Ves
@vesmo.bsky.social
Old lass from Durham City, happily living in exile in Northumberland. Rtd children's social worker specialising adoption/fostering. Family, friends, music, books, drums, walks, Labour government, rejoin EU
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The Reform-led Durham County Council cabinet has voted to raise council taxes for some of the most vulnerable people in the county.
Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
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December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Oh dear Chris. And BBC.
Think we’ll all go with the OBR official, rather than you and your unprofessional biased nonsense.
Feel free to issue an apology and have a bit of a think. Maybe about the years of barely scrutinised *Tory* policies that got us into this mess.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Think we’ll all go with the OBR official, rather than you and your unprofessional biased nonsense.
Feel free to issue an apology and have a bit of a think. Maybe about the years of barely scrutinised *Tory* policies that got us into this mess.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oh dear Chris. And BBC.
Think we’ll all go with the OBR official, rather than you and your unprofessional biased nonsense.
Feel free to issue an apology and have a bit of a think. Maybe about the years of barely scrutinised *Tory* policies that got us into this mess.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Think we’ll all go with the OBR official, rather than you and your unprofessional biased nonsense.
Feel free to issue an apology and have a bit of a think. Maybe about the years of barely scrutinised *Tory* policies that got us into this mess.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Right. Breakfast. Other half away for week in Scotland for astronomy field trip. Off downstairs for a pot of coffee, toast, papers in front of fire. Then off to lead a walk at Gibside. Don't think weather is going to be too balmy ...
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Right. Breakfast. Other half away for week in Scotland for astronomy field trip. Off downstairs for a pot of coffee, toast, papers in front of fire. Then off to lead a walk at Gibside. Don't think weather is going to be too balmy ...
Morning Ash morning all. Sad news about our Co op cat Mr Biggins who has died. He had a good home, well looked after for used to to hang around theco op - people bought him cat food, cuddles, Dreamies. He played the part of course all but sucking his little cheeks in to look starved. Anyway, gone 😢
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Morning Ash morning all. Sad news about our Co op cat Mr Biggins who has died. He had a good home, well looked after for used to to hang around theco op - people bought him cat food, cuddles, Dreamies. He played the part of course all but sucking his little cheeks in to look starved. Anyway, gone 😢
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Our work resurrecting ice age #ghostponds in the Guardian today @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hburningham.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social ‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond | Wildlife | The Guardian share.google/kO6HQaC4PAUJ...
‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond
An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’
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September 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Our work resurrecting ice age #ghostponds in the Guardian today @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hburningham.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social ‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond | Wildlife | The Guardian share.google/kO6HQaC4PAUJ...
Well worth a watch
POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...
Bringing 'ghost' and 'zombie' ponds back from the dead
YouTube video by RAZOR Science Show
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Well worth a watch
Loving the Freddy Flintoff Field of Dreams programme
September 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Loving the Freddy Flintoff Field of Dreams programme
Morning Ash, everyone. Yetnother day of living the dream. Defrosted large freezer, chucked, sorted, organise. I WILL label stuff. Making bit pan stock tonight with lamb bones and chicken carcasses. To go in the freezer.
September 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Morning Ash, everyone. Yetnother day of living the dream. Defrosted large freezer, chucked, sorted, organise. I WILL label stuff. Making bit pan stock tonight with lamb bones and chicken carcasses. To go in the freezer.
Guardian quiz hard today. I got 2 right. 2!!
September 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Guardian quiz hard today. I got 2 right. 2!!
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It would mean a lot to me ,having lost my best friend Dominic to Suicide nearly 26 years ago. Dom Curry 🍛 my son is named after him.
Love and thanks 😊
Ash x
It would mean a lot to me ,having lost my best friend Dominic to Suicide nearly 26 years ago. Dom Curry 🍛 my son is named after him.
Love and thanks 😊
Ash x
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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It would mean a lot to me ,having lost my best friend Dominic to Suicide nearly 26 years ago. Dom Curry 🍛 my son is named after him.
Love and thanks 😊
Ash x
It would mean a lot to me ,having lost my best friend Dominic to Suicide nearly 26 years ago. Dom Curry 🍛 my son is named after him.
Love and thanks 😊
Ash x
Anybody else doing the Economist Espresso quiz?
August 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anybody else doing the Economist Espresso quiz?
Just seen son and grandson finish the triathlon in Remich. Blisteringly hot😬 but they weathered. We're off to Lille tomorrow.
July 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Just seen son and grandson finish the triathlon in Remich. Blisteringly hot😬 but they weathered. We're off to Lille tomorrow.
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@ashashman1.bsky.social
This is worth a listen Ash, fascinating about food and exercise 👌
@ashashman1.bsky.social
This is worth a listen Ash, fascinating about food and exercise 👌
The Food Programme - Food and Exercise: A Puzzle - BBC Sounds
Want to lose weight? How much can you achieve through exercise? Dan Saladino investigates.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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@ashashman1.bsky.social
This is worth a listen Ash, fascinating about food and exercise 👌
@ashashman1.bsky.social
This is worth a listen Ash, fascinating about food and exercise 👌
Well I've made 5 jars of gooseberry jame today, mainly to get last years out of the freezer cos this year's are ready to pick. And I've tried to make a ramen broth, all ready to add stuff once we've had some wine & gossip
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Well I've made 5 jars of gooseberry jame today, mainly to get last years out of the freezer cos this year's are ready to pick. And I've tried to make a ramen broth, all ready to add stuff once we've had some wine & gossip
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This on the capitalist mindset, written by him in 1928, has also aged well:
“Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.”
“Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.”
June 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Morning all. My challah, bread to share, family weekend 🥰
June 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Morning all. My challah, bread to share, family weekend 🥰
Thank you Pirate. Here he is, The Man
June 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thank you Pirate. Here he is, The Man
So daft. So perfect.
Every now and then I have to post the single best commercial ever made.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
So daft. So perfect.
Good morning 😊. Anyone else doing the Economist Espresso weekly quiz - 5 daily question, answers provide the link?
June 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Good morning 😊. Anyone else doing the Economist Espresso weekly quiz - 5 daily question, answers provide the link?
Growing coriander high up in Northumberland? Well, I'll give it a go 😬
June 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Growing coriander high up in Northumberland? Well, I'll give it a go 😬
Morning all. Sorting out our rail travel to Luxembourg. Son and grandson doing triathlon there.
June 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Morning all. Sorting out our rail travel to Luxembourg. Son and grandson doing triathlon there.