Kim @merlinthelab on Twitter
@kimscrafts.bsky.social
I work as a Dog Walker/holiday cover & have a Yellow Labrador & a Springer Spaniel ❤️🐾
When I'm not out walking, enjoying Nature
I Knit, Sew, Crochet, Garden & Read 🧶 🪡 🌾📚
When I'm not out walking, enjoying Nature
I Knit, Sew, Crochet, Garden & Read 🧶 🪡 🌾📚
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Having a play day, this is the only Brussel sprout I'll be near this Xmas 😂 🎄
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Having a play day, this is the only Brussel sprout I'll be near this Xmas 😂 🎄
Meet Dram,he belongs to a friend who have a nearly 14yr old Springer. They're putting his needs first & Dram is staying with his Mum & the breeder for some training before he comes home 🥰 They visit each weekend with Ted so it won't be a shock for either of them.I meet him in a couple of weeks 💕🐾
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Meet Dram,he belongs to a friend who have a nearly 14yr old Springer. They're putting his needs first & Dram is staying with his Mum & the breeder for some training before he comes home 🥰 They visit each weekend with Ted so it won't be a shock for either of them.I meet him in a couple of weeks 💕🐾
Having a play 🎄🧶 Sparkly beads to be added, I don't like the one I've done as the pearl beads don't show up enough so will be redone 🎄🧶
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Having a play 🎄🧶 Sparkly beads to be added, I don't like the one I've done as the pearl beads don't show up enough so will be redone 🎄🧶
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Our Māori word for autism: Takiwātanga, meaning “in his or her own time and space” 💞💞 #NewZealand 🇳🇿
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mymodernmet.com/maori-word-a...
Māori Language Embraces Neurodiversity With a Beautiful Word for Autism
This is such a thoughtful way to describe autism.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our Māori word for autism: Takiwātanga, meaning “in his or her own time and space” 💞💞 #NewZealand 🇳🇿
mymodernmet.com/maori-word-a...
mymodernmet.com/maori-word-a...
Our towns 14th century Tithe Barn ❤️ such a beautiful building & so glad it's taken such good care of. Still amazes me how something this beautiful & sturdy was built so long ago, no computers or machines just brains strength & skill. I never tire of seeing it ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our towns 14th century Tithe Barn ❤️ such a beautiful building & so glad it's taken such good care of. Still amazes me how something this beautiful & sturdy was built so long ago, no computers or machines just brains strength & skill. I never tire of seeing it ❤️
Hard frost last night so I've picked the last of the apples. Meant to be Braeburn, they've tried changing colour but I think the tree was a bit overwhelmed this year 😂 They're sweet & juicy but not too sweet & even the tiny ones will be used 🍏
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hard frost last night so I've picked the last of the apples. Meant to be Braeburn, they've tried changing colour but I think the tree was a bit overwhelmed this year 😂 They're sweet & juicy but not too sweet & even the tiny ones will be used 🍏
@lottieplot9.bsky.social Hi Kaz hope you're ok and you don't have the flooding. Lucky here as the rain has stopped, just drizzle now 🌧️
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@lottieplot9.bsky.social Hi Kaz hope you're ok and you don't have the flooding. Lucky here as the rain has stopped, just drizzle now 🌧️
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Your occasional reminder, if you’re in the UK, that it is shaping up to be a hideous bird flu season, with many wildlife casualties (including resident birds, not just winter migrants), and, however soft your heart, it is a Really Bad Idea to handle sick or ‘injured’ birds or bring them inside.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Your occasional reminder, if you’re in the UK, that it is shaping up to be a hideous bird flu season, with many wildlife casualties (including resident birds, not just winter migrants), and, however soft your heart, it is a Really Bad Idea to handle sick or ‘injured’ birds or bring them inside.
Stay safe out there 🌧️🌧️🌧️
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Stay safe out there 🌧️🌧️🌧️
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I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
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An intelligent, interesting piece raising a number of interesting points about fibre arts in general and local traditions in particular 🧶
LETTER: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/8w5M8JpC28Mp...
LETTER: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/8w5M8JpC28Mp...
LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting
Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick has asked Channel 4 to apologise for “misrepresenting an entire culture” in Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This Amazing post box topper in our town (Bradford on Avon Wiltshire) was made by the local WI. Photos don't do it justice, lots of love & work went into this #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This Amazing post box topper in our town (Bradford on Avon Wiltshire) was made by the local WI. Photos don't do it justice, lots of love & work went into this #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem
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Every time you repost this, and angel gets its wings.
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Every time you repost this, and angel gets its wings.
Cleaning for an elderly friend this morning, she's registered blind so cleaning is obviously not easy for her to do. She had been looking through her jewellery & said "I have a bit of a problem with these"
That's my evening sorted for a couple of days 🙈
That's my evening sorted for a couple of days 🙈
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cleaning for an elderly friend this morning, she's registered blind so cleaning is obviously not easy for her to do. She had been looking through her jewellery & said "I have a bit of a problem with these"
That's my evening sorted for a couple of days 🙈
That's my evening sorted for a couple of days 🙈
Please think of wildlife and don't use fake web outside
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Please think of wildlife and don't use fake web outside
Brilliant 😂😂😂
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Brilliant 😂😂😂
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This charity has put out info to warn those w a history of cancer to take precautions against covid as it can reactivate cancers v quickly it seems
Obviously other viruses can also increase cancer risks but perhaps not so quickly?
Eg EBV
As ever more research needed
buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...
Obviously other viruses can also increase cancer risks but perhaps not so quickly?
Eg EBV
As ever more research needed
buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...
Covid & Cancer
There is now compelling medical evidence that Covid-19 infections can reactivate dormant cancer cells, and trigger the growth of secondary cancers.
buds.org.uk
October 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This charity has put out info to warn those w a history of cancer to take precautions against covid as it can reactivate cancers v quickly it seems
Obviously other viruses can also increase cancer risks but perhaps not so quickly?
Eg EBV
As ever more research needed
buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...
Obviously other viruses can also increase cancer risks but perhaps not so quickly?
Eg EBV
As ever more research needed
buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...
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There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
October 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.
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Love love love these.
I posted this when I first joined Bluesky but it is well worth another airing. The 'Magna Via' was the medieval and early-modern road eastwards out of Halifax. It was part of the main route to Wakefield and came to be known as the 'Wakefield Gate'. With the arrival of carriages and carts two
October 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Love love love these.
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Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
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Reposting following my comment about struggling to find even a private covid vaccination option within a 20 mile radius.
New study shows COVID vaccines:
💉Reduced people’s risk of ER by 29%
💉Reduced risk of hospitalizations by 39%
💉Reduced the risk of death by 64%
💉Vaccination was effective in all age groups and “in persons with or without major chronic conditions.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
💉Reduced people’s risk of ER by 29%
💉Reduced risk of hospitalizations by 39%
💉Reduced the risk of death by 64%
💉Vaccination was effective in all age groups and “in persons with or without major chronic conditions.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reposting following my comment about struggling to find even a private covid vaccination option within a 20 mile radius.