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Shirls
@holmfirthartist.bsky.social
Tea drinker, band lover, cat wrangler. Like art, books, birds, animals, music, gardening and the North. Usually either too cold or too hot. I live near the moors. It’s all a bit Wuthering Heights.

Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think.
Scared myself by realising how much decluttering I still have to do if I want to sell my house.
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Been in the old hometown for a short stay. Gobsmacked to see a neighbour’s garden rammed with grapes. I know it was a warm year but 😮.
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I really enjoyed this piece. Lots to reflect on. Struck me as true.

naomialderman.substack.com/p/going-thro...
going through hell, keeping going
on art, grief, and the emotional heroism of just bloody keeping on making your work
naomialderman.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Noooooo, La Voix 😭 #Strictly
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Sepia morning
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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every week just gets weirder tbh
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Baby Vic n Bob 🥰 #TOTP
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They ought to edit this artist out, no excuses #TOTP
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The ‘civilians’ dancing to this 50s track on the end of 81’s #TOTP are hilarious. The awkwardness coming off them in waves.
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Hello new friends! I think it is time to share once again the most joyful thing in my life.

You know what that means.

It's cat thread time!

Some of the cats I have sat for this year. Each a tiny cat star!
November 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Money.
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Minimal Christmassing. Cosy lights will do me.
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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News about the state of the world in general has become unbearable.
Living in the West feels like being a passenger in a car with no headlights or brakes, speeding down the wrong side of the motorway at night, and the 6-year old driver is in the middle of an intense psychotic breakdown.
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Keep thinking about Mani’s kids. 9 when their mum died, 12 when he did. Horrible.
November 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Making an effort, starting small. Might scale up in December, might leave it low key. Too early to call.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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❄️ #Winter is sweeping across the country which means #Winterwatch will soon be back!

Capture short clips on your mobile in landscape & include a short piece to camera telling us what you love most about this time of year, then upload here www.bbc.co.uk/send/u203684...
#BBCWinterwatch

📸 Anna Bilska
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Cheez would like to remind you that you’re beautiful and loved
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Love and peace to everyone today 💚
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Speak softly but carry a Tortie
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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I believe anyone could have done better than Johnson.
Here's a quiz I made to prove it.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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30 days until the days get lighter for longer 🎉😁
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Honestly think the easiest value to society you can add as a bloke is to stand up for women you don't know.
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sleeping in a massive fleece oodie tonight cos cold. I’m going to wake up roasting at 1am. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Goodnight
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM