Sharon McGuinness
@blushingunseen.bsky.social
Bookworm, cat botherer, embroiderer and novice knitter.
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I SCREAMED www.instagram.com/reel/DSaex-X...
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I SCREAMED www.instagram.com/reel/DSaex-X...
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
New Christmas readiness level achieved.
December 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New Christmas readiness level achieved.
Good news. The lovely boys at the garage have confirmed that my run in with a very deep pothole last week has not caused any serious damage. I can hit the Christmas motorway safe in the knowledge my wheels aren’t about to fall off or anything!! 😅
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good news. The lovely boys at the garage have confirmed that my run in with a very deep pothole last week has not caused any serious damage. I can hit the Christmas motorway safe in the knowledge my wheels aren’t about to fall off or anything!! 😅
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SOME GOOD NEWS AT LAST. God bless us! EVERY ONE
"A new study has found that eating 50g or more of high-fat cheese a day correlates with a lower risk of developing dementia. That means all cheeses with more than 20 percent fat content, including brie, gouda, cheddar, parmesan, gruyere, and mozzarella." www.sciencealert.com/cheese-linke...
Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in 25-Year Study
One of the finest foods available to humanity may carry an unexpected benefit.
www.sciencealert.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
SOME GOOD NEWS AT LAST. God bless us! EVERY ONE
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The most brutal way of telling someone they’re a few sandwiches short of a picnic that I’ve heard in French is t’es pas la truite la plus oxygénée de la rivière. It means “you’re not the most oxygenated trout in the river.”
* read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…
* read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The most brutal way of telling someone they’re a few sandwiches short of a picnic that I’ve heard in French is t’es pas la truite la plus oxygénée de la rivière. It means “you’re not the most oxygenated trout in the river.”
* read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…
* read on for similar insults from around the world (a thread)…
Wrapping finished. I’m 75% paper cuts and sellotape.
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wrapping finished. I’m 75% paper cuts and sellotape.
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It is now theoretically possible to be the Man Who Shopped for a Liberty Valance.
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It is now theoretically possible to be the Man Who Shopped for a Liberty Valance.
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It's the day I decorated my #ChristmasCake and here it is! A winter forest cabin on the edge of an icy river ❄️🌊🌲 I'd quite like to be there for Christmas, it looks cosy! 🤍
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's the day I decorated my #ChristmasCake and here it is! A winter forest cabin on the edge of an icy river ❄️🌊🌲 I'd quite like to be there for Christmas, it looks cosy! 🤍
No, YOU’RE the idiot who came all the way into County Hall and forgot your laptop. 🙄
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
No, YOU’RE the idiot who came all the way into County Hall and forgot your laptop. 🙄
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"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Look for me in the trees.
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
I will be there in the trees."
A letter worth reading? ✅️🤍
(Sent into The Irish Times)
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In an effort at something good on the internet today: A thread on Mr KJC, gingerbread architect of the early 21st century.
Mr KJC got his beginnings like so many gingerbread architects: with a kit house for the kids. Kind of fun but the premade pieces are dry and nasty, only technically edible.
Mr KJC got his beginnings like so many gingerbread architects: with a kit house for the kids. Kind of fun but the premade pieces are dry and nasty, only technically edible.
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In an effort at something good on the internet today: A thread on Mr KJC, gingerbread architect of the early 21st century.
Mr KJC got his beginnings like so many gingerbread architects: with a kit house for the kids. Kind of fun but the premade pieces are dry and nasty, only technically edible.
Mr KJC got his beginnings like so many gingerbread architects: with a kit house for the kids. Kind of fun but the premade pieces are dry and nasty, only technically edible.
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"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
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They* said it couldn't be done! But Mr Rational Amounts of Confectionery Architecture has long left the building, so I present...the Gingerbread Street.
*me
*me
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
They* said it couldn't be done! But Mr Rational Amounts of Confectionery Architecture has long left the building, so I present...the Gingerbread Street.
*me
*me
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It's always a treat to visit the wildlife park at this time of year
December 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's always a treat to visit the wildlife park at this time of year
@hugeshark.bsky.social Twanta wool finally got to the top of the backlog pile! It’s knitting up beautifully. 😊
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@hugeshark.bsky.social Twanta wool finally got to the top of the backlog pile! It’s knitting up beautifully. 😊
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And the Angel Gabriel appeared before Mary and said, “Ooh, I like your robe!” and Mary did reply, “Thanks! It’s got pockets!"
December 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
And the Angel Gabriel appeared before Mary and said, “Ooh, I like your robe!” and Mary did reply, “Thanks! It’s got pockets!"
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Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
On the way home from work Christmas do. Getting sensible in my old age!
December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On the way home from work Christmas do. Getting sensible in my old age!
Christmas cards in the post and first tranche of presents wrapped. Ticking off the jobs gradually…
December 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Christmas cards in the post and first tranche of presents wrapped. Ticking off the jobs gradually…
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
Wow. Reported dumped/windblown rubbish in our street online and Council came and removed it within 45 minutes! Credit where it’s due etc…
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Wow. Reported dumped/windblown rubbish in our street online and Council came and removed it within 45 minutes! Credit where it’s due etc…
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Day 9 - Beatrice carefully selects a five iron and swings it lightly. She smiles to herself as she reflects on the Christmas gift that she had received from Gordon. A laundry basket! She muses on the letters that she found in his jacket pocket and swings lightly again. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Day 9 - Beatrice carefully selects a five iron and swings it lightly. She smiles to herself as she reflects on the Christmas gift that she had received from Gordon. A laundry basket! She muses on the letters that she found in his jacket pocket and swings lightly again. 1/2
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In the pub last night, accosted by a chugger (Brit: charity mugger) in a tabard saying their company is raising money for a charity and will we pledge for the disabled kiddies.
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
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My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In the pub last night, accosted by a chugger (Brit: charity mugger) in a tabard saying their company is raising money for a charity and will we pledge for the disabled kiddies.
My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
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My friend S: Are you a registered charity?
Him: We’re raising money for a charity.
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