The stranding took place at Bigbury Beach in South Devon, about 230 miles southwest of London, according to a statement from the Devon Wildlife Trust, a local conservation charity.
Mental health experts suggest that hands-on hobbies like knitting, puzzle-making, and baking foster mindfulness and reduce anxiety by activating our senses, grounding us in the moment, and shifting focus from perfection to process.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Layers of spice mingle with papyrus to evoke antique paper, while cedar adds grounding warmth.
Hiding in dark places, scuttling in the daylight, allergic to real, authentic human contact.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
The move will save $30 million — a tiny fraction of the department’s $850 billion budget — scuttling research on emerging security threats, including climate change, extremism and disinformation.
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