im sobbing: My mom was a big crocheter, so on her bench at East Lawn, my dad and I left one of her balls of yarn as a tribute.
He just went back today after a few weeks to tend to the site, and someone had used the yarn to knit mom a scarf 😭💕😭💕💕
Robin Epley
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Robin Epley
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Sacramento Bee Opinion Columnist 🐝 Pulitzer finalist @ChicoER. Sac PD once tried to arrest me for committing acts of journalism 💅🏻 I am here but rarely.
- Replying to @ByRobinEpleyMy mom taught me how to crochet around the age of 6 and I’ve never stopped crafting since! Here she is in 2015 fixing the twin-sized baby blanket she made for me as a child, which was affectionately referred to in our house as the “My-Mommy-Loves-Me Blanket” 🤍🩵💛💚🩷
- This is so frustrating to read bc I’ve done nothing BUT work at small town papers for my entire career (and finalized for a Pulitzer at one!) & I would NEVER be considered for a job at a place like the NYT bc all they do is hire 22yo legacies straight out of 100k/yr j schools 🙄hard to take any media feature that includes this quote too seriously
- Replying to @ByRobinEpleyI don’t know who did it, though someone has suggested it was the wonderful staff or volunteers at @EastLawnSac, a group which my mom was a part of 💕 I just hope this is a reminder to everyone that the simplest act of kindness from you can completely brighten a stranger’s day 💕
- Replying to @ByRobinEpley and @EastLawnSacObligatory “this is gaining traction” but I have nothing to promote 🤷🏻♀️ So I’ll tell you what mom would have said which is “Be safe, have fun, in that order!” (And selfishly: Please support your local media!)
- “Teddy can have all of my books, they keep giving me more at school anyway” — Louise
- Replying to @TraeTrutherok you literally just placed it in your top 5 tho…?
- i’m using mom’s clothes to make a crazy quilt 🩵
- Replying to @MichaelaOklamy mom is still at the top of my speed dial list and always will be, and it’s been almost four years. you don’t have to ever remove it if you don’t want to or aren’t ready yet ❤️
- what a great message that if you’ve got enough money, California’s laws don’t apply to you!JUST IN: Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill extending alcohol sales in CA until 4am in one place and one place only—the 100 person VIP club in the new Intuit Dome/LA Clippers arena. kcra.com/article/califo…
- Replying to @BrieHubble and @lolacoasteri love it when couples flirt via twitter
- it really, really is. knowing someone out there who didn’t even know my mom cared enough to do this has me in total shambles. honestly, it’s totally something my mom would have done for someone else 💕 karma is real
