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Lately this is mostly a feed of no, I have had it with feeds, let’s make this site actually have the things I get up to, and find interesting, amusing or timewasting in other places.

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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

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Blowing away the cobwebs, or maybe just blowing aw Blowing away the cobwebs, or maybe just blowing away the packet of whisky fudge I had for breakfast. Though I have frozen my brain coming downhill into an icy wind and now think maybe whisky *and* fudge would make a good lunch? #cycling #ncn68
From my corner of mid-winter to yours; wishing you From my corner of mid-winter to yours; wishing you a very ⛄️happy and 🕊 peaceful ❄️ winter solstice.
Relieved to have our ⚡️power back! The humans Relieved to have our ⚡️power back! The humans weren’t allowed near the gas 🔥fire but Ajay 🐈 found her way in. #powercut #stormarwen #hecaresabouttheplantsmorethanthehumans #houseplants
About half a blanket. Made with leftover yarns (an About half a blanket. Made with leftover yarns (and beads) from old projects and patterns from @debbieabrahams_knitting books. Think I’m going to knit another lot like this in slightly different colours and then figure out how to put it all together. #knitting #blanketknitting #blanketsandthrows #afghanknitting #knittingwithbeads
2000 miles on my bike. In just over a year. And ju 2000 miles on my bike. In just over a year. And just after I got to the top of the hill & hit stop rather than pause by accident. #oxygenbicycles #pedelec #electricbike #huddersfield #castlehillhuddersfield
Table runner with 🇯🇵Japanese fabrics & #sash Table runner with 🇯🇵Japanese fabrics & #sashiko embroidery. From a kit by #eurojapanlinks bought at the #festivalofquilts a couple of years ago. I made it reversible by making up a similar pattern out of some @modafabrics #modaelementary fabrics. Think it probably needs a little more quilting for longevity. #patchwork #quilting #tablerunner #sewing
And then there was a sixth former! And then there was a sixth former!
I almost forgot to take any photos; here’s an ac I almost forgot to take any photos; here’s an action shot of me flying over the handlebars though 😃 Wasn’t impressed with #ncn62 north of Oxspring so took a different route; #a628 wasn’t the best choice. #electricbike #pedelec #oxygenbicycles #nationalcyclenetwork #sustrans #cycling #transpenninetrail
Another amble around Leeds. I should have taken a Another amble around Leeds. I should have taken a photo of the shiny “cycle superhighway” sign. It was how you could tell it wasn’t just another badly specced cycle path that occasionally turned into a pavement. I jest a little, I’ll take all the cycle infrastructure I can get but I’ll dream of getting back to the Netherlands sometime! #nationalcyclenetwork #ncn688 #ncn677 #cs2 #cyclesuperhighway2 #leeds #electricbike #oxygenbicycles #cycling
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