Anu McEla
@anumak.bsky.social
Books, bookshops, afternoon teas, strong cheeses, and various other interests.
Book dragon, wearer of black (mostly).
Book dragon, wearer of black (mostly).
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This is Goose. His stick didn't fit through the door at first. But Goose believed in himself, and more importantly, so did his doorman. 13/10 (TT: bigstickgoose)
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is Goose. His stick didn't fit through the door at first. But Goose believed in himself, and more importantly, so did his doorman. 13/10 (TT: bigstickgoose)
Bookish checkpoint:
- last book read: Fishing for the Little Pike - Juhani Karila
- current read: The Hour of the Predator - Giuliano da Empoli
- next to read: The Dublin Railway Murder - Thomas Morris
- last book added to tbr: The Way of All Flesh - Ambrose Parry
#BookSky📚 #Books
- last book read: Fishing for the Little Pike - Juhani Karila
- current read: The Hour of the Predator - Giuliano da Empoli
- next to read: The Dublin Railway Murder - Thomas Morris
- last book added to tbr: The Way of All Flesh - Ambrose Parry
#BookSky📚 #Books
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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It is now thought that the noise once believed to be the blood-curdling scream of the banshee haunting the Irish countryside is actually just the sound of women over the age of 30 wailing in agony due to constant back pain
October 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is now thought that the noise once believed to be the blood-curdling scream of the banshee haunting the Irish countryside is actually just the sound of women over the age of 30 wailing in agony due to constant back pain
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Huomisen 30.10. merkkipäivät ovat:
✦ Kepposten yö
✦ Kummitusjääkaapin yö
✦ Tekstaa exällesi -päivä
✦ 🗒️ Muistilistapäivä
✦ 🪦 Suunnittele upeat hautajaiset -päivä
✦ Kepposten yö
✦ Kummitusjääkaapin yö
✦ Tekstaa exällesi -päivä
✦ 🗒️ Muistilistapäivä
✦ 🪦 Suunnittele upeat hautajaiset -päivä
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Huomisen 30.10. merkkipäivät ovat:
✦ Kepposten yö
✦ Kummitusjääkaapin yö
✦ Tekstaa exällesi -päivä
✦ 🗒️ Muistilistapäivä
✦ 🪦 Suunnittele upeat hautajaiset -päivä
✦ Kepposten yö
✦ Kummitusjääkaapin yö
✦ Tekstaa exällesi -päivä
✦ 🗒️ Muistilistapäivä
✦ 🪦 Suunnittele upeat hautajaiset -päivä
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Apparently people need to hear this: it's fine to organize your books however the fuck you want
Sorted in rainbow colors? Fine.
Spines facing wall? Fine.
A big pile on the floor? Fine.
Looming stacked towers? Fine.
Ordered by number of pages? Fine.
Alphabetically by the last letter? Fine.
Sorted in rainbow colors? Fine.
Spines facing wall? Fine.
A big pile on the floor? Fine.
Looming stacked towers? Fine.
Ordered by number of pages? Fine.
Alphabetically by the last letter? Fine.
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Apparently people need to hear this: it's fine to organize your books however the fuck you want
Sorted in rainbow colors? Fine.
Spines facing wall? Fine.
A big pile on the floor? Fine.
Looming stacked towers? Fine.
Ordered by number of pages? Fine.
Alphabetically by the last letter? Fine.
Sorted in rainbow colors? Fine.
Spines facing wall? Fine.
A big pile on the floor? Fine.
Looming stacked towers? Fine.
Ordered by number of pages? Fine.
Alphabetically by the last letter? Fine.
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Created by my good friend, Take the Ring:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNs...
#TwinPeaks #DocHayward #WarrenFrost
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNs...
#TwinPeaks #DocHayward #WarrenFrost
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Created by my good friend, Take the Ring:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNs...
#TwinPeaks #DocHayward #WarrenFrost
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNs...
#TwinPeaks #DocHayward #WarrenFrost
Arcadian Nights 2025 in the Grand Social last Saturday. I missed the first few bands and the last few bands, managed to see eight bands though which is not bad, also took a lot of poor pictures. #thegrandsocial #badgigpics #punksky
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Arcadian Nights 2025 in the Grand Social last Saturday. I missed the first few bands and the last few bands, managed to see eight bands though which is not bad, also took a lot of poor pictures. #thegrandsocial #badgigpics #punksky
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Basically all manufacturers and retailers should be obligated to either collect their waste and broken products, or pay for others to deal with them.
You’d see an amazing display of innovation in efficient, repairable and recyclable products and packaging.
You’d see an amazing display of innovation in efficient, repairable and recyclable products and packaging.
I still wish we could set up a system where package delivery came with up “pickup empties” option, like milk deliveries use to have.
You bring me a new box, I give you some empty boxes!
You bring me a new box, I give you some empty boxes!
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Basically all manufacturers and retailers should be obligated to either collect their waste and broken products, or pay for others to deal with them.
You’d see an amazing display of innovation in efficient, repairable and recyclable products and packaging.
You’d see an amazing display of innovation in efficient, repairable and recyclable products and packaging.
Books 34-37 of 2025. I bought Daisy Jones few years ago but only got around to reading it now. The two Folklore books I bought from the Halloween alternative market last year. And The Diary of a Bookseller was a delight, will definitely read the other two from him. #booksky 📚 #books #kirjataivas
October 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Books 34-37 of 2025. I bought Daisy Jones few years ago but only got around to reading it now. The two Folklore books I bought from the Halloween alternative market last year. And The Diary of a Bookseller was a delight, will definitely read the other two from him. #booksky 📚 #books #kirjataivas
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I had the real pleasure of having lunch with Miriam Margolyes today, and as we left the restaurant, an old man started playing Hava Nagila loudly on his phone and calling Miriam a “self hating Jew!” - presumably for her stance on Palestine. It was upsetting but she brushed it off, undeterred
October 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I had the real pleasure of having lunch with Miriam Margolyes today, and as we left the restaurant, an old man started playing Hava Nagila loudly on his phone and calling Miriam a “self hating Jew!” - presumably for her stance on Palestine. It was upsetting but she brushed it off, undeterred
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Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians
Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Recommended viewing: Storyville: The Librarians, BBC4, Tuesday, 7 October. Explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Makers Market at Bolands Mills yesterday. Plenty of stalls, great vibe, loved the little photobooth (pity about the cold wind though). #bolandsmills #thebirdsandtheteas #sundaymarkets
October 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Makers Market at Bolands Mills yesterday. Plenty of stalls, great vibe, loved the little photobooth (pity about the cold wind though). #bolandsmills #thebirdsandtheteas #sundaymarkets
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Jasmin Kokko (snacksmin) has blessed us all who were Finnish kids of certain age with this educational model. It finally answers many questions, while raising many others.
October 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Jasmin Kokko (snacksmin) has blessed us all who were Finnish kids of certain age with this educational model. It finally answers many questions, while raising many others.
Books 29-32 of 2025. The Lamplighters was totally different to what I expected. Hawksmoor was a quick read, whereas The Crimson Petal was a very slow one. Finally there's Johanna Sinisalo's fantasy classic which I finally read as it was recently reissued in English. #booksky 📚 #books #kirjataivas
September 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Books 29-32 of 2025. The Lamplighters was totally different to what I expected. Hawksmoor was a quick read, whereas The Crimson Petal was a very slow one. Finally there's Johanna Sinisalo's fantasy classic which I finally read as it was recently reissued in English. #booksky 📚 #books #kirjataivas
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
Let's Get Serious 2025 in the Grand Social last night. Good bands, great chats with various people. Pictured here: Easy Company, the Coathanger Solution, and Yur Mum. #thegrandsocial #fairlyokgigpics #punksky
September 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let's Get Serious 2025 in the Grand Social last night. Good bands, great chats with various people. Pictured here: Easy Company, the Coathanger Solution, and Yur Mum. #thegrandsocial #fairlyokgigpics #punksky
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Yeah robots are definitely not taking over the world.
Not the red one, at least. 🤣
Not the red one, at least. 🤣
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Yeah robots are definitely not taking over the world.
Not the red one, at least. 🤣
Not the red one, at least. 🤣
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"We're going to lay off 10% of the company to eliminate redundancies."
Four months later...
"What do you mean we can't do this critical task because the only person who knows how to do it is on annual leave? How is it possible that no else in the company knows how to handle it?"
Four months later...
"What do you mean we can't do this critical task because the only person who knows how to do it is on annual leave? How is it possible that no else in the company knows how to handle it?"
August 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"We're going to lay off 10% of the company to eliminate redundancies."
Four months later...
"What do you mean we can't do this critical task because the only person who knows how to do it is on annual leave? How is it possible that no else in the company knows how to handle it?"
Four months later...
"What do you mean we can't do this critical task because the only person who knows how to do it is on annual leave? How is it possible that no else in the company knows how to handle it?"
I could post a picture of my new bookshelves but here are some flowers instead ☺️
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I could post a picture of my new bookshelves but here are some flowers instead ☺️
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“The government should be run like a business.”
It was dumb the first time someone said it, and it’s aged like cyanide-laced milk.
It was dumb the first time someone said it, and it’s aged like cyanide-laced milk.
August 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“The government should be run like a business.”
It was dumb the first time someone said it, and it’s aged like cyanide-laced milk.
It was dumb the first time someone said it, and it’s aged like cyanide-laced milk.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend, Brian Glenn:
"President Zelenskyy, you look fabulous in that suit!"
Zelenskyy: "You are in the same suit. I changed, you did not."
"President Zelenskyy, you look fabulous in that suit!"
Zelenskyy: "You are in the same suit. I changed, you did not."
August 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend, Brian Glenn:
"President Zelenskyy, you look fabulous in that suit!"
Zelenskyy: "You are in the same suit. I changed, you did not."
"President Zelenskyy, you look fabulous in that suit!"
Zelenskyy: "You are in the same suit. I changed, you did not."
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Trump, a Jeffrey Epstein partner, blames Ukraine for being invaded and declares only Zelenskyy can end the war by surrendering and forfeiting Ukrainian territory, natural resources, homes, and more than 30,000 children stolen and trafficked by Russia.
Trump stands behind Russia.
Trump stands behind Russia.
August 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Trump, a Jeffrey Epstein partner, blames Ukraine for being invaded and declares only Zelenskyy can end the war by surrendering and forfeiting Ukrainian territory, natural resources, homes, and more than 30,000 children stolen and trafficked by Russia.
Trump stands behind Russia.
Trump stands behind Russia.