For the past 8 years Jeremy had spent his vacations on the banks of Loch Ness, praying he would see the legendary monster. Suddenly now, he wished he’d gone to Skegness instead - late 15th century, Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque municipale, 236, 64v

As he rode into battle, Sir Volelgehirn began to wonder if strapping a large, screeching peacock to the top of his helmet had been a good idea - 14th century, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3003, f. 50r

Day 11: Aaargh!!! 😖🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

“Stop! STOP!! Mate, I said OX not FOX !” - 15th century, Morgan Library and Museum, MS M.126, f. 77v

Has it started it?

Drop something horned.

Day 10: Didn't get much done today, but I've made a start on stitching the green on the tentacles. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

“ Bless you my son. Fear not, for one day the Swiss army will require a tool that can do everything and you’ll find out just how useful you really are. ” - 15th century, BnF, Français 829, f. 89r

Day 9: Finished the blue stitching on the tentacles. Next up will be green. Hopefully it will be easier to count the green squares on the pattern. The blue ones were an absolute 'mare. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Today's book choice is The Murder at World's End by @mossmontmomery.bsky.social Thanks to @vikingbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC. #AmReading #TheMurderAtWorldsEnd #RossMontgomery #VikingBooksUK #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

🧵 Murder of Crows by @andrewjgreig.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Likeable characters (killer excepted), a Halloween scarecrow festival, murder and a touch of the macabre. You can see why I enjoyed this, can't you? 🎃 See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to Storm Publishing and (1/2)

The scribe who copied this page accidentally left out several verses and mixed up the words in others. Since the opposite side of the page was already done, he decided to cross this side out and try again on the facing page - 13th century, J.P. Getty Museum, Ms. 107, f. 96v

Day 8: Started stitching in a lighter shade of blue. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Timeline cleanse. Freddie at Portnoo Beach, Co. Donegal, in 2022

A pair of ‘elephants done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 14th century, BSB Clm 6908, f. 79v

I picked up a macramé kit in Aldi yesterday. I've never done macramé before, so this will be interesting when I get around to doing it. 😉👻 #Macramé #CraftKit #LittleGhost #CraftSky

Day 7: Got the last two tentacles done. As expected, I ran out of thread, but I found some in my box of thread, that is close enough in shade to the original. When I start stitching with the other colours, it won't be noticable. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

GHOST APPLES The uncanny name for when freezing rain settles on the fruit & ices over creating a frozen coating. The apple defrosts before the ice does & the rotting apple falls out of the bottom leaving its gothic icy 'ghost' behind! #FolkyFriday

🧵 Day 6: Three more tentacles added. I've run into a slight problem however. I'm almost out of this colour, and still have two tentacles to do. I'll have to have a rummage in my box of threads tomorrow, and hopefully I'll find the correct shade, or as close to it as (1/2)

Your last saved pic is your moral philosophy. Oh dear! 🤣🤣🤣

Centuries before it became fashionable, Mike discovered the relaxing benefits of a weekly goat yoga session - 15th century, Tübingen, Universitätsbibliothek, Md 2, f. 39v

Day 5: I took a wee break from this because the pattern was giving me a headache. 🫤 It's coming along nicely now. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Tonight's book choice is Murder of Crows by @andrewjgreig.bsky.social Thanks to Storm Publishing and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC. #AmReading #MurderOfCrows #AndrewJamesGreig #StormPublishing #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

🧵 The Last Death of the Year by @sophiehannah.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed this intricately plotted mystery immensely. 🔍 See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz Thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social (UK) and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC. This title will be available on (1/2)

“You’ve made a rookie error there mate. Always do them skin side down.” - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, p. 460

At Castelo do Gato, not far from Lisbon, Sir Grimalkin fought a one man defence against the besieging rodent army - 14th century, British Library, Harley MS 6563, f. 72r

A clever bit of artistry in this manuscript, making it appear like a dog has gone through one side of the page and out the other - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, pp. 469-470

Day 4: It still looks like an alien, but I'm making good progress. 👽🐙🪡 #Octopus #NotAnAlien #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

A scribe’s effort to correct an omission. The words that were accidentally left out are pulled along by one man who passes them to another who waits between the fourth and fifth lines to receive them - c. 1300, English Book of Hours, Walters Ms. W.102, f. 39v

Day 3: It looks more like an alien than an octopus at the moment. 🤣👽🐙🪡 #Octopus #NotAnAlien #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Next up on BorrowBox, Help the Witch by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 🎧 #HelpTheWitch #TomCox #AudioBook #BorrowBox #BookSky 📚💙 #Books

The Beresford by @willcarver.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quirky, sinister and devilishly good. 😈🗡️ I loved this audio book. 🎧 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/the-be... #TheBeresford #WillCarver #AudioBook #BorrowBox #BookSky 📚💙 #🩸📚 #Books

Excited about the weekend - 15th century, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 62, f. 24r

Day 2: Didn't make much progress tonight. The pattern is hard on the eyes. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Himself surprised me with this today. 🙂❤️🪡 #SpringerSpaniel #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

Today's book choice is The Last Death of the Year by @sophiehannah.bsky.social Thanks to @harpercollins.bsky.social UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC. #AmReading #TheLastDeathOfTheYear #SophieHannah #HarperCollinsUK #Netgalley #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

🧵 A Ghost Hunters Guide to Solving a Murder by F.H Petford ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spiritualism and espionage combine to make an entertaining read. 👻🪖 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz and hardcover.app/books/a-ghos... Thanks to @hodderbooks.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC. (1/2)

The brothers congratulated themselves, having invented the conveyor belt. Next, they contrived to create travel luggage that wouldn’t necessarily appear on the conveyor belt once the traveller reached their destination - 15th century, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 237, f. 8r

Day 1: New WIP. 🐙🪡 #Octopus #CrossStitch #CrossStitchSky

David Bowie - "Let's Dance" (1983) www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_...

Guns N' Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle" (1987) www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj...

Run-D.M.C. / Aerosmith - "Walk This Way" (1986) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_U...

The Clash - "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (1982) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaE...

Tom Petty - "Free Fallin'" (1989) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJ...

The Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1979) 79 Saturday 😍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-...

Wham! - "Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)" (1982) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyH...

David Bowie - "Ashes to Ashes" (1980) www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm...

Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (1979) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_...

Just got a tip about this mind-blowing good EP-version of "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell, 1981). Wow!! 😍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q84p...