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Is it wrong that on my recent visit to Japan my two favourite things were the toilets and the fabric/bead shops? So much joy in both 🤗
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Is it wrong that on my recent visit to Japan my two favourite things were the toilets and the fabric/bead shops? So much joy in both 🤗
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Radio 3 next week: 9.45pm - books during WWII. Brief Encounter and Boots Lending Library, POWs requesting books from the Red Cross based in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, the first bonkbuster, and much more. Great fun to make
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BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Books for Brighter Blackouts, 06/05/2025
Emma Smith reveals five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Radio 3 next week: 9.45pm - books during WWII. Brief Encounter and Boots Lending Library, POWs requesting books from the Red Cross based in @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, the first bonkbuster, and much more. Great fun to make
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BREAKING: Liverpool have confirmed that captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club.
April 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
BREAKING: Liverpool have confirmed that captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club.
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Liverpool FC marketing team for the Ballon d’Or
April 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Liverpool FC marketing team for the Ballon d’Or
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A male pileated woodpecker chipping away at the base of a dead tree in the back of my property. I love the wood chip flying away and how his tongue is probing for insects. #birds
February 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A male pileated woodpecker chipping away at the base of a dead tree in the back of my property. I love the wood chip flying away and how his tongue is probing for insects. #birds
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Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.
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This is it, everyone - one more day and one more "Twelve Days of Jane Austen's Christmas" post and then Christmas is over. Tomorrow night is Twelfth Night! Instead of the Ghost of Christmas Future, I will bring you - the Prince Regent & the Madness of King George to end our Christmas gaieties.
The Twelve Days of Jane Austen’s Christmas
11th Day of Christmas. January 4: In Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Henry Crawford tells Fanny Price how he has successfully procured her brother’s promotion to lieutenant and proposes to her, which distresses her greatly.
11th Day of Christmas. January 4: In Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Henry Crawford tells Fanny Price how he has successfully procured her brother’s promotion to lieutenant and proposes to her, which distresses her greatly.
January 5, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is it, everyone - one more day and one more "Twelve Days of Jane Austen's Christmas" post and then Christmas is over. Tomorrow night is Twelfth Night! Instead of the Ghost of Christmas Future, I will bring you - the Prince Regent & the Madness of King George to end our Christmas gaieties.
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Me this morning: Right, I need to start shedding these Christmas pounds.
Me after seeing the Celebrations tub:
Me after seeing the Celebrations tub:
a man with chocolate on his face is wearing a white striped shirt
Alt: a man with chocolate on his face is wearing a white striped shirt
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January 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Me this morning: Right, I need to start shedding these Christmas pounds.
Me after seeing the Celebrations tub:
Me after seeing the Celebrations tub:
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'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' by Wham was released nearer to the end of the Second World War than to today. Happy New Year everyone!
January 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' by Wham was released nearer to the end of the Second World War than to today. Happy New Year everyone!
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The Twelve Days of Jane Austen’s Christmas
9th Day of Christmas. January 2: Henry Crawford returns to Mansfield Park from London, hoping to impress Fanny Price after successfully convincing his uncle, Admiral Crawford, to help promote Fanny’s brother William to the rank of lieutenant.
9th Day of Christmas. January 2: Henry Crawford returns to Mansfield Park from London, hoping to impress Fanny Price after successfully convincing his uncle, Admiral Crawford, to help promote Fanny’s brother William to the rank of lieutenant.
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Twelve Days of Jane Austen’s Christmas
9th Day of Christmas. January 2: Henry Crawford returns to Mansfield Park from London, hoping to impress Fanny Price after successfully convincing his uncle, Admiral Crawford, to help promote Fanny’s brother William to the rank of lieutenant.
9th Day of Christmas. January 2: Henry Crawford returns to Mansfield Park from London, hoping to impress Fanny Price after successfully convincing his uncle, Admiral Crawford, to help promote Fanny’s brother William to the rank of lieutenant.
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The Twelve Days of Jane Austen’s Christmas
7th Day of Christmas. December 31, 1797: Jane Austen’s brother Henry marries his cousin, the dashing widowed Countess Eliza de Feuillide.
7th Day of Christmas. December 31, 1797: Jane Austen’s brother Henry marries his cousin, the dashing widowed Countess Eliza de Feuillide.
January 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The Twelve Days of Jane Austen’s Christmas
7th Day of Christmas. December 31, 1797: Jane Austen’s brother Henry marries his cousin, the dashing widowed Countess Eliza de Feuillide.
7th Day of Christmas. December 31, 1797: Jane Austen’s brother Henry marries his cousin, the dashing widowed Countess Eliza de Feuillide.
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A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 24
On December 24 in Jane Austen’s Emma, Emma, her family, and Mr. Elton attend a dinner party hosted by the Westons. “At Christmas,” Mr. Elton remarks, “every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather.”
On December 24 in Jane Austen’s Emma, Emma, her family, and Mr. Elton attend a dinner party hosted by the Westons. “At Christmas,” Mr. Elton remarks, “every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather.”
December 24, 2024 at 8:49 PM
A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 24
On December 24 in Jane Austen’s Emma, Emma, her family, and Mr. Elton attend a dinner party hosted by the Westons. “At Christmas,” Mr. Elton remarks, “every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather.”
On December 24 in Jane Austen’s Emma, Emma, her family, and Mr. Elton attend a dinner party hosted by the Westons. “At Christmas,” Mr. Elton remarks, “every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather.”
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A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 21
On December 21 in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford gives Fanny Price a gold chain for the amber cross Fanny’s brother William gave her. Jane’s brother Charles gave topaz crosses to Jane and her sister, perhaps inspiring the scene in the novel.
On December 21 in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford gives Fanny Price a gold chain for the amber cross Fanny’s brother William gave her. Jane’s brother Charles gave topaz crosses to Jane and her sister, perhaps inspiring the scene in the novel.
December 22, 2024 at 5:42 AM
A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 21
On December 21 in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford gives Fanny Price a gold chain for the amber cross Fanny’s brother William gave her. Jane’s brother Charles gave topaz crosses to Jane and her sister, perhaps inspiring the scene in the novel.
On December 21 in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, Mary Crawford gives Fanny Price a gold chain for the amber cross Fanny’s brother William gave her. Jane’s brother Charles gave topaz crosses to Jane and her sister, perhaps inspiring the scene in the novel.
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Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! My present to you today 🎁: the 16th day of my Jane Austen Advent Calendar. Every day, there's a new event from Jane Austen's life or her characters' lives in December. Happy Holidays! ☃️❄️🎄
A Jane Austen Advent Calendar - December 16
December 16, 1775: Jane Austen is born in Steventon, Hampshire. Happy 249th Birthday, Jane!
December 16, 1775: Jane Austen is born in Steventon, Hampshire. Happy 249th Birthday, Jane!
December 17, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! My present to you today 🎁: the 16th day of my Jane Austen Advent Calendar. Every day, there's a new event from Jane Austen's life or her characters' lives in December. Happy Holidays! ☃️❄️🎄