Finally managed book number six of the year, narrowly fulfilling my NY resolution to read at least six in a year. Phew! And I liked it. Short, and exactly as you'd expect from this author #BookSky
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Finally managed book number six of the year, narrowly fulfilling my NY resolution to read at least six in a year. Phew! And I liked it. Short, and exactly as you'd expect from this author #BookSky
Reposted
The best kettles to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested
The best kettles to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested
Not all electric kettles are created equal. We boiled litres of water to find the best, from hard-water heroes to vintage-style, repairable and wi-fi connected models
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The best kettles to save energy and speed up your cuppa, tested
Reposted
BREAKING: MPs have voted to REMOVE abortion from the criminal law in England and Wales for women in relation to their own pregnancies. A historic day for shaping a more humane law – one that prioritises treating women with compassion.
humanists.uk/2025/06/17/b...
humanists.uk/2025/06/17/b...
Breaking: MPs vote to decriminalise abortions for women
Today MPs voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the grow...
humanists.uk
June 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING: MPs have voted to REMOVE abortion from the criminal law in England and Wales for women in relation to their own pregnancies. A historic day for shaping a more humane law – one that prioritises treating women with compassion.
humanists.uk/2025/06/17/b...
humanists.uk/2025/06/17/b...
I'm as surprised as anyone that I managed to finish a fifth book but this one felt satisfying. There's nothing like putting an artist back in their rightful place after being somewhat overshadowed by their husband then virtually forgotten. Mary Gillick deserves to be much better known than she is.
May 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I'm as surprised as anyone that I managed to finish a fifth book but this one felt satisfying. There's nothing like putting an artist back in their rightful place after being somewhat overshadowed by their husband then virtually forgotten. Mary Gillick deserves to be much better known than she is.
A marvellous fourth read of the year, about the making of Fraggle Rock. Heartwarming and inspiring in equal measures
April 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A marvellous fourth read of the year, about the making of Fraggle Rock. Heartwarming and inspiring in equal measures
Casanova. A short book. Promised more fun than it delivered. Third read of the year though 🙌
April 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Casanova. A short book. Promised more fun than it delivered. Third read of the year though 🙌
Keeping myself accountable, second book of the year finished ✔️
March 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Keeping myself accountable, second book of the year finished ✔️
My New Year's Resolution 2025 was to read at least six books. I have little time to read for any length of time, so while it doesn't sound like much, it's all relative. To keep me accountable, here is the first I've finished, A Hampshire Manor, bought after visiting Hinton Ampner last year
January 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My New Year's Resolution 2025 was to read at least six books. I have little time to read for any length of time, so while it doesn't sound like much, it's all relative. To keep me accountable, here is the first I've finished, A Hampshire Manor, bought after visiting Hinton Ampner last year
Fabulous fungi find on my walk in the woods today
December 30, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Fabulous fungi find on my walk in the woods today
One of my favourite things about the festive season is my Starbucks decorations. While part of me baulks at the rampant consumerism, inside I am secretly delighted.
Do what brings you joy.
Do what brings you joy.
December 9, 2024 at 3:53 PM
One of my favourite things about the festive season is my Starbucks decorations. While part of me baulks at the rampant consumerism, inside I am secretly delighted.
Do what brings you joy.
Do what brings you joy.
It took 40-odd years but I have just discovered the word 'pinniped' while looking up sea lions. I am delighted.
November 15, 2024 at 2:59 PM
It took 40-odd years but I have just discovered the word 'pinniped' while looking up sea lions. I am delighted.
I keep seeing adverts for a silvery ring you wear on your finger and it monitors your heart rate. Expensive, relatively pointless and definitely something I would accidentally drop down the toilet.
November 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM
I keep seeing adverts for a silvery ring you wear on your finger and it monitors your heart rate. Expensive, relatively pointless and definitely something I would accidentally drop down the toilet.
A fun fact for my first post and something I did recently. If you visit the state capitol building in Little Rock, Arkansas, they let you hold the money in the vault. I held $600,000, which would keep me in fancy shoes for at least a month
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 AM
A fun fact for my first post and something I did recently. If you visit the state capitol building in Little Rock, Arkansas, they let you hold the money in the vault. I held $600,000, which would keep me in fancy shoes for at least a month