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    Apfelkuchen – before and after! 🍎🍰

    Apfelkuchen - before and after! 🍎🍰

    Apfelkuchen - before and after! 🍎🍰


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    Yep, all of this. Thanks @Yarna_ ❤️ https://t.co/kzkrDDqE2c


    RT @mavi888uy: #AWSDevDay is coming online!

    Deep dives across 3 tracks:
    👩🏻‍💼 IT Managers
    👨🏿‍💼Enterprise Architects
    👩🏽‍💻 App Developers…


    @mavi888uy Gahhh, you are such a good video editor! Love the jump cuts and energy. ❤️ PS is that a little robot on your necklace??


    RT @AmyMcGrathKY: I wrote to Sen. McConnell when I was 13, asking him to change the law so that women could be fighter pilots.

    He didn’t r…


    @mavi888uy Ahhh! It reminded me of the logo for @SydCSS. 😃🤖


    @taybenlor @MitchPommers Yes. I remember one very early morning meeting of @SydTechLeaders organisers where, after dancing around it, we all put cards on the table and shared our salaries. The range was eye-opening. It definitely convinced me of the need for more transparency.


    @sebsto @thebeebs YES, omg, the nostalgia. Is there a wormhole to that universe?? 😂 Might be better than this one right now…


    RT @jennyhbren: Happy #AdaLovelaceDay !

    Ada Lovelace was first to publish a computer program. And then was largely snubbed & forgotten fo…


    @thebeebs @sebsto 🤔 No Blackberry, but I think there might be a working Nokia 3310 on the boat from Oz…


    RT @ziniman: У меня самая замечательная в мире работа!
    Хотите присоединиться?
    Мы подбираем команду и ищем русскоязычных, прогрессивных, люб…



  • Milo Socks

    Finished knitting project! These are the Milo Socks from Cookie A’s book Sock Innovation.

    I started these way back in June but they took me forever to finish. Part of that is because, as usual, Cookie A patterns are way more complicated than they need to be. And there was the whole “moving international during a pandemic” thing to contend with as well. 🤷‍♀️

    The wool is Crazyfoot by Mountain Colors, which I bought in Phoenix, Arizona many years ago. I probably should’ve used a solid colour for such a complicated pattern, but it reminds me of the colours of the desert on that amazing drive that day through Sedona to Flagstaff.


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    @crankymate Nah, more like a gingerbread texture almost.


    @raejohnston Identified a person I admired and followed their career, got to know them a little. Then sent an email saying I was looking for a mentor and asking their advice in finding one. After a coffee, she agreed to mentor me ongoing. The email was key; gave her an out to say no.


    @gilmae Meanwhile, I was taking photos of crocheted “skirt guards” on vintage German ladies’ bicycles. https://t.co/Jv31xT3KOC


    @mipsytipsy I’ve seen some great talks from @heidihelfand on what she calls “dynamic reteaming” – she’s written a book on it https://t.co/E1AC3W1Ufm – so I bet she’s got some ideas…


    @Lifeofmle @CoreyGinnivan Yes to all of this. My brief foray into the world of Ruby and gems was even worse.


    RT @awscloud: Learn how to build advanced, scalable & secure applications at #AWSDevDay Online. Tune in to hear more from @web_goddess. htt…


    @Floris Don’t get discouraged! I’m old too; I miss the days of the early web. But it’s always good to have some idea what the young people are talking about…


    Me: “I’ve been feeling a little sad and down the last two weeks.”

    Friend: “Well, you’re doing a good job of making your life look fun.”

    It’s my dubious superpower. I need to write a blog post so people know exploding your life isn’t 24-7 pretzels and rainbows.


    @saberkite Thank you. I miss you! Hope we get to meet up again in person someday. 🙂


    @drkyliesmith Thanks. I’m trying to take it easy on myself, and more than once I’ve marveled at how you did it all on your own. Covid restrictions really don’t help, either…


    RT @isahuerga: Looking for a community where you can share ideas, ask and answer questions, and learn about new AWS services and best pract…


    RT @HamiltonMusical: We made this for 2016, but now it’s time to participate in the sequel! Show up and vote. #Throwback #Ham4Vote https://…


    RT @dabit3: I just published a few resources teaching how to deploy a Nuxt app to AWS’s global CDN

    Covering:
    – Static site deployment
    – SP…


    Finally finished the Milo Socks for @the_snook. Started them back in June but they took me forever to finish. Wool is Crazyfoot by Mountain Colors, purchased in Phoenix, Arizona many years ago because it reminded me of the colours of the desert! https://t.co/KzvrDmocbk https://t.co/1Zf1SvkVSQ



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    Finally finished the Milo Socks by @the.cookie.a for @das_snook! These took me ages, what with moving internationally during a pandemic. Time to start something new! 🧶🧦



  • Shared today on Twitter

    Sunday brunch accomplishment: recreate Weisswurst Frühstück at home! https://t.co/yGHPBWFn5E https://t.co/0Mvr84UGGb


    Honig-Zimt-Kekse (Honey Cinnamon Cookies) homemade by the Snook… 😋 https://t.co/GtiULHF8so https://t.co/F5cd4qbmEa


    Once he grew the beard, this was pretty much an inevitability. https://t.co/qbjvVJJFkS https://t.co/3okfWr7Xld


    Touring museums builds up a thirst… 🍺 https://t.co/1D4AunLmrx https://t.co/JAMZi6r0Wn


    Me: “1…3…2…8… Is that when the brewery was founded? Our countries didn’t even EXIST yet.” 😳

    @the_snook: “They didn’t even know our countries were THERE.” 🍺


    Finally watching the Challenger documentary on Netflix. Put it off until I was emotionally stable enough, and was still tearing up within the first five minutes. And yet, if NASA called tomorrow to offer me a spot, I still would.


    Made it through the teary part to get to the bit I was really looking forward to – Richard Feynman. (Thank you to whoever thought to play bongos when he was introduced!) https://t.co/H7grCDAR7Z


    Okay, so I cried again at the end when I learned that Barbara Morgan actually got to fly to space, 21 years after she was selected as McAuliffe’s backup for Challenger. I never knew that. What an amazing hero. https://t.co/3iVDdue0U0 👩‍🚀



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    Sunday brunch accomplishment: recreate Weisswurst Frühstück at home!


    Honig-Zimt-Kekse (Honey Cinnamon Cookies) homemade by the Snook… 😋


    Once he grew the beard, this was pretty much an inevitability.


    Touring museums builds up a thirst… 🍺



  • Photo Post

    Honig-Zimt-Kekse (Honey Cinnamon Cookies) homemade by the Snook… 😋

    Honig-Zimt-Kekse (Honey Cinnamon Cookies) homemade by the Snook... 😋


  • Photo Post

    Sunday brunch accomplishment: recreate Weisswurst Frühstück at home!

    Sunday brunch accomplishment: recreate Weisswurst Frühstück at home!


  • Shared today on Twitter

    @wheelyweb @misswired I had a cheque book in Oz for many years for exactly one reason – to pay my yearly Knitters Guild membership. Finally a few years back enough of the old guard died or retired so that a new committee got elected and finally added electronic payment.


    RT @jenistyping: You’re not supposed to be in accomplishment mode all the time. In fact, high performance *requires* periods of rest. Just…


    RT @ReinH: hey folks, this is good, this is how you do it https://t.co/ciOie9SIZB


    Schwäbische Maultaschen and potato salad. My attempt at a German regional speciality! Basically like ravioli or potstickers. 😋 https://t.co/al8xgxrJmU https://t.co/3hmbf83ntk




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