Sally Blackledge
@sallyblackledge.bsky.social
Grandmother to wonderful people in Scotland and Spain. Maker and doer. Kilts and kirtles. Bread and beer. Gardens, plants and animals.
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Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
- Dr. Seuss
Have a lovely evening, everyone! 🫶
- Dr. Seuss
Have a lovely evening, everyone! 🫶
April 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.
- Dr. Seuss
Have a lovely evening, everyone! 🫶
- Dr. Seuss
Have a lovely evening, everyone! 🫶
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Found this….haven’t gone through it all yet, but thought you might like to see it.
April 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Found this….haven’t gone through it all yet, but thought you might like to see it.
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The maker of this c1826 gown used the printed cotton to its best effect, disrupting the pattern with tight pleats at the waist and using the fabric diagonally for the deep collar. Sunny cloth for bright spring days @metcostume.bsky.social #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
April 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The maker of this c1826 gown used the printed cotton to its best effect, disrupting the pattern with tight pleats at the waist and using the fabric diagonally for the deep collar. Sunny cloth for bright spring days @metcostume.bsky.social #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡
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Everyone but the government seems to agree that young people need a proper education in finance before leaving school, and there is a pot of money available to pay for it.
youtu.be/xT0L168BGzY?...
youtu.be/xT0L168BGzY?...
We need financial education in schools – and there’s a pot of money available to pay for it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Everyone but the government seems to agree that young people need a proper education in finance before leaving school, and there is a pot of money available to pay for it.
youtu.be/xT0L168BGzY?...
youtu.be/xT0L168BGzY?...
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"Variation". Alexej von Jawlensky. c.1916.
January 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Variation". Alexej von Jawlensky. c.1916.
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Reform wants to destroy the UK by destroying its money and its economy youtu.be/mKvVoGVDL5k?...
Reform has proposed a Bill in parliament that would destroy the ability of the UK government to create money. A policy of that sort would crash UK economic credibility and our economy.
Reform has proposed a Bill in parliament that would destroy the ability of the UK government to create money. A policy of that sort would crash UK economic credibility and our economy.
Reform wants to destroy the UK by destroying its money and its economy
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Reform wants to destroy the UK by destroying its money and its economy youtu.be/mKvVoGVDL5k?...
Reform has proposed a Bill in parliament that would destroy the ability of the UK government to create money. A policy of that sort would crash UK economic credibility and our economy.
Reform has proposed a Bill in parliament that would destroy the ability of the UK government to create money. A policy of that sort would crash UK economic credibility and our economy.
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Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? youtu.be/qv2tDlSzVkk?... Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? In the world we now live in, the crazy is possible and I'm suggesting that we need to prepare for it.
Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? youtu.be/qv2tDlSzVkk?... Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? In the world we now live in, the crazy is possible and I'm suggesting that we need to prepare for it.
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Because the cost of renewables is tied to the cost of gas. Renewables are inherently deflationary, while oil and gas are inherently inflationary and get more so over time
Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour?
Why have Britain’s energy costs soared and what does it mean for Labour?
Claims that power plants are gaming the system to charge huge sums to switch on in the UK’s cold weather
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Because the cost of renewables is tied to the cost of gas. Renewables are inherently deflationary, while oil and gas are inherently inflationary and get more so over time
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If you hve booked to go on my Stargazing Walk in Oxfordshire tonight. It has been postponed until tomorrow evening.
Skies are forecast to be crystal clear so we are going to have a fantastic evening. 👍
Skies are forecast to be crystal clear so we are going to have a fantastic evening. 👍
January 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you hve booked to go on my Stargazing Walk in Oxfordshire tonight. It has been postponed until tomorrow evening.
Skies are forecast to be crystal clear so we are going to have a fantastic evening. 👍
Skies are forecast to be crystal clear so we are going to have a fantastic evening. 👍
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Dispatching another fish.
Juvenile kingfisher in east London.
#LondonBirds #londonbirding #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirds #birds #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon
Juvenile kingfisher in east London.
#LondonBirds #londonbirding #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirds #birds #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon
January 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Dispatching another fish.
Juvenile kingfisher in east London.
#LondonBirds #londonbirding #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirds #birds #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon
Juvenile kingfisher in east London.
#LondonBirds #londonbirding #lowcarbonbirding #ukbirds #birds #kingfisher #kingfishers #eastlondon
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NOT MOVING AT ALL DESPITE IT BEING SHARED BY LOTS OF PEOPLE ON MANY PLATFORMS
KNOBBLED?
LIKE OTHER PRO EU PETITIONS?
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
KNOBBLED?
LIKE OTHER PRO EU PETITIONS?
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
January 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NOT MOVING AT ALL DESPITE IT BEING SHARED BY LOTS OF PEOPLE ON MANY PLATFORMS
KNOBBLED?
LIKE OTHER PRO EU PETITIONS?
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
KNOBBLED?
LIKE OTHER PRO EU PETITIONS?
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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I’m uneasy about something; a couple of days ago I saw a TV ad for the Trussell Trust. For those that don’t know, the Trussell Trust facilitates the establishment of food banks. So far, so good.
But, they don’t do any distribution themselves, they are effectively just the HQ 1/
But, they don’t do any distribution themselves, they are effectively just the HQ 1/
January 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m uneasy about something; a couple of days ago I saw a TV ad for the Trussell Trust. For those that don’t know, the Trussell Trust facilitates the establishment of food banks. So far, so good.
But, they don’t do any distribution themselves, they are effectively just the HQ 1/
But, they don’t do any distribution themselves, they are effectively just the HQ 1/
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@agoodfireburns.bsky.social @floracornish.bsky.social @datagoodies.bsky.social
Here’s the next episode of
“If you don’t collect the data then no one can ask to see it!”
We will not be taking questions at this time.
Here’s the next episode of
“If you don’t collect the data then no one can ask to see it!”
We will not be taking questions at this time.
January 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
@agoodfireburns.bsky.social @floracornish.bsky.social @datagoodies.bsky.social
Here’s the next episode of
“If you don’t collect the data then no one can ask to see it!”
We will not be taking questions at this time.
Here’s the next episode of
“If you don’t collect the data then no one can ask to see it!”
We will not be taking questions at this time.
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Lovely week in Spain seeing our grandsons. Here's the local takeaway menu
November 5, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Lovely week in Spain seeing our grandsons. Here's the local takeaway menu
It's that kind of day today
October 28, 2023 at 7:23 PM
It's that kind of day today
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🚨So. I have news.
I’m writing a novel. A series, in fact, of legal thrillers.
They are dark and uncomfortable and (I hope) authentic, and I really hope you like them.
Oh, and I’m writing them under a new identity. Meet @SJFleetAuthor.
Because one pseudonym is just not enough
I’m writing a novel. A series, in fact, of legal thrillers.
They are dark and uncomfortable and (I hope) authentic, and I really hope you like them.
Oh, and I’m writing them under a new identity. Meet @SJFleetAuthor.
Because one pseudonym is just not enough
October 16, 2023 at 7:39 PM
🚨So. I have news.
I’m writing a novel. A series, in fact, of legal thrillers.
They are dark and uncomfortable and (I hope) authentic, and I really hope you like them.
Oh, and I’m writing them under a new identity. Meet @SJFleetAuthor.
Because one pseudonym is just not enough
I’m writing a novel. A series, in fact, of legal thrillers.
They are dark and uncomfortable and (I hope) authentic, and I really hope you like them.
Oh, and I’m writing them under a new identity. Meet @SJFleetAuthor.
Because one pseudonym is just not enough
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You can help pollinators in your yard, schools, and parks make it through the winter... by leaving things a bit messy 🧪🐝 xerces.org/blog/where-d...
Where Do Pollinators Go in the Winter?
Most native bee species will spend the winter in the nests that their mothers provisioned. In fact, just like bears, many pollinators hibernate through the winter—and they may need a little help to ...
xerces.org
October 26, 2023 at 3:25 PM
You can help pollinators in your yard, schools, and parks make it through the winter... by leaving things a bit messy 🧪🐝 xerces.org/blog/where-d...
Why the hedgehog likes our garden.
October 25, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Why the hedgehog likes our garden.
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Where "shake-up" means shaking more money up to the top, for the poor starving banks. And with the Brexitory government always, reforming regulation means removing it to let their pals profit more freely at the expense of the common good.
Cap on bankers' bonuses to be scrapped
Cap on bankers' bonuses to be scrapped
The plan is part of a post-Brexit shake-up of City rules, the regulator has confirmed.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Where "shake-up" means shaking more money up to the top, for the poor starving banks. And with the Brexitory government always, reforming regulation means removing it to let their pals profit more freely at the expense of the common good.