Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
Welsh-Kiwi Japanese translator, chanoyu practitioner & host to a timeshare cat. Memorial Device ANT
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Eleanor G
@zaichishka.bsky.social
· Nov 26
I really couldn't ask for a better review 😊 #TheWisdomOfTea #EveryDayAGoodDay 🍵
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#NorikoMorishita
(Thought it was time I advertised my work here)
www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
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ADHD-friendly life tip, which I'm sharing as doing it later today: pick one late afternoon or evening a month, take yourself to a pub, order yourself one (1) drink of your choice, and try to reply to every single outstanding message you've received in the past month before finishing the drink
February 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
ADHD-friendly life tip, which I'm sharing as doing it later today: pick one late afternoon or evening a month, take yourself to a pub, order yourself one (1) drink of your choice, and try to reply to every single outstanding message you've received in the past month before finishing the drink
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also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
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New Zealand has lost 29% of its glaciers since 2000
That means in only 25 years, we've lost almost 1/3 of our glaciers, that had been existent for millions of years prior.
Oceans continue to warm
Meanwhile this govt are pushing through bills to disband the Ministry of Environment #NZ #nzpol
That means in only 25 years, we've lost almost 1/3 of our glaciers, that had been existent for millions of years prior.
Oceans continue to warm
Meanwhile this govt are pushing through bills to disband the Ministry of Environment #NZ #nzpol
February 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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Highly addictive social media platforms do make this task very difficult but my husband's maxim has always been "you cannot childproof the world — you have to worldproof the child".
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
I’ve picked up on an interesting vibe lately that pro-OSA and child safety groups are sussing that spending five years trying to rewrite the global internet (≠ platforms), whilst labelling anyone who criticised them pro-child abuse shills for Big Tech, achieved nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer pledges crackdown on 'addictive elements' of social media
The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Highly addictive social media platforms do make this task very difficult but my husband's maxim has always been "you cannot childproof the world — you have to worldproof the child".
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
As a result we do have an extraordinarily cynical teenager but he seems to be getting the balance right with screens*
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Ok is there a clubbing/Ibiza related spin off from The Good Life I've not been previously aware of ?!
February 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Ok is there a clubbing/Ibiza related spin off from The Good Life I've not been previously aware of ?!
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Amazon Brine.
A magnificent set of choices led to this. What a time to be alive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon delivery van 'stuck on The Broomway after following GPS'
HM Coastguard Southend says the van driver had been trying to get to Foulness Island.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Amazon Brine.
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I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I will never not share my favorite public health poster.
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"I do not have the mental energy to climb up Maslow's Pyramid of Needs right now" – me
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
"I do not have the mental energy to climb up Maslow's Pyramid of Needs right now" – me
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One of my favourite ever lads: egg thief
April 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
One of my favourite ever lads: egg thief
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Suspect we're going to see a lot of this today, so a reminder please not to use the phrase "child porn". learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-lan...
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Suspect we're going to see a lot of this today, so a reminder please not to use the phrase "child porn". learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-lan...
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Life is lived online now. Instead of encountering the Internet and growing up with it with parental supervision, the new plan will just drop them online at 16, and this will mysteriously fix things for them because ????
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Life is lived online now. Instead of encountering the Internet and growing up with it with parental supervision, the new plan will just drop them online at 16, and this will mysteriously fix things for them because ????
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Since the government is about to introduce a social media ban for under-16s based largely on vibes – and Jonathan Haidt's shitty book – in the hopes it boosts its popularity (it won't), I'll re-up this.
If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?
If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?
On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Since the government is about to introduce a social media ban for under-16s based largely on vibes – and Jonathan Haidt's shitty book – in the hopes it boosts its popularity (it won't), I'll re-up this.
If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?
If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?
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It’s the 211th anniversary of an editorial in The Times which “deplores the credulity of Londoners”. Apparently, they’d fallen en masse for a rumour that there was a gentlewoman living in the capital who was unremarkable but for the fact she had a pig’s head 🧵
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
It’s the 211th anniversary of an editorial in The Times which “deplores the credulity of Londoners”. Apparently, they’d fallen en masse for a rumour that there was a gentlewoman living in the capital who was unremarkable but for the fact she had a pig’s head 🧵
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Happy new week everyone. It was a glorious sunrise here in Glastonbury today. Let's hope the sunshine lasts. ☀️
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Happy new week everyone. It was a glorious sunrise here in Glastonbury today. Let's hope the sunshine lasts. ☀️
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The slug and lettuce. Love that comment.
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The slug and lettuce. Love that comment.
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There just seems to be a social phenomenon where making an environment safe (measles, malicious apps, fascism) causes people to stop believing in the danger
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
There just seems to be a social phenomenon where making an environment safe (measles, malicious apps, fascism) causes people to stop believing in the danger
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The #watercolour & caption have been added, so the #cartoon just needs trimming and posting to @realafrica.bsky.social for their #wildlifecharity #auction #elephants #conservation
February 16, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The #watercolour & caption have been added, so the #cartoon just needs trimming and posting to @realafrica.bsky.social for their #wildlifecharity #auction #elephants #conservation
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Copied from FB as Auckland Council Events has not shown the 2026 details yet or I could not find them:
SAVE THE DATE: Dragon Bonsai Day 2026 🌱NZ
Saturday, 28 March 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland
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SAVE THE DATE: Dragon Bonsai Day 2026 🌱NZ
Saturday, 28 March 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland
scontent.fakl1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-...
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Copied from FB as Auckland Council Events has not shown the 2026 details yet or I could not find them:
SAVE THE DATE: Dragon Bonsai Day 2026 🌱NZ
Saturday, 28 March 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland
scontent.fakl1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-...
SAVE THE DATE: Dragon Bonsai Day 2026 🌱NZ
Saturday, 28 March 2026 9:00am - 4:00pm
Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland
scontent.fakl1-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-...
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VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 12/20 by @chairofthebored.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 12/20 by @chairofthebored.bsky.social
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VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 11/20 by @hamptonoid.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 11/20 by @hamptonoid.bsky.social
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This one emerged next to the chicken run. Not the safest place for a food-shaped little guy, but luckily the tiny dinosaurs are asleep. 4/4
February 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This one emerged next to the chicken run. Not the safest place for a food-shaped little guy, but luckily the tiny dinosaurs are asleep. 4/4
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Ancient creature prowling around an adorable little park in Stonefields 🐈⬛🇳🇿
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Ancient creature prowling around an adorable little park in Stonefields 🐈⬛🇳🇿
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I'm going with the Alt theme of #Corvids for my #BirdOfThDay, with this slightly grubby looking Rook (Corvus frugilegus).
#birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin #nature #photography
@alan678.bsky.social
#birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin #nature #photography
@alan678.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I'm going with the Alt theme of #Corvids for my #BirdOfThDay, with this slightly grubby looking Rook (Corvus frugilegus).
#birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin #nature #photography
@alan678.bsky.social
#birds #UKWildlife #EastCoastKin #nature #photography
@alan678.bsky.social