Trickybirdy
@oodle-ardle-leahy.bsky.social
Lefty, opinionated but mostly silent. Getting grumpier and less inclined to leave the house with every year. She/her 🏳️⚧️
Te Whanganui a Tara Aotearoa
Te Whanganui a Tara Aotearoa
I read this and its sequel, Displeasure Island over the weekend and they are so much fun!
Ghosts, murder, sarcastic teenagers, really neurotic 30 somethings being slightly incompetent.
Thanks @abeewords.bsky.social
Ghosts, murder, sarcastic teenagers, really neurotic 30 somethings being slightly incompetent.
Thanks @abeewords.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I read this and its sequel, Displeasure Island over the weekend and they are so much fun!
Ghosts, murder, sarcastic teenagers, really neurotic 30 somethings being slightly incompetent.
Thanks @abeewords.bsky.social
Ghosts, murder, sarcastic teenagers, really neurotic 30 somethings being slightly incompetent.
Thanks @abeewords.bsky.social
Wot, not this one?
May 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Wot, not this one?
Whoop!
Look at O's new work laptop
Look at O's new work laptop
March 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Whoop!
Look at O's new work laptop
Look at O's new work laptop
On a trip to Auckland once, my sister once had to wear almost every item of clothing she'd taken with her so that the books she'd bought would fit in her suitcase for the flight home to Welly.
March 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On a trip to Auckland once, my sister once had to wear almost every item of clothing she'd taken with her so that the books she'd bought would fit in her suitcase for the flight home to Welly.
I did this to my mums tree in the middle of the night a few years ago but apparently it wasn't funny...
I begged to differ, especially as I'd had to sneak down the road with a ladder in the dark like a deranged burglar 😀
I begged to differ, especially as I'd had to sneak down the road with a ladder in the dark like a deranged burglar 😀
January 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I did this to my mums tree in the middle of the night a few years ago but apparently it wasn't funny...
I begged to differ, especially as I'd had to sneak down the road with a ladder in the dark like a deranged burglar 😀
I begged to differ, especially as I'd had to sneak down the road with a ladder in the dark like a deranged burglar 😀
It's an evergreen because it's true.
January 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's an evergreen because it's true.
Ok, so here are my favourite books of 2025 so far, and I suspect that they will still be high on the list come Christmas!
Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy, historical Russian folklore / fantasy set in the 1300s, with a truely awesome protagonist.
Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy, historical Russian folklore / fantasy set in the 1300s, with a truely awesome protagonist.
January 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Ok, so here are my favourite books of 2025 so far, and I suspect that they will still be high on the list come Christmas!
Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy, historical Russian folklore / fantasy set in the 1300s, with a truely awesome protagonist.
Katherine Arden's Winternight Trilogy, historical Russian folklore / fantasy set in the 1300s, with a truely awesome protagonist.
Meri Kirihimete
December 24, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Meri Kirihimete
Although I find myself increasingly worried about waking up to hear that David Attenborough is gone.
December 24, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Although I find myself increasingly worried about waking up to hear that David Attenborough is gone.
Is this an option?
In our house this is ALWAYS the preferred option...
In our house this is ALWAYS the preferred option...
December 20, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Is this an option?
In our house this is ALWAYS the preferred option...
In our house this is ALWAYS the preferred option...
Soooo....
I might have made too much chilli.
I might have made too much chilli.
December 6, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Soooo....
I might have made too much chilli.
I might have made too much chilli.
Somebody posted this yesterday
December 6, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Somebody posted this yesterday
After Xmas I am going to build myself a new brick letterbox, big enough to actually keep book packages DRY
December 4, 2024 at 4:41 AM
After Xmas I am going to build myself a new brick letterbox, big enough to actually keep book packages DRY
Tiny but furious.
October 10, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Tiny but furious.
I'm trying to teach my kid safe practice for going places by herself and it's a thing...
September 3, 2024 at 12:31 AM
I'm trying to teach my kid safe practice for going places by herself and it's a thing...
I took these about 3 weeks ago in the wee hours after realising the garden looked odd as I headed off to bed.
The utter silence was very solid.
The utter silence was very solid.
September 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I took these about 3 weeks ago in the wee hours after realising the garden looked odd as I headed off to bed.
The utter silence was very solid.
The utter silence was very solid.
With my cousins in Thames which was pretty much the only time every year we went to the theater.
September 2, 2024 at 2:15 AM
With my cousins in Thames which was pretty much the only time every year we went to the theater.
From the top of Wexford 30 mins ago.
August 11, 2024 at 9:43 PM
From the top of Wexford 30 mins ago.
The following advice earned me a 'you're the best mum ever' title over the weekend so I thought I'd share.
If you're going to swear, make sure you enounciate clearly and have good posture, that way no one can ever say that you're not a lady.
If you're going to swear, make sure you enounciate clearly and have good posture, that way no one can ever say that you're not a lady.
June 24, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The following advice earned me a 'you're the best mum ever' title over the weekend so I thought I'd share.
If you're going to swear, make sure you enounciate clearly and have good posture, that way no one can ever say that you're not a lady.
If you're going to swear, make sure you enounciate clearly and have good posture, that way no one can ever say that you're not a lady.
The dangers of working in a bookshop as a young woman 😒🤮
What Philosophy Degrees seem to breed...
What Philosophy Degrees seem to breed...
January 19, 2024 at 7:48 PM
The dangers of working in a bookshop as a young woman 😒🤮
What Philosophy Degrees seem to breed...
What Philosophy Degrees seem to breed...