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Folklore, history, textiles ancient and modern, archaeology, nature, spinning and knitting teacher, dyer. Pretty keen on breadmaking too. Yorkshire, UK. "Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."
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lowing my visit to Montgomery for @montylitfest this weekend I’ve written a short article on the benefits of walking on mental health . Have a read and let me know what you think open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton…

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Having visited the silent steeple of Betws Penpont church in Powys last week I was moved to write about what I experienced there . It’s here if you fancy a read ? open.substack.com/pub/owenstaton…

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A magical thread about Bridget, the time-travelling cat.

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Short story writers! Historical fiction writers! Don't forget - the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition closes at 11.59pm on 1 July. You've still got just over two weeks to enter. Full details and entry form at historicalwriters.org/ddshwass-award-2025 3,500 words, set 35 or more years ago

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Freshly added to nigella.com, My Favourite Potato Salad is #RecipeOfTheDay! There’s no mayo, but a lot of zing, and I often slightly crush the potatoes, or break them with a fork, rather than halving them – but the important thing is that they’re steamed not boiled. www.nigella.com/recipes/my-f...

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On my rounds yesterday morning, four bees in the last poppy in this poppy patch. I'm waiting for the seedheads to ripen for my poppy collection.

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Domestic Transport: the Largest Source of Emissions in Scotland Since 2013. theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/12/d...

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Pause the video to find out what kind of cat you are. Not a personality test. Just your cat form, as revealed by the universe in its confusion. Science was not involved. This is all based on vibes and zero research. There are 8 cats. Have fun 😸😽🤍

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And it's as fabulous as ever. (Planning at least one of the sock patterns this time.) #knitting

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With you in spirit, LA. ❤️ from Portugal.

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Reclaiming the story of Bradford’s 1904 Somali village. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feasting and remembering their ancestors

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Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.

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SCIENCE!

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The toilets? Yeah, so straight through this gallery, past the Venus statue, take a right at the Renoir, and if you hit the Pre-Raphaelites, you've gone too far 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums This is Alice Bailly's "Archers", 1811, from Centre Pompidou, Paris. Thanks @scotmediaboy for sharing 😁

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Every day a new atrocity in #Gaza. And still the UK supplies lethal weaponry to the Israeli government. There is a term for this: complicity in genocide.

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The end of the month is nigh … and still no sales.. ☹️ www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Craf...

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Ghosts of the Surf: Whale Bone Tools and the Deep History of Human–Sea Connections Along the Paleolithic shores of the Bay of Biscay, long before harpoons sliced the waves and whaling ships chased shadows across the ocean, humans were already forging relationships with whales ...

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