Robyn
@partlyaside.bsky.social
Former historian, current office drone. Californian loose in the Shire, obsessive about many things: books, food, cats & nature. YNWA. She/her.
Total and complete monster. Hate that film entirely because of this, and seeing it quite young. Like absolutely loathe. Which is weird! But there you have it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Total and complete monster. Hate that film entirely because of this, and seeing it quite young. Like absolutely loathe. Which is weird! But there you have it.
Not to be terribly rude (but I am going to be anyway), I find it remarkable that they found Reform voters who read more than one book a year.
This also compelled me to look up reading habits and I found out that I am a genuine weirdo when it comes to reading, LOL.
yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
This also compelled me to look up reading habits and I found out that I am a genuine weirdo when it comes to reading, LOL.
yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
40% of Britons haven’t read a single book in the last 12 months | YouGov
The median Briton has read just three books in the past year
yougov.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not to be terribly rude (but I am going to be anyway), I find it remarkable that they found Reform voters who read more than one book a year.
This also compelled me to look up reading habits and I found out that I am a genuine weirdo when it comes to reading, LOL.
yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
This also compelled me to look up reading habits and I found out that I am a genuine weirdo when it comes to reading, LOL.
yougov.co.uk/entertainmen...
Oh I am so sorry. He was much loved - and I know he felt that every day. ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh I am so sorry. He was much loved - and I know he felt that every day. ❤️
If we do that, pretty soon we are going to align almost perfectly with the Dutch national team.
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If we do that, pretty soon we are going to align almost perfectly with the Dutch national team.
Sending you and your family lots of love.
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sending you and your family lots of love.
Though I think this is more a complaint about the bus service than a complaint about the congestion charge, now that I think about it.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Though I think this is more a complaint about the bus service than a complaint about the congestion charge, now that I think about it.
I agree in principle but twice in 2024 when going to appointments at the JR from Banbury I took the train into Oxford and the bus simply didn’t show up - and both times I had allotted getting there an hour early. I had to get a taxi. This is not workable for many.
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I agree in principle but twice in 2024 when going to appointments at the JR from Banbury I took the train into Oxford and the bus simply didn’t show up - and both times I had allotted getting there an hour early. I had to get a taxi. This is not workable for many.
Totally depends on how much of a hurry I’m in. I do on occasion fill up from the kettle but usually let it come to a boil on the stove.
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Totally depends on how much of a hurry I’m in. I do on occasion fill up from the kettle but usually let it come to a boil on the stove.
Yep!! Mine does that too!
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Yep!! Mine does that too!
(Just realised I should say with my sister’s FAMILY - we were not out there trick or treating as adults. 😂)
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
(Just realised I should say with my sister’s FAMILY - we were not out there trick or treating as adults. 😂)
A couple of years ago I went trick or treating with my sister in Seattle and their neighborhood had a fantastic vibe - possibly the best part was the booth with drinks for adults, both virgin and alcoholic!
November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A couple of years ago I went trick or treating with my sister in Seattle and their neighborhood had a fantastic vibe - possibly the best part was the booth with drinks for adults, both virgin and alcoholic!
Ooof, hope she’s feeling better now!
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Ooof, hope she’s feeling better now!
Ahh, ok! I am useless then!
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Ahh, ok! I am useless then!
For podcasts, I like Overcast! But I’ve never used Spotify so I’m not super helpful in comparisons.
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For podcasts, I like Overcast! But I’ve never used Spotify so I’m not super helpful in comparisons.
(Just realised that far away garage makes it sound like we live in a manor house or something, I just mean, it’s at the bottom of our garden and at the time we didn’t park in it. 😂)
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
(Just realised that far away garage makes it sound like we live in a manor house or something, I just mean, it’s at the bottom of our garden and at the time we didn’t park in it. 😂)
Not exactly the same, but somehow exactly the same as having to clean out a freezer in our far away garage that had quit working, unbeknownst to me, and then having to clean it out about three weeks later. So foul!
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Not exactly the same, but somehow exactly the same as having to clean out a freezer in our far away garage that had quit working, unbeknownst to me, and then having to clean it out about three weeks later. So foul!
Yes, it always cracks me up! We give them plenty of extras and you’d think they had had enough….but no. What cracks me up is when we are eating cake both of them sit, expectantly waiting.
October 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Yes, it always cracks me up! We give them plenty of extras and you’d think they had had enough….but no. What cracks me up is when we are eating cake both of them sit, expectantly waiting.
Mine LOVE all pastries. (And actually just found one of mine putting her head in a plate that I’d cleared with ponzu sauce on it. 😂)
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Mine LOVE all pastries. (And actually just found one of mine putting her head in a plate that I’d cleared with ponzu sauce on it. 😂)
Suuuuuch a good one. I’ve not listened to it for a long time as of yet, either.
October 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Suuuuuch a good one. I’ve not listened to it for a long time as of yet, either.
Oh boo! Hope he’s feeling better soon. I know the pain of medicating cats very well! (One of mine has to have a liquid medicine once a day - she hates it but has come to a grudging acceptance of it.)
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Oh boo! Hope he’s feeling better soon. I know the pain of medicating cats very well! (One of mine has to have a liquid medicine once a day - she hates it but has come to a grudging acceptance of it.)
So sorry for you and your family, especially your husband. What a loss.
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
So sorry for you and your family, especially your husband. What a loss.
Ooh, I had never before cottoned on to this. I mean, not something I think I’ve ever said or written, but for me, this is a learning moment.
October 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ooh, I had never before cottoned on to this. I mean, not something I think I’ve ever said or written, but for me, this is a learning moment.
Me too. I do qualify for citizenship so I am going to get on that ASAP.
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Me too. I do qualify for citizenship so I am going to get on that ASAP.
I love Squaredle so much that I can’t tell you my solve streak because it reveals embarrassing things about me.
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I love Squaredle so much that I can’t tell you my solve streak because it reveals embarrassing things about me.