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Claire Tyrrell-Smith
@clairets.bsky.social
Headteacher in the East Midlands. Professional bouncy Tigger.
Sadly I’m a Guardian reader
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tutu is very good too (too)
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I will buy via Waterstones - thank you for the explanation of ARC too 😊
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Preorder - I didn’t know what an ARC is (apologies), but I would really want to read your book (I’m an avid reader but not a reviewer)
November 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Or, in education, Assistant Head to Ass. Head (I was an Ass Head for 5 years 🥴)
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How to order, please, in the UK @dancoxon.bsky.social ?
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It’s a great song - up there with Moonlight Shadow or Lost in France I reckon
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ooh Forever Autumn - so bleak
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I’m late with this today…

1. Long Cold Winter - Cinderella
2. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
3. California Dreaming’ - Mamas and Papas
4. Exile - Taylor Swift and Bon Iver
5. Wolf - First Aid Kit
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Cold Bread is such a good song 👏👏👏
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Oh love Garbage - nice one
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A whole five this week (and it is really rainy in the East Mids.
1. Rain - Madonna
2. November Rain - GnR
3. Here comes the rain again - Eurythmics
4. Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
5. Stormy weather - Etta James
@bennewmark.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There was more mince for tea
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
D) the happy ending with tea and cake

Love this!
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Neither really - it’s quite grainy (like a pear) and bitter and tough, so needs a good amount of cooking to go soft, at which point it is like the love child of a poached pear and Turkish delight. Makes great jam, quince vodka and membrillo
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I could supply the whole internet with quinces this year! My tree has been very enthusiastic
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’d love that! Are you sure?
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you - bit of a way to travel anyway for me
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM