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Hazel Pinner
@hazelmpinner.bsky.social
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Passionate about #EqualityForAll #HumanRights 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Primary Teacher in #Orkney. She/her. Love to connect with other educators! All views my own
"A good teacher...so far"
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Keeping me honest tonight 😄 there was cheese tonight but also #WinterOlympics
This #selfcare cheeseboard did some heavy lifting as I set myself up for a big week. #EduSky #Cheese
Small wooden side table with a bamboo tray on it with a white cloth napkin with knife and fork on it. A glass of white wine at the corner of the table. On the board there's Dorest red and gruyère cheeses, fennel salami and Brussels pate. There's crackers, sliced cucumber, plum cherry tomatoes, blueberries, red grapes, sliced pear and apple, dried apricots, crisps, cheeselet's, pickled onions and red onion chutney, beetroot relish and caramelised carrot relish.
February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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I might live to regret the long post I've just put on FB about "draw me" ChatGTP trend which seems to be on every 4th profile as I did my weekly check on family/friends accounts. 😬🫣
Generative AI images 😬 I'm sorry if this comes off as lecturing and judgemental but if you know me, you know I'm not one to sit quietly about big issues that cause awkward moments. Some of you are people who voice concern about technology and invasive, negative impacts on children and teens, but may be using the same type of 'tools' without considering the implications. The following is said from a place of care for our planet, for humans impacted by the mining of raw materials (cobalt and the Democratic Republic of Congo for example), concern over increasing water scarcity and ethical concerns over intellectual theft. Loads of folk are enjoying the newest 'trend' of doing the ChatGPT "based on what you know about me, draw a picture". Environmental impact: "A request made through ChatGPT, an AI-based virtual assistant, consumes 10 times the electricity of a Google Search, reported the International Energy Agency." The amount of energy, water and raw materials needed to make and run these massive and constantly multiplying data centres is staggering! Let's be blunt, is it worth screwing up the global climate even quicker for the sake of an AI image? Bottom line, children of today will pay the consequences. Generative AI "training" is Theft: generative AI companies are stealing and plagiarising creatives work to fuel these "data searches". They don't care about copyright or permission, they are built on intellectual theft. Personal Data: yes it's using stuff that's already online but you're encouraging this generative AI system to access it and then add it to its 'memory'. These aren't just my opinions but facts, a few minutes searching will show you that. So if you completely trust the Big Tech firms and Tech Bro billionaires - go ahead and make a cute AI generated image of who you are. If you value the planet we call home, if you care about humans who create art, literature and music which touches you, maybe think twice before using as much energy as fully charging your smartphone on 'creating' a single AI image. Personally I like you just as you are in photographs and real life, I don't need a poor imitation to value your qualities 😉
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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I'm taking a Hobbit's approach to life today and on 2nd breakfast before going for a 2nd viewing of the house I saw on Monday, which now has a closing date of this Tuesday and I'm planning to put in a written offer (first one I'll have put in). 🫣
This may also be stress eating!
Dining table with a side plate with a small dish of apricot jam with a teaspoon in it and a croissant on the plate. Large mug of tea also on the table.
February 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Well they didn't hold back on that message about peace did they?!
Then the group carrying the flag! 🥹 Now that was powerful and I'm now a bit soggy 🥲 #Peace 🕊️ #MilanoCortina #WinterOlympics #OpeningCeremony
#RefugeesWelcome
TV screen showing the Olympic flag bearers at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony. I people dress in long dark coats and carrying the Olympic flag. Tadatoshi Akiba (Japan) Rebeca Andrade (Brazil) Maryam Bukar Hassan (Nigeria) Nicolò Govoni (Italy) Filippo Grandi (Italy) Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) Cindy Ngamba Pita Taufatofua (Tonga)
February 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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I Am Bat by Morag Hood- I laugh every time!
I'd also say Donut Squad, Bumble & Snug, Looshkin, Bunny Vs Monkey, Loki, Pablo & Splash.
Book cover of I Am Bat. Red background with the grey head and ears of Bat hanging down from the top. I AM BAT is in bold black font to the right of Bat, with the Morag Hood above it in white text.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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Bonus points to the pupil who knows how to impress their book mad teacher while also showing they've been paying attention to our topic of Vikings 😄 It reads (using the futhark alphabet on a worksheet) "I love books so much". This pupil is also telling the truth, they do love books 😊 #ScoEdu #EduSky
A piece of paper with Viking runes (futhark) that translate to "I love books so much" against a blue school table background.
February 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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I love my Sunday cheese but sometimes you've got to listen to your body. Feeling a bit queasy today and dairy didn't seem like the sensible choice. Guess that means mid week cheese then! For tonight, still a picky tea but hopefully easier on my stomach
Small wooden side table with a large round platter on it. On the platter are halved wholegrain pitta bread, a tub of hummus, Palestinian dates, sliced cucumber, plum cherry tomatoes, a small square dish of mixed olives, pistachios and some red grapes.
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Shared this the other day. I've organised for @ldlapinski.bsky.social to spend most of the week of #WorldBookDay in #Orkney 🎉🤩 they'll be visiting my school on #WBD itself as well as 3 other primary schools across the week. I am beyond thrilled to have this happening! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
Yellow background with the World book day logo in the top left corner. It's a bright purple book cover with eyes and the words "World Book Day" stacked beside it to the right. Underneath that is a blue and red banner with yellow text which reads "visiting Orkney", and the author photo for L.D. Lapinski below that. To the left from top to bottom are the covers of all LDs books and then a text box which reads "We are delighted to announce that L.D. Lapinski, bestselling author for children and young people will be visiting four Orkney schools to celebrate World Book Day (week) with us!"
January 30, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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My excuse is reducing food waste! The camembert was reduced in my cheese shop at the weekend and needed used up 😄 just the thing to top me up to get me through Friday! #Cheese #EduSky
Small wooden side table with a bamboo board on it, there's a glass of red wine at the back and at the front a side plate with knife and fork on it. On the board is a camembert dish with a baked camembert in it, topped with fig jam, walnuts, pistachios and honey. There is a baked quartered fig on top. Beside it is a small yellow bowl with roasted red grapes and a sliced sourdough baguette. There's a large serving spoon on the edge of the board.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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I've not posted this personally till now but with 5 weeks to go I'm VERY excited to be welcoming @ldlapinski.bsky.social to #Orkney for #WorldBookDay to visit my school as well as a few others that week 🤩 What an opportunity for our pupils!
#WBD #ScoEdu #EduSky #ReadingSchools #UKKidLit #BookSky
Yellow background with the World book day logo in the top left corner. It's a bright purple book cover with eyes and the words "World Book Day" stacked beside it to the right. Underneath that is a blue and red banner with yellow text which reads "visiting Orkney", and the author photo for L.D. Lapinski below that. To the left from top to bottom are the covers of all LDs books and then a text box which reads "We are delighted to announce that L.D. Lapinski, bestselling author for children and young people will be visiting four Orkney schools to celebrate World Book Day (week) with us!"
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Highlight of a lovely day at work. The Reading Leadership Group @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social were meeting to finalise our #ReadingSchoolsWeek plans & one of the P7s gave me this which they'd stitched for me 😍 elephants are my favourite animal 🥹 🔗 using The Barnabus Project next week! #EduSky
Small cross-stitch on white Aida fabric of an elephant holding a red balloon. Sewn by a pupil as a gift to me.
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Now @neillcameron.bsky.social the boys did want me to point out that not every picture here is Donut Squad. They've been drawing all the characters and creating some of their own over the last couple of weeks! 🤩🙌 The books have only been in class for 3+ weeks! You've got fans in #Orkney 👏🏻🍩 #EduSky
January 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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I'd not included disabled people who were 'euthanized' and so I've now edited the image and I'm resharing.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
Purple outlined square with white centre. The purple flame logo of Holocaust Memorial day in the centre. From the top the text reads: Holocaust Memorial day Under the flame there is a list: Jews, Slavs, Roma, LGBTQ, resistors, disabled people At the bottom: Never again means never again
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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I've changed it
Purple outlined square with white centre. The purple flame logo of Holocaust Memorial day in the centre. From the top the text reads: Holocaust Memorial day Under the flame there is a list: Jews, Slavs, Roma, LGBTQ, resistors, disabled people At the bottom: Never again means never again
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Today we remember the millions systematically murdered by the Nazi regime.
We remember what happens when people are contained and seen as disposable.
We remember the 6 million Jews, the roughly 19 million from Slavic nations, the Roma, the homosexuals, the political opponents and protesters.
Purple outlined square with white centre. The purple flame logo of Holocaust Memorial day in the centre. From the top the text reads: Holocaust Memorial day Under the flame there is a list: Jews, Slavs, Roma, LGBTQ, resistors At the bottom: Never again means never again
January 27, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Cosy and comforting tonight for the cheeseboard and the last of the 'festive' cheese, all good things come to an end! #Cheese #SelfCare #EduSky #ScoEdu
Small wooden side table with a bamboo tray on it. There's a glass of Chardonnay behind it and a side plate with a white cloth napkin, knife and fork, sat in front of it. On the tray there is a small brown dish with a small brie with black truffle that's been baked with diced pear, walnuts and honey. Around the dish are small dishes with green olives, honey, also sliced pear, sliced baguette, prosciutto and fennel salami.
January 18, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Fairly near though I don't drive so hard to see orcas when you can't respond to the location messages and get to a good spot. But otters can be seen in Kirkwall and seals pop up everywhere!
View out over Kirkwall bay from my spare room window 😄
Blue sky with lines of light grey cloud drifting through. Outline of the hills above Evie and Kendall with the north sea a bright blue. Foreground roof ridges and next doors shed.
January 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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@neillcameron.bsky.social I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday but my random name spinner is being used a lot as the class eagerly take turns at reading both Donut Squad books! Teo pupils who have already read one of the books showed me these yesterday 🤩 #UKKidLit #GraphicNovels #EduSky
Photo of Neill Cameron's Donut Squad Take over the world on a blue school table. Above it are 2 small square sketchbooks with illustrated Donuts in the same style as the book, with 2 hands pointing at each illustration.
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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#SelfCare #Cheese it's been windy and rained all day. I'll never be one of life's people who start dieting in January, winter is the season of comfort food! The beetroot smoked salmon is from Jollys of Orkney share.google/KT5TkZz3iX9L... and very good! 🤤 #ScoEdu #EduSky
Small wooden side table with a bamboo tray on it and a small decanter and wine glass with tawny port in it. There's a white cloth napkin with a knife and fork in front of the tray. On the tray is truffle trove (cheddar with black truffle), ossau iraty, inverloch, soft goats cheese, prosciutto, beetroot smoked salmon Hand-sliced Smoked Salmon – Jollys of Orkney https://share.google/KT5TkZz3iX9LroxFz There's a variety of crackers, red grapes, lambs lettuce, sliced radish, sliced cucumber, cherry plum tomatoes, fresh fig, blueberries, red pepper, wedge of lemon, green olives, pistachios, walnuts, butter, crisps, twiglets, cheeselet's and wooden measuring spoons with beetroot relish, caramelised carrot chutney and wholegrain mustard. There's a cheese knife on the board as well.
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Sorry to moan but I'm a bit done with snow. I have had about 7in of snow all around my house for the last few days (and I'm in a sheltered spot) lots of it has thawed, then now...it's snowing again. 2cm more so far. #Snow #Orkney
The path, parking area and the next door roof was clear when I got home! Now it's all covered in snow again.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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When you get home from work to homemade cheese twists on the table from the neighbours 🥰🤤 - neighbours have the spare keys as their washing machine is on the blink and they've a toddler and a 4 week old, so they're making use of mine.
Just the thing to go with my leftover sausage casserole tonight!
Large red plate on a table with a festive table cloth in greens with various foliage. On the plate are 3 large homemade cheese twists.
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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It's a cosy sausage casserole sort of evening here, with hot buttered roast just out of the picture. Hope everyone managed their first teaching Monday of 2026! #Orkney #SnowDay #ScoEdu #EduSky
White pasta bowl on top of a red cloth napkin on my blanket covered legs. The bowl has a sausage and bean casserole with tomatoes in it.
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Well there's worse ways to do Monday morning! Large cup of positivi-tea and time to do some admin jobs. Hope everyone who is back in got there safely and has a good day #EduSky #ScoEdu #SnowDay #Orkney 🥶❄️
Open work laptop with a large mug of tea which reads "cup of positivi-tea" on the side. Living room windows above laptop showing a wintery scene with snow falling heavily.
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Time to get back to the normal meal routines after the festive season 😂 #Cheese is for life not just for Christmas! With schools in #Orkney closed tomorrow due to the snow, I'm enjoying #SelfCare cheeseboard without the anxiety of a usual 1st day of term & grateful for warmth & food #EduSky #ScoEdu
Small wooden side table with a green festive runner on it, a bamboo tray, red festive cloth napkin with knife and fork on it and a glass of red wine. On the tray is Fourme d'Ambert (blue), Fromage de Meaux (soft) and Truffle Trove (cheddar with black truffle) cheeses, heritage grain oatcakes, Beremeal sourdough crackers, charcoal crackers, sea salt crackers, prosciutto, dates, red grapes, plum cherry tomatoes, radish, sliced cucumber, blueberries, walnuts, pistachios, green olives, crisps, twiglets, butter and wooden measuring spoons with onion, spiced beetroot and caramelised carrot chutneys and relish.
January 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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I would like it noted that I have considered going for a walk today but then another wave of hail/ icy snow is blown past on the strong winds. Think I'll just stay inside! #Orkney
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM