Jackie
@plasterjak.bsky.social
Retired gardening addict, owned by a cat, living in Brontë country, W Yorks
Socialist, ex nhs community mental health worker/ community arts.
Likes; live indie music, a pub lunch, sculpture, art
Socialist, ex nhs community mental health worker/ community arts.
Likes; live indie music, a pub lunch, sculpture, art
Barry freaked me out with this pupil shape, I was sick with worry. Later it became more normal. Had a phone call with the vet and she's reassured me. Will follow up in a month. OMG, I'm now indulging in a worry free morning 😊
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Barry freaked me out with this pupil shape, I was sick with worry. Later it became more normal. Had a phone call with the vet and she's reassured me. Will follow up in a month. OMG, I'm now indulging in a worry free morning 😊
Had a late evening trip to the vets, the eye drop caused Barry's pupil to contract. It was odd to look at! He's ok today, pupil was back to normal and the eye drop hasn't altered it this time. He gashed me pretty hard during the medication session. A little pay back
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Had a late evening trip to the vets, the eye drop caused Barry's pupil to contract. It was odd to look at! He's ok today, pupil was back to normal and the eye drop hasn't altered it this time. He gashed me pretty hard during the medication session. A little pay back
More cat woe, vet reckons his left pupil is slightly larger, more eye drops for 7 days.
Left husband to be driven mad by a hemmed in cat. I am panic buying in Leeds for my daughter's wedding in 2 weeks 😬
Left husband to be driven mad by a hemmed in cat. I am panic buying in Leeds for my daughter's wedding in 2 weeks 😬
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
More cat woe, vet reckons his left pupil is slightly larger, more eye drops for 7 days.
Left husband to be driven mad by a hemmed in cat. I am panic buying in Leeds for my daughter's wedding in 2 weeks 😬
Left husband to be driven mad by a hemmed in cat. I am panic buying in Leeds for my daughter's wedding in 2 weeks 😬
Its been a rotten few days, Barry came off worse in a cat scrap and his eye was caught. He's beginning to recover but not keen on the 4x a day eye drops etc. My poor little soldier! Off to the vets again on Monday
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Its been a rotten few days, Barry came off worse in a cat scrap and his eye was caught. He's beginning to recover but not keen on the 4x a day eye drops etc. My poor little soldier! Off to the vets again on Monday
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The EU is winding down freeports due to money laundering and tax evasion. Britain is expanding them.
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain’s Corporate Welfare Bonanza
Rachel Reeves’ budget rhetoric hides the biggest corporate giveaway in modern British history
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The EU is winding down freeports due to money laundering and tax evasion. Britain is expanding them.
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Well there's no getting away from it, I hit 60 today. Curry with the girls later
October 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Well there's no getting away from it, I hit 60 today. Curry with the girls later
Just home from a 7 mile round walk taking in Haworth moor. Avoided Main St because its half term and its been recently tick tocked 😆
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just home from a 7 mile round walk taking in Haworth moor. Avoided Main St because its half term and its been recently tick tocked 😆
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My petition should be soaring past the 10,000 mark.
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My petition should be soaring past the 10,000 mark.
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
From yesterday's very wet walk. The theory was if I was climbing huge hills I'd get soaked anyway. Didn't factor in my glasses steaming up so I blundered across the fields to home
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
From yesterday's very wet walk. The theory was if I was climbing huge hills I'd get soaked anyway. Didn't factor in my glasses steaming up so I blundered across the fields to home
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We bought this scratching post seat combo last Christmas, and FINALLY 10 months later, Barry actually uses it.
October 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We bought this scratching post seat combo last Christmas, and FINALLY 10 months later, Barry actually uses it.
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Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.
Trip to Saltaire this morning. Kicking around until Salts Mill opens
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Trip to Saltaire this morning. Kicking around until Salts Mill opens
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Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?"
It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x
It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x
October 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?"
It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x
It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x
Heading cross country to the pub. Haven't met up with Jools for a month, I'm expecting she'll have somat to say
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Heading cross country to the pub. Haven't met up with Jools for a month, I'm expecting she'll have somat to say
Barry found it too much on the windowsill above the radiator. Cooling off on the floor, looking like some kind of carousel ride or maybe if Stubbs painted cats.. 🤷♀️
September 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Barry found it too much on the windowsill above the radiator. Cooling off on the floor, looking like some kind of carousel ride or maybe if Stubbs painted cats.. 🤷♀️
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RIP, Robert Redford.
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
RIP, Robert Redford.
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'Ejection seat' by Cornelia Konrads, contemporary German artist, known for her land art and site-specific art installations #womensart #Saturday
September 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
'Ejection seat' by Cornelia Konrads, contemporary German artist, known for her land art and site-specific art installations #womensart #Saturday
A capture from a walk this week. Rain in the forecast today so working out a plan B just in case
September 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A capture from a walk this week. Rain in the forecast today so working out a plan B just in case
This handrail always makes me chuckle, unless it's supposed to be a handrail for toddlers, it is set at the height of my knee. Were the Victorians really short? Has the wall subsided? Keeps me entertained 😄
September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This handrail always makes me chuckle, unless it's supposed to be a handrail for toddlers, it is set at the height of my knee. Were the Victorians really short? Has the wall subsided? Keeps me entertained 😄
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I know nothing about the Mill Lane engineering sculpture in Loughborough, but The Sock gets two pages in Public Sculptures of Leicestershire & Rutland, mostly concerning the controversy around the design and selection. Needless to say it is now almost universally loved by locals.
#SculptureSaturday
#SculptureSaturday
September 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I know nothing about the Mill Lane engineering sculpture in Loughborough, but The Sock gets two pages in Public Sculptures of Leicestershire & Rutland, mostly concerning the controversy around the design and selection. Needless to say it is now almost universally loved by locals.
#SculptureSaturday
#SculptureSaturday
Coming across a field of pigs was the absolute highlight of my walk! I love pigs 😍
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Coming across a field of pigs was the absolute highlight of my walk! I love pigs 😍
Aww, my husband ordered this for me. He may scoff at my Suede devotion but knows the way to my heart ❤️
September 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Aww, my husband ordered this for me. He may scoff at my Suede devotion but knows the way to my heart ❤️
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The class sketch reworked, featuring The Two Racists
"I'm a British Nazi, so I look down on him"
"I gone did a bigly poop in my pants."
"I'm a British Nazi, so I look down on him"
"I gone did a bigly poop in my pants."
September 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The class sketch reworked, featuring The Two Racists
"I'm a British Nazi, so I look down on him"
"I gone did a bigly poop in my pants."
"I'm a British Nazi, so I look down on him"
"I gone did a bigly poop in my pants."
My niece is studying photography in Berlin, one of her pieces has been chosen for an exhibition in Copenhagen. I'm a proud auntie
September 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My niece is studying photography in Berlin, one of her pieces has been chosen for an exhibition in Copenhagen. I'm a proud auntie