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Athersgeo
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Writer. Reader. Sports nut. TV Geek. Female (she/her). Pretty much in that order.
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If you like stories of gods, immortals, mysteries, action and adventure, the Elsehere Series could be what you're looking for:
graceandfiction.com/books/the-el...
Image shows the covers of four books: Sekhmet, Valkyrie, Cambiante and Ved'ma, all by Grace J Roberts.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Thank you, John!

If you like cats, cosy British children's lit and trains, Gresley the Railway Cat and Gresley and Friends are the books for you:
graceandfiction.com/books/gresle...
The cover of Gresley the Railway Cat by Grace J Roberts. It shows a black cat with white paws sitting on a bench washing its face. In the background a train is passing by.
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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UPDATE 4:
Blanket progress! Now for draft 3…
A small nearly circular piece of crochet in 4 colours in front of the matching balls of yarn. The centre is yellow. The next round is dark purple. The third round is light purple and the outer edge is dark blue
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Advent squares. They’re going to be in rows of six, so, uh, I have quite a way to go!
Photo shows two crocheted squares, joined together. The top one is a teal green. The bottom one is a pale blue.
December 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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I'm a writer. My newest book is the second in my children's series: Gresley and Friends.

More details here, including where to buy: graceandfiction.com/books/gresle...
Book cover of Gresley and Friends by Grace J Roberts. It shows a black cat with white socks coming face to face with a mole. The mole is just poking out of a mole hill.
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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It occurs to me that I haven’t renewed my proof of cat recently… #ProofOfCat
A mostly black cat lies across the back of a grey sofa
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Five swans swimming on a stretch of river. Three of them are juveniles and still have some of their brown cygnet feathers. The other two are adults. Four Canada geese swimming on a stretch of river.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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UPDATE 3:
Turnovers made (you’ll need to take it on trust that there’s apple in them!)

Writing progress this afternoon was somewhat less good. Time for dinner and then another round on draft 2 and 6
Two triangular pastries on a baking tray. They are the perfect golden brown of cooked pastry
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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UPDATE 2:
Admin thing 2 is done and draft 2 has moved on nicely.

Still struggling with draft 3 planning, though, so a change of scenery and tech is in order!
The photo shows a notebook, a clear plastic case of assorted coloured pens and a very large cup of coffee
October 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Final stop before dinner
A statue of Paddington Bear at Paddington Station
August 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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How?!
A sign on a bright pink backdrop that reads: Snog frozen yogurt
August 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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More respects paid…
The list of Great Eastern Railway workers who were killed during WWI. Liverpool Street Station
August 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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When the UK stepped up…
The memorial to the Kindertransport trains that carried refugee Jewish children out of Eastern Europe before WWII began. The statue shows a group of children surrounded by a few suitcases. Liverpool Street Station
August 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The BM are debating what to do with this space. I’d quite happily move in!
The former British Museum Reading Room - the photo shows reading desks and very full bookshelves lining the room
August 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Would you like to play a game?
A selection of the Lewis chess men / Viking-age chess pieces found on the Isle of Lewis
August 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Well behaved copper merchants rarely make history!
A Mesopotamian clay tablet that features probably the earliest preserved consumer complaint!
August 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Even fictional characters get blue plaques if they’re important enough!
The heritage blue plaque for Sherlock Holmes, positioned above the entry to the Sherlock Holmes Museum on Baker Street A tiny blue plaque at the base of a postbox commemorating Danger Mouse’s lair Detail from the Danger Mouse blue plaque. It reads: Danger Mouse - the greatest secret agent in the world lived here
August 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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This chap looks familiar…
The statue of Sherlock Holmes that stands outside Baker Street tube station
August 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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No pasty for me…
A bakery called Tart Modern. Their sign is yellow with black writing. Unfortunately the roller shutters are down, indicating the bakery is shut.
August 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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First stop, to pay my respects
The GWR War Memorial at Paddington station. It shows a British soldier, his head bowed in remembrance of the fallen
August 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Every good adventure starts here…
A GWR hitachi high speed train approaches the platform
August 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Here you go 😁
A view of a lake. The foreground is grass, leading down to the shore. To the right of shot is a tree in full leaf. The lake water is calm.
August 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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We thought about going to Castlerigg but decided to go for a sunrise swim in Bassenthwaite instead!
View across Bassenthwaite Lake, looking towards the sunrise. The sun is just visible above the hill in the background. The lake is in the foreground and looks deceptively calm
June 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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This was the actual moment of Saturday’s solstice (give or take a minute), viewed from Cumbria, UK
A view across a burial ground, taken at 3:43 on 21st June. The moon is visible in the sky. There are trees in the middle ground, through which the start of sunrise can be seen.
June 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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UPDATE: my current view! It might be inclined towards drizzle but this does not suck at all!
A view across a stretch of water showing a large number of buildings ranged up a steep hillside. The buildings are painted many colours
May 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM