Mini Grey
banner
mini3grey.bsky.social
Mini Grey
@mini3grey.bsky.social
Help! I haven't time for this!

My shop: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MiniGreyShop
SPECIAL OFFER! Pre-order The Coming of the Iron Man and get 25% off exclusively at @Waterstones - link to pre-order in following post...
July 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Here's a swift going in & out of OUR ROOF this morning - hear the swift call in eerie slo-mo - we are SO HAPPY they are nesting here!
June 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Oxford people!! I'll be at THRIVE Oxford this Saturday telling the whole 4.5 billion year story of life on Earth, perfect for 5+ and their adults. Do come along - it's FREE!!! 10.15am, Wesley Memorial Hall, OX1 2DH. Link to event tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thrive-oxf...
June 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And just opposite that, was the poem about Why Dave Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Name Things Any More. Which I’m keeping in my pocket. Because I know it will come in useul.
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Then I wanted to read the Ratatouille Poem due to the obvious rhyming challenge...
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I’m interested in FOOD, and I love mayonnaise, so I had to look at that one.
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
But look: AF has carefully organised it in order of poem size, PLUS there is a thematic contents chooser so you can find the stuff you’re interested in.
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Look what ariived! It’s the Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by AF Harrold! @afharrold.com Super-useful for if you need a poem and you’re in a hurry, or you need to send a poem, but you only have a small piece of paper to write it on...
April 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
OXFORDSHIRE PEOPLE! I'll be at Bampton Library tomorrow, Weds 9th April at 2pm with the whole story of Life on Earth - and it's FREE!!!
bamptoncommunityhub.org/event/roll-u...
April 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Vinyl samples for ultrasound decor at the JR.Showing how it looks:A/W;in normal light,then with extra UV torch,then with just UV torch. I think there's loads I can do with subtle UV printing in neon to make this so much better;it's brilliant to be able to do a real physical test!
April 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
OXFORDSHIRE PEOPLE!! Easter Holiday Activity! I'll be at CARTERTON LIBRARY on Monday 7th April with The Greatest Show on Earth. Come along and find out the 600 million year (and more) story of Life on Earth! Age 5+, adults utterly welcome
April 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just great to see the Not Entirely in this fab collection!
March 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
And it's Chocolate Russian Roulette with Friday's Random Mystery Chocolates: no guide to what you will get....I've labelled what you'll get
February 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
...and here's one I made earlier. 6/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
...The replica satsumas had really good textures and juicy segments...5/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
...ths crab was having a drink...4/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
...tofu/mange tout/fish roe - all in plastic...3/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
...a fake fry-up (they're REALLY good at eggs)...2/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
For fans of things that look like food but aren't - here are pics from the Fake Food show at the Japan House. We have levitating cheese on toast....1/6
January 31, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Some deep-sea beauties from the @NHM_London yesterday: the Whipnose, the Anglerfish, and the Umbrella-Mouth Gulper
January 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So I guess to complete the resurrection of ditched FrankenPlans, after the undead Heathrow 3rd Runway and the Zombie Ox-Cambridge Arc, the Chancellor is going to have to bring back Fracking from the Dead...
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
January 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At 4.15 this morning our 18-year-old son Herb left home to travel the world for a bit. The time came! Here's a bit from a post I wrote a couple of years ago - it's about time....
January 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This week's discovery: the Electric Cat (featuring Pepper the Cat)
Step One: Take an ordinary paintbrush....
Step Two: Brush your cat with it...
Step Three: Stop before your cat's patience completely wears out...
Step Four: And voila! Look how your cat has electrified your brush.
January 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's just one month till Valentine's Day, publication date for Ten Word Tiny Tales of Love, written by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by an amazing crowd of picture-makers, published by Walker Books.

Here's my dog who stayed by his gravestone....
January 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Advent window for 18th December - the eagle has landed...no, it's taken off...
December 19, 2024 at 12:18 AM