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Geoff Brock

@geoffbrock.bsky.social

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Music, gardening, cooking, travelling. Lived with my now husband for 35 years. Don't feel obliged to follow back. If you follow me, I won't feel obliged to follow back.

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 4m

Never had them, never heard of them. There was a Mongolian place locally, but that vanished long ago. It was quite good - everything cooked in front of you.

Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 5m

How on earth did you take that?!

Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 5h

Good news.

Wimbledon Society @wimsoc.bsky.social · 6h

Wimbledon Park amendment abandoned after peers condemn ‘erosion’ of green space protection
Lord O’Donnell’s controversial law change dropped following government rejection and cross-party opposition. putney.news/2025/11/04/w...

Wimbledon Park amendment abandoned after peers condemn ‘erosion’ of green space protection - Putney.news

Lord O'Donnell's controversial law change dropped following government rejection and cross-party opposition.

putney.news

Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 5h

Good news.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 14h

Just what he needed

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 7h

By chance, I read this the other day.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Why do we yawn? It’s almost certainly not for the reason you think

Given that we’ve literally grown up with them, we often know surprisingly little about how our bodies work. This new series aims to fill the gaps

www.theguardian.com

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 7h

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 16h

Aww...

Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 17h

I suppose our small ships (120 passengers) can slip into smaller places.

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 17h

That's only happened to us once. Sometimes the weather's been too bad for one port, but they usually find an alternative.

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 17h

That's a shame, but I'm sure the captain didn't make the decision lightly.

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Geoff Brock @geoffbrock.bsky.social · 18h

I keep meaning to re-read it and see if a theory I once had fits. Characters represent the Seven Deadly Sins (Lady Bertram, sloth; Henry, lust; Dr Grant, gluttony, Maria, avarice; etc.) Fanny represents the graces - faith, hope, charity, patience etc.