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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Day of nine billion annoying little errands that are all inconveniently spaced just far enough apart to be a pain vastly improved by this delightful gentleman being the official store greeter at the flooring warehouse

A medium shaggy black and tan dog lies half on his side as if poised to roll on his back for belly rubs

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

…….pulling back the curtain properly on the window of my (second storey) work room and realising the ivy is trying to eat my house again 😑

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Worked normal day shift + the bar at an event, got home just before midnight aching all over, had a cup of tea in bed - get up briefly to go to the loo before I put the lights out and hopefully collapse into blissful unconsciousness, and this is what I come back to 😂

A black cat sits semi-upright reclining against a pillow in the centre position of a bed, having clearly occupied the space his human has briefly left vacant. He appears unrepentant.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Every time I see one of these headlines, I’m torn between two reactions - one is deep suspicion that I’m falling for a trap by reacting at all, and the other incredulity at a sentence that essentially reads ‘Arsonist warns fires are deadly, continues to fling gasoline everywhere!’

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

When the way you’re sitting isn’t conducive to lap naps, but your cat is determined

A small grey cat sits on the arm of a sofa with her tail tucked neatly around her rear legs. Her front paws and upper body are in the classic loaf position, but on the knee of the person taking to picture, forming a disgruntled cat bridge from sofa arm to lap

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Okay buckle up folks because I have a lovely art story for you:

A somewhat poorly lit photo of a framed charcoal landscape, depicting a Scottish loch surrounded by hills (by artist Louise McBride)

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cool cool cool so the arguments in the ‘for’ column are getting SOMEWHAT OUTNUMBERED

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

So on the one hand my seventy four year old father got hit by a car yesterday ….on the other, he apparently got up this morning and took himself off to his favourite coffee place, so I guess he’s Fine????

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Artists! Quote with your most detailed art!

An illustration of a man, shown from shoulders up, a horrified expression on his face. He is lit from below by a glowing red book which hangs open in the air before him, a swirl of glowing pages lifting around him. Behind him, unshaded if sickly green, looms a ruined city.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Me: I’m going to get back into the habit of getting up early and having some creative study time *before* work! 💪 Jamie, incensed that I am up an hour early and yet his food bowl remains empty:

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Lil’ brush buddy doodle - the anime brought me back to Witch Hat Atelier after several years and I splashed out on the grimoire edition of the first three volumes - I’d forgotten how damn beautiful the art is, I want to do so many studies 😤

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

……I guess my absent minded one handed scritches did not pass quality control

The same black cat as in the previous skeet is now up on the desk, sat directly on top of the sketchbook that had been occupying the prime real estate

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It’s warm enough to leave the door to the garden open for the first time and the old man cat is just having the best day - he’s going out and puddling in the sunshine and then strolling back upstairs to check what I’m up to. I just hear this little croak from beside me that means ‘scritches pls’ 😂

A Birds Eye view of a slightly scraggly black cat sat beside a wheelie desk chair, looking inquisitively up at the viewer. He’s got that worn teddy bear look that older cats get, pale green eyes with a smudge of brown in the right one, and a tiny scattering of white hairs on his chest

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Looking at this side by side in the ten most viewed stories across the Guardian’s website and feeling absolutely insane tbqh

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Me, who has been clearing out the last vestiges of a decades worth of crap from her house: man now these boxes are gone I really need to go over the forgotten spaces with a magnifying glass and the hoover Jamie, crawling under the skirting: don’t worry mum I got it!

Jamie, an older black tomcat with slightly tattered ears, sits and looks into the camera with a bright, inquisitive expression on his face. One paw is slightly raised as if he is about to politely ask for pets, however this goes somewhat unnoticed due to the ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE cobwebs FESTOONED across his face and whiskers.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

‘Mum. Mum. Muuuuuuum. Hey mum. MUM.’

A POV shot of a black cat peeking over the edge of a duvet and looking slightly off centre, but towards the person lying under it.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Realised I hadn’t shared my latest ‘my cat is a walking meme’ offering

A close up snap of a small grey cat looking absolutely furious, sat with her paws centimetres from a slate hearth, a fire blazing in the grate. She is looking at the viewer from under a furrowed brow and there is murder in her eyes.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Grey cat (Skye) was on my lap first. Black cat (Jamie) managed to muscle his way in to the tiny sliver of remaining space and this is the look she’s been giving him since. He is purring blissfully, completely unaware. I am slightly concerned my thighs are about to be the staging ground of WW3.

An awkwardly framed shot of two cats just about sharing one lap. The black one nearest to the camera seems content, the grey one in the background is staring daggers at him.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Turns out ‘fresh air’ and ‘exercise’ is good for mental blocks, what an absolute scam. Also, puppy tax:

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, looking up at the viewer

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, watching something out of view. She has her highland cow teddy between her front paws.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

She beat her brother to the prime lap real estate and the absolute smugness radiating off her is criminal 😂

Skye, a small grey domestic shorthair cat, is curled on the photographers lap, her eyes closed and paws tucked under her. There is a definite air of smugness as she magnanimously accepts a cheek scritch.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I cannot get over this picture of my cat after she locked herself in the garden by accident

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

In related news: Jamie is really happy I’ve finally packed up and come to bed 🥴😂

A black cat reclines on his side with his head twisted up and back over his shoulder to look at the camera. His eyes are huge, and if you could hear pictures, you think this one would probably sound like a happy rusty engine.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Oh wait obligatory ‘it’s my birthday!’ post now that I actually have new work to include!! I’m not actively looking for work atm, but if anyone’s got any fun illustration gigs they think I’d be a fit for, I wouldn’t say no…..👀 I also do scicomm/nature illustration when I’m not obsessing over DnD.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Also: I’ve been working flat out to improve my sketching/lineart fundamentals the last few months so you get the line art as well because I’m genuinely super pleased with it

A flat uncoloured sketch of the same image as in the previous skeet

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

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A young-ish man with short greying hair faces the viewer, visible only from the neck and shoulders up. His expression is both startled and fearful, as the book in front of him ruffles its pages and glows a menacing red, lighting his features dramatically. A swirl of pages covered is esoteric text surround him in a whirlwind, glowing that same red - while behind him looms a ruined city from the shadows, a bright green light at its apex that seems to be shining directly at his back. The image is painted dramatically in a limited palette of green, black and red.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

While @whatrobindoes.bsky.social , @anemonetea.bsky.social and I are hard at work on various bits of art, this is how Jacob is entertaining himself:

Jacob, a three year old Aussie shepherd, is caught mid open-mouthed pounce down onto a Gonzo muppet toy, who stares vacantly upward at his impending demise. Photo by @whatrobindoes.bsky.social

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I am so pleased with how this is turning out, and also so relieved that it’s working lmao

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I am having an absolutely gorgeous day working on a mural in my back room, with the view from the open garden door this gleeful tumble of roses, and listening to ‘Is A River Alive’ by Robert Macfarlane

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I suspect it is illegal for a dog to be this photogenic????

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Me, listening to the latest episode of @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social and screeching at @whatrobindoes.bsky.social the entire time

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

…..I have acquired company (she smelled the pastry 😒😂)

As in the above skeet, the picture shows a glass garden table, with a magazine, mug of coffee, and plate with a pastry on it. The backdrop is an old wooden fence covered in ivy, a pot of creepy Jenny beginning to spill over its stand - and where the faded green garden chair on the far side of the table was empty, it now contains a small grey cat, caught midway through putting her front paws on the table, her attention caught by something off to the side.

The small grey cat from the previous picture is now sat squarely in the chair, looking directly at the viewer. Her eyes are pale green and her expression covetous - the plate on the table still contains a pastry.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Happy Sunday ☕️ (I need to do this more often)

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Houseplant friends of blusky, can anyone help me identify this? I inherited it from mum when she went into care, it’s brushing my ceilings and has survived many years being more or less completely forgotten about in the corner. If it didn’t keep growing, I’d think it was fake 🥴 #houseplant #plant

A close up of the leafy end of a mystery houseplant tree. The leaves are glossy and spiky and emerge from the branch in the same pattern as a pineapple

Full length shot of a very tall, spiky, some sort of probably tropical mystery tree. It’s growing at a very strange angle.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

And it turns out that what I desperately needed was a weekend of fresh air and good company. Simple things, but remarkably effective

Jacob, an Aussie shepherd dog, sits on a park bench in sunshine, panting happily. His eyes are squinted closed against the sunshine, and you can see scrubby grass and branches just beginning to get their spring growth behind him

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I took Jacob to visit @whatrobindoes.bsky.social and @anemonetea.bsky.social this weekend and it was just the absolute best, most soul-nourishing time - spring sunshine walks, nerding out over dwarven forge and our DnD PCs, and talking art and plans for the year

Jacob - a two year old Aussie shepherd dog - lies facing the viewer with his front paws crossed over and a happy doggy smile on his face. In front of him the roof of a dwarven forge DnD terrain piece is visible, with dark green shingles and a weather vane.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Surrounded! (not currently visible: the second cat hiding under the cupboard behind me because he still thinks the worlds soppiest dog is secretly out to eat his liver or something)

A small grey cat looks up at the ceiling, perched on a kitchen counter to the left of the frame, while an Aussie shepherd dog sits on the floor directly in front of the viewer

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I’m going to start sending people this picture whenever I ask for anything

A two year old Aussie shepherd dog (Jacob) looks beseechingly up at the viewer, his head and one paw resting in the photographers lap

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I’m on dog sitting duty for the weekend, Jacob here had the big boy chop 48 hours ago and is feeling rather sorry for himself - but seems to appreciate his Christmas present given that he hasn’t put it down since he got here 😂

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