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May 1, 2009

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You can find me on goodreads, flickr, twitter, facebook, ravelry and pinterest among others, but I’m more at home here in my own space than in those other places.

Quick Clips

Ready made GPX files for waymarked cycle routes – because you can never rely on the waymarks. 20210901

Olympic gold? Pretty good. Knitting your own medal cosy? Out of this world good! 20210727

the human wonders what time it is… 20210721

1991 and 2021 20210630

testy mctestface…. 20210604

Dead. Patrick Caulfield’s grave is the best grave. 20210526

Everyone is Awesome 20210520

“Go slowly, go gently, take photos, have courage.” Fab. Also I want a flowered basket now! 20210511

trying to figure out where photos were taken – your own old ones maybe – is a fun bit of research, but this story takes geolocation from an image to a whole new level 20210505

mesmerising map of lighthouse flash patterns 20210505

Recently Read

A Perfect Cornish Escape (Porthmellow Harbour 3) by Phillipa Ashley.

The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe #3) by Mary Robinette Kowal.

Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock.

The Military Philosophers (A Dance to the Music of Time, #9) by Anthony Powell.

Burntcoat by Sarah Hall.

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A ride of ups and downs, and not just 🏔ones. 1️⃣ ⬇️First time I left home I got a 🚲🔋 battery error. Went home, got some advice, sorted it out, had another cuppa, gingerly left home again. 2️⃣ ⬆️Got to Penistone just as a parade was finishing so ducked into the first cafe I saw with a seat, it turned out to be very nice actually thank-you @thecafecreme and by the time I realised they did have a breakfast menu I was committed to the Battenberg! 🍰😍3️⃣ ⬇️Wrenched my shoulder when I crunched my gears coming up from Penistone 😢4️⃣ ⬇️Ran into a road 🛑 closure that I thought they were 👷‍♂️working on and I couldn’t get through. Doubled back onto a different road, found I could have got through no problem 5️⃣ ⬆️But they’ve cut back the undergrowth on the @transpenninetrail and you can see the wood carvings again 6️⃣ ↗️and the electric ⚡️people have built an entire road, pretty much, to divert the trail so they can decommission the pylons from the @peakdistrictnationalpark - it’s odd seeing the pylons now carrying no wires. 7️⃣⬆️🚴🏻‍♀️🪫held out and got me home. #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #transpenninetrail #nationalcyclenetwork #penninecycleway #

I finished this a while back but finally remembere

I finished this a while back but finally remembered to take photos of my very warm and snuggly blanket. Knitted entirely from leftovers from other projects using designs from @debbieabrahams_knitting books. I think it worked out pretty well considering I had no idea where I was going when I began. #knitting #afghansandblankets #blanketsandthrows #afghanknitting #knittingwithbeads #thriftyknitting

The ☀️has found his 👒; 👏👏🥳. Ther

The ☀️has found his 👒; 👏👏🥳.

There were trams coming past every 30 secs while we were drinking coffee until I decided to get a video of them and they all went into hiding.

Innsbruck is rather pretty, even in the drizzle, a

Innsbruck is rather pretty, even in the drizzle, and when it’s pretty much shutdown on Sonntag.

Across the Pennines for a spin around Dovestones r

Across the Pennines for a spin around Dovestones reservoir and breakfast at @kobecoffeeuk in Uppermill. The boundary stone at the top of the hill is between Saddleworth (like it says on the modern sign) and Austonley which is barely a hamlet today. #cycling #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #saddleworth #uppermill

The long way round to Slaithwaite (one of them any

The long way round to Slaithwaite (one of them anyhow) for a coffee at @thehandmadebakery, where I also got some rather nice pasties to take home for lunch. #cycling #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #ncn68 #nationalcyclenetwork

And the winners of this years Holmfirth Fashion Fe

And the winners of this years Holmfirth Fashion Festival are…. Hmm, honestly it was too close to call, let’s call it a draw. #holmfirthfestivaloffolk

New blanket begun! These are March & April’s squ

New blanket begun! These are March & April’s squares and I have no idea where these colours and patterns are heading as it’s another #debbieabrahamsmysteryblanket but so far I think I like it! #knitting #mysteryblanket #rowanyarns #knittingwithbeads

Today’s highlight was going through 400m of the

Today’s highlight was going through 400m of the Shrewley Tunnel and back. The first time I thought putting waterproofs on was excessive, the second time I knew better! #shrewleytunnel #grandunioncanal

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