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Lizzy Baker
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Evening all. Another week with a lot of medical stuff. Rewarding myself with quiet day - coffee with a friend, then an afternoon of #YayAdvent wrapping. Water, sewing and strictly this eve. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Out of focus TV in the background. Unfinished multicoloured embroidery of abstract flowers.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Evening all. Back in my old stomping ground in Beverley this weekend. A lovely day of pottering around with family. And now an orange and mango presse with sewing and strictly. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of orange liquid. Out of focus television in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Evening all. Another Saturday of decorating after a busy work week, so relaxing with sewing and strictly. Looking forward to lunch with very old friends tomorrow! Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Multicoloured abstract embroidery in the background
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Evening all. A very busy week including a lovely trip to the seaside in Devon and then a looong train journey back up north! A good day of decorating today so just relaxing with a water while stitching and watching strictly. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails.
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Out of focus TV in the background. Also an incomplete multi coloured cross stitch.
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Evening all! Very unconfined for tonight's #ConfinedCocktails! Out at one of my favourite places. Cheers!
October 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Evening all. A glass of water while waiting for dinner, watching strictly and finishing off this cross stitch project. Had a busy day of decorating and seeing the Gaia installation at Hexham Abbey. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand with beige painted nail holding a tumbler of clear liquid. In the background an out of focus television and an incomplete embroidery of pumpkins.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Evening all. Currently on a train on my way back from an excellent day of bookshopping. Just my trusty water bottle and the emergency crisps at the moment! Cheers. #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a water bottle decorated with birds. In the background a yellow tote bag with the words 'Go Away I'm reading' on it.
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Evening all. On my holidays with my family in Yorkshire - unfortunately the event we were supposed to go to this evening has been cancelled due to the storm, but we've been having a lovely time visiting bookshops and museums! Water & a nice little cat cross stitch with strictly #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a small round half finished embroidery of a grey cat. Our of focus TV in the background.
October 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Oh and for those who saw me sewing this last week - it's now finished! #ConfinedCocktails
September 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Evening! After yesterdays day of ALL the meetings, today has mainly involved relaxing by, erm, a busy day of decorating! Have washed the green paint out of my hair and am finally sitting down with macaroni cheese and water to watch strictly. #ConfinedCocktails. Cheers!
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. In the background an out of focus television and a colourful abstract embroidery. In the foreground a bowl of macaroni cheese.
September 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Evening all! A glass of pink with sewing and the return of Strictly. Relaxing after a busy day of decorating
Left hand holding a silver goblet. Out of focus TV in the background. Also showing an embroidery with the words 'Don't Speak Latin in front of the books'.
September 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Very late to #ConfinedCocktails this evening. Another busy week and a good day of decorating prep. Relaxing with sewing and the Last night of the Proms. Cheers!
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Incomplete embroidery with the words "Don't Speak Latin in front of the books".
September 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Evening all. Just water and some sewing while waiting for some dinner guests to arrive. Have had a lovely day visiting Tynemouth market with someone who has known me far too long! Cheers. #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand with a blue painted thumbnail holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Behind is an incomplete cross stitch on white fabric showing the words 'Don't Speak Latin in front of the books'.
September 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Evening all. A glass of pink with a new sewing project here - brownie points to anyone who guesses the quote correctly!

Has felt like a long week but had a productive day today of sorting out my house after the hall replastering. And then a gloriously long shower!

Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of pink liquid. Behind an incomplete cross stitch in a yellow grime guard. The cross stitch currently has the words 'in front of the books' sewn.
August 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Evening. Late tonight as we've been making macaroni cheese (lactose free edition). Just water with a podcast and sewing this evening. Busy week featuring my first evening event since starting back at work, a contractor starting work on replastering and 3 drs appointments. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
August 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Evening. A delayed #ConfinedCocktails this evening as have had a long and rather warm day spent getting my house ready for the hall to be replastered next week! Rehydrating with a new sewing project and a podcast. Cheers!
August 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Evening all. Had a busy half week of work followed by a few quieter days off. Just water to drink tonight while I aim to get this HG2TG cross stitch finished!
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. Cross stitch showing a whale, some petunias and the words 'DON'T PANIC'.
August 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Evening all. Just water now after wine with dinner. Been a busy week including an excellent time at DCDC on Tuesday catching up with so many people! So a quiet evening of stitching and a podcast is very restorative. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand with blue painted thumbnails holding a tumbler of clear liquid. In the background an incomplete embroidery of a whale and some petunias.
August 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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On my way to #HistDayNorth at #DCDC25 in Durham with a train picnic for breakfast. Really looking forward to it!
Showing a table on a train. On the left is a laptop. On the right a travel coffee mug, a pot of yoghurt and raspberries and a hot cross bun.
July 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Evening. Sorry to hear its been a rough day @melindahaunton.bsky.social - be kind to yourself

First week back at work full time - which was properly long and hard. But some positive medical news has helped

Relaxing with a glass of pink and my current sewing project

Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of pink liquid. Cross stitch in the background showing a whale and petunias with the words Don't Panic.
July 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Evening all. Back in Northumberland after a glorious week in Skipton - there have been many walks along the canal, stately homes, museums, bookshops and teashops. Relaxing now with water and some sewing. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
Left hand holding a tumbler of clear liquid. In the background is a partially completed cross stitch showing a whale, a bowl of petunias and the words 'Don't Panic'.
July 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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A lovely day of pottering round Skipton today - including a walk along the canal, and visits to the Castle and the very fine Craven museum, which has a first folio and an excellent exhibition on WW2 poster art. Oh and Skipton has a rather good Oxfam Bookshop....
Collage of 4 images. Top left is a WW2 poster showing a yellow background with 3 women in dresses and aprons marching carrying a flag which reads "UP HOUSEWIVES AND AT 'EM!" Top right shows a printed volume in a museum case. The volume is a Shakespeare first folio - open to Hamlet. Bottom left shows Skipton Castle courtyard with the yew tree. Bottom right shows the Skipton Castle sign for the Muniment Room.
July 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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A lovely, if rather warm, visit to NT East Riddlesden Hall today - fascinating to see so many archives being used in telling the story of the hall, it's occupants and its later transfer to the National Trust. Some gorgeous embroidery and blackwork on display too. Plus really good scones!
Collage of 4 images. Top left is a oriel window taken from inside. Top right is a bed covered in a white bedspread with large blackwork leaves and flowers embroidered on it. Bottom right is the exterior of a 2 story building built in stone which is now blackened. In front is a gravel path and some small apple trees. Bottom left is wood fire with a lead fire screen behind. The fire screen appears to depict a long necked and tailed animal. That looks a lot like a dinosaur.
July 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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A range of wildlife met alongside the canal in Skipton during this morning's #UnconfinedWalks, holiday edition
A collage of 3 images. On the left half of the image is a path with green bushes either side. Walking on the path is a grey heron. The right side is split horizontally into 2 images. The top is off a black and white cat sitting on a canal boat. The bottom image is of 2 swans in the canal, one with its head under water.
July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Evening all! And greetings from my Yorkshire holidays. After a rather warm journey very pleased to be here and looking forward to a week of stately homes, bookshops and tearooms. Just water with the start of a new sewing project. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
July 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM