Short story: The caricature A caricature is just a bit of fun, right? Not when things go this wrong …

New fiction: a curse, a caricature and a very bad day. Read the short story here: New fiction! Read the story here: idoruknits.substack.com/p/short-stor...

He's ... tilting at windmills?

The hardest post I've ever had to write. We had her for 12 years. It wasn't enough. I miss her. My tribute to Betty, my cat, who we loved. idoruknits.substack.com/p/stop-all-t...

Learn to sew and you fix your own clothes. If you want to. Read more: idoruknits.substack.com/p/saving-a-c...

Why I’m not convinced by Jeremy Corbyn’s new party Your Party was launched in 2025 with Corbyn and Zarah Sultana as its leaders. So far it doesn’t seem to have made much of a difference and I’m not sure it will. But it’s not all bad

Your Party: is making a difference? Can it? Maybe. Maybe it's time to shake up the status quo, maybe Your Party can help. Read more on Substack: idoruknits.substack.com/p/why-im-not...

Oh, I don't know if you're being fair. Conservatives are very good at conserving their own wealth

Funny how no one ever says 'We've got enough roads'.

New tattoo!

Because getting behind the wheel has the same effect as a lobotomy?

Hive mind: I'm curious where else in the UK is building great rain gardens/planting alongside their cycleways. I've seen a few good examples in recent years but there must be loads I don't know about...

Is it taxing the rich so that we can fund schools properly? No. No, of course it isn't.

I'm finally feeling positive about my latest crochet design. Not sure it'll last. I'm also looking for some TV show suggestions to watch while I work. Find out more: Read more: idoruknits.substack.com/p/craft-upda... #crochet

That's beautiful! The amount of work that must have gone into it. Wow.

Do you love gardening? Then we've got the date for you! Our first garden session of the year at the TransMission Community Garden is on Saturday 14 February. 10.30am-1pm, corner of Mission Grove and Palmerston Road. Bring tools if you have any. Info: www.transitionwalthamstow.org.uk/event-detail...

Let's not blame victims

Anxiety, Morocco and me I wanted to cycle across the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara Desert to celebrate my birthday. But the very idea of it terrified me. Here’s how I didn’t let fear get the best of me

Latest post on Substack: how I overcame anxiety to go on a cycling trip that turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. Read more: idoruknits.substack.com/p/anxiety-mo...

And yet the media still insists on pushing the 'inevitable rise of Reform' narrative

It's never really about what we're wearing

On giving up and not giving up To give up or to not give up – that is the question. The answer? It depends …

Why I'm not giving up on my 'cursed' crochet scarf, and what how that relates to when to quit and when to keep going. Read more idoruknits.substack.com/p/on-giving-...

#crochet

Yep

I'm old enough to remember when Twitter wasn't a cesspit of right-wing nutjobs

Yes!

A non-crafting crafting post I haven’t done any crafting since I last wrote about my continuing struggles with my latest design. Here’s why that’s a good thing

Sometimes the answer is to stop crafting and eat cheese. Read more idoruknits.substack.com/p/a-non-craf...

I didn’t even know these restrictions were being proposed. We know social contact is essential to health so why would anyone want to make it harder for people to get out and about?

If Rowling really cared about women’s safety she’d be using her billions to fight Musk. The fact she isn’t says it all

Nigel Farage is too scared to debate Zack Polanski.

Pass it on.

So Trump kidnaps and traffics and adult male and suddenly the world cares

Peak cat

Why I’m saying yes this year (but not to your request for £1,000) I’m not making any resolutions this year. Instead I’ve got one simple guideline: say yes. Here’s what that means to me

I'm saying yes this year. Find out what that means to me here idoruknits.substack.com/p/why-im-say...

Imagine the good billionaires like JK Rowling and Elon Musk could do if they funded this psyche.co/turning-poin.... Instead they choose to fund hate.