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Same landlords as Central YMCA in Great Russell Street where I used to swim. If was affordable with all the amenities (and more) of a private gym and was used by old people, school groups, NHS staff etc. Now closed with To Let signs aiming for another hotel as of Bloomsbury needs it.

Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Aug 8

And a pink bow in her three strands of hair just in case we don’t get it.

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thank you! My grandfather and his brother did fight in WW1 but it does sound like a bit of backwards engineering to link it to French.

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Aug 2

Ooh interesting. My Granny May (born 1889) who never left Birmingham also said it but my grandfather had been in the army and was all over the place so maybe it came from him although he was in a Warwickshire regiment.

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Aug 2

We went to an all-dayer of the extended versions at the cinema recently and it was GLORIOUS.

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Aug 2

My Brummie dad (born 1921) used to call hands ‘donnies’ but I’ve never heard anyone else use it. Was that still a thing for you?

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 30

I wish this was the case on the Lizzie Line but, sadly, my train comes from Heathrow and is even more rammed. 😦

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 28

My brilliant friend, Catherine’s, book is a delight and you can get it for 25% off.

Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · Jul 28

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 26

Why have I not heard of this before? An outrage!

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 24

*modestly* I wouldn’t like to say…

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 24

How is this possible? Does everyone play chateau d’eau? Is there a league?

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 24

As soon as we entered France a game of chateau d’eau started which involved being the first one to scream CHATEAU D’EAU! on spotting a water tower. There are a lot in rural Normandy. My father did not find it soothing.

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thoughts and prayers in this difficult time

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Becca @beccameriel.bsky.social · Jul 19

Why is all overly loud music awful? It’s the same with people who don’t wear headphones on public transport; they always have terrible taste.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · Jul 7

In my 40s, “a woman who has let herself go” begins to sound less like a tragedy and more like a horse who has finally figured out how to open the gate.

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