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Joss
@josstified.bsky.social
Former USS negotiator
Still quite interested in pensions
Knitter, potter & trainee basket weaver
Hill walker & path stomper
Dog & guineapig facilitator
hazardous food waste out in Redhall Park @redhallpark.bsky.social and surrounding area, again.
Chicken, either raw, as in this case, or cooked is not a 'treat' for foxes. It could kill them or a dog.

Yet again had to wrestle bone away from Daisy, who has only just got over Ecoli at cost of c. 2k.
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Item being worn. Sorry rubbish photo.

This was knitted in part whilst attending #USS meetings as part of #UCU JNC. (Yes you can knit in meetings and be very present, it helps me zone out distractions)
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Finished piece.
Adult jumper. Reversible.
Technique brioche
Pattern- made up as I went along, bottom up, yoked, fitted jumper.
Yarn: multiple shades of acrylic blend cut & tied in (never again!)

#knitting #briocheKnitting #yarn #showMeYourKnits
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
From quinces to membrillo
#allotment #gardening
November 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
No matter how many times I repeat the mantra
"The heating is on, you are either IN or you are OUT"
Daisy still insists on going in and out all day.

Its like the hokey cokey with doors.
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Wracked up her 7th vet visit of the last few weeks. Has had an anti-emetic. Is now sleeping off a 30 hour bout of refusing food or liquid, and vomiting.

Hopefully that is it for a few weeks.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Daisy is feeling very sorry for herself. She has had 6 vet trips. She has had a scan and I think because of sedation she feels very nauseous.

Good news the bladder stone has gone.
Send your healing vibes that she gets her appetite back soon 🐾
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
October 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You don't need to see her identification
This is not the dog you are looking for...

What? No, I'm sorry this is precisely the dog I am looking for😍
#starwars
October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
First of the quince harvest
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You're going the WRONG way!
The man shouts
At the arrow of geese
Pointing towards Winter.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Finished piece.
Highland Cow
Pattern by Knitables.
Yarn: Go handmade couture.

#highlandcow
#coo
#knitting
October 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
October 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It's nice to see a pot in use, instead of gathering dust on top of a cupboard- using this one to contain the bay leaves.

White clay pot with brick red slip sgraffito.
#pottery
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Finished work
I started this overly ambitious snow leopard a long long time ago. The colour work is uneven, and the child who requested it is now at uni.
But it is now a cushion.
A funny, weird, not at all majestic snow leopard.
#knit #crochet 🧶
September 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Lismore is lovely. We hired bikes. Got a puncture. Got it fixed. Super day out
September 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Real frogs, much nìcer than the crock croaking frog resembler.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How much money do I need when I retire?
I found this table in this article moneyweek.com/personal-fin...

Based on a gap between state pension (12,014) and minimum retirement (13,400) of £1,386 that looks doable. 2x state pension already covers the minimum for a couple/ 2 person household.

1/6
September 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Turn those abs from flab into FABS!! With new improved Freshers Flu 25. Much like FF'24 but with added phlegm.🤒

Why do crunches when you can just cough cough cough your way to a flatter firmer stomach?💪

Program lasts between 3 days to 3 months depending on recovery time 🤧
#uniLife #freshersFlu
September 17, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🐩📷 + 🐟📷 = 🛁

Second bath in week
#stinkyPuppy brought it on herself
#dogs

Whoever left that rotting dead fish there. Gonnae no dae that😕
September 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
She has seen boxes and bags and detected that someone in the household is going somewhere and she is not impressed.
That and the bath that happened earlier.
September 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Bella Ciao, #Falkirk

E questo è il fiore del partigiano

We are all Jock Tamson's bairns
#refugees are welcome here.
August 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Beautiful evening at Wardie
#wildSwimming #openWater
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Pottery work in progress

Top tip - do not experimentally put your leather hard greenware pot in the air fryer for 5 minutes to see if it will dry a bit quicker
August 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Daisy, emotionally demanding I engage rubs with her belly immediately
August 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM