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Floopy Buzzlesworth
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bowlerhatscience.org
I wrote this open letter to my fellow science journalists, but it could very easily be adapted to address @jay.bsky.team and the rest of the bsky team galileospendulum.org/2025/06/05/o...
Open Letter to Anti-Trans Science Journalists
To my science journalist colleagues at the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and elsewhere: I write this open letter on the day the New York Times begins a podcast series…
galileospendulum.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Last chance before #Christmas - if you're still looking for a #gift for the crocheter in your life, feel free to have a gander at my shop for some hand-carved #crochet hooks: folksy.com/find/shop/ca...

I'll close up for the year on Thursday, 18 December at 3pm, so get your orders in quick!
Photo of a chunky crochet hook made from lime wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from natural coloured wool and some greenery. Photo of a chunky crochet hook made from larch wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from natural coloured wool and some greenery. Photo of a small crochet hook made from lilac wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from pink yarn and some greenery.
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Thanks everyone who came along and was nice to us. We had a lovely day!

#fairsaturday #edinburgh #edinburghopenworkshop #shoplocal #buyhandmade
Collage of photos showing different views of our Knot Unknot/ Carmenland stall at the Edinburgh Open Workshop on 29 November. On the left, there's a view of a display of wooden crochet hooks, on top of that sits a vase with sticks holding star-shaped ornaments, and there are twinkly lights hanging from the ceiling. Top middle shows a selection of Knot Unknot's Rule 30 scarves in different colours. Top right shows a display of paper goods from Carmenland, including the teeny tiny advent calendar that proved quite popular. Bottom right shows a close up of one of Knot Unknot's headbands knitted from chunky pink and navy yarn in one of her Game of Life Fair Isle patterns. In a background, there's a display of Christmas cards.
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Heads up, I'm coming out of retirement for my first market in probably ten years. Come see!

My crochet hooks will be sharing a stall with @studioknotunknot.bsky.social
Festive Makers Market Saturday 29th November 10:00 - 16:00 £1 Donation Entry Edinburgh Open Workshop 39-41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ (Part of the Fair Saturday Edinburgh initiative)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
#folktaleweek2025, day 5: #charm (I suppose there's more than one way to interpret this prompt...)

#illustration #sketchbook #vampire
Digital illustration of a vampire lady with hypnotic red eyes.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Yesterday got away from me, but here's today's doodle for #folktaleweek2025: #book #illustration #sketchbook #witch
Digital illustration of a witch with bright orange hair and a purple hat, looking at a big book
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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argonautbooks.bsky.social
We need your help.

@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.

Please read on for more information

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...

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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Day 2 of #folktaleweek2025: Echo. #illustration #sketchbook #loreley
Digital illustration of a woman with long blonde hair sitting on a rock above a river, singing. In the background the sun is setting. The story of the Loreley is not technically a folk tale, but was based on a ballad that was written in the early 19th century, and quickly became (falsely) known as a folk tale.
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
It's the first day of #folktaleweek2025! #night #illustration #sketchbook
Digital illustration showing a little creature with moth wings dancing in the light of a big smiling moon in a field of red flowers
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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omasgegenrechtsle.bsky.social
Sind mit dabei! ⚘️🕯
#Stolpersteine
platznehmen.bsky.social Leipzig nimmt Platz @platznehmen.bsky.social · Nov 9
Wir beteiligen uns auch in diesem Jahr wieder an der Aktion des @erich_zeigner_haus_ev, „Mahnwache und Stolpersteine Putzen“ zum Gedenken an die Pogrome vom 9. auf den 10. November 1938.

Wir laden dazu ein, mit uns gemeinsam, am 9. November folgende Stolpersteine zu putzen:
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November 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
It's that time of year again, so I ordered a couple of turnips for carving tumshies, and this is what I got... (Homegrown apple for comparison) I s'pose, challenge accepted, @sainsburys.bsky.social ! (Though tbh, I'm not entirely sure how to make a hole big enough to stick a candle in these. 🤔)
Photo of two turnips, plus an apple for comparison, sitting on a black surface in front of a blue background. The turnips are very tiny!
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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fergus.oolong.co.uk
I'll be chairing this event in a couple of weeks! Very exciting.

I've always loved the Radical Book Fair, and it's great to see a #WeirdPride event I didn't organise myself! 😁

Just digging into the books now. Not sure why or how I didn't come across @cjdebarra.bsky.social's book sooner!
Flyer-style image for the event, 'Divergent: Weird pride, unruliness & outsider wisdom', party of Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair. Date: Saturday 8th November Venue: Assembly Roxy, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU Time: 4.30-5.30pm. The flyer shows the covers of of CJ De Barra's 'Neuroqueer: A Neurodivergent Guide to Love, Sex, and Everything In Between' and 'Significant Others, a collection of texts by Frank Jagoe'. The background shows leaves of gingko, perhaps the weirdest of all trees, and an image of hands cupping a source of ornate smoke.
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025, you say? Sure, I'll play!
Digital illustration of a little half-timbered house with a red door and a straw roof. It's surrounded by bushes bearing red berries, and a crow sits on top of the roof. At the bottom of the picture, it says 'Folktale Week 2025' in big red handdrawn letters, and www.carmenland.com below that in grey.
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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lendwithcare.bsky.social
🌍 Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

At Lendwithcare, we believe microfinance is a great way to fight poverty by giving people the tools to create their own opportunities.

If you can, please consider supporting an entrepreneur in need of funding today: bit.ly/4mEZFkD
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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geranazifrei.bsky.social
🌕 Montag: #63 unserer #Kulturkundgebung
Wir spielen das Kult-Gesellschaftsspiel Werwölfe von Düsterwald!
Bluff, Taktik & Teamgeist treffen auf jede Menge Spaß – wer lügt, wer sagt die Wahrheit?

#gutesfuergera #kreativitaetstatthetze #kulturverbindet #gera #geragegenrechts #niewiederistjetzt #noafd
October 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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houseofmoran.com
EuroRust is barely over and it's time for another pair of back-to-back rustandfriends.org Edinburgh 🍻/ ☕️ Meetups!

We have these Meetups every couple of months and they are an opportunity to ask questions / share interesting stuff / meet other #rustlang folks.
Rust and Friends
Website for the Rust language community in Edinburgh
rustandfriends.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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omasggrechtsgera.bsky.social
Stolpersteinlauf Gera, 12. Oktober 25 von 14 bis 16 Uhr

Start- und Endpunkt: Johannisplatz.

#stolpersteinlaufgera #stolpersteinlauf #stolpersteinegera #stolpersteine #geraimnationalsozialismus #geraimns
Flyer für den Geraer Stolpersteinlauf am 12. Oktober 2025 Text: Stolpersteinlauf Gera bewegt erinnern Laufen, Joggen oder Radfahren Es ist für alle das passende Format dabei: - kurze und lange Runden zu Fuß, auch zum Spazieren. - Joggingrouten ab 4km - Radfahrrouten Alle Strecken können selbständig bestritten werden. Zusätzlich gibt es geführte Routen. Keine Teilnahmegebühren! Anmeldung vor Ort! 12.10.2025 14 bis 16 Uhr Johannisplatz, 07545 Gera stolpersteine.gera@eclipso.de
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
The new Future Fire is out and I'm in it!
thefuturefire.bsky.social The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · Sep 13
New issue: 2025.74
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
New issue: 2025.74
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by hum...
press.futurefire.net
September 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
I interrupted the incessant crochet hook carving to finally make a decent sized spoon that's short enough to go in my salt cellar.

#spooncarving #carving
Photo of a small wooden spoon on a stove background. The wood is don't and reddish with lots of colour variations. Photo of a small wooden spoon on a stove background. The wood is don't and reddish with lots of colour variations.
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
I went on a rampage in my garden recently, which provided an opportunity for carving some fuchsia wood for the first time. Very silky stuff!

#crochet #crochetersofbluesky
Photo of a wooden crochet hook on a dark background, next to a lilac coloured crochet star and some fuchsia blossom
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
It's been a bit of a sticker-heavy week, and I'm told I'm going too hard on the autumn theme, but I wouldn't want you to think I'm not prepared.

# illustration #stickers
September 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
And now there are two sticker sheets. Look, there's even an early bird tumshie! 😆🌰🍁🍂🍄🍎

#illustration #stickers
Photo of a pile of sticker sheets in two different designs, both with illustrations of witches, leaves and other autumnal bits and bobs Photo of a detail of one of the sticker sheets showing an illustration of a tumshie.
September 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
GASP! - Sticker sheets! 😝
Photo of a pile of sticker sheets with digital illustrations of a witch, a cat, a pumpkin and a bunch of leaves (and one mushroom).
September 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Am I too early?

#sketchbook #illustration #doodles
Digital illustration of a little witch holding a steaming cup, sitting on a rock.
August 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
floopy-b.bsky.social
Don't worry, I won't mention the dreaded C-word yet, but for those whose minds have turned to cozy autumn crafting, I've updated the selection of hand-carved crochet hooks in my folksy shop.

folksy.com/shops/carmen...
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook on a dark grey background, next to a crochet star and some greenery.
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM