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Clancy Mason
@clancym.bsky.social
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Regional Development Manager for Libraries Connected.
Book loving, sci-fi consuming, judo playing, Rush listening, Jane Austen fan-girl and Blackpool sandgrowner. Vegetarian coeliac.
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Swanning around 'Pemberley' (Lyme Hall) in full Regency gear!

Their wardrobe room is brilliant – a real highlight of this National Trust spot. Love that they have lots of choice, and changing facilities and lockers so you can explore the house in style. 👍

#LymeHall #NationalTrust #RegencyLife
Wearing a regency bonnets with blue ribbon and pink cloak. Full length regency costume of blue dress, pink cloak and cream bonnet. Mr Darcy display in the National Trust shop. Recency dresses and props to borrow at Lyme Hall’s wardrobe room.
April 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Beaming out love on Mother’s Day…
A picture of 12 flower illustrations, each giving a different example of what Mother’s Day means to different people. Ie. ‘Mothers who are struggling’, or ‘those who have lost their mothers’.
March 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Saturday morning with Martha 🐾. Diving into my first ever Kate Atkinson book and absolutely hooked! 📚 Anyone else a fan?

Also, a shoutout to my fellow gluten-free folks: #MannaDew bakery in London is a game-changer. Seriously, the best GF pastries I've ever had. 🥐✨
My border terrier Martha is lying on the bed looking at me. I have Kate Atkinsons ‘Behind the Scenes at the Museum’ next to her, waiting to be read, and a plate holding a gluten free croissant.
March 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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The wheels are turning in Martha’s head… and I’m pretty sure it’s about treats.

#dogsofbluesky #treatheist.
Border Terrier dog in profile.
January 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Weekend: snow, books, Martha, brews, naps.
Border terrier dog with her tongue out. Snowy back garden in blackpool. There are footprints in the snow. Border terrier in the snow. The book ‘The Grwat Alone’ by Kristin Hannah.
January 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Martha had decided that I’ve done enough reading today and that it’s now time to play with her new Santa toy.
Birthed terrier dog looks at the camera after interrupting a reading session. The bike is Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
December 29, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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Little Martha and I have been having a festive time watching Nigella on the telly.

Merry Christmas, folks!
🎄🎁🐶
Border terrier dog in front of a section of a Christmas tree. Border terrier dog, sat on a chair, next to a Christmas tree. The back of a border terrier dog watching Nigella Lawson on tv. There is a fireplace and mantelpiece next to the tv with candles and Xmas decorations on it.
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Bath, you’ve stolen my heart! 🎂📚☀️

We’ve had the most wonderful weekend exploring this beautiful city, including a visit to my favourite shop, Persephone Books, which contributed to my birthday book-haul.

#Booksky
Pile of 5 books The exterior of Persephone Books in Bath View of the Royal Crescent, Bath. Large expanse of green lawn in the foreground. Me and my partner Mark at the Roman Bath museum.
December 16, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

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Book cover for They Were Sisters by Dorothy Whipple. The cover features a painted domestic scene of two women and a man at the breakfast table.
December 11, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

19/20
Book cover for Bearskin by James A McLaughlin. It features an illustration of a large dark bear against a pale blue background. The title is in large red letters.
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

18/20
Book cover for This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash
December 9, 2024 at 7:46 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

17/20
The book cover for The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
December 8, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

16/20
Book cover for When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, by Judith Kerr
December 7, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

15/20
Book cover of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
December 6, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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I received the loveliest surprise in the post this morning from @finonad.bsky.social, the ‘Ten Poems about Libraries’ booklet, selected by Loraine Mariner.

This little poem by Louise Chandler Moulton particularly caught my eye!

Thanks Fiona!
#Libraries
An image of a page in a book contains the poem ‘In A Library’ by Louise Chandler Moulton. The poem: THE living ofttimes vex us - The wise old dead are best - When Life’s vain games perplex us ‘T is here we turn for rest.
December 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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#BTPossee

Martha on squirrel watch. She also likes to tell us if there any cats or wheelie bins on the street too. Very vigilant.
Martha, a brown border terrier dog, stands on a window sill.
December 5, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

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The book ‘All the Light we Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr’ is on a brown throw next to a border terrier dog.
December 5, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

13/20
Book cover for Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead.
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

12/20
The book cover for The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. There is an illustration of a silhouette of a black rider and horse crossing a snowy path with green trees lining the path.
December 2, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

11/20
Book cover for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D Taylor
November 30, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

10/20
Book cover for Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel.
November 29, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

9/20
Book cover for Godspeed by Nicolas Butler. A bird flies in a pale blue sky above a forest of autumn colour trees.
November 28, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

8/20
The book cover for ‘A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World’ by C A Fletcher
November 27, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

7/20
The book cover for The Enchanted April, by Elizabeth Von Arnim. The cover illustration is colourful Italian coastal scene, with blue sea in the foreground and elegant building build on the cliff. It’s a seaside scene wjth boats and swimmers enjoying the sea and warm weather.
November 26, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky

6/20
The book cover for ‘Three Women’ by Lisa Taddeo. There is a fine art painting of a fruit-bowl using a chiaroscuro effect. The book title and authors name are in bold.
November 25, 2024 at 7:46 AM