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NHS psychologist. Stranded knitting book out 2021. Stylecraft Blogstar. Runner. Garden @the.twisted.garden

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New blog post (link in bio), with a discount on my brand new pattern. Enjoy!
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#knitting #strikke #virkning #garn #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #cowl #knittedcowl @stylecraftyarns #stylecraft #covid #covidcowl #stylecrafthighlandheathers ...

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Jun 21

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Knitting in the forest whilst the twinnage play.
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I don't go in to Oxford much these days but when I do, I like to walk past the Headington Shark and smile.
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#headingtonshark #shark #headington #knittersofinstagram #oxford ...

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Aug 12

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. Naturally, it's a work of literary and creative genius... 😁😁😁
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#knittersofig #handknit #knittedskirt #knittedskirtpattern #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning #knitspo #knitspiration #coolknitting #fairisleskirt #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #yarntherapy ...

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Jul 18

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There's a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com! Link in bio. Hope you enjoy...
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#knittersofinsta #nevernotknitting #knittersofinstagram #dragonflies #knitdesigner #stylecrafthighlandheathers #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisleknitting #fairisle ...

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Aug 9

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Someone isn't in the mood to be hand-fed today, but she's here to say hi (and to eat the mealworms I scattered on the ground). Look how well her tail feathers have regrown!
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife ...

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Sep 7

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If I can turn a heel whilst walking with the twinnage, I can do anything, right? Like, for example, beat this silly uppity little cancerous lump. Right? Yeah?? Maybe???
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#sockyarn #burrowandsoar #nevernotknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #knittingandwalking #sockknittersofinstagram #oxfordshire ...

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Jul 6

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Just to prove that there was knitting whilst we walked yesterday. (Let's not talk about the fact that I've had to rip this jumper back and begin again.)
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Jun 24

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Here she comes. ❤️
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#robin #ukbirds #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #tamebirds #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #iloverobins #oxfordshire #wildlifegarden #feedthebirds #robinredbreast #gardeningfornature #gardenwildlife #gardeningforwildlife #southoxfordshire #p30pro #huaweip30pro #p30prophotography ...

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Aug 21

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Hospital waiting room sock knitting. Picture one in a series of 7647568 photos. 😉 (Not really! Please don't unfollow!) Just turning the heel. But wowzers, that hurt today. Soft and comforting yarn is by the fabulous @burrow_and_soar. Just what the doctor ordered. 😊
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#knittingthroughcancer #sockyarn #sockknittersofinstagram #fuckcancer #breastcancer #cancer #knittinginpublic #knitinpublic #nevernotknitting #iloveknitting ...

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Oct 20

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Hello far-too-lovely folk. This one's about Robyn-the-robin. I haven't seen her for quite a while... and the last few times she visited, she really looked her age. Sorry to be the bearer of probably-bad news, but I think she's gone forever. 😢 And much as I like to think my heart is cold and impregnable, I really, really, REALLY miss her bold and cheeky attitude. I loved her more than was probably wise.
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird #tamebirds ...

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Aug 23

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I love it when she stands on my foot and watches the world go by (see photos 2 and 3)..
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #tamebirds #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #oxfordshire #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird ...

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Jun 20

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Robyn has taken up interpretive dance.
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#robinsofinstagram #robin #robinredbreast #europeanrobins #tamebirds #oxfordshire #feedthebirds #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsUK #ukgardenbirds #wildlifegardening #wildlifeinthegarden #wildlifeinthecity #oxfordshiregarden #southoxfordshire #lovemygarden #naturegarden #gardeningfornature #robins #robinsofinstagram #knittinginpublic #knittingoutdoors #knitspiration #knitstagram #knitspo ...

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Jul 1

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NEWSFLASH! I SAW ROBYN'S TWO BABIES! Pic 1: Robyn has breakfast. Pics 2&3: She brings her babies down. They're (wisely) very wary, so I had to leave a motion-activated camera outside in order to have a look. ❤️
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#fledglings #robinsofinstagram #ukbirds #ukbirdlife #robin #robins #europeanrobin #europeanrobins #tamebirds #oxfordshire #feedthebirds #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsUK ...

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Aug 29

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Robyn-the-robin would prefer that I didn't shove a camera in her face whilst she's busy enjoying today's third breakfast. I can see her point, actually.
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird #tamebirds ...

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Nov 22

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Sitting and knitting the sleeve of a jumper, whilst keeping half an eye on the twinnage.
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#knittinginpublic #knitinpublic #nevernotknitting #malabrigo #malabrigoyarn #twinmum #twinmom #twinlife #oxfordshire #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knittersofravelry ...

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Aug 16

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Sunday running. ❤️ ...

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Sep 26

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Playing and designing. And designing and playing.
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#knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #knitspo #knitspiration #nevernotknitting #ivy #ivyleaves #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting ...

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Jul 13

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OK then, here are the grapevine socks that I designed for the latest knitting box by @littleboxofcrochet . I also designed some striped socks, in case stranded isn't your thing.
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Amanda is a genius at putting together exquisitely beautiful boxes full of beauty and treats. It's been a big yarny honour to design for her.
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Jul 26

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For those of you remember Robyn-the-robin (my cheeky avian friend who fed from my hand and generally bossed me about for two summers), you may be interested in this. Here's a fledgling robin who hasn't even got his/her red chest yet, but follows me VERY closely around the garden. We've just had a little chat over some mealworms, and I'm optimistic that we'll be friends.
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#robin #gardenbirds #tamebirds #gardenforwildlife ...

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Jul 16

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Robyn I get it, you're moulting, it's normal. But... your entire set of tail feathers at once?! Was that wise?
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #tamebirds #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #feedthebirds ...

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Aug 3

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Ladies who lunch. ...

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Jan 7

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Looooook! That photo I posted of Little Wittenham yesterday? My clever friend @annabelle_jm recreated it in her sketchbook. ❤️ Isn't her version just perfect? She's completely captured the mood of the place. Annabelle, you're a brilliant artist (and so is your sister).
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#littlewittenhamwood #littlewittenham #wittenhamclumps #earthtrust #oxfordshire #southoxfordshire @earth_trust ...

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Aug 2

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An afternoon in the New Forest, wandering amongst the semi-wild ponies. This one came to investigate whether my yarn was edible! Needed a portable knit, so I started a sock in some fiery @burrow_and_soar yarn. ❤️
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#sockyarn #sockknittersofinstagram #knittingsocks #knitspo #newforestponies #newforest #newforestpony #knittinginpublic #knitinpublic #knittingandwalking #knitspiration ...

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Jun 9

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Robyn-the-robin, off to check whether any more horrid clones of my Insta account have popped up overnight. ...

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Sep 9

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It's a long time since I took this photo (channelling Escher). You would not believe the amount of bodily contortion that went into the making of this picture!
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#escher #knit #knitspo #knitspiration #knittersofravelry ...

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Nov 2

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It's soooo good to be running again, especially as I've developed a nasty side-effect (cording) in my arm. But I think they must have surgically removed all my fitness as well as the cancer because I'm PLODDING! (PS: I'm not really this short, but I was trying for an arty angle.)
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#running #runnersofinstagram #oxfordshirerunning #runningawayfromcancer #fuckcancer #breastcancer #runningwithcancer #runnerswithcancer #autumn #autumnleaves #countrylife #oxfordshire #easyrun #nevernotrunning ...

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Jan 19

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (link in bio), with a VERY cheeky feathered visitor...
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#robins #europeanrobins #europeanrobin #robin ...

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. Severe cuteness warning: it includes Robyn-the-robin's babies!
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#fledgling #fledglings #fledglingrobin #robin #robinsofinstagram #robins #europeanrobins #europeanrobin #feedthebirds #wildlifegardening ...

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Jul 6

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This was our yesterday, wandering around in the countryside, AND SEEING A COMMON LIZARD! ❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️ I knitted along the way, of course.
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#knittingandwalking #snelsmorecommon #berkshire #countrylife #ukreptiles #commonlizard #lizard ...

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Aug 15

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. ❤️
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#knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #knittersofinstagram #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning ...

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Jun 17

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Same skirt design, very different moods. 🙂
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Aug 25

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Same skirt, different moods, all finished at last. I'm quite pleased with how this design is turning out.
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Dec 10

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New blog post and new knit! See link to blog in bio...
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Jun 19

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Sometimes, you just need a little bit of easy comfort-knitting. This will be a jumper. The yarn is @stylecraftyarns Dreamcatcher and I'm enjoying watching the colour shifts play out.
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Jun 20

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Threatening. ...

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Apr 28

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Contemplating grapevines in yarn. Does this say grapevine to you?
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Aug 28

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Hospital waiting room knitting, pic 2 in a series of 7647568. 😁 Except today the waiting room is my car because of covid. But I have knitting and green tea, so I'll be FINE here for at least... oh maybe 2 days or so? Happy Friday, people! CHECK YOUR BOOBS (although maybe not right this minute if you're in a meeting at work).
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#breastcancer #hospital #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #greentea #nevernotknitting #burrowandsoar #sockknittersofinstagram #sockyarn #fuckcancer #oxfordshire #knittersofig #knittersofinstagram #iloveknitting #handknit #handknitting ...

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Jun 25

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A friend and I are making nettle yarn, and one of the stages is to 'bake' the nettle stems for a few hours. Given this quantity of nettles, I would have needed to keep the oven on for a week! So here's my solution. It's 32°C out there today, and if I leave the car in the sun, I reckon it'll get more than hot enough. Fingers crossed.
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Dec 18

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Better pics to come on a brighter day, but it's done! My design to reflect how Covid has trampled all over everything this year. Pics show Covid thingies before and after Swiss darning, so you can see how design works. PATTERN AVAILABLE VERY SOON! (Can also be worn as skirt... just about - see final pic.) Yarn is Stylecraft Highland Heathers.
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#covid #covid19 #covidknitting #knittedcovid #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #garn #strikke #virkning #knittingpatterns #knittersofig #knittersofinsta #knittersofinstagram #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #knittingpattern #yarn #yarnaddict #stylecraft #stylecraftblogstars #stylecrafthighlandheathers @stylecraft ...

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Jul 21

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One that I didn't managed to squeeze into the blog post at thetwistedyarn.com. Even the drainage holes in the churchyard wall received the yarn-bombing treatment!
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In today's edition of never-not-knitting, I had a spare half hour between appointments in Oxford, so I went to #wolvercotelakes. Love this place, but I hadn't been for ages. Lots of dragonflies and damselflies and butterflies.
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Sep 19

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Nope, you haven't got rid of me yet! 😁😁😁 This pic is from yesterday, three days post-surgery, walking three miles very slowly. I'm mostly dozing, or walking, or saying "Yes you can get yourself another fourteen biscuits" to the twinnage. Not really knitting yet. (I know, I know, call an ambulance right now!) THANK YOU for all your kind comments and messages. BYE BYE CANCER!
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Happy feet! New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree.
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Morning gorgeous. ❤️
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I'm working on a hat version of the Covid cowl. Someone also mentioned crochet, so I'm plotting that too. 😊
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Oct 25

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Occasionally you just have to put your feet up and crochet some bunting. (Pattern for granny triangles from @attic24, then I added a few details.)
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Just time for a couple of rounds of the new skirt colours before I begin work.
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I think Robyn might be sulking because I didn't come out the second she appeared at the window. So now I'm sitting out here with her breakfast and she's elsewhere.
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Oct 1

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Not allowed to run yet post-surgery, but walking is encouraged. (This is about the tenth iteration of this mitten design, but I think I'm happy with the way it's going now.)
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View from the sofa. (First log fire of the season.) ...

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