Gilly Pickup
@gillypickup.bsky.social
Award winning journalist /author. #Animal lover. Believes in chocolate, kindness, books & a dash of magic. London-living Scot.
Former @houseofcommons.parliament.uk aide, researcher. On X as @gilly_pickup www.travellinglady.co.uk BlueSky newbie
Former @houseofcommons.parliament.uk aide, researcher. On X as @gilly_pickup www.travellinglady.co.uk BlueSky newbie
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"Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better." ~ William Shakespeare
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better." ~ William Shakespeare
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Novelist, historian, & politician John Buchan (1875–1940) – from son of the manse to Governor-General of Canada – was born #OTD, 26 Aug
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Nick Rankin examines Buchan’s literary legacy in THE BUCHAN TRADITION – currently available on BBC Sounds
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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Nick Rankin examines Buchan’s literary legacy in THE BUCHAN TRADITION – currently available on BBC Sounds
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - The Buchan Tradition
Nick Rankin explores the literary legacy of the writer John Buchan.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Novelist, historian, & politician John Buchan (1875–1940) – from son of the manse to Governor-General of Canada – was born #OTD, 26 Aug
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Nick Rankin examines Buchan’s literary legacy in THE BUCHAN TRADITION – currently available on BBC Sounds
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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Nick Rankin examines Buchan’s literary legacy in THE BUCHAN TRADITION – currently available on BBC Sounds
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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I'm literally writing about this case right now for my next book SLEUTH-HOUND, about Joseph Bell, the Scottish doctor who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes, and the milieu of medicine, mystery, and crime that surrounded him. I can't wait to share this book with you in 2026!
This pocket watch belonged to Alfred John Monson, defendant in the Ardlamont Murder case of 1893. The trial gripped the nation and involved some of Scotland’s most successful and famous medical jurists.
You can read about it here: buff.ly/3BgHw6F
You can read about it here: buff.ly/3BgHw6F
August 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I'm literally writing about this case right now for my next book SLEUTH-HOUND, about Joseph Bell, the Scottish doctor who inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes, and the milieu of medicine, mystery, and crime that surrounded him. I can't wait to share this book with you in 2026!
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Manchester Dusk, by Janet Ledger, industrial landscape artist, b.1934 in Northampton. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
August 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Manchester Dusk, by Janet Ledger, industrial landscape artist, b.1934 in Northampton. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
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🌸🐬 Pink #Amazon River Dolphins🐬🌸 of #Venezuela 🇻🇪 #Brazil 🇧🇷 and #Ecuador 🇪🇨 are legendary for their playful intelligence 🧠 don't let them disappear! Fight for them. Use your wallet as a weapon #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #BoycottGold 🥇🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/22/a...
Amazon River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis
The Amazon River dolphins, also known as the Boto Dolphins or Amazon Pink River Dolphins are playful, curious and intelligent mammals, the largest river dolphin species in the world. Known for thei…
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July 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🌸🐬 Pink #Amazon River Dolphins🐬🌸 of #Venezuela 🇻🇪 #Brazil 🇧🇷 and #Ecuador 🇪🇨 are legendary for their playful intelligence 🧠 don't let them disappear! Fight for them. Use your wallet as a weapon #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #BoycottGold 🥇🚫 @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2023/01/22/a...
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For us, the world was full of beauty; for the other, it was a place to be endured until he went to another world.
But we were wise. We knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard.
― Chief Luther Standing Bear
But we were wise. We knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard.
― Chief Luther Standing Bear
July 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For us, the world was full of beauty; for the other, it was a place to be endured until he went to another world.
But we were wise. We knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard.
― Chief Luther Standing Bear
But we were wise. We knew that man's heart, away from nature, becomes hard.
― Chief Luther Standing Bear
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#News: #AI and yeast fermentation by #Smey means #deforestation-free #palmoil & cocoa butter! Protect forests and animals be #vegan and 🌴🧐🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2022/09/11/r...
July 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#News: #AI and yeast fermentation by #Smey means #deforestation-free #palmoil & cocoa butter! Protect forests and animals be #vegan and 🌴🧐🚫 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2022/09/11/r...
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New #Moomins collection from the excellent @dandq.bsky.social gang!
#comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #books #livres
#comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #books #livres
July 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New #Moomins collection from the excellent @dandq.bsky.social gang!
#comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #books #livres
#comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #books #livres
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Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?
Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).
More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn
@writersandartists.bsky.social
Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).
More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn
@writersandartists.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Have an idea you would like to develop into an academic book?
Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).
More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn
@writersandartists.bsky.social
Applications to the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship open 1st September 2025 to Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse early career scholars (UK only).
More info: bit.ly/4mHlgcn
@writersandartists.bsky.social
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A Scottish toad enjoying the sunshine in Glen Tromie today. #cairngorms
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A Scottish toad enjoying the sunshine in Glen Tromie today. #cairngorms
do you live in Angus? It's where I grew up ...beautiful place
Opposite the port of Montrose in Ferryden (Angus), there are washing lines adjacent to old fishing cottages stretching out over the South Esk Estuary. Is there anywhere else in the UK with such an unusual wash-day setup?
July 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
do you live in Angus? It's where I grew up ...beautiful place
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Manchester, 1966, photo by Shirley Baker (Mary Evans Picture Library).
July 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Manchester, 1966, photo by Shirley Baker (Mary Evans Picture Library).
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God and other artists are always a little obscure. ~Oscar Wilde
July 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
God and other artists are always a little obscure. ~Oscar Wilde
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Aspiring authors can be a lucrative target for scammers.
This in-depth article from Bloomberg examines real-life cases and illustrates how quickly things can escalate.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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This in-depth article from Bloomberg examines real-life cases and illustrates how quickly things can escalate.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Aspiring authors can be a lucrative target for scammers.
This in-depth article from Bloomberg examines real-life cases and illustrates how quickly things can escalate.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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This in-depth article from Bloomberg examines real-life cases and illustrates how quickly things can escalate.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Cosy 💙
A bumble working a Delphinium for #InsectThursday
Folklore says the colour blue makes bees more industrious!
#nature #photography #gardening #flowers #julyblooms #bloomscrolling
#spéirghorm #bees #pollinators #folklore
A bumble working a Delphinium for #InsectThursday
Folklore says the colour blue makes bees more industrious!
#nature #photography #gardening #flowers #julyblooms #bloomscrolling
#spéirghorm #bees #pollinators #folklore
July 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Cosy 💙
A bumble working a Delphinium for #InsectThursday
Folklore says the colour blue makes bees more industrious!
#nature #photography #gardening #flowers #julyblooms #bloomscrolling
#spéirghorm #bees #pollinators #folklore
A bumble working a Delphinium for #InsectThursday
Folklore says the colour blue makes bees more industrious!
#nature #photography #gardening #flowers #julyblooms #bloomscrolling
#spéirghorm #bees #pollinators #folklore
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Tea, a few tickles, and now it's time for bed ❤️😴
#farplaceanimalrescue #adoptdontshop #catrescue #catlover #cutecats #cats #fivcats
#farplaceanimalrescue #adoptdontshop #catrescue #catlover #cutecats #cats #fivcats
July 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tea, a few tickles, and now it's time for bed ❤️😴
#farplaceanimalrescue #adoptdontshop #catrescue #catlover #cutecats #cats #fivcats
#farplaceanimalrescue #adoptdontshop #catrescue #catlover #cutecats #cats #fivcats
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Stop horsing around….
It will end up in a cat fight… 😂🤣🥰
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It will end up in a cat fight… 😂🤣🥰
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July 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Stop horsing around….
It will end up in a cat fight… 😂🤣🥰
🐈⬛ 🐎
It will end up in a cat fight… 😂🤣🥰
🐈⬛ 🐎
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"A garden is a friend you can visit any time." ~ Okakura Kakuzo
July 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"A garden is a friend you can visit any time." ~ Okakura Kakuzo
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Hungry for a slice of island charm?
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hungry for a slice of island charm?
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
Join us at Balfron Book Festival (6 Sept, 1 pm, Balfron High School) to meet Coinneach MacLeod – the Hebridean Baker 🌾
Get your £5 ticket to join the global baking sensation as he celebrates the joy of food and the Hebrides. See you at Balfron, apron optional!
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I found the poems in the fields
And only wrote them down.
-Happy birthday, John Clare
And only wrote them down.
-Happy birthday, John Clare
July 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I found the poems in the fields
And only wrote them down.
-Happy birthday, John Clare
And only wrote them down.
-Happy birthday, John Clare
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"Judgment is discernment on a bad hair day." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
July 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"Judgment is discernment on a bad hair day." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
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Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. -Larry Lorenzoni
July 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. -Larry Lorenzoni
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Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/j...
July 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Do u use JohnsonAndJohnson #soap and #cleaning products? "Sustainable" #palmoil they use is far from "clean". It's linked to #deforestation 🦏🐘🦧, all for a dirty ingredient nobody even wants! ☠️🌴🪔⛔️.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/j...