It might be mid-October, but I’m not cutting back or digging up my dahlias just yet as they’re still very popular with the bumblebees

The fabulous October issue of @cotswoldlife.bsky.social magazine is out, and my column’s topic this month is the big feelings I have about living walls..

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2609979... Such a great evening and such a lot of hard work to make it all happen! @starlightuk.bsky.social

Glamorous charity ball raises more than £500,000 for sick children

The Blenheim Ball at Oxford raised £500,000 for Starlight, supporting play therapy for children in UK hospitals and hospices.

oxfordmail.co.uk

coastalentertainment.seatengine-sites.com/events Fun event coming up on Sunday!

#WisteriaWatch 2026 😊

Next week! My first-ever art exhibition www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/co...

26 of the best events in the Cotswolds to put in your diary for 2026

From festivals in tucked-away villages to open gardens and glorious Cotswold quirks. Best open your diary, there’s planning to be done

greatbritishlife.co.uk

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Taking drug in pregnancy does not raise chances of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, ‘gold standard’ review finds Taking paracetamol in pregnancy does not increase the chance that the child will be autistic, or have ADHD or an intellectual disability, a “gold standard” review of the evidence has found. The findings debunk Donald Trump’s claims last September that the painkiller causes autism, which were condemned by medical, women’s health and scientific organisations around the world. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year from London, UK ❤️

Quite a lot of sprouts.. but we’re cooking for 16 tomorrow 😳

Guess what I’m going to be making tomorrow?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Seems to me that the Covid study you are referring to is flawed because many cases of Covid are (seemingly) asymptomatic, so people are unaware that they have had it.

I don’t do this often, but here’s a link to an urgent fundraiser for Marsha, a proud U.S. Veteran. Please donate to keep her safe and warm 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/help-marsh...

Donate to Help Marsha Secure a Safe Home, organized by C Grant

Marsha, a proud U.S. Air Force veteran, is currently facing homelessness after her apartment le… C Grant needs your support for Help Marsha Secure a Safe Home

gofundme.com

Attention folks with long COVID or ME/CFS 📣 If your doctor is telling you that your extreme fatigue is just due to “deconditioning”, make him or her read this: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

“I’m not drunk Just avoiding potholes” Excellent sign on the back of the car in front of us 😂

I have one flower on my tree peony. It’s a good one though..

Moments away from being flowers.. 😃 #WisteriaWatch

Peak blossom in the Cotswolds right now

Guess who I’m THRILLED to say is visiting?! 😃❤️

When you’re driving home but the light is so beautiful that you have to stop and take a photo

Would you hang our #LongCovid ribbon pin in the Louvre, the Tate, or the Met for #LongCovidAwarenessDay? Wherever you’d put it, we’d love you to wear our pin for #LongCovidAwareness & let the world know we haven’t forgotten #pwLC LongCovidSOS.org/shop #hangitinthelouvre #fyp #solidarity

Long Covid SOS@longcovidsos.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hang it in the Tate. Frame it in the Louvre. Better still – wear it for all to see! ‘A masterpiece of solidarity,’ our #LongCovidAwareness fundraising pin isn’t just for display! Wear it. Share it. Make it a talking point. Get yours today @ longcovidsos.org/shop #LongCovid #hangitinthelouvre

Long COVID Awareness Day is 15 March. This is a day to spotlight this debilitating condition and draw attention to the need to prevent further COVID infections to prevent Long COVID

Not many things more exciting than the arrival of an empty skip (dumpster) 😃

For some reason there’s a Town Crier on platform 2 of Paddington Station..

There’s a deer having a snooze in our back garden 🥰 #timelinecleanse

And, weirdly, this message doesn’t come on my feed here, even though I reposted it. Perhaps I’m doing something wrong..? 🤔

Simon McCoy@simonmccoytv.bsky.social · 2y ago

This message keeps disappearing on X 🤔 ‘Facts matter, yes? Then know that the American taxpayer is NOT funding the BBC. Media Action is the BBC's international development charity, funded independently by external grants and voluntary contributions. Fact.’

This message keeps disappearing on X 🤔 ‘Facts matter, yes? Then know that the American taxpayer is NOT funding the BBC. Media Action is the BBC's international development charity, funded independently by external grants and voluntary contributions. Fact.’

#OnThisDay in 1983, Robert and Holly got married #RnH #ClassicGH #GH #GeneralHospital @emmasamms.bsky.social

It’s somehow very comforting that, despite all the chaos in our world right now, the snowdrops are still emerging as they should

It’s been a week of tests and hospital appointments. Thank you N.H.S. 🙏 #LongCovid

I’ve always loved donkeys. Here I am (2nd from the back) with my Dad and my siblings, sitting on my Uncle Tony’s donkey who was called Donk the Wonk 🥰