2nd Quarter Potluck Recap

Image: Polly Esther on the right with her arm over Pierson on the left sitting on a shelf in front of an open gray backpack.

Hello Sockmonkeys!

I'm playing catch-up again. Here is a quick mostly pictoral recap of our 2nd Quarter Potluck, which was held on April 11th, 2026 at the Graham Pierce County Library.

Image: White table with a silver crock pot in the far corner along with an assortment of pastries, chips, bagged veggies and disposable containers.

As is usually the case, though our group was small, we had plenty to eat! Please let this remind you that even if you cannot bring food, you are welcome to join us, because there is always more than enough to go around.

Image: A white board with the word Welcome in black above the word Sockmonkeys in a reddish brown stylized font and a small Sockmonkey drawing in the lower left. This display was drawn by Jen.

Thank you again to Jen for setting up the use of the room in advance with the librarians in Graham. It is often difficult to get space with the limited amount of lead time the library system allows, so it was nice to have this one all settled and not have to rush to get it reserved.

Image: Food table in the back and two vertical tables closer to the camera, each with one writer (Linda on the left and Joann on the right) sitting at them looking toward the camera. Assorted backpacks, bags, laptops and other things are on top of or next to the various tables.

A few of our regulars weren't able to make it this time, which is understandable, but we had a great time, got a bit of work or planning done and also had time to catch up with each other. Even if you're not a regular, please know that you're welcome to join us at any of our future potlucks. It can be hard to build community online when everyone has their own preferred app they follow, so these potlucks are a way of attempting community building in person.

Image: Jen Edwards at the shared table, food in front of her, with Polly Esther and Pierson in the background.

Thanks again to Jen for reserving the room, for helping set things up and for the other photos in this blog post!

We have a room reserved for our 3rd quarter potluck. Details will be posted separately very soon.

I hope you're all doing well!