Gayle Wood
@porthmeor.bsky.social
Words, birds & music. Writer living in West Cornwall. Rights for Nature 👍🏼. Planetesimalising.
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The Bourton Oak, Bourton-on-the-water, England
We just whispered that he was 400+ years old. He seemed surprised
We just whispered that he was 400+ years old. He seemed surprised
December 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Bourton Oak, Bourton-on-the-water, England
We just whispered that he was 400+ years old. He seemed surprised
We just whispered that he was 400+ years old. He seemed surprised
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Our street had a great little carols and mince pie party where #sophiefromromania was invited to be the celebrity turning on some Christmas lights. I had to take over as she was a bit shy but she did accept a treat from a fan..
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our street had a great little carols and mince pie party where #sophiefromromania was invited to be the celebrity turning on some Christmas lights. I had to take over as she was a bit shy but she did accept a treat from a fan..
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Heartbreaking night where I told the final audience for Monkey Cage that I will ever play to that I had no choice but to resign
In the audience today at the amazing Niamos theatre in Manchester for the Christmas recording of Infinite Monkey Cage. Devastating news from @robinince.bsky.social - what must have been an incredibly difficult decision but absolutely the correct and humane one. Robin remains the best of us.
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Heartbreaking night where I told the final audience for Monkey Cage that I will ever play to that I had no choice but to resign
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, socialite, said when interviewed “moi is not shy moi is exclusif. Moi is proud of mon père pour doing le lighty lighty of l'arbre de Noël. It is like l’arbre dans la place Trafalgar. Moi enjoyed les tartes. Moi didn’t know they (sans viande) could be so tasty tasty.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, socialite, said when interviewed “moi is not shy moi is exclusif. Moi is proud of mon père pour doing le lighty lighty of l'arbre de Noël. It is like l’arbre dans la place Trafalgar. Moi enjoyed les tartes. Moi didn’t know they (sans viande) could be so tasty tasty.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, logical thinker, said when interviewed “nous had une promenade brisky brisky, which is ok, mais if moi doesn’t have le temps moi can’t do les sniffy sniffies et if moi can’t do them moi can’t find les chats et if moi can’t find find les chats…anyway vous know.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, logical thinker, said when interviewed “nous had une promenade brisky brisky, which is ok, mais if moi doesn’t have le temps moi can’t do les sniffy sniffies et if moi can’t do them moi can’t find les chats et if moi can’t find find les chats…anyway vous know.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, fan of science, said when interviewed “moi thinks le gouvernement australien is doing something très interesting. It will not be parfait mais les scientifiques du monde entier can do le testy testy et it will get mieux. Moi is une grande fille, moi can do le posty.”
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, fan of science, said when interviewed “moi thinks le gouvernement australien is doing something très interesting. It will not be parfait mais les scientifiques du monde entier can do le testy testy et it will get mieux. Moi is une grande fille, moi can do le posty.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan -Jones, young woman of culture, said when interviewed “moi adores it when mes parents go to le théâtre. It makes them happy happy. Moi thinks that pièce is très witty witty mais not as witty as moi et Juno. Nous are thinking of going to Edinburgh pour Le Fringe en août.”
December 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan -Jones, young woman of culture, said when interviewed “moi adores it when mes parents go to le théâtre. It makes them happy happy. Moi thinks that pièce is très witty witty mais not as witty as moi et Juno. Nous are thinking of going to Edinburgh pour Le Fringe en août.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, philanthropist and all round good girl, said when interviewed “moi’s calendrier is superbe. Mademoiselle Juillet is juste un exemple of moi looking très belle. There are beaucoup d’autres!Vous have quatre jours to do le buyie buyie. It is pour une bonne cause. Vite!”
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, philanthropist and all round good girl, said when interviewed “moi’s calendrier is superbe. Mademoiselle Juillet is juste un exemple of moi looking très belle. There are beaucoup d’autres!Vous have quatre jours to do le buyie buyie. It is pour une bonne cause. Vite!”
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Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
cureparkinsonsshop.com/products/sop...
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
Look what’s arrived #sophiefromromania -it’s your calendar! Tell everyone they’ve got until December 15 to order theirs and raise money for @cureparkinsons.org.uk
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Water flow is gravity & least line of resistance
Tree branch and leaf arrangement is access to sunlight, so an opposite direction of travel
The results are the same though
Tree branch and leaf arrangement is access to sunlight, so an opposite direction of travel
The results are the same though
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Water flow is gravity & least line of resistance
Tree branch and leaf arrangement is access to sunlight, so an opposite direction of travel
The results are the same though
Tree branch and leaf arrangement is access to sunlight, so an opposite direction of travel
The results are the same though
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NEWS:Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, learning dog, said when interviewed “moi had une super exciting promenade et moi almost caught un chat! Moi was so close. That is un measure of moi’s progress. Now moi is going to lie ici et model ma mère’s livres. Elle is une auteure célèbre et moi is très helpful.”
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NEWS:Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, learning dog, said when interviewed “moi had une super exciting promenade et moi almost caught un chat! Moi was so close. That is un measure of moi’s progress. Now moi is going to lie ici et model ma mère’s livres. Elle is une auteure célèbre et moi is très helpful.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, clever dog, said when interviewed “ma mère wanted to go brisky brisky ce matin. Moi explained that promenading was done slowy slowy avec beaucoup de sniffy sniffies. She was having none of it. Moi let her think she had done the winny winny. Moi went brisky brisky.”
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, clever dog, said when interviewed “ma mère wanted to go brisky brisky ce matin. Moi explained that promenading was done slowy slowy avec beaucoup de sniffy sniffies. She was having none of it. Moi let her think she had done the winny winny. Moi went brisky brisky.”
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Amazing! I can read the train indicator boards. Off to Manchester to speak at the Dementia Research Institute conference
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Amazing! I can read the train indicator boards. Off to Manchester to speak at the Dementia Research Institute conference
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This is a lovely idea. If you’re not familiar with @wombat37.bsky.social, you’ve missed out. He’s been an uplifting presence on here, and has dealt with his approaching death with extraordinary openness, honesty, bravery and humour. One of the very best on here.
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is a lovely idea. If you’re not familiar with @wombat37.bsky.social, you’ve missed out. He’s been an uplifting presence on here, and has dealt with his approaching death with extraordinary openness, honesty, bravery and humour. One of the very best on here.
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, daughter of a renowned intellectual, said when interviewed “ma mère is en Allemagne. Moi will study l'allemand on Duolingo so moi can go avec her et do le helpy helpy avec l’intellectualising. Moi has already learned that le mot pour une saucisse is eine wurst.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, daughter of a renowned intellectual, said when interviewed “ma mère is en Allemagne. Moi will study l'allemand on Duolingo so moi can go avec her et do le helpy helpy avec l’intellectualising. Moi has already learned that le mot pour une saucisse is eine wurst.”
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, wily girl, said when interviewed “mon père is not bothered by the rainy rainy. He just wants to be at chez nous pour le cricket. Moi doesn’t super understand mais Monsieur Root is doing vraiment bien et mon père is très happy happy. Moi’s journaliste not so much.”
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, wily girl, said when interviewed “mon père is not bothered by the rainy rainy. He just wants to be at chez nous pour le cricket. Moi doesn’t super understand mais Monsieur Root is doing vraiment bien et mon père is très happy happy. Moi’s journaliste not so much.”
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And here they come... lots of excellent new Christmas albums. All so different and we'll be dabbling with them in Thursday's Breakfast on BBCRadio3. See you there!
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
And here they come... lots of excellent new Christmas albums. All so different and we'll be dabbling with them in Thursday's Breakfast on BBCRadio3. See you there!
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Out with #sophiefromromania on a frosty morning with icy pavements. I’m treading very gingerly because I don’t want to end up in hospital on the day I’m due at hospital for a minor but to me quite significant eye operation
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Out with #sophiefromromania on a frosty morning with icy pavements. I’m treading very gingerly because I don’t want to end up in hospital on the day I’m due at hospital for a minor but to me quite significant eye operation
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NEWS:Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, caring daughter, said when interviewed “mon père has to go to le vet pour humans aujourd’hui et not juste to have his nails clippy clippied. Moi knows that can be scary scary. Moi will look after him. Moi will give him beaucoup de hugs et nous can share Le Roquefort.”
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NEWS:Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, caring daughter, said when interviewed “mon père has to go to le vet pour humans aujourd’hui et not juste to have his nails clippy clippied. Moi knows that can be scary scary. Moi will look after him. Moi will give him beaucoup de hugs et nous can share Le Roquefort.”
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After 14 hours of rather terrifying blindness the prof removed the bandage from my one good eye at 6 this morning and this is what I saw with extraordinary clarity. It worked!
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 AM
After 14 hours of rather terrifying blindness the prof removed the bandage from my one good eye at 6 this morning and this is what I saw with extraordinary clarity. It worked!
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan -Jones, loving daughter, said when interviewed “moi is super super happy that mon père can do le seey seey. Moi understands it was scary scary et moi would like to say merci to le NHS. Nous can now watch le cricket ensemble.”
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan -Jones, loving daughter, said when interviewed “moi is super super happy that mon père can do le seey seey. Moi understands it was scary scary et moi would like to say merci to le NHS. Nous can now watch le cricket ensemble.”
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It was dark and wet when we took #sophiefromromania for her Sunday walk but somehow I got a rather good picture of her speeding along
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It was dark and wet when we took #sophiefromromania for her Sunday walk but somehow I got a rather good picture of her speeding along
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Breakfast on bbcradio3 to start your week. Sibelius was born on 8 December 1865, and today is Finland's annual Day of Music, so we'll treat you to Sibelius's 5th Symphony. Bach Before 7 is a great new album from Solomon's Knot and there's a Wren for the dawn chorus 📻
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Breakfast on bbcradio3 to start your week. Sibelius was born on 8 December 1865, and today is Finland's annual Day of Music, so we'll treat you to Sibelius's 5th Symphony. Bach Before 7 is a great new album from Solomon's Knot and there's a Wren for the dawn chorus 📻
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Coming soon on my Substack - my eyesight miracle. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox at 8 open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
Rory’s Always On Newsletter | Rory Cellan-Jones | Substack
A tech notebook with a focus on health - and occasional glimpses of a dog called #sophiefromromania. Click to read Rory’s Always On Newsletter, by Rory Cellan-Jones, a Substack publication with tens o...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Coming soon on my Substack - my eyesight miracle. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox at 8 open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Removing a cataract is a pretty routine operation but for me, with only one functioning eye, it felt like the stakes were high
The Miracle of Sight
How I lost it and got it back again
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December 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Removing a cataract is a pretty routine operation but for me, with only one functioning eye, it felt like the stakes were high