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Margaret

@benregis.bsky.social

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Music librarian, sometime musician and music teacher. Loves books, music (particularly classical), dogs, film, theatre, travel, and history. Living in the Fens, originally from dragon country in Wales

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 4h

Lovely Errol. Sorry to hear he's been poorly again. Little tough guy

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 8h

Coo! Just saw the helicopter crew that rescued me after breaking my hand on the Isles of Scilly, on Coastguard SOS. Lovely to see Bungi & Co. doing the job they do so well. Thank you again.

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 8h

Safe travels :-D

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

I've always had a soft spot for it since leaving Westminster Abbey (pre-charging) in a huff when they evicted a tramp on a freezing cold day. Went over to Westminster Cathedral, where there were several all snoozing gently in pews, with a nun prodding them occasionally to check they were OK.

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

You know you must be getting old when you spot a list of historic fiction set in the 1980's, and think that it doesn't really feel historic when you've lived through it

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

BBC News - Actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79, US media report
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Diane Keaton: Oscar-winning actress dies aged 79, US media report

She was best known for roles in films including in The Father of the Bride, The Godfather and Annie Hall.

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

Joyous!

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Tania Doney @taniadoney.bsky.social · 1d

Lady in front of me at the cheese stall this morning informed the stallholder she was going away for a few days. "But it'll keep in the fridge," she said. "I don't want to get back and not have any cheese."

Life lesson for all of us there, I feel.

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

As it's #InternationalBookshopDay a quick plug for my favourite secondhand bookshop, the quirky Chapel Books in Westleton. Honorable mentions to Toppings of Ely and Southwold Books.
www.chapelbooks.com

www.chapelbooks.com

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

Stunned by the Storyville documentary, The librarians. So proud of the US school librarians opposing censorship despite the dangers.

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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 1d

This poignant photograph, taken on Christmas Day 1961, by Leon Herschtritt, captures a deeply emotional moment as *West Berliners wave to their relatives across the Berlin Wall*.

#archaeohistories

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 1d

Feeling homesick as I spot, in the middle of Fenland, a fleet of Welsh coaches westward bound

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating.
BBC News - Fossil found on Dorset coast is unique 'sword dragon' species
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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 3d

The replica tapestry is amazing.
BBC News - Wisbech artist launches worldwide embroidery project - BBC News
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Wisbech artist launches worldwide embroidery project

Mia Hansson says 50 artists across three continents will contribute a stitching.

www.bbc.co.uk

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 4d

Love Dolly. Thoroughly down to earth, and an all round genuinely good person.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 4d

Enjoy! Had friends at Uni who were mad on Level 42 (I wasn't). Squeeze have sort of grown on me over the years. Enjoy Roachford

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 4d

70 undergrads toured. All absolutely lovely. Much nicer end to the day than the start of it.

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, the joys of commuting, 2 hours to get in, double the normal time.

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🎹 sharon su @doodlyroses.com · 6d

Anyone who complains about how hard it is to fold fitted sheets should try folding a grand piano cover

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 6d

You're not wrong :-D

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 7d

Thought this was very sweet. It also happens to be one of my favourite films (thankfully it doesn't send me to sleep) with a great score.

My cultural awakening: Ratatouille helped me overcome my insomnia www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

My cultural awakening: Ratatouille helped me overcome my insomnia

My difficulties with sleep stretched back to childhood, when I would put on a movie to pass the time – until I watched the children’s animated film and it made me drop off straight away

www.theguardian.com

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 7d

It does indeed. I wondered if they had to be harvested from deep underground

Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 7d

Sign of the day at a wayside fruiterers - Plumbs for sale

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 7d

That was an unusual sight - a lorry swerving to avoid a chicken (both lorry driver and chicken were fine)

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Margaret @benregis.bsky.social · 7d

Wasps have appeared in the Duolingo French course, and suddenly I'm a child again with Sylvie la gueppe and Cosse le facteur (don't get me started on the Cambridge Latin course!)