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Lughnasadh, first harvest. May your bread rise well, and your beer be tasty. Celebrate the grain, and your personal harvest. May it be bountiful. Art by Wendy Andrew, The Glittering Fox, and Danielle Barlow 🌞🥖🍞🍺🍻🌾🌻
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Day 9 of #Shedvent: As you drive through the forest, you see an inn at the edge of the treeline: brick-built, with mullioned windows, and with smoke drifting from the chimneys…
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Day 9 of #Shedvent: As you drive through the forest, you see an inn at the edge of the treeline: brick-built, with mullioned windows, and with smoke drifting from the chimneys…
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Day 8 of #Shedvent: You pick a pine cone from the tree and slip it into your pocket. It smells of the forest; resinous; green, with the fresh wild scent of the outdoors…
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Day 8 of #Shedvent: You pick a pine cone from the tree and slip it into your pocket. It smells of the forest; resinous; green, with the fresh wild scent of the outdoors…
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Door 7 of #Shedvent: In a clearing in the forest stands a Christmas tree. Gleaming with icicles, gilded with frost; with golden pine cones and silver stars hanging from the branches...
December 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Door 7 of #Shedvent: In a clearing in the forest stands a Christmas tree. Gleaming with icicles, gilded with frost; with golden pine cones and silver stars hanging from the branches...
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Door 5 of #Shedvent: You get on the sledge; cover yourself with the blankets and set off briskly over the snow, with the scent of pine in the sparkling air and the sound of bells in the distance…
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Door 5 of #Shedvent: You get on the sledge; cover yourself with the blankets and set off briskly over the snow, with the scent of pine in the sparkling air and the sound of bells in the distance…
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It’s that time of year again, where I remember how a mammogram saved my life five years go, and I proceed to hold my breath while I await my scan results. Don’t put off your mammograms, people with breasts: five minutes can make all the difference…
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It’s that time of year again, where I remember how a mammogram saved my life five years go, and I proceed to hold my breath while I await my scan results. Don’t put off your mammograms, people with breasts: five minutes can make all the difference…
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Door 4 of #Shedvent: a sledge drawn by reindeer approaches, heaped with handwoven blankets and rugs, and a picnic for the journey, with hot mulled wine and honey-cakes...
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Door 4 of #Shedvent: a sledge drawn by reindeer approaches, heaped with handwoven blankets and rugs, and a picnic for the journey, with hot mulled wine and honey-cakes...
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Never forget.
Does anyone know of any other examples of where a video synchs perfectly to other audio, like the This Is America video clip set to Call Me Maybe?
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Never forget.
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An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An astonishing letter published in the Times of London.
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Dear Bluesky. I'm giving away two signed paperbacks of my novel Villager.
All you have to do to enter is share this extract from it & pop a reply below.
You also get a free map!
You might like the book if you like:
Ghosts
Social history
Folklore
Lost music
Rivers
Opinionated hills
Earth magic
All you have to do to enter is share this extract from it & pop a reply below.
You also get a free map!
You might like the book if you like:
Ghosts
Social history
Folklore
Lost music
Rivers
Opinionated hills
Earth magic
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Dear Bluesky. I'm giving away two signed paperbacks of my novel Villager.
All you have to do to enter is share this extract from it & pop a reply below.
You also get a free map!
You might like the book if you like:
Ghosts
Social history
Folklore
Lost music
Rivers
Opinionated hills
Earth magic
All you have to do to enter is share this extract from it & pop a reply below.
You also get a free map!
You might like the book if you like:
Ghosts
Social history
Folklore
Lost music
Rivers
Opinionated hills
Earth magic
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It's that time of year, in which, between now and Christmas Eve, the Shed opens a new door every day, taking you on a journey. Welcome to #Shedvent, everyone...
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's that time of year, in which, between now and Christmas Eve, the Shed opens a new door every day, taking you on a journey. Welcome to #Shedvent, everyone...
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Here's a #Shedvent gift for you: it's the recipe for Guy's xocolatl spice powder, from VIANNE... www.joanne-harris.co.uk/news/decembe...
December in the Shed… | Joanne Harris
www.joanne-harris.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Here's a #Shedvent gift for you: it's the recipe for Guy's xocolatl spice powder, from VIANNE... www.joanne-harris.co.uk/news/decembe...
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And this morning the Shed is a gondola, gliding through the tall reeds…
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And this morning the Shed is a gondola, gliding through the tall reeds…
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And this morning the Shed is an inscription, in runes, on the gate of an ancient fort: carved in the language of a time when sheds were sheds, and built to last...
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
And this morning the Shed is an inscription, in runes, on the gate of an ancient fort: carved in the language of a time when sheds were sheds, and built to last...
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And this morning the Shed is an armchair, worn perfectly to the shape of its wearer, and buffed to a gentle patina with the lustrous, leisurely hours…
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
And this morning the Shed is an armchair, worn perfectly to the shape of its wearer, and buffed to a gentle patina with the lustrous, leisurely hours…
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And this morning the Shed is a block print design, depicting multicoloured sheds against a yellow background…
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
And this morning the Shed is a block print design, depicting multicoloured sheds against a yellow background…
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Well, this isn't terrifying at all...
19th century wooden “walking” doll with a wheel of eight legs ~ when costumed, the doll’s long dress would cover most of the leg mechanism, allowing the doll to “walk” when moving, while appearing to have only two legs at any one time www.theriaults.com/events/listi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Well, this isn't terrifying at all...
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And this morning the Shed is a hieroglyph on the carapace of an emerald beetle, resting under a date palm…
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And this morning the Shed is a hieroglyph on the carapace of an emerald beetle, resting under a date palm…
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
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Hello , here is your #FoxOfTheDay from @gweebarraG !
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hello , here is your #FoxOfTheDay from @gweebarraG !
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New Ways November - Day 27: Join a friend doing their hobby and find out why they love it actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
New Ways November - Day 27: Join a friend doing their hobby and find out why they love it actionforhappiness.org/new-ways-nov... #NewWaysNovember