Rosie Pines
@rosiepines.bsky.social
Wife, Mum, Nana, servant to cats. Photographic and art enthusiast if I have time.
Berkshire
Berkshire
RIP Gil Gerard.
I loved Buck Rogers.
Another childhood memory fading into dust.
I loved Buck Rogers.
Another childhood memory fading into dust.
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
RIP Gil Gerard.
I loved Buck Rogers.
Another childhood memory fading into dust.
I loved Buck Rogers.
Another childhood memory fading into dust.
Farewell Tom Stoppard. I was only going through my collection of old programmes yesterday, and found this from 1983. I then heard the sad news of his death.
He also co-wrote "Brazil", which is one of my favourite films.
He also co-wrote "Brazil", which is one of my favourite films.
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Farewell Tom Stoppard. I was only going through my collection of old programmes yesterday, and found this from 1983. I then heard the sad news of his death.
He also co-wrote "Brazil", which is one of my favourite films.
He also co-wrote "Brazil", which is one of my favourite films.
Thinking of those who died and their families.
#Covidinquiry
#Covidinquiry
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thinking of those who died and their families.
#Covidinquiry
#Covidinquiry
Snow in Berkshire.
It won't last but it's pretty to watch it falling
It won't last but it's pretty to watch it falling
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Snow in Berkshire.
It won't last but it's pretty to watch it falling
It won't last but it's pretty to watch it falling
What a wonderful story.
Read the alt-text.
Read the alt-text.
THREAD.
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
A couple of years ago I went on a pilgrimage to the derelict moorland cottage where a vegetarian ex-butcher once lived with a bull he had adopted, named Scrunch.
You will find the story in the alt text...
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
What a wonderful story.
Read the alt-text.
Read the alt-text.
I turn 60 next year ....and I still have no clue what I want to be when I grow up!
What an inspirational woman.
What an inspirational woman.
A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100
A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100
At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep going
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I turn 60 next year ....and I still have no clue what I want to be when I grow up!
What an inspirational woman.
What an inspirational woman.
Back in the UK after a week in Canada.....sigh
November 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Back in the UK after a week in Canada.....sigh
What a wonderful actress. Although Sybil Fawlty is what she will be remembered for most, I love the film Hobson's Choice too.
Thinking of her family too at this sad time.
Thinking of her family too at this sad time.
Iconic actress Prunella Scales, who was beloved as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died.
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What a wonderful actress. Although Sybil Fawlty is what she will be remembered for most, I love the film Hobson's Choice too.
Thinking of her family too at this sad time.
Thinking of her family too at this sad time.
I'm off to Canada again tomorrow. The fact that they have upset the orange one again is just a cherry on the top.
October 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I'm off to Canada again tomorrow. The fact that they have upset the orange one again is just a cherry on the top.
Reposted by Rosie Pines
Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Reposted by Rosie Pines
1. Dr. Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1. Dr. Jane Goodall 1934 - 2025
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
In 1962, a very young woman named Jane Goodall stepped into the African forest.
What she would discover shattered our understanding of the place of human beings in the world.
She revealed that chimpanzees use tools, form bonds, and experience emotions.
Reposted by Rosie Pines
Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died
Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died
Jane Goodall, known for her ground-breaking studies involving chimpanzees, has died.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died
Well done Red Roses!🌹
Commiserations Canada. Well played 👏
Commiserations Canada. Well played 👏
September 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Well done Red Roses!🌹
Commiserations Canada. Well played 👏
Commiserations Canada. Well played 👏
Call it out for what it is. Dangerous lies.
'Misinformation': Trump's claims about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy slammed by UK experts
www.lbc.co.uk/article/tyle...
'Misinformation': Trump's claims about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy slammed by UK experts
www.lbc.co.uk/article/tyle...
Trump's claims about paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism slammed by UK experts | LBC
Donald Trump has said there is a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism, in a claim widely condemned by UK experts.
www.lbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Call it out for what it is. Dangerous lies.
'Misinformation': Trump's claims about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy slammed by UK experts
www.lbc.co.uk/article/tyle...
'Misinformation': Trump's claims about autism and paracetamol use during pregnancy slammed by UK experts
www.lbc.co.uk/article/tyle...
Another great leaves us. Thanks for the memories.
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor and director whose passion for activism led to the formation of the Sundance Institute and its formidable film festival, has died at age 89.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
September 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Another great leaves us. Thanks for the memories.
I went to this tonight and enjoyed it. Having to use a map and criss-cross between venues I got my steps in. Not something you usually associate with ballet.
We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon — a dizzying dance buffet at London’s Southbank Centre on.ft.com/45SU6Jq
We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon — a dizzying dance buffet at London’s Southbank Centre
Rambert and (LA)HORDE Ballet National de Marseille have combined forces to present an almost overwhelming array of performances across the complex
on.ft.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I went to this tonight and enjoyed it. Having to use a map and criss-cross between venues I got my steps in. Not something you usually associate with ballet.
Reposted by Rosie Pines
NEW: “It is a famine. Everyone owns this.”
UN emergency coordinator Tom Fletcher confirms a famine in Gaza.
The whole world should be made to watch these two and half minutes.
(🎥 BBC News)
UN emergency coordinator Tom Fletcher confirms a famine in Gaza.
The whole world should be made to watch these two and half minutes.
(🎥 BBC News)
August 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
NEW: “It is a famine. Everyone owns this.”
UN emergency coordinator Tom Fletcher confirms a famine in Gaza.
The whole world should be made to watch these two and half minutes.
(🎥 BBC News)
UN emergency coordinator Tom Fletcher confirms a famine in Gaza.
The whole world should be made to watch these two and half minutes.
(🎥 BBC News)
Wow. Even AI chatbots need help to find jobs these days
Would 'the' really hurt to be added?
Would 'the' really hurt to be added?
August 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Wow. Even AI chatbots need help to find jobs these days
Would 'the' really hurt to be added?
Would 'the' really hurt to be added?
Like most people of my generation, I grew up with Blue Peter.
Thank you for many of my earliest TV memories.
Thank you for many of my earliest TV memories.
Biddy Baxter, Blue Peter editor for more than 25 years, has died at the age of 92.
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Like most people of my generation, I grew up with Blue Peter.
Thank you for many of my earliest TV memories.
Thank you for many of my earliest TV memories.
"Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell glides, his expression, as always, that of a ferret saddened by developments in France."
TV’s best (and worst) historical epics: from Wolf Hall to I, Claudius
TV’s best (and worst) historical epics: from Wolf Hall to I, Claudius
Sweeping dramas set in days of yore are everywhere. But which are some of the finest television ever created? And which are little more than an excuse to show naked backsides?
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell glides, his expression, as always, that of a ferret saddened by developments in France."
Looking forward to seeing @ludovicoeinaudioff.bsky.social at the Royal Albert Hall later this evening.
An early birthday present for me (and the weather has cooled slightly too!)
An early birthday present for me (and the weather has cooled slightly too!)
July 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Looking forward to seeing @ludovicoeinaudioff.bsky.social at the Royal Albert Hall later this evening.
An early birthday present for me (and the weather has cooled slightly too!)
An early birthday present for me (and the weather has cooled slightly too!)
I visited my parents in London yesterday, and went out for a very hot walk to the edge of Epping Forest near where they live.
I was pleased to see the old tree is still there. I have photos of it from over 40 years ago on film somewhere.
Some things remain constant at least.
I was pleased to see the old tree is still there. I have photos of it from over 40 years ago on film somewhere.
Some things remain constant at least.
June 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I visited my parents in London yesterday, and went out for a very hot walk to the edge of Epping Forest near where they live.
I was pleased to see the old tree is still there. I have photos of it from over 40 years ago on film somewhere.
Some things remain constant at least.
I was pleased to see the old tree is still there. I have photos of it from over 40 years ago on film somewhere.
Some things remain constant at least.
This is a substantial change and now requires careful scrutiny in the Lords. I am in support of assisted dying (including for those that are not covered in this Bill) but I am not without empathy for those who don't feel the same as I do.
BREAKING: MPs vote FOR assisted dying at third and final reading.
AYE: 314
NO: 291
The most significant social change in a generation now progresses to the Lords.
AYE: 314
NO: 291
The most significant social change in a generation now progresses to the Lords.
June 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is a substantial change and now requires careful scrutiny in the Lords. I am in support of assisted dying (including for those that are not covered in this Bill) but I am not without empathy for those who don't feel the same as I do.
My sixteen year old cat brought a half dead mouse in today.
Old girl proving she's still got it, much to my horror.
#geriatricmouser
Old girl proving she's still got it, much to my horror.
#geriatricmouser
June 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
My sixteen year old cat brought a half dead mouse in today.
Old girl proving she's still got it, much to my horror.
#geriatricmouser
Old girl proving she's still got it, much to my horror.
#geriatricmouser
I'm bereft.
I've just finished Etoile for the second time. Such a good show, funny, and lots of bourrees thrown in. Please think again, #AmazonPrime.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e...
I've just finished Etoile for the second time. Such a good show, funny, and lots of bourrees thrown in. Please think again, #AmazonPrime.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e...
‘Etoile’ Canceled at Amazon After One Season — Despite Two-Season Order
Prime Video opts out of the back half of its initial commitment.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I'm bereft.
I've just finished Etoile for the second time. Such a good show, funny, and lots of bourrees thrown in. Please think again, #AmazonPrime.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e...
I've just finished Etoile for the second time. Such a good show, funny, and lots of bourrees thrown in. Please think again, #AmazonPrime.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/e...