MsPottingShed
@mspottingshed.bsky.social
Gardener, reader, observer, dreamer. Married to Mr Oh-I-Thought-It-Was-a-Weed.
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This absolutely glorious photo of painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his 14th Street studio, NYC, 1940 www.si.edu/object/yasuo...
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This absolutely glorious photo of painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi in his 14th Street studio, NYC, 1940 www.si.edu/object/yasuo...
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Happy birthday to the Frenchman in sunglasses, Jean-Luc Godard.
"It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."
"It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy birthday to the Frenchman in sunglasses, Jean-Luc Godard.
"It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."
"It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to."
Mr Shed (among other books, coz that's what we do for birthdays - about 7 usually) gave me "The Woman in Cabin 10". First chapter, didn't think it was my sort of thing but I persisted. By Chapter 2... OMG (!), I was page-turning like a demon! Triggers my claustrophobia big time, but so worth it!
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mr Shed (among other books, coz that's what we do for birthdays - about 7 usually) gave me "The Woman in Cabin 10". First chapter, didn't think it was my sort of thing but I persisted. By Chapter 2... OMG (!), I was page-turning like a demon! Triggers my claustrophobia big time, but so worth it!
Night, Jen. Sleep well and sweet dreams ❤️ xx
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Night, Jen. Sleep well and sweet dreams ❤️ xx
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Ah yes, nothing says 'good parenting' like grabbing your phone instead of helping your distressed child 🧐 ... Imagine valuing TikTok views more than your child's dignity 🙄 ...
I’m The Mom Of 2 Autistic Kids — And This TikTok Trend Has Me Horrified
"There are ways to uplift and support other parents and educate people ... without turning children into spectacles."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ah yes, nothing says 'good parenting' like grabbing your phone instead of helping your distressed child 🧐 ... Imagine valuing TikTok views more than your child's dignity 🙄 ...
Finished writing the Christmas cards that need stamps (the rest are for neighbours). Three of the to-be-posted ones contain letters. One for my auntie in the Midlands, one for an old friend in Somerset, and a note for a friend in Cornwall, still on Twitter, giving her my Bluesky handle 😊
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Finished writing the Christmas cards that need stamps (the rest are for neighbours). Three of the to-be-posted ones contain letters. One for my auntie in the Midlands, one for an old friend in Somerset, and a note for a friend in Cornwall, still on Twitter, giving her my Bluesky handle 😊
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Cracking stuff! A count of Hawfinches in Sussex earlier this year may be the biggest ever made in the UK.
Charlie Peverett looks at how to find this elusive visitor.
📷 © Derek Middleton
https://f.mtr.cool/tobhqqotzq
Charlie Peverett looks at how to find this elusive visitor.
📷 © Derek Middleton
https://f.mtr.cool/tobhqqotzq
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Cracking stuff! A count of Hawfinches in Sussex earlier this year may be the biggest ever made in the UK.
Charlie Peverett looks at how to find this elusive visitor.
📷 © Derek Middleton
https://f.mtr.cool/tobhqqotzq
Charlie Peverett looks at how to find this elusive visitor.
📷 © Derek Middleton
https://f.mtr.cool/tobhqqotzq
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Creating a truly inclusive transport network is an essential part of my Transport Strategy.
This new fault-reporting technology is an important step forward, giving customers who rely on step-free access up-to-date information so they can plan their journeys with confidence.
bit.ly/4iB4lXq
This new fault-reporting technology is an important step forward, giving customers who rely on step-free access up-to-date information so they can plan their journeys with confidence.
bit.ly/4iB4lXq
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Creating a truly inclusive transport network is an essential part of my Transport Strategy.
This new fault-reporting technology is an important step forward, giving customers who rely on step-free access up-to-date information so they can plan their journeys with confidence.
bit.ly/4iB4lXq
This new fault-reporting technology is an important step forward, giving customers who rely on step-free access up-to-date information so they can plan their journeys with confidence.
bit.ly/4iB4lXq
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My 40-year-old wife went to buy champagne for our wedding anniversary dinner. I phoned the off licence after she left, gave a description of her and what she was buying and requested they ask her for ID. She came home absolutely beaming. It's the simple things.
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My 40-year-old wife went to buy champagne for our wedding anniversary dinner. I phoned the off licence after she left, gave a description of her and what she was buying and requested they ask her for ID. She came home absolutely beaming. It's the simple things.
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Don't suppose anyone younger and cooler than me recognises the person in the b&w poster here?
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Don't suppose anyone younger and cooler than me recognises the person in the b&w poster here?
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NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
thesecretbarrister.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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NEW: Ofcom has launched a new investigation into whether social media platforms are doing enough to identify and remove illegal terror and hate content
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW: Ofcom has launched a new investigation into whether social media platforms are doing enough to identify and remove illegal terror and hate content
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
Back from town. Not too busy. Noticed that police are more visible than usual. Also a facial recognition van outside the main shopping centre. Seems these are being rolled out across Sussex and Surrey www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Live facial recognition vans launched in Sussex and Surrey
Some politicians and campaign groups call the technology
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Back from town. Not too busy. Noticed that police are more visible than usual. Also a facial recognition van outside the main shopping centre. Seems these are being rolled out across Sussex and Surrey www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A wonderful example of why disinvestment in arts and humanities is too clever by half. These are fundamental to a society's curiosity and imagination!
December 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A wonderful example of why disinvestment in arts and humanities is too clever by half. These are fundamental to a society's curiosity and imagination!
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I've worn really distinctive clothing for years but in my 60s I just felt I wanted to look normal. I gave a dozen boxes of clothes to the local charity shop and now I keep seeing people in my old clothes; I realised I have looked like a twat for years.
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I've worn really distinctive clothing for years but in my 60s I just felt I wanted to look normal. I gave a dozen boxes of clothes to the local charity shop and now I keep seeing people in my old clothes; I realised I have looked like a twat for years.
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ICYMI: Number of drink and drug driving deaths and serious injuries soars
Number of drink and drug driving deaths and serious injuries soars
The number of deaths and serious injuries linked to drink and drug driving soared last year, Sussex Police said, The toll in 2024 exceeded the total for the two previous years combined. the figures were published as the force begins its annual Christmas crackdown today (Monday 1 December). Sussex Police said: “Think you won’t get
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December 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
ICYMI: Number of drink and drug driving deaths and serious injuries soars
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‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg
‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg
‘Pam was one of our most groundbreaking artists, whose jam-packed life was characterised by independence, courage and kindness. We spent the 90s together – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’ Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg
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This is somewhat nerdy/technical but reveals utterly woeful practices at the OBR – where they relied on free Wordpress plugins to protect some of the most sensitive economic data the UK publishes.
Absolutely dismal stuff, and not just one junior staffer screwing up.
Absolutely dismal stuff, and not just one junior staffer screwing up.
OBR PDFgate investigation is out. obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is somewhat nerdy/technical but reveals utterly woeful practices at the OBR – where they relied on free Wordpress plugins to protect some of the most sensitive economic data the UK publishes.
Absolutely dismal stuff, and not just one junior staffer screwing up.
Absolutely dismal stuff, and not just one junior staffer screwing up.
Our lovely plumber has been and fixed our broken toilet flush 😊 I think it was me who broke it by being too forceful on the handle. I have history of overreaching myself. The sort of person who ends up snapping the cord off those bathroom light-pulls some people still have 😳
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our lovely plumber has been and fixed our broken toilet flush 😊 I think it was me who broke it by being too forceful on the handle. I have history of overreaching myself. The sort of person who ends up snapping the cord off those bathroom light-pulls some people still have 😳
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We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers: both fairness and our public finances depend on it. A guest post by Mike Lewis, Director of @taxwatch.bsky.social www.faircomment.co.uk/p/we-need-hm...
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers
Both fairness and our public finances depend on it (a guest post by Mike Lewis at TaxWatch)
www.faircomment.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers: both fairness and our public finances depend on it. A guest post by Mike Lewis, Director of @taxwatch.bsky.social www.faircomment.co.uk/p/we-need-hm...
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ICYMI: Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks
Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks
You’re homeless but you’re sober. You sleep on the street but you don’t drink or do drugs. This is the reality for Andy, who sells The Big Issue in Queen’s Road, near Brighton station. You might have seen him among the crowds of tourists and commuters, flanked by his brown dog. He said: “There don’t […]
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December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
ICYMI: Down but not out of it – how Brighton’s sober homeless slip through the cracks
Weather bleak here. This is when I miss living in a city. No fun when you're old, can't drive, and face a 15 min walk up hilly streets 500 ft above sea level to get to the Co-op for a pint of milk 🙁 I have Mr Shed, of course (who drives) but feel I'm not exactly "future proofing" myself, living here
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Weather bleak here. This is when I miss living in a city. No fun when you're old, can't drive, and face a 15 min walk up hilly streets 500 ft above sea level to get to the Co-op for a pint of milk 🙁 I have Mr Shed, of course (who drives) but feel I'm not exactly "future proofing" myself, living here