Margaret
@benregis.bsky.social
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
Canada v Czechia, crumbs, what a game. Glad I watched the Netflix NHL series, as now recognizing some of the names. Spectacular game, and just when you think it's over...
February 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Canada v Czechia, crumbs, what a game. Glad I watched the Netflix NHL series, as now recognizing some of the names. Spectacular game, and just when you think it's over...
A music festival email suggesting accommodation in Totnes has now (of course) given me this ear worm... youtu.be/xToPCaNxaow?...
Monty Python - Lumberjack Song
YouTube video by Caio Badner
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February 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A music festival email suggesting accommodation in Totnes has now (of course) given me this ear worm... youtu.be/xToPCaNxaow?...
Loving today's Bing wallpaper. The beautiful Przewalski's horse. Happy Year of the Horse.
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Loving today's Bing wallpaper. The beautiful Przewalski's horse. Happy Year of the Horse.
Gosh. Hope any dual national friends are aware and prepared for this.
BBC News - How are UK passport rules changing for British dual nationals? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - How are UK passport rules changing for British dual nationals? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How are UK passport rules changing for British dual nationals?
Entry requirements to the UK for dual nationals are being overhauled as part of sweeping changes to the immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Gosh. Hope any dual national friends are aware and prepared for this.
BBC News - How are UK passport rules changing for British dual nationals? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - How are UK passport rules changing for British dual nationals? - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crikey! www.facebook.com/share/r/1ByR...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Crikey! www.facebook.com/share/r/1ByR...
Unusual fact of the day. Blotting paper was often manufactured in gentle colours (particularly green, blue, and pink) to help to avoid eye strain.
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Unusual fact of the day. Blotting paper was often manufactured in gentle colours (particularly green, blue, and pink) to help to avoid eye strain.
And gold medal for best emotional moment goes to the Georgian coaches. What a wonderful final. Well done to Japan, Georgia and Germany #WinterOlympics #PairsSkating
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
And gold medal for best emotional moment goes to the Georgian coaches. What a wonderful final. Well done to Japan, Georgia and Germany #WinterOlympics #PairsSkating
Cor, that Japanese couple in the pairs. Stunning #WinterOlympics
February 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Cor, that Japanese couple in the pairs. Stunning #WinterOlympics
Catching up on the chicken episode of The Apprentice. Surprised to discover that my (scraped O level Maths) mental arithmetic is faster and more accurate than the guy with a Maths degree.
February 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Catching up on the chicken episode of The Apprentice. Surprised to discover that my (scraped O level Maths) mental arithmetic is faster and more accurate than the guy with a Maths degree.
Noooo!
BBC News - Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
The popular tourist attraction was a proposal spot for couples and featured on postcards.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Noooo!
BBC News - Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Italy's 'Lovers’ Arch' collapses into sea on Valentine's Day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aw, he was a lovely actor. Particularly liked him in the small but crucial role of Boo Radley in To kill a mocking bird. He brought a wonderful gentleness to it.
BBC News - Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Robert Duvall: Actor who starred in The Godfather dies aged 95
The Oscar-winner died
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Aw, he was a lovely actor. Particularly liked him in the small but crucial role of Boo Radley in To kill a mocking bird. He brought a wonderful gentleness to it.
BBC News - Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Big shout out to the wonderful Radiotherapy team, who sorted it all out in a completely separate appointment
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Big shout out to the wonderful Radiotherapy team, who sorted it all out in a completely separate appointment
Trying to phone oncology is like playing pass the parcel. No phone number on letter, find it online. Phone. You don't need this number, you need this one. Phone. You don't need etc. 4 phone calls later I hit the voice mail jackpot :-)
February 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Trying to phone oncology is like playing pass the parcel. No phone number on letter, find it online. Phone. You don't need this number, you need this one. Phone. You don't need etc. 4 phone calls later I hit the voice mail jackpot :-)
Whoops!
BBC News - Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS'
HM Coastguard Southend says the van driver had been trying to get to Foulness Island.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Whoops!
BBC News - Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Enjoying Glitter & Gold on Netflix. Fascinating insight into the work behind the Ice dance medallists. Good to see Tara Lipinski again too. I still remember her joyful Sense and Sensibility programme.
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Enjoying Glitter & Gold on Netflix. Fascinating insight into the work behind the Ice dance medallists. Good to see Tara Lipinski again too. I still remember her joyful Sense and Sensibility programme.
Sigh! Had to cancel hospital appt because it clashed with another hospital appt. Cancelled in app. Hospital phoned back quickly and rescheduled. Received a letter today confirming the appt at the original cancelled time and asked to phone if not convenient...There's no phone number :-(
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Sigh! Had to cancel hospital appt because it clashed with another hospital appt. Cancelled in app. Hospital phoned back quickly and rescheduled. Received a letter today confirming the appt at the original cancelled time and asked to phone if not convenient...There's no phone number :-(
BBC News - Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin, called epibatidine, being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, the Foreign Office said.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
BBC News - Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What on earth was going on in the Men's Long Programme? That ice is slippery stuff. Congratulations to Gold medallist Mikhail Shaidorov who ended up where he never expected to be. BBC missed showing his skate because he was never expected to be in the top 3. Poor lad looks in shock.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What on earth was going on in the Men's Long Programme? That ice is slippery stuff. Congratulations to Gold medallist Mikhail Shaidorov who ended up where he never expected to be. BBC missed showing his skate because he was never expected to be in the top 3. Poor lad looks in shock.
I love the Winter Olympics mascots. So cute
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I love the Winter Olympics mascots. So cute
Us Brits are good with tea trays :-D. How brilliant was that skeleton final? Go Matt! #WinterOlympics
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Us Brits are good with tea trays :-D. How brilliant was that skeleton final? Go Matt! #WinterOlympics
Love that one of the British female skeleton sledders has a sled that appears to be named after my Dad. He would have loved it. Will be shouting for Fred the Sled tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Love that one of the British female skeleton sledders has a sled that appears to be named after my Dad. He would have loved it. Will be shouting for Fred the Sled tomorrow.
Mine would be:
The National Health Service
Television
Washing machines
Shostakovich's 8th string quartet
Being able to own and drive a car
Indoor toilets
Should also mention Social security. One set of great-grandparents died in the workhouse :-(
The National Health Service
Television
Washing machines
Shostakovich's 8th string quartet
Being able to own and drive a car
Indoor toilets
Should also mention Social security. One set of great-grandparents died in the workhouse :-(
The horrors are getting to me today, so let's do something fun.
This is a gratitude thread 🙏🧵 for things we're glad to have that our great grandparents didn't. Bonus points for creativity!
I'll start:
- Sources of indoor light that don't throw sparks
- Pens that don't need to be dipped in ink
This is a gratitude thread 🙏🧵 for things we're glad to have that our great grandparents didn't. Bonus points for creativity!
I'll start:
- Sources of indoor light that don't throw sparks
- Pens that don't need to be dipped in ink
February 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Mine would be:
The National Health Service
Television
Washing machines
Shostakovich's 8th string quartet
Being able to own and drive a car
Indoor toilets
Should also mention Social security. One set of great-grandparents died in the workhouse :-(
The National Health Service
Television
Washing machines
Shostakovich's 8th string quartet
Being able to own and drive a car
Indoor toilets
Should also mention Social security. One set of great-grandparents died in the workhouse :-(
Aw, the Canadians. What a wonderful programme. I felt quite tearful. Beautiful. #WinterOlympics
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Aw, the Canadians. What a wonderful programme. I felt quite tearful. Beautiful. #WinterOlympics
What a hero, and unbelievably calm.
BBC News - Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
BBC News - Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family
Austin Appelbee, 13, swam to get help for his mother and siblings after they were swept out to sea.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
What a hero, and unbelievably calm.
BBC News - Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
BBC News - Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...