Me and the new Yaks went out for my yearly forced socialising. Back home in pyjamas now.
Carrie
@carrieprimary.bsky.social
P5 teacher trying to do the best I can. Outdoors, nurture and reading for pleasure. Mum of 2 through adoption. Can also be found in the water, on a rock, up a hill or with a book.
We were talking about relationships over tea. Me: You always have to work at them. Love is something you do, not something you say. Youngest: Oh, it just never ends does it?
Just saw this is over 60k this morning! He needs 75k so can you help push it up up up if you have anything to spare? And if you don't, please do share! #Booksky
Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d agoI just saw a piece in @thebookseller.com about this fundraiser - to protect and share a collection of over one million Black books in the UK, a labour of love by one collector, Baba Pepukayi, but a vital resource for the nation. www.gofundme.com/f/save-1-mil... Please share, and donate if you can.
The Story Bridge is another wonderful tale from author Richard O'Neill MBE (illustrated by Raquel Martin). Perfect for assemblies, it emphasises the importance of community and the way stories bring people together. It also provides an authentic insight into Romani and Traveller communities.
The annual get to the end (ish) of the holiday and try to achieve something.
Back at Culloden Battlefield for a day's book signing. Thank you so much for having me!
My show ‘How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside’ is coming to Edinburgh for the last week of this year’s Fringe (24-30 Aug). #edfringe If you think you can make it through an hour of poetry, you can get tickets here: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Well, I'm back at the glorious Lyme Regis Museum today for another full-on day of Jurassic Art! 😮 We're making 'Paper Plate Plesiosaurs' and I'll be perfecting that tongue twister all day. 😆 If you're around, come and join in. 👍🙂 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd #artworkshop #museum
Endometriosis and perimenopause make for an interesting combination.
Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Cameroonian photographer known for her photography in black and white particularly #WomensArt
'Scarlet poppies' by contemporary Impressionist style US contemporary painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt
After what has felt like our very own odyssey, we're delighted that a replenishment of Emily Wilson's brilliant translation of The Odyssey is finally here! Thanks to everyone who has been so patient while we've waited for stock to cross the Atlantic 🦊🧡📚 www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
I've set up a fundraiser to help stock my kid's school with new library books. These aren't text books but books the children can read for pleasure. Maybe you aren't in a position to donate right now but, if not, could you please help by sharing? Thank you! #speirgorm #BookSky gofund.me/55e46e8ca
Donate to Buy a book for St. Brigid's N.S. Glenmakee, organized by Aine Mullan
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The person in a partnership who does all the meal planning is doing an awful lot of work.
Realising I REALLY need to sort out my newsletter cos I have a bunch of events coming up and randomly spamming bluesky probably won't tell teh right people. But if you happen to live near Budleigh Salterton, I'm on my way to you in Sept! www.ticketsource.com/budleigh-sal...
LOUIE STOWELL: LOKI - A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO CAUSING CHAOS at St Peter's Church
Tickets are now available for LOUIE STOWELL: LOKI - A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO CAUSING CHAOS at St Peter's Church, Budleigh Salterton on Sat 26 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure...
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I see the ‘trauma doesn’t need different teaching’ is doing the rounds again. I don’t often comment because it’s a bit personal but the way some people talk about children really offends me. Some children have already experienced more in their wee lives than we ever will. Some children will have -
My upcoming Loki: A Bad God's Guide events: GLASGOW Aug 29: thegovanstones.org.uk/in-conversat... EDINBURGH Aug 30: www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/when-... BUDLEIGH SALTERTON Sept 26: www.ticketsource.com/budleigh-sal...
When Chaos Comes Calling with Louie Stowell | Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Endometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo
Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales
Saliva and gut sensor-based tests hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for millions of women who can wait years for diagnosis
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10 miles of single track today. Most I’ve done in about 13 years! Some of the uphill was brutal but the berms made up for it.
Congratulations to all the authors on this year's #BookerPrize longlist! We're celebrating the very best in fiction with 15% OFF every longlisted title. Woo hoo! Support authors, support indie bookshops and remember...Support bookshops, not billionaires 🦊🧡📚 www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/booker-prize...
There’s a fair few sequels being published at the moment, but I confess that, whilst I often buy sequels, I don’t often get round to reading them. So for this week’s #KidsBooksFriday, what kids’ book sequels are well worth making the time for in and of themselves? #KidsLitUK #UKKitLit #KitLit
We've partnered with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social to bring two dinosaur events on 22 August. Join @stevebrusatte.bsky.social for The Science of Jurassic Park and hear how dinosaurs evolved, plus stories from his time consulting on the Jurassic franchise. Includes Q&A and Jurassic Park in IMAX 3D
