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Hello from Scotland. 👋 I dabble in many things.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Max Pigeon's new book 'Cross-Stitch by the Sea' is out and, as always with his patterns, it's an absolute delight! I love his stuff, and can't praise it enough. How about ditching the AI slop on Etsy and supporting a real designer? Buy his book! #CrossStitch #PigeonCoop #crafts
Cross stitch pieces by Max Pigeon (Pigeon Coop) showing a whale's tail, a polar bear and an iceberg.Cross stitch pieces by Max Pigeon (Pigeon Coop) showing a turtle, sea lion, and an artistic design featuring crabs.Cross stitch pieces by Max Pigeon (Pigeon Coop) showing egrets, a cypress tree, a shell on a beach, and a pair of plovers.Cross stitch pieces by Max Pigeon (Pigeon Coop) showing a beach/mountain view, a puffin, an orca, and an underwater scene.
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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
80 hours of embroidery! This aerial landscape is directly inspired by Dartmoor and I'd say I have another 30-ish hours to go? I'm now starting to fill in the fields for the sheep, the tor area will be done last as I'm still deciding whether I want a slope or not 😅 I hope you like it! #art
An embroidery hoop containing a sewn aerial-view landscape. It depicts a moorland scene in a range of green shades, about 70% completed.
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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Divide (2019) Oil and acrylic on canvas #art #painting #landscape
A painting by Lee Madgwick. An old townhouse/shop used as a watchtower (more are seen in the distance). A makeshift corrugated  ‘border’ fence leads into the distance towards a mountainous horizon.
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Guido Eekhaut @eekhaut.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The difference can't be greater...
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Steve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything!
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Make-up covered the cuts for the wedding day but everyone was shook up.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Remember a year or two before the pandemic when Kanye West crashed the stage when Taylor Swift was getting her award at the VMAs? Yeah? WELL ACTUALLY NO YOU DON’T COZ THAT SHIT HAPPENED 17 YEARS AGO AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH
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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Rupture Oil and acrylic on canvas 1.1M x 1.1M #art #handpainted #humanart #painting #tree
A large tree split down the middle in a vast rolling landscape. Painted by Lee Madgwick.

*All of my paintings are hand painted. No AI tools or generators are, and never will be, used at any stage in my creative process*
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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Careful what you wish for
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 05/09/2026
I see the UK looks slightly smaller on the new 'equal earth' world map. Waiting for the right wing meltdown and moans about how it was better in the 'good old days' 🤦‍♀️ mapsmania.github.io/jointhedots/... #cartography
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Equal Earth vs Web Mercator
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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Damning silence from Labour on their Napoleon III exhumation policy
Tom Harwood tweets:

BREAK: Nigel Farage says under a Reform government the body of Napoleon III could be returned from England to France.
The last French emperor's final resting place is in The Imperial Crypt at St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough.
He died in exile in England in 1873 following the fall of the Second Empire. His body was never returned to France because they didn't want it, and due to his wife's wishes. She was later buried alongside him.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield. ‘Cake’ (Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)
A photo realistic painting of a close-up of a slice of home-made Victoria sponge with strawberry jam, thick cream and a light dusting of icing sugar on top 
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 01/09/2026
Post something random or you’ll have an awful September
A bench overlooking some trees with hills in the distance
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 31/08/2026
A quick weekend project. Pattern by Emma Congdon. #CrossStitch #crafts
A cross stitch design showing a sampler style image stitched in a couple of shades of pink.
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 23/08/2026
Making something for my new baby nephew. About 25% done. #CrossStitch #WIP #crafts
A partially complete cross stitch pattern stitched onto white Aida fabric. There is a branch with green leaves at the top, with two owls sitting on it. A brown monkey hangs off the branch. There is another monkey lying on top of a blue and red structure (top of a boat), only partially complete. Part of an elephant's face is also stitched near the bottom.
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Manda | Infinity Bear Designs @manda-infinitybear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Over the past month we've been working to revamp the the website and it's now ready! www.infinitybeardesigns.com In addition to it being more aesthetically pleasing, you can now filter for patterns based on type, stitch count, colour count, and tags. #CrossStitch #Embroidery #Art (1/2)
An image snippet of the patterns list page for Infinity Bear Designs. It features a filter section on the left, and a grid of my cross stitch patterns on the right.An image snippet of The Way of the Waterfall Infinity Bear Designs cross stitch pattern webpage. There is a large featured image of the pattern on the left, with smaller thumbnails below it of chart previews, and to the right of it is a column including shop links and other details pertaining to the pattern.
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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Stage Door 40 x 40cm Acrylic on canvas 2023 #painting #art #graffiti
Sketch of a ruin with a closed door. Graffiti of images with CCTV heads is daubed either side.Painting of a ruin with a closed door. Graffiti of CCTV headed creatures is daubed either side.
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We look forward to seeing you in two and a half years.
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
AI can never replace real stock images Someone dreamed these up and had the courage to hire actors and make them real
Stock pic of a man caressing a skeleton with a bad wig. Is it his wife? We'll never knowStock pic of a doctor digging something out of a guy's ass like he's reeling in Moby dickStock pic of a guy in a suit with a balaclava holding an axe and a clockStock pic of someone about to run over a kid
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Flosshaven @flosshaven.net · 10/08/2026
Flosshaven by numbers last week! - 183 new patterns from 27 designers - Most popular pattern category: Houses 🏠 - Most popular pattern theme: Christmas 🎅 - 23 new starts - 14 974 stitches logged by our users across 20 WIPs We're almost at 2000 patterns in the database! What will next week bring?
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 02/08/2026
more good content! imagine publishing content that's just nice! reveals a little bit about having fun on the internet! people just doing things because they can and the internet was nice!
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 02/08/2026
Flosshaven is great for cross stitchers to track their patterns & progress. You can also log what's in your stash. Even just scrolling through the patterns is fun (you can filter out patterns where it's known the creator used AI). Highly recommended. #CrossStitch
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Ellie Made It @elliemade.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
i think the scotrail app launch is going fairly well because i've not heard any explosions yet
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 30/07/2026
Oh dear ScotRail 🤦‍♀️ Every time I try to sign in on the new app, it immediately crashes. I don't even get as far as the password reset that everyone else is having a problem with... 😭 #ScotRail #fml www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
ScotRail apology as passengers unable to book tickets in app launch chaos
The operator replaced its existing app with an updated ticketing system for travellers on Thursday morning.
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
just got a PR email translated i think from Polish that opens 'I hope you are well, or even better' which is now my new favourite greeting, who doesn't want to be BETTER THAN WELL? peak monday optimism
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 23/07/2026
Found this gate in York. It had a standard lock, plus a padlock and a chain holding it shut. It was very very securely closed. The only thing on the other side is a blank wall. The only conclusion I can make is that this is a magic portal to hell.
An obvious portal to hell.
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Captain Cabinets @samebattime.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My first professional book cover design gig. Not gotten around to reading the book yet. Wish me luck
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 22/07/2026
Is Cross Stitch dying? Spoiler: No. Interesting article, considering trends of modern stitchers, eg Etsy/PDF patterns vs magazines & kits. I buy mags now & then (Xmas/Halloween specials mostly) but they can be so twee sometimes 😞 #CrossStitch lordlibidan.com/is-cross-sti...
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Is Cross Stitch Still Dying? 10 Years On And The Truth
A 10-year update on cross stitch's decline and revival. Explore trends, magazine closures, Etsy growth, and why the hobby may be thriving.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Twice a year, Hawai'i experiences a strange moment where the sun appears to be exactly overhead & anything that is completely vertical casts no shadow. Let's learn about Lāhainā Noon, subsolar points & 'Kau ka lā i ka lolo', meaning "the sun rests on the brains."
From a Reddit forum, a photo of a can of coconut milk with a blue label, papyrus text and a flip-top, on a sidewalk.  It seems to hover because there's no visible shadow.  The pavement is sort of unevenly colored, with bright spots, and the grass along it is green and lush.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
Gary K. Wolf •  
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica. 
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica. 
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.
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BERNERI ✧ @berneri.horse · 17/07/2026
Blackbirds #art ✧ #birds ✧ #crossstitch
Cross-stitch piece made in burlap with handmade woolly thread. The colors used are muted pink, teal, yellow and black. There is a folk art inspired picture with a conifer looking plant that grows from goblet looking pot. There are two blackbirds sitting on the conifer facing each other. Around the plant there are lots of different smaller colorful motifs. A large flower blooms on top of the plant with smaller flowers around it.
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 13/07/2026
Finished my outlining of the coolest dude in the universe 😎 Will start on the colour tomorrow. #CrossStitch #crafts
A piece of white Aida cross stitch fabric with the outline of the pink panther stitched in black. He's wearing black sunglasses, a shirt and shorts, and he's holding a cocktail glass with a straw and a piece of fruit on the rim. There's no colour stitches yet, only the black outlines.
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 12/07/2026
I'm attempting #blackwork for the first time. My stitches are untidy, the back is a mess & I've unpicked half a dozen times already from miscounts. It comes together really fast though, even with the boo-boos. More practice needed... #CrossStitch #embroidery
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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 11/07/2026
Not very weather appropriate but I’ve finished my latest #crochet project 🧶 #knitsky
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
They could have made this map any color.
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Dexerto @dexerto.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Count Binface belongs to a long, noble tradition of fools and court jesters who mock kings and politicians by enacting grotesque imitations of them. In doing so they hold up a mirror to society.
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Solitude - 1944 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten…
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Brian Larkin @derrymanc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Dear Auntie You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
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John Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
“President Infantino, we’ve got the King of Belgium on line 1, the Prime Minister of Belgium on line 2, the Minister-Presidents of Flanders, Wallonia, and the Brussels Capital Region on lines 3, 4, and 5 respectively, and the Minister-President of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium on line 6.”
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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
this....
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Ruby @z3z.co.uk · 04/07/2026
This woman ♥️
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I would kill or die for Larry
A small operation in Oregon that hunts truffles with a trained dog has added an unpaid trainee. A cat named Larry accompanies the handler and the truffle dog into the woods every outing, works a patch of ground a little apart from them, and digs with tremendous confidence in places where there is nothing.
The handler says Larry has never found a truffle and shows no sign of understanding the assignment. He does not use scent the way the dog does and he does not respond when the dog makes a find.
He simply digs his own holes nearby and then inspects them. "He thinks he's on the team," the handler said. "He is emphatically not on the team."
TRUFFLE DOG FINDS THE TRUFFLES -
'TRAINEE' CAT DIGS RANDOM HOLES AND FINDS DIRT
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Reform U.K. is for people who have tattoos of their children but not custody of them.
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Cross Stitch Shirts @crossstitchshirts.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Time for the next step in the Great(ish) FIFA men's Cross-Stitch-Up, with a throwback to 2016 and this ace design for @GuamFootball 🪡⚽️🇬🇺 #CrossStitch #GuamFootball #GuahanFutbol
Cross stitch version of 2016 Guam shirt, red with a dark blue band across up of chest and shoulders, a brilliant, darker red image of a palm tree and island sceneCross stitch version of 2016 Guam shirt, red with a dark blue band across up of chest and shoulders, a brilliant, darker red image of a palm tree and island scene
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