And less orange.

Much, much less orange.

Yes, I too got the vaguely religious organisation vibe from it, but then there's the stair lift, which made me think the previous inhabitant was wheelchair-bound, which would explain all the open spaces and pushed-back furniture.

Still weird though.

Could be fabulous with all that space.

Yes! I also understood it to mean this.

Those are beautiful, and so well done.

The warmth and the feeling of welcome when you put your palm flat on the right stone at the right time...

QUOKKA!!!

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Horrific, but typical.

Labour stopped Rosa's support workers from assisting her in council meetings, then as she was unable to attend, removed her from her seat.

They were fine with her support until she did inconvenient things like speak against disability benefits cuts and genocide in Palestine.

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Pair of spindles with singles thread

Stick with singles thread wound together from spindles, ready for plying

Plied yarn on another spindle

Mark Chadwick singing, from by the bar

Friday night's gig was Mark Chadwick (The Levellers), solo at Barnoldswick.

I stood by the bar, singing along as I finished spinning some merino/silk that's been hanging around a while.

Two small Goldingd spindles, with equal amounts of thread

I don't have any knitting on the go, so during this afternoon's lectures from the @folklorepod.bsky.social Magical History festival, I filled this pair of matching spindles with thread.

They're small enough to use when I'm cross-legged on the sofa.

#spinning

You and Kid really do have an excellent relationship.

It was!

Silver wolfy dog, wide open jaws

Same dog, staring to side

Same dog, lying in a green field, Arthur and a treebeyond

Scotia is getting better at posing.

#DogsOfBlueSky

Spindle full of plied yarn

Stick wound with 2 singles ready to ply

Two spindles with singles

Mark Chadwick playing

We were at a Mark Chadwick (Levellers) gig tonight, at Barnoldswick.

I stood at the back, by the bar, and spun.

I do love kitsune!

Another lovely thread from you. Thank you.

Looking forward to it.

Bucky's always tricky.

Entirely unsurprising.

At this point the US is a rogue state.

Yes please!

a small white horse standing in the snow near a forest Alt: A rearing grey Shetland pony

Piltdown Pony!

Perfect!

If you've had enough beer, yes!

Now I want a horsie stamp! No idea what I'd use it for, but I want one!

I always said that multiple game shows and "reality TV" were bad for the world, but even I didn't forsee this level of utterly stupidity and its repercussions.

Absolutely. I'd like to redo my thirties and forties (lots of missed opportunities in hindsight) but not earlier.

Aren't we all glad we're not teens anymore?

Two Venetian camels!

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Someone else has already pointed it out to me, and I feel very foolish.

Thank you, too.

I just wasn't looking for red at all.