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Margo
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Disabled fibre crafter and chronic illness advocate. #WrexhamAFC
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Nothing like some of the common pandering nestled into an otherwise good article. To access motability you already *have* a severe disability.
metro.co.uk/2025/11/26/t...
Text Screenshot from the linked article "As the scheme continues to come under scrutiny, I believe eligibility criteria should be reassessed, to ensure those with the severest disabilities don’t have the benefit removed."
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Managed to finish spinning this bobbin while listening to the match. Hyam my #WTSMOTM based on what sounded like some key interceptions. Hope the away fans aren't too soaked for their long drive home. #AskWxm
A bobbin full of corespun wool (where wool is wrapped around a core thread instead of twisted on its own). It's a mix of pink, purple, black, and olive green silk, merino and glitter. The e-spinner is mostly wooden with springs where wool is fed onto the bobbin.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Managed to finish this lil bobbin while the Wrexham women played this afternoon. Great to see them cut the goal differential and Katie Barker set a club record scoring in 7 consecutive matches. Here's hoping they can hold off Swansea next weekend too (who looked much better v Cardiff). #AskWxm
A brown tabby cat with white cheeks lays on my lap, looking inquisitively at the e-spinner I've moved to the side so I could keep spinning. My lap is covered by a pastel rainbow faux fur throw, and the mini e-spinner is black plastic with handspun blue variegated wool filling the purple bobbin.
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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As someone mostly housebound, seeing people's adventures makes me so happy.

Here is mine, loving the new fuzzy blanket that is also hers now.
A brown tabby cat with white cheeks lays on my lap which is covered by a pastel rainbow faux fur blanket. She's a bit sausage-like and very content, with her head resting in front of her on my leg with her eyes closed.
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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She has truly claimed that spot. 😂
A tabby cat with white cheeks and chest sits contentedly with her paws curled underneath her, between me and my e-spinner. I'm holding a spiral plied spin in progress directly over her, in shades of blues reminiscent of a dark sea or stormy skies.
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Husband is off for his road test (booked 6 months ago!) and I'm hoping the 3rd try is the charm. I'm home waiting for the electrician. And Elly is being oh so helpful while I spin again.
A brown tabby cat with white cheeks and chest sits contentedly in my lap with her paws curled underneath her. I'm holding two strands of spun wool as I spiral ply it directly over her, as she sits between me and my electric spinning wheel on a lap desk further down my legs. My old mattress is on the floor next to this, it's been allowing me nap time while all the bathroom remodel work is done.
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Managed to watch the match laying down with noise cancelling headphones to drown out the fireworks. Score didn't change after I took this photo in the first half - that's the defense we've needed! Okonkwo my motm, but Scarr was close. #AskWxm
A photo of my tablet playing the Wrexham match on Now/Sky Sports surrounded by my dark room. Score is 0-0 and there are players in blue and yellow dotted around a green pitch in motion.
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Plumber was a no show and electrician was pushed to tomorrow. Closer to at least being able to shower even if it's a few days from finished, but really not coping very well. (going multiple days without a shower isn't unusual for me but the chemical exposures and sleep deprivation are adding up)
All 3 walls covered with slate look panels, roughly cut around the window with cardboard boxes on the floor.
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Tomorrow the rest of the panels and shower go in, and the electrician installs the fan and light and runs the wire for the light up mirrored medicine cabinet. Hopefully we can shower again on Thursday! Struggling from fragrance though, he missed that it was an ingredient in the wipes he was using.😢
Bathroom remodel day 2 - One panel of a dark grey slate wall is up around a window and the black resin shower tray is on the ground. The rest of the walls are bare plasterboard with a hole where the crappy weak fan used to be.
November 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Ran into a snag yesterday on the drainage for the tray, apparently it's Italian and the company we bought everything from didn't include the adapter needed & not in standard hardware stores, so they had to wait for it to arrive this morning. Now the shower tray is in. No more bouncy fiberglass.
A black rectangle stone resin shower tray with the drain on the left. The walls are bare plasterboard and there's some construction stuff on the floor.
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Attempting some spinning while watching the match but Elly is determined to sit between me and the wheel. She hasn't been bothered with me spinning over her!

Here's hoping we can equalise next half, or at least keep their scoring chances limited. #AskWxm #HandSpun
A tabby cat with white chest sits in my lap, with a skeins of grey wool under her chin. Inches behind her is my wooden Ashford e-spinner with wool and silk in dark moody blues being wrapped around the thin grey yarn as it heads into the wheel (corespinning)
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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I made a bed remote cosy with freehand crochet, but now can't find my icord tool so that part will wait til tomorrow. Having it attached to the frame so I can't lose it will be helpful. I love it when I can make something small and useful with handspun and hand dyed wool. 😁
An adjustable bed remote with a very bright pink and neon red crocheted wool sock fit around it snugly, with all of the buttons for the bed's motion still visible.
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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It's tea season. I love this single cup brewer, you get to appreciate how pretty your tea is before filling your favourite mug.
A blue glazed hand thrown pottery mug sits next to the Ingenuitea pot filled with red hibiscus and berry herbal tea brewing. Both are on my non-slip black and white polka-dot cafeteria style tray. You set the tea strainer on top of your cup when it's ready, and I find it easier to use and much less fragile than a glass teapot.
October 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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She's an international traveller now, a rescue that came with me when I moved overseas. Thankfully I do have help for the heavy lifting on litter and getting her to the vet now, and she adores my husband just as much.
A brown tabby cat with white socks and chin curls up in a V shape on my lap, cosily on top of a grey fuzzy blanket. Behind her the blanket lifts up where I have a cage that keeps my crps feet from touching the blankets and prevents the cat accidentally causing pain walking on them.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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It's new bed day and almost match day, so wearing my cute Sophie Nina (Wrexham artist and Creu shop owner) dungarees. 🙂 Hard to believe how comfy the bed is, just have to wait for it to air out for a few days to be able to use it.
A selfie of me in my wheelchair wearing very bright printed dungarees with lots of various rainbows, flowers, and textured creatures on them and a black shirt. My hair is an ear length bob with bangs, blue and purple, with wire glasses.
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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It's a very windy but dry day. Ready for the walk! And bad at taking selfies.
Margo, with blue and pink short hair takes a selfie in the park wearing the Terry Fox Run Finish It shirt.
October 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Update: With a couple videos I was able to get started. 😁 #tatting
A small grey shuttle tatted lace flower without the ends sewn in laid on the page of the book I'm learning from with the example image. It is 6 rings with 3 little picot loops at the top of each all linked together.
October 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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I woke up early from pain and this sweetheart doesn't mind the extra cuddle time. She's doing a lot better and her blood work shows her thyroid back in range with the meds, so now just have to monitor kidney function for a few months.
A brown tabby cat with white cheeks and socks sits in my lap, smiling with her eyes closed as her head rests on my hand.
September 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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We are playing the Rams and I'm spinning wool. C'mon lads, time to find some goals. #AskWxm #HandSpun
Spinning orange flecked wool on an eew nano 2.1 e-spinner. It's black and small, with a purple bobbin and power cord off to the side. The wool is recycled orange wool and 30% blended sari silk threads so it's very speckled. The wheel is resting on my lap, with a green tartan fuzzy blanket on it.
September 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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@kelley38.bsky.social makes an appearance as Phil receives the honourary Freedom of the Borough from our Mayor. (picture from their official FB page) Congratulations to Phil, well earned!

#WxmThirstSection
Phil Parkinson sits looking quite official with documents in front of him on a desk, dressed to the nines in a dark suit, white shirt, and red and white striped tie next to the standing mayor in full regalia. She's in a long red robe with brown fur trim at the cuffs and center, a white ruffle around her neck and golden chains with her chin length white hair flipped outwards. Both are smiling and there's a rare appearance of Parky's adorable dimples.
September 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Managed to get some spinning in and watch us make it to the 4th round of the EFL Cup. Very glad Broadhead scored, hopefully his confidence grows from here.

I didn't get a photo today so here's the wool I blended during a previous match all finished. 125yds chain-plied. 😊 #HandSpun #AskWxm
A hank of handspun wool tied and twisted together. It's a slow fade from purples to a teal green with merino, bamboo, firestar, rose fibre, and sparkly angelina fibres. In person it has a beautiful sheen and glitters in the light, and is very soft.
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Poor cat is zonked ahead of her blood work. The gabapentin definitely worked this time!
A brown tabby cat with white cheeks and chest rests in my lap with her eyes just a teeny bit open and her nose smushed into the blanket as she fights falling asleep ahead of blood work she's been medicated for. Her paws are curled up tightly underneath her as she's held in my arms on a green tartan fuzzy blanket.
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Glad my tablet decided to work today. Definitely need a new one, but a good view today as I recover from another weather induced migraine.
A small tablet in landscape mode on an over bed arm with the Wrexham AFC vs Barry Town YouTube stream, score 2-0 as the players in red run across the field.
September 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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@wrexhamafc.co.uk ticketing so on top of things, this weekend's match still has the ticket allocation and location set as The Rock. The club announced it will be at the Cae Ras yesterday. www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/2025/se...
A screenshot of the Wrexham AFC ticketing site showing the Sept 14 Wrexham AFC Women vs Barry Town United Sun 17:10 The Rock, with a red Tickets button. The club has announced the match will be held at The Cae Ras, but the tickets available are just those from The Rock, with no wheelchair spaces independently bookable.
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Got out my spinning wheel to work on the wool I prepared during the Millwall match. Mahmood scored shortly after, so I'll call it good luck. 😊 #AskWxm
A wooden E-Spinner with some striped wool top on shades of purple, white and teal is draped over the edge while finely spun variegated wool is spun onto the bobbin on the other side. It has a nice sheen from angelina, firestar, and bamboo fibre in addition to merino. In the upper right corner a small sleepy cat's head is blurred but caught in the picture.
September 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM