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Sharondblk
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I knit, I spin, I read, I run, I hike, I camp, I bake, I make earrings, i review things on the internet. I write about the things I do (mainly reading and knitting) at https://sharondoubleknit.blogspot.com/
I just read and reviewed the audiobook of Little One by Olivia Muenter. I'm not sure my review fully demonstrates how compelling and interesting this cult based novel is. Just a really good book that I highly recommend.
#netgally #booksky #review
Little One
A searing new novel from the USA Today bestselling auth…
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February 8, 2026 at 5:40 AM
I run 33 KMs at a backyard ultra, while aiming for 46. @headfreak.bsky.social ran a rather ridiculous 80kms. Our friend and crew member Skip made a video about it.
#running #ultrarunning #backyardultra
Melbourne MVP Backyard Ultra 2026
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February 7, 2026 at 11:25 AM
We spent the night in Brimbank Park, running a backyard ultra. When dawn came we heard magpies singing and kookaburras laughing. As we were packing up these noisy mynahs came eat any crumbs they could find.
#urbanbirds #running #birds
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
On Wednesdays I blog about what I am reading and knitting. This week its good NetGalley review books in both audio and eye reading.
#booksky #netgalley #updates
Linky Wednesday - the one where it's all reviews and all good
This week I'm both eye and ear reading review books. That doesn't happen often, but I was browsing NetGalley and saw the audio of    Little ...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
I am standing in the sun waiting for my coffee.
#melbourne #coffeebreak #happiness
February 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This tie is so flimsy and the colours so dull that you can barely see the edge tessalations on the individual shapes.
#badtiemonday #paisley #fashion
February 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Redemption River is the 3rd book in the Carter Brothers series. I love well written, 3rd person, closed door romance. This is about family, community and finding yourself & that's why I loved this. I do recommend reading the other 2 first they are also excellent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#netgalley #booksky #romance
Redemption River: The brand new heart-stealing small to…
Preorder the next book in the heart-stealing Autumn Fal…
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February 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I'm obsessed with my @threadandmaple.bsky.social needle binder. I wrote about it here. this is not a sponsored post, but I'm open to offers 😉
#craftsky #knitting #luxury
Thread and Maple - living my fanciest life
Sometimes I like things that are fancee, just for the sake of fancyness. For my birthday Leon got me the Thread and Maple needle binder. T...
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January 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
It's Wednesday, so I've written about what I'm reading and knitting, although not a lot about what I'm knitting, since it's a secret test knit.
#netgalley #knitsky #booksky
Linky Wednesday - the one where everything is upside down
Monday was a public holiday, so we had the day off. Then Tuesday I worked from home because it was mant to be 45 degrees at 4pm when I usual...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Sometimes I review non-fiction books in batches. Today I reviewed books about Leonard Cohen, lipstick and menopause. There is no theme, except that NetGalley provided all of them.
#netgalley #booksky #bookreview
Non-fiction book reviews part 29 - it's diverse and varied
W elcome to part 29 in a series of non-fiction book reviews, originally based on the idea that the books I request tell you everything you...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I put some hand-knit cabled jumpers down to measure my current project against, and I can tell you they are about the width of a cat.
#knitsky #helping
January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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In an effort to improve my discipline (also bc I am sick of spruiking live shows to prove I write) I started the writer's equivalent of a podcast. It's free. Still working on the discipline part (regularity). It's hopefully funny & defs short. This week's about chips.

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Geraldine Quinn | Substack
Melbourne-based writer, comedian, songwriter and musician.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
On Wednesday I blog about what I have been reading and knitting. This week I'm reading and listening to very good books, and I knit a pair of toddler socks.
#booksy #knitsky
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Linky Wednesday - the one where the reading actually got good
Last week I said the reading was "back on point" whatever that means! In fact, as I read further through Shari Lowe's Just One More Day I ...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I finished knitting a summer top and I love it!
#knitsky #pink #craftsky
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Paisley with added crenellations. This is week 3 of this round of paisley ties, and I'm going to keep wearing them for as long as I have new, different, bad paisley ties
#badtiemonday
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I finished knitting the Stephen West 2013 MKAK Colour Craving. (I didn't start it IN 2013, I started it in December last year.) I love it!
#westknITS #knitsky #shawl
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
First five star listen of the year, @samanthaellis.bsky.social Always Carry Salt is a memoir, a history, a recipe book and so much more.
#netgalley #booksky #audiobook
Sharondblk's review of Always Carry Salt
5/5: I'm not much of a blurb reader, so all I knew about this audio-book going in was pretty much what it said on the tagline. I knew I was in the mood for a memoir, and this one was read by the autho...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
On Wednesday's I blog about what I've been reading, listening to and crafting.
#knitsky #booksky #romance
Linky Wednesday - the one where the reading is back on point
Last week I said I was going to read   Dry Spells by Archana Maniar  , but before I started it I got an email from the Romance Read of the...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Classic individual Paisley bits. With background patterns, all with colours that look even worse in person.
#badtiemonday #fashion #notgood
January 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Plied some @ixchelbunny.bsky.social merino, angora, silk, cashmere and rose fibre. It was a dream to spin and the colours are exquisite in real life, although look surprisingly blue in this photo #handspinning #craftsky #sundaysareforspinning
January 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I shared this duck family when they were just fluff balls. Look at them now, all grown up.
#urbanbirds #birds #summer
January 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM