Robert Elves
@robertelves.bsky.social
Business and Social Sciences Faculty Librarian at Kingston University. Lives in SW London. Classical music esp choral, walking esp in hills
You jet-setter ;-)
September 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
You jet-setter ;-)
Also slightly annoyed not to get the purple group first as I rejected one word as it wasn't in the plural
September 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Also slightly annoyed not to get the purple group first as I rejected one word as it wasn't in the plural
We didn't know it was a thing but having googled we all tried doing the thing at breakfast time with mixed success
September 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We didn't know it was a thing but having googled we all tried doing the thing at breakfast time with mixed success
Are you sure it wasn't the previous one ;-)
September 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Are you sure it wasn't the previous one ;-)
Like you it took me a while to get into it but I did love it. I have The Wood in Midwinter on order on Libby since May - I am now 9th in the queue
September 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Like you it took me a while to get into it but I did love it. I have The Wood in Midwinter on order on Libby since May - I am now 9th in the queue
You can never have too much icing. You can make too much icing for the cake but then you just sit down with what is left in the bowl
September 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You can never have too much icing. You can make too much icing for the cake but then you just sit down with what is left in the bowl
It is a great bookshop. We stay in Wirksworth a bit which is only 10 minutes drive away
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It is a great bookshop. We stay in Wirksworth a bit which is only 10 minutes drive away
I saw one last week at work (outside I hasten to add) and likewise I hadn't heard of them before
September 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I saw one last week at work (outside I hasten to add) and likewise I hadn't heard of them before
I was hoping for black and white things and red and white things but I will take the actual answer
August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I was hoping for black and white things and red and white things but I will take the actual answer
totally, I got none at all. Vest is not a verb and don't get me started on the purple group
August 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
totally, I got none at all. Vest is not a verb and don't get me started on the purple group
Hope they gave you a badge so you know what a brave girl you have been
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Hope they gave you a badge so you know what a brave girl you have been
We've done two more loads since and not a peep. Definitely weird
August 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We've done two more loads since and not a peep. Definitely weird
Phew. We came back from holiday and on the final spin of the first load ours made loud clunk and the drum stopped rotating freely. Cue morning and frantic calls to neighbours only to find out the fairies had visited in the night and cured it
August 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Phew. We came back from holiday and on the final spin of the first load ours made loud clunk and the drum stopped rotating freely. Cue morning and frantic calls to neighbours only to find out the fairies had visited in the night and cured it
And I got it twice, once when I first got the job and second when I went for internal promotion a few years later
July 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
And I got it twice, once when I first got the job and second when I went for internal promotion a few years later
Probably, what's the worst thing that has happened to you at work and how did you cope
July 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Probably, what's the worst thing that has happened to you at work and how did you cope
Very smooth. All the connections across London worked so I was home half an hour early
June 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Very smooth. All the connections across London worked so I was home half an hour early
Hope your journey home was smoother. I am currently on the Victoria Line so almost home
June 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hope your journey home was smoother. I am currently on the Victoria Line so almost home
I see what you did there 😆@jrfinch.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I see what you did there 😆@jrfinch.bsky.social
I was remembering the cèilidh we had last time in Stirling
June 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I was remembering the cèilidh we had last time in Stirling