Menokreatikkul; Saturday Stitches

I have mentioned that I follow Toni Lipsey on her tubular channel, TL Yarn Crafts... This week, she posted a video that addresses a growing concern both for creators and their intellectual property, but also for unsuspecting buyers of patterns. I have mentioned something similar before, about all the fake, AI-produced amigurumi patterns appearing all over social media. Well, it's hardly surprising, but it's very disturbing that there's some blatant activity in the crochet and knitting wider community.

I am sharing Tony's video, starting at the 13th minute of play, where she goes into general information and things to watch out for...very practical and clear advice. However, if you have the time and interest, by all means start from the beginning and learn about the exact project from her own portfolio that got 'swiped'. She is quite forensic in her approach.

Menoturals; First Friday Filmclub

Joining in with the LLB gang and their Nature Friday hoppity-hop... and I watched the full film of the trailer I am about to provide you and wholeheartedly recommend that you go search your various platforms to make sure you get to watch it too... Honestly, it is the most heart-warming, heart-thumping, heart-healing thing you will watch all year! Here in the UK, we had it come up on Channel 4, but it was also advertised as being available on Disney+, Nat Geo, and Hulu... but do your own search. Do not miss out on seeing this film...

Menosukhi; Sponsor Pupdate

You may recall that the latest sponsor Guide Dog pup, Buttons, flunked out at the training school stage, and as a substitute to see out the current term of sponsorship, I was assigned Clover. I had a look at her photo gallery to gather some shots from different stages of her life so far, so bring you those, plus the first training update (although her fourth pupdate altogether). She's a cutie, and here's hoping it all goes well with her!