Pippa Ainsworth
pippa-ainsworth.bsky.social
Pippa Ainsworth
@pippa-ainsworth.bsky.social
Mum. Reader. Lapsed writer. Beaver Scouts leader. Nursery school governor. Crazy cat lady. Passionate about early years, literacy, and education from birth onwards. Fond of 90s indie music, very dry white wine and coffee.
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We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74.

Go on girl. 😍
December 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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Re-post for a chance to win this brilliant prize:

2 x tickets to the show
A room at Leven (liveleven.com)
2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK
I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert

Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm

Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm
December 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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To celebrate our new-found #booksky community, I'm giving away a book OF YOUR CHOICE up up to the value of £20 to one lucky winner! To enter: follow me, repost and tag a buddy below. UK only, winner chosen 6/12/24. Gotta be in it to win it!!
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November 28, 2024 at 12:15 PM
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Do I have a #giveaway for you #BookSky! I have FIVE copies of this beautiful new version of Thunderpaws - perfect for adults and children!😍 To enter: follow me and @thunderpaws.bsky.social, repost and tag a friend. Worldwide giveaway, closes 9/12/24. Don't miss out on this amazing book!
December 2, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.

Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Smallest son has put '1500 2x4 brown LEGO bricks' on his Christmas list. Is that even a possibility? Any suggestions @thebrickcastle.bsky.social? Anyone?
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Vaccines are life-saving.
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
The most lovely evening tonight, celebrating my oldest nephew's engagement to his gorgeous fiancée. Looking forward to the big wedding in 2026 ❤️
November 16, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!
November 15, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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I feel like the new kid telling everyone what they do in a red-faced, embarrassed little voice.
This is what I do...
Fortnightly (at present) virus updates & UK NHS news... this week featuring such joys as H5N1, RSV, COVID, Long COVID & the UK COVID Inquiry

www.thebrickcastle.com/2024/11/covi...
COVID-19 Coronavirus and other virus UK and World News Update 15th November 2024
COVID-19 Coronavirus and other virus UK and World News Update 15th November 2024
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November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Repost for a chance to win this Charlatans bobble hat

Might as well kick things off with a gift - winner picked at 9pm this Sunday
November 13, 2024 at 9:33 PM