Lockdowns are terrible. So are deadly pandemics. @chrischirp.bsky.social tells it straight.

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Working away on Moonlit Castle by Charting Creations, my goal is to get to 50% complete this year. Slow and steady wins the cross stitching race, especially with confetti heavy architecture. #CrossStitching

🌱Weather has abruptly become milder and my crocuses have opened in spite of the gloomy clouds. Definitely a cheery sight this morning and worth chasing the squirrels away from them all winter

First cross stitch finish of the New Year. Modern Forest series by Vivster on Etsy. The pattern is lovely to stitch and I like these more muted colours to represent Summer rather than the brighter version.

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Cross Stitch finish number 13 for 2024

Project : Winter Forest
Designer : Vivsters (Etsy)
Fabric : Easycount 18ct aida from Zweigart
Threads : CXC and DMC threads 2 strands full crosses
Start Date : 05 December 2024
Finish Date: 09 December 2024

#CrossStitch

The concept Nigel Farage is incapable of grasping is human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. I’ll fight that to my last breath

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Morning lovely phone family. I'm headed into town with the folks today. It'll be our last visit until January! I'm sure it'll be capitalism on steroids. We need to stop making people feel bad for wanting just a bit of what we've been brainwashed to desire ❤️
Have a fab day all 😘
#HaveCourageAndBeKind

Really cold again in Scotland and the small wildlife pond is frozen over. Fortunately it's a new pond without any occupants yet and the birds have additional small defrosted bird baths and refilled feeders so it's all good. 🌱

This is me!🙃

10th cross stitch finish for 2024, secret project for my youngest.

Project : NAACP Video Game Fundraiser
Designer : Screaming Heart Design
Fabric : Black 18ct aida from Zweigart
Threads : CXC and DMC threads 2 strands full crosses
Start Date : 28 February 2024
Finish Date: 24 November 2024

Bad photo of my 9th cross stitch finish of 2024

Project : Forest Fairytale SAL
Designer : QuaternionCreations
Fabric : 16 count Chromatic Alchemy aida in Salvia (FOTM 2023-09)
Threads : DMC 310, CXC 890 & Threadpickerz Wine 2 over 2 full crosses
Date Started : 24 05 24
Date Finished : 03 11 24

This is a cross stitch project I recently finished.
Project : Howling Wolf Triad
Designer : Katy Lipscomb (PaineFreeCrafts)
Fabric : 18ct aida from Chromatic Alchemy in Eden
Threads : CXC threads 2 strands full crosses
Start Date : 6 August 2021
Finish Date : 17 October 2024

A bumblebee can only fly for about 40 mins between feeding. But we've lost 97% of our wiłdflower meadows. So each nectar-rich flower you plant in a windowbox or in your garden or community green spaces could be the pit stop that saves a bee 🐝
#SaveTheBees

Boris Johnson is still repeating his completely untrue claim that “Brexit saved lives” with the vaccine rollout - and he’s now doing it completely unchallenged. How many times do I have to correct this boll****

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Yesterdays BBC report that schoolchildren from struggling families are pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes to save their embarrassment at having no food is exactly why I’m joining @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW👇

🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention.

I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS

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Angel Chaffinch. 😇😍
Taken this week at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😊
#Birds 🐦🪶