Completed July 31, 2026 - Santa Collection #6 by myfanny (Clotilde Cherubini). #Stitchsky #crossstitch
Deborah Lee
@debmsu.bsky.social
Librarian, Writer, Philatelist Professor/Director of Research Impact and AI Strategy, Mississippi State University Libraries
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Some summer evening stitching…Christmas stitching in July! This is a fun pattern by an Italian cross stitch designer that goes by myFanny (aka Clotilde Cherubini). #crossstitch #stitchSky #ThingsSaferThanEatingSalad
Kicking off a week long staycation with a finish! Crescent Crab, designed by Fine Frog Stitching - completed June 25, 2026. This is part of the Beneath the Waves collaboration. #crossstitch #stitchsky
The perfect project for a stormy Friday night: Crescent Crab by Fine Frog Stitching. #crossstitch #StitchSky
#FridayReads The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader by Melissa Murray @profmmurray. My semiquincentennial read! #booksky
Progress as of June 7, 2026 - Beach Quaker by Primrose Cottage. This is a fun summer stitch! #crossstitch #stitchsky
Taking a break from my holiday stitching to work on my TBR pile. Next up: Draft No. 4 by John McPhee.
Summer Blessings by Primrose Cottage. Completed May 22, 2026. (Finish #6 for the year!) #crossstitch #stitchsky
Just a follow up on one of last weekend’s culinary experiments…collard stem pickles are awesome!!! #cooking #canning #canningsky
For my #philately friends! #stamps
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 3mo ago“If you’re passionate about something, stick to it, even if you’re bad at it,” retired MSU art professor Alex Bostic said. “You’re going to eventually get good, & that’s what I teach my students. … Success is when talent & opportunity meet, so work on your talent because opportunities will come.”
Sigh…as the local librarian who is also a philatelist…and gets all the stamp related questions…the short answer is no. Sure, there might be a hidden gem in that stamp collection…there might also be a Picasso under that painting of dogs playing poker. But the odds, they are not in your favor.
The Economist@economist.com · 3mo agoCards, coins, stamps, memorabilia and posters used to be handled by small, specialist dealers. Increasingly, however, auction houses are getting in on the action econ.st/49jenJ4 Photo: Eyevine
Completed April 30, 2026. Festive Cardinal by Max Pigeon/Pigeon Coop Designs. Stitched on 14 count Fiddler’s Cloth. #crossstitch #stitchSky
A rainstorm, some stitchy time…and a little bit of shopping on EBay. A perfect Friday night! #crossstitch #stitchsky
#FridayReads Keep it Simple Y’all Every Day by Matthew Bounds. I had sworn off buying cookbooks but there are some authors you just want to support. And I love his practical approach to cooking!
Sunday morning stitching. I’ve discovered that my vintage cups make great ORT and scissors containers! #crossstitch #stitchsky
Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Completed March 29, 2026. (Halloween and Christmas craft projects are always in season!) #crossstitch #stitchsky
Bewitching Toad by Shannon Christine. Progress as of March 22, 2026. (This is a fun one but the greens are more of a challenge than I thought they would be!) #crossstitch #stitchsky
Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Completed March 10, 2026 This was a lot of fun to complete! #crossstitch #stitchsky
#FridayReads Feeding the Nation by Marguerite Patten. I love reading about the ingenuity of home cooks during World War II.
Boreal Bounty by Max Pigeon. Progress as of February 22, 2026. This was maybe a tad ambitious for someone who had only completed a handful of small ornaments! #crossstitch #stitchsky #wip
Wow. The number varied throughout the session but topped out at 76 attendees in this morning's online plagiarism workshop. Not bad for a less-than-exciting subject on a beautiful Starkville morning! #mississippistateuniversity #msstate
I am trying to post fewer collard pictures…but a plate of a collard dinner is such a thing of beauty! #Collards #ComfortFood
Well, my Friday just got a whole lot better! A colleague came by and asked if I wanted this great old set of stamp albums. Two volumes of the Scott specialty series for South America. There are some stamps but these are great old albums even without the stamps. ❤️ #philately
