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If this doesn't have "reading retreat" written all over it, I dont know what does. Shall we have a whip round? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Truth.

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On the research side I’ve been tape-recording an old man who used to contract out steam threshing machines.

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Dappled light under the Verdun tree and holes showing in the plaster making a baby monkey - I am in St Albans

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Review & preview. Recently finished Vianne by @joannechocolat.bsky.social, excellent writing as always. From arrival in France following the death of her mother, we discover Vianne's background as Vianne discovers her interests, affinity with others, and possible future paths in life. #booksky 1/2

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People with dysautonomia often struggle in the extreme heat even if they have AC Our bodies don’t regulate temperature properly. They’re prone to dehydration. Fluid dumping & third spacing make maintaining adequate hydration difficult If you’re dizzy, tachy, fatigued etc, my intro article may help

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If you want to know more about the art of printmaking AND the art of women.....! #ReframingWomenPrintmakers A new book OUT NOW! 🧡❤️🧡❤️

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#ShowYourStripes is a great project visualising how your local area has been heating up in the industrial era. showyourstripes.info/l/europe/uni...

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Transfer RNA-derived small RNAs transform the landscape of liquid biopsy - News-Medical.net - goo.gl/alerts/jorcYs #GoogleAlerts

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Betty Acquah, Ghanaian painter, Heart of innocence, 2021 #WomensArt

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‘It was one of those lovely warm afternoons full of the scent of flowers and the humming of bees, and the garden was brilliant with the deep colours of late summer…’ Finn Family Moomintroll Tove Jansson 1948 #BookWormSat 📚💙🌞

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If you are by nature a hoarder, you can cut down the long stems after the flowers have faded and keep them with their seed pods throughout the winter. Like most of the garlics they demand a sunny well-drained situation. #gardening www.gardendesign.com/bulbs/allium...

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IT WAS MRS DALLOWAY

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Far from objecting to a desirable plant making a spreading nuisance of itself, I am only too thankful that it should do so and as for smelling nasty when crushed—well, who in his senses would wish wantonly to crush his own flowers? #garden #gardening

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Jane Smiley and @susan-swan.bsky.social‬ discuss the importance of women who take up space: “Being unusually tall makes you feel set apart because mostly everybody else sees someone with the same weight, height and coloring every day.”

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Which way now for Rail Accessibility under Labour? labourhub.org.uk/2025/06/20/w...

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Amazing how much more energy is sapped doing some concentrated, but limited, work writing on my laptop in the heat indoors.

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Went to see the first Welsh Bible published in 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, by William Morgan, on loan to St Davids Cathedral from Westminster Abbey #Pembrokeshire

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We're back to summer dresses.

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Double page spread for @lilycanter.bsky.social and I in today’s Sheffield Star talking all things ultra women!

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Tempted to get a Proper Job just for the aircon.

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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

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Children from our P4 & P4/5 class were so inspired after reading the fantastic ‘Euro Spies’ They planned their own euro adventure! Please know @lindsaylittleson.bsky.social you continue to inspire our pupils more than you know! #EuroSpies #JP2Journeys #PowerofReading @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social

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The best thing about a picnic in Ladybird Land is the absence of wasps or dirt Artist: Harry Wingfield

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Flyday Friday

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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

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#OurBeautifulMess is Adele Parks’ 25th novel in 25 years and shockingly the first one I’ve read. I took it on holiday with me and it couldn’t have made for more perfect sunlounger reading, with shock after shock after shock.

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Some of the places we care for are playing a thrilling role in the new film, #28YearsLater... Set in the terrifying world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, this is the story of a group of survivors who have found ways to exist amidst the infected.

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Marking fifty years since the first publication of Seamus Heaney’s seminal collection, North, this edition reproduces its elegant first setting and its original jacket. North: the heritage edition is out now faber.co.uk/product/9780571377794-north

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Especially lovely to be chosen by children! Hurrah! #KidLitUK

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The former “Grey’s Anatomy” star, who was recently diagnosed with ALS, recalled the dramatic episode when he realized he “couldn’t swim.”

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Stairs, island of Spinalonga, Crete, Greece (Spinalonga is a former leper colony) #ThickTrunkTuesday #Landscape #Spinalonga #Crete #Greece 🇬🇷 #Olympus #E-M10 #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

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Tomorrow.

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Transport Committee: Warm Words Won’t Fix Accessibility open.substack.com/pub/accessib...

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Marisa and I are heading to Chelmsford on Friday June 27 as part of the Essex Book Festival. Come and hear us talk medicine, murder and marriage. essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/the-de...

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Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants already in paid work stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule) That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article (not my article but I want to flag it)

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#PeoplePersonnel #Novel #PeoplePerson #HR #Whitstable #Kent #Cats #CatLady 😂😻😂 Weve decided youve had enough pizza this week. amzn.to/3FTbuDs

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We’re delighted to share that our popular online course 'Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life' led by writer, broadcaster, and humanist Sandi Toksvig is now available and free to access for everyone. Sign up and start learning with Sandi today 🧵 humanists.uk/2025/06/16/i...

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It’s very difficult to make a ‘thing’ & put it out there in the world. Especially in these days of noise, bluster & illusion. So be brave & be bold I will always cheerlead those who try. 🙏

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✨ We are delighted to unveil the #BookTrustStorytime Prize 2026 shortlist! ✨ Here, this year's winner Lucy Rowland introduces the five brilliant titles that will be part of our BookTrust Storytime programme in libraries. Find out more: www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/new...

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