HelenLiz
@helenliz.bsky.social
Avid bookworm, keen cross stitcher, haphazard quilter, really bad bellringer.
Visiting the town of Beverley. I love that the building that houses the library, museum and art gallery is called the Treasure House.
August 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Visiting the town of Beverley. I love that the building that houses the library, museum and art gallery is called the Treasure House.
Seeing the temperature has dropped, I've finally tackled the ironing mountain, which had reached Everest like proportions. Not finished, but it looks more like a foothill than a real peak now.
Watched all episodes of Arts in Motion on the iplayer. Excellent series, if you get the chance to watch it
Watched all episodes of Arts in Motion on the iplayer. Excellent series, if you get the chance to watch it
July 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Seeing the temperature has dropped, I've finally tackled the ironing mountain, which had reached Everest like proportions. Not finished, but it looks more like a foothill than a real peak now.
Watched all episodes of Arts in Motion on the iplayer. Excellent series, if you get the chance to watch it
Watched all episodes of Arts in Motion on the iplayer. Excellent series, if you get the chance to watch it
I am about to try to read what I suspect might be a rather dull book. The things I do for "fun".
July 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I am about to try to read what I suspect might be a rather dull book. The things I do for "fun".
Trip to our London office. Productive day. Also got my 10k steps done - in heels! 👠
May 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Trip to our London office. Productive day. Also got my 10k steps done - in heels! 👠
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social I'm busy tomorrow, so before I forget, here's an early post for #buyastrangerabook day. I would like to offer anyone a copy of any of Penelope Fitzgerald's books.
In April I read The Bookshop, a very sad tale. I grew up in a village like that depicted - I left!
In April I read The Bookshop, a very sad tale. I grew up in a village like that depicted - I left!
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social I'm busy tomorrow, so before I forget, here's an early post for #buyastrangerabook day. I would like to offer anyone a copy of any of Penelope Fitzgerald's books.
In April I read The Bookshop, a very sad tale. I grew up in a village like that depicted - I left!
In April I read The Bookshop, a very sad tale. I grew up in a village like that depicted - I left!
This afternoon's efforts for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
With firing, because if is it's good enough for Westminster Abbey, it's good enough for us.
#Bells #BellRinging #VEDay
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With firing, because if is it's good enough for Westminster Abbey, it's good enough for us.
#Bells #BellRinging #VEDay
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Ringing World BellBoard
1296 Grandsire Caters rung at Towcester (St Lawrence), Northamptonshire
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May 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This afternoon's efforts for the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
With firing, because if is it's good enough for Westminster Abbey, it's good enough for us.
#Bells #BellRinging #VEDay
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With firing, because if is it's good enough for Westminster Abbey, it's good enough for us.
#Bells #BellRinging #VEDay
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Another brace of murder mysteries to conjure with.
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More murder and mayhem
A couple of murder mysteries that each start with a book, but end up in very different places. One left me with a list of books to read, the other reads you a book that doesn’t exist. It̵…
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May 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Another brace of murder mysteries to conjure with.
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We need EVERYONE to see this advert for a Head of Operations at the Palace (£40-45k). Otherwise we might get some kind of numpty in charge.
Please share. If we get 50 shares we'll post a video of #CuratorRob playing a hoover like a didgeridoo.
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Please share. If we get 50 shares we'll post a video of #CuratorRob playing a hoover like a didgeridoo.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We need EVERYONE to see this advert for a Head of Operations at the Palace (£40-45k). Otherwise we might get some kind of numpty in charge.
Please share. If we get 50 shares we'll post a video of #CuratorRob playing a hoover like a didgeridoo.
hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/...
Please share. If we get 50 shares we'll post a video of #CuratorRob playing a hoover like a didgeridoo.
hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/...
Books 26 & 27 finished and reviewed.
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The cover’s bright, the cover’s orange
I like to try and publish a couple of reviews at a time, to give you something worth reading. In this case there is more in common in this pair than might be expected. They both have quite orange c…
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April 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Books 26 & 27 finished and reviewed.
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Happy Hot Cross Bun day!
Not religious, happy to eat the fun food - not doing the fasting thing. 😉
Not religious, happy to eat the fun food - not doing the fasting thing. 😉
April 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Happy Hot Cross Bun day!
Not religious, happy to eat the fun food - not doing the fasting thing. 😉
Not religious, happy to eat the fun food - not doing the fasting thing. 😉
That annoying moment when a book you're reading makes reference to other books and you now have yet more books to read... 💙📚
April 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
That annoying moment when a book you're reading makes reference to other books and you now have yet more books to read... 💙📚
More culture vulture tours. National Gallery and Elektra at the Duke of York theatre.
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Culture Vulture tours
Had a day out in that there London again at the weekend. Main objective was to see Elektra, as that run was coming to an end. Had a matinee ticket, so booked to see the Sienna exhibition at the Nat…
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April 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
More culture vulture tours. National Gallery and Elektra at the Duke of York theatre.
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Books 21 to 24 as a bundle, because life's been a bit busy recently.
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The Colour: Rose Tremain
The Acceptance World: Anthony Powell
The Bookshop: Penelope Fitzgerald
Notebook: @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
#books 💙📚
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The Colour: Rose Tremain
The Acceptance World: Anthony Powell
The Bookshop: Penelope Fitzgerald
Notebook: @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
#books 💙📚
A bundle of books
Life has been rather hectic recently, I’ve been reading, but not necessarily kept up with posting about them. So this lot have nothing in common except that I’ve finished them in the la…
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April 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Books 21 to 24 as a bundle, because life's been a bit busy recently.
helenruns.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/a...
The Colour: Rose Tremain
The Acceptance World: Anthony Powell
The Bookshop: Penelope Fitzgerald
Notebook: @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
#books 💙📚
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The Colour: Rose Tremain
The Acceptance World: Anthony Powell
The Bookshop: Penelope Fitzgerald
Notebook: @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
#books 💙📚
Alt Text
BlueSky makes it really easy to add Alt Text to images, making it really easy to be inclusive. So just a word of warning, if you're not using it, I'm going to stop following you. If you're not taking that tiny step to include all your followers, you're not a nice person. Niceness matters.
BlueSky makes it really easy to add Alt Text to images, making it really easy to be inclusive. So just a word of warning, if you're not using it, I'm going to stop following you. If you're not taking that tiny step to include all your followers, you're not a nice person. Niceness matters.
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Alt Text
BlueSky makes it really easy to add Alt Text to images, making it really easy to be inclusive. So just a word of warning, if you're not using it, I'm going to stop following you. If you're not taking that tiny step to include all your followers, you're not a nice person. Niceness matters.
BlueSky makes it really easy to add Alt Text to images, making it really easy to be inclusive. So just a word of warning, if you're not using it, I'm going to stop following you. If you're not taking that tiny step to include all your followers, you're not a nice person. Niceness matters.
Thanks to this prompt I now have 4 tubs of compost that's been made ready for tomato plants.
No frogs in my compost bin though. Can't decide how I feel about that.
No frogs in my compost bin though. Can't decide how I feel about that.
Made a start this morning on one of the most physically demanding gardening jobs of the year: digging enough compost out of the compost bin for the tomato plants and getting it into the greenhouse. Caused massive annoyance to 3 #frogs who were living at the bottom of the bin.
March 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Thanks to this prompt I now have 4 tubs of compost that's been made ready for tomato plants.
No frogs in my compost bin though. Can't decide how I feel about that.
No frogs in my compost bin though. Can't decide how I feel about that.
I've been unable to resist this combination: Medea - who I love (Jason? Pah!) and @nataliehaynes.bsky.social who I feel sure would be that friend who, in the middle of a night out, comes up with some random fact and expands on it in the most interesting 15 minutes of your week.
Pre-order SPECIAL SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP editions of "No Friend To This House", the new novel by Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social
(blurb in ALT)
This very special edition will be signed by Natalie & have sprayed edges.
Order HERE!
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(blurb in ALT)
This very special edition will be signed by Natalie & have sprayed edges.
Order HERE!
www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
March 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I've been unable to resist this combination: Medea - who I love (Jason? Pah!) and @nataliehaynes.bsky.social who I feel sure would be that friend who, in the middle of a night out, comes up with some random fact and expands on it in the most interesting 15 minutes of your week.
We don't have a cat. But we seem to have been adopted by this lovely chap. 😍 🐈
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We don't have a cat. But we seem to have been adopted by this lovely chap. 😍 🐈
Book 19 was Kindred by Octavia E Butler. And I'm sure you'll like it a lot more than me, as you don't have my stupid hangup about time travel. She can sure write.
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#Books 💙📚
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#Books 💙📚
It’s not you, it’s me…
Book: 19 Title: Kindred Author: Octavia E Butler Published: 1979 Format: Paperback Source: Library Rating: ** This review had probably best start with the line “it’s not you, it’s…
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March 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Book 19 was Kindred by Octavia E Butler. And I'm sure you'll like it a lot more than me, as you don't have my stupid hangup about time travel. She can sure write.
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#Books 💙📚
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#Books 💙📚
I'm no football fan - can't stand it and when asked who I'm supporting the answer is usually anyone but England (and I'm English!). But Gareth Southgate on the threats and challenges to young men in society is well worth a listen.
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The Richard Dimbleby Lecture - Sir Gareth Southgate
Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on his personal journey as a leader and the importance of belief and resilience.
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March 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'm no football fan - can't stand it and when asked who I'm supporting the answer is usually anyone but England (and I'm English!). But Gareth Southgate on the threats and challenges to young men in society is well worth a listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Finished of books 17 & 18 to report. Can something you remember be historical fiction? If so, I now feel very old!
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#Books 💙📚
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#Books 💙📚
Two B books or not two B books
These two books have very little in common, apart from words beginning with B and I finished them in the same week. They also didn’t rate an A grade from me. Both OK, neither lit my fire. Boo…
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March 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Finished of books 17 & 18 to report. Can something you remember be historical fiction? If so, I now feel very old!
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#Books 💙📚
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#Books 💙📚
A night in and it's TOTP on BBC4. Duran Duran at number 1. Goodness, those were the days.
March 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A night in and it's TOTP on BBC4. Duran Duran at number 1. Goodness, those were the days.
Had a busy few days being out and about. Visited @vaginamuseum.bsky.social (I mean, who knew?! - but now you do) and a wall of Ladybird books @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social amongst other excitement.
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The Culture Vulture tours
I found myself needing to use up some holiday, but I don’t like the idea of not “doing” something with it, so I planned a couple of outings. Thursday I’d booked a matinee ti…
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March 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Had a busy few days being out and about. Visited @vaginamuseum.bsky.social (I mean, who knew?! - but now you do) and a wall of Ladybird books @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social amongst other excitement.
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Having a bit of a catch up, books 15 & 16 were finished last week. Gallows Court and Roseanna are both detective fiction, but two quite different takes on the subject.
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#books 💙📚
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#books 💙📚
A double dose of murder
I usually have 2 books on the go, a paper book to read before bed and an audiobook in the car for commuting. I usually have quite different books in each format, to avoid getting mixed up. Meaning …
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March 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Having a bit of a catch up, books 15 & 16 were finished last week. Gallows Court and Roseanna are both detective fiction, but two quite different takes on the subject.
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#books 💙📚
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#books 💙📚
My afternoon was mostly in shades of pink. It was quite joyful, although tender and touching as well. Excellent.
March 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My afternoon was mostly in shades of pink. It was quite joyful, although tender and touching as well. Excellent.
I've been mulling over what to say about book 13 for most of the week. A Flat Place by @noreenmasud.bsky.social is not an easy read, but it's no less valuable for that.
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A Flat Place is a bit of a rollercoaster
Book: 13 Title: A Flat Place Author: Noreen Masud Published: 2024 Format: Audio Source: Library Rating: **** This is one of those books that’s difficult to rate. it is not always an enjoyable…
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March 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I've been mulling over what to say about book 13 for most of the week. A Flat Place by @noreenmasud.bsky.social is not an easy read, but it's no less valuable for that.
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