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mrs shanksi
@mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
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I love running, reading, hillwalking, & fireball swinging. I'm a member of the running club, & a Run Director at the parkrun, where I live in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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stephencollins.bsky.social
british fan chat
cartoon for the guardian by Stephen Collins - script as follows: [Scene is a darkened LOFT. Amongst the boxes and junk are FOUR KNACKERED OLD FANS - three tower fans and one circular, with cracked grey plastic and buttons missing. One fan, TOWER FAN 1, is a bit taller than the others, and is addressing them] 1 TOWER FAN 1: Right lads, get ready. 2 TOWER FAN 1: This is our time. 3 TOWER FAN 1: The time when we remember who we are, and why we’re here. 4 TOWER FAN 1: We are the four crap fans in a British person’s loft, and we are here to make absolutely no difference whatsoever. 5 TOWER FAN 1: I know what you’re thinking, lads: 6 TOWER FAN 1: Surely this will be the year they finally replace us? 7 TOWER FAN 1: Our plastic’s gone all brown... I haven’t oscillated since 2018... 8 TOWER FAN 1: Dave here sounds like a spitfire and blows like a sad cat’s sigh… TOWER FAN 2: Cheers mate 9 TOWER FAN 1: But no. These people are British, and every year, they forget the sun exists. By the time they remember, new fans will cost *four million pounds* on Amazon. 10 TOWER FAN 1: So we’ll be back down there... shovelling thick air across the moaning faces of a species that cannot comprehend the concept of air conditioning, or even just closing the curtains when it’s hot out... 11 TOWER FAN 1: ...while they incessantly bang on about normally hot countries which this country is now temporarily a bit hotter than. 12 [The loft hatch opens and a person comes up the ladder] PERSON: APPARENTLY IT’S HOTTER THAN GREECE, LISA
May 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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theguardian.com
Aberdeen end 35-year wait for Scottish Cup glory with shootout win over Celtic
Aberdeen end 35-year wait for Scottish Cup glory with shootout win over Celtic
History repeated itself as Jimmy Thelin’s Aberdeen were victorious over Celtic in the Scottish Cup final for the first time since 1990
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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soverybritish.bsky.social
Can’t believe how light it is.
March 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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samuelpepys.bsky.social
This day by God’s mercy I am 29 years of age, and in very good health, and like to live and get an estate; and if I have a heart to be contented, I think I may reckon myself as happy a man as any is in the world, for which God be praised.
February 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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benaaronovitch.bsky.social
Now in moving Scottivision..
February 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Wisemen youtube challenge

Happy Christmas!
Cartoon by Stephen Collins. Script as follows: 1 [YOUTUBE-STYLE TITLE PANEL]: LAST MINUTE GIFTING CHALLENGE with the Wise Men! 2 WISE MAN 1: OK guys so it’s the 24th December, we’ve missed last post for the SON OF GOD 3 WISE MAN 2: It’s the ULTIMATE LATE GIFTING CHALLENGE guys 4 WISE MAN 3: Let’s hit the camels 5 [They are on their camels on a normal modern road, at night. They are approaching the window serving hatch of a closed 24-hr garage] WISE MAN 1: This place has saved my life on many occasions 6 WISE MAN 1: ALRIGHT MATE [The all night garage attendant on other side of glass]: mbmlmbl 7 WISE MAN 1 [Through glass, to attendant ]: GOLD, FRANKINCENCE, MYRRH 8 MYRRH. It’s like a BALM. 9 [Wise Man looks in through garage window as the attendant wanders round the closed shop, trying to find the things Wise Man has asked for ] 10 WISE MAN 1: IT’S NOT IN THE CRISPS MATE 11 [Show the products they have purchased coming through the serving hatch. The only thing the garage has is a WISPA GOLD bar] WISE MAN 1: Okay one out of three let’s GO 12 [Cut to NATIVITY SCENE with Mary, baby Jesus etc, and WISE MAN 1 is handing Mary the Wispa Gold Bar WISE MAN 1: We just really wanted to deliver it in person MARY: Thanks
December 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere.

The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.

Fiat lux!

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December 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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benaaronovitch.bsky.social
So I'm doing the final check of the US layout of STONE AND SKY and I reach a bit talking about long summer days in Aberdeenshire. Curious - I looked up the latitude 57.15 degrees north. A lattitude it shares with Alaska and Northern Alberta.
All I'm going to say - thank you gulf stream ☺️
December 12, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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xkcd.com
Making Tea xkcd.com/3022
December 11, 2024 at 9:16 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
www.fetcheveryone.com/refer30490 this is the best website ever, please join our community #Fetch #FetchEveryone #running
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Fetcheveryone is a free website for runners, bikers and swimmers
www.fetcheveryone.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Cartoon by Stephen Collins, here's the script: ___ 1 MARY [in the stable, talking to an iPhone being held by a baffled looking JOSEPH]: Hey guys! Mary here! 2 MARY: Today I’m going to talk to you about how to build your career as an influencer 3 MARY: OK first up is: Great content 4 MARY: Find a good, ‘grammable setting, like this rustic barn 5 MARY: Next is narrative - Use captions to tell your story, like: 6 [Show Mary’s Instagram post, her holding baby in the hay and caption reads]: My new baby is the Son of God 7 MARY: BOSH - I’ve doubled my follower count from 3 to 6 in just one hour [ We see the three Kings appear in doorway with their gifts, standing next to the three Shepherds] 8 MARY: Once you’re at that point you’ll start getting offers to to promote products 9 FIRST KING [sinking to his knees, holding forth his myrrh]: OH BLESSED SON OF - MARY [swiping myrrh off him]: Cheers 10 [Show Mary’s IG post again, posing with the myrrh. Caption reads]: THIS MYRRH IS LUSH GUYS #myrrh 11 MARY: Next thing you know you’ll have founded a world religion and your engagement will be through the roof 12 MARY [pointing downwards as she talks to camera]: Thank me later guys, like and subscribe!
December 1, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
For anyone that doesn't know us, we are Orkney Library & Archive and we've been supplying books to the people of #Orkney since 1683 which makes us one of the oldest libraries in Scotland. We also have a Mobile Library called #BookyMcBookface and we have some REALLY big balls.

Nice to meet you. 👋
Orkney Library & Archive. Massive balls in the foreground. BookyMcBookface the Mobile Library driving along the road between the Stenness and Harray lochs
November 29, 2024 at 11:39 AM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
Enjoyed my morning run wearing my new #FetchEveryone top. The views of #DunnottarCastle were stunning as always #TrailRunning #Stonehaven #Aberdeenshire
Me wearing my new Fetch Everyone top, standing on the Stonehaven coastal path with Dunnottar Castle in the background Me wearing my new Fetch Everyone top, standing with my back to the camera on the Stonehaven coastal path with Dunnottar Castle in the background Dunnottar Castle with the sun and blue sky Stonehaven War Memorial from a distance with a blue sky
November 24, 2024 at 12:13 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
How it begins... #fireball #Stonehaven #Hogmanay
A roll of chicken wire with a big loop of thicker wire and a small loop of thin wire beside it on my sofa. We have to build our fireballs ourselves, ready to be inspected and tagged before the event.
November 23, 2024 at 11:40 AM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
Booked Tickets to see #Mountains on Stage next month in #Aberdeen: www.mountainsonstage.com
Mountains on Stage - The Mountain Film Festival
Mountains on Stage is a mountain film festival that takes place in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, France, Benelux, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, East Euro...
www.mountainsonstage.com
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
We had 63 participants at #Stonehaven #parkrun this morning, including 4 people doing their very first parkrun! It was lovely to see a friend doing his first run in 4 years. Great chat during and afterwards.
People standing around during Stonehaven parkrun Stonehaven parkrun pop up sign with the pavilion and Kath (RD) in the background Finish funnel at Stonehaven parkrun
November 16, 2024 at 10:54 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
Last Saturday I was the Run Director at #Stonehaven #parkrun. Magnus volunteered as the finish token person. We're both looking forward to running tomorrow. Maybe see you there? #LoveParkrun
Me holding the bucket for collecting parkrun finish tokens in Mineralwell Park in Stonehaven Magnus holding the parkrun finish tokens in Mineralwell Park in Stonehaven.
November 15, 2024 at 10:57 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
We enjoyed visiting the #EdenProject during the tattie holidays #Cornwall
Iain standing next to a bush with a large pink flower An unusual blue bird walks along a path Iain on a high platform in the Eden Project biodome The Eden Project biodomes with a clear blue sky
November 14, 2024 at 10:30 PM
mrs-shanksi.bsky.social
Remembering the beautiful autumn colours at the Westonbirt National Arboretum #AutumnColours #trees
Magnus and Iain with their backs to the camera, large trees with autumn colours behind them Magnus, Lachlan, Alex and Iain in front of a large tree with red leaves Magnus, Lachlan and Alex with their backs to the camera, walking on a path past large trees with autumn colours.
November 14, 2024 at 10:23 PM