Kay Morgan-Gurr

Two Tunisian crochet projects as described in the post

Gift bag #Crochet has commenced! These 2 are #TunisianCrochet. Top one is in the round - it has multicoloured yarn woven behind the sparkling grey yarn in a honeycomb pattern. Below, the yellow project is flat Tunisian, in a repeating pattern.
If you do crochet - why not have a go at Tunisian?!

A cartoon for Theo Platypus. He has a plaster on his tummy and is proudly pointing to it.

We have another creative prayer activity!
It's a general one for home or church this time.
In this one we use a plaster to pray for those who are hurting.
(For my American friends - a plaster is a Band Aid)

Feel free to share!

www.theponderingplatypus.com/Plaster-Pray...

Partial photo of a multi coloured crocheted watch, with a wooden crochet hook in blues and beige. The swatch is a mix of brighter autumnal colours with small amounts of blue

Repeated partial dislocations in various joints has meant no amigurumi animal crochet, just the more gentle trying out new stitches to turn them into gift bags.
Love this stitch done with some leftover variegated yarn.
#Crochet

I don't think there is anything - which is why I asked.....

Have you done anything for Disability History month too?(November 14 to December 20th) It's an appalling history that's beginning to repeat itself....because no one knows about it.

A grey crocheted cat in an organza gift bag. He's holding a note on pink paper.

This cat with glasses went to his new home today.
I had to have new reading lenses. It's taken nearly 3 months to sort but customer service was great & I ended up with new frames for free.
So, the very patient man who dealt with this, is now the proud owner of said cat! 😺

You can do everything “right” and still become disabled.

You can do everything “right” and have a child who is disabled.

There is nothing wrong with being disabled, and if more of us approached disability with compassion, understanding, and advocacy instead of fear, the world would be better.

Praying for child refugees using Jelly Babies A creative prayer using Jelly Babies to pray for child refugees

It seems a good time to reshare this prayer activity - praying for child refugees using Jelly Babies.
You can adapt this activity to any refugee situation that reflects the community you live in.

www.theponderingplatypus.com/jelly-babies...

Paracetamol, vaccines and the truth about autism Once again, we see another myth about autism emerging. Earlier this week, President Trump claimed that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism.He also looked at the MMR vaccine, saying it’s ...

My piece for @evangelicalsnow.bsky.social on the ludicrous announcement from the White House about Paracetamol......

www.e-n.org.uk/world-news/p...

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Absolutely!!

@Grok what is the text in these pictures

I'm in unsalaried ministry therefore don't have any money to pay for them, and I need them themed for each activity I write - which would cost a fortune.

A stylised cartoon of Kay holding her pink platypus puppet

Working with Gemini to produce child friendly (But not childish) pictures for the resources I create. The Ai was very kind in it's interpretation of what I look like 😅

A weighted toy that looks like a highland cow. It has rusty coloured fur and messy hair between its horns.

Sunday we went to the 1st "Joy" group at St.Luke's, Thurnby; church for families who have kids with additional needs - it was amazing!
Tonight I'm delivering training at St.John the Baptist church, Leic.
Pic is of a weighted highland cow toy called 'Morag' who'll be with us tonight.

It's #GlobalPainAwarenessMonth. I'm already aware 😂 I'm celebrating with a square of 70% dark chocolate and some pain killers. The picture has a clear mistake....it only goes up to 10.

It's #GlobalPainAwarenessMonth.
I'm already aware 😂
I'm celebrating with a square of 70% dark chocolate and some pain killers.
The picture has a clear mistake....it only goes up to 10.

The Star Wars universe has more ramps and makes things more accessible for the droids than the real world does for disabled people.

A blue-grey crocheted cat. It's sitting up like a teddy bear, and has a yellow collar with a heart shaped tag on it. It's also wearing some wire glasses.

Not my best work, but my feline project from last weekend - finished today! I'm not fishing for compliments - I truly have made better cats from this pattern 🤔
...But it is oddly cute! 😂🐈😸
#Amigurumi
#Crochet

A Meme with text only. This says: "For those with additional needs & disabilities, their faith is no less faithful & their God is no less powerful. The work of Jesus on the cross is no less redemptive & their Holy Spirit is not smaller." Kay Morgan-Gurr 2016

Today I'm with the Church Society's JAEC conf - talking about "Loving Disabled People".
For the last few conferences I've been talking mainly about Neurodivergence. For this one, someone else is taking that subject and I'm covering everything else, so just a small subject then! 😂

Yes, the knitting needles are tiny. Made by KnitPro, they are the smallest you can buy (smaller than kid's needles) and are great for baby clothes!

The start of a crocheted baby blanket that is 10 rows in and using a wave pattern in white with a green stripe. On top of the crochet hook used. Splendid that is part of the back of a baby cardigan still on the knitting needles. It is the same green as the stripe in the blanket.

Having a break from making toys, just because amigurumi doesn't respond well to dozing off mid stitch 😴
So for my post convention recovery week, I've been responding to a plea for baby stuff from our local baby basics. I haven't got as far as I would normally because I keep dozing off....zzz

Kay, sitting in her wheelchair, with an armed policeman on each side of her.

For three weeks I was having fun serving at #KesCon25. Then a further week recovering (think I might need a few more days!)
I'll leave this photo here for you...with my own armed guard....
Make of that what you will 😜

The front of a hoodie. Printed on it is a cartoon line drawing of a platypus. under the cartoon is the caption "Team Platypus".

I couldn't resist this hoodie!

You missed off 'make it accessible'. (Remove all caps and make it sentence or title case, text to the left and QR code to the right etc)

A yellow rubberised stretchy person. It has a pained expression and is being overstretched.

Lots of people are running camps, residentials and holiday clubs for children and youth this summer. They are most likely feeling very overstretched at the moment as they do final planning.
I'm praying for them with this prayer activity - please join me!
www.theponderingplatypus.com/fidget-toy-p...

MPs: Over 1,500 of us, led by clinicians, are begging you—please vote against disability benefits cuts. The DWP already destroys lives. This Green Paper will unleash a tsunami of death, anguish, and irreversible harm. Don’t let this happen. #TakingThePIP tinyurl.com/2n3utkmp

'The reason we have PIP is because it costs Disabled people £1,000 more each month to live to the same standard as non-disabled people, because of decisions Governments have made to not address that.'

Kill the Welfare Reform Bill!

🎙️DR UK's Mikey Erhardt on LBC News today

Every single non-disabled person who is supporting the PIP cuts should be handed a £15k “disability costs” bill each year and asked how they plan on paying it. Because people don’t really need benefits? You’ll be able to find £15k on top of rent, food, utilities and your summer holiday? Right?

Not all prayer looks the same - and that's okay We’ve all been told stories of the great saints of prayer. You know, those worthy people who got up early in the morning and prayed for hours, without a cup of coffee and before breakfast.We’ve all, a...

My latest comment piece, this time about prayer.
We can't all pray in the way we're told we 'should'. We all know that, and yet we often feel guilty about how our prayer life looks.
If you're disabled, neurodivergent or struggle with anxiety, how do you pray?
www.e-n.org.uk/comment/not-...

The Tories have told GBNews they would slash £12 billion from the benefits bill if the party wins the next election. 12 billion! Remember the opposition the Conservatives show this week is self-serving hate. They object to embarrass Labour and because, to them, the cuts don’t go far enough.

Extra cost of being disabled in UK to rise by almost 12% in five years, says Scope report Estimate by disability charity published on eve of MPs’ vote on restricting welfare payments for new claimants

The extra cost of being disabled in the UK will rise by almost 12% in five years, says Scope. That means having to find another £15k a year just to live at the same standard as non-disabled people.

But MPs should cut PIP tomorrow, right? Seems logical and humane? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...