Books,Craic,Cake
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Y’all…👇
FREE BOOK!
I put this offer up seven hours ago.
It's been reposted twenty odd times.
But not one request.
#buyastrangerabook
I put this offer up seven hours ago.
It's been reposted twenty odd times.
But not one request.
#buyastrangerabook
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Y’all…👇
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What's Christmas without enjoying a hot drink near a crackling fire? The elves at East Kilbride Central Library certainly agree... if you can spot them that is! 🎄☕
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What's Christmas without enjoying a hot drink near a crackling fire? The elves at East Kilbride Central Library certainly agree... if you can spot them that is! 🎄☕
Only took a drive out to get more shower bombs. Then remembered, a new book/coffee shop opened a couple of weeks ago…oh dear 😬
After my wee bookfest yesterday too 🙈
Felt guilty for all of 10 seconds. Read the quote on the back & giggled all the way home as it sat on the passenger seat beside me 😂
After my wee bookfest yesterday too 🙈
Felt guilty for all of 10 seconds. Read the quote on the back & giggled all the way home as it sat on the passenger seat beside me 😂
December 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Only took a drive out to get more shower bombs. Then remembered, a new book/coffee shop opened a couple of weeks ago…oh dear 😬
After my wee bookfest yesterday too 🙈
Felt guilty for all of 10 seconds. Read the quote on the back & giggled all the way home as it sat on the passenger seat beside me 😂
After my wee bookfest yesterday too 🙈
Felt guilty for all of 10 seconds. Read the quote on the back & giggled all the way home as it sat on the passenger seat beside me 😂
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Lots of events planned for next year about my book 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales', due out Feb 26th. Available for preorder.
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Lots of events planned for next year about my book 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales', due out Feb 26th. Available for preorder.
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
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Some Cold Killers are on the loose at Greenhills Library Hub this winter. Catch them if you can! ❄️ Greenhills Library Hub is currently open Monday to Thursday, 10:30am to 1pm, and it's opening days may change in the new year.
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Some Cold Killers are on the loose at Greenhills Library Hub this winter. Catch them if you can! ❄️ Greenhills Library Hub is currently open Monday to Thursday, 10:30am to 1pm, and it's opening days may change in the new year.
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A striking reminder of how libraries have shaped women’s access to education, while continuing to inspire new creative work. #Libraries #WomensHistory #nli
We were thrilled to welcome artist and designer Peter O’Brien last month as he shared the final sketch for our 2025 seasonal card, plus the beautiful preparatory drawings behind it. 🎨✏️
🎄 📨 Learn more:
www.nli.ie/news-stories...
🎄 📨 Learn more:
www.nli.ie/news-stories...
December 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A striking reminder of how libraries have shaped women’s access to education, while continuing to inspire new creative work. #Libraries #WomensHistory #nli
Such a devastating disease that just seems to keep coming back stronger each time. So upsetting to see this…
“Hundreds of snow geese found dead at a Northampton County quarry are suspected to have died of bird flu, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said in a Tuesday news release.
The commission is facilitating removal, testing and disposal of the dead birds, the release states.”
Hundreds of snow geese dead at Northampton County quarry suspected victims of bird flu, game commission says
Hundreds of snow geese found dead at a Northampton County quarry are suspected to have died of bird flu, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said Tuesday.
www.mcall.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Such a devastating disease that just seems to keep coming back stronger each time. So upsetting to see this…
It’s always the box. Always.
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
It’s always the box. Always.
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Stephen Fry launches campaign to boost reading for pleasure
Stephen Fry launches campaign to boost reading for pleasure
The Hay festival president is asking readers for book recommendations that will ‘entice the most reluctant reader’ to help combat the decline in leisure reading
Hay festival president Stephen Fry is backing the organisation’s new campaign to collect recommendations for the most pleasurable books to entice new readers, in a bid to combat falling literacy rates in the UK.
The Pleasure List campaign, run in partnership with the government’s National Year of Reading 2026, will share the “most un-put-downable” reads in the hopes of helping reverse the downward trend of adults reading for pleasure. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Stephen Fry launches campaign to boost reading for pleasure
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The Walkhighlands app has been commended in the @tgomagazine.bsky.social reader awards! “Essential for walking in Scotland”, commented one reader to TGO. Another said they “have explored areas I would never have thought of on paths I would never have found thanks to this app!”
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December 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Walkhighlands app has been commended in the @tgomagazine.bsky.social reader awards! “Essential for walking in Scotland”, commented one reader to TGO. Another said they “have explored areas I would never have thought of on paths I would never have found thanks to this app!”
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Advent bird No. 17
Raven
Scientific name: Corvus corax
Alternative names: Corbie, croupy craw, great big black thing, Deathy McDeathface
Finnish name: korppi
Song: gronk, k’ack k’ack k’ack, korrrp (and much much more)
Raven
Scientific name: Corvus corax
Alternative names: Corbie, croupy craw, great big black thing, Deathy McDeathface
Finnish name: korppi
Song: gronk, k’ack k’ack k’ack, korrrp (and much much more)
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Advent bird No. 17
Raven
Scientific name: Corvus corax
Alternative names: Corbie, croupy craw, great big black thing, Deathy McDeathface
Finnish name: korppi
Song: gronk, k’ack k’ack k’ack, korrrp (and much much more)
Raven
Scientific name: Corvus corax
Alternative names: Corbie, croupy craw, great big black thing, Deathy McDeathface
Finnish name: korppi
Song: gronk, k’ack k’ack k’ack, korrrp (and much much more)
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2nd century AD tombstone of Regina from the tribe of the Catuvellauni & wife of Barates from Palmyra. The tombstone is bilingual in Latin and Aramaic - the only known example in Britain. Part of the collections at Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields. 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday
December 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
2nd century AD tombstone of Regina from the tribe of the Catuvellauni & wife of Barates from Palmyra. The tombstone is bilingual in Latin and Aramaic - the only known example in Britain. Part of the collections at Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields. 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday
My mystery books stash bought today
£5 for each Christmas surprise
Fluctuating light conditions
Mucking about with
Canon RP/Canon FD 28mm
£5 for each Christmas surprise
Fluctuating light conditions
Mucking about with
Canon RP/Canon FD 28mm
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My mystery books stash bought today
£5 for each Christmas surprise
Fluctuating light conditions
Mucking about with
Canon RP/Canon FD 28mm
£5 for each Christmas surprise
Fluctuating light conditions
Mucking about with
Canon RP/Canon FD 28mm
Some of my wanderings today
Nice to see blue skies
And so many things bathed in low winter sunshine
Even if it was cold with it
Beautiful house but
I don’t like digestive biscuits
It’s like eating a thatched roof
Nice to see blue skies
And so many things bathed in low winter sunshine
Even if it was cold with it
Beautiful house but
I don’t like digestive biscuits
It’s like eating a thatched roof
December 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Some of my wanderings today
Nice to see blue skies
And so many things bathed in low winter sunshine
Even if it was cold with it
Beautiful house but
I don’t like digestive biscuits
It’s like eating a thatched roof
Nice to see blue skies
And so many things bathed in low winter sunshine
Even if it was cold with it
Beautiful house but
I don’t like digestive biscuits
It’s like eating a thatched roof
A visit today to one of my favourite 2nd hand bookshops
Once I’d pulled this from the shelf
And seen the front cover
I was never in a million years
Going to leave it behind
Once I’d pulled this from the shelf
And seen the front cover
I was never in a million years
Going to leave it behind
December 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A visit today to one of my favourite 2nd hand bookshops
Once I’d pulled this from the shelf
And seen the front cover
I was never in a million years
Going to leave it behind
Once I’d pulled this from the shelf
And seen the front cover
I was never in a million years
Going to leave it behind
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Today marks 250 years of Jane Austen! Did you know all her novels published in her lifetime were done so anonymously? However, by the time Mansfield Park came out, the secret was out and her brother Henry may have been partially to blame! Austen wanted her work to be judged on merit, not gender.
December 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today marks 250 years of Jane Austen! Did you know all her novels published in her lifetime were done so anonymously? However, by the time Mansfield Park came out, the secret was out and her brother Henry may have been partially to blame! Austen wanted her work to be judged on merit, not gender.
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Documentary ‘The Librarians’ is a must watch, it’s currently on iPlayer - likely to be Oscar nominated & rightly so. 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
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Documentary ‘The Librarians’ is a must watch, it’s currently on iPlayer - likely to be Oscar nominated & rightly so. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g45p10z3wo
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council
The Spey Viaduct was completed in 1886 but partially collapsed into the Moray river at the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g45p10z3wo
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Many #Libraries are registered as Warm Spaces with the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social.
Our webinar with the Good Faith Foundation explains the Warm Welcome campaign and the benefits for libraries in getting involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpFv...
Our webinar with the Good Faith Foundation explains the Warm Welcome campaign and the benefits for libraries in getting involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpFv...
Warm Spaces Update | Libraries Connected Webinars | 2025
YouTube video by Libraries Connected
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Many #Libraries are registered as Warm Spaces with the @warmwelcomeuk.bsky.social.
Our webinar with the Good Faith Foundation explains the Warm Welcome campaign and the benefits for libraries in getting involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpFv...
Our webinar with the Good Faith Foundation explains the Warm Welcome campaign and the benefits for libraries in getting involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpFv...
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This moray's home is off the southern shore of Liuqiu Island, southwest of Taiwan. Taken with my Sony RX100 Mark IV, Nauticam housing, wide-angle wet lens and YS-D3 strobe.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This moray's home is off the southern shore of Liuqiu Island, southwest of Taiwan. Taken with my Sony RX100 Mark IV, Nauticam housing, wide-angle wet lens and YS-D3 strobe.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
Slideshow of old photos! A great balance of the everyday, games & a spattering of royalty. Spied a couple of Dowager Queen Alexandra
In her heyday, a great beauty & fashion icon to the point where women used sticks & developed a limp to be like her
Today maybe better than a TikkyTokky influencer
In her heyday, a great beauty & fashion icon to the point where women used sticks & developed a limp to be like her
Today maybe better than a TikkyTokky influencer
Old Tour #Scotland #Ancestry Travel Visit #Genealogy #Scottish Family #History Blog #photography of Bridge Street in Ballater, Royal Deeside. In the early 14th century, the area was part of the estates of the Knights of St John tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2012/04/old-...
Old Photograph Bridge Street Ballater Scotland
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December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Slideshow of old photos! A great balance of the everyday, games & a spattering of royalty. Spied a couple of Dowager Queen Alexandra
In her heyday, a great beauty & fashion icon to the point where women used sticks & developed a limp to be like her
Today maybe better than a TikkyTokky influencer
In her heyday, a great beauty & fashion icon to the point where women used sticks & developed a limp to be like her
Today maybe better than a TikkyTokky influencer
The convenience of the mobile phone…
🎶This could be Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome🎶
But it’s not. It’s a car park - ‘Ev’ry Little Helps’ 👀
Lurgy mask on to get some supplies. Didn’t expect to see this after a day of almost but not quite, dark skies.
🎶This could be Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome🎶
But it’s not. It’s a car park - ‘Ev’ry Little Helps’ 👀
Lurgy mask on to get some supplies. Didn’t expect to see this after a day of almost but not quite, dark skies.
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The convenience of the mobile phone…
🎶This could be Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome🎶
But it’s not. It’s a car park - ‘Ev’ry Little Helps’ 👀
Lurgy mask on to get some supplies. Didn’t expect to see this after a day of almost but not quite, dark skies.
🎶This could be Rotterdam or anywhere Liverpool or Rome🎶
But it’s not. It’s a car park - ‘Ev’ry Little Helps’ 👀
Lurgy mask on to get some supplies. Didn’t expect to see this after a day of almost but not quite, dark skies.
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Touring in #France in our #campervan. The wonderful Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique. I've been busy with paid work but after a break here is a blog post!
Campervan Touring Around the Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique – Back on the road again share.google/2xzK9rgodIXi...
Campervan Touring Around the Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique – Back on the road again share.google/2xzK9rgodIXi...
Campervan Touring Around the Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique
Plage Saint-Michel in Batz-sur-Mer Heading north into the heart of the Vendée we were sure we would find cooler weather but the storm was a surprise. My smile faded when the receptioni…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Touring in #France in our #campervan. The wonderful Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique. I've been busy with paid work but after a break here is a blog post!
Campervan Touring Around the Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique – Back on the road again share.google/2xzK9rgodIXi...
Campervan Touring Around the Vendée & Coastal Loire-Atlantique – Back on the road again share.google/2xzK9rgodIXi...
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The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden. For the first time in 20 years, the country has officially lost a bird species. - www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
#BirdingScotland #UKBirding
Attributed to a combination of climate change and disruption to the lemming cycle. A tragedy.
#BirdingScotland #UKBirding
Attributed to a combination of climate change and disruption to the lemming cycle. A tragedy.
Sweden has lost the Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden. For the first time in 20 years, the country has officially lost a bird species.
www.birdlife.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Snowy Owl has been declared Regionally Extinct in Sweden. For the first time in 20 years, the country has officially lost a bird species. - www.birdlife.org/news/2025/12...
#BirdingScotland #UKBirding
Attributed to a combination of climate change and disruption to the lemming cycle. A tragedy.
#BirdingScotland #UKBirding
Attributed to a combination of climate change and disruption to the lemming cycle. A tragedy.