tru
@trutill.bsky.social
Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, keeper of dogs, cats & birds, haver of MS, advocate, political ranter and stander up for what’s right (when I can actually stand but it won’t be for long), socialist. Professional Faller.
Some of us have a sky full of stars, others, a black hole.
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Some of us have a sky full of stars, others, a black hole.
It warms my heart when I get a photo of my Great Granddaughter snuggled by a blanket I made for her 🥰 Something made with love to keep her warm.
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It warms my heart when I get a photo of my Great Granddaughter snuggled by a blanket I made for her 🥰 Something made with love to keep her warm.
I bought a Robot Vacuum on Temu AND IT IS THE GREATEST THING EVER! Yes it’s not the most expensive model but it does a great job. It hoovered everywhere this morning, mopped the kitchen and it’s currently mopping the living room. As a multi-pet owner it’s a real champion!
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I bought a Robot Vacuum on Temu AND IT IS THE GREATEST THING EVER! Yes it’s not the most expensive model but it does a great job. It hoovered everywhere this morning, mopped the kitchen and it’s currently mopping the living room. As a multi-pet owner it’s a real champion!
Our Granddaughter moved into a new flat this week so this little sweetheart got a new bedroom 🥰
November 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our Granddaughter moved into a new flat this week so this little sweetheart got a new bedroom 🥰
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note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
Making progress! No hot glue burns tonight. HOWEVER, my mysterious and random Atrial Fibrillation made an appearance which did slow things down. All’s well though 👍🏻 Haven’t had one of those for 18+months so here’s hoping it’ll be just as long before the next one 🤞🏻
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Making progress! No hot glue burns tonight. HOWEVER, my mysterious and random Atrial Fibrillation made an appearance which did slow things down. All’s well though 👍🏻 Haven’t had one of those for 18+months so here’s hoping it’ll be just as long before the next one 🤞🏻
#MS plus numb hands plus hot glue equals the discovery that the glue gets hot enough for me to feel it. REALLY feel it. OUCH! 😩 Why am I risking hot glue burns? I’m making a Christmas Tree cat bed which involves gluing really thick yarn to a felt-y pyramid. Photos to come. Hopefully avoiding A&E…
October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#MS plus numb hands plus hot glue equals the discovery that the glue gets hot enough for me to feel it. REALLY feel it. OUCH! 😩 Why am I risking hot glue burns? I’m making a Christmas Tree cat bed which involves gluing really thick yarn to a felt-y pyramid. Photos to come. Hopefully avoiding A&E…
Hubby off the Plague Rig (Covid aplenty) and has tested before catching the train home. Good news! My not-entitled-to-a-covid-vaccination-any-more status might not kill me. This time. 😬
October 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hubby off the Plague Rig (Covid aplenty) and has tested before catching the train home. Good news! My not-entitled-to-a-covid-vaccination-any-more status might not kill me. This time. 😬
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Sometimes I need a reminder.
Sometimes I need a reminder.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Sometimes I need a reminder.
Sometimes I need a reminder.
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What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.
October 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.
Marley the Quaker parrot has unilaterally decided that Hugh the dog is his best friend/chauffeur/preening object. Hugh is unsure of what the heck’s going on but he’s a chill old gentleman. (Yes he wears a dog nappy because he’s very old and can’t always hang on but Marley doesn’t mind)
October 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Marley the Quaker parrot has unilaterally decided that Hugh the dog is his best friend/chauffeur/preening object. Hugh is unsure of what the heck’s going on but he’s a chill old gentleman. (Yes he wears a dog nappy because he’s very old and can’t always hang on but Marley doesn’t mind)
I’ve been inspired to break out my colouring books again. I kept seeing the most remarkable techniques which elevate the most simple illustrations so I’ve been giving some of them a go.
September 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’ve been inspired to break out my colouring books again. I kept seeing the most remarkable techniques which elevate the most simple illustrations so I’ve been giving some of them a go.
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It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
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"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this" - Jimmy Kimmel
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this" - Jimmy Kimmel
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This ought to be engraved somewhere.
September 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This ought to be engraved somewhere.
Again, those curls! Action shot for full effect 😁 #GreatGranddaughter
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Again, those curls! Action shot for full effect 😁 #GreatGranddaughter
My Great Granddaughter has the MOST wonderful curly hair. She’s a quarter Kenyan heritage so her curls are a delightful revelation to us all. She’s going to have a lifetime of compliments on it!
September 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My Great Granddaughter has the MOST wonderful curly hair. She’s a quarter Kenyan heritage so her curls are a delightful revelation to us all. She’s going to have a lifetime of compliments on it!
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Usually when someone dies, the people who considered them a hero will share their greatest quotes and epic moments. It's extremely telling that Charlie Kirk supporters are NOT doing that because they'd have to share, ya know, his quotes. They can't share vids of him either coz he was such a douche.
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Usually when someone dies, the people who considered them a hero will share their greatest quotes and epic moments. It's extremely telling that Charlie Kirk supporters are NOT doing that because they'd have to share, ya know, his quotes. They can't share vids of him either coz he was such a douche.
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there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
September 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
there's a weird feedback loop where the media's reaction to kirk's death pushes you to speak more ill of the dead than you otherwise would because it's the only reasonable response to the simpering praise they're heaping on him
It’s tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky. Go Marley!
September 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky. Go Marley!
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I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
August 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I am sickened by the relentless demonisation of refugees.
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
No refugee underfunded a school.
No refugee closed a hospital.
No refugee took away support from the sick and disabled.
We need solutions not scapegoats. Stop blaming refugees and tax the rich instead!
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These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
August 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Had a nice day at The Tropical Bird Show in South Shields on Sunday. Lots of lovely birds to see and meet, tons of info and advice, fabulous charities raising funds AND some really delicious cookies! Brilliant event.
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Had a nice day at The Tropical Bird Show in South Shields on Sunday. Lots of lovely birds to see and meet, tons of info and advice, fabulous charities raising funds AND some really delicious cookies! Brilliant event.
I have bought some shoes THAT FIT ME! From Temu no less. Big deal right? As someone with well over 50 years of Lymphoedema under her belt, let me tell you IT IS! I’ve had bespoke shoes from the NHS, so to find something CUTE that I can cram my feet into and only cost a few quid is JOYOUS!
August 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I have bought some shoes THAT FIT ME! From Temu no less. Big deal right? As someone with well over 50 years of Lymphoedema under her belt, let me tell you IT IS! I’ve had bespoke shoes from the NHS, so to find something CUTE that I can cram my feet into and only cost a few quid is JOYOUS!