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Mary Ellen

@maryellenuk.bsky.social

Norn Irish mental health nurse in Hertfordshire. Mainly here for books and cats.

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Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · yesterday

August reads 📚💙

A collage of book covers: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak; Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn; The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett; Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi; Land by Maggie O’Farrell; On the Calculation of Volume IV by Solvej Balle; The Ballad of Ronan McCoy by Colin Morgan; The Stand by Stephen King; Hyperpolitics by Anton Jäger; When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà; The Artist by Lucy Steeds.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 5d ago

Lazy Caturday morning in bed with these two and enjoying a great book 📚💙

An aerial view of 2 cats lying on a bed with a grey sheet. One grey cat is yawning widely and the beige cat is looking in her direction.

Book cover for When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà. The cover is a picture in blues, greens and reds of plants and shrubs in the foreground and mountains and sky in the background.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3w ago

I love my job but the surgery I working at today was like a furnace 🥵 I would much rather have been at home lazing around with the cats!

A large cream coloured cat tree by a large window, with a beige coloured cat sleeping near the top and a grey cat sleeping lower down.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 4w ago

Back from hols! We visited a cat cafe in Belfast on our last day which was great - but made us realise how much we missed these two little scamps 😻

Grey cat with green eyes, lying on her side with her paws raised and bent in a friendly way.

Light coloured cat with yellow eyes, sitting on a red patterned rug, one paw in front and looking up at the camera.

Jen @sunnyflourbakes @sunnyflourbakes.bsky.social · 4w ago

Awwww the hedgehog caught on our garden camera…watch for the leg shake at the end🤣 #hedgehog #garden #wildlife #nature #cute #animal #video

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · last mo.

Meet Harry the cat who lives next door to my sister. Despite the resting bitch face, he is actually very friendly. Love him!

A fluffy ginger cat sitting on the pavement, staring at the camera with a grumpy look on his face.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · last mo.

Early Sunday morning walk along Belfast Lough with my wee sister. Happy days.

Some yellowing grass, foliage and rocks in the foreground, blue sea and a cloudy sky with some teasing blue between the clouds.

Another sea view with some darker green foliage and trees in the foreground.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · last mo.

July reads 📚💙

A collage of book covers: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin; Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie; Uprising by Tahmima Anam; A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr; A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke; The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet; Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse; Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · last mo.

☀️ 🥵 for about the first time ever, I am looking forward to the cooler climate of N.Ireland!

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · last mo.

Had an amazing personal shopping experience at my local independent book shop today (thank you @rickymcmaster.bsky.social). Narrowed it down to 5 but plenty more for my TBR list!

View of a cute reading room, lots of books on shelves, tables, benches with colourful cushions, gabled ceiling and star lamps.

A wall of filled bookshelves in the background, in the foreground a table. On the table a wooden tray with a green teapot, cup and saucer, and a glass of water, some yellow roses in a vase and a pair of glasses.

A pile of purchased books: Mother Naked by Glen James Brown; On Earth as it is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia; She Who Remains by Rene Karabash; The Wolves of Staro Selvo by Zdravka Evtimova; The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe.

A green tote bag with gold lettering which says Books on the Hill and a gold picture of a candle in a lantern.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wtf wordle?

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Title: My confidence in my understanding of the scientific theory.

A diagram where the confidence is marked in red on an otherwise white figure

Panel 1
"Before I got a book about it."
The figure is red up to about his stomach

Panel 2
"While I was reading the book."
The figure is reading a book. He is red up to his forehead.

Panel 3
"When I had finished the book."
The red level has dropped to around his mouth

Panel 4
"One week later."
Now it is at his chest.

Panel 5
"When I try to explain it to somebody."
The level is back at stomach level.

Panel 6
"When they ask a follow-up question."
The red is so low we can barely see it.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This book messed with my head! Love it when a book takes you out of your comfort zone and stretches your brain…

qntm@qntm.org · 2mo ago

UK paperback edition of THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION is coming on *3rd September 2026* Preorders are open

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

June reads 💙📚 A mixed bag this month, includes my favourite and least favourite reads of the year so far!

A collage of book covers: Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi; Departure(s) by Julian Barnes; Hooked by Asako Yuzuki; Theo of Golden by Allen Levi; None of This is True by Lisa Jewell; The Village of Eight Graves by Seishi Yokomizo; Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa; Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham; New Techniques of Grief Therapy by Robert A Neimeyer; The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I think I may also spread myself out by the back door hoping for an occasional breeze 🥵😹

Grey cat lying spread out on a light carpet.

Beige cat lying spread out on a carpet that is a slightly darker shade of beige.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wow. Just finished this stunningly beautiful book. Ní Ghríofa trawls through the archives of Cork Lunatic Asylum and through fact and fiction, brings to life its female psychiatrist and some of the female patients. This will be one of my favourite books of the year.

Book cover of Said the Dead by Doireann Ní Ghríofa. Blue cover with an old fashioned photo of a woman in the background, it looks slightly faded, and the book title written across her face.

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is the Belfast that I know and love ❤️

Placard showing the slogan ‘More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish’

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ridiculous cat

Light coloured cat sitting up in a ridiculous pose with his hind legs splayed in front of him and his tail in the middle.

Libro.fm @libro.fm · 3mo ago

Seeing a ton of folks wondering where to get audiobooks these days 👀 We are an audiobook company that share profits with 4,000+ indie bookshops across the globe. Every time you buy an audiobook with us—there are over 600,000 to choose from—your indie benefits. (Which we think is pretty cool.)

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

May reads 📚💙

A collage of book covers: Few and Far Between by Jan Carson; My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier; The Ferryman & His Wife by Frode Grytten; The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie; Catland by Kathryn Hughes; Seascraper by Benjamin Wood; The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley; Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy Caturday ☀️😻

Light coloured cat with yellow eyes, sat on a window sill staring fixedly at something off camera.

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Apparently the French word for vegan cheese is fauxmage. This has made me unusually happy!

Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good news, the audio version of Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction is out now on Audible, Spotify, etc.! I also have three codes for free Spotify copies, so we can do a competition. Just share and like this and I'll pick three people at random to get the codes this weekend.

Yellow and green book stood up on a wooden desk next to a houseplant.

Chris @staggerlee42.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I finally did a top 100 novels (including Graphic Novels - a medium that is shamefully undervalued by literary snobs). Limited myself to 1 per writer in order to keep it diverse… #BookSky💙📚 No order of preference because that would be IMPOSSIBLE 🤣😬

Miko @mikomayer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Happy #Caturday, everyone! A long time ago… Ponzu was smaller, but still a dignified little princess who liked sleeping on soft cushions 🥰🫶🐾 皆さん、ハッピー#Caturday！昔々は...ポンズちゃんはもっと小さかったものの、早くも柔らかなクッションで眠るのが好きな威厳ある小さな姫様でした 💗🐾 #PonzutheCat #catsofbluesky #cat #photography #Blueskyねこ部 #猫部 #ねこ部 #猫写真 #写真

A young tabby cat lies on a cushion looking towards the camera with a relaxed look on her cute little face.

SANE | Changing mental health for good @sane.org.uk · 3mo ago

Please make sure to read your medication leaflet and take extra care in the hot weather ☀️ By staying hydrated, cool, in the shade where possible, and wearing suncream, you can protect yourself. Share this post for someone who night need it. #heatwave #mentalhealth

Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Nurses across England could carry out targeted strikes against “rogue” hospital trusts that try to avoid upgrading pay for band 5 nurses. Chief of @theRCN interview in Sunday Times: www.thetimes.com/article/86e1...

Nurses threaten targeted strikes if hospitals block pay rises

The Royal College of Nursing warns that trusts which resist efforts to increase salaries could face walkouts

thetimes.com

Birdfeed @birdfeed1.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I've read 63 out of 100 on the list. How many have you read? www.theguardian.com/p/x4f9v5

The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

theguardian.com

audreym @audm.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Welcome to Belfast #NornIron #Tayto

A photo of a Tayto Crisps vending machine

Mary Ellen @maryellenuk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New cat cafe opening in Belfast! Already planning a visit when I’m home over the summer 😻 kumikocatlounge.com

Kumiko Cat Lounge | Belfast

Welfare for cats, wellbeing for you. Slip off your shoes, make yourself a coffee, and spend some quiet time in the gentle company of rescue cats.

kumikocatlounge.com