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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 6h

Unexpectedly wonderful night out at the Lowry with my lovely friend, watching Black Sabbath: The Ballet.

Really shouldn't work. Really, really did.

What an awesome show. Definitely worth a visit if you get a chance.
#manchester
#heavymetal
#BlackSabbath
#ballet

NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 17h

Second new tyre in three weeks fitted on my car this morning. Frustrating as I only drive it once or twice a week, and rarely do more than 3000 miles a year, preferring to e-bike where I can.

Garage said the problem was tyre wall damage. They're seeing a lot of it due to our appalling roads 🙄.

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 1d

I had at least half of these - and the others were in the school library anyway...!

Timeless stories and such wonderful illustrations ❤️

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 1d

Smart coat and mucky face!

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 1d

Rather you than me.... 🤮

NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot tell you how excited I am about this.

Very. Just very excited. That'll do.

If you haven't read the Stranger Times series, go on - give yourself a treat. Laugh out loud funny and very, very clever. On Kindle too, if you're an e-book kind of a person 👍

Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 1d

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

In my more cynical moments I have wondered if this is actually the point...

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂

True!

NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

Heaven forbid there should be any bikes cluttering up our nice rustic bike rack...!

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

I can't help thinking they must have spent more on the nicely painted sign than on the actual "cycle racks" 🙄

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely - I'm not even sure how exactly you're supposed to lock a bike to this contrivance. Through the wheel??

And heaven help you if you have a non-standard or cargo bike...

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

I do enjoy walking at #burghley but I'm afraid their cycle parking offer is pathetic.

I've emailed previously and had no response. Tens of thousands spent recently on a new car park, but this is their idea of acceptable secure cycle parking.
#stamford
#activetravel
#cyclesnotwelcome

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

Had to run a few errands in town this morning so today's #WednesdayMorningWander was a bit of a backyard affair.

Autumn definitely putting its best foot forward in Burghley Park - another week or two and the colours will just glow!
#burghley
#autumn
#walkingboots
🍁🍂🍁🍂

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 2d

So much this... ⏬

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 2d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 3d

Found this an unexpectedly touching book and not what I expected at all from a "football book".

I don't really watch football but do have a soft spot for teams like Liechtenstein and the Faroe Islands. They should have a place in tournament football.

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 3d

I don't get it. Looks like pond slime and tastes worse 🤮

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 4d

Ribbons and tapes and hooks and drops and rails and rings and......

Enough already!! Just too confusing for my poor brain to cope with 🤪😭

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 4d

So traumatised by buying curtains when we moved in *13 years ago* that I cannot contemplate redecorating ever again.

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 4d

It's a fantastic story. Some of the frames at the frame running club we go to are Hansen frames so I knew the name but not the history.

We were in Copenhagen in June taking part in the Royal Run and saw a few frame runners - such a great atmosphere and so inclusive! Loved Copenhagen ❤️

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 5d

I don't think they're well known here. Developed in Denmark for people with cerebral palsy, but we've found it's also a great option for MS. Nice that we can run together again as it's been a few years 😊

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 5d

Piled the Brompton and the running frame into the car and headed up to see if we could do #rutlandwater #parkrun course on a Sunday afternoon.

Pleased to report it all went well with nearly 4 miles (including the course) so frame is definitely a future option!
#loveparkrun
#accessibility

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 5d

Timekeeping at #rutlandwater junior #parkrun this morning, and goodness me it was a wild one! Well done to our 108 hardy juniors who faced down the blowy tail-end of #stormamy.

Joined by our local mayor as tailwalker too!
#loveparkrun
#lovevolunteering

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 6d

Enlivening #parkrun with #stormamy this morning - especially out on the dam at #rutlandwater! 😱

Crosswinds meant I ended up with plaited legs at times - felt like I do-Si-do'd my way across the dam! 😂

#loveparkrun
#madweather
#blownaway

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 7d

Feeling a little bit seen here....

👀

Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 7d

Bikecident (noun)

When you accidentally go for a bike ride when you were supposed to be doing “important” things like chores, work, or errands.

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NessaW @nessawinters.bsky.social · 7d

All kinds of wonderful at Peterborough cathedral this evening, with a completely packed audience for a night of John Williams music performed by orchestra, chorus and the cathedral organ. Such an amazing building for listening to music!
#peterborough
#cathedral

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