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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 17/10/2026

Happy Caturday to everyone except the cat currently warming her freezing cold paws on my legs. (I don’t begrudge her for one second.)

A tabby cat sits on my lap with her paws tucked beneath her, facing away from me.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 12/10/2026

Lost Freyja... then remembered I left a blanket on the floor.

A purple fleecy blanket lying on a cream carpet. Sticking out from deep within its folds are two white-tipped front paws, and one white back paw.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 11/10/2026

New warp on the loom. Sparkly black for the weft. I'm looking forward to this one.

A close up of the warp yarn on a small rigid heddle loom starting with blue on the left, then fading through purple to red on the right.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 08/10/2026

They sometimes pretend to be mortal enemies. They don't appear to realise that I can see through windows too.

Two cats - one tabby, one white-and-tabby - inside the house while I take a photo from outside, through the closed patio door. The white-and-tabby one is sitting upright looking out of the window, while the tabby one lies on the carpet beside her. They both look relaxed, and there are a few cat toys around them.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 07/10/2026

A sunbeam for lying in and a fishy for a pillow. What more could a kitty ask for? (Treats. The answer is treats.)

A tabby cat with white back legs, lying stretched out on a cream carpet, sunlight streaming over her. Her head is resting on a toy fish.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 06/10/2026

Not quite sure what I'm making here since I measured the starting chain wrong. Hey ho, it will be what it will be. An adventure in crochet.

A strip of moss stitch crochet, about 10 centimetres across, fading from deep orange on one side to yellow on the other side.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Freyja has filed a formal request that the central heating be turned on.

A tabby cat curled up in a circle, lying on a radiator bed hanging from a radiator that is, much to her disappointment, off. Her tail is over her face in disgust at this situation.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 30/09/2026

Spiritual nourishment treat book haul.

Two books laid out on a cream carpet: Devotions by Mary Oliver and Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I'm catching up on my blocking: this one's a beauty. (though this part of the process does remind me every time how yucky that wet wool smell is) #crochet

A crochet scarf pinned put on blocking mats. It is brightly coloured with diagonal stripes of yellow, red, purple, green and blue, the colours change on every row.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 11/09/2026

As an excuse for not getting on with the housework, I'll take it.

A tabby-and-white cat curled up on my lap.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Bounty from the garden! I planted 15 baby corn plants, 12 of them lived, and now I have... 8 baby corn. But there are more on the way!

Eight baby corn on a wooden chopping board.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 15/08/2026

I am rediscovering enjoyment of my crochet since closing my Etsy shop. Not sure what I'll make with this beauty yet, but I'm looking forward to finding out, and this time I don't need to take into account anybody else's opinions.

A cake of rainbow gradient yarn, colours changing from red on the inside all through the rainbow to purple on the outside.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Look I'm not saying this isn't a good thing because it is and it should have happened yonks ago, but also, something something deckchairs Titanic.

Headline reading "Heatwave: Burnham to consider ban in disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK"

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 08/08/2026

I tried wishing her Happy International Cat Day, but she just rolled over and went back to sleep. Happy International Cat Day, everybody.

A white-and-tabby cat lounging on the top of a cat tree, her eyes half-closed.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 27/07/2026

"Excuse me, madam, but might I be able to persuade you to a few crumbs of your cream tea behind?"

A red-breasted robin perched on the corner of an outdoor table, with a hopeful glint in its eye.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 26/07/2026

It's blackberrying time 😋

My hand full of juicy, ripe blackberries.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 21/07/2026

The buddleia in my front garden, planted in good soil and watered regularly: looks like a bunch of dry sticks. The buddleia growing out of a ten-foot wall behind the office:

A thriving, flowering buddleia plant growing out of the top of a brick wall.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 18/07/2026

Me: we have a "no cats on the bed" rule. Nefertiti: but consider my counterpoint: comfy pillow that smells of Mummy. Happy #Caturday

A white-and-tabby cat asleep on my pillow.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 17/07/2026

I just canNOT with this girl's favourite sleeping positions.

A tabby-and-white cat lying on a cream carpet between a dining table and a kitchen counter. Her belly is up with her back legs pointing skyward, her head and neck twisted sideways and her front paws crossed in front of her. She is very asleep.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 16/07/2026

Freyja is living her best life.

A tabby cat with a white belly, lying belly up on a red fleece blanket.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 12/07/2026

At least someone is enjoying the sunshine.

A tabby cat with a white belly, sprawled out in a sunbeam on a cream carpet.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 07/07/2026

Now Freyja gets a turn! Big Box is everybody's favourite box.

A tabby cat with a white patch on her chest is in a big cardboard box! She is happy about it.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 07/07/2026

Freyja would like a turn in the Very Good Very Big Box but Neph says there isn't room.

A white-and-tabby cat relaxes inside a big cardboard box, watched by a tabby cat sitting outside the box.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 07/07/2026

And also apparently Comfiest Box.

A white-and-tabby cat lying on her side half asleep in a large cardboard box.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 04/07/2026

Happy Caturday from a comfy bebe.

A tabby cat lounging in a fluffy grey cat bed. Her white back legs are sticking over the side.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 29/06/2026

Also the font is miniscule and it's almost 500 pages long, so it's going to take a while. Not one I'll be reading lying on my back in bed.

An open book with incredibly narrow margins and small font.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 29/06/2026

Just look at this beauty that I treated myself to. #BookSky

A hardback book called "Celtic Myths and Tales". The title is in gold foiling in a grey square in the centre of the book, surrounded by a green foiled foliage design that also spells out the words "Epic Tales".

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 28/06/2026

I heard Sad Cat noises 5 mins after Himself went out. Looked outside and found Neph at the garden gate, howling about how alone she was; she trotted to greet me chirping happily as soon as she realised that at least one of her humans was still at home. I'm never leaving the house again.

A white-and-tabby cat lies on her side in a cardboard box.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 24/06/2026

Just finished A House Between Sea And Sky by Beth Cato. Sweet and enchanting, and now I want to learn how to make sourdough. Ace and childfree representation ftw 👌

Book cover of A House Between Sea And Sky by Beth Cato.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 22/06/2026

My favourite photo from our Midsummer trip to Holy Island. It's a classic view for good reason.

A high stone archway soars above a ruined abbey of red sandstone, in front of an azure sky with wispy white clouds.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 16/05/2026

Freyja is grateful for the nest of old towels placed on the sofa especially for her to roll around in. (They're soaking up a spilled drink.) #CatsOfBluesky

A tabby-and-white cat showing her belly as she rolls over on a cream towel on a sofa.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 11/05/2026

Nobody Likes A Tory have fun new anti-Reform goodies. I have a new badge on the way 😊 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Soli...

A round pin badge with a black background and the words "Fuck Reform" in white text.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 09/05/2026

What even is going on with her paws here? I don't understand this girl. #CatsOfBluesky

A tabby cat curled up asleep on a red sofa. Her back legs are somehow resting over her front paws, with her chin on top of the whole four-leg heap.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 09/05/2026

It's a rainy #Caturday and everyone is catting peacefully, including the humans.

A tabby cat curled up in a ball, asleep on a red sofa.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 08/05/2026

Election day cat. Nefertiti has never heard of Nigel Farage, and if she ever had the misfortune to meet him she could hiss in his face with no negative consequences. Sometimes I am astoundingly jealous of my cats.

A white-and-tabby cat snoozling on her side on a grey sofa.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 06/05/2026

Freyja has been staring under the fridge for 15 minutes straight. I have a bad feeling about this.

A tabby cat crouched down and looking intently beneath a kitchen fridge.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 04/05/2026

This is Freyja. This is her favourite sleeping position so it must be comfortable, though I don't understand it myself.

A tabby cat with a white belly, asleep belly-up on a red blanket with her paws outstretched and her head upside down.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 22/02/2026

Neph is a bit too big for her new box. Nevertheless: she fits, she sits. #CatsOfBluesky

A white-and-tabby cat sitting in a cardboard box that she's a bit too big for.

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Karen de Lange @karendelange.co.uk · 16/02/2026

Just finished Guards! Guards! I first read this when I was 13 or so. There is soooo much that I must have missed back then. Fabricati diem, pvnc, indeed. I think it's time to revisit the rest of Sir Pterry's oeuvre. #Booksky #GNUTerryPratchett

Cover of Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.

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