Hahaha. We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage. No one should be taking him seriously any more.
Beth
@f33lthesun.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Reader, crocheter, golfer. Owned by a dog! 📖 White Gold Wielder Book Reviews: https://bethsbookcase.org/
Devastated to have had to say goodbye to Jack earlier today. He really was the best boy. Got him from a rescue centre when he was 1. He had a great life and I am grateful to have been his human for 14 years.
Ahem: I have a new novel out today called Sailor’s Rise. This is the first of a rags-to-riches fantasy duology I’ll be wrapping up next year before returning to the world of Trial of the Alchemist. Available in digital and print and free on KU. Universal link: www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0H9J...
Talking with @f33lthesun.bsky.social about my dresses with pockets collection. I would like to make it obligatory for dresses to have pockets. They make me happy!
Life is short. A cliché perhaps but one I’ve come to accept & understand over the past year. I’d like to travel a bit more before I pop my clogs, to visit family in Australia & many other places. I’ll need to earn some money, so in February I’m going to make my original available to purchase…
Instead of everybody making the same joke about the FIFA Peace Prize, maybe we could boycott the World Cup?
Not sure the world is ready for this but here we go. 2026 calendar, gifted to me by @natty008.bsky.social Thanks…I think! 😂 January giving Yorkshire vibes, for some reason. 😂
Morning all! Ivor remained asleep until 6am, bless him. Just had a look and we tipped 20k, which is magnificent. I’m going to repost some pix that I missed while slumbering. Thank you thank you #DuvetKnowItsChristmas www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
gofundme.com
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
The further adventures of funny, readable kids books by non-despicable humans. #KidsBooksFriday #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
I had intended to take this week off #KidsBooksFriday, but somehow I feel a sudden urge to celebrate funny, readable books by folk who are not despicable humans. Please do join me with your recommendations. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit
A German version of “the early bird catches the worm” translates to “the morning hour has gold in its mouth.” A Czech version is “he who does not laze around, gets the greens.” But my favourite is the French “the first cow to the meadow licks up all the dew” (imo, a vache improvement on the others).
Eeekkk! Cover reveal for THE DAD TRAP! Grab a copy from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social! uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... #KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky
You learn something every day - turns out that in America, instead of saying 'right wing racist grifting gobshite' they say 'comedian'.
Pax, by Sara Pennypacker, is one of my favourite children's books from the past ten years. I can't even begin to articulate how excited I am to read The Lions' Run. Updates to follow.
A Few Scattered Thoughts on My Latest Reading of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis irresponsiblereader.com/2025/12/05/a...
November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales. Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
No 14 in my #FavePicturebooks25 Firefly Song by @colleenpaeff.bsky.social and #JiHyukKim The magical true story of Lynn Frierson Faust—whose childhood curiosity led to a groundbreaking discovery about synchronous fireflies. A brilliant celebration of science & wonder! #PicturebookPage
