Olwen Ringrose
@olwenringrose.bsky.social
🏴🎼🧶🐈Singer Songwriter (Faith inspired folk with a touch of jazz). Making ends meet by supporting churches and charities with communications and design.
Orange-not-my-cat has been pretty bold - coming through the flap and exploring. Resident tabby has been gently jumping on him and hinting that he would rather he didn't come round. Which is unusual because usually any other cat within 100m of the house makes him growl, hiss and fluff up his tail.
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Orange-not-my-cat has been pretty bold - coming through the flap and exploring. Resident tabby has been gently jumping on him and hinting that he would rather he didn't come round. Which is unusual because usually any other cat within 100m of the house makes him growl, hiss and fluff up his tail.
45 large squares have busted most of my yarn - just a load of black, grey and brown left. All ends woven in. Next to purchase some white for borders and joining. #crochet
January 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM
45 large squares have busted most of my yarn - just a load of black, grey and brown left. All ends woven in. Next to purchase some white for borders and joining. #crochet
I don't generally make new years resolutions, but this year I am going to try to use up all the yarn I have in my drawer before buying any new yarn. Yarnbusting blanket here we come
January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I don't generally make new years resolutions, but this year I am going to try to use up all the yarn I have in my drawer before buying any new yarn. Yarnbusting blanket here we come
Went to London and saw two shows and 2 exhibitions. Recommend seeing All My Sons (Wyndham's Theatre), Into The Woods (The Bridge Theatre) and Emily Kam Kngwarray (Tate Modern)
December 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Went to London and saw two shows and 2 exhibitions. Recommend seeing All My Sons (Wyndham's Theatre), Into The Woods (The Bridge Theatre) and Emily Kam Kngwarray (Tate Modern)
One hour to go until our midnight service starts and I need to be awake enough to lead worship. Struggling.
a cartoon character from the movie monsters inc is looking at the camera and saying `` me right now '' .
Alt: a cartoon character from the movie monsters inc is looking at the camera and saying `` me right now '' .
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
One hour to go until our midnight service starts and I need to be awake enough to lead worship. Struggling.
Got drafted in at the last minute to play piano at one of our carol services. Fudged my way through Hark The Herald, but eased into the arpeggios on Oh Holy Night. Now twiddling thumbs waiting for the 11.30pm service, which I am on the rota to play at and have actually practiced for!
December 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Got drafted in at the last minute to play piano at one of our carol services. Fudged my way through Hark The Herald, but eased into the arpeggios on Oh Holy Night. Now twiddling thumbs waiting for the 11.30pm service, which I am on the rota to play at and have actually practiced for!
I can already hear @sturdyalex.bsky.social saying 'This week, fonts are woke'.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I can already hear @sturdyalex.bsky.social saying 'This week, fonts are woke'.
"How appropriate that the award resembled the planet earth being literally dragged to hell." 😂
Last night I watched the World Cup draw as a prisoner of curiosity. I was served up a spectacle that was sickening even by FIFA's standards.
Some furious words on Infantino, Trump and FIFA's continued defilement of the world's purest cultural moment.
Here: joshbland.substack.com/p/a-world-cu...
Some furious words on Infantino, Trump and FIFA's continued defilement of the world's purest cultural moment.
Here: joshbland.substack.com/p/a-world-cu...
A World Cup Draw Hate-Watch
Some off-the-cuff reactions to FIFA's feature-length extravaganza of slime
joshbland.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"How appropriate that the award resembled the planet earth being literally dragged to hell." 😂
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
Strong 'live, laugh, love' vibes.
Plus it would look slightly better if it was painted directly onto the wall rather than looking like it's printed on 3 sheets on A4 and blue-tacked on.
Plus it would look slightly better if it was painted directly onto the wall rather than looking like it's printed on 3 sheets on A4 and blue-tacked on.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Strong 'live, laugh, love' vibes.
Plus it would look slightly better if it was painted directly onto the wall rather than looking like it's printed on 3 sheets on A4 and blue-tacked on.
Plus it would look slightly better if it was painted directly onto the wall rather than looking like it's printed on 3 sheets on A4 and blue-tacked on.
The little spark of joy I felt when this unexpectedly popped up on my podcast feed last night - 🥳
This podcast has been a little light in the darkness recently - fascinating and entertaining with lots of culture and really thought provoking. Plus Alex is the BEST story-teller.
This podcast has been a little light in the darkness recently - fascinating and entertaining with lots of culture and really thought provoking. Plus Alex is the BEST story-teller.
🏛️ PODYSSEY SEASON 2 - All the details! 📜
What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
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What. Where. When.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Aw1...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... @sturdyalex.bsky.social
Podyssey Season 2 - All The Details
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 04/11/2025 · Bonus · 9m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The little spark of joy I felt when this unexpectedly popped up on my podcast feed last night - 🥳
This podcast has been a little light in the darkness recently - fascinating and entertaining with lots of culture and really thought provoking. Plus Alex is the BEST story-teller.
This podcast has been a little light in the darkness recently - fascinating and entertaining with lots of culture and really thought provoking. Plus Alex is the BEST story-teller.
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
100%
🚨 Saeema Syeda, of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), said the poll shows:
"It's a manufactured panic, pushed by some politicians and parts of the media to distract from what actually matters to people.
https://bit.ly/4oekHXR
"It's a manufactured panic, pushed by some politicians and parts of the media to distract from what actually matters to people.
https://bit.ly/4oekHXR
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.
news.sky.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
100%
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
Until our charger gets fitted next week, I am having to spend time in Starbucks while my car charges, so it costs me in tea and cakes as well as electricity. Long drive tomorrow, so need a full battery. Moving to electric is going to take some getting used to.
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Until our charger gets fitted next week, I am having to spend time in Starbucks while my car charges, so it costs me in tea and cakes as well as electricity. Long drive tomorrow, so need a full battery. Moving to electric is going to take some getting used to.
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Forced to share pins, left open to fraud!
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Forced to share pins, left open to fraud!
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Misogyny is alive and well at Sky News in the 21st Century I see...
Click through to the article and you even get her husband's name first
October 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Misogyny is alive and well at Sky News in the 21st Century I see...
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I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
I have no interest in golf, but I am enjoying the overnight score in the Ryder Cup. All that uncouth behaviour from the home fans seems to be getting it's cumuppance 😁
September 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I have no interest in golf, but I am enjoying the overnight score in the Ryder Cup. All that uncouth behaviour from the home fans seems to be getting it's cumuppance 😁
A friend's teenage daughter has made an animated video for one of my songs. It's got a live premier on Youtube at 8pm tonight, so if you're free for 4 mins at 8pm, you can join the live and send some encouragement to her in the chat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtU...
Not Going to Listen
YouTube video by Olwen Ringrose
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A friend's teenage daughter has made an animated video for one of my songs. It's got a live premier on Youtube at 8pm tonight, so if you're free for 4 mins at 8pm, you can join the live and send some encouragement to her in the chat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtU...