Lisa
@madampppeardrop.bsky.social
📚📚Born & raised in Boro.Arrived in St Albans via Scotland 20 + years ago. Reading volunteer @BookmarkCharity UC with j-pouch. Late diagnosed AuDHD
May 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This makes me sad. Those parents also are not the product of the all the things people criticise about school now
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Most parents don’t enjoy reading to their children, survey suggests
Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Both my husband & I grow up on council estates & didn’t go to Uni. We have watched the #oxbridgeboatrace every year for 20+ years & cheer on #cambridge This year our daughter is in her 1st year at Cambridge Uni.1st in both families to go to Uni! Come on Cambridge!! 🚣
April 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Both my husband & I grow up on council estates & didn’t go to Uni. We have watched the #oxbridgeboatrace every year for 20+ years & cheer on #cambridge This year our daughter is in her 1st year at Cambridge Uni.1st in both families to go to Uni! Come on Cambridge!! 🚣
March 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What a wonderful scene @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social performing”We Are Going On A Bear” at the Everlina Children’s Hospital to babies & their parents sharing their new hospital library.Pure book joy❤️1 family who read to their baby everyday🥹 #bookjoy #hospitallibrary #readingforpleasure #spreadasmile
March 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
What a wonderful scene @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social performing”We Are Going On A Bear” at the Everlina Children’s Hospital to babies & their parents sharing their new hospital library.Pure book joy❤️1 family who read to their baby everyday🥹 #bookjoy #hospitallibrary #readingforpleasure #spreadasmile
My asbo cat Wee Jock has just brought in a dead pigeon by its head in his mouth through the cat flap.The pigeon is so big he was struggling to carry it.Not even sure how he managed to catch & kill it, poor pigeon.We chased him outside with his prey,he was closely followed by Smudge&Harry. #Killercat
February 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My asbo cat Wee Jock has just brought in a dead pigeon by its head in his mouth through the cat flap.The pigeon is so big he was struggling to carry it.Not even sure how he managed to catch & kill it, poor pigeon.We chased him outside with his prey,he was closely followed by Smudge&Harry. #Killercat
@bookwagonuk.bsky.social Thank you my beautifully wrapped book order. Can’t wait to deliver these to the wee poppet for her birthday 🎁📚
February 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@bookwagonuk.bsky.social Thank you my beautifully wrapped book order. Can’t wait to deliver these to the wee poppet for her birthday 🎁📚
February 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Really great article, my 💔 books are not being considered as important from a very young age. The joy of sharing a book with your wee one, the memories are wonderful & a gift of reading is priceless. #books #earlyyears #readingjoy #libraries
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Really great article, my 💔 books are not being considered as important from a very young age. The joy of sharing a book with your wee one, the memories are wonderful & a gift of reading is priceless. #books #earlyyears #readingjoy #libraries
I really want this 😋 If someone would like to make it for me please ☺️ #RecipeOfTheDay
Deep joy: #RecipeOfTheDay is the glory that is a Fried Chicken Sandwich. I love it, too, not in the bun that you see here, but made with the Old-Fashioned Sandwich Loaf that was ROTD a couple of days ago (and there’s a link to that recipe again in the intro to this) www.nigella.com/recipes/frie...
Fried Chicken Sandwich
‘Fried', ‘Chicken' and ‘Sandwich’: three alluring enough words on their own; together, they promise pure unbridled pleasure. And frankly, that’s the only kind of pleasure I’m interested in. This is a ...
www.nigella.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I really want this 😋 If someone would like to make it for me please ☺️ #RecipeOfTheDay
Just like that we are returning our teen & all her worldly belongings to Cambridge for her 2nd term. #cambridge #lentterm #university
January 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just like that we are returning our teen & all her worldly belongings to Cambridge for her 2nd term. #cambridge #lentterm #university
Just dropped my right Bose ear bud into my broccoli, cauliflower & blue cheese soup. Bugger!!! 🤦🏼♀️
January 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just dropped my right Bose ear bud into my broccoli, cauliflower & blue cheese soup. Bugger!!! 🤦🏼♀️
Watching #MrsHarrisgoestoParis
Heart warming watch, flight of fancy plot, still joyful. Smudge & Wee Jock not impressed 😹 #LesleyManville wonderful as always
Heart warming watch, flight of fancy plot, still joyful. Smudge & Wee Jock not impressed 😹 #LesleyManville wonderful as always
January 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Watching #MrsHarrisgoestoParis
Heart warming watch, flight of fancy plot, still joyful. Smudge & Wee Jock not impressed 😹 #LesleyManville wonderful as always
Heart warming watch, flight of fancy plot, still joyful. Smudge & Wee Jock not impressed 😹 #LesleyManville wonderful as always
It’s Christmas Eve, I commenced my Christmas cleaning & the food shop will be done this afternoon. Who says I am not a thrill seeker🤣 #christmas #santaslittlehelpers
December 24, 2024 at 8:53 AM
It’s Christmas Eve, I commenced my Christmas cleaning & the food shop will be done this afternoon. Who says I am not a thrill seeker🤣 #christmas #santaslittlehelpers
Love this ❤️📚 Sadly I am too far away ☕️🥧📘
Do you need a break from the Christmas madness?
If you're near Cabra this afternoon drop into the library on Navan Rd at 2.45pm for a free cuppa/mince pie and quick chat followed by an hour of quiet reading. 18+
Bring your own book or borrow one! 🎄📚🎄📚
If you're near Cabra this afternoon drop into the library on Navan Rd at 2.45pm for a free cuppa/mince pie and quick chat followed by an hour of quiet reading. 18+
Bring your own book or borrow one! 🎄📚🎄📚
December 21, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Love this ❤️📚 Sadly I am too far away ☕️🥧📘
So excited! On our way to collect our teen from university for the Christmas break after their first term. #Uni #Cambridge #christmas #family
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
So excited! On our way to collect our teen from university for the Christmas break after their first term. #Uni #Cambridge #christmas #family
I'm going to try a Bluesky giveaway.
Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds.
One winner, UK only.
To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy.
@nosycrow.bsky.social
#Ukkidlit
Don't know how it's going to go - but I'm giving all three of these books to a school or a family. Cozy crime for 9 - 13 year olds.
One winner, UK only.
To enter tell me something about Christmas that makes you happy.
@nosycrow.bsky.social
#Ukkidlit
December 5, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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ChristmasGiftIdeas klaxon! Tonight, let’s talk bookish jigsaws! Perfect for those who love puzzles and prose, these literary gems are the ultimate cozy night-in companion. Curl up with a cuppa and enter the world of your favourite author!
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December 4, 2024 at 7:47 PM
ChristmasGiftIdeas klaxon! Tonight, let’s talk bookish jigsaws! Perfect for those who love puzzles and prose, these literary gems are the ultimate cozy night-in companion. Curl up with a cuppa and enter the world of your favourite author!
bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/product-cate...
bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/product-cate...
Reposted by Lisa
No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless.
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 AM
No matter what’s changing for a child, the comfort of a good book is timeless.
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...
A £10 donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal will give a child in need a gift they’ll enjoy now and long after the festive season.
Donate here - and thank you ✨👇
donate.booktrust.org.uk/xmas3?utm_so...