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I have had the privilege of meeting Jessica Forbes, the founder of Ravelry and in fact, I taught her to hook at the Squam Art Workshops a few years ago. She is a beautiful, kind soul who is also an accomplished fiber artist and business woman. I fully support her decision to carefully, bravely, and thoughtfully deal with this issue that so many larger social media platforms are still dancing around. Ravelry has covered all the bases in not making this punitive or allowing anyone to lose their data. They are distinguishing between legitimate American conservatism and an ideology of hate specific to an individual politician. Ravelry is a private platform that can create its own terms of service, and therefore there is no violation of the First Amendment occurring here. I am posting their own announcement here so that you may see it unfiltered, uninterpreted, and untwisted, should you see commentary on it elsewhere. Ravelry can not be ignored in the fiber art world. I commend them in taking a lead in this.
Ravelry - a knit and crochet community
This includes support in the form of forum posts, projects, patterns, profiles, and all other content. Note that your project data will never be deleted. We will never delete your Ravelry project data...We're getting in to honeybee swarm season here in Maine and possibly in the areas where the rest of you live too. Here's some great info from the Maine State Beekeepers Association. If you encounter a honeybee swarm, PLEASE DO NOT HARM IT! Bees in a swarm are actually extremely docile and are not inclined to sting you.
If you are in Maine, this link will help MSBA quickly assign a beekeeper to come remove it. If you're right in the Norway/Paris/Oxford area, please give me a call at 207-890-8490 - I might just want your swarm - but I am not on the general list because swarm catching (except my own) is not something I can make time for very often right now. If you are not in Maine, I'm certain there are beekeepers in your area who will take the swarm promptly from wherever it's landed.
Honey Bee Swarm Removal Service in Maine - Maine State Beekeepers Association
The Maine Beekeepers Association can help you if you have honeybees that have swarmed. We do not remove hornets nest, bumble bees, wasps or other stinging insects – just honeybees. Please be sure to...Almost the end of June but the first one finally managed to open. #seasonsattheparrishouse #peonies #strangesummer
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