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Pottering around in Robotland

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No More Heroes

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I went to London and all I got was this lousy virus

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January 31, 2022

Begone, January!

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January 14, 2022

Happy new year! (Yes, I'm behind...)

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December 29, 2021

Op, op, oppan, Gamgee style!

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December 24, 2021

No more deadlines!

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November 21, 2021

A delivery of old knitting magazines

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November 05, 2021

Halloween with the Robots and Vincent Price

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Copyright Miriam McDonald

Mim: This blog is a sort of mini-magazine about things I'm interested in, all with a vintage, alternate reality or retro-futuristic theme. There is no commercial aspect to this blog: no sponsorship, no advertising, no affiliations. However, if you need to contact me, crinolinerobot AT yahoo DOT com is the email to use.

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