I didn’t ‘watch’ any of my 13 yo’s favourite movies but the soundtracks are burned on my brain.

I’ve learned a lot on this subject from your posts and from Daniel Brown’s book Facing the Mountain, including Gordon Hirabayashi’s inspiring civil resistance. Wishing all friends in the US well.

Basically this and it goes to mid calf. Formerly known as my rapper’s coat, now officially known as my Old Woman of the Roads rapper’s coat. (Okay okay some people in the fam call it my Stupid Deaths Grim Reaper coat). BUT I am toasty warm waiting for a 14 on South Great George’s Street so there!

That’s the holy grail right there, the keys to the kingdom

Yes. None of us are safe until we are all safe.

We love the Jacquie Lawson advent calendar app, and I’ve just seen that this year’s theme is Paris!

Check out Montolieu in the south of France — the village of the books.

Jeepers well done! (Sheepishly picking up the barbell on my desk and giving it a few lifts) 😂