Frances Robinson
@francespurple.bsky.social
My Substack about children's TV:
https://squareeyes.substack.com/
Copywriting, journalism, moderating
SE London
Formerly Brussels/Frankfurt/Paris
https://squareeyes.substack.com/
Copywriting, journalism, moderating
SE London
Formerly Brussels/Frankfurt/Paris
I will take any excuse to go and flick through old DWJ books... turns out it's a bit of both (might have to re-read the whole thing now)
September 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I will take any excuse to go and flick through old DWJ books... turns out it's a bit of both (might have to re-read the whole thing now)
Saw this in M&S this morning and while it's not pink and girly it's also... 🤔🤔🤔 (Obv it's one of the greatest albums of all time )
August 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Saw this in M&S this morning and while it's not pink and girly it's also... 🤔🤔🤔 (Obv it's one of the greatest albums of all time )
Saw this at The Range today and NO, absolutely NOT, I haven't been on my summer holiday yet? How do I report an actual crime?? Stop it right now (unbeaten for crafting bits tho)
July 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Saw this at The Range today and NO, absolutely NOT, I haven't been on my summer holiday yet? How do I report an actual crime?? Stop it right now (unbeaten for crafting bits tho)
What's the matter babe you haven't hung up the bejazzled hip-hop bulldog canvas I got you for your birthday over the mantelpiece?
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What's the matter babe you haven't hung up the bejazzled hip-hop bulldog canvas I got you for your birthday over the mantelpiece?
Thoughts and prayers for Napkin, he's torn his cruciate ligament and has to stay in til (at least) Tuesday when we take him for an X-ray. His vigil of forlorn meows while staring at the catflap continues 😿
June 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Thoughts and prayers for Napkin, he's torn his cruciate ligament and has to stay in til (at least) Tuesday when we take him for an X-ray. His vigil of forlorn meows while staring at the catflap continues 😿
Never thought I'd read anything actually relatable in @financialtimes.com magnificent HTSI supplement, but turns out the creative director of Christian Dior make-up and I have something in common! #snackattack
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Never thought I'd read anything actually relatable in @financialtimes.com magnificent HTSI supplement, but turns out the creative director of Christian Dior make-up and I have something in common! #snackattack
Guys I'm a hot day dessert influencer-slash-genius: behold scones, jam and *clotted cream ice cream* (it's delicious)
April 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Guys I'm a hot day dessert influencer-slash-genius: behold scones, jam and *clotted cream ice cream* (it's delicious)
Some exciting constitutional news from this box of fresh longans (a sort of denser, less spiky lychee - never seen them before, very tasty)
March 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Some exciting constitutional news from this box of fresh longans (a sort of denser, less spiky lychee - never seen them before, very tasty)
Surprise present off awesome husband 😍 hélas there is no dining car on the Overground 🍽️ (if you're planning a journey that needs one, I refer you to @seatsixtyone.bsky.social )
March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Surprise present off awesome husband 😍 hélas there is no dining car on the Overground 🍽️ (if you're planning a journey that needs one, I refer you to @seatsixtyone.bsky.social )
So great to listen to @tom-phillips.com and @jonnelledge.bsky.social last night! Turns out Armageddon is a real place and already a legend by the time the Bible was written?!? Looking forward to reading the book to find out more apocalypse facts...
February 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
So great to listen to @tom-phillips.com and @jonnelledge.bsky.social last night! Turns out Armageddon is a real place and already a legend by the time the Bible was written?!? Looking forward to reading the book to find out more apocalypse facts...
Parents' evening / School Trip / Pick up / Drop Off
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Parents' evening / School Trip / Pick up / Drop Off
A lot of bridges, from above
January 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A lot of bridges, from above
Also I need to do another Square Eyes, so here's Whoopi Goldberg as the tooth fairy in "Ask the Storybots" from the @netflix.com big name cameo machine
December 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Also I need to do another Square Eyes, so here's Whoopi Goldberg as the tooth fairy in "Ask the Storybots" from the @netflix.com big name cameo machine
OK this is super-niche but if you live in SE London and know someone who likes crime novels @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social have a load of Nicolas Freelings in. I love them, he's underrated IMHO, written in a nice idiom, set in Amsterdam/France... (CW they're of their time! Especially regarding women!!!)
December 17, 2024 at 2:41 PM
OK this is super-niche but if you live in SE London and know someone who likes crime novels @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social have a load of Nicolas Freelings in. I love them, he's underrated IMHO, written in a nice idiom, set in Amsterdam/France... (CW they're of their time! Especially regarding women!!!)
I bought these as a treat for the twins but they're actually... Delicious? In quite a grown-up way? The hazelnut middle isn't super sweet and tastes like something that came in a dainty art nouveau tin from a Milan boutique.
December 3, 2024 at 9:31 AM
I bought these as a treat for the twins but they're actually... Delicious? In quite a grown-up way? The hazelnut middle isn't super sweet and tastes like something that came in a dainty art nouveau tin from a Milan boutique.
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy ✨
November 21, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy ✨
Turns out 2024 #Lego is no longer about building structures out of 8er bricks. It's teeny tiny fiddly kits you build, like Airfix without glue. And these guys keep turning up. In the bakery, they're chocolate icing swirls. In the park, they're dog poo (kit has a poo bag holder, scoop and bin too) 😬
November 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Turns out 2024 #Lego is no longer about building structures out of 8er bricks. It's teeny tiny fiddly kits you build, like Airfix without glue. And these guys keep turning up. In the bakery, they're chocolate icing swirls. In the park, they're dog poo (kit has a poo bag holder, scoop and bin too) 😬
Since cats are doing the rounds... Also pls help my Substack get to a nice round number of subscribers 🥹 open.substack.com/pub/squareey...
November 4, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Since cats are doing the rounds... Also pls help my Substack get to a nice round number of subscribers 🥹 open.substack.com/pub/squareey...
New Square Eyes on one of the worst shows I've ever seen open.substack.com/pub/squareey...
July 13, 2024 at 7:56 AM
New Square Eyes on one of the worst shows I've ever seen open.substack.com/pub/squareey...
Don't even speak to me until I've had my
March 20, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Don't even speak to me until I've had my