The Haunted Balloon Lady
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author and editor of educational stuff
deflated doomscroller
fuck brexit
fuck the fascists
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deflated doomscroller
fuck brexit
fuck the fascists
#CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #Climate #Environment #Politics #Books
The Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The Epstein files
This sort of demonization. Are you comfortable with it?
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This sort of demonization. Are you comfortable with it?
It is a bit grim today so I’m staying in to do some housework.
Luckily, I came across Bloke‘s new Household Tips blog.
Luckily, I came across Bloke‘s new Household Tips blog.
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It is a bit grim today so I’m staying in to do some housework.
Luckily, I came across Bloke‘s new Household Tips blog.
Luckily, I came across Bloke‘s new Household Tips blog.
Off topic - sorry - but your post reminded me of another brilliant tweet/post in a similar vein.
November 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Off topic - sorry - but your post reminded me of another brilliant tweet/post in a similar vein.
You could choose a job from this list.
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You could choose a job from this list.
But … but … JCVI told us all the opposite. It’s a complete mystery.
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
But … but … JCVI told us all the opposite. It’s a complete mystery.
Oh alright spoilsport. I’ll just show you my Boobies then.
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Oh alright spoilsport. I’ll just show you my Boobies then.
Ah, that old Anglo-Saxon lineage …
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Ah, that old Anglo-Saxon lineage …
And less than 20 minutes after posting this.
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
And less than 20 minutes after posting this.
Well I, for one, refused to like it as he’s consistently rude and doesn’t understand to joyful community spirit of Halloween.
In other news, I’ve just bought myself a lovely doormat off of BlokeBay
In other news, I’ve just bought myself a lovely doormat off of BlokeBay
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Well I, for one, refused to like it as he’s consistently rude and doesn’t understand to joyful community spirit of Halloween.
In other news, I’ve just bought myself a lovely doormat off of BlokeBay
In other news, I’ve just bought myself a lovely doormat off of BlokeBay
We’re identical twins, doncha know.
October 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We’re identical twins, doncha know.
I’m not oblivious, I‘ve just been preoccupied by other things.
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I’m not oblivious, I‘ve just been preoccupied by other things.
This was our cat ‘on duty‘ every day, waiting for the kids to come out of the nearby school. The top bar of our gate is about three inches wide.
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This was our cat ‘on duty‘ every day, waiting for the kids to come out of the nearby school. The top bar of our gate is about three inches wide.
Colour me surprised.
JCVI have decided, against evidence, that Covid is now just a “mild disease“ and that “natural immunity” has increased. If so, why are so many ppl repeatedly infected & why are cases of LongCovid increasing, esp. among children?
They never say this about ‘flu.
JCVI have decided, against evidence, that Covid is now just a “mild disease“ and that “natural immunity” has increased. If so, why are so many ppl repeatedly infected & why are cases of LongCovid increasing, esp. among children?
They never say this about ‘flu.
October 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Colour me surprised.
JCVI have decided, against evidence, that Covid is now just a “mild disease“ and that “natural immunity” has increased. If so, why are so many ppl repeatedly infected & why are cases of LongCovid increasing, esp. among children?
They never say this about ‘flu.
JCVI have decided, against evidence, that Covid is now just a “mild disease“ and that “natural immunity” has increased. If so, why are so many ppl repeatedly infected & why are cases of LongCovid increasing, esp. among children?
They never say this about ‘flu.
You shouldn’t get cross with Alexa* or the next time you want something doing she might not be too obliging.
*not Frenchie but who really knows?
*not Frenchie but who really knows?
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
You shouldn’t get cross with Alexa* or the next time you want something doing she might not be too obliging.
*not Frenchie but who really knows?
*not Frenchie but who really knows?
But I don’t like tea and I‘m loathe to scroll up and say the wrong thing if there’s trouble brewing.
So I’m just being diplomatic, as is my want.
So I’m just being diplomatic, as is my want.
October 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
But I don’t like tea and I‘m loathe to scroll up and say the wrong thing if there’s trouble brewing.
So I’m just being diplomatic, as is my want.
So I’m just being diplomatic, as is my want.
“You boy! What’s the word for a huge but pointless event ….etc etc?”
October 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“You boy! What’s the word for a huge but pointless event ….etc etc?”
A pet slug! I once lived in a basement flat in Norwich that regularly featured half a dozen slugs on the kitchen floor of a morning.
Nice flowers. We still have lots of verbenas and cosmos, and a ridiculously tall tobacco plant, amongst others.
Nice flowers. We still have lots of verbenas and cosmos, and a ridiculously tall tobacco plant, amongst others.
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A pet slug! I once lived in a basement flat in Norwich that regularly featured half a dozen slugs on the kitchen floor of a morning.
Nice flowers. We still have lots of verbenas and cosmos, and a ridiculously tall tobacco plant, amongst others.
Nice flowers. We still have lots of verbenas and cosmos, and a ridiculously tall tobacco plant, amongst others.
It’s as you say, and here’s a lovely poem for you from a dog’s perspective to its owner while on a walk.
October 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s as you say, and here’s a lovely poem for you from a dog’s perspective to its owner while on a walk.
This looks ominous. I quite fancy being ArchSpudBishop Balloon Lady whenever you decide to step down.
October 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This looks ominous. I quite fancy being ArchSpudBishop Balloon Lady whenever you decide to step down.
😂😂😂 No, but there’s a nice sonnet about reading poetry on trains.
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
😂😂😂 No, but there’s a nice sonnet about reading poetry on trains.
On National Poetry Day, a quick summary of The Waste Land if you can’t be arsed, by Wendy Cope
October 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On National Poetry Day, a quick summary of The Waste Land if you can’t be arsed, by Wendy Cope
And from over the pond
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
And from over the pond
Along with The Complete Forks of Shakespeare
October 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Along with The Complete Forks of Shakespeare