Ruth Bolton
@ruthml55.bsky.social
Granny, gardener, singer and poet - still protesting but removing myself from the toxicity of the oligarchs.
He has read about your Christmas chocolates …..
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
He has read about your Christmas chocolates …..
Lovely - beautiful floors and windows too.
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Lovely - beautiful floors and windows too.
Best view ever. Great photo
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Best view ever. Great photo
I can remember the feeling as my hand pushed its way to the bottom of the full packet, crushing cereal along the way.
I probably should have told my children to wait until we got to the bottom of the packet but they have turned out to be good citizens!
I probably should have told my children to wait until we got to the bottom of the packet but they have turned out to be good citizens!
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I can remember the feeling as my hand pushed its way to the bottom of the full packet, crushing cereal along the way.
I probably should have told my children to wait until we got to the bottom of the packet but they have turned out to be good citizens!
I probably should have told my children to wait until we got to the bottom of the packet but they have turned out to be good citizens!
Yes, I have loved the videos and memories. They provided triggers which helped me remember my children’s early years and childhood, quite moving at times.
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Yes, I have loved the videos and memories. They provided triggers which helped me remember my children’s early years and childhood, quite moving at times.
So sorry, James, thank you for everything you have posted and for your always thoughtful responses. Take care of yourself amidst it all.
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
So sorry, James, thank you for everything you have posted and for your always thoughtful responses. Take care of yourself amidst it all.
Lovely, as are the wintry scenes in SW London this week.
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Lovely, as are the wintry scenes in SW London this week.
But I’m only a suburb away from you - I must get up earlier!
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
But I’m only a suburb away from you - I must get up earlier!
I am always moved and impressed by the responses of our emergency services to such horrible incidents. Please give them a mention - their jobs are extraordinarily stressful. Even everyday policing is full of danger and uncertainty.
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I am always moved and impressed by the responses of our emergency services to such horrible incidents. Please give them a mention - their jobs are extraordinarily stressful. Even everyday policing is full of danger and uncertainty.
Really bad for the environment though, even if electric. Disturbs habitat of insects and small animals. I leave leaves on garden and they have rotted down by spring.
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Really bad for the environment though, even if electric. Disturbs habitat of insects and small animals. I leave leaves on garden and they have rotted down by spring.
It’s such a relief that dinner parties seem to have disappeared unless I’m not invited anymore.
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It’s such a relief that dinner parties seem to have disappeared unless I’m not invited anymore.
I have been vegetarian for 50 years but those fish fingers made me feel hungry!
October 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I have been vegetarian for 50 years but those fish fingers made me feel hungry!
Yes, she just sent a caller packing for saying that.
October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes, she just sent a caller packing for saying that.
Looking forward to them helps me get through the winter months.
September 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Looking forward to them helps me get through the winter months.
That’s a shame - a lot of disruption in Paris today.
September 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
That’s a shame - a lot of disruption in Paris today.
That’s what she is writing about!
September 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
That’s what she is writing about!
I’m so scared these charlatans will get in under our present system because the opposition vote is split. Until PR is implemented, please work with other parties to keep them out.
September 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I’m so scared these charlatans will get in under our present system because the opposition vote is split. Until PR is implemented, please work with other parties to keep them out.
Many of us take advice from experts without double checking - that’s the point of them!
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Many of us take advice from experts without double checking - that’s the point of them!
I have read the article twice and I still don’t get how this can happen without PR.
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I have read the article twice and I still don’t get how this can happen without PR.
That test card brings back memories. For several years it used to terrify my daughter who was born in 1975.
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
That test card brings back memories. For several years it used to terrify my daughter who was born in 1975.