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Stealth geek. Globetrotter. Foodie. Feminist. Wheat beer and white wine fan. Business owner. Managing director. All views are my own. Leeds Leeds Leeds. (She/her)
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My partner is not coping well with Newcastle being 2-0 up in the cup finalā€¦

The terrarium has a new inhabitant as my nomadic best friend has sent me a lion from South Africa šŸ˜

My surname on the left - surprised to see such a concentration around the North East, does anyone know why? I do love Newcastle and Northumberlandā€¦ My mumā€™s maiden name on the right. I am Proper Northern and proud!

ā€˜Womenā€™ and ā€˜femaleā€™ are on this list but ā€˜menā€™ and ā€˜maleā€™ are not:

Has this woman ever looked anything less than physically perfect šŸ˜

If there is one positive to come from all *this* itā€™s that it now makes undeniable political sense for the UK to align more with Europe.

This man continues to have the best opinions:

This is cool! A state school has defeated Eton to reach the finals of the International History Bowl & Bee in Vienna. Theyā€™re former winners, and are sending two young teams to compete again They need help with travel costs, can you help these young historians? www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-f...

It has come to my attention that itā€™s been a while since we talked about that time we adopted a very old hamster who was expected to die imminently but then he went completely bald and lived two more years looking like this

Petition to start recategorising coming second in a FPTP/two horse race election as ā€˜losingā€™. Because thatā€™s what it is. By indulging in all this ā€˜oooh they nearly won!ā€™ commentary we give these losers more credence than they deserve.

Weā€™ve had a very practical day of framing a bunch of prints and posters and maps and mounting them on the walls and Iā€™m in the kind of mood that makes hammering nails into walls the perfect task for today

This isnā€™t drugs. This is him assuming other people donā€™t work because he doesnā€™t do that much work. Very common bad boss behavior. bsky.app/profile/rcma...

Gorgeous day in Yorkshire today - and we found our local alpaca herd!

I've got to say, the guy who accidentally became the Director of the FBI does 100% look like the guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI in a mid-2000s comedy about a guy who accidentally becomes the Director of the FBI

If youā€™re fired for gross misconduct after lying to your boss, maybe donā€™t let your mum phone them & yell at them for not giving you an award a year earlier? And donā€™t launch a gender discrimination case over a speech you misremembered - but was recorded! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...

I donā€™t love that the moths keep getting to my nicest jumper (itā€™s cashmere, I shouldā€™ve known weā€™d get the moths with expensive tasteā€¦) BUT itā€™s nice to know that my darning skills have come a long way since last year!

Oh wooooow

I just got back from a 4-week, 5-country, round the world whistle stop tour and Iā€™ve learned some thingsā€¦! 1. If, like me, you are very nearly 40 compression socks are a big help on flights, you can buy fun ones with sharks or witchy accoutrements on them

Iā€™m autistic. Donā€™t insult autistic ppl by suggesting Elon Musk just accidentally gave a Nazi salute. Donā€™t cite our neurodivergence whenever you need to explain bad behavior.

"Auckland is not just the place where these things happen to have occurred: this is _a story about Auckland_." We interrupt our summer break to bring you this important piece by Emmy Rakete on Neil Gaiman and the political economy of rape.

"i am going to separate the artist" are you. or are you going to separate your money from your wallet and give it to the artist like you don't know he's a rapist

Jimmy Carter may be dead but you know who preceded him: Every Guinea worm in nearly 200 countries and Henry Kissinger

I just saw a cybertruck in real life for the first time and holy shit those things are so stupid-looking! Pissing myself thinking of someone trying to drive that around a standard corner in the UK šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

When visiting my best friend who lived in Canada, we were told to be careful as there had been signs of mountain lions nearby. Someone told me that by the time you hear a lion, itā€™s far too late, what youā€™re hearing is its final few pounding steps as it attacks šŸ™ƒ

I may not understand the international date line, but @edowner.bsky.social just asked me if Bing Crosby was alive during the mini ice age so weā€™re all dummies in this house

Once again @edowner.bsky.social is trying to teach me about the international date line and once again I am almost crying. Strong ā€˜Phoebe teaching Joey Frenchā€™ vibes