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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 12h

Is this why the local North Devon word for a stupid person was 'digby'?

Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 18h

Doulton’s headquarters & factory building, #Lambeth #London
Architect - R. Stark Wilkinson - 1878

High #Victorian #Gothic architecture, with decorative details of Doulton’s terracotta.

#Exeter born, Stark Wilkinson designed the Digby Hospital, #Devon in 1886.

#WallsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday

A gothic corner building with turret, many windows & terracotta details.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 23h

Why are some men so crude? It's not remotely attractive, they all have wives/mothers/sisters and (probably) daughters - is this what they want then to experience?

fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 23h

I'm a middle-aged man and frequently end up staring into the middle distance, thinking about fuck all. My wife accuses me of eyeing up other women when I'm doing this outdoors, which I have not done. I now suspect I have resting pervert face.

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 23h

I can't understand why so many people linger there. You can't avoid the adverts, or the hate, so why? I suspect with some it's because they think their large follower count is actively engaged but I bet they're not. Most followers are now ghosts.

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Rambling Idiot @ramblingidiot.bsky.social · 1d

Keep the lunar magic flowing.
#fullmoon #harvestmoon

www.cutfromtheland.co.uk/product/misc...

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Rambling Idiot @ramblingidiot.bsky.social · 1d

Small, but perfectly formed.
Another run of our massively popular smaller prints.
Harvest Mice and Chaffinches.
Loads of details at a brilliant price.
Excellent gifts.
#printmaking #linocut #natureart #folkart #chaffinches #harvestmice #christmasgiftideas

www.cutfromtheland.co.uk/products

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 2d

I think my role in life is making dogs happy.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 2d

I've just bought it from World of Books.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 2d

"But it is nice to hope she got her wish, that: “When you arrive in heaven, all your dogs come rushing across a green lawn to meet you.” "
Of course she did.
I read her books, and so did everyone I know.
Rest in peace with all your dogs, Jilly.

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 2d

Peanut M&Ms and remember everyone else is feeling it too, they just keep quiet about it. And keep going.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

I was taken to watch this as a child and was taken out by my mum after 'that' moment. I'm pretty sure the whole cinema was sobbing.

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 3d

I’m going in

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

@missmc.bsky.social have you got any data, or can you point me at some reliable data, about the closure of private schools directly related to the imposition of vat? Asking for me.

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

My single, solitary premium bond, bought about 20 years ago, had just won me £50. The odds of winning any prize are 1 in 21,000. If I'd had it in a savings account it might have been worth about £130, so I'm a bottle of gin up on the deal.
That'll do.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

That's absolutely true.

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

Ultra processed food is packed with preservatives.

Posh Nigel @nigel-hewlett.bsky.social · 3d

@aldiukstores.bsky.social

I picked up 2 Aldi Essentials white sliced loaves for fishing. It's no use because, once liquidised, it becomes dust.

I didn't open the second loaf. It's sat here since the 28th July and still has no mold on it. It's unchanged.

What the fuck is it made of? Chalk?

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

There used to be. We used to have a police force that functioned for ordinary people, and legal aid. All gone, and more and more people are beginning to realise that they can do what they like with no consequences.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

@billybragg.bsky.social will send you stickers.

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, I use eBay if I need anything these days. I only use Amazon for a book for my kindle, and then it's for books I already have but an ebook for 99p is worth it.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

I LISTENED!

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 3d

"Corporations, being artificial, immortal colony-organisms that use humans as their inconvenient gut flora, do not have consciences to appeal to."

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?

Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

The House of Saud took an actual human being, murdered him, cut and sawed up his body into small pieces, and disposed of it.
I don't think it's been found.
And they did it in the Embassy of another country.
Sport washing, climate washing, and now comedy washing.
Greed is at the bottom of it all.

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

Khashoggi.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

They’re dead to me.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

Khashoggi.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

They’re dead to me.

Damn Every Comic Who Sold Their Soul for Saudi Blood Money

All these sell-outs can go to hell.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

What a wonderful thing to hear Douglas Adams' voice again.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Archive on 4 - One Last Chance to See - BBC Sounds

Katherine Rundell rediscovers Douglas Adams' epic journeys in search of threatened species

www.bbc.co.uk

Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

I *think* refusing to block someone and then getting all arsey and sarcastic with users who wanted the block. From what I read, regardless of the details, the CEO was rude and unprofessional. We should expect better.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 4d

How quickly Khashoggi has been forgotten by some....
A man murdered, dismembered and disposed of by the house of Saudi just for being a journalist.
We must never forget the 'comedians' who accepted the money, especially the one who said 'they're just like us really'. They're not.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 4d

There are now just 10 of my 2026 botanical calendars left.
Link in tweet below if you’d like to pre-order one. They’re not like other calendars-I've created them using neuroscientific research-stress is dialled down by looking at them & they're 12 high quality frameable prints👇🪶🐚🪸🌸🌿

Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 6d

My Etsy's now open for pre-orders of my 2026 botanical & tiny posy calendars-40 calendars in this print run.
I create my photos using recent research so looking at them dials down stress.
Each calendar=12 high quality frameable 28cm square prints of my botanical photos:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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