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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 19h

Today is World Sight Day, and as good a time as any to remind you that if you haven't had an eye test for 2 years or more, you should book one today! 😎

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · 5d

Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 5d

Nice save! That could have been awkward! 🤣

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 11d

A very entertaining episode of Off Grid! I particularly enjoyed the section about Irish curses and think I shall start adopting a couple... 🤣

Dave Williams @skirwingle.bsky.social · 11d

In this month's edifying #OffGridPod we were enlightened about encyclopædists, parodied by poets and told about toponyms. Get your #trivia at...
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Censor Mayonnaise Jingles – Ep. 60 - Off-Grid

In which we Censor Mayonnaise Jingles, tut at grave-robbers, locate hats, hunt the snark in a poem, and try to translate backwards.

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 12d

Impressive! 🙂

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 12d

They look great! Was this their first shot at linoprinting?

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 18d

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Gazing in wonder

Since my cataract surgery, I haven’t so much been measuring out my life in coffee spoons as measuring out my life in eye drops and ophthalmological appointments. It felt like quite a mileston…

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · 19d

Probably. And then everyone will blame you! Don't do it!

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Cataract surgery: post-op appointment

Upon being discharged from Moorfields Eye Hospital following cataract surgery on my left eye (have a read of ‘Cataract surgery: ‘Out, damned spot!”), I was somewhat nervous to be …

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ooo - I'll have to investigate that one at some point too!

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Sep 8

No worries! We also went to the One New Street Gallery in HB - have you been there? Think you'd like it! 🙂

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Sep 8

We went to check out Tina's work in this quirky little shop on Saturday and can highly recommend it! 🙂

Tina Hagger @haggytea.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm over the moon to announce that my work is now featured at She Rose, 165 Mortimer St, Herne Bay until October 26th. My linoprints are showcased beautifully on the artist's wall in this gorgeous shop. Do drop by for a better view Wednesday to Saturday, 10am-4pm.

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Sep 1

Who needs jump scares at the cinema when you can listen to a parachute jump story like that?! 😱

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Dave Williams @skirwingle.bsky.social · Aug 31

This month: taking people under your wing, having the wing recede rapidly above you, and jumping out of your seat in the dark. You might want this other cola, but I've only got albatross. It's the #trivia of #OffGridPod, of course ... offgrid.tlmb.net/2025/08/31/a...

Athena's Parachute Concession - Ep. 58 - Off-Grid

In which we patronise Athena's Parachute Concession, swerve a manatee, play a bit of air football, and offer up ice creams for the audience.

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Sep 1

Huge thanks also to the anonymous donor, in case it's one of the #CrypticSunday crowd! 🙂

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you! 🙂 (Also - ha; that would make a good title for a blog post!)

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you for the plug, and also thanks so much to you and Rachel for your donation - that's really kind of you! 🙂

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Fundraising at fifty

Friends, eye buddies, fellow bloggers… I have startling news to impart. Startling to me, at any rate. Much to my horror, my fiftieth birthday is fast approaching. ‘What’s that?!&#…

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you! Fingers crossed that the news continues to be good! I should even be able to read the Cryptic Sunday grids again! 😁

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks! Good to keep up the Shakespeare references! 😂

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Cataract surgery: ‘Out, damned spot!’

I was a nervous wreck during the days leading up to my cataract surgery. The day itself dawned bright and sunny and as my sister and I set out to walk to the railway station, I observed that if it …

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 7

You get out a sandwich and, as if by magic, a ravenous seagull appears. He pretended not to be interested whilst inching closer and closer, practically licking his beak in anticipation.

A half-eaten sandwich balanced on my knees, with a seagull standing in front of me with his head on one side.

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Daring to hope

One sunny Saturday morning recently I was out in the garden attempting to check my roses for greenfly, bending close to peer at them whilst taking care not to get my nose scratched by the thorns. W…

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 4

🤣🤣

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Emma Beasley @ejb117.bsky.social · Aug 4

Looks like the traffic's pretty appalling, based on that grimace! 😬Thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the entertaining work yesterday!

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