Angela
@angelt.bsky.social
Loves reading, walking, listening to a massive range of music, knitting, photography, making things including stained glass sometimes, loves nature and outdoors and my cat 😊Bedfordshire based in a little market town. I don’t follow everyone back but hi 👋
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Happy 60th birthday to A Charlie Brown Christmas. As tradition dictates, the listening starts today. tidal.com/album/776751...
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Happy 60th birthday to A Charlie Brown Christmas. As tradition dictates, the listening starts today. tidal.com/album/776751...
I missed this diary entry when it came out @nicwilson.bsky.social heard it mentioned on @noswpod.bsky.social
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Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Nic Wilson
Purwell Ninesprings, Hertfordshire: A chilly evening spent interpreting rustles and admiring the silhouetted trees – now that’s what I call a bargain
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December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I missed this diary entry when it came out @nicwilson.bsky.social heard it mentioned on @noswpod.bsky.social
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Another NPR tiny desk concert, middle song is Karine singing I burn but I am not consumed in New York City.
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Karine Polwart Trio: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Another NPR tiny desk concert, middle song is Karine singing I burn but I am not consumed in New York City.
youtu.be/qoyc83-56EY?...
youtu.be/qoyc83-56EY?...
It’s an old one but an affectionate one. Happy Progmas. I particularly like day 9.
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The 12 days of Progmas
YouTube video by Somewhere
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December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s an old one but an affectionate one. Happy Progmas. I particularly like day 9.
youtu.be/j1eIxHxDtt8?...
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Hi there. This is a tricky one… But this is a ‘go to’. Most comforting for me is art which knows the world is scary and dark, but also fun and can be hilarious. Could be any one of their tracks but…
Token 1…
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
Token 1…
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hi there. This is a tricky one… But this is a ‘go to’. Most comforting for me is art which knows the world is scary and dark, but also fun and can be hilarious. Could be any one of their tracks but…
Token 1…
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
Token 1…
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
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Good evening! A late start for me after a day out. A top opening tune and some fabulous songs in the mix so far. Thought long and hard about this; Token 1 is The Keeper by Simrit. So uplifting and I’m a sucker for a kora. A beautiful piece of music.
youtu.be/68iGnBBWYYM?...
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SIMRIT: 'The Keeper' Live(Official Video)
YouTube video by SIMRIT
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Good evening! A late start for me after a day out. A top opening tune and some fabulous songs in the mix so far. Thought long and hard about this; Token 1 is The Keeper by Simrit. So uplifting and I’m a sucker for a kora. A beautiful piece of music.
youtu.be/68iGnBBWYYM?...
youtu.be/68iGnBBWYYM?...
Been organising my version of a tree in my home - and loved fishing some old friends out of the box. Many years ago on bird site @bearsgetcrafty.bsky.social organised an art/craft secret Santa. She did it a couple of years and I was not in a good place. To receive … 1/2
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Been organising my version of a tree in my home - and loved fishing some old friends out of the box. Many years ago on bird site @bearsgetcrafty.bsky.social organised an art/craft secret Santa. She did it a couple of years and I was not in a good place. To receive … 1/2
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A week ago, I made the point that films/tv etc focus on cars, normalising car-filled city streets. I asked for examples highlighting bikes/trams/buses/walking, and got 1.1k replies. Data!
Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵
Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A week ago, I made the point that films/tv etc focus on cars, normalising car-filled city streets. I asked for examples highlighting bikes/trams/buses/walking, and got 1.1k replies. Data!
Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵
Here is my unscientific analysis of those suggestions (and no, I can’t believe I did this either). [1/n] 🧵
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The Mystery Jukebox will be back up in soggy Scotland tomorrow. Kitty and assistants will be ready to spin the decks and play the tracks that fit her token criteria. Coffee will be served in the afternoon to make sure bar staff can stay away from 11am to 11pm.
three kittens playing music on a turntable with headphones
Alt: three kittens playing music on a turntable with headphones
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December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Mystery Jukebox will be back up in soggy Scotland tomorrow. Kitty and assistants will be ready to spin the decks and play the tracks that fit her token criteria. Coffee will be served in the afternoon to make sure bar staff can stay away from 11am to 11pm.
This morning there were many song thrushes trying to make themselves heard over the traffic.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This morning there were many song thrushes trying to make themselves heard over the traffic.
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We need your help!
As you probably know, times are challenging for the arts in the UK right now.
We are not-for-profit, independent organisation run by a dedicated part-time team. We love this community, and believe in the power of the Nest gatherings... (1/6)
As you probably know, times are challenging for the arts in the UK right now.
We are not-for-profit, independent organisation run by a dedicated part-time team. We love this community, and believe in the power of the Nest gatherings... (1/6)
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We need your help!
As you probably know, times are challenging for the arts in the UK right now.
We are not-for-profit, independent organisation run by a dedicated part-time team. We love this community, and believe in the power of the Nest gatherings... (1/6)
As you probably know, times are challenging for the arts in the UK right now.
We are not-for-profit, independent organisation run by a dedicated part-time team. We love this community, and believe in the power of the Nest gatherings... (1/6)
Why do batteries in smoke and CO2 monitors always seem to tell me it’s time to change them in the night / early morning? Me and Little cat have now had tea and food (respectively) and swapped the batteries 🥱
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Why do batteries in smoke and CO2 monitors always seem to tell me it’s time to change them in the night / early morning? Me and Little cat have now had tea and food (respectively) and swapped the batteries 🥱
Go Jowan! My occasional house guest, son to my Cornish pals and I’m so damn proud of him. He’s been involved in volunteering and creating many positive social enterprises in New Zealand, UK & mainland Europe - tops it off with love of learning the Cornish language.
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1.3K views · 53 reactions | Splann ! | DrLoveday Jenkin
Splann !
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December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Go Jowan! My occasional house guest, son to my Cornish pals and I’m so damn proud of him. He’s been involved in volunteering and creating many positive social enterprises in New Zealand, UK & mainland Europe - tops it off with love of learning the Cornish language.
www.facebook.com/reel/1191764...
www.facebook.com/reel/1191764...
Absolute shitshow and I’m sorry that the WI and the Guiding association have ended up taking such a decision following campaigns from individuals who may have few connections with either organisation but just aim to cause maximum hurt to Trans people.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Absolute shitshow and I’m sorry that the WI and the Guiding association have ended up taking such a decision following campaigns from individuals who may have few connections with either organisation but just aim to cause maximum hurt to Trans people.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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✨Inside the medieval roof timbers at Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, one of the rafters has been dated (c. 921) and was a sapling during the reign of King Æthelstan, before England was an entity.
Touch it and you feel a kind of altitude and sense that the past is cheek by jowl.
Touch it and you feel a kind of altitude and sense that the past is cheek by jowl.
December 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
✨Inside the medieval roof timbers at Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, one of the rafters has been dated (c. 921) and was a sapling during the reign of King Æthelstan, before England was an entity.
Touch it and you feel a kind of altitude and sense that the past is cheek by jowl.
Touch it and you feel a kind of altitude and sense that the past is cheek by jowl.
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Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
For anyone who is keen to make some very edible mince pies. It’s a Jocelyn Dimbleby recipe. I recommend making a little greaseproof paper contraption like a paper cross with the arms sticking out so that you can pull them out of the trays (they stick) 220 degrees C gas mark 7 for 15-20 minutes.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
For anyone who is keen to make some very edible mince pies. It’s a Jocelyn Dimbleby recipe. I recommend making a little greaseproof paper contraption like a paper cross with the arms sticking out so that you can pull them out of the trays (they stick) 220 degrees C gas mark 7 for 15-20 minutes.
Lovely piece from John Finnemore, I want to live in this village. Also another victim of Unbound/Boundless wasn’t he @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social which is mentioned in the bit we can all read for free.
open.substack.com/pub/johnfinn...
open.substack.com/pub/johnfinn...
The Unbearable Torment of Bear Bear Bear
Concerning an unexpected window, an unchristmassy fuhrer, an unlucky publisher, and an unaware bear.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Lovely piece from John Finnemore, I want to live in this village. Also another victim of Unbound/Boundless wasn’t he @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social which is mentioned in the bit we can all read for free.
open.substack.com/pub/johnfinn...
open.substack.com/pub/johnfinn...
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Welcome to Day 1 of our #LentoAdvent festival!
Our first theme is
🟠 Colour 🟡
On this grey Monday, let's fill the space with colour! Did you go somewhere colourful this year? Was your garden a riot of colour? Did you find colour in a suprising place?
Please add alt text so everyone can join in.
Our first theme is
🟠 Colour 🟡
On this grey Monday, let's fill the space with colour! Did you go somewhere colourful this year? Was your garden a riot of colour? Did you find colour in a suprising place?
Please add alt text so everyone can join in.
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Welcome to Day 1 of our #LentoAdvent festival!
Our first theme is
🟠 Colour 🟡
On this grey Monday, let's fill the space with colour! Did you go somewhere colourful this year? Was your garden a riot of colour? Did you find colour in a suprising place?
Please add alt text so everyone can join in.
Our first theme is
🟠 Colour 🟡
On this grey Monday, let's fill the space with colour! Did you go somewhere colourful this year? Was your garden a riot of colour? Did you find colour in a suprising place?
Please add alt text so everyone can join in.
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The cloud chamber shows the natural radiation in the atmosphere. ☢️
Peter Wothers shows how, when the charged alpha particles and smaller beta particles fire through its alcohol-heavy atmosphere, they cause little droplets to form, leaving cloud-like trails. ☁️
Peter Wothers shows how, when the charged alpha particles and smaller beta particles fire through its alcohol-heavy atmosphere, they cause little droplets to form, leaving cloud-like trails. ☁️
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The cloud chamber shows the natural radiation in the atmosphere. ☢️
Peter Wothers shows how, when the charged alpha particles and smaller beta particles fire through its alcohol-heavy atmosphere, they cause little droplets to form, leaving cloud-like trails. ☁️
Peter Wothers shows how, when the charged alpha particles and smaller beta particles fire through its alcohol-heavy atmosphere, they cause little droplets to form, leaving cloud-like trails. ☁️
The fair is in town and it looks as if the council have ditched the tree lights that looked like glow in the dark condoms this year 👍
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The fair is in town and it looks as if the council have ditched the tree lights that looked like glow in the dark condoms this year 👍
Both episodes of this with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social were excellent. Made me think a lot. Podcasts from @themerl.bsky.social
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Contested Countryside (with George Monbiot), pt. 1
Podcast Episode · Absolute Units · 13/11/2025 · 34m
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November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Both episodes of this with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social were excellent. Made me think a lot. Podcasts from @themerl.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Taking a break during the current storyline but still enjoying everyone’s comments. Admire the acting skills that make me avoid it like this 😂 #TheArchers
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Taking a break during the current storyline but still enjoying everyone’s comments. Admire the acting skills that make me avoid it like this 😂 #TheArchers
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As part of our Black Friday deal, you can listen to Radio Lento for free. That's all 286 episodes or 8 full days of sound. All from real quiet locations across the country. Free to your earlobes. Always. (Though a coffee would be nice if you can spare it > ko-fi.com/radiolento)
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As part of our Black Friday deal, you can listen to Radio Lento for free. That's all 286 episodes or 8 full days of sound. All from real quiet locations across the country. Free to your earlobes. Always. (Though a coffee would be nice if you can spare it > ko-fi.com/radiolento)
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Wordpress just told me that this is my 7500th blog post!
Maynooth University Library Cat (and Bat) Update
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
Maynooth University Library Cat (and Bat) Update
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
telescoper.blog
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wordpress just told me that this is my 7500th blog post!