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@hfnuala.bsky.social
Irishwoman (she/her) washed up in Edinburgh. Responsible for 1 kid (the other is now an adult!) and an ever growing tbr. Books, cooking, sometimes knitting & crochet.
I may be a flaneuse or I might just be idle.
People talk to me.
I may be a flaneuse or I might just be idle.
People talk to me.
Love this mascot.
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Love this mascot.
I finished 11 books in October. 4 from the library, 1 an ARC from netgalley, 1 from book group, 1 nonfiction, 8 books by women, 3 by men, 2 in translation.
I will not have read all Booker long listed books by the 10th but I have made a fair stab at them.
#booksky
I will not have read all Booker long listed books by the 10th but I have made a fair stab at them.
#booksky
November 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I finished 11 books in October. 4 from the library, 1 an ARC from netgalley, 1 from book group, 1 nonfiction, 8 books by women, 3 by men, 2 in translation.
I will not have read all Booker long listed books by the 10th but I have made a fair stab at them.
#booksky
I will not have read all Booker long listed books by the 10th but I have made a fair stab at them.
#booksky
What watching c4 news last night and Chris Murray said 'a pull' factor was English.
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What watching c4 news last night and Chris Murray said 'a pull' factor was English.
When you live in a two coffee method household, multi tasking is key.
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
When you live in a two coffee method household, multi tasking is key.
Everything I read and finished in September.
Pretty good reading month. Will and Testament was a 5 star read, so good. Woodworking was funny without minimising trauma. Robin Hobb books continue to be great. Both Terraformers and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh were worth persevering with.
#booksky
Pretty good reading month. Will and Testament was a 5 star read, so good. Woodworking was funny without minimising trauma. Robin Hobb books continue to be great. Both Terraformers and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh were worth persevering with.
#booksky
October 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Everything I read and finished in September.
Pretty good reading month. Will and Testament was a 5 star read, so good. Woodworking was funny without minimising trauma. Robin Hobb books continue to be great. Both Terraformers and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh were worth persevering with.
#booksky
Pretty good reading month. Will and Testament was a 5 star read, so good. Woodworking was funny without minimising trauma. Robin Hobb books continue to be great. Both Terraformers and We Pretty Pieces of Flesh were worth persevering with.
#booksky
Well Big Book August went terribly. I took ages to read Heavenly Tyrant and just didn't have much concentration all month.
September 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well Big Book August went terribly. I took ages to read Heavenly Tyrant and just didn't have much concentration all month.
August 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Well, Big Book August is going terribly. It turns out if I ignore pacing and go to several fringe shows and stay out until midnight on a terrace bar, no pages are getting read.
August 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Well, Big Book August is going terribly. It turns out if I ignore pacing and go to several fringe shows and stay out until midnight on a terrace bar, no pages are getting read.
All the books I finished in July #booksky
I have one book I'm halfway through, will finish that today and the. Start on Big Books August.
Books over 500 pages only. Time for some serious immersion.
I have one book I'm halfway through, will finish that today and the. Start on Big Books August.
Books over 500 pages only. Time for some serious immersion.
August 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
All the books I finished in July #booksky
I have one book I'm halfway through, will finish that today and the. Start on Big Books August.
Books over 500 pages only. Time for some serious immersion.
I have one book I'm halfway through, will finish that today and the. Start on Big Books August.
Books over 500 pages only. Time for some serious immersion.
Hey #booksky I have an August challenge I am inviting people to join.
It's Big Books August. The evenings are slowly getting shorter, in Edinburgh the buses are getting slower (because of the festival), my reading has been going well and I am going to dedicate August to reading books over 500 pages
It's Big Books August. The evenings are slowly getting shorter, in Edinburgh the buses are getting slower (because of the festival), my reading has been going well and I am going to dedicate August to reading books over 500 pages
July 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey #booksky I have an August challenge I am inviting people to join.
It's Big Books August. The evenings are slowly getting shorter, in Edinburgh the buses are getting slower (because of the festival), my reading has been going well and I am going to dedicate August to reading books over 500 pages
It's Big Books August. The evenings are slowly getting shorter, in Edinburgh the buses are getting slower (because of the festival), my reading has been going well and I am going to dedicate August to reading books over 500 pages
Edinburgh closes earlier every year.
Fuck the festivals.
Fuck the festivals.
July 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Edinburgh closes earlier every year.
Fuck the festivals.
Fuck the festivals.
Rumour has it, some people don't find an extra chance to vote exciting.
Sounds fake
Sounds fake
June 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Rumour has it, some people don't find an extra chance to vote exciting.
Sounds fake
Sounds fake
This is who runs this account.
June 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This is who runs this account.
Today's reading (2)
June 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today's reading (2)
The by election leaflet I just got does not seem likely to inspire SNP voters to go for them.
(The area has some quite deep Tory tendancies, so not necessarily bad branding but likely to put off many.)
(The area has some quite deep Tory tendancies, so not necessarily bad branding but likely to put off many.)
June 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The by election leaflet I just got does not seem likely to inspire SNP voters to go for them.
(The area has some quite deep Tory tendancies, so not necessarily bad branding but likely to put off many.)
(The area has some quite deep Tory tendancies, so not necessarily bad branding but likely to put off many.)
My books have been stored in various places over the years, and I have other bookcases, but finally no books in boxes unless they are leaving the house is within touching distance. Soon.
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My books have been stored in various places over the years, and I have other bookcases, but finally no books in boxes unless they are leaving the house is within touching distance. Soon.
Ali Hazelwood really did flick through a list of problematic power dynamics and say 'hold my beer'
I've not read anything by her, but this one is tempting, ngl.
#booksky
I've not read anything by her, but this one is tempting, ngl.
#booksky
June 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ali Hazelwood really did flick through a list of problematic power dynamics and say 'hold my beer'
I've not read anything by her, but this one is tempting, ngl.
#booksky
I've not read anything by her, but this one is tempting, ngl.
#booksky
Current book. More horror, weirdly.
June 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Current book. More horror, weirdly.
June 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Anyway, sometimes time is not a flat circle and I am back in Edinburgh. Next year will be 30 years since I ran away to London.
May 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Anyway, sometimes time is not a flat circle and I am back in Edinburgh. Next year will be 30 years since I ran away to London.