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📚 MoominReadsaLot 📚
@moominreadsalot.bsky.social
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Socially awkward bookworm, ruled by 4 feline overlords and 2 dogs. Love tea, baking (with more enthusiasm than skill), puzzles, board games, and quizzes (total nerd). Hate - Zombies.
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📚 MoominReadsaLot 📚 @moominreadsalot.bsky.social · Nov 23
✨(Re)Introduction Post✨

Things I post about:

📚 #Books
🐱 #Cats
🐶 #Dogs
🍰 #Cake
🧩 #WordGames
💬 Random wittering
A very small selection from my book collection. Three stacks of books on a sideboard, next to a lamp. The books are 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte, 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman, 'A Game of Thrones' by George R.R. Martin, 'Murder on the Orient Express', 'Death on the Nile', 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', 'A Murder is Announced', 'And Then There were None', and 'The Body in the Library' by Agatha Christie, 'A Fatal Inversion' by Barbara Vine, 'The Green Mile', '11.22.63', 'Misery', 'IT', and 'The Shining' by Stephen King, '1984' by George Orwell, 'Rosemary's Baby' by Ira Levin, 'Northanger Abbey' by Jane Austen, 'Moominland Midwinter', 'Tales from Moominvalley', and 'The Exploits of Moominpappa' by Tove Jansson, 'The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie' by Alan Bradley, 'Room' by Emma Donoghue, 'The Day of the Triffids' by John Wyndham, 'The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle' by Stuart Turton, 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, 'S is for Silence' by Sue Grafton, 'Kisscut' by Karin Slaughter, 'Fingersmith' by Sarah Waters, 'The Island of Doctor Moreau' by H.G. Wells, 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood, 'The Body Snatchers' by Jack Finney, 'Jamaica Inn' by Daphne du Maurier, 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn, 'Interview with the Vampire' by Anne Rice, 'Shutter Island' by Dennis Lehane, and 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. My four cats - Scout (black with white bib), Athos (black with white face markings, chest and paws), Katniss (white with black markings), and Hermione (tabby). Hanging out either on the radiator or as close to it as they can get. My two dogs - George (Newfypoo - half Newfoundland/ half Poodle) and Shyla (has paperwork identifying her as a Husky but we're not convinced!) A cake I made for my husband's birthday. Chocolate sponge topped with chocolate frosting and a selection of chocolate treats (buttons, Maltesers etc)
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Decided to give Netflix a go so I can watch the last 'Stranger Things', and the new 'Knives Out' film. Thought it would take me maybe 5-10 minutes to sign up. An hour (and a bit) later, I finally have Netflix. This is why I don't much bother with streaming! 😠
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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I just slammed the chest freezer lid on my thumb 🤬🤬🤬

#ouch
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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My very talented little brother @kevrooney.bsky.social has been longlisted for a BSFA Award for his short story 'The Tiddy Mun', featured in the folk horror anthology 'Hiding Under The Leaves'. Very proud of him! 😁🤞

💙📚🩸 #BookSky #Horror #FolkHorror #BSFA
bsfa.bsky.social British Science Fiction Association @bsfa.bsky.social · 11d
🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards!

Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!

bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 31, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Don't say it too loud, but the sun is shining! ☀️ It's still bloody cold but the sky isn't grey! 😁
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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#Connections
Puzzle #964
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January 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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January 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Made old-school jam and coconut sponge for pudding but used apricot jam because I had an open jar 😋
Glass baking dish containing a sponge pudding topped with apricot jam and dessicated coconut
January 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Every single raisin* in the entire world seemed to be in my bowl of muesli this morning. Took me ages to pick them all out. By the time I was ready to eat, I wasn't even in the mood for muesli anymore 😞

*devil's bogies 😆
January 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Herman settling down for a nap. On me.

#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #Cats 🐈
Close up of a tabby cat looking a bit sleepy
January 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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As well as the huge stack of books I was gifted at Christmas, I was also lucky enough to be given vouchers too, so I treated myself to this lot which arrived today. At this rate I am never going to get around to my TBR backlog 😂

📚💙 #BookSky #Books #NewBooks
Stack of paperback books - 'The High Window', 'Farewell, My Lovely', and 'The Long Goodbye' - Raymond Chandler, 'Over Sea, Under Stone', 'The Dark Is Rising', 'Greenwitch', 'The Grey King', and 'Silver On The Tree' - Susan Cooper, 'Dawn', 'Adulthood Rites', and 'Imago' - Octavia E. Butler
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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#CurrentlyReading

Still working my way through this Stephen King collection. It's massive!

📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #Books
Paperback copy of 'Four Past Midnight' by Stephen King
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes
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First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
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January 21, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Boosting this petition again. It's a no-brainer. Do sign if you're a UK resident

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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I had four pages to scan and two to print. Should have taken about 5 minutes. But no, my printer decided it should take me an hour! 🙄

#TechnologyIsNotMyFriend
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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#CurrentlyReading

Just finished the first story ('The Langoliers') in this King collection. Loved it!

📚💙 #BookSky #AmReading #WeekendReads #Books
Paperback copy of 'Four Past Midnight' by Stephen King
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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📚 Bookish Checkpoint 📚

✨ Last Read: 'The Pinhoe Egg' - Diana Wynne Jones
✨Current Read: 'Marble Hall Murders' - Anthony Horowitz
✨Next Up (maybe!): 'Four Past Midnight' - Stephen King
✨Last Added To TBR: My latest charity shop haul ⬇️

📚💙 #BookSky #Books #Readers #BookishCheckpoint
Cover of 'The Pinhoe Egg' by Diana Wynne Jones Cover of 'Marble Hall Murders' by Anthony Horowitz Cover of 'Four Past Midnight' by Stephen KIng Stack of five paperback books - 'Those Who Walk Away' - Patricia Highsmith, 'The Wych Elm' - Tana French, 'The Lake District Murder' - John Bude, 'The Glass Cell' - Patricia Highsmith, and 'The Wedding of the Year' - Jill Mansell
January 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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#Connections
Puzzle #948
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Tricked me again! 😆

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January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Had to pop out earlier to get some cash. Nearest cash machine was next to a charity shop. Obviously I bought books. 😁

📚💙 #Booksky #books
Stack of 5 paperback books. 'Those Who Walk Away' - Patricia Highsmith, 'The Wych Elm' - Tana French, 'The Lake District Murder' - John Bude, 'The Glass Cell' - Patricia Highsmith, 'The Wedding of the Year' - Jill Mansell.
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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#Connections
Puzzle #946
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Fairly easy today, no tricks this time 😂

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January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Me today. Indoors. 🥶
a man wearing a red sweater is talking to a woman in front of a chalkboard .
Alt: A scene from sitcom 'Friends' showing Joey wearing a lot of layers and looking very bulky, asking Rachel "Is it obvious that I'm wearing 6 sweaters?"
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January 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Had a shot of Bailey's in my coffee for medicinal purposes. Might take a nap now 😆
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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My lovely neighbours bought me these Moomin socks for Christmas. This is the first time I've worn them and they are sooo cosy I'm never taking them off 😆
My feet wearing cosy slipper socks with Moomin on the right foot and Snorkmaiden on the left
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Woke up with earache, sore throat, and a weirdly tender scalp - as though someone has been pulling my hair hard 🤷‍♀️
Duvet day for me.
January 10, 2026 at 10:32 AM