Jenny TP
@jennytpgrows.bsky.social
Head Gardener, Lecturer UEBS, proud director of Tamar Grow Local CIC, food systems research, food justice, horticulture, dogs, cats, politics & stuff. Member of RHS Learning & Engagement Group. Not adult enough for DMs here
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Morning.
🖼️ Jan Morris
🖼️ Jan Morris
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Morning.
🖼️ Jan Morris
🖼️ Jan Morris
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Unusual formation of ice in a bowl of water in our garden this morning. Probs just aliens or something
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Unusual formation of ice in a bowl of water in our garden this morning. Probs just aliens or something
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Could the Trump Administration use the FBI to sow distrust about the midterm elections?
1970’s Roudebush v. Hartke decision sets a clear legal precedent that the federal government has no place interfering with how states deal with challenges to election integrity. buff.ly/l7r4y36
1970’s Roudebush v. Hartke decision sets a clear legal precedent that the federal government has no place interfering with how states deal with challenges to election integrity. buff.ly/l7r4y36
How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an executive branch takeover of federal elections
An FBI raid on a Georgia elections facility has sparked concern about Trump administration interference in the 2026 midterms. An obscure 1970s Supreme Court case provides guardrails against that.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Could the Trump Administration use the FBI to sow distrust about the midterm elections?
1970’s Roudebush v. Hartke decision sets a clear legal precedent that the federal government has no place interfering with how states deal with challenges to election integrity. buff.ly/l7r4y36
1970’s Roudebush v. Hartke decision sets a clear legal precedent that the federal government has no place interfering with how states deal with challenges to election integrity. buff.ly/l7r4y36
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It’s a life, I suppose
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s a life, I suppose
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Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes.
Link below
Please share :)
Link below
Please share :)
Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize
This £500 award is for the highest placed writer aged 60+ across poetry, short story, novel or flash fiction.
bridportprize.org.uk
February 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes.
Link below
Please share :)
Link below
Please share :)
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Sitting Hare - by Charles Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Sitting Hare - by Charles Tunnicliffe (1901 - 1979)
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
If you are not already aware of Charles Tunnicliffe, do look him up. His paintings of British birds and wildlife truly are exceptional...
Possibly my all-time favourite #hare painting 🧡
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This matters because London has among the lowest vaccination rates for measles in England - there are many pockets of unvaccinated communities that could be at significant risk from a runaway outbreak:
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Health officials are racing to contain a growing measles outbreak in London, which has struck down dozens of young children and affected 7 schools and a nursery.
UKHSA has warned an outbreak across London could see 40,000 - 160,000 cases:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
UKHSA has warned an outbreak across London could see 40,000 - 160,000 cases:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
London measles outbreak: more than 60 children infected
Cases are spreading between children in Enfield as the virus exploits low MMR vaccination rates, medical experts say
www.thetimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This matters because London has among the lowest vaccination rates for measles in England - there are many pockets of unvaccinated communities that could be at significant risk from a runaway outbreak:
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Harbours old and new from restored Coble sailing boats to a celebration of #Bridlington as the shellfish capital of Europe. #yorkshire
February 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Harbours old and new from restored Coble sailing boats to a celebration of #Bridlington as the shellfish capital of Europe. #yorkshire
TV show pitch: ‘Tome Team’, where a group of rare books librarians and book historians are sent to investigate an uncatalogued library for interesting incunabula, marginalia and provenances - and they have just three days to do it.
February 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Narcissus ‘Tête à Tête’ … introduced in. 1949, a selection of the cross between N. cyclamineus and N. tazetta ‘Soleil d’Or’. The early flowering is a characteristic of the N. cyclamineus parent. 💚🌱
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Narcissus ‘Tête à Tête’ … introduced in. 1949, a selection of the cross between N. cyclamineus and N. tazetta ‘Soleil d’Or’. The early flowering is a characteristic of the N. cyclamineus parent. 💚🌱
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Fishing Village - etching by Swedish artist and printmaker, Eva Holmér Edling
More of this artist's stunning work, here: enjoyscandinavianart.com/the-artists/...
#art #printmaking
More of this artist's stunning work, here: enjoyscandinavianart.com/the-artists/...
#art #printmaking
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Fishing Village - etching by Swedish artist and printmaker, Eva Holmér Edling
More of this artist's stunning work, here: enjoyscandinavianart.com/the-artists/...
#art #printmaking
More of this artist's stunning work, here: enjoyscandinavianart.com/the-artists/...
#art #printmaking
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'The Lovers,' (1911) is a superb example of Léon de Smet's key Impressionist theme: an intimate moment depicted in a domestic setting with the viewer occupying the role of voyeur; one of the great Belgian artists of the 20thC yet little known outside his home country.
February 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
'The Lovers,' (1911) is a superb example of Léon de Smet's key Impressionist theme: an intimate moment depicted in a domestic setting with the viewer occupying the role of voyeur; one of the great Belgian artists of the 20thC yet little known outside his home country.
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Art deco delights in Stonehaven.
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Art deco delights in Stonehaven.
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Old bank, high on hillside - a semi-permeable barrier to slow water flowing off the hills, reducing flood risk in the valley below, preventing soil from washing away in runoff. An abundance of plant life drinking up that slowed water, supporting birds & animals.
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Old bank, high on hillside - a semi-permeable barrier to slow water flowing off the hills, reducing flood risk in the valley below, preventing soil from washing away in runoff. An abundance of plant life drinking up that slowed water, supporting birds & animals.
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Re ‘Mortar and pestle’, the English language conventionally adheres to the rule of ‘ablaut reduplication’, where the ‘i’ or ‘e’ word comes first, the ‘a’ or ‘o’ word second: hip-hop, clip-clop, ping-pong, ding-dong, sing-song, riff-raff. ‘Mortar and pestle’ is an abomination unto the Lord.
A question for my American friends especially @bcdreyer.social:
Without coming over all Mildred Natwick - although, why not - may I discuss pestles? I just read a recipe in the NY Times which suggested using a mortar and pestle.
In the UK we always refer them as a pestle and mortar. Discuss.
Without coming over all Mildred Natwick - although, why not - may I discuss pestles? I just read a recipe in the NY Times which suggested using a mortar and pestle.
In the UK we always refer them as a pestle and mortar. Discuss.
February 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Re ‘Mortar and pestle’, the English language conventionally adheres to the rule of ‘ablaut reduplication’, where the ‘i’ or ‘e’ word comes first, the ‘a’ or ‘o’ word second: hip-hop, clip-clop, ping-pong, ding-dong, sing-song, riff-raff. ‘Mortar and pestle’ is an abomination unto the Lord.
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Lucy Jones, contemporary artist living and working in Edinburgh New Town, painting and drawing the surrounding Georgian Architecture #WomensArt
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Lucy Jones, contemporary artist living and working in Edinburgh New Town, painting and drawing the surrounding Georgian Architecture #WomensArt
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'Hector' Linocut by UK contemporary artist and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
'Hector' Linocut by UK contemporary artist and printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt
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It's like bloody Narnia, isn't it? Always winter and never Christmas.
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's like bloody Narnia, isn't it? Always winter and never Christmas.
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Please enjoy our research paper on how Bluesky is the preferred home of academics of all stripes, including professors of rare moths. (Yes, we actually have lots of entomologists here).
academic.oup.com/icb/article-... 🧪
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February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Please enjoy our research paper on how Bluesky is the preferred home of academics of all stripes, including professors of rare moths. (Yes, we actually have lots of entomologists here).
academic.oup.com/icb/article-... 🧪
academic.oup.com/icb/article-... 🧪
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February 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Crocus Chrysanthus Romance. If we finally get sun tomorrow they might actually open for at least a short while. 🤞#gardening #gardeninglife #crocus
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Crocus Chrysanthus Romance. If we finally get sun tomorrow they might actually open for at least a short while. 🤞#gardening #gardeninglife #crocus
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February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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To get us in the mood for Valentine’s Day a song from Kirsty withers hairdresser Dreamy @kirstyclinch.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
To get us in the mood for Valentine’s Day a song from Kirsty withers hairdresser Dreamy @kirstyclinch.bsky.social
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Michael Heseltine and the snowdrop effect ft.trib.al/cYedk8Q | opinion
Michael Heseltine and the snowdrop effect
The national collection at the former deputy prime minister’s home has snowballed to 1,200 varieties — including the top four to plant now
ft.trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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