Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Evening all. The Out of office is on for a week and I've celebrated with a day of doing virtually nothing! Now a glass of pink with sewing and strictly. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Evening all. A glass of pink with strictly and sewing after a ferociously busy week. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1111
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Evening all. Sewing, strictly and a glass of pink after a fantastic week off including a wonderful friends wedding in the Midlands and a gorgeous trip to the Devon seaside. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A lovely day out with archivist friends with lots of National Trust-ing, cake and catch ups. Now relaxing with water, an audiobook and some sewing. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 090
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Evening all. Busy day of errands, shopping and coffee with a friend. Now stitching with a new audiobook and some hydration. Cheers. #ConfinedCocktails 0100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Evening all. Hydration and some blackwork embroidery this evening after a busy morning of running errands and a relaxing afternoon with a book. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Evening all. I've had a paddle in the sea at Bambrugh today which was lovely! Warming up with some Northumbrian cider (out of shot) and a holiday sewing project. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026My out of office is on and I'm having a rest and some family time for the next 10 days! Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0141
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Horribly late to #ConfinedCocktails tonight as dinner was delayed. Water and a new blackwork project. Cheers! 070
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Hydration and finishing off this cross stitch project is the plan for this evening. 200 stitches to go! Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0191
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Evening all. A busy day of wardrobe sorting but relaxing now with water, sewing and a very good audiobook. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Evening all. Still very warm in Northumberland and we've had a busy day of sorting and charity shop runs. Now rehydrating with sewing and an audiobook. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0110
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Evening all. A busy day including buses, coffee out and a charity shop delivery. Nice to be feeling a bit more like myself again due to a break in chemo. Just water and embroidery this evening. #ConfinedCocktails 0110
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A very belated #ConfinedCocktails this eve. Have had a lazy day of nostalgic TV binge watching Now slowly warming my hands back up from post chemo stiffness with some slow sewing with an audiobook. Cheers! 070
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Evening all. Just a much needed quiet day. Nice morning walk along the local burn, coffee with a neighbour and the rest of the day relaxing with an audiobook and sewing. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Cheers to the Aunts! A quiet day for me involving a mooch round a local plant festival. Now sewing and an audiobook. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0131
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Evening all. I'm having a quiet weekend after a busy and productive chemo free week. So just water and embroidery and an audiobook after an excellent dinner of home made pizza and baklava (all credit to my mum for the baking)! Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 2150
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Evening. A belated #ConfinedCocktails as I've been out at the local book festival enjoying a fascinating and very entertaining range of talks plus lunch with a friend. Drinking a summer fruits squash (not pictured) in honour of the sunny weather! Cheers! 1100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Evening all. Very lazy post treatment day with lots of naps. Now an evening of podcast listening and some gentle sewing. Cheers. #ConfinedCocktails 0151
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Actually if they like history books cannot recommend this enough - loved it! 210
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Unexpectedly chemo free week so have celebrated with a quiet day of sewing, audiobooks, walk in the sunshine, library visit etc. Just water to drink while I sew and listen. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Evening. Drinking water after a rather good curry while waiting for the apple pie to bake! Having had a lovely week off with family - I have sewn and read books and had retail therapy and rested which has been delightful. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0131
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Evening. Quite a long week but celebrating being on leave (and the out-of-office being on for the next week) with some sewing and a glass of water. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 0111
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026A long week, culminating in some moderately good medical news and a busy day today of sorting things for the charity shops and coffee with a friend. A nice relaxing evening with summer fruit squash and the new sewing project. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1110
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Evening all. We've been enjoying sunshine today so have managed both a shopping expedition and a walk! Lime cordial and a new sewing project this evening. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0153
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Evening all. I've been out out! Celebrating my mums birthday weekend and me making it to half way through chemo, by coming to the seaside and attending the excellent Bay Tales crime book festival. So many great speakers and fictional murders! Just water for now. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1120
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Evening all. A chemo week so have mainly been very, very tired hence the lack of progress on the cross stitch. Feeling human enough today for a trip to the shops and baking banana bread! Tea and sewing tonight. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1170
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Evening all. A unexpected bonus 'well' weekend as my pesky white blood cells weren't behaving enough for chemo this week. So a nice trip round the shops in the sunshine and an afternoon snooze before tea and sewing this eve. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Evening all! A nice restful day after a busy week. Sewing, a podcast and some hot water for me. Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 090
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Tea in a wonderful mug along with an ongoing stitching experiment with variagated thread. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0131
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Evening all. A pretty sleepy day recovering from chemo this week - so warm lime cordial while sewing and listening to a podcast for me. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1150
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Evening all. Warm lime cordial for me whilst continuing an old experiment with variagated embroidery thread. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Definitely Howden is lovely. And you absolutely have to go to Beverley. And if you are up at Rudston do go to Burton Agnes Hall too - it's beautiful 130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Evening all. Having a quiet day of treatment recovery with mint tea - and finishing off my first cross stitch project of 2026 which is the label for my ORT jar. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1120
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Oh and as promised here are the cross stitch projects I couldn't show as they were gifts for wonderful friends! 2191
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Evening! Bit late but have been enjoying an appropriately slothfull betwixtmas. Warm fruit cordial tonight whilst listening to a Pratchett audiobook and possibly finishing this WIP. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 190
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Evening all. Tea (and appropriate mug) tonight along with sewing and strictly. Been a looong week! 1100
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Evening all! Watching strictly and sewing (can't show current project as it's an Xmas gift). Am only allowed hot drinks at the moment due to chemo so it's a cup of lovely Bird & Blend tea for me! Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 1170
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025#YayAdvent Day 7 are these fabulous packs of confetti! 030
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Day 6 of #YayAdvent is a snowman spinning top! 130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025#YayAdvent Day 5 is these lovely and very useful sticky notes destined for my 2026 planner. 130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Day 4 of #YayAdvent brings me this fabulous little Christmas duck! 120
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 07/12/2025#YayAdvent Day 3 is these lovely figgy pudding gift tags for my present wrapping 130
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Evening all. Some warm ginger cordial to assist with post treatment bleurgh. But feeling much better now and enjoying an evening of Strictly and sewing. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails 0120
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 02/12/2025#YayAdvent Day 2 is these lovely festive cloth napkins which I'll use for Xmas dinner! 150
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Lovely start to #YayAdvent with this very festive candy cane clip. Thanks @tmmorton.bsky.social! And as always thanks to @gazpachodragon.bsky.social for organising this annual delight. 270
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Evening all. Water, strictly and sewing. Another very busy week - minor surgery on Tuesday but feeling fine now! Mixed feelings about incoming December for a variety of reasons! Cheers #ConfinedCocktails 1120
Lizzy Baker @lizzybarchivist.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Evening 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 0110
