Fay Hallam
@fayhallam.bsky.social
Art, Theatre, Travel, Books, History, Sewing, Street Art, Slow Fashion and Second Hand Style
Really enjoyed Autumn by Ali Smith. It’s a quick, easy read but is clever and funny. Bonus points for featuring Pauline Boty who deserves to be better known.
#autumn #alismith #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚 #paulineboty
#autumn #alismith #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚 #paulineboty
October 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Really enjoyed Autumn by Ali Smith. It’s a quick, easy read but is clever and funny. Bonus points for featuring Pauline Boty who deserves to be better known.
#autumn #alismith #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚 #paulineboty
#autumn #alismith #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚 #paulineboty
Is it me or do these mushrooms look more like a loofah?!
Does anyone under 40 even know what a loofah is?!
#lionsmanemushrooms #loofah #mushrooms
Does anyone under 40 even know what a loofah is?!
#lionsmanemushrooms #loofah #mushrooms
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Is it me or do these mushrooms look more like a loofah?!
Does anyone under 40 even know what a loofah is?!
#lionsmanemushrooms #loofah #mushrooms
Does anyone under 40 even know what a loofah is?!
#lionsmanemushrooms #loofah #mushrooms
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell is genuinely scary and hugely enjoyable! Spooky and twisty - I did not guess the ending!
#silentcompanions #laurapurcell #booksky #booksky📚💙
#silentcompanions #laurapurcell #booksky #booksky📚💙
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell is genuinely scary and hugely enjoyable! Spooky and twisty - I did not guess the ending!
#silentcompanions #laurapurcell #booksky #booksky📚💙
#silentcompanions #laurapurcell #booksky #booksky📚💙
This book won prizes and acclaim but I just found it profoundly depressing….
#thevegetarian #hankang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
#thevegetarian #hankang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
September 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This book won prizes and acclaim but I just found it profoundly depressing….
#thevegetarian #hankang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
#thevegetarian #hankang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
A lovely day out at Brompton Cemetery, the final resting place of many fascinating people including Emmeline Pankhurst and Marchesa Luisa Casati. They also have very eerie catacombs!
#bromptoncemetary #emmelinepankhurst #catacombs #marchesaluisacasati
#bromptoncemetary #emmelinepankhurst #catacombs #marchesaluisacasati
September 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A lovely day out at Brompton Cemetery, the final resting place of many fascinating people including Emmeline Pankhurst and Marchesa Luisa Casati. They also have very eerie catacombs!
#bromptoncemetary #emmelinepankhurst #catacombs #marchesaluisacasati
#bromptoncemetary #emmelinepankhurst #catacombs #marchesaluisacasati
The last hurrah of Summer. Spending it wisely at the seaside.
Seafood and ice cream at beautiful Mersea Island #mersea #merseaisland #britishseaside #lastdaysofsummer
Seafood and ice cream at beautiful Mersea Island #mersea #merseaisland #britishseaside #lastdaysofsummer
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The last hurrah of Summer. Spending it wisely at the seaside.
Seafood and ice cream at beautiful Mersea Island #mersea #merseaisland #britishseaside #lastdaysofsummer
Seafood and ice cream at beautiful Mersea Island #mersea #merseaisland #britishseaside #lastdaysofsummer
August 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Our street is getting new pavements! The 8am pneumatic drilling and angle grinding is not good for the nervous system but I’m sure it will be nice when it’s finished!!
#eastlondon #chasingpavements #onmystreet
#eastlondon #chasingpavements #onmystreet
August 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our street is getting new pavements! The 8am pneumatic drilling and angle grinding is not good for the nervous system but I’m sure it will be nice when it’s finished!!
#eastlondon #chasingpavements #onmystreet
#eastlondon #chasingpavements #onmystreet
A funny and enjoyable satire on the publishing industry with some serious ideas about identity, success and self image.
#yellowface #rfkuang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
#yellowface #rfkuang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
August 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A funny and enjoyable satire on the publishing industry with some serious ideas about identity, success and self image.
#yellowface #rfkuang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
#yellowface #rfkuang #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚
On my walk today: Anthony Gormley’s Quantum Cloud at Greenwich Peninsula
#anthonygormley #publicart #greenwichpeninsula #onmywalktoday
#anthonygormley #publicart #greenwichpeninsula #onmywalktoday
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On my walk today: Anthony Gormley’s Quantum Cloud at Greenwich Peninsula
#anthonygormley #publicart #greenwichpeninsula #onmywalktoday
#anthonygormley #publicart #greenwichpeninsula #onmywalktoday
This book has some lovely descriptions of the beauty of our planet and the destruction of it by humans but I found it repetitive and ultimately unsatisfying
#orbital #booksky #booksky💙📚#justread
#orbital #booksky #booksky💙📚#justread
August 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This book has some lovely descriptions of the beauty of our planet and the destruction of it by humans but I found it repetitive and ultimately unsatisfying
#orbital #booksky #booksky💙📚#justread
#orbital #booksky #booksky💙📚#justread
A new writer to me but I’ll be reading many more books by Louise Erdrich in the future
#louiseerdrich #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚#lovemedicine
#louiseerdrich #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚#lovemedicine
July 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A new writer to me but I’ll be reading many more books by Louise Erdrich in the future
#louiseerdrich #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚#lovemedicine
#louiseerdrich #justread #booksky #booksky💙📚#lovemedicine
A few days chilling at the Jersey Shore: a stroll on the boardwalk, pottering round the vintage and bookshops in Asbury Park and watching the fireflies from my friend’s porch
#newjersey #jerseyshore #asburypark #ustrip
#newjersey #jerseyshore #asburypark #ustrip
July 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A few days chilling at the Jersey Shore: a stroll on the boardwalk, pottering round the vintage and bookshops in Asbury Park and watching the fireflies from my friend’s porch
#newjersey #jerseyshore #asburypark #ustrip
#newjersey #jerseyshore #asburypark #ustrip
More New York adventures! A walk around Times Square and The Rockerfeller Centre and a trip on the Staten Island Ferry
#newyork #timessquare #rockerfellercenter #statenislandferry #statueofliberty
#newyork #timessquare #rockerfellercenter #statenislandferry #statueofliberty
July 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More New York adventures! A walk around Times Square and The Rockerfeller Centre and a trip on the Staten Island Ferry
#newyork #timessquare #rockerfellercenter #statenislandferry #statueofliberty
#newyork #timessquare #rockerfellercenter #statenislandferry #statueofliberty
A few very special days in one of my favourite cities:
A stroll in Central Park, a drink at The Stonewall Inn and the Fourth of July fireworks.
Love New York!
#newyork #fourthofjuly #centralpark #stonewallinn #fireworks
A stroll in Central Park, a drink at The Stonewall Inn and the Fourth of July fireworks.
Love New York!
#newyork #fourthofjuly #centralpark #stonewallinn #fireworks
July 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A few very special days in one of my favourite cities:
A stroll in Central Park, a drink at The Stonewall Inn and the Fourth of July fireworks.
Love New York!
#newyork #fourthofjuly #centralpark #stonewallinn #fireworks
A stroll in Central Park, a drink at The Stonewall Inn and the Fourth of July fireworks.
Love New York!
#newyork #fourthofjuly #centralpark #stonewallinn #fireworks
The breathtaking majesty of Niagara Falls!
It’s great when a trip to such a famous place reinforces the power and beauty of the natural world.
#niagarafalls #canada #naturalworld #breathtaking
It’s great when a trip to such a famous place reinforces the power and beauty of the natural world.
#niagarafalls #canada #naturalworld #breathtaking
July 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The breathtaking majesty of Niagara Falls!
It’s great when a trip to such a famous place reinforces the power and beauty of the natural world.
#niagarafalls #canada #naturalworld #breathtaking
It’s great when a trip to such a famous place reinforces the power and beauty of the natural world.
#niagarafalls #canada #naturalworld #breathtaking
June 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Having the roofers in whilst trying to pack for a trip in a heatwave does not make for a stress free day! 🥵🤯
#holidaypacking
#heatwave #lastminutestress
#holidaypacking
#heatwave #lastminutestress
June 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Having the roofers in whilst trying to pack for a trip in a heatwave does not make for a stress free day! 🥵🤯
#holidaypacking
#heatwave #lastminutestress
#holidaypacking
#heatwave #lastminutestress
On my walk today: Beautiful but sad public art sculpture of a blue whale at Wood Wharf, made from ocean plastic washed up on the beaches of Hawaii.
How are we continuing to destroy the natural world in this way?
#publicart #bluewhale #oceanplastic #londondocklands
#onmywalktoday #noplanetb
How are we continuing to destroy the natural world in this way?
#publicart #bluewhale #oceanplastic #londondocklands
#onmywalktoday #noplanetb
June 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
On my walk today: Beautiful but sad public art sculpture of a blue whale at Wood Wharf, made from ocean plastic washed up on the beaches of Hawaii.
How are we continuing to destroy the natural world in this way?
#publicart #bluewhale #oceanplastic #londondocklands
#onmywalktoday #noplanetb
How are we continuing to destroy the natural world in this way?
#publicart #bluewhale #oceanplastic #londondocklands
#onmywalktoday #noplanetb
Absolutely loved this book! Written like a detective novel, it’s a satire on racism and stereotypes and is both heartbreaking and very funny. Quite an achievement!
#booksky #booksky💙📚 #percivaleverett #thetrees
#booksky #booksky💙📚 #percivaleverett #thetrees
June 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Absolutely loved this book! Written like a detective novel, it’s a satire on racism and stereotypes and is both heartbreaking and very funny. Quite an achievement!
#booksky #booksky💙📚 #percivaleverett #thetrees
#booksky #booksky💙📚 #percivaleverett #thetrees
There’s always some fantastic street art to see in East London!
After a really busy few weeks I’m spending a couple of days pottering round and starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to the US
#streetart
#eastlondon
#summerinthecity
#holidayplanning
After a really busy few weeks I’m spending a couple of days pottering round and starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to the US
#streetart
#eastlondon
#summerinthecity
#holidayplanning
June 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
There’s always some fantastic street art to see in East London!
After a really busy few weeks I’m spending a couple of days pottering round and starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to the US
#streetart
#eastlondon
#summerinthecity
#holidayplanning
After a really busy few weeks I’m spending a couple of days pottering round and starting to get excited about my upcoming trip to the US
#streetart
#eastlondon
#summerinthecity
#holidayplanning
Mevagissey is still a working fishing harbour but is postcard pretty!
#mevagissey
#cornwall
#prettyasapicture
#mevagissey
#cornwall
#prettyasapicture
June 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Mevagissey is still a working fishing harbour but is postcard pretty!
#mevagissey
#cornwall
#prettyasapicture
#mevagissey
#cornwall
#prettyasapicture
Amazing day at Wembley yesterday watching Oldham Athletic get promoted into the football league!
Fantastic result for my home town and commiserations to Southend. Both sets of fans were a credit to their clubs.
#oafc #playofffinal #wembley
Fantastic result for my home town and commiserations to Southend. Both sets of fans were a credit to their clubs.
#oafc #playofffinal #wembley
June 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Amazing day at Wembley yesterday watching Oldham Athletic get promoted into the football league!
Fantastic result for my home town and commiserations to Southend. Both sets of fans were a credit to their clubs.
#oafc #playofffinal #wembley
Fantastic result for my home town and commiserations to Southend. Both sets of fans were a credit to their clubs.
#oafc #playofffinal #wembley