Kim @merlinthelab on Twitter
@kimscrafts.bsky.social
I work as a Dog Walker/holiday cover & have a Yellow Labrador & a Springer Spaniel ❤️🐾
When I'm not out walking, enjoying Nature
I Knit, Sew, Crochet, Garden & Read 🧶 🪡 🌾📚
When I'm not out walking, enjoying Nature
I Knit, Sew, Crochet, Garden & Read 🧶 🪡 🌾📚
Both Christmas cakes finished, presents wrapped, food shopping delivery coming Friday so Xmas is sorted 🥳🎄 I'm torn between feeling slightly smug & worried waiting for something to go wrong as I'm NEVER ready with a week to go 😳😂
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Both Christmas cakes finished, presents wrapped, food shopping delivery coming Friday so Xmas is sorted 🥳🎄 I'm torn between feeling slightly smug & worried waiting for something to go wrong as I'm NEVER ready with a week to go 😳😂
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the best reviews are always from repeat customers 🧡. Thanks for taking the time to write it. Heat proof glass boards for, chopping, serving and looking good. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Meik... #greatgifts
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the best reviews are always from repeat customers 🧡. Thanks for taking the time to write it. Heat proof glass boards for, chopping, serving and looking good. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Meik... #greatgifts
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German photographer Christian Vieler captures the hilarious moments when dogs try to catch treats mid-air.
[📹 vieler. photography] #FridayVibes #FridayFun
[📹 vieler. photography] #FridayVibes #FridayFun
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
German photographer Christian Vieler captures the hilarious moments when dogs try to catch treats mid-air.
[📹 vieler. photography] #FridayVibes #FridayFun
[📹 vieler. photography] #FridayVibes #FridayFun
The family in this house trim & dress this tree/bush every year for Xmas (& Easter 🐰). Always makes everyone smile, a reminder that it really is the simple things ❤️🎄
December 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The family in this house trim & dress this tree/bush every year for Xmas (& Easter 🐰). Always makes everyone smile, a reminder that it really is the simple things ❤️🎄
1st Xmas cake out of the oven 😋🎄🍰
December 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
1st Xmas cake out of the oven 😋🎄🍰
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I do not know this, and I feel it is important to share
this is potentially TMI but also *v useful information* so: did you know that (in the UK) if you start to feel you're getting a UTI on Saturday evening you can do an online form with eg Boots and be picking up your antibiotics by 10am on Sunday morning? and then start to feel better by 11am?
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I do not know this, and I feel it is important to share
Yay it fits & she loves it 🥳 this makes me very happy & worth all the time spent making it 💕🧶
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Yay it fits & she loves it 🥳 this makes me very happy & worth all the time spent making it 💕🧶
We get lots of low flyers here so the dogs are used to them 🚁
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We get lots of low flyers here so the dogs are used to them 🚁
Still playing with pom-poms 🎄🧶 still thinking about the gold, may add more, may have none & more red 'berries' instead, I think the reindeer & tree look better not painted but may add snow glitter, maybe a bow at the top, probably going to add fairy lights 🤔 decisions decisions 😂
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Still playing with pom-poms 🎄🧶 still thinking about the gold, may add more, may have none & more red 'berries' instead, I think the reindeer & tree look better not painted but may add snow glitter, maybe a bow at the top, probably going to add fairy lights 🤔 decisions decisions 😂
Having more fun with pom-poms 🎄
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Having more fun with pom-poms 🎄
It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas 🎶
Decorations, card front, brooch or all 3 🎄
Decorations, card front, brooch or all 3 🎄
November 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas 🎶
Decorations, card front, brooch or all 3 🎄
Decorations, card front, brooch or all 3 🎄
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
Having a play day, this is the only Brussel sprout I'll be near this Xmas 😂 🎄
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Having a play day, this is the only Brussel sprout I'll be near this Xmas 😂 🎄
Meet Dram,he belongs to a friend who have a nearly 14yr old Springer. They're putting his needs first & Dram is staying with his Mum & the breeder for some training before he comes home 🥰 They visit each weekend with Ted so it won't be a shock for either of them.I meet him in a couple of weeks 💕🐾
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Meet Dram,he belongs to a friend who have a nearly 14yr old Springer. They're putting his needs first & Dram is staying with his Mum & the breeder for some training before he comes home 🥰 They visit each weekend with Ted so it won't be a shock for either of them.I meet him in a couple of weeks 💕🐾
Having a play 🎄🧶 Sparkly beads to be added, I don't like the one I've done as the pearl beads don't show up enough so will be redone 🎄🧶
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Having a play 🎄🧶 Sparkly beads to be added, I don't like the one I've done as the pearl beads don't show up enough so will be redone 🎄🧶
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Our Māori word for autism: Takiwātanga, meaning “in his or her own time and space” 💞💞 #NewZealand 🇳🇿
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Māori Language Embraces Neurodiversity With a Beautiful Word for Autism
This is such a thoughtful way to describe autism.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our Māori word for autism: Takiwātanga, meaning “in his or her own time and space” 💞💞 #NewZealand 🇳🇿
mymodernmet.com/maori-word-a...
mymodernmet.com/maori-word-a...
Our towns 14th century Tithe Barn ❤️ such a beautiful building & so glad it's taken such good care of. Still amazes me how something this beautiful & sturdy was built so long ago, no computers or machines just brains strength & skill. I never tire of seeing it ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our towns 14th century Tithe Barn ❤️ such a beautiful building & so glad it's taken such good care of. Still amazes me how something this beautiful & sturdy was built so long ago, no computers or machines just brains strength & skill. I never tire of seeing it ❤️
Hard frost last night so I've picked the last of the apples. Meant to be Braeburn, they've tried changing colour but I think the tree was a bit overwhelmed this year 😂 They're sweet & juicy but not too sweet & even the tiny ones will be used 🍏
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hard frost last night so I've picked the last of the apples. Meant to be Braeburn, they've tried changing colour but I think the tree was a bit overwhelmed this year 😂 They're sweet & juicy but not too sweet & even the tiny ones will be used 🍏
@lottieplot9.bsky.social Hi Kaz hope you're ok and you don't have the flooding. Lucky here as the rain has stopped, just drizzle now 🌧️
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@lottieplot9.bsky.social Hi Kaz hope you're ok and you don't have the flooding. Lucky here as the rain has stopped, just drizzle now 🌧️
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Your occasional reminder, if you’re in the UK, that it is shaping up to be a hideous bird flu season, with many wildlife casualties (including resident birds, not just winter migrants), and, however soft your heart, it is a Really Bad Idea to handle sick or ‘injured’ birds or bring them inside.
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Your occasional reminder, if you’re in the UK, that it is shaping up to be a hideous bird flu season, with many wildlife casualties (including resident birds, not just winter migrants), and, however soft your heart, it is a Really Bad Idea to handle sick or ‘injured’ birds or bring them inside.
Stay safe out there 🌧️🌧️🌧️
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Stay safe out there 🌧️🌧️🌧️
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I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I'm getting reports that a firm is cold calling people "offering grants for renewables and quoting that MARTIN LEWIS had encouraged people to engage with the company."
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
The call is UTTER BOLLOCKS! This is not true. Don't trust them. Politely disengage and don't speak to them.
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An intelligent, interesting piece raising a number of interesting points about fibre arts in general and local traditions in particular 🧶
LETTER: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/8w5M8JpC28Mp...
LETTER: Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick asks Channel 4 to apologise for Game of Wool’s misrepresentation of Fair Isle knitting share.google/8w5M8JpC28Mp...
LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting
Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick has asked Channel 4 to apologise for “misrepresenting an entire culture” in Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter
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