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Londoner in Brexile. Moved myself and my business to EU in 2020. Has 'Article 50' on residency papers. Learning languages for new life. Goes to Finland when possible for *proper* snow or long summer days on lichen covered island.
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I have three reviews to go for the Obs but today, after 180 of them, is my last column for OFM. So I thought I’d summarise my searing advice from the last 15 years: the wisdom, the provocations and the occasional stupidities. Enjoy. Or grind your teeth. Your call www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

Every day as we walk the beach we see at first hand the impact plastic pollution is having on the natural world. These photos, taken over the last week, show kelp stipes growing through/entangled with the remains of plastic bottles. #Anthropocene

Finnish idylls be idylling.

Here's a new conversation placemat / chat mat for novice French learners on the topic of city and countryside / la ville et la campagne. I'm slowly training my students to create their own chat mats, which is why there are some blank boxes. #langsky #edusky #french #proficiency #scaffolding

Kello on 16:40 eikä lähimainkaan pimeää. Linnut laulavat ja rauhallinen tunnelma polulla. Mahtavaa! #KevätTulee #Puijo #Kuopio #pyöräily 🚲

80th day of the protests in European Georgia. This is Tbilisi tonight. Look at that crowd. 80 days of this. That’s how you resist a Putin-backed coup.

"The UK is a nation of animal lovers and so its people need a national animal to love; it's been my privilege to fill that furry brief for 14 years and counting." #Larryversary

Busy skies over Bordeaux this morning

Wakey-wakey! #raven 🪶