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WIP Update: It's a little hard to see, given that the picture is stamped on the Aida, but I've stitched all of the yellow and orange. Tonight I'll tackle the red. 🎃🪡 #HauntedHouse #CrossStitch #CrosssStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

New cross stitch project, Haunted House. I bought this kit on Vinted earlier this year. 🎃🪡 #HauntedHouse #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Current audiobook is Night Music: Nocturnes Volume 2 by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Gareth Armstrong, Jeff Harding and others. 🎧 #NightMusicNocturnesVolume2 #JohnConnollyBooks #GarethArmstrong #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I forgot to share this last week. Himself bought me a Highland Coos cushion, to go with that fleece throw he gave me a few weeks ago. He knows me so well. 😊 #HighlanCows #CuteCushion

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Project complete. After 6 weeks of stitching, the Springer Spaniel is finished. Just look at those eyes, and those ears. I definitely won't be parting with this one. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This has been the soundtrack to my cross stitching over the past week. A Time of Torment by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #ATimeOfTorment #JohnConnolly #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's book choice is The White North Has Thy Bones by Dorian Ravenscroft. Thanks to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. #AmReading 📖 #TheWhiteNorthHasThyBones #DorianRavenscroft #BloomsburyUK #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #🩸📚 #⌛📚 #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🧵 A Graveyard for Gods, edited by @lepenrose.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If folk horror is your thing, and you're looking for something spine tingling to read, then this is definitely the book for you. 🪦 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @lepenrose.bsky.social for the ARC. This (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WIP Update: I had hoped to have this finished by tonight so that I could stitch spooky stuff during October. Unfortunately, that hasn't gone to plan. The spooky stuff will have to wait. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Current listen on Audible is A Song of Shadows by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #ASongOfShadows #JohnConnolly #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🧵 The Shadows of Kensington Gore by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My favourite foul-mouthed heroine, Miss Decima, and her unlikely sidekick, Stephen, make a welcome return in this fun, murder mystery. 🔎 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/the-sh... Thanks (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🧵 Twisted Pike by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A welcome, creepy return to the village where it all began. They've come to make a movie, but will they be allowed to leave? 🦊 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/twiste... Thanks to @canelobooks.bsky.social (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have a yellow labrador now. No confetti in the cross stitch, but Freddie leaves his own confetti... labrador hair everywhere. 😂😂

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

WIP Update: So much confetti in those ears. Progress is slow. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

After I showed himself a TikTok video of someone using a bobbin winder that they'd made, he went out to his man cave and made one for me. The little drill is from Lidl. I supplied the bulldog clip. 😄🪡 #BobbinEinder #CrossStitchFloss #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've been keeping a record of all of the cross stitch I've done since I took it up again. Not bad for 16 months of stitching. 😊🪡 #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🧵 The Devil's Brigade by @patricklarsimont.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspired by the true story of the 1st Special Service Force, this is hard hitting, gripping and horrifying in equal measure. 🪖 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Current listen on Audible, The Wolf in Winter by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. This one nearly broke me when I first read it. At least I know what to expect now. 🎧 #TheWolfInWinter #JohnConnollyBooks #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Book mail today combines my two favourite things, books and cross stitch. Creepy Cross Stitch by Lindsay Swearingen. 📚🪡 Thank you @kennysbookshop.bsky.social #BookMail #CreepyCrossDtitch #LindsaySwearingen #KennysBookShop #BookSky 📚💙 #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

WIP Update: The doggo's ears are taking shape. There was much unpicking and re-stitching on that left ear. Much swearing too. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🧵 Operation Vienna by @michaelridpath.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A gripping tale of infidelity, of secrets and lies, and of murder, set against the backdrop of the financial instability of Austria's largest bank. 📝 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social and (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

WIP Update: Moving onto darker shades now. Still a long way from finishing though. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Next up on Audible, The Wrath of Angels by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #TheWrathOfAngels #JohnConnolly #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🧵 The Fifteenth Man by William Cook ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast paced, twisty, and dark, The Fifteenth Man engages the reader from the outset. I highly recommend it. 🗒️ See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. This title will be (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"You made us laugh, You made us cry, You made us feel like we could fly..." ❤️

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A present from himself...a Highland Cows fleece throw. 😍 #HighlandCows #FleeceThrow

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today's book choice is The Fifteenth Man by William Cook. Thanks to @viperbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. #TheFifteenthMan #WilliamCook #ViperBooks #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵 A Game of Cat and Killer by Jiro Akagawa ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Holmes, the cat who is almost better at investigating murders than the detective assigned to the case. 🙀 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/a-game... Thanks to @quercusbooks.bsky.social and (1/2)

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

WIP Update: I always like to get the white and cream out of the way first. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today's book choice is A Game of Cat and Killer by Jiro Akagawa. Thanks to @quercusbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. #AmReading 📖 #AGameOfCatAndKiller #JiroAkagawa #QuercusBooks #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What The World Needs Now, edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A brilliant collection of mystery shorts from a variety of crime fiction authors, with all proceeds going to autism charities. 🎵 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz #WhatTheWorldNeedsNow #MartinEdwards #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Snowblind: 10th Anniversary Edition by Ragnar Jónasson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well paced, with enough twists and suspense to keep readers engaged. ❄️ See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz #Snowblind #AnniversaryEdition #RagnarJónasson #BookSky 📚🌧️ #⚡❄️ #Books

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New audio book to accompany the new cross stitch project: The Whisperers by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social narrated by Jeff Harding. 🎧 #TheWhisperers #JohnConnollyBooks #JeffHarding #Audible #🎧📚

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New cross stitch project. I'm sticking with the dog theme because I love dogs, and Springer Spaniels have a special place in my heart, as my dad always had at least one. 🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky #StitchSky

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy International Dog Day to this doofus. Every day is a good day when he's around. His very presence makes my world a little brighter. The Bonios are on me Freddie. 😍 #InternationalDogDay❤️ #Freddie #MyBestFriend❤️

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Mine has his own couch, but he still prefers our one. 😄

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