Liz Young
@youngliz.bsky.social
Old bird from the Deep South of England. ❤️ writing, family, kindness. Several books on Amazon. No DMs please.
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My attention span is limited
So to keep my old hands movable
I stick to week-long projects
So the results are #achievable -
And this is the best I can write today
I have to cook a cottage pie.
My attention span is limited
So to keep my old hands movable
I stick to week-long projects
So the results are #achievable -
And this is the best I can write today
I have to cook a cottage pie.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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My attention span is limited
So to keep my old hands movable
I stick to week-long projects
So the results are #achievable -
And this is the best I can write today
I have to cook a cottage pie.
My attention span is limited
So to keep my old hands movable
I stick to week-long projects
So the results are #achievable -
And this is the best I can write today
I have to cook a cottage pie.
#vss365 #measurable
Only God knows the days I have left -
to me they are #immeasurable
so I live each day as if I am immortal.
If I knew this was my last day
I would spend it saying
over and over
to my children -
I love you.
Only God knows the days I have left -
to me they are #immeasurable
so I live each day as if I am immortal.
If I knew this was my last day
I would spend it saying
over and over
to my children -
I love you.
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
#vss365 #measurable
Only God knows the days I have left -
to me they are #immeasurable
so I live each day as if I am immortal.
If I knew this was my last day
I would spend it saying
over and over
to my children -
I love you.
Only God knows the days I have left -
to me they are #immeasurable
so I live each day as if I am immortal.
If I knew this was my last day
I would spend it saying
over and over
to my children -
I love you.
Mum would have been 101 today. Miss her a lot. Happy birthday Mum xx
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Mum would have been 101 today. Miss her a lot. Happy birthday Mum xx
#vss365 friends - here's something non-political to cheer you up.
Scabiosa isnt the nicest name, but this is still flowering in my Sussex garden!
Scabiosa isnt the nicest name, but this is still flowering in my Sussex garden!
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#vss365 friends - here's something non-political to cheer you up.
Scabiosa isnt the nicest name, but this is still flowering in my Sussex garden!
Scabiosa isnt the nicest name, but this is still flowering in my Sussex garden!
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
They flew to Kenya
those boys just out of school
sent to resolve the MauMau situation-
their legacy was sights and deeds
rarely spoken of
but never forgotten.
National Service taught a #measure of discipline
people say-
it may be so
but they were forever scarred.
They flew to Kenya
those boys just out of school
sent to resolve the MauMau situation-
their legacy was sights and deeds
rarely spoken of
but never forgotten.
National Service taught a #measure of discipline
people say-
it may be so
but they were forever scarred.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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They flew to Kenya
those boys just out of school
sent to resolve the MauMau situation-
their legacy was sights and deeds
rarely spoken of
but never forgotten.
National Service taught a #measure of discipline
people say-
it may be so
but they were forever scarred.
They flew to Kenya
those boys just out of school
sent to resolve the MauMau situation-
their legacy was sights and deeds
rarely spoken of
but never forgotten.
National Service taught a #measure of discipline
people say-
it may be so
but they were forever scarred.
#vss365 #prompt #Nov3
Good morning!
I read over 300 posts yesterday, many referring to creature comforts, possibly due to the weather! Apologies if I missed yours.
Today's word, another subject heading from my xword help book, is #domestic - relating to home, a tame animal, a char...
Over to you!
Good morning!
I read over 300 posts yesterday, many referring to creature comforts, possibly due to the weather! Apologies if I missed yours.
Today's word, another subject heading from my xword help book, is #domestic - relating to home, a tame animal, a char...
Over to you!
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Good morning all!
Huge thanks to the excellent @bofferson.bsky.social for his hard work. Now you're in my (in)capable hands!
I love doing cryptic Xwords & I often use this 60yo book for reference. Prompts for the next 15 days will be some of its subject headings.
Today's word is #business.
Good morning all!
Huge thanks to the excellent @bofferson.bsky.social for his hard work. Now you're in my (in)capable hands!
I love doing cryptic Xwords & I often use this 60yo book for reference. Prompts for the next 15 days will be some of its subject headings.
Today's word is #business.
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#vss365
Good morning all!
Huge thanks to the excellent @bofferson.bsky.social for his hard work. Now you're in my (in)capable hands!
I love doing cryptic Xwords & I often use this 60yo book for reference. Prompts for the next 15 days will be some of its subject headings.
Today's word is #business.
Good morning all!
Huge thanks to the excellent @bofferson.bsky.social for his hard work. Now you're in my (in)capable hands!
I love doing cryptic Xwords & I often use this 60yo book for reference. Prompts for the next 15 days will be some of its subject headings.
Today's word is #business.
#Vss365 #WritingCommunity
One would need more than a #raincoat for protection if visiting #America right now.
One would need more than a #raincoat for protection if visiting #America right now.
October 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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One would need more than a #raincoat for protection if visiting #America right now.
One would need more than a #raincoat for protection if visiting #America right now.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
I bought a tiny silver box
and filled it with #ashes
just a few teaspoons.
When we bury the wooden box
a little of him stays with me
enclosed in silver
engraved with his name.
Don.
I bought a tiny silver box
and filled it with #ashes
just a few teaspoons.
When we bury the wooden box
a little of him stays with me
enclosed in silver
engraved with his name.
Don.
October 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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I bought a tiny silver box
and filled it with #ashes
just a few teaspoons.
When we bury the wooden box
a little of him stays with me
enclosed in silver
engraved with his name.
Don.
I bought a tiny silver box
and filled it with #ashes
just a few teaspoons.
When we bury the wooden box
a little of him stays with me
enclosed in silver
engraved with his name.
Don.
#vss365
I'm will always #associate October 6th with the birth of my first child. Happy birthday, my love 😘 😘
I'm will always #associate October 6th with the birth of my first child. Happy birthday, my love 😘 😘
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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I'm will always #associate October 6th with the birth of my first child. Happy birthday, my love 😘 😘
I'm will always #associate October 6th with the birth of my first child. Happy birthday, my love 😘 😘
#vss365
Today she makes her first speech and they vote for Year 6 President, the #bellwether of ten-year-olds.
'Even if I don't win it'll boost my confidence,' she says.
Whichever way the #caprice of the voters goes, in my eyes she is already a winner.
Today she makes her first speech and they vote for Year 6 President, the #bellwether of ten-year-olds.
'Even if I don't win it'll boost my confidence,' she says.
Whichever way the #caprice of the voters goes, in my eyes she is already a winner.
September 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Today she makes her first speech and they vote for Year 6 President, the #bellwether of ten-year-olds.
'Even if I don't win it'll boost my confidence,' she says.
Whichever way the #caprice of the voters goes, in my eyes she is already a winner.
Today she makes her first speech and they vote for Year 6 President, the #bellwether of ten-year-olds.
'Even if I don't win it'll boost my confidence,' she says.
Whichever way the #caprice of the voters goes, in my eyes she is already a winner.
#vss365
The world may be going to Hell in a handbasket, but there are still beautiful sunsets, autumn colours, and birdsong.
And in any #eventuality, somewhat may, there will always be love.
The world may be going to Hell in a handbasket, but there are still beautiful sunsets, autumn colours, and birdsong.
And in any #eventuality, somewhat may, there will always be love.
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The world may be going to Hell in a handbasket, but there are still beautiful sunsets, autumn colours, and birdsong.
And in any #eventuality, somewhat may, there will always be love.
The world may be going to Hell in a handbasket, but there are still beautiful sunsets, autumn colours, and birdsong.
And in any #eventuality, somewhat may, there will always be love.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
He died quite unexpectedly
after hours of laboured breath -
#perhaps he chose his moment
preferring a quick death
to years of slow decline
in body and in mind.
RIP Don, 4 years today.
He died quite unexpectedly
after hours of laboured breath -
#perhaps he chose his moment
preferring a quick death
to years of slow decline
in body and in mind.
RIP Don, 4 years today.
September 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
He died quite unexpectedly
after hours of laboured breath -
#perhaps he chose his moment
preferring a quick death
to years of slow decline
in body and in mind.
RIP Don, 4 years today.
He died quite unexpectedly
after hours of laboured breath -
#perhaps he chose his moment
preferring a quick death
to years of slow decline
in body and in mind.
RIP Don, 4 years today.
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
#exhausted by the dire world news? Here's some #potential rhubarb crumble to cheer you up!
#exhausted by the dire world news? Here's some #potential rhubarb crumble to cheer you up!
September 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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#exhausted by the dire world news? Here's some #potential rhubarb crumble to cheer you up!
#exhausted by the dire world news? Here's some #potential rhubarb crumble to cheer you up!
#vss365 #WritingCommunity
With four kids, ours was open house - what's one #additional kid among so many? They ate what I cooked, no fussy eaters catered for, and if there wasnt enough, they filled up on bread and jam.
With four kids, ours was open house - what's one #additional kid among so many? They ate what I cooked, no fussy eaters catered for, and if there wasnt enough, they filled up on bread and jam.
April 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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With four kids, ours was open house - what's one #additional kid among so many? They ate what I cooked, no fussy eaters catered for, and if there wasnt enough, they filled up on bread and jam.
With four kids, ours was open house - what's one #additional kid among so many? They ate what I cooked, no fussy eaters catered for, and if there wasnt enough, they filled up on bread and jam.