book 70 down!

Tracked this book of cross stitch patterns down on eBay after someone mentioned it on Reddit! I loved the flower fairies as a kid and really enjoyed the exhibition which I went to in Jan, so excited to stitch up something from this over the next couple of years.

Has someone roll through a zebra crossing WHILST I WAS HALFWAY ACROSS, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME today which like, bruh. And had someone zoom straight through on Fri whilst I was waiting to cross. Like bro. Fr. This is a shopping centre car park. Chill out.

perhaps not my most sensible choice when I need to read 11 books before the end of the year to complete my various reading challenges, but I went to the pirates exhibition at the national maritime museum on monday and now I Must

I only got this proof......several years ago. I'll get round to all of them eventually!

(the colleague did promise to bring it back as soon as she was done reading it)

More train reading! I have 7 hours on trains between Sunday eve and tues morn so hoping to make a hefty start into this one. I forgot my headphones for the first batch of trains and was a 2/10 experience but at least the book was interesting

Tail end of annual leave reading - making a strong case for book of the year

Finished up your life is manufactured yesterday (loved it), today I've got a long drive to Manchester on the cards so will be starting off the audiobook of listen like you mean it by Ximena vengoechea

I think this may be my favourite proof of 2025 from a design perspective (it is also just a very good book). Ty @faberbooks.bsky.social I'm obsessed

Read this today to tick off 'i' for my author reading challenge! Ty to @penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social for the copy <3