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Lughnasadh, first harvest. May your bread rise well, and your beer be tasty. Celebrate the grain, and your personal harvest. May it be bountiful. Art by Wendy Andrew, The Glittering Fox, and Danielle Barlow 🌞🥖🍞🍺🍻🌾🌻
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Friedrich Nietzsche, 1875.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1875.
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And this morning the Shed is a carpet, woven with magical symbols…
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
And this morning the Shed is a carpet, woven with magical symbols…
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PIGS! PIGGY PIGS! PIGS PIGS PIGS!
Timeline Cleanse, Pig Edition. Miss Piggy would totes approve of these excellent pigs.
(Reminder to *never* skip the alt text on these.)
Timeline Cleanse, Pig Edition. Miss Piggy would totes approve of these excellent pigs.
(Reminder to *never* skip the alt text on these.)
THREAD.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
PIGS! PIGGY PIGS! PIGS PIGS PIGS!
Timeline Cleanse, Pig Edition. Miss Piggy would totes approve of these excellent pigs.
(Reminder to *never* skip the alt text on these.)
Timeline Cleanse, Pig Edition. Miss Piggy would totes approve of these excellent pigs.
(Reminder to *never* skip the alt text on these.)
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 PM
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Here’s my offering for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #WinterLight - a lovely redwing in the early morning December light scoffing a hawthorn berry #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #UK #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturephotography
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
And this morning the Shed is an old tale, told to children by firelight, of a shed that haunts the misty moors in search of its long-dead mistress…
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Eating pears poached in cider and spices...
Seeing a flock of, now rare here, lapwings and hearing their peewit call...or is that a big beauty? More than 24 hours later still full of the joy. And so many reed buntings. Sun on reeds.
#SmallBeautieshour #smallbeauties
#BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold
Seeing a flock of, now rare here, lapwings and hearing their peewit call...or is that a big beauty? More than 24 hours later still full of the joy. And so many reed buntings. Sun on reeds.
#SmallBeautieshour #smallbeauties
#BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Eating pears poached in cider and spices...
Seeing a flock of, now rare here, lapwings and hearing their peewit call...or is that a big beauty? More than 24 hours later still full of the joy. And so many reed buntings. Sun on reeds.
#SmallBeautieshour #smallbeauties
#BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold
Seeing a flock of, now rare here, lapwings and hearing their peewit call...or is that a big beauty? More than 24 hours later still full of the joy. And so many reed buntings. Sun on reeds.
#SmallBeautieshour #smallbeauties
#BecauseofClem #ThreadofGold
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Birdsong is something that can be a vital part of your well-being for years without you noticing or appreciating it, like having intact internal organs.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Birdsong is something that can be a vital part of your well-being for years without you noticing or appreciating it, like having intact internal organs.
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And this morning the Shed is an old tale, told to children by firelight, of a shed that haunts the misty moors in search of its long-dead mistress…
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
And this morning the Shed is an old tale, told to children by firelight, of a shed that haunts the misty moors in search of its long-dead mistress…
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And this morning the Shed is a cardboard fort, with cannons at the ready…
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 AM
And this morning the Shed is a cardboard fort, with cannons at the ready…
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Whoever came up with the name “Ewok Powell” to describe Tommy Robinson should take the rest of the year off.
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Whoever came up with the name “Ewok Powell” to describe Tommy Robinson should take the rest of the year off.
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And this morning the Shed is a highway through an endless desert…
January 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
And this morning the Shed is a highway through an endless desert…
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And this morning the Shed is a glass plate negative of an antique shed, perfectly reproduced in white against a flat black sky…
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 AM
And this morning the Shed is a glass plate negative of an antique shed, perfectly reproduced in white against a flat black sky…
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Next month the band and I will be playing our first #Storytime of the year! Details here: www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...
Joanne Harris & the Storytime Band
A live musical storytelling show with acclaimed author Joanne Harris and the band she has been a member of since her college days. Quirky and darkly magical, the show appeals to all ages and...
www.favershamliteraryfestival.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Next month the band and I will be playing our first #Storytime of the year! Details here: www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...
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And this morning the Shed is a rockslide into a river valley…
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
And this morning the Shed is a rockslide into a river valley…
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One person‘s “dreadfully cold day” is another person‘s “perfect opportunity to read Agatha Christie and eat scones in front of the fire.”
Life is what you make of it.
Life is what you make of it.
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
One person‘s “dreadfully cold day” is another person‘s “perfect opportunity to read Agatha Christie and eat scones in front of the fire.”
Life is what you make of it.
Life is what you make of it.
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And this morning the Shed is a skylight, looking out upon a world of rooftops, gullies, chimneys…
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
And this morning the Shed is a skylight, looking out upon a world of rooftops, gullies, chimneys…
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And this morning the Shed is a path to an awakening of snowdrops…
January 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
And this morning the Shed is a path to an awakening of snowdrops…
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And this morning the Shed is a life boat, cutting through the stormy seas…
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
And this morning the Shed is a life boat, cutting through the stormy seas…
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After a week of ice
The flash of a kingfisher
Along the moorings.
The spark of hope
Is kingfisher blue.
#naturewriting #ukcanals #naturepoetry #hope #birds
#winter
The flash of a kingfisher
Along the moorings.
The spark of hope
Is kingfisher blue.
#naturewriting #ukcanals #naturepoetry #hope #birds
#winter
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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A great read on how we can actually finally regulate tech and move away from the US government’s blackmail grip over global tech markets that are currently forced to favour US tech bros.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory D...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A great read on how we can actually finally regulate tech and move away from the US government’s blackmail grip over global tech markets that are currently forced to favour US tech bros.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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And this morning the Shed is a grand piano standing in a summer field; roses bloom from the keyboard, and peonies from the pedals...
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
And this morning the Shed is a grand piano standing in a summer field; roses bloom from the keyboard, and peonies from the pedals...