Dotty
@fizzandnonsense.bsky.social
Scottish Borders. Deep as a puddle. Commander of lists. Juggler of tasks. Lives with hens; Henry, a cat; Leo, a dug and best of all, @alistaircoleman.bluesky.social.
Have some joyous silliness. You'll feel better I promise.
I'm off for brisk walk, floor scrubbing, pituitary testing and sewing. A FINE day off.
I'm off for brisk walk, floor scrubbing, pituitary testing and sewing. A FINE day off.
Absolute joy
February 17, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Have some joyous silliness. You'll feel better I promise.
I'm off for brisk walk, floor scrubbing, pituitary testing and sewing. A FINE day off.
I'm off for brisk walk, floor scrubbing, pituitary testing and sewing. A FINE day off.
This really is worth the read. Also FB can go straight to hell. Again.
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
This really is worth the read. Also FB can go straight to hell. Again.
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I am so enjoying writing my first newsletter for my brand new members! 💃🏼🪩 Full of lovely February meanderings you won’t find anywhere else, a chance for me to write beyond a character limit 🏁 😀and a way for my 24 wonderful members to support me! Fancy being member 25? www.patreon.com/cw/MirandaKe...
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Observations of everyday life. Mindful writing exercises.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:20 AM
I am so enjoying writing my first newsletter for my brand new members! 💃🏼🪩 Full of lovely February meanderings you won’t find anywhere else, a chance for me to write beyond a character limit 🏁 😀and a way for my 24 wonderful members to support me! Fancy being member 25? www.patreon.com/cw/MirandaKe...
Happy 60th birthday to the absolute love of my life @alistaircoleman.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Happy 60th birthday to the absolute love of my life @alistaircoleman.bsky.social
There are treats today. Many many treats. Coffee in bed. Then the Birthday Porridge.
More as it comes.
More as it comes.
February 15, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There are treats today. Many many treats. Coffee in bed. Then the Birthday Porridge.
More as it comes.
More as it comes.
Sometimes we outcute cute. And for two people who couldn't be less inclined to cute, that's some achievement. I absolutely bloody love that @alistaircoleman.bsky.social.
February 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Sometimes we outcute cute. And for two people who couldn't be less inclined to cute, that's some achievement. I absolutely bloody love that @alistaircoleman.bsky.social.
Back to brisk morning walks. Also SKY. Actual visible sky. Which is nice.
(That is a very heavy cloud bank behind the line of trees, not a range of hills, before we get too excited.)
(That is a very heavy cloud bank behind the line of trees, not a range of hills, before we get too excited.)
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Back to brisk morning walks. Also SKY. Actual visible sky. Which is nice.
(That is a very heavy cloud bank behind the line of trees, not a range of hills, before we get too excited.)
(That is a very heavy cloud bank behind the line of trees, not a range of hills, before we get too excited.)
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It's a tradition to buy a book from Big Green Books whenever Team GB win a gold medal.
February 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
It's a tradition to buy a book from Big Green Books whenever Team GB win a gold medal.
I just ran my first nonstop 20 minutes since 28 May 2016.
a woman wearing a hat that says supreme is smiling
Alt: a woman wearing a hat that says supreme is smiling - and being very very very proud of herself.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I just ran my first nonstop 20 minutes since 28 May 2016.
Post an image you can hear
February 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Post an image you can hear
Anita, Headgirl Hen, has trained @alistaircoleman.bsky.social to provide snackage for the whole flock, on demand.
She escapes, Alistair runs out, chucks mealworms into the run, Anita saunters back in and everyone, except Alistair, is happy.
Four times today. So far.
She escapes, Alistair runs out, chucks mealworms into the run, Anita saunters back in and everyone, except Alistair, is happy.
Four times today. So far.
February 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Anita, Headgirl Hen, has trained @alistaircoleman.bsky.social to provide snackage for the whole flock, on demand.
She escapes, Alistair runs out, chucks mealworms into the run, Anita saunters back in and everyone, except Alistair, is happy.
Four times today. So far.
She escapes, Alistair runs out, chucks mealworms into the run, Anita saunters back in and everyone, except Alistair, is happy.
Four times today. So far.
I was that child, but without the magic batteries. Being a parent = torch fairy and tooth fairy. It should be The Law.
Probably the best thing I ever posted on that other site, wish I could permanently transplant it to my timeline here.
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I was that child, but without the magic batteries. Being a parent = torch fairy and tooth fairy. It should be The Law.
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This year, instead of painting flags on roundabouts, can we all just go and draw chalk obstacle courses and hopscotch all over our towns instead?
I think we could all do with a little more whimsy and joy!
I think we could all do with a little more whimsy and joy!
February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This year, instead of painting flags on roundabouts, can we all just go and draw chalk obstacle courses and hopscotch all over our towns instead?
I think we could all do with a little more whimsy and joy!
I think we could all do with a little more whimsy and joy!
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Wilfred. It’s why I use it.
Although I do joke sometimes that I’m named for my *mum’s* favourite gay WWI poet, if I were named for my *dad’s* it would be Siegfried.
Wilfred. It’s why I use it.
Although I do joke sometimes that I’m named for my *mum’s* favourite gay WWI poet, if I were named for my *dad’s* it would be Siegfried.
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Chad, if I'd been a boy (after Chad Hannah, a character in a book).
As it was, I was named after a school friend of my mother's who died (possibly suicide?) very young.
Chad, if I'd been a boy (after Chad Hannah, a character in a book).
As it was, I was named after a school friend of my mother's who died (possibly suicide?) very young.
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you:
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
Gwendoline
When I changed my given name 20 years ago, my father was APPALLED that I hadn't named myself Rebecca, a name he discovered in the family tree 30 years after I was born. He's not spoken to me since.
I handed over 4/6 projects today from old job. Picking a new one tomorrow in new job. My head is SPINNING.
Loving it.
Loving it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I handed over 4/6 projects today from old job. Picking a new one tomorrow in new job. My head is SPINNING.
Loving it.
Loving it.
What's it like working in a Scottish hospital with its own catering dept who does actual cooking?
Battered haggis fritters with whisky & peppercorn sauce for lunch is what it's like.
Battered haggis fritters with whisky & peppercorn sauce for lunch is what it's like.
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
What's it like working in a Scottish hospital with its own catering dept who does actual cooking?
Battered haggis fritters with whisky & peppercorn sauce for lunch is what it's like.
Battered haggis fritters with whisky & peppercorn sauce for lunch is what it's like.
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Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr Who” or “Transformers”.
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr Who” or “Transformers”.
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Just thought of the biggy:
"I'm not your mum"
"I'm not your mum"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
Roadmaps don't have dates, a roadmap with a date is a delivery plan
That's a target date not a commitment
Software delivery is inherently uncertain
Roadmaps don't have dates, a roadmap with a date is a delivery plan
That's a target date not a commitment
Software delivery is inherently uncertain
February 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Just thought of the biggy:
"I'm not your mum"
"I'm not your mum"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
Roadmaps don't have dates, a roadmap with a date is a delivery plan
That's a target date not a commitment
Software delivery is inherently uncertain
Roadmaps don't have dates, a roadmap with a date is a delivery plan
That's a target date not a commitment
Software delivery is inherently uncertain
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Old: "It's been on already" and "I can't make £500 look exactly like £8K I'm afraid."
Current: "They're all here together, they never left, and I'm sorry but they aren't yours."
Old: "It's been on already" and "I can't make £500 look exactly like £8K I'm afraid."
Current: "They're all here together, they never left, and I'm sorry but they aren't yours."
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
Out loud: "Shall I send that again so it's at the top of your inbox?"
"Thanks, but I do actually need your signature on that".
Silently: "Aaaaaargh!"
I'm totally #TeamMagenta. Have been for 12+ years? but especially for this.
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I'm totally #TeamMagenta. Have been for 12+ years? but especially for this.
We are off to our local lovely independent bookshop. I haven't been for 2 years. In not a coincidence I realised last week in a moment of reflection & regret that I have ridiculous level of rejection disphoria. We were reminded, as a group, that the general idea was to read the book club book. 1/2
February 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
We are off to our local lovely independent bookshop. I haven't been for 2 years. In not a coincidence I realised last week in a moment of reflection & regret that I have ridiculous level of rejection disphoria. We were reminded, as a group, that the general idea was to read the book club book. 1/2
Car was MOTd today. First time in 24 years I haven't been terrified of it failing or working out prioritising/budgeting/ignoring the advisories. Bloody marvellous feeling.
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Car was MOTd today. First time in 24 years I haven't been terrified of it failing or working out prioritising/budgeting/ignoring the advisories. Bloody marvellous feeling.