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Mumonthebrink aka Monika
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Family🔹blogging🔹 loves dark chocolate🔹passionate about regen agriculture🔹 real food 🔹sustainable sanitation🔹 responsible travel🔹human rights🔹captain of her own little sailboat
#nature #travel #sailing #sustainability #Renaissancewoman #oxford #uppsala
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Is it just a coincidence that my dog developed a cough just a couple of days after me? Do we just not know enough about cross-species respiratory bugs? Reverse zoonosis is rare… but maybe it's just underreported?
#OneHealth #Zoonosis #Dogs #RespiratoryInfection
Chihuahua dog
May 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Is anyone else seeing a cult of personality revival? As #Trump hits 100 days, even highly intelligent people are publicly praising him and it echoes of Stalin’s era, “Emperor’s New Clothes” style. How can we maintain healthy debate while calling out the surreal behaviour?
Donald Trump as Joseph Stalin
May 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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A bit of distraction from politics:
Hungarian place names' literal English translation.
#Hungary #Hungarian
March 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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How can workplaces better support working parents?

Parenting (half-term) x freelancing x full-time Software Engineering bootcamp.

Swedish ski resorts like Romme Alpin help—family-friendly slopes and great attendants give young skiers independence, so I can work and learn.
Monitor with software scripts, in the background, windows with snowy landscape, hills.
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Deep life filosophy wrapped in a feel-good animation, a cat to keep you warm, good food, warm home with family, beautiful Christmas tree.... It's good to pause and be completely in the now for a moment. How's your day going?
#boxingday #cat #littlemomentsofmine
Old, rickety, Tabby cat in a lap, blurry image of The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse on TV and lit up Christmas tree in the background.
December 26, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Who else found a cat under the Christmas tree this morning?
Here's our vigilant guard of the presents.
#cat #christmas
Old scruffy cat lying on a Santa toy sack under a Christmas tree
December 25, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Is it even Christmas without being stuck under a pet while in a food coma? #cat #catsofbluesky #christmascat #socialsky
Grey and white cat lying down. Christmas tree in background
December 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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ChatGPT editted my image to add a Santa hat for my cat. #aifail #humour #funny #chatgpt #ai
Tabby cat with a red triangle on its head Tabby cat with a red rectangle on his head
December 24, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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Looking for something to do over the Christmas break in #london? The Duck Pond by Circa at the @southbanklondon.bsky.social is a brilliant blend of acrobatics, dance, humour and storytelling.
Anyone else seen it or planning to?
Duck pond flyer Acrobatics girl flying through the sky Two bodies of dancers intertwined Acrobats with suspended silks
December 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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We all need more cat chill in our life, especially at this time of year!
Fluffy, tabby cat lying on a leopard print mat. Cat eyes slightly open, looks very bored. All his legs are tucked under him.
December 19, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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This!!!
#notredame #Palestine #lebanon
Why do we value the cultural icons like the Notre dame more than those lost in Palestine and Lebanon?
December 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Can AI personalise travel, give real-time updates, and improve service? ✨🤖 But… does it risk losing cultural authenticity?
💬 How do we balance efficiency with respecting local communities?
#AI #TravelTech #ResponsibleTourism
Image of a large glowing blue-white lady standing on a tablet, letters AI hovering over her hand. The rest of the image is warm yellows and reds: people looking at the lady, food vendors, traditional Eastern architecture houses with skyscrapers in the background. A digitally rendered, vibrant visual showcasing a blend of modern technology and cultural elements. In the foreground, a humanoid AI robot interacts with a family of travelers, guiding them with a holographic map displaying real-time updates. Surrounding them are iconic cultural symbols from various parts of the world, such as a Japanese torii gate, a Moroccan lantern, and European architectural elements. The background features a bustling market with diverse local artisans and vibrant colors, representing cultural authenticity. The image harmonizes efficiency and cultural richness, with soft, glowing technology symbols subtly integrated into the scene to emphasize the coexistence of AI and cultural preservation.
December 9, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Monday... yay! Said very few.

Have a good week folks!

My office this morning. Share yours!
#myoffice #WFH #homeoffice #logburner #woodburner
Tabby cat lying on rug in front of blazing fire in Contura log burner. Cat is twisting his head to look back.
December 9, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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Good morning and have a good weekend. Stay safe in the most of our raging Earth.
#cat #catpics #hygge #mindfulness
Tabby cat (head and paw in picture) spooning with it's human. Human wearing Christmas themed light blue pyjamas with snow covered pine trees and polar bears with Santa hats
December 7, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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😆😆😆
Anyone else have their Spotify account on some family devices?

#wrapped
Spotify wrapped playlist screenshot: redbaron , arcade, a million dreams, autumn day and no Ody as top 5 songs
December 5, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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Caption this....

#cat #catsofbluesky #norwegianforestcat
Cat- fluffy tabby with green eyes, neatly sitting with tail curled around him. He is on wooden floor with furniture legs -wooden and steel around him.
December 2, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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When your cat is a bit bored on the dog walk and decides to scare your dog.
(Note the special red Christmas jacket of the dog 😆)
#cat #dog #catanddog #dogandcat
December 1, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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Happy first 🕯️ Advent!

#advent
Pillar Candle with numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Surrounded by evergreen foliage, holly and dried orange slices.
December 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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Same ! Tho the pets have abandoned me this morning
Roaring Fireplace and mug of coffee
December 1, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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Happy Sunday Folks!
Hope you can enjoy a moment of calm.
Coffee cup in the foreground. Cup has green jungle themed pattern. In the background, slightl blurred is a fireplace with woodburner stove. There is a roaring fire in the stove.
December 1, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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#christmastraditions Our door wreath is fully compostable (aside from the ribbons I reuse year after year). This year it's a straw base, various confers, holly, twig and vine stars, cinnamon sticks & cotton flowers all held together with cotton thread. #christmas #advent #family
Share your 🚪 pics
Door with wreath. Green live foliage with white accents: ribbons, cotton balls, twig stars A table top with 4 Straw wreaths, some scissors and secateurs , a tray full of various decorations, including dried oranges, red berries, pine cones, ribbons, candy canes, twine and spools of florist's wire
November 30, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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The first weekend of #Advent marks the start of prep the Christmas holidays: starting to reflect on the year, bring out #traditions.

We make an Advent table decoration and a door wreath. Christmas movie snuggles begin.

Do you have any #traditions for the beginning of December?

#crafts #christmas
An Advent table decoration. Single white pillar candle with blue and silver stars painted on it. Green and green variegated foliage around it . Couple of dried cotton flowers to accent the white
November 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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Is this the most patient cat in the world?
#cat #dog #catanddog #catsofbluesky #dogsofbluesky
November 29, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Who else wants to just snuggle in front of a fireplace today?
Two small black and white dogs snuggled up in front of a glowing woodburner stove. On patterned carpet.
November 29, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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Well that might've been Scandinavian influence...
Double toilets are very common 😆
A dry toilet with 2 toilet seats side by side
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM