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πŸ•―οΈπŸ‚ Norfolk mawther, Tudor history geek, lover of the weird & wonderful, pagan, loner, happily woke lefty, married to a Viking πŸ‚πŸ•―οΈ
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (14/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

I still use this occasionally! #Norfolk #EastAnglia #Gorleston

#imbolc

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (13/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

And it can only get worse. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Definitely. Be that guy. #Resist #FBR (also #FBPE btw for Brits on #FollowBackFriday)

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (12/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (09/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

#typicalBrit #nicecupoftea

"On this day in 1547, Henry VIII died at the palace of Whitehall aged 55. Arguably the most prolific King in England's history, Henry's pursuit for power and a male heir permanently changed the status quo in England, during a reign that gained him a lasting legacy."

OTD in 1813, Pride and Prejudice was published. (Illustration by Elena and Anna Balbusso.)

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (08/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Hells Bells but it's cold out there today! We nipped down to the beach to let our Poppy stretch her legs & I now have sand in my ears, up my nose & in my hair!

There is a silent eloquence In every wild bluebell That fills my softened heart with bliss That words could never tell. Anne BrontΓ«

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (07/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

The words of Mayster Fitzherbert on the assets of a woman in 1523. Was he fantasising about his favourite mare when he wrote his husbandry manual?

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (06/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (05/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

This evening's vibe...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (04/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again." She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (03/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (02/20) #BookSky #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge

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Made a very simple wreath for the front door....

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Tree's up...

Just finished this year's festive window!

My front room window drawing from a couple of years ago. I'm still mulling over what to do this year.