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C. A. Asbrey is a Scottish mystery author. Fan of all things Victorian, obscure, forensics, jaywalking, ordering the best meal, and dropping out of society. https://caasbrey.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mysteryscrivener/

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 17h

"Bright stalls, bursting with colour and carnival light, defy the smoggy shadows of Sheffield. Laughter and music cut through the gloom, a vibrant, temporary spark in the town's dark expanse."

Sheffield Fair: John Simmons (1871–1944)
Museums Sheffield

Sheffield Fair: John Simmons (1871–1944)
Museums Sheffield

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Jacky Pankhurst @jackyp599.bsky.social · Nov 18

It seems the sky is bluer here. This was taken on a glorious day at Sandwood Bay in Scottish Highlands. We listened to Duncan Chisholm 'Dizzy Blue' as we sat on the dunes watching the vivid sky.

A vivid blue sky with strands of marram grass in the foreground.

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 3h

Ha!

a cat is sitting on top of a woman 's head and asking if she 's awake yet .

ALT: a cat is sitting on top of a woman 's head and asking if she 's awake yet .

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Tractus Fynn @tractusfynn.bsky.social · 3h

Awesome... thanks, I will sleep soundly tonight.
Though I suspect the answer may also lie with hungry cats...
;)

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 5h

I actually know some of the answer. Night watchmen often made some money at the end of their shifts on their way home. I'm guessing the rest had cockerels or weak bladders.

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Tractus Fynn @tractusfynn.bsky.social · 10h

I lost sleep thinking about this all of last night...
"Who wakes the Knocker-upper?"
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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 5h

Got to be honest, me too except for the memorizing the page number. I'd never remember it.

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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 5h

Except for the e-book, think I've done all of those at least once 🤣

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JudyKeith @judykeith.bsky.social · 10h

You'd better watch out
The Wicked Witch is about
This #Halloween
Give the #gift of #reading 2 someone U ❤️
#books 4 #presents #shortstories #childrensbooks #bedtimereading #paranormal #mysteries #chapterbooks
All inspired by our family
amazon.com/stores/Judy-...
#BooksWorthReading #bookSky #readers

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JudyKeith @judykeith.bsky.social · 9h

#Halloween

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Sessha Batto @sesshabatto.bsky.social · 18d

Mr Bones is a permanent resident in my yard

Giant skeleton surrounded by full size human skeletons And dog skeletons

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Sessha Batto @sesshabatto.bsky.social · Nov 15

Where are my asexual, aromantIc, agender folks? I would love to find some community!

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MrBadWithNames | Writing 'Seeking Plagues' ✿❁ @mrbadwithnames.bsky.social · 17d

nice

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MrBadWithNames | Writing 'Seeking Plagues' ✿❁ @mrbadwithnames.bsky.social · 3d

@almosteldritch.bsky.social got us ice cream

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New London Boy 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @grumpygay69.bsky.social · 4d

#NowWatching this comedy classic. A good Mel Brooks movie is like comfort food for the soul. Oh & it's 'Frankonsteen' 😆

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SIGNATURE'S — ƒred ƒorge 🦋 @universoul-gallery.bsky.social · 10d

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Derty Serwis @odgrzybianie.bsky.social · Jul 2

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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · Jun 20

Happy Friday all! Here's my #WIPSnips for 'sauce' (book's a sort of romcomantasy. #WriteSky #WritingPrompts

My work in progress - a snippet: “What, but I’m not finished, and I was gonna get a big fuck-off ice-cream for afters! With chocolate on top, and some whipped cream and them sprinkle things that are all different colours!”
You could almost hear The Corinthian’s fancy chef’s growl from here. Ice-cream when on the menu there were delicate pastries topped with clouds of spun sugar or souffles with crème anglaise sauce.
Sacre bleu!

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Emma Baird @emmabaird.bsky.social · Jun 30

And here's my #WIPSnips for 30th June, the word 'truth'. The book's a sort of romcomantasy... #WritingPrompts

A snippet from my latest book, A Veil of Starlight and Shadows: “Well,” Oberon began with the gravitas of a bard recounting a grand epic, “I commissioned the blacksmith to create me a suit of armour. I was determined to look my absolute best, to impress upon my dearly beloved the majesty of the faerie prince she was about to marry. You see, truth be told, I felt woefully inadequate. She was so much more dashing, dignified and delightful than myself!”
“Sire, I’m sure she valued you for who you were,” Faelana offered.
“Oh, she did, she did! The kindness and love she bestowed upon me. What a faerie! One of a kind!”
Faelana kept her face carefully neutral, wincing inwardly. Kindness and love? The Faerie Queen she remembered had been as warm and fuzzy as an icicle. Had she still been alive, Faelana was certain her own betrothal to Elgar would have been vetoed faster than a troll at a tea party right from the start.

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Lizet Kruyff @lizetkruyff.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning all! Rise and Shine, it's Breakfast Time

William Scott - Frying Pan with eggs - 1949

#art #food #breakfast

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Clothes in Books @clothesinbooks.bsky.social · 17h

Comfort read: Angela Thirkell's social comedies always entertain, and we get hats again. Before Lunch (she was running out of nice lightweight titles) clothesinbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/befo...

Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell (and hats again)

Before Lunch by Angela Thirkell published 1939 This was, I believe the last of Thirkell’s books to appear before WW2 broke out: she ...

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Chris S. Dixon -Writer @chriswriter.bsky.social · 2d

@caasbrey.bsky.social Hi & TY for the kind repost for my cover reveal, for Death Is My Reward ☺️

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Chris S. Dixon -Writer @chriswriter.bsky.social · 1d

#Myquoteoftheday #Life #Wordsofwisdom #Positivethinking

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Avishek ghosh @avishekcolours.bsky.social · 11h

sun rays prevails in the heart
Size 17 by 13 inch on paper.
Medium oil
Original available

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Given that it was the Green Party conference last week

Does anyone know why Zack Polanski wasn't invited onto Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show, or onto Trevor Phillips's Sky News program?

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