Was that a dinosaur? 2.0

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Oops I did it again

    “What happened to the projects I was quilting?” I hear you ask… I am currently unpicking the quilting in the tumblers quilt as messed up a bit in the preparation (more haste, less speed is sage advice still)… And my monkey wrench quilts are stalled currently too while I work out techniques to quilt them…

  • A spot of “poetry”

    Red paint peels revealing rust scars. Dead ivy stems like skeletal fingers in salute. Vigorous green ivy threatens to overwhelm. While patiently at the attention With slot agape Stands the postbox awaiting the last post. 22/7/2025 at 00:45

  • My Brain v Reality

    Walking along my brain sees a Chelsea Pensioner stood to attention in the hedge… thank you Charles Bonnet Syndrome The reality:- Old red postbox covered in ivy. The paint on the postbox is chipped and peeling, revealing rust and signs of age. Green ivy climbs up the left side, blending with surrounding leafy plants. The…

  • Makes me think

    What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? How long is it since the school lessons where we were taught about our 5 senses and the day we were exploring taste and learned that our tongue had 4 areas salt, sugar, acidic flavours like vinegar, and an area that tastes bitter things. I think we…

  • Bus Hide and Seek

    Too many times people get confused… If I’m blind how can I see. This video is me describing my experience while waiting for my bus. https://youtube.com/shorts/nzViNW2QzTg?si=_FfDN-WqdnX2O8tb And this is the text of a recent instagram post I made sharing the video. “The video is of me describing my experience waiting for a bus as a…

  • While I still can (part 2)

    To see a short video of me arriving at Cattal check out this link https://youtube.com/shorts/9-C1mufnKcU?si=ST-5p6z9dc357f1p I thought perhaps my friend’s husband hadn’t arrived as I couldn’t see a blur on the platform, however he was on the York to Leeds side of the station as he hadn’t realised I was on the Leeds to York…

  • While I can! (part 1)

    The title of this blogpost is my new mantra. Losing most of my sight and becoming by medical definition blind didn’t make me give up the things I love once I found the tools I needed to adapt how I did things. Struggling with symptoms from my newly diagnosed MS (multiple sclerosis) has already caused…

  • Bobbin Chicken

    I happened to use a partly used bobbin on my spool pin (top thread) with about an equal amount of thread on it as the bobbin I was using in my bobbin compartment (bottom thread). Both threads ran out at the same time. I made the collage below and had Be My AI describe it…

  • Maybe gone but not forgotten

    I was all set to start quilting my next project (the 3 quilts I briefly mentioned last time) https://wasthatadinosaurcouk.uk/2025/04/17/how-can-it-already-be-mid-april/ What stopped me? I got distracted by finding the first quilt top I made after being “certified” blind in October 2017. https://wasthatadinosaur.wordpress.com/2019/11/01/finally-registered/ The paperwork was filled out at the hospital and that paperwork went to the…

  • 50 years ago

    Growing up in the 70s with the charts full of music my older sister (16) had her side of the room covered in Slade, Sweet, Showaddywaddy, and David Bowie. My side of the room was covered in Alan(26), Wayne(24), Merril(22), Jay(20), Donny(18), Marie(16), and Jimmy(12). The Osmonds weren’t stuck in a musical rut in the…

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