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Keen #crafter #knitting #sewing #patchwork also volunteer and run at #parkrun and #repaircafe like being busy. Best described as tofu eating liberal academic also part of the wokerati

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Printing for me.

14.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me too

14.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chocolate bunnies

Chocolate bunnies

@jeremyjenkins.net they made it in one piece! Beautifully wrapped thanks

14.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a Dark side of the moon kind of evening

13.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Knitmaster it has a scanning thing to program. I moved and didn't get round to setting it up again.

13.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Matt Goodwin doesn't think the banknote story has got enough attention. Weird to think he used to be a vaguely serious person.

13.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 251 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 10
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Also the cadence of that message shows Goodwin is blatantly using AI to churn out this crap.

In turn, @mikeysmith.com has used AI to parody Goodwin's laziness beautifully over in the other place.

13.03.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My machine has been in hibernation for such a long time. Once I retire I will apply myself to relearning

13.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
View over the Thames to the millennium dome o2 area

View over the Thames to the millennium dome o2 area

Different floor at work today and Different view. I love #London

13.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A quick minute of #sweater #knitting on 3/12/26. #knitsky

12.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 523 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm looking at piles of both yarn and fabric and wondering if I will ever get through it

12.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Families can be difficult

12.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a young woman my mum worked for a Lord and lady. This is how she travelled with them then. Flew to le touquet then helped drive to the south of France

12.03.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant news

11.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Booked in for the Royal one soonish too

10.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I attended your talk at the V&A so interesting

10.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
View from the front of the docklands light railway as i pretend to be the driver

View from the front of the docklands light railway as i pretend to be the driver

Good start to the day. Better if the sun was shining

10.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Familiar story, especially over long distances

09.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Man of the people seems to have a G&T rather a pint today

09.03.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations

08.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chips are not an adequate substitute. I love aubergine parmigiana but a pain to cook

07.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You got there and that's fabulous enough

07.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's amazing

07.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Near me there's a frog/toad sign that goes up in spring

07.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've used Brookes candida (?spelling) but find them heavy so experimenting with this now

07.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A monochrome β€˜spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

A monochrome β€˜spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?

From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please β€˜like’ or share this one?)

07.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 1311 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 71

It was very muddy but gave me a chance to try my new trail shoes. Altra shoes and I stayed upright

07.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Last week was my first run at my home #parkrun since August last year!

07.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A large field with cones to mark the path. Misty grey sky

A large field with cones to mark the path. Misty grey sky

Misty morning for this week's #parkrun in South London

07.03.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Light purple jumper with a lace yoke

Light purple jumper with a lace yoke

The body is quite short as written, here's mine. I've knit four to date definitely more to come. My other go to is the "love notes" by Tin Can Knits

06.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0