Lou
@mustntgrumble.bsky.social
Wittering on about (in no particular order) #GlutenFree food, Ehlers Danlos Hypermobility, #ASD, #SEN, Rescue #Chihuahua and #hedgehogs.
Pah. Pah. Pah. Blooming ‘high street banks’ that are NOT on the high street and have, instead, random locations with even more random opening hours.
BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE.
(And not everyone can do everything online, even if it were possible to do online) #rant
BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE.
(And not everyone can do everything online, even if it were possible to do online) #rant
a judge sitting in front of an american flag
ALT: a judge sitting in front of an american flag
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Pah. Pah. Pah. Blooming ‘high street banks’ that are NOT on the high street and have, instead, random locations with even more random opening hours.
BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE.
(And not everyone can do everything online, even if it were possible to do online) #rant
BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE ONLINE.
(And not everyone can do everything online, even if it were possible to do online) #rant
Ugh. My cold has increased its reach from upper respiratory tract to gastric area.
(On the up side I MUST have lost weight)
(On the up side I MUST have lost weight)
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ugh. My cold has increased its reach from upper respiratory tract to gastric area.
(On the up side I MUST have lost weight)
(On the up side I MUST have lost weight)
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I'm up to 14 now, and cursing @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social and whoever thought up this game 😆
#HiddenBooksGame
#HiddenBooksGame
OK, so I know what I'll be obsessing over for the next few days / weeks ...
#HiddenBooksGame
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
#HiddenBooksGame
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com?competition=22
Play the Hidden Books Game from National Book Tokens!
Guess all 20 book titles hidden in the picture.
hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm up to 14 now, and cursing @nationalbooktokens.bsky.social and whoever thought up this game 😆
#HiddenBooksGame
#HiddenBooksGame
#TinyJoys One of our garden rescue #hedgehogs, Tony, is in the summerhouse. He’s got a run, with enrichment activities, and is getting used to being out of an incubator. He will be released back into the garden (his territory) when the time is right. Enjoy his antics… I have loads of footage!
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
#TinyJoys One of our garden rescue #hedgehogs, Tony, is in the summerhouse. He’s got a run, with enrichment activities, and is getting used to being out of an incubator. He will be released back into the garden (his territory) when the time is right. Enjoy his antics… I have loads of footage!
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The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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The good news for Starmer is that if he does well in today’s task he might pick up a shield. Going to be a difficult round table tonight though, whatever.
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The good news for Starmer is that if he does well in today’s task he might pick up a shield. Going to be a difficult round table tonight though, whatever.
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"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Keir, I'm sorry I've written your name down, I hope I'm wrong"
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Another life lost in a "care" home. And people wonder why we don't consider a residential placement for T. #FragileX #epilepsy
mydaftlife.com/2025/11/11/c...
mydaftlife.com/2025/11/11/c...
Come again?
Another day, another inquest. George Julian in court in Croydon. Her commitment to shedding light on the horrors embedded within our health and social care systems is extraordinary. This week, it’s…
mydaftlife.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Another life lost in a "care" home. And people wonder why we don't consider a residential placement for T. #FragileX #epilepsy
mydaftlife.com/2025/11/11/c...
mydaftlife.com/2025/11/11/c...
And now I have to take on the DWP on behalf of my son as his Appointee. Give. Me. Strength.
Elderly carees in Yorkshire are giving me the runaround today. One fall, with follow up, a few Robust Emails… and now further issues re my mum’s safeguarding (her vulnerability is extreme) I have had to remind her Care Home of the contents of her DoLS. Honestly this has been a challenging day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
And now I have to take on the DWP on behalf of my son as his Appointee. Give. Me. Strength.
Elderly carees in Yorkshire are giving me the runaround today. One fall, with follow up, a few Robust Emails… and now further issues re my mum’s safeguarding (her vulnerability is extreme) I have had to remind her Care Home of the contents of her DoLS. Honestly this has been a challenging day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Elderly carees in Yorkshire are giving me the runaround today. One fall, with follow up, a few Robust Emails… and now further issues re my mum’s safeguarding (her vulnerability is extreme) I have had to remind her Care Home of the contents of her DoLS. Honestly this has been a challenging day.
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"There are soiled sheets, unvoiced fears, missed doses of morphine. The hard truth, in short, about underfunding palliative care is that people who are at their most vulnerable – the dying – suffer more pain, more indignity, less choice & less autonomy than they might have." Please read this piece:
"We would never tolerate a government that chose to defund 70% of neonatal services, gambling that charities would fill the gap. Yet this is exactly the situation for end-of-life care."
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please read my piece on the travesty of NHS palliative care underfunding 🙏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As a palliative care specialist, I’ve witnessed the human tragedy of our end-of-life care crisis | Rachel Clarke
While the government debates assisted dying, palliative care is an afterthought. And many more people face death without the care and support they need, says Rachel Clarke
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"There are soiled sheets, unvoiced fears, missed doses of morphine. The hard truth, in short, about underfunding palliative care is that people who are at their most vulnerable – the dying – suffer more pain, more indignity, less choice & less autonomy than they might have." Please read this piece:
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Morning all. Not the best start to Tuesday here. One of my elderly charges (in a care home in Yorkshire) had a (second time in a month) fall in the early hours. That means lots of follow up and chasing of Falls Team referral ahead for me today. #carer
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Morning all. Not the best start to Tuesday here. One of my elderly charges (in a care home in Yorkshire) had a (second time in a month) fall in the early hours. That means lots of follow up and chasing of Falls Team referral ahead for me today. #carer
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Have your say about #LearningDisability support in the #ScottishBorders. If you are someone with a learning disability aged over 14, or support someone who is, we want to hear from you. Learn more:
www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
Have your say about learning disability support in the Scottish Borders | NDTi
The Learning Disability Health and Social Care Board (HSCP) in the Scottish Borders wants to understand what is working well now and what support is needed for the future.
www.ndti.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Have your say about #LearningDisability support in the #ScottishBorders. If you are someone with a learning disability aged over 14, or support someone who is, we want to hear from you. Learn more:
www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
www.ndti.org.uk/project/have-your-say-about-learning-disability-support-in-the-scottish-borders
Have succumbed to a Christmas Movie. Looking like it’ll be as cheesy as it ought to be.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Have succumbed to a Christmas Movie. Looking like it’ll be as cheesy as it ought to be.
Tony, the third hedgehog we rescued (had ringworm), has returned home. He’s overnighting in the summerhouse (in a crate with food and water), will be acclimatised to his surroundings and the aim is to release into the garden when there are a few dry nights & days forecast. #hedgehog #rescue
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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The signs from Australia (their worst flu season on record), Japan (where they’ve had to close schools) and India indicate that this could be a long, drawn out flu season here with hospitals at capacity
If you haven’t had your flu vax get it
Covid as well if possible
inews.co.uk/news/doctors...
If you haven’t had your flu vax get it
Covid as well if possible
inews.co.uk/news/doctors...
Why doctors fear this winter's flu crisis will be the worst in years
An aggressive strain of flu causing record-breaking cases in Australia has been an early warning sign for the UK
inews.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The signs from Australia (their worst flu season on record), Japan (where they’ve had to close schools) and India indicate that this could be a long, drawn out flu season here with hospitals at capacity
If you haven’t had your flu vax get it
Covid as well if possible
inews.co.uk/news/doctors...
If you haven’t had your flu vax get it
Covid as well if possible
inews.co.uk/news/doctors...
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I have five tickets for Starlight Express TODAY at 14:30 (theatre is near Wembley). If you can use all / any please shout - would love them not to go to waste. 🚂💫
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I have five tickets for Starlight Express TODAY at 14:30 (theatre is near Wembley). If you can use all / any please shout - would love them not to go to waste. 🚂💫
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After last year's success, I'm doing more online Christmas workshops this year. So, if you want to do some festive making with your class, get in touch.
You choose what we make, I'll show you the skills, then off you go!
One-hour sessions am/pm
15th - 19th December 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
You choose what we make, I'll show you the skills, then off you go!
One-hour sessions am/pm
15th - 19th December 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
After last year's success, I'm doing more online Christmas workshops this year. So, if you want to do some festive making with your class, get in touch.
You choose what we make, I'll show you the skills, then off you go!
One-hour sessions am/pm
15th - 19th December 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
You choose what we make, I'll show you the skills, then off you go!
One-hour sessions am/pm
15th - 19th December 🙂
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
It’s time! #CelebrityTraitors Finale #Traitors
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It’s time! #CelebrityTraitors Finale #Traitors