednesday of each month)
Upcoming Dates - August 5 | September 2
Virginia Beer Company
401 2nd St, Williamsburg VA (USA)
Hosted by The Witches Table
(And check out the Richmond chapter too!)
First Fridays Moon Market
(First Friday of each month)
Next Event - August 7
Historic Hilton Village
10369 Warwick Blvd, Newport News VA (USA)
Hosted by Styx & Stones
CTWC Witches’ Brew: Sport & Games Sorcery!
FREE ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, August 8 2026, 1pm-330pm EDT
Sign Up Here
The Wandering Book Caravan
Sunday August 23, 11am-5pm
New Realm Brewing Co
5941 Harbour View, Suffolk VA
Hosted by Otaku Events LLC
CritWitchCon 2026: Fallow and Feral - Active Paths of Rest
Virtual Online Gathering
September 4-6 2026
Full Info and Registration Here
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Oh chickens know full well they were once giant predatory dinosaurs. No need for a mouser cat when you have chickens. They wont play with their mouse prey, they will eviscerate and devour it straight away.
If you would like to have something handmade and one-of-a-kind, check out my quilts. As small as 1.5x1.5 inches and as large as queen size.
As many of my followers know, i had a severe hip dislocation in April.* This requires surgery to repair, and recovery will have me on bedrest for several weeks. It looks like surgery likely won't happen until this autumn.
I'm raising money to acquire items on my Throne list here. This includes the laptop i'm crowdfunding for, seeing as sitting at my computer desk causes intense pain. I also have other items there, and you can order them anonymously for me, if you wish to do so.
In order to acquire necessary funds, i've opened commissions. I will work on these until i can't. What i don't complete prior to surgery will have to wait until until after i recover. If you buy a commission, this is something you need to understand.
Now, that being said, let's get to the good stuff!
Pay What You Want - starts at $57 USD, what you receive won't be seen until it arrives. What you pay will influence what i choose to make, so beware this is a bit of a gamble.
Mug Rug - starts at $62 USD, 6x8 to 12x12 inches. Foundation paper piecing is an option. These are large enough for a mug and snack.
Single serving dining set - starts at $98 USD, and includes one placemat and matchint coaster. Foundation paper piecing is an option.
Set of four coasters - starts at $112 USD, with the option of adding more coasters to the set. Foundation paper piecing is also an option.
Table runner - starts at $246 USD, with the option of using insulated batting for this to serve as a long hot pad. Foundation paper piecing is also available.
Four piece placemat set - starts at $246 USD, with the options of adding a set of coasters and a table runner for a full collection. Foundation paper piecing is available as well.
Mini quilt - starts at $281 USD, and foundation paper piecing is an option.
Pine tree wallhanging - $292 USD, and can serve as an alternative for a yuletide tree. I have one, in pink, blue, and purple, and my ornaments are pins and buttons.
Just the quilt top - starts at $481 USD, with options for larger sizes. You will receive the finished top and will have to either do the quilting yourself or hire someone to do it for you. If you wish for me to use foundation paper piecing, pay twice the amount and mention you want me to use FPP and the size range. If there is a pattern you would like me to use, feel free to ask but I promise nothing.
*It caused something called a flap tear on the front of my right hip. A 4cm cyst developed next to it and just inside the edge of the joint. It has made it virtually impossible to sit upright for more tham 10 minutes at a time due to this section of my hip pinching the tear and cyst. I have pain tolerance high enough to scare my doctor and physical therapists, and the pain sitting upright causes is enough to bring me to tears.
