We have a great selection of notepads for all your list keeping needs :D www.doodlecatsshop.co.uk/notebooks/

Catching up on the closing ceremony. I feel like Australia paying for Glasgow to host should just be how it works now.

I’m on my 50s and very excited about my new washing machine. Living the dream. Son will be dreaming the dream because it’s directly below his bed and the old one was very very loud in its last months.

One of those situations where I miss the old Twitter where you could @ companies. My preferred local Sainsbury’s has only 1 wheelchair trolley which is broken & has been for weeks. So I went to Lidl who have two wheelchair trolleys. But their doors are broken & won’t open wide enough. Got stuck.

Teacake!!

Camilla not having fun.

#Glasgow

Oooh. Naoeru instead of Nauru.

Is the Duchess of Edinburgh one of the baton collectors?

I thought we’d stopped adding random countries to the Commonwealth but… Hi Gabon!

What if we saw the world through the eyes of a child? Human rights would look like armour, rules, and justice. They belong to everyone. They can be violated but never destroyed. They treat us all the same. Respect them. Live them. #HumanRights #ECHRImpact

Hang on what was that about men wearing jewellry on the street?

Les Mills has died. About 15 years ago I was at a meeting at Falkirk Council where someone announced partnership with "lay Mills". Even once the pronunciation was clarified I was confused, because to me he was better known as a former Mayor of Auckland. Always preferred Precious McKenzie anyway.

I've seen better at the Bo'ness Fair.

Gabby HC@scriblit.bsky.social · last mo.

Americans, on an individual level, should simply stop being so difficult and already have the actual Arc De Triomphe installed where they live. Or at least just take the short eurostar trip to see it.

At the launch of the @youngscot.bsky.social Truth About Youth report 2026. We have questions about children’s rights and disability. youngscot.net/tay2026?rq=T...

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Ten years since my arch building peak.

PMs and Doctor Whos just don't seem to last like they used to.

I miss the old door.

I think it's time for the yearly "how to deal with extreme heat" thread. Please reskeet and comment with advice.

Innocent🕷Abroad@jjgass.bsky.social · 2mo ago

To translate this into American, London is projected to go over 100 degrees next week. That had never happened anywhere in this country in recorded history until 2003. Three years ago, we hit 40 C (104 F) for the first time ever; now, we might do it again. And we're so not ready for it.

I was going to look up the shortest time from election as an MP to becoming PM but then remembered that Alec Douglas-Home wasn't re-elected as an MP until 3 weeks *after* he became PM.

Aww. My favourite random World Cup stat just got superseded. FWIW it was that Scotland and NZ only both qualified once before (82) and ended up in the same group. Scotland won 5-2 but if remains both teams best ever performance. Except NZ just drew with Iran 2-2.

We’re disappointed the UK Government has announced its intention to ban children under 16 from social media. Evidence doesn’t currently show a blanket ban would make children safer online, and it may inadvertently push them to riskier parts of the internet. Full statement: bit.ly/4vcr7du

Statement: Children’s Commissioner reacts to UK Government announcement on social media

The Children's Commissioner reacts to a proposed social media ban for under-16s, and says it will not make them safer online.

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I’ve got out of office on four a few days of knitting and reading.

Happy bonus January 2nd Scotland. I actually am off today but on annual leave.

📣Enthusiastic, creative, & dynamic, love working with children & want to support children to make a difference in what matters to them, then @childrenparliament.bsky.social have the job for you Recruiting for a Project Officer for Child Power Team ➡️ www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate! You are wonderful and loved.

People are now debating what the proper earring placement is.

Bassano@bassano.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

After the heatwave, its nice to be able to go outside and not feel like we're going burst into flames :D Hopefully the cats can help us with some gardening at the weekend :D

Behold, the intertext