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Ah, life on the Canadian prairies. One extreme to the other. A short while ago, we were still getting snow and overnight temperature at or below freezing. Today, we reached a high of 25C/77F – I don’t know what the humidex was – and passed 20C/68F by about 8 or 9am. I headed out a bit earlier than usual to do the outside cat stuff. Then I checked the garden shed. Sure enough, the raccoon and…

Layout as above. No pattern but ‘recipe’ below. Yarn used: 2 balls James C Brett Stonewash Shade SW6 2 balls Stylecraft Special DK Silver 12 squares = 7 rounds Stonewash; 1 round Silver. 8 squares = 3 rounds Stonewash; 5 rounds Silver. Joining and first 2 rounds of border in Silver, final border round in Stonewash. Not quite Yarn Chicken but only 5g of Stonewash left!

Every time you believe, something comes true.

If you believe that brushing your hair will make it longer, it will automatically become true. 

The UK government and police forces may not be able to fill potholes or catch burglars, but by God, they’ve nailed the art of passive income. Police chiefs are now asking Rachel Reeves to let them keep the cash from speeding fines—currently a juicy £100 million a year that goes straight to the Treasury’s guilt-free fund for “things we’ll pretend we didn’t waste.” And here lies the true genius of…