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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1h

Phew, just had some reassuring results from scary medical tests. A benign diagnosis that can be treated. I think I deserve some yarn 👉🏻👈🏻

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 3h

These are so pretty!

jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 4h

ENTIRELY different genre, but, Midlake does.... youtu.be/6dQMHBy3NvQ?...

Midlake - Head Home (album version)

YouTube video by howcomeitwasnotthere

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

I feel the same. Very curious about this one though!

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

How exciting! This looks (literally) a world away from the arctic or the frigid mountainside.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

Lunch was delicious and the talk was inspiring and fun. Off home to recover now 😴

A creamy coconut tofu and vegetable curry with jasmine rice in the background

A screen in a large room showing authors Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

Bloods taken, yarn acquired, en route to a big fat delicious vegan lunch.

jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s plans are: blood/medical tests (👎🏻), yarn shop (👍🏻), fun lunch (🍔), and lit festival talk (📚). A net positive set of plans.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

I very nearly expired and went to Valhalla in The Yarn Barn, Milnrow.

These are all photos of yarns and yarns and yarns and yarns on shelves and shelves and shelves in The Yarn Barn. It is a joyous sight for anyone who knits or crochets.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 2d

I am in awe of knitted socks! And the patterning on the hat is so beautiful.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Bloods all taken and I’m on the yarn pilgrimage now 😊

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s plans are: blood/medical tests (👎🏻), yarn shop (👍🏻), fun lunch (🍔), and lit festival talk (📚). A net positive set of plans.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 2d

From Stewart Lee via the excellent @thenerve.news - with @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social’s discussion of the appropriation of symbols fresh in my mind, this was a brilliant read. www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The union jack thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!! It’s the James C Brett marble chunky in the (appropriately named) shade ‘autumn vibes’ ☺️

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How the Email Found Me @howtheemailfoundme.bsky.social · 3d

The email has found me frantically anointing the bones - worn smooth as ice by time - with oils of cypress and myrrh as the hollow shrieking behind the iron doors to the lower crypt intensifies. I am the last of the team-building exercise left alive, Dom from HR has just been lost to the scarabs.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 3d

It was a lovely night listening to Ceri Houlbrook and Tabitha Stanmore speaking about folklore/cunning folk last night. Off to see Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson at the lit festival tomorrow. Off work and making progress on my autumn scarf today. Perfect seasonal activities 🍂 🧶 📕

‘Helm’ by Sarah Hall, a partially completed crochet scarf in autumnal colours, and a handsome mug with black coffee in it.

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 7d

Spooky season is here! 👻

Check out our new reading list with 25% OFF these titles until the 3rd November - enter SPOOKY25 at checkout on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

Perfect for foggy evenings, reading under a blanket with the lights low. #booksky #spookyseason

Spooky season reading list 2025 - Manchester University Press

As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine. Whether you’re a horror aficionado, a fan of the gothic, or just l...

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 3d

Wagamama has slowly removed every last delicious and fun vegan option from its menu. Sad times tonight, but the bang bang cauliflower has helped with my cold I’m pretty sure.

jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 5d

11 (I couldn't do 10) horror movies to get to know me by.

Prince of Darkness
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Devil Rides Out
The Innkeepers
The Changeling (1980)
Hellraiser
The VVitch
Hereditary
Quatermass and the Pit
The Innocents
Poltergeist (1982)

⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · 5d

10 horror movies to get to know me by*

Suspiria
Suspiria
Hellraiser
The Devils
The Empty Man
Event Horizon
Session 9
The Endless
The Haunting (1963)
The Shining

*liable to change at any time

Derek Smith, The Texas Hot Wing Massacre @darathus.xyz · 5d

10 horror movies to get to know me by

The Manitou
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Messiah of Evil
Hellraiser
Evil Dead 2
Ginger Snaps
The Shining
WNUF Halloween Special
Nightbreed
Killer Klowns From Outer Space

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 6d

Hello #crochet Bluesky/ #crochetsky - I really enjoy watching a whole bunch of crochet YouTubers already, but if you have any recommendations I'd love to hear them. I'm old now and more into comfy/cosy than high adrenaline vlogging 😊

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 7d

One of my weekend highlights was a chap selling homegrown mushrooms at very good prices 🍄‍🟫

A wooden chopping board laden with oyster and king oyster and lions mane mushrooms

A bowl of noodles with veggies and mushrooms.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 9d

There’s something very liberating about wearing wellies with regular clothes. #splishsplash

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 9d

My book preorder came in early and I had some good news today, so I’m going to enjoy wine and date night tonight ☺️

The short story collection ‘Unquiet Guests’ edited by Dan Coxon.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 10d

I love the novel so much, but both stand on their own!

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 10d

This looks so silly and fun.

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jenny marie @olderthanyesterday.bsky.social · 10d

It's usually a bit of a John Carpenter-fest for me. It has to include Prince of Darkness, Halloween (obvs) and The Fog. (I watch The Thing on NYE.) I like to rewatch the Mike Flanagan Hill House series. Also gotta do Hocus Pocus. There are usually a few ghost story events/shows here and there too.

[🎃] 𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚝 @owllog.bsky.social · 11d

What are your MUST WATCH movies/shows for the Halloween season? The stuff you watch every single year.

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