Sarah Lindsay

Starting a new cross stitch pattern today. What's the betting I completely change the colours before the end of it 😂

Pattern testing done! 😊

How it started. How it's going... 😂

Completed cross stitch in 6 inch hoop with an image of fire and the text 'B is for...burn it all down'

Me: I should make something calming. Something serene.

Also me: BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!!

A little reminder that sometimes the only way out is through. And sometimes through might involve, you know, flames... 🔥 🤣

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Just wait until we get to the text part...😉🤣

Been busy today doing a new cross stitch pattern test and kinda making it up as I go along...😂🧵

It's ok so far - don't love it, don't hate it. I'm listening to the audio and it might have been better in print. There's lots of stuff about her grandma and honestly, I don't really care🤷‍♀️😂 I would recommend Philippa Gregory's Normal Women though. Listened to that on audio then bought the paperback

I haven't heard of this before, but it's definitely on my tbr list now - thank you! 😊

white circle in a blue background and the words "It's Monday! What are you reading?" in the circle

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "Southerly" by Jorge Consiglio, translated by Cherilyn Elston

What book(s) are you reading this week?

💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Been in a bit of a reading slump this month, but trying to get back into it! Got Kate Mosse's 'Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries' on audiobook and reading 'The Ministry of Time' by Kaliane Bradley at the moment

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

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Completed cross stitch in a 6 inch embroidery hoop showing flames and text saying 'B is for...burn it all down'

Don't mind me, just here channelling my feelings through cross stitch... 🔥😂

Busy doing a check for a new pattern today. Hopefully getting it into the shop on Saturday 🪡😊

How do I go from 'I'll do that next' to 'I can no longer remember what 'that' was', in approximately 10 seconds?

An update on one of the personal cross stitches. The fact that there are 4 different colours in this section so far, is probably one of the reasons I'm going a bit cross eyed 😂

Anyone else having problems with a Vodafone broadband hub, or do the deities of technology just hate me...?🤣

Completed cross stitch in a black rectangular frame saying 'Women don't need elaborate gifts on Valentine's Day. They need half the fucking housework doing every day'

My contribution to Valentine's Day...🤣

Obviously presents AND housework is the dream...😉

When it's been a bit of a week...

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Heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to the Paper Sisters online launch last night! We really enjoyed ourselves and are grateful for the support for Rachel 😍

Order your copy now, and you'll need to act fast if you want one of the first print run!

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It's launch day for Paper Sisters today and to celebrate we have an online launch event this evening!

If you haven't ordered a copy yet, we'll be sharing a discount code at the event for 25% off!

Please do join us if you can:
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IT'S WEDNESDAY!

It's #buyastrangerabook day!

The grooviest day of all.

I'll give out TWO books.

FOR FREE.

If you'd like one, let me know.

Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.

It's a thing! Look.

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So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK

A finished cross stitch in a wooden embroidery hoop reading 'I have no idea what I’m doing' in pink thread, with decorative blue floral borders, photographed against a pale wooden background with a “Completed cross stitch, ready to hang” label

'I have no idea what I’m doing' is, unfortunately, extremely accurate.

So I stitched it. For emotional support.

There’s a finished hoop and a pattern now, but mainly this is about the vibe 🪡☕

Tiny stitches. Big feelings about billionaires.

'Tax the Rich' handmade, cosy and absolutely not neutral.

Finished piece and downloadable pattern now available on Etsy

It seems only fair that you alert people in advance. Give them a chance to run, you know...🤣

Pick it up in the Etsy shop if you need this in your life!

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More #buyastrangerabook day magic.

@bookamatic.bsky.social will buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20.

Any book at all.

So, if there's something in particular you'd like, get in touch!

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Book covers of January's books 1. Masters of Death - Olivie Blake 2. Assistant to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer 3. The Formidable Miss Cassidy - Meihan Boey 4.Notes from Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky 5.Apprentice to the Villain - Hannah Nicole Maehrer 6. Strangers - Taichi Yamada 7. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers

January's reading round up. It's a bit eclectic...🤣

Good morning from my workbench. The lighthouse has now been planted. It still awaits the railings…

Adventures not turning up on your doorstep? Jane Austen has the right idea...😄