@curlyclarey.bsky.social
London-based, Kernow-born. Failed knitter. Limited nihongo. Dream of opening a home for goats.
I read, and enjoy, so much fiction and yet it’s rare that the ending of book will bring about tears. @kitdewaal.com thank you SO MUCH for #thebestofeverything and I enjoyed Tuesday in #wimbledonlibrary too.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I read, and enjoy, so much fiction and yet it’s rare that the ending of book will bring about tears. @kitdewaal.com thank you SO MUCH for #thebestofeverything and I enjoyed Tuesday in #wimbledonlibrary too.
Saturday afternoon at #WimbledonBrewery drinking ale and eating bratwurst
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Saturday afternoon at #WimbledonBrewery drinking ale and eating bratwurst
On the train to Cornwall, where an old man in a cravat and tweed jacket had to be told off for playing The Archers on loudspeaker.
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On the train to Cornwall, where an old man in a cravat and tweed jacket had to be told off for playing The Archers on loudspeaker.
Why does the hand cream other people are using always smell nicer than your own?
January 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Why does the hand cream other people are using always smell nicer than your own?
Frank remains in charge.
January 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Frank remains in charge.
When you finally make peace with having your birthday on a day that’s crap for having birthdays on, you can actually craft something quite nice for yourself. It’s been lovely! Happy New Year all 💖
December 31, 2024 at 4:30 PM
When you finally make peace with having your birthday on a day that’s crap for having birthdays on, you can actually craft something quite nice for yourself. It’s been lovely! Happy New Year all 💖
7.22am and I’ve had a message thanking me for the tasty chocolates. Someone’s doing Christmas Day correctly.
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 AM
7.22am and I’ve had a message thanking me for the tasty chocolates. Someone’s doing Christmas Day correctly.
The salon down the road has thanked us all for letting them be part of our ‘hair journey’ this year. For Courtney, this is mostly me informing her I’ve been hacking some of mine off since the last visit and wishing her luck.
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 AM
The salon down the road has thanked us all for letting them be part of our ‘hair journey’ this year. For Courtney, this is mostly me informing her I’ve been hacking some of mine off since the last visit and wishing her luck.
If you’re thinking of stopping by at #humblecrumble in London and buying a pot of hot, custardy crumble and standing on a busy, freezing street shovelling it into your mouth, do it. Do it asap.
December 14, 2024 at 7:49 AM
If you’re thinking of stopping by at #humblecrumble in London and buying a pot of hot, custardy crumble and standing on a busy, freezing street shovelling it into your mouth, do it. Do it asap.
I still do the 'anyone, anyone?' thing and have the same face as those kids as soon as tariffs are mentioned.
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 27, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I still do the 'anyone, anyone?' thing and have the same face as those kids as soon as tariffs are mentioned.
‘Shattered’ by Hanif Kureishi, read beautifully by Art Malik on BBC Sounds, is astounding. Funny, heartbreaking and profound.
November 25, 2024 at 1:40 PM
‘Shattered’ by Hanif Kureishi, read beautifully by Art Malik on BBC Sounds, is astounding. Funny, heartbreaking and profound.
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Starting tonight on BBC Radio 4 #BookAtBedtime
Some absolutely brilliant narrators take us through 5 members of the same family, a mother, a daughter, her black husband, their son and lastly the father, now an old man.
Hope you enjoy!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Some absolutely brilliant narrators take us through 5 members of the same family, a mother, a daughter, her black husband, their son and lastly the father, now an old man.
Hope you enjoy!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Green & The Black by Kit de Waal
New fiction about the changing face of modern Ireland, as told through one family.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Starting tonight on BBC Radio 4 #BookAtBedtime
Some absolutely brilliant narrators take us through 5 members of the same family, a mother, a daughter, her black husband, their son and lastly the father, now an old man.
Hope you enjoy!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Some absolutely brilliant narrators take us through 5 members of the same family, a mother, a daughter, her black husband, their son and lastly the father, now an old man.
Hope you enjoy!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Reading an article that suggests sharing a pudding in restaurants to keep things healthier.
Me: ‘Hey, we’ll have to share pudding.’
Andrew: ‘Yay - one and a half puddings for me.’
Me: ‘Hey, we’ll have to share pudding.’
Andrew: ‘Yay - one and a half puddings for me.’
November 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Reading an article that suggests sharing a pudding in restaurants to keep things healthier.
Me: ‘Hey, we’ll have to share pudding.’
Andrew: ‘Yay - one and a half puddings for me.’
Me: ‘Hey, we’ll have to share pudding.’
Andrew: ‘Yay - one and a half puddings for me.’
The road from shovelling in milk chocolate to genuinely enjoying dark chocolate is one billion miles long.
November 20, 2024 at 9:08 PM
The road from shovelling in milk chocolate to genuinely enjoying dark chocolate is one billion miles long.
‘It was snowing in the north when I came down this morning,’ said my colleague.
‘Where in the north were you?’ responded another colleague in her Scottish accent.
‘Milton Keynes.’
She was gracious in her response.
‘Where in the north were you?’ responded another colleague in her Scottish accent.
‘Milton Keynes.’
She was gracious in her response.
November 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
‘It was snowing in the north when I came down this morning,’ said my colleague.
‘Where in the north were you?’ responded another colleague in her Scottish accent.
‘Milton Keynes.’
She was gracious in her response.
‘Where in the north were you?’ responded another colleague in her Scottish accent.
‘Milton Keynes.’
She was gracious in her response.
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If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
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A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
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November 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
If youre still looking for your tribe, here’s a directory of hundreds of starter packs covering all interests and searchable by keyword. Repost and check it out.
I told my husband a man was seen in town wearing a raw chicken on his head and my husband expressed no surprise and I expressed no surprise at his lack of surprise. #london #tryharder #deadinside
November 13, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I told my husband a man was seen in town wearing a raw chicken on his head and my husband expressed no surprise and I expressed no surprise at his lack of surprise. #london #tryharder #deadinside