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@baladine

UK based maker of things, mostly for LARP. I love coding, dabble in web design and prying information out of spreadsheets at work. I enjoy Tai chi and it has been a massive help with my M.E./CFS. I love Japanese things Profile img: Winter Pict Photography

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Storygraph are giving away ten copies of The Sleepless! Ends the 18th of March (for UK peeps) app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/21...

10.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Beech forest

12.03.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

🀣

12.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sarah’s been working on these moss coaster craft kits. I think you’re supposed to literally use them as a coaster, but imo they’re too idyllic to put a cup on.
Anyway they’re here if you fancy trying them too www.craftclubco.com/collections/...

03.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doing some ruin exploring with @baladine.bsky.social

28.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence πŸ”₯

01.12.2025 11:09 πŸ‘ 27742 πŸ” 10813 πŸ’¬ 549 πŸ“Œ 931
several copies of the paperback of The Sleepless are stacked on a desk, with a bunch of dice, pens, bookmarks and so on

several copies of the paperback of The Sleepless are stacked on a desk, with a bunch of dice, pens, bookmarks and so on

Happy paperback day to me! THE SLEEPLESS is now available in cute lil' purple format (Prince, I feel, would approve), with plenty of time to catch up before THE DREAMLESS arrives
πŸ”₯ enemies to lovers
🚫 forbidden touch
🦊 strange gods
πŸ¦„ monsters
πŸ„ wild magic
www.waterstones.com/book/the-sle...

05.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Woop!

05.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Goaty ones

02.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day out with @baladine.bsky.social . We found a big pointy thing on a hill.

#shropshire #monument #walking

31.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday!! πŸŽ‰

26.01.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There aren't many people who could convince me to take up bird watching but Sean Bean is definitely one of them.

25.01.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anniversary(ish) date day part 3 with @baladine.bsky.social . Ending at a boardgame game bar and playing games with a few drinks. What an amazing day. I'm bloody blessed.

#london #boardgames #gaming #nerdlings

17.01.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anniversary date day part 2 with @baladine.bsky.social Immersive cocktail experience at Avora.

#london #cocktails #nightout

17.01.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1st anniversary date day with @baladine.bsky.social Step 1 ramen at Kanada-ya followed by desert at 7 dials market

#london #ramen #dessert #7dials

17.01.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

'wot is lif?'

13.01.2026 09:23 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Amidst the doom n gloom. It's worthwhile to take a minute to enjoy a little happiness. This whole interaction just made me a little warmer inside.

09.01.2026 10:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
trefoil stained glass window, an owl perches on w winding branch at the center of the design

trefoil stained glass window, an owl perches on w winding branch at the center of the design

an incredible window from the Church of St John in Whitbourne, Herefordshire

07.01.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 613 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 11
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Great British Rail Sale launches with savings of 50% on off-peak and advance fares The UK's train companies are set to kick off the new year with a January sale, offering discounted fares for journeys across the UK.

Folk in Britain: annual rail sale is live now, discounted travel until 25 March. @ianvisits.co.uk has a handy post with links to the train company websites for booking www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gre...

06.01.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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You can't beat a good winters walk on the woods.

#winter #walks #woods #hiking

31.12.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bright red berries on the holy

Bright red berries on the holy

Grey squirrel on a branch having a snack

Grey squirrel on a branch having a snack

Path through the woods

Path through the woods

Happy Winter Solstice!
I haven't been around the woods for a while. And while I didn't get out in time for sunrise I did get to enjoy some blue sky this morning and it was lovely. Heard lots of wildlife, saw some. Lots of greenery with some flashes of red berries 😁

21.12.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter Road

20.12.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ending the weekend with a good game of lord of the rings: journeys in middle earth.

#gaming #boardgames #lotr

14.12.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bit of progress on some Primal: The Awakening characters. Thoreg the Hammer and Karrah the Dual Blades.

#minipainting #miniaturepainting #minis #wargaming #nerdlings

02.12.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This has cropped up in my timeline again and it remains one of my favourite things ever

01.12.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday game of Rumbleslam from TTCombat. Vs @baladine.bsky.social . Dino men Vs Ratguys

#gaming #boardgames #nerdlings

30.11.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fun nerdy times at Dragonmeet in London. Got some terrain stuff for mini basing. Won a copy of Sniper elite. Got a ttrpg about extreme pig racing. All success.

#gaming #miniaturepainting #ttrpg #nerdlings

29.11.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And the lovely @baladine.bsky.social is dressed as Mabel. Also waddles who appears to be an alcoholic.

#gravityfalls #cosplay #pub #pig

15.11.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah my greatest literary moment is nearly a decade old

12.11.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I just remembered the polite cat from years ago and my day got a little happier:

#cat #catsky #meme #HesVeryPolite

13.11.2025 14:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0