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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃

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Dyslexic blogger, writer, author, keen photographer and time-traveller. Dog Dad to two Welsh Cardigan Corgis. Blog: https://hughsviewsandnews.com/ Located: Swansea, Wales. Two short story and flash fiction collections - Glimpses and More Glimpses.

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 8d

Yes, we do have snowy days in the UK, but nowhere near as many as I can remember in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The corgis love them!
#CorgiCrew

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Snow Days in the UK Over the Years featuring Toby & Austin, the Welsh Cardigan Corgis.

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of that amazing Waterboys song, The Thrill is Gone: 'When evening drops magenta, and goodbye hangs on and on, and on and on...'

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AmaraJLynn💎🌌🌺GEMS & STAR FLOWERS coming soon! @amaralynn.bsky.social · 15h

#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10:

It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!

#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters

Image: a burnt orange background with two jack o' lanterns. Text: #LGBTQWriteAThon Use the tag and follow the feed on BlueSky! Tag @LGBTQWriteAThon in photos on Instagram! October 10: Promo/something that makes you happy.
BlueSky: @amaralynn @rebeccafrostwrites.com Instagram: @LGBTQWriteAThon @amarajlynn @krakengoddess

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Kate Bueckert @katebueckert.bsky.social · 2d

The barista at the coffee shop next door put a ghost in my maple cinnamon latte!

A latte with latte art on top and it’s a friendly smiling ghost

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 1d

I'm a massive fan of Christmas,too. But selling mince pies and Christmas puddings in October is fine with me because it helps those who have to budget so they can buy stuff for Christmas gradually rather than all in one go when they may not have the money 🎅

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 1d

Wordless Wednesday: Looking Back on Autumns Past secondwindleisure.com/2025/10/08/w...
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Wordless Wednesday: Looking Back on Autumns Past

Looking back on Octobers past…

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 2d

Yep, I see it! And what a beautiful part of the country it's in.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 3d

This New #WordPress Feature Helps Promote The Blogs You Love hughsviewsandnews.com/2025/09/01/t...
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This New WordPress Feature Helps Promote The Blogs You Love

WordPress has introduced a new blog recommendation feature that displays recommended blogs on your Gravatar profile, improving visibility. My post details how to add the blogs you love the most.

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 4d

Coronation Street - written by Tony Warren (6th October 1975). With the warehouse fire still raging, the residents take refuge at the New Old Inn. This was Warren's first script for the series since January 1969.

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 4d

It's #BlueSkyMonday, and there's a corgi on the beach.
#CorgiCrew #DogsofBluesky #CorgiSky

A photo of a corgi walking up a beach towards a city. Above is a clear blue sky.

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Nathan Wrigley @nathanwrigley.com · 4d

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments, really! Starts in a couple of hours, so 2pm UK time.
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This week, I'm with Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and Courtney Robertson.
@michellefrechette.bsky.social @tna.sh @courtneyr.dev #TWiW

WP Builds LIVE - Watch us live!

Watch us LIVE over at WP Builds. Something WordPress related coming your way!

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 5d

Attention Alphabetters!
Mon 6 Oct is the start of Week O and the theme for the #AlphabetChallenge is Opulent. Anything showing great wealth and extravagance- palaces; super yachts; diamonds; or designer couture. Basically anything we can’t afford 😂
Use the # below and have fun😊

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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 5d

On this day in 1974, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells went to No.1 for the first time on the UK album chart, 15 months after being released (partly because part of it featured in the film The Exorcist). It went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. #TubularBells #MikeOldfield

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 4d

October looks down
Witches and ghosts amongst us
Halloween again

#haiku #poetry #Halloween 🎃

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 4d

Adding a twist to a story is like adding a cherry on top of the cake you've just baked.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 4d

For some people, TV is company. I always have the TV on in the background when I'm alone at home. It gives me a reassuring feeling.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 5d

Nighttime rainbow.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights #Photography #NighttimePhotography

A nighttime photo of a hotel illuminated by a security light. Above the hotel is a white halo caused by the light.

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Story Chat Digest: "If Not For That Old Tower" by Gary A. Wilson alwayswrite.blog/2025/09/23/s...
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Story Chat Digest: “If Not For That Old Tower” by Gary A. Wilson

Armando was exhausted as he dragged himself and his pack back to his tent. As a firefighter, he and his team were fighting a difficult blaze in the rough mountains several miles downhill from his h…

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 6d

Fair enough. I used to love watching TV on Saturday mornings, especially during the winter months.

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Story Chat Digest: "Mastering the Art of Flash Fiction" by Hugh W. Roberts alwayswrite.blog/2025/09/09/s...
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Story Chat Digest: “Mastering the Art of Flash Fiction” by Hugh W. Roberts

Are you up for a writing challenge? Read on for more details. When I started blogging in 2014, I had no idea what Flash Fiction was. Just as I was about to throw in the towel with my blog, I stumbl…

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 6d

Saturday morning TV when you were a kid. What were you watching?

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Double Deckers intro.

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 8d

Yes, we do have snowy days in the UK, but nowhere near as many as I can remember in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. The corgis love them!
#CorgiCrew

youtube.com/shorts/9zxSW...

Snow Days in the UK Over the Years featuring Toby & Austin, the Welsh Cardigan Corgis.

YouTube video by Hugh W. Roberts

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Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com · 10d

How To Make Yourself Safe Online: 7 Ways: buff.ly/zH3IUQ8 by @hughsviewsandnews.com #wkb8b

How To Make Yourself Safe Online: 7 Ways.

Blogging can connect you with thousands of people all over the world, However, are you doing enough to keep you and your identity safe online?

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🅢🅗🅔🅔🅝🅐 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 12d

Attention Alphabetters!
Mon 29 Sep is the start of Week N and the theme for the #AlphabetChallenge is Night. Nights in nature, lights of big city nights, party nights, sleepy nights, hen nights, theatre nights- if it happened at night it counts 😁
Use the # below and have fun😊

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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 11d

Oh wow! That sounds so interesting. It’s got me hooked. I’m gonna have to watch it.

Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 🎃 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 11d

No, never, but get well soon.