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Jan Lilleyman
@whiterose1919.bsky.social
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Firm believer in Sam Vines’ boots theory of wealth. Not as green as I’m cabbage-looking. Leeds-based but Derbyshire is home, likes politics, books, early years chat, food.
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Two robbers were robbing the local off licence.

One robber said to the other robber, “Is this Whiskey?”

The other robber replied, “Yes, but not as wisky as wobbing a bank…”
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This might be one of the best remakes I’ve ever heard.
Just yards from two busy A roads in Leeds is a little pocket of serenity - the Japanese Garden in Hall Park, Horsforth. It’s glorious in all weathers, but in Autumn it really comes into its own, with the scarlet of the paintwork on the bridges and shelters reflected in the foliage of the acers.
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What makes even your strangest dreams feel familiar, explained by a neuroscientist

www.sciencefocus.com...

Because it's weird, right? You're dreaming of being upside down in a flaming boat made of fingernails, talking to a bat who's also your mother, and be all like "Yup, this is fine"

Here's why
What makes even your strangest dreams feel familiar, explained by a neuroscientist - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Our sleeping brains weave a patchwork out of our memories in complex, baffling ways.
www.sciencefocus.com
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#Museum30 day 8: storage

Ever wondered how books at the British Library get from our storage to you?

youtu.be/AY6B0wNisUY

(This is for books on site in London, and not all materials! Many have special handling requirements and are collected and delivered by hand.)
Riding the robots – Inside the British Library
YouTube video by British Library
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Let’s be real: approximately ten seconds after you told Tolkien that Catholics couldn’t go to Mass because they were afraid of being disappeared by agents of the government, he’d be out there protesting.
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
Third day in a row for a last ditch success - it’s becoming a habit.
#wordle

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Thank you!! That’s really helpful - will put it on my to-buy list 😄 Between the dog on woodwork and the teenager doing handstands and causing havoc sliding bare feet down his newly-decorated bedroom walls I’m starting to feel that decorating is a job that’s no sooner finished than it’s restarting 😄
Gary, do you know of a paint that would withstand scratches from dog paws, please? Our dog likes to survey the world from our wide and low window sill in the living room and the paintwork is suffering 🤦🏽‍♀️
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The reform party nativity scene.

No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.

And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
That runs too big a risk of it not being dark enough once milk is added - if you’ve gambled wrong you’d either have to put a soggy and cooling teabag back in, waste a whole new bag, or have a pale beige cup of warm milk 🫣Best just to add milk at the very last minute before bag removal to be sure…
Nah, bottom left is the only right option, otherwise how do you know if the tea is the right colour to safely take the bag out 🤷🏻‍♀️
#lufc not the worst option to have above us in the table 😄
For me, I’ve been in a bit of a rut of anything by Ann Cleeves, Jaqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series, and anything for adults by Anthony Horowitz - though I’m finding that using the library’s fab BorrowBox app means I’m definitely reading things that I otherwise wouldn’t pick up.
My son’s leg-up out of his reading slump aged about 10/11 was the John Flanagan Ranger’s Apprentice series - they fired his interest immediately and he’s still sad that the last three of their Brotherband sequels are almost impossible to get hold of here.
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead

So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.

The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
Brace of shakes is the only other one I can think of .. 🤔
I hadn’t heard anything about this! Love the idea - off to look into it some more but we’ll definitely be taking part! Thank you for posting 😍
Thanks for posting that - it’s finally encouraged me to google the answer after years of not having the faintest clue what the audience mumbled back 😂
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Wordle 1579 - when you think you’ve sussed it after line 2, and yet … 🤦🏽‍♀️

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If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!
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Last night’s spectacular Derbyshire sunset
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
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My take on why everyone should come to #Bradford2025 to see #TurnerPrize - even frequent TP visitors are finding something fresh & new in #Bradford - but it’s attracting artistically unseasoned eyes, too.
Brilliant art, brilliant setting, all in brilliant Bradford!
✍️ The Turner Prize lands in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall for UK City of Culture 2025 – world-class art meets a city alive with fresh voices

By John Atkinson

@bd-angry.bsky.social
Turner Prize Bradford 2025
The Turner Prize lands in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall for UK City of Culture 2025 – world-class art meets a city alive with fresh voices
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