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Val W
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· Feb 11
Today my lovely girls and I held the funeral of my husband. We had known each other for over 40 years, and, although separated, he had been living 3 doors away, so I could look after him. Lovely fella, you're missed and loved xx
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Faithless (2015) Insomnia. This used to be my favourite dance tune. The past is a different country!
Faithless - Insomnia (Official 4K Video)
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September 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Faithless (2015) Insomnia. This used to be my favourite dance tune. The past is a different country!
Today my lovely girls and I held the funeral of my husband. We had known each other for over 40 years, and, although separated, he had been living 3 doors away, so I could look after him. Lovely fella, you're missed and loved xx
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Today my lovely girls and I held the funeral of my husband. We had known each other for over 40 years, and, although separated, he had been living 3 doors away, so I could look after him. Lovely fella, you're missed and loved xx
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🌱🌾 Hedges store more carbon than fields
A new study found that soil under hedges stores 40% more carbon than adjacent grasslands, with older hedges increasing carbon stocks over time.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciComm #Climate 🧪 #Agriculture
A new study found that soil under hedges stores 40% more carbon than adjacent grasslands, with older hedges increasing carbon stocks over time.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciComm #Climate 🧪 #Agriculture
Consistent soil organic carbon accumulation under hedges driven by increase in light particulate organic matter
Hedgerow planting is recommended by biodiversity policies and those that promote the inclusion of woody plants in agricultural landscapes to sequester…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌱🌾 Hedges store more carbon than fields
A new study found that soil under hedges stores 40% more carbon than adjacent grasslands, with older hedges increasing carbon stocks over time.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciComm #Climate 🧪 #Agriculture
A new study found that soil under hedges stores 40% more carbon than adjacent grasslands, with older hedges increasing carbon stocks over time.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciComm #Climate 🧪 #Agriculture
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"I'm pausing the tariffs... For thirty days."
February 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"I'm pausing the tariffs... For thirty days."
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hmmmm, rent going up by sixty quid a month this year, what a nice little treat, of course the flat has grown by five percent in that time so this feels very reasonable
January 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
hmmmm, rent going up by sixty quid a month this year, what a nice little treat, of course the flat has grown by five percent in that time so this feels very reasonable
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Also, in the UK the author gets paid every time their book is borrowed.
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also, in the UK the author gets paid every time their book is borrowed.
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Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Never feel bad about reposting your stuff on here because for the first year of this website we had an entirety of 20 daily posts that we all had to share and reheat like a communal soup
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'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman
January 24, 2025 at 6:17 AM
'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker Janis Goodman
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There's a meme for that. (There's a meme for everything.)
January 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There's a meme for that. (There's a meme for everything.)
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Happy Accidentally Predicting a Worldwide Pandemic Day to all who celebrate.
January 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Happy Accidentally Predicting a Worldwide Pandemic Day to all who celebrate.
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
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Stephen from the Outsiders project. He died soon afterwards aged only 39. As the cold sets in it is worth remembering that someone homeless dies on the streets in Britain every six hours. As a society we are defined by how we treat those less fortunate than ourselves.
January 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Stephen from the Outsiders project. He died soon afterwards aged only 39. As the cold sets in it is worth remembering that someone homeless dies on the streets in Britain every six hours. As a society we are defined by how we treat those less fortunate than ourselves.
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This printer's pie was published in the Peterborough Standard in 1979 and someone sent it to Private Eye where it found immortal fame. I'd love to have a higher quality copy of this clipping if anyone has one? (For transcript see alt text on image....)
January 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This printer's pie was published in the Peterborough Standard in 1979 and someone sent it to Private Eye where it found immortal fame. I'd love to have a higher quality copy of this clipping if anyone has one? (For transcript see alt text on image....)
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So the “can’t you take a joke, love? Where’s yer bloody sense of humour?” crowd want a jail sentence for throwing a milkshake at someone.
December 16, 2024 at 8:08 PM
So the “can’t you take a joke, love? Where’s yer bloody sense of humour?” crowd want a jail sentence for throwing a milkshake at someone.
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"[Superintendent Jamie] Gordon held a leading role as a volunteer on the National Police Chief’s Council’s sexual misconduct portfolio but stopped when he was suspended by the Met."
Smh.
www.thetimes.com/article/1ff5...
Smh.
www.thetimes.com/article/1ff5...
Senior Met police officer charged with attempted rape
Superintendent Jamie Gordon is due in court on Wednesday
www.thetimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:51 AM
"[Superintendent Jamie] Gordon held a leading role as a volunteer on the National Police Chief’s Council’s sexual misconduct portfolio but stopped when he was suspended by the Met."
Smh.
www.thetimes.com/article/1ff5...
Smh.
www.thetimes.com/article/1ff5...
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🎵 Ah aaaaaaah
Is coming like a ghost town 🎵
Is coming like a ghost town 🎵
November 18, 2024 at 5:44 PM
🎵 Ah aaaaaaah
Is coming like a ghost town 🎵
Is coming like a ghost town 🎵
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I grew up in Bangladesh as a Muslim, came to UK to attend an all boys private school, I won't pretend I was always this way, or that I didn't make homophobic jokes to fit in with the rich white kids. But then, age 15, I heard Hide Away by Erasure, and got it. A hard-on for Bowie sorted the rest x
November 13, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I grew up in Bangladesh as a Muslim, came to UK to attend an all boys private school, I won't pretend I was always this way, or that I didn't make homophobic jokes to fit in with the rich white kids. But then, age 15, I heard Hide Away by Erasure, and got it. A hard-on for Bowie sorted the rest x
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The importance of increasing self-sufficiency levels has been highlighted today (14 August), the day which the national larder would run empty if the public only ate UK food from 1 January
www.farminguk.com/news/uk-s-se... #FoodStudies #Agriculture #RegenAg
www.farminguk.com/news/uk-s-se... #FoodStudies #Agriculture #RegenAg
UK’s self-sufficiency in fresh vegetables hits record lows
The new government has been urged to help ensure self-sufficiency doesn’t drop any further as new figures show levels for some food are at the lowest.
www.farminguk.com
August 22, 2024 at 6:02 AM
The importance of increasing self-sufficiency levels has been highlighted today (14 August), the day which the national larder would run empty if the public only ate UK food from 1 January
www.farminguk.com/news/uk-s-se... #FoodStudies #Agriculture #RegenAg
www.farminguk.com/news/uk-s-se... #FoodStudies #Agriculture #RegenAg
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www.ft.com/content/c2ce...
Let's not worry about things that drive ill-health, eh? Precarity of work, poverty, poor housing, poverty, climate anxiety, poverty, looming threats of war, and for those at the back, poverty. 🤷🏽
Let's not worry about things that drive ill-health, eh? Precarity of work, poverty, poor housing, poverty, climate anxiety, poverty, looming threats of war, and for those at the back, poverty. 🤷🏽
Rishi Sunak launches crackdown on Britain’s ‘sick note’ culture
Mental and behavioural disorders were most common cause given by doctors for ordering workers to take time off
www.ft.com
April 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
www.ft.com/content/c2ce...
Let's not worry about things that drive ill-health, eh? Precarity of work, poverty, poor housing, poverty, climate anxiety, poverty, looming threats of war, and for those at the back, poverty. 🤷🏽
Let's not worry about things that drive ill-health, eh? Precarity of work, poverty, poor housing, poverty, climate anxiety, poverty, looming threats of war, and for those at the back, poverty. 🤷🏽
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Good morning, and let us remember the worst fate that can befall a woman is to be an unmarried librarian.
December 22, 2023 at 9:13 AM
Good morning, and let us remember the worst fate that can befall a woman is to be an unmarried librarian.
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Wham! are number one for Christmas, which suggests this country is full of evil bastards trying to Whamageddon their mates. I approve.
December 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Wham! are number one for Christmas, which suggests this country is full of evil bastards trying to Whamageddon their mates. I approve.
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@michaelglasper.bsky.social
Are you recording or watching Stasi FC at 9?
Are you recording or watching Stasi FC at 9?
November 29, 2023 at 8:37 PM
@michaelglasper.bsky.social
Are you recording or watching Stasi FC at 9?
Are you recording or watching Stasi FC at 9?