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One day I shall finish my to-read pile* *no, I don’t believe it either.
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And for DB, a “popular” edition of Audubon’s Birds of America.
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Or Mr Bump in French? I don’t know why I find that adorable but I do.
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Welcome! Hope you have a great time.
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This is terrific.
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From your lips to God’s ears.
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Turner’s paintbox! 😮
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Another shout for Melmoth. Thought it better than Essex Serpent.
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🎉
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No, I was Bilgewater, sorry. She was a marvellous writer.
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I love Bilgewater. IIRC it captured exactly how I felt as a teen.
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oh that’s good. It’s a lovely, powerful, little piece.
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made! (I’ve got a cold).
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*wipes eyes*
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(And by that, I mean actual OCD. Not people who go “I’m a bit OCD, me”, when they mean fussy or something. Actual OCD is a fucker to live with, like fighting your brain when it creeps in for another takeover attempt. Nasty shit.)
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Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday! Hope you’re having cake.
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*raises hand* who is that miss?
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Very nice. Embassy?
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-Yes - Can’t say - Yes? - Oh,Tilly.
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Happy Easter!
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I thought that was an alarm at first!
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Also the Guardian have developed a habit of this:- starting off doom and then almost contradicting the article by the end.
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But at the end of the article we have Labour MPs saying, yes the coms need to be better (true) but in Starmer’s own style. Sounds like Labour MPs arguing (who would’ve thought?).
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I like Ballard but he is very interested in looking at the skull beneath the skin and doesn’t really do interiority much. His “Miracles of Life” his memoir for his children is very sweet at points.
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I read this recently, after seeing her talk at Toppings & Co (There were a lot of hands raised for Tenant of WH! ) It’s a lovely book, swallowed it a gulp.
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Although I think the most likely might be some people enjoying abusing women.
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Well…(pains me to say this)but some people on social media are just not very well. And they lash out. That’s the kindest interpretation I can put on this.
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Sorry you’ve received that. You’re right to RT it. They’re not helping their cause, if that is their aim which I doubt. (more for the blocklist).
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Surprise to me too.