Dawn
@justanotherdawn.bsky.social
Breathe in, breathe out. Never look down
Just finished Christmas dinner, feeling slightly overfull, and wondering if a few Doritos or a chocolate liqueur would help to settle my stomach.
December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just finished Christmas dinner, feeling slightly overfull, and wondering if a few Doritos or a chocolate liqueur would help to settle my stomach.
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DD is trying to make herself something to eat now, and Mr D is failing to understand that his humorous interjections about what vegans eat are not funny. I had to lure him into another room with thighs and trifle.
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
DD is trying to make herself something to eat now, and Mr D is failing to understand that his humorous interjections about what vegans eat are not funny. I had to lure him into another room with thighs and trifle.
Now that the Christmas food prep is largely done, I'm slightly alarmed at the amount of space in the fridge. I daresay some bottles could be moved in to make it look less like the fridge of an over-indulged six-year-old with a cheese obsession.
Wait, though, I have to leave room for DD's vegan jelly
Wait, though, I have to leave room for DD's vegan jelly
December 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Now that the Christmas food prep is largely done, I'm slightly alarmed at the amount of space in the fridge. I daresay some bottles could be moved in to make it look less like the fridge of an over-indulged six-year-old with a cheese obsession.
Wait, though, I have to leave room for DD's vegan jelly
Wait, though, I have to leave room for DD's vegan jelly
I think I should probably go back to sleep. Just stared in confusion at an email with a subject line of Merry Christmas Eve, wondering why they suddenly thought my name was Eve.
December 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I think I should probably go back to sleep. Just stared in confusion at an email with a subject line of Merry Christmas Eve, wondering why they suddenly thought my name was Eve.
A review of supplies reveals we have a good deal more alcohol in the house than I'd imagined. I suspect DD might have resorted to alcoholic gifts too. Better clear the fridge of any old stuff that might be lurking. You know, cans of premixed cocktails type of thing. A sort of anti-detox.
December 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A review of supplies reveals we have a good deal more alcohol in the house than I'd imagined. I suspect DD might have resorted to alcoholic gifts too. Better clear the fridge of any old stuff that might be lurking. You know, cans of premixed cocktails type of thing. A sort of anti-detox.
On his travels today, Mr D bought himself a large sherry trifle, 'for Christmas'. What day do you reckon he'll be scraping out the empty bowl? I'm going with Tuesday, but Monday afternoon might also be a good shout.
December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On his travels today, Mr D bought himself a large sherry trifle, 'for Christmas'. What day do you reckon he'll be scraping out the empty bowl? I'm going with Tuesday, but Monday afternoon might also be a good shout.
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21. Something very different today. Composer and organist Ian Shaw's incredibly spare, very beautiful setting of 'I Sing of A Maiden'. Just trebles and a harp. Wintry and wonderful. youtu.be/DydFNwrk0zo?...
I Sing of a Maiden
YouTube video by Anne Denholm - Topic
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December 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
21. Something very different today. Composer and organist Ian Shaw's incredibly spare, very beautiful setting of 'I Sing of A Maiden'. Just trebles and a harp. Wintry and wonderful. youtu.be/DydFNwrk0zo?...
As Christmas Day approaches, the season of things being inconveniently fucked begins to bed in. Today: a minor toe, and a switch on the tumble dryer. Or possibly the whole fucking tumble dryer, but we'll try replacing the bit that's actually broken first. Shame I can't do the same with the toe.
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As Christmas Day approaches, the season of things being inconveniently fucked begins to bed in. Today: a minor toe, and a switch on the tumble dryer. Or possibly the whole fucking tumble dryer, but we'll try replacing the bit that's actually broken first. Shame I can't do the same with the toe.
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Relay from BLUESKY.....
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Relay from BLUESKY.....
Bloody hell, there's Last Christmas on the football. Does the teeniest snippet count for Whamageddon? Bastards.
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Bloody hell, there's Last Christmas on the football. Does the teeniest snippet count for Whamageddon? Bastards.
Mr D invested 50p on a charity shop DVD of Pride and Prejudice, which I swear he's already seen and disapproved of, but 50p is a small price to pay for a couple of hours of cultured bitching.
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Mr D invested 50p on a charity shop DVD of Pride and Prejudice, which I swear he's already seen and disapproved of, but 50p is a small price to pay for a couple of hours of cultured bitching.
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Those familiar will know that @mrhenrymorris.substack.com rarely misses his mark.
But this is a nine-dart finish in the local Conservative Working Man’s Club on a busy Saturday night.
But this is a nine-dart finish in the local Conservative Working Man’s Club on a busy Saturday night.
🚨NEW - My latest piece for The New Yorker.
Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage: Canterbury Pilgrim
A New Yorker Profile
mrhenrymorris.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Those familiar will know that @mrhenrymorris.substack.com rarely misses his mark.
But this is a nine-dart finish in the local Conservative Working Man’s Club on a busy Saturday night.
But this is a nine-dart finish in the local Conservative Working Man’s Club on a busy Saturday night.
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"If we truly want to support dysregulated students, especially neurodivergent ones, we need to stop putting the burden of managing big emotions solely on them & instead take a hard look at the environments we create." From @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
Neurodivergent Students Don’t Need a Calm Corner, They a Whole Classroom Rooted in Calm, Connection, and Compassion
“Just make a calm-down space in your room!” they say, as if emotional regulation can be solved with a bean bag chair, a glitter jar, and a cute sign that says “breathe.” But here’s what so many people...
endseclusion.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"If we truly want to support dysregulated students, especially neurodivergent ones, we need to stop putting the burden of managing big emotions solely on them & instead take a hard look at the environments we create." From @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
endseclusion.org/2025/07/10/n... #neurodiversity
Beautiful red wine, slightly too much of it, and now finishing the evening with some Tangy Tots. Never let it be said I am not a woman of sophistication.
December 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Beautiful red wine, slightly too much of it, and now finishing the evening with some Tangy Tots. Never let it be said I am not a woman of sophistication.
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Rage-waiting for the British Gas guy to come and service/trash my boiler. He'll be here by 12:17, they said. He's on his way, they said. Expecting a 'sorry you were out' message to land any second. Of course, he could be wolfing down a Bombay Bad Boy from a flask just around the corner.
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Rage-waiting for the British Gas guy to come and service/trash my boiler. He'll be here by 12:17, they said. He's on his way, they said. Expecting a 'sorry you were out' message to land any second. Of course, he could be wolfing down a Bombay Bad Boy from a flask just around the corner.
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One finding in Peggie v Upton is that Forstater’s ‘evidence’ from Sex Matters is merely opinion not fact.
By uniting supportive parents we’ll show that non-affirmative parents are the minority.
Our stronger voice will debunk GC opinions and platform evidence.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
By uniting supportive parents we’ll show that non-affirmative parents are the minority.
Our stronger voice will debunk GC opinions and platform evidence.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
Transparent Action
Transparent Action are parents of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children and adults of all ages. They have come together to form a collective voice to take action in support of their children ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One finding in Peggie v Upton is that Forstater’s ‘evidence’ from Sex Matters is merely opinion not fact.
By uniting supportive parents we’ll show that non-affirmative parents are the minority.
Our stronger voice will debunk GC opinions and platform evidence.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
By uniting supportive parents we’ll show that non-affirmative parents are the minority.
Our stronger voice will debunk GC opinions and platform evidence.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...
A series of surprising little wins last night, including a sighting of a large litter of wild boar babies emerging from the forest, and culminating in Mr D's discovery of a dusty but intact box of raspberry chocolates that must have fallen out of the cooler and leapt underneath the table.
December 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A series of surprising little wins last night, including a sighting of a large litter of wild boar babies emerging from the forest, and culminating in Mr D's discovery of a dusty but intact box of raspberry chocolates that must have fallen out of the cooler and leapt underneath the table.
Had to go out earlier for an alarming appointment reassuringly called an emergency eye examination. My eyes are fine, it turns out, but trust me to look up the one thing that turned out to match my symptoms, and came with an EMERGENCY! GET THIS CHECKED OUT everywhere.
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Had to go out earlier for an alarming appointment reassuringly called an emergency eye examination. My eyes are fine, it turns out, but trust me to look up the one thing that turned out to match my symptoms, and came with an EMERGENCY! GET THIS CHECKED OUT everywhere.
I am not, I confess, entirely heartbroken to learn that today's winter squash will be the last one. Unless I go out and buy one, which I won't. Squash is quite a slimming food, because I can't face much of it.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I am not, I confess, entirely heartbroken to learn that today's winter squash will be the last one. Unless I go out and buy one, which I won't. Squash is quite a slimming food, because I can't face much of it.
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It’s weird how the news sometimes isn’t news. “Farage the school racist” was in the public domain five years ago, but it just wasn’t getting any traction. (Tweets below from 2020) Sometimes a story just has to wait until its time has come…
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s weird how the news sometimes isn’t news. “Farage the school racist” was in the public domain five years ago, but it just wasn’t getting any traction. (Tweets below from 2020) Sometimes a story just has to wait until its time has come…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Are full of passionate intensity.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Over 40 years ago.
Still makes me laugh out loud.
🔊🔊🎅
Still makes me laugh out loud.
🔊🔊🎅
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Over 40 years ago.
Still makes me laugh out loud.
🔊🔊🎅
Still makes me laugh out loud.
🔊🔊🎅
My heart sank as Mr D began a question with 'Where did you put...?', but luckily it was about something I'd actually put somewhere. And told him at the time, but tbh I never had any hope that he'd remember.
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My heart sank as Mr D began a question with 'Where did you put...?', but luckily it was about something I'd actually put somewhere. And told him at the time, but tbh I never had any hope that he'd remember.