Rakie Bennett
@rakie.bsky.social
I write books, drive a mobile library bus, help organise a yearly literary festival, drink wine, do poetry, read a bunch, and shout about things I love. Specialist subjects are crochet and dinosaurs. They/Them 💜🤍🖤
Finally got my hands on the gorgeous new book from @peterclines.bsky.social , just in time for me to spend a weekend reading under a warm blanket hiding from the weather 😊
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Finally got my hands on the gorgeous new book from @peterclines.bsky.social , just in time for me to spend a weekend reading under a warm blanket hiding from the weather 😊
Look what arrived!! Thank you @taliskimberley.bsky.social for sending me this friend, I can't wait to start assembling 💜
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Look what arrived!! Thank you @taliskimberley.bsky.social for sending me this friend, I can't wait to start assembling 💜
I've been doing #Nudivember but haven't shared my stuff yet because I'm still finding my way back to drawing...
But if I don't share now I never will, so here's a selection of my favourites from the first half of the month:
But if I don't share now I never will, so here's a selection of my favourites from the first half of the month:
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I've been doing #Nudivember but haven't shared my stuff yet because I'm still finding my way back to drawing...
But if I don't share now I never will, so here's a selection of my favourites from the first half of the month:
But if I don't share now I never will, so here's a selection of my favourites from the first half of the month:
Oh that's so cute! I think could assemble it for you... I can swap you for... *rummages in bag*... a couple of pinecone-shaped foraging purses?
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Oh that's so cute! I think could assemble it for you... I can swap you for... *rummages in bag*... a couple of pinecone-shaped foraging purses?
WHAT DID YOU DO, BILL
November 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
WHAT DID YOU DO, BILL
Sorry to hear you're going through it, sending all best wishes. Here's a photo of me last week when I visited the Wondrous Yew in Gresford (it is indeed wondrous and I was very excited).
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Sorry to hear you're going through it, sending all best wishes. Here's a photo of me last week when I visited the Wondrous Yew in Gresford (it is indeed wondrous and I was very excited).
Thought I might do some drawing but apparently that counts as "not paying enough attention to Moses"
October 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Thought I might do some drawing but apparently that counts as "not paying enough attention to Moses"
Can't go to yoga, there's a cat on me
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Can't go to yoga, there's a cat on me
The apple tree in our garden, which last year had zero apples on it, has apparently decided this year is a mast year.
September 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The apple tree in our garden, which last year had zero apples on it, has apparently decided this year is a mast year.
Happy #InverteFest everyone!
Please enjoy this tiny friend who was chilling on my front door the other day. I've no idea what type of friend she is, sorry, but she's very pretty.
Please enjoy this tiny friend who was chilling on my front door the other day. I've no idea what type of friend she is, sorry, but she's very pretty.
August 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Happy #InverteFest everyone!
Please enjoy this tiny friend who was chilling on my front door the other day. I've no idea what type of friend she is, sorry, but she's very pretty.
Please enjoy this tiny friend who was chilling on my front door the other day. I've no idea what type of friend she is, sorry, but she's very pretty.
The most reliable indicator of how I'm doing mentally is to see how much stuff is in my backpack (the bag I take to work every day).
This picture is from today. But, on the plus side, me having enough spoons to empty the bag today is a positive sign!
This picture is from today. But, on the plus side, me having enough spoons to empty the bag today is a positive sign!
July 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The most reliable indicator of how I'm doing mentally is to see how much stuff is in my backpack (the bag I take to work every day).
This picture is from today. But, on the plus side, me having enough spoons to empty the bag today is a positive sign!
This picture is from today. But, on the plus side, me having enough spoons to empty the bag today is a positive sign!
Did one small thing to benefit my mental health today 😊
July 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Did one small thing to benefit my mental health today 😊
I finally did it! This morning I got up at stupid-o'clock, tromped up Snaefell, and watched the sunrise on the solstice.
It was lovely. And there are skylarks nesting on the slopes, which is delightful.
It was lovely. And there are skylarks nesting on the slopes, which is delightful.
June 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I finally did it! This morning I got up at stupid-o'clock, tromped up Snaefell, and watched the sunrise on the solstice.
It was lovely. And there are skylarks nesting on the slopes, which is delightful.
It was lovely. And there are skylarks nesting on the slopes, which is delightful.
Went for a walk, found a wand
June 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Went for a walk, found a wand
Everyone has fallen asleep to the soothing sounds of the Doom movie
June 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Everyone has fallen asleep to the soothing sounds of the Doom movie
Not really a surprise that the very first thing I do while making vegan baileys is to spill vegan baileys over the recipe book
May 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Not really a surprise that the very first thing I do while making vegan baileys is to spill vegan baileys over the recipe book
I need some extra motivation today
May 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I need some extra motivation today
My plan to work from home this afternoon has encountered resistance
April 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My plan to work from home this afternoon has encountered resistance
Guess who's just had to sprint the last half a mile because they forgot the ferry terminal had moved
April 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Guess who's just had to sprint the last half a mile because they forgot the ferry terminal had moved
"You're terrible at Overwatch" is such a beautiful devastating insult
April 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
"You're terrible at Overwatch" is such a beautiful devastating insult
Look at this unit. That's a baby capybara.
March 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Look at this unit. That's a baby capybara.
Absolute scenes on the bird table this afternoon
March 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Absolute scenes on the bird table this afternoon
I'm very fond of this bird-jizz book
March 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I'm very fond of this bird-jizz book
Went for a stomp on a beach in Wales, found the biggest mermaids purse I've ever seen in my life (I think it's from a nursehound shark, but I'm not completely sure).
February 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Went for a stomp on a beach in Wales, found the biggest mermaids purse I've ever seen in my life (I think it's from a nursehound shark, but I'm not completely sure).