Grateful for 20+ years as author of books and short prose that heal. Gold medal nonfiction and fiction published in more than 25 languages. Berry fanatic, thrift store treasure hunter, incurable knitter, pantry meal maestro, road-less-taken explorer.https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3mbcbemvv7s2u"I pull for shore and stand up proud." My final published words of 2025, inspired by a long-ago whitewater raft trip, are a perfect summary of where I am at the end of this stupefyingly turbulent year. Uber thanks to all at Brevity Blog @dintywmoore.bsky.social #WritersofBlueSky #WriteSky https://bit.ly/3KS0J7631 Dec 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcbemvv7s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3magx7v4yik2aThis luscious #alpaca blend #blanket is a gift from my publisher, from kiva.org, an online lender that helps Asian, African, and Latin American artists bring their work to market. The gifts all come with a personal note from the artist. Very special. Check out Kiva and novica.com. #ArtYear #textile20 Dec 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3magx7v4yik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3madumfvbz22631 years of baking #gingerbread cookies for Potluck in the Park, a grassroots 501(c)(3) serving holiday dinner to anyone who shows up, no questions asked. "Wouldn't be Christmas without your ginger #cookies," the founder once told me, thereby ensuring I'll go on 'til I drop. #XmasXtra #FoodOnFriday19 Dec 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3madumfvbz226https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3mabjw6uutk2hUrwen #Cowl by Claire Slade in Knitpicks Heatherly Sweet Bing, a fave washable yarn for items to donate. But I fell for this one while making it. It's staying with me. :) #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #cowl #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #knitgifts18 Dec 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabjw6uutk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3mabebiifts2vA different kind of #WinterWonderland. Frosty sparkle on #PugetSound from Whidbey Island's Double Bluff beach, ethereal outline of the Seattle skyline and Tahoma (Mt Rainier) in the distance. #PacificNorthwest #photography #TidesOutTuesday (a little late) #PhotographersOfBluesky #smArtist18 Dec 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabebiifts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7zt6pvcrs2bNear the summit of Paulina Peak overlooking Newberry Caldera in central Oregon. #MountainMonday #BlueskyMonday #naturephotography #OregonPhotography #CentralOregon #PacificNorthwestPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #caldera #volcano15 Dec 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zt6pvcrs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7ux7t2cdk2aYoungsong is a metal and resin #sculpture created by my late BIL to "take us to a meadow where a new colt runs free, kicking its back legs high in pure joy." A little #snow can't interrupt his perpetual frolic. :) #XmasXtra #horse #smartist #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SensoryArt #ViewFromMyOffice13 Dec 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ux7t2cdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7urdewfmc2ySnow Peacock bridal #shawl or veil, designed by Tonks. Made some years ago as an engagement gift to my niece. The 760-stitch bindoff could only have been done by a much younger me. :) #XmasXtra #snow #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtYear13 Dec 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7urdewfmc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7njcx357c24#Papillon #Butterfly Cowl, designed by MarinJaKnits Great #stashbuster, and I love it bcs it looks so much harder than it is. Really very simple if you're good with short rows. #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #cowl #scarf #ShowMeYourKnits #ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear10 Dec 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7njcx357c24https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7fqrwgxfk24We love our gourdy version of Xmas swans a-swimmin'. They don't need to be fed so they won't bite your fingers off at the joint if you're foolish enough to try. #XmasXtra #swans #sensoryart #seasons #holidaydecor #smartist #ArtYear #gourds #gourdart #holidayhumor07 Dec 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fqrwgxfk24https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m7aoxk52sk2cFor my son's wedding, he wore his grandpa's gold ring; I wore my mom's rings, my grandmother's white gold wedding ring, and an adorable manicure by my 5 yo grandie -- 124 years of family history. #XmasXtra #GoldRings #weddingrings #familyhistory #heirloom #heirloomjewelry #grandparents05 Dec 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aoxk52sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m765sw2qlc26For those who've ever cherished a grandmother, Let Me Tell You a Story About Priceless Worthless Jewelry, is my mostly true micro tale about heirlooms and the way value clings to the things we love. bit.ly/3KH4hZw #flashfiction #shortstory #cnf #heirlooms #memoir #grandmothers #writers #writing https://bit.ly/3KH4hZw04 Dec 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m765sw2qlc26https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6wqwv4xys2fAutumn morning at the Hoffman Covered Bridge over Crabtree Creek in Linn County, OR. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows #coveredbridge #gothicwindow #BlueSkyMonday #Photography #PacificNorthwestPhotography #historicbridge #PhotographersOfBlueSky #smartist #ArtYear #HoffmanCoveredBridge01 Dec 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wqwv4xys2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6rpuosxoc2aChilly late October sunrise over Smith Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #October #sunrise #autumn #CentralOregon #SmithRock #PhotographersOfBlueSky #naturephotography #smartist #ArtYear29 Nov 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rpuosxoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6rpuosxoc2aChilly late October sunrise over Smith Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #October #sunrise #autumn #CentralOregon #SmithRock #PhotographersOfBlueSky #naturephotography #smartist #ArtYear29 Nov 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rpuosxoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6mpq2i4422g"To you it's #Thanksgiving; to me it's Thursday." ~Rocky to Adrian. Please let's make room in our hearts today for those for whom the day isn't a joyous celebration. And for those who are working, largely unacknowledged but deeply appreciated by those who are aware. #gratitude #compassion #workers27 Nov 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mpq2i4422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6ezn3euys25My first (and second-to-last) pair of pointe shoes in the color known as former ballerina pink. Leg warmers #knit by my mom. I'll never part with either, though last worn half a lifetime ago. #ColorADay #PinkMon #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #ShowMeYourKnits #vintage #ballet #ArtYear24 Nov 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ezn3euys25https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6cihgpwjc2oLaetiporus luv! Heart-shaped Chicken of the Woods 'shrooms in the sunrise, on a recent walk. #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #FallColor #AutumnSplendor #sunrise #onmywalk #PacificNorthwestPhotography #naturephotography #mushrooms #fungi #photographersofbluesky23 Nov 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6cihgpwjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6a7zk5awk2wOra siamo in tre! First look at the cover of new Italian translation of 1001 Great Ideas. Many thanks to longtime partner Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson, and to my rainmaker agent. So grateful for connections forged with families so far away, yet near in heart. #italian #book #libro #translation22 Nov 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6a7zk5awk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m6324c3r6c2tFirst time ever a pothole has made me smile. #UrbanGaze #potholes #onmywalk #Thursdaymorning #smile #allheart #streetart #somebodylovesyou20 Nov 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6324c3r6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m5teijy3vk2y#Knitters, ever have a project totally miss the mark with the giftee? This poncho with companion kitty went to a child who'd happily worn all my other creations. Poncho just. didn't. land. But my son nabbed the beta #kitty. :) #knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #ColorADay #PinkMonday #catlover17 Nov 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5teijy3vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m5r6qpretc23Autumn sunset at Seal Rock, Oregon. #Stunday #OregonCoast #beach #ocean #sand #sunset #PacificNorthwest #photography #lowtide #beachsunset #autumnsunset #coastalvibe #coastphotography #smArtist #ArtYear16 Nov 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5r6qpretc23https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m5qwl57erk2uMy #poem Boneyard of the White Elephants will ring ruefully, comically true for anyone who's ever regretted a thrifty "bargain." Featured with author convo in the Summer 2025 issue of Macrame Literary Journal. bit.ly/3M5lpZd #ImageAndVerse #poetry #thriftstore #yardsale #amwriting #WhiteElephant16 Nov 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qwl57erk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m5m2776pu22iSmall trove of caps and cowls going to Rose Haven Women's Day Shelter. Yarn for the cowls is recycled from mill ends and named for staffers' pets: Bluesy (short-coat collie), Karl (tuxedo cat), Mabel (tortoise/tabby combo), and Zeke (a Bengal). 🙂 #knitting #KnitSky #handmade #smartist #knitter14 Nov 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m2776pu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m4dhvgbwac23My forever-favorite never-to-be-topped craft project. $5 for the thriftshop dollhouse and everything else from things on hand or found outdoors. #Spooktober #31DaysOfHalloween #WackyWednesdayArt #DollhouseMakeover #HauntedHouse #ArtYear #BlueSkyArtShow #SpookySeason #Halloween #HalloweenSky #TooFun29 Oct 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dhvgbwac23https://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m3aggu5kpc2n"Sometimes the people who need us most are the ones who remind us what we’re made of." Delighted to share my quiet comeback tale Hash Brains in the charming lit journal Let Me Tell You a Story. 2-min read #care #exhaustion #FindingStrength #SpeakUp #advocacy #amwriting #amreading #shortstory https://letmetellthisstory.substack.com/p/let-me-tell-you-a-story-about-hash15 Oct 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aggu5kpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3m2eoczn4d22aEleven months of the year, it's just a box laurel on the porch. But for October, she gets to be Elphaba. #31DaysOfHalloween #ColorADay #GreenSat #Halloween #Autumn #SensoryArt #smartist #Elphaba #FallDecor #FallFun #HalloweenFun04 Oct 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2eoczn4d22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3lzofhvj2422jRainbow #sunrise on our patio. My frisky colt friend is Youngsong, a metal and resin sculpture created by my late BIL as a tribute to the joy of young life. Our pony may be 30-ish in people years, but remains ageless. #SensoryArt #rainbows #smartist #ArtYear #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMemories25 Sep 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzofhvj2422jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellennotbohm.bsky.social/post/3lzixj2t5fs2zBeep beep! New baby up ahead! Cars Blanket pattern by Filomena Lanzara Knit Picks Swish Worsted in colorway Serene #ColorADay #BlueTue #SleepySep #blanket #knit #knitting #knitter #KnittersOfBlueSky #smartist #KnitSky #babyblankie #ShowMeYourKnits #Craftiverse23 Sep 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:4fgsmg4w2rfesmsg23hse7sg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzixj2t5fs2z