Alison Gow
@alisongow.bsky.social
Journalist, among other things. I like running, mountains and my dogs.
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One thing I've struggled with as a Welsh learner is finding ebook-audiobook pairs so that I can listen whilst reading. That's why I want to record an audiobook to go with my non-fiction ebook about mammals. Pre-reg here – www.kickstarter.com/... – to be notifie...
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One thing I've struggled with as a Welsh learner is finding ebook-audiobook pairs so that I can listen whilst reading. That's why I want to record an audiobook to go with my non-fiction ebook about mammals. Pre-reg here – www.kickstarter.com/... – to be notifie...
"Robert help"...
Most of TikTok seems trapped on deathly EverstTok, but I've somehow got stuck on MarcusTheWormTok and while I'm not mad about it I don't know the lore. Anyway, this is all I see right now:
Most of TikTok seems trapped on deathly EverstTok, but I've somehow got stuck on MarcusTheWormTok and while I'm not mad about it I don't know the lore. Anyway, this is all I see right now:
October 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"Robert help"...
Most of TikTok seems trapped on deathly EverstTok, but I've somehow got stuck on MarcusTheWormTok and while I'm not mad about it I don't know the lore. Anyway, this is all I see right now:
Most of TikTok seems trapped on deathly EverstTok, but I've somehow got stuck on MarcusTheWormTok and while I'm not mad about it I don't know the lore. Anyway, this is all I see right now:
Watched the video of someone making the school dinner classic, Cornflakes Tart, and the first comment underneath about English eating habits made me laugh. The immediate reply under that one has absolutely broken me though.
July 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Watched the video of someone making the school dinner classic, Cornflakes Tart, and the first comment underneath about English eating habits made me laugh. The immediate reply under that one has absolutely broken me though.
Went looking for an Elmo Muppet gif, mistyped without the L and got this absolute gem
July 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Went looking for an Elmo Muppet gif, mistyped without the L and got this absolute gem
I asked ChatGPT to give me a short, accurate social media bio; it suggested "mildly feral, mostly wholesome'.
Honestly, I'm not hating it.
Honestly, I'm not hating it.
July 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I asked ChatGPT to give me a short, accurate social media bio; it suggested "mildly feral, mostly wholesome'.
Honestly, I'm not hating it.
Honestly, I'm not hating it.
How do we feel about people wearing headphones singing aloud on trains? Do we appreciate their free spirit and joy or feel murderous? I'm murderous but also worried this is not Zeitgeist-y of me.
June 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
How do we feel about people wearing headphones singing aloud on trains? Do we appreciate their free spirit and joy or feel murderous? I'm murderous but also worried this is not Zeitgeist-y of me.
At least someone once recognised my talents 😇
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
At least someone once recognised my talents 😇
If you want to hear a thick-as-mince senior US security advisor pitch a tantrum in the face of hard questions, the World At One has got you covered (starts @ 13.11) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Fair play to Sarah Montigue for pressing on despite his nonsense.
Fair play to Sarah Montigue for pressing on despite his nonsense.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you want to hear a thick-as-mince senior US security advisor pitch a tantrum in the face of hard questions, the World At One has got you covered (starts @ 13.11) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Fair play to Sarah Montigue for pressing on despite his nonsense.
Fair play to Sarah Montigue for pressing on despite his nonsense.
I kinda want to visit it
May 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I kinda want to visit it
My train is stuck at Euston because the driver hasn’t shown up - gone completely awol. I’m pretty sure this will end with all passengers being ejected and sprinting for any random train going vaguely north west 😑
May 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My train is stuck at Euston because the driver hasn’t shown up - gone completely awol. I’m pretty sure this will end with all passengers being ejected and sprinting for any random train going vaguely north west 😑
As a trustee of the Journalists' Charity, I got to do a 2-day governance training course with the Civil Society this week. I've been on boards for 10+ years, but still found so many useful takeaways from this. Really recommended.
April 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
As a trustee of the Journalists' Charity, I got to do a 2-day governance training course with the Civil Society this week. I've been on boards for 10+ years, but still found so many useful takeaways from this. Really recommended.
[Not posted in a while so here's a rant about the analogue switch-off. Sorry.]
Where I live, if the electricity goes off in bad weather (power cuts can last for a few days at a time due to storms) we also lose WiFi - which the mobile service is going to run off.
Where I live, if the electricity goes off in bad weather (power cuts can last for a few days at a time due to storms) we also lose WiFi - which the mobile service is going to run off.
April 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
[Not posted in a while so here's a rant about the analogue switch-off. Sorry.]
Where I live, if the electricity goes off in bad weather (power cuts can last for a few days at a time due to storms) we also lose WiFi - which the mobile service is going to run off.
Where I live, if the electricity goes off in bad weather (power cuts can last for a few days at a time due to storms) we also lose WiFi - which the mobile service is going to run off.
Sunday morning sky is looking a bit ominous.
January 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Sunday morning sky is looking a bit ominous.
Our village has a monthly film night and January was Brian and Charles, partly because it was shot locally. Not a genre I’d normally seek but it was lovely; weird but heartwarming. And North Wales looks stunning.
January 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our village has a monthly film night and January was Brian and Charles, partly because it was shot locally. Not a genre I’d normally seek but it was lovely; weird but heartwarming. And North Wales looks stunning.
Multiple subreddits are deciding to stop allowing links to X.com and Twitter.com. A gesture from their heart, you might say.
x.com
X.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Multiple subreddits are deciding to stop allowing links to X.com and Twitter.com. A gesture from their heart, you might say.
Huge swathes of Conwy county are without water because of a burst pipe. Not at my house though- we are spring-fed. So my neighbour's Airbnb booked our washing machine for her Airbnb changeover.
Businesses and schools shut as thousands lose water www.bbc.com/news/article...
Businesses and schools shut as thousands lose water www.bbc.com/news/article...
Conwy water supply: Burst pipe cuts off thousands of homes
Crews are working on repairs, Welsh Water says, with work not expected to be finished until later.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Huge swathes of Conwy county are without water because of a burst pipe. Not at my house though- we are spring-fed. So my neighbour's Airbnb booked our washing machine for her Airbnb changeover.
Businesses and schools shut as thousands lose water www.bbc.com/news/article...
Businesses and schools shut as thousands lose water www.bbc.com/news/article...
A useful thing about TikTok's 'thoughts?' bubble is that Solo's permanent lack of them is revealed for all to see
January 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A useful thing about TikTok's 'thoughts?' bubble is that Solo's permanent lack of them is revealed for all to see
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"Lovely pictures, surprising and interesting facts, AND I'm improving my Cymraeg at the same time? Yes, please." - Sue B.
Learning Welsh? Grab your copy of the Adar yr Ardd ebook now and learn about 12 garden birds before the @rspb.bsky.social's #biggardenbirdwatch!!
£1.99 seidrpress.com
Learning Welsh? Grab your copy of the Adar yr Ardd ebook now and learn about 12 garden birds before the @rspb.bsky.social's #biggardenbirdwatch!!
£1.99 seidrpress.com
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Lovely pictures, surprising and interesting facts, AND I'm improving my Cymraeg at the same time? Yes, please." - Sue B.
Learning Welsh? Grab your copy of the Adar yr Ardd ebook now and learn about 12 garden birds before the @rspb.bsky.social's #biggardenbirdwatch!!
£1.99 seidrpress.com
Learning Welsh? Grab your copy of the Adar yr Ardd ebook now and learn about 12 garden birds before the @rspb.bsky.social's #biggardenbirdwatch!!
£1.99 seidrpress.com
Watching Sandi Toksvig and wife Debs’s Ch4 show restoring their ancient woodland like 👁️👄👁️We’re wrestling similar challenges with our AW (I’d like their budget though).
January 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Watching Sandi Toksvig and wife Debs’s Ch4 show restoring their ancient woodland like 👁️👄👁️We’re wrestling similar challenges with our AW (I’d like their budget though).
A DIY question was posted on Reddit’s r/askuk with with this photo and the upstairs window situation has prompted questions.
January 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A DIY question was posted on Reddit’s r/askuk with with this photo and the upstairs window situation has prompted questions.
Please enjoy seven (7) seconds of my dog loving snow - even though it’s frozen solid.
January 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Please enjoy seven (7) seconds of my dog loving snow - even though it’s frozen solid.
I joined the Daily Post (aka North Wales Live) in 2013 and this branded mug has been a prized possession ever since. Today it developed a crack and has to be retired from coffee duties. No way is it being thrown out though.
January 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I joined the Daily Post (aka North Wales Live) in 2013 and this branded mug has been a prized possession ever since. Today it developed a crack and has to be retired from coffee duties. No way is it being thrown out though.
A recent video of this orca just popped up on my feed and I *immediately* signed the petition to try and help free him chng.it/NjLbLqgYWz
Videos of Kshamenk are bleak af; if you Google, be warned.
Videos of Kshamenk are bleak af; if you Google, be warned.
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Help Free Kshamenk
chng.it
December 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM
A recent video of this orca just popped up on my feed and I *immediately* signed the petition to try and help free him chng.it/NjLbLqgYWz
Videos of Kshamenk are bleak af; if you Google, be warned.
Videos of Kshamenk are bleak af; if you Google, be warned.
Right, well, bit scary, but my first ebook for Welsh learners is ready to go.
seidrpress.com
If you want to splash out for Christmas, it's just £1.99.
seidrpress.com
If you want to splash out for Christmas, it's just £1.99.
December 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM