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Liz Ashdowne
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I know my library card number off by heart. She/her
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It certainly did for us. Plus, I had this exchange earlier with my brother and his partner (after buying Power Up as a present for their 8 year old).
WhatsApp message from brother's partner: "[child's name] has just finished power up - he loved it! He's asked for the next in the series - great choice." Reply from me: "I'm so glad he enjoyed it. [Redacted] and [redacted] both really loved the whole series." Message from brother: "We've ordered the next one! X"
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I love this sign being held up by two India supporters in the match against Australia at the ICC Women's World Cup.
Two young women hold up a hand written sign with the text "They don't just play cricket. They play for every girl who dares to dream".
October 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Train knitting. It's a mash up of Kate Davies' Dathan mitts and the pattern from the Fetlar scarf from the 2013 SWW Annual.
A half finished multicoloured Fair Isle mitt, modelled by a white hand, resting on a blue be-denimed knee. It's very bright. The lime green, teal, and hot pink, in particular, really pop against their contrast shades.
October 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Team Bunny and Team Monkey en route to this event now! 🐰 vs 🐒
Two white children, sitting on blue train seats, and reading the new Bunny vs Monkey book. Their faces are obscured by the see no evil monkey emoji and the bunny face emoji.
October 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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@gwenynen.bsky.social watched it today with the kids.
Brooklyn 99 Arlo meme with picture of Derpy Tiger substituted for Arlo the puppy. Text: I've only had Derpy Tiger for 3 hours. But if anything happened to him, I would kill everyone in the room and then myself.
September 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I am officially deceased at this!
A snippet of Dr. Aubin's reply which reads "And it's Dr. Thing."
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Singing along with Coldplay at Wembley this week.
Interior of Wembley stadium, thousands of people wear illuminated yellow wristbands and a central stage and catwalk are also lit up in yellow.
August 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I'm also getting lots of reading done and am really enjoying reading You Are Here by David Nicholls in the landscape in which it's set.
An open book and glass of white wine on a wooden table in front of a view of fields and fells.
August 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I'm in Cumbria and really enjoying sharing some of my favourite places as a child with my children.
A small boy runs down a fell top road, edged with a drystone wall, with a view of distant fells.
August 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Could be a nice little sideline for you!
David Jason as Del Boy in the episode Mother Nature's Son from Only Fools and Horses, bottling 'Peckham Spring Water'.
August 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Finally got around to mending my allotment shorts, after weeks of wearing them with a t shirt long enough to cover the unfortunately placed hole #VisibleMending
A hole in a pair of brown shorts, patched with blue and white fabric and green sashiko thread.
August 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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We have a hedgehog visitor to our garden. We think it's coming for the fallen fruit from our bushes.
A small hedgehog nibbling a gooseberry.
July 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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It was the 200th #ParkRun at my local ParkRun today, so there was cake. NB it was not my 200th ParkRun. I've done, like 13.
A red faced white woman in a black t shirt holds a chocolate cupcake with one blue and one brown smartie on top up to the camera whilst attempting to smile.
June 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Argh, I somehow missed this on Friday.

A hedgehog visited our garden last Saturday evening. Scuttled across the patio, then hid under a plant pot stand until midnight, when we heard it leave.
A hedgehog's bottom, sticking out from under a plant pot stand, with creamy flowers in another pot in the foreground.
June 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Taken after a rather hot, sticky, and slow #ParkRun this morning.
A white woman, with dark brown hair and a red sweaty face, and wearing a day glo orange t shirt and mirrored sunglasses, attempts to smile at the camera.
June 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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I've been working on my homemade iced latte game.
A straight sided tumbler filled with milk with a distinct layer of dark brown coffee on top. Ice cubes and a metal straw complete the picture.
June 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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The back end of a hedgehog, sticking out from underneath a pot stand, with some white flowers in the foreground.
June 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Congratulations, @nedboulting.bsky.social, it's brilliant!
June 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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First ripe strawberry at the allotment. We picked it a couple of days later and split it between the four of us.
A ripening strawberry surrounded by foliage.
May 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I finished building this Lego model of Hei Hei. It's immensely pleasing! The wings, tail feathers, and even eyes are posable.
A 10" high Lego chicken (Hei Hei from Moana) with big, staring eyes, red comb and wattle, yellow neck, little blue wings, and green and blue tail feathers.
May 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I bought some fabric from the charity shop and made a wearable dress. It's a trial run for one to be made out of some blue linen that has been languishing in the craft cupboard for far too long.
A pair of white feet wearing brown sandals emerging from a navy skirt with thin stripes of bright blue and pink, yellow, brown, and red.
May 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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@neillcameron.bsky.social the 7 year old asked if he could give you this and write on the back: "Please make this a new character in the second book of Donut Squad".
A picture of a chocolate and caramel donut wearing sunglasses, surrounded by blue stars and green dollar bills, drawn in Paint and printed out. The hand written text reads: Mr golden it (ingredients) chocolate, shuger, eggs, butter, milk, gold caramel, supa rich cream and gold bread.
May 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The 7 year old learnt to ride their bicycle without stabilisers at the weekend.
A small white child rides a small green and black bike past an open gate and sunlit tree.
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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My badges arrived from the Gay Pride shop.
A trans pride flag badge, a straight ally badge (inverted rainbow V on a background of black and white stripes), and a pink and blue megaphone with the slogan "TRANS RIGHTS" pinned to the front pocket of a light brown canvas bag.
May 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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The last time I fully laughed out loud was at this page in Dog Man: 20,000 Fleas Under the Sea. For anyone not familiar, Dog Man is the goodest of good boys and the humour comes from him acting completely in character.
Frames 1-3: Uncle Larry (a worried looking moth) reaches into a drawer labelled "diving goggles" saying "We need someone to dive into the ABYSS...and fetch our propeller! Somebody who's not afraid to get stinky!!! Frame 4: Dog Man reacts excitedly. Frame 5: Uncle Larry is cut off in the midst of saying "Do we have any voluntee-" by Dog Man leaping past him with a SWISH!! grabbing a pair of goggles in his teeth on his way.
April 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM