Gruff
@gruffmadrigal.bsky.social
I enjoy mixing everything together, especially food.
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Gruff
@gruffmadrigal.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Mastodon is quiet, so I am here to see if I can find more folk to join me there. 😅
THE BETHS TONIGHT 🥰🥰🥰
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
THE BETHS TONIGHT 🥰🥰🥰
September 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Wells, K. et al. (2024) ‘Israel’s war on Gaza and the violation of children’s rights’, Children’s geographies, 22(2), pp. 197–200. Available at: doi.org/10.1080/1473....
August 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wells, K. et al. (2024) ‘Israel’s war on Gaza and the violation of children’s rights’, Children’s geographies, 22(2), pp. 197–200. Available at: doi.org/10.1080/1473....
Humans are diverse, yet this drive to standardise differences which may stem from fear, wanting security and control do not encourage real criticality.
August 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Humans are diverse, yet this drive to standardise differences which may stem from fear, wanting security and control do not encourage real criticality.
I cannot stand being fearful, so I think I have been constantly churning bravery - grateful for the kind words, the humility and compassion shown to me. Mostly by my parents - I hit the jackpot there, and I feel thankful. They have their own faults but, they were the best parents for me. I miss them
August 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I cannot stand being fearful, so I think I have been constantly churning bravery - grateful for the kind words, the humility and compassion shown to me. Mostly by my parents - I hit the jackpot there, and I feel thankful. They have their own faults but, they were the best parents for me. I miss them
I am in a strange fork-road, driven by compassion but also, sudden discernment that power dynamics exist everywhere. It exists, because it is what is being reproduced constantly.
Those that take without inherently understanding or awareness, will always keep taking. So, boundaries matter.
Those that take without inherently understanding or awareness, will always keep taking. So, boundaries matter.
August 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I am in a strange fork-road, driven by compassion but also, sudden discernment that power dynamics exist everywhere. It exists, because it is what is being reproduced constantly.
Those that take without inherently understanding or awareness, will always keep taking. So, boundaries matter.
Those that take without inherently understanding or awareness, will always keep taking. So, boundaries matter.
'We project something we made up. There are different ways of knowing, different ways of being..".
carolblack.org/schooling-th...
carolblack.org/schooling-th...
Schooling the World — Carol Black
carolblack.org
August 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
'We project something we made up. There are different ways of knowing, different ways of being..".
carolblack.org/schooling-th...
carolblack.org/schooling-th...
Away with the rain,
Stared until heard
I find wishes aglow
Moreover and thereafter
None the same
The Sun shines again
And my heart thinks
Peeled, healing.
Stared until heard
I find wishes aglow
Moreover and thereafter
None the same
The Sun shines again
And my heart thinks
Peeled, healing.
July 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Away with the rain,
Stared until heard
I find wishes aglow
Moreover and thereafter
None the same
The Sun shines again
And my heart thinks
Peeled, healing.
Stared until heard
I find wishes aglow
Moreover and thereafter
None the same
The Sun shines again
And my heart thinks
Peeled, healing.
"Theft"
Scratch my skin
With your time
Lost in the seconds
Wave,
I sigh
Never ending flow,
Be the thief
Bereft.
Scratch my skin
With your time
Lost in the seconds
Wave,
I sigh
Never ending flow,
Be the thief
Bereft.
July 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"Theft"
Scratch my skin
With your time
Lost in the seconds
Wave,
I sigh
Never ending flow,
Be the thief
Bereft.
Scratch my skin
With your time
Lost in the seconds
Wave,
I sigh
Never ending flow,
Be the thief
Bereft.
Thank you for inviting me to chat with you in June's PRAXIS podcast, @melalygreen.bsky.social , and to @openuniversity.bsky.social , particularly Paulette Johnson for the opportunity to participate in the 2024-2025 reciprocal mentorship programme.
open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...
open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...
Have you heard of reciprocal mentoring? | Mel Green SFHEA
Have you heard of reciprocal mentoring?
It's an approach the The Open University's Access, Participation and Success team have adopted in an attempt to turn traditional academic hierarchies ...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thank you for inviting me to chat with you in June's PRAXIS podcast, @melalygreen.bsky.social , and to @openuniversity.bsky.social , particularly Paulette Johnson for the opportunity to participate in the 2024-2025 reciprocal mentorship programme.
open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...
open.spotify.com/episode/1VlE...
Passive Aggression is something I will never understand as an EAL speaker in the UK. I work hard trying to be clear and concise and it gets 'read' out of context by those who assume that it's passive aggression. If I wished to express aggression, I would not waste my time saying otherwise. Pucha.
May 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Passive Aggression is something I will never understand as an EAL speaker in the UK. I work hard trying to be clear and concise and it gets 'read' out of context by those who assume that it's passive aggression. If I wished to express aggression, I would not waste my time saying otherwise. Pucha.
Constantly, on repeat. Finally seeing them, soon!
May 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Constantly, on repeat. Finally seeing them, soon!
No module this term for me to read but, keeping my study habits active by reading articles.
Wells, K. 2011. The politics of life: governing childhood. Global Studies of Childhood, 1(1) available at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2304/...
Wells, K. 2011. The politics of life: governing childhood. Global Studies of Childhood, 1(1) available at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2304/...
May 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No module this term for me to read but, keeping my study habits active by reading articles.
Wells, K. 2011. The politics of life: governing childhood. Global Studies of Childhood, 1(1) available at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2304/...
Wells, K. 2011. The politics of life: governing childhood. Global Studies of Childhood, 1(1) available at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2304/...
Micrarium / 1880 THAT
April 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Micrarium / 1880 THAT
Walked to Camden Town via the canal today. Saw monkeys 'near' the aviary, really felt sorry for them. Pub lunch and watched a canal boat go through a lock (round of applause). Food shop afterwards. Potatoes, carrots and parsnips were 15p in Sains. Broccoli, carrots, potatoes, 8p in Aldi! 🤯
April 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Walked to Camden Town via the canal today. Saw monkeys 'near' the aviary, really felt sorry for them. Pub lunch and watched a canal boat go through a lock (round of applause). Food shop afterwards. Potatoes, carrots and parsnips were 15p in Sains. Broccoli, carrots, potatoes, 8p in Aldi! 🤯
Final essay submitted, in time for the Easter break.
April 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Final essay submitted, in time for the Easter break.
Nayak, S. (2022) ‘An intersectional model of reflection: is social work fit for purpose in an intersectionally racist world?’, Critical and radical social work, 10(2), pp. 319–334. Available at: doi.org/10.1332/2049....
April 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Nayak, S. (2022) ‘An intersectional model of reflection: is social work fit for purpose in an intersectionally racist world?’, Critical and radical social work, 10(2), pp. 319–334. Available at: doi.org/10.1332/2049....
The past week has been a blur.Finally heading home to London via a Rail replacement bus from Colchester, then back to critical reading and writing my last assignment for #EducationPowerAndResistance re: 'Critical Unschooling and the role of Parental and Community engagement as Acts of Resistance'.
April 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The past week has been a blur.Finally heading home to London via a Rail replacement bus from Colchester, then back to critical reading and writing my last assignment for #EducationPowerAndResistance re: 'Critical Unschooling and the role of Parental and Community engagement as Acts of Resistance'.
First time in Newcastle, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, academic conference and presenting to non-OU folk. Grateful to @openuniversity.bsky.social for the chance to champion EHE children and give them a voice in research. But, the project belongs to my co-researchers: Ell, Ann, Lori and Ari. #BCUR2025
April 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
First time in Newcastle, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, academic conference and presenting to non-OU folk. Grateful to @openuniversity.bsky.social for the chance to champion EHE children and give them a voice in research. But, the project belongs to my co-researchers: Ell, Ann, Lori and Ari. #BCUR2025
My project abstract for #BCUR25 at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
My project abstract for #BCUR25 at @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Missed our train as Lumo didn't have the platform up on the board or via the Trainline app and no staff around to help us early in the morning.
Had a choice of forking out new train tickets or getting the 1040am train but will miss my presentation slot.
Now enroute to Newcastle! 🫠
Had a choice of forking out new train tickets or getting the 1040am train but will miss my presentation slot.
Now enroute to Newcastle! 🫠
April 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Missed our train as Lumo didn't have the platform up on the board or via the Trainline app and no staff around to help us early in the morning.
Had a choice of forking out new train tickets or getting the 1040am train but will miss my presentation slot.
Now enroute to Newcastle! 🫠
Had a choice of forking out new train tickets or getting the 1040am train but will miss my presentation slot.
Now enroute to Newcastle! 🫠
Pleasantness that advocates "local spaces for local people". Preserving the idyllic whiteness. Old fashion traditions of Englishness.
And I switched off.
Too tired, have to pack, prep for an early journey to Newcastle tomorrow. And do errands.
And I switched off.
Too tired, have to pack, prep for an early journey to Newcastle tomorrow. And do errands.
April 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Pleasantness that advocates "local spaces for local people". Preserving the idyllic whiteness. Old fashion traditions of Englishness.
And I switched off.
Too tired, have to pack, prep for an early journey to Newcastle tomorrow. And do errands.
And I switched off.
Too tired, have to pack, prep for an early journey to Newcastle tomorrow. And do errands.
Normalised Micro-aggressions: Our uber driver was pleasant, but he focused on engaging with my white (male presenting) partner despite the account belonging to me, which is fine until he started talking about villages beginning to be overcrowded due to people relocating from the city.
April 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Normalised Micro-aggressions: Our uber driver was pleasant, but he focused on engaging with my white (male presenting) partner despite the account belonging to me, which is fine until he started talking about villages beginning to be overcrowded due to people relocating from the city.
High tide was at 10am, sea water temp was 10 degrees, dipped in and out of 6 times and attempted to swim. First dip is always painful. Took 6 markers, lungs feel clearer, Nose unblocked
April 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
High tide was at 10am, sea water temp was 10 degrees, dipped in and out of 6 times and attempted to swim. First dip is always painful. Took 6 markers, lungs feel clearer, Nose unblocked