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#Spring in the sunshine, greeting anyone passing or visiting our house in #Sark with a little joy.

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Shocking, appalling, childlike and unstatesman-like behaviour from Trump and Vance, can they go any lower? At stake are peoples' lives and the aggression of war, not the greed for a material gain at the expense of a country. The result, thankfully, is a massive outpouring of support for Ukraine.

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I love it when the first colours start appearing in the garden #crocus #Sark #Channelisland

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7x5" bird sketch No 3, bridled Guillemot spotted on a boat trip around #Sark #ChannelIslands #oilpainting #art #seabirds

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2nd little 7x5" sketch of #Sark birds, this magnificent heron disturbed feeding on the shoreline #channelislands #art #oilpainting #wildlife #birds

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For the #Blueskyartshow theme #reflections , #Edinburgh after rain

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GPHC , always ensuring the profession is not undermined by the small minority abusing patients for profit

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A little 7x5" sketch ,found time to paint two beautiful #puffins spotted off the coast of #Sark in the warmer months #oilpainting #art

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Breathe in beauty in one long breath, all else is peripheral to this fleeting moment held only in the peace of presence. #Sark and #Jethou from #Guernsey #Channelislands

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How did I not know about Lilias Trotter before? youtu.be/9g0VXJ7fiq4?...

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Castle Cornet, calm seas and sunny #bluesky #Guernsey #Channelislamds

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The #Nationalmuseumofscotland, not just an amazing collection, but what a building (new and old) #Edinburgh

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This ....if only all journalists wrote like this....

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Lucky enough to be in #Edinburgh to see the magnificent #Turner Vaughan collection from @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social

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Anonymous lunch break characters contrast with #bluesky #Edinburgh

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Flying into #Edinburgh #bluesky yields shadowed blue snow

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Happy New Year! This was the last light of 2024 from home on #Sark , #channelislands, beauty and light, promising the hope of sunrise in the morning. There is always beauty to be found beyond darkness, and love and hope can never be overcome.

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"The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes and we must." -- Jimmy Carter, 2002, Nobel speech R.I.P

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A very special Christmas day in #Sark #Channelislands, our middle daughter surprised us and joined us, which in view of Alison's recent cancer diagnosis was particularly lovely.Happy Christmas to all blueskyers.

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And....#clergymaltclub, so much better over this side, of course..back from a very foggy midnight Eucharist and feeling sorry for all the travellers not able to get back to, or from the islands to their families for Christmas #Sark #islandlife

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#Sark Theatre company's production of Sarkwarts strikes a magical note!

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One from a while back painted for my dear Dad who had a passion for #steamtrains Might have another go at some of these #art #painting #acrylicpainting

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Wallace, several Christmases back, sadly no longer with us, not always an angel, but always this loveable #Deerhound

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#Nativity at #Sark #Channelislands Methodist Church #Christmas

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St Peter's #Sark #Channelislands at the school #Nativity #Christmas getting dark but #bluesky

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This is a great start, but it must just be a beginning

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It’s #InternationalMigrantsDay Today, 1 billion people—1 in every 8 persons—are on the move. Let’s commit to ensuring that every migrant can access timely, affordable & dignified healthcare. Interested in country case studies on migrant health? Explore our new interactive dashboard: bit.ly/4ft0jwR

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Beach #Nativity #Christmas

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Sometimes I preach a few words (....it's my job🙂)...

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Stormy seas at Derrible #Sark #Channelislands #art #oilpainting

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If anyone needs a dose of cuteness for Christmas, here's a wee snap of my grandson #Christmas #proudgrandpa

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This is unconscionable

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Delighted to have one of my recent paintings of #Sark included in the #Guernsey #ChannelIislands Arts Open Exhibition on until the end of the year #art #oilpainting

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A little #love song ditty and art for a friend's special day earlier this year

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#Sudan: faces one of the most devastating humanitarian crises that the world has seen for decades. Population of Sudan ~48 million with almost half facing acute hunger needs. Sudan has the world's largest displacement crisis with 20% of the population displaced. #TalkAboutSudan

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(Probably) a world first for #Sark #Channelislands, my new invention, the #Christingle burger. Food critic Hannah judged it "The best burger ever" (patent pending😁)

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Assad has gone, and there is hope for peace and justice in what seems to be happening, let's pray that this continues. Syria has been a place of sadness, death and destruction for too long.

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“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”👏 Our youth have been robbed of the freedom of movement we enjoyed - this is the absolute least the Gov’t can do for them sussexbylines.co.uk/news/educati...

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What can be achieved (so far) with vision and determination, plus some solid community involvement and funding together with grants from Guernsey Social Investment Fund and Skipton Community Fund. This will be the new Art Gallery for #Sark, #Channelislands, see www.sarkart.co.uk

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Just two of our 8 Christmas Carol windows at #Sark #MethodistChurch #channelislands decorated by community groups, can you guess the carols? #Christmas

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We're currently building our new #artgallery on #sark #channelislands, but here's the first one,(now the post office and general store) lived in by Mervyn Peake and his wife Maeve Gilmore, and his painting of The Avenue in Sark #art

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'Disgraceful': Tories condemned for wasting £715m on sending no asylum seekers to Rwanda www.bigissue.com/news/tories-...

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We're incredibly proud to have been able to work with @citizensadvice.bsky.social on their "Worried this winter? Let's chat" campaign video. @kevoutloud.bsky.social did an amazing job putting together a poem which explains exactly why the work CAB does is so important, especially this time of year!

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Honoured to be amongst so many fabulous artists @guernseyarts.bsky.social open exhibition, now open and well worth a visit #Guernsey #art #oilpainting #Channelislands #Sark #PortduMoulin

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...and the trip back, playing with light(houses) #Guernsey to #Sark #Channelislands

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Leaving #Sark #Channelislands for a trip to #Guernsey on a #bluesky day,

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