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dorsetgirl.bsky.social
Based in Central Dorset UK. Semi-retired. X refugee. Was IT now work in local beach cafe 😁🏊. Run local writing group, volunteer for citizens advice. Love outdoors, crafts, books, science stuff and my family. 🧶🌳📚💻📷
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It's that time of the year where I don't want to hear about "Don't want to hear about Mother's Day" emails. But there doesn't seem to be an option for that.

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Interesting day in Taunton. Visited the Willow Cathedral in Longrun meadow.. #willow #taunton

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The saying is If "March roars in like a lion it will go out like a lamb" but what it comes in like a lamb? What happens then? #march #oldwivestales

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For #textiletuesday here’s another dye story from an exhibition at the Museum of Dartmoor Life in Okehampton @dartmoorlife 📷 from my visit in June 2023. #red

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Hello little Violet. Welcome to March sunshine. #violet #spring #wildflowers

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Full programme announced for the Romance Writing Festival! themillyjohnson.bsky.social and paigetoonauthor.bsky.social join kfforde.bsky.social for a day packed with talks, panels and activities focusing on writing for the romance genre. 25% early bird offer available until 15th May, See website

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Melania finally in situ on the allotment. #allotment #mannequin

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🧶 #knit

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"Now then love, you've got the toaster and the fridge freezer, and you can take them home right now or you can have a crack at Bully's special prize."

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Been keeping myself to myself a bit for the last couple of weeks. Surprisingly making good progress on my #coloursofthesea blanket. Might be a correlation here? #tunisiancrochet #fibreart #crochet

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Billy Bleach and friends; Morris dancing #thefastshow

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My BSkyinsight 😁 #bskyinsights

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"We're taking the tools we use to study everything from gravity to soap bubbles and applying them to knitting. And, remarkably, it works." #knitting #science phys.org/news/2025-02...

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Just love this little shop's window displays.. T Snook, Bridport #Hatter #bridport

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Barbara Kingsolver remains a real one. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...

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Another trip to Lyme, this time the sun was shining rather than a full blown gale. #lymeRegis #ironpyrites #foolsgold #amonitepavement #jurassiccoast

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Early Morning Mist Corfe Castle, and Winter at Durdle Door - both by Dorset painter and printmaker, Gina Marshall More of this artist's bold and vibrant artwork, here: www.ginamagnoliaart.com #landscape #art #seascape

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16th birthday pressy bought. Can't believe the journey from bagpuss to army recruit. How did that happen so quickly?

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What is older than desire? the bare tree asked. Sorrow, said the sky. Sorrow is a river older than desire. — Robert Hass February: Question, from February Notebooks: The Rains

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Think I now have more blocked accounts than I actually have following me... 🙄

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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

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Reading a really odd book, I'm just not getting it, would stop but trying to make sense of the Jane Eyre references.. #Booksky 💙📚 #janeeyre

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"Where have all the flowers gone?" - woodcut by Suffolk painter and printmaker, Miranda Mott #flowers #art #woodcut

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Today I'm mostly liking tardigrades #tardigrade

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I think this is my favourite report cover of all time. Any others?

submitted 26 days ago • 21 comments

Last stand. “It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no senator’s son…” Should have stayed inside the #RomanFortThursday #PlaymobilInfestation

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Other work of the Ladybird artists. A February Day Artist: Rowland Hilder

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Rather nice to see a 'non-couple' event for Valentines!! #stvalentines #valentine

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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

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Made me lol 😂 🧶 #knit

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Listening to some blackbirds wake up. #spring #blackbird

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without notice— my youth fled like a disloyal friend #haiku #haikupoetry #dailyhaikuprompt (friend)

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