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Annie Bennett

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t just take my word for it, it’s a wonderful time for a jaunt to Madrid…

Fall for Madrid: why Spain’s capital is city-break gold

The searing summer over, it’s back to business as usual in Madrid – which means dazzling blue skies and a bounty of cultural events

www.theguardian.com

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 7h

It’ll make their day.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 7h

That is fabulous. And what’s a lovely thing to do. They’ll light up when they see it.

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 9h

Drives me insane, but the ones who renew without even notifying you are the worst.

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 11h

Reasons why Kathy Burke is the best amongst us, pt247:
She kindly offered to send a copy of her book. I explained living in a rural property in Costa Rica with no real postal address (I gave her what passes for our address to demonstrate) would be a logistical nightmare for her.
Two weeks later:

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 18h

Another totally misleading headline in the Mail. What Palma is actually doing is stopping any new holiday let licences and banning party boats in the bay. The existing 639 tourist apartments carry on as before.

Headline in the Mail “Now Majorca’s capital tells tourists: Don’t visit”, which is untrue as Palma is just not allowing new holiday lets.

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 2d

I despair. Again.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 2d

Sickening.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 3d

Her opening scene was just jawdroppingly good.

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant!

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds divine but would recommend a jaunt to Segovia - purely for compare and contrast purposes of course - to try the cochinillo at Cándido and José Maria at a quarter of the price.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 4d

Flood alerts across the Balearics tonight…

elDiario.es @eldiario.es · 4d

‼️Defensa despliega la UME en Ibiza ante la solicitud del Govern balear www.eldiario.es/illes-balear...

Emergencias envía un mensaje 'Es-Alert' a Mallorca, Ibiza y Formentera ante las intensas lluvias de la dana Alice

La alerta pide a quienes se encuentren en esas islas que "no se acerquen a torrentes, rieras ni zonas inundables", así como que "eviten zonas bajas y sótanos"

www.eldiario.es

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 4d

Absolute unit!

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 4d

It’s Bookshop Day so here’s a poem in celebration of all those amazing bookshops out there.

Never Judge a Bookshop by its Cover

It may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.
There may be books in the window, on the tables and shelves,
but really, it’s a travel agent selling all-immersive holidays,
weekend breaks, first-class tickets to other worlds,

with a low carbon footprint. It’s a pharmacy as well,
dispensing medicines, pick-me-ups, balms: if symptoms persist,
please consult your local bookseller; it’s a tailor’s, offering
a made-to-measure service to achieve the perfect fit;

and a hardware store, with a range of empowering tools
to fix you up, recharge your batteries, switch on lightbulbs.
Its walls are lined with treasure as precious as any jeweller’s,
and twice as bright. Spines shine gold, silver, sapphire, emerald;

there are diamonds amongst them. It’s a garden centre,
a place where ideas get planted and a thousand stories bloom,
and a greengrocer, selling fresh, locally-sourced produce,
as vital as your five-a-day and more readily consumed.

It’s a multiscreen cinema. Peek behind the curtain
of each jacket and you’ll find a movie waiting silently to begin.
A stationer’s supplying notepads, reams of paper,
with the words conveniently filled in

to save you both the time and bother. A wholefood store
and a fast-food joint. A cosy haven from the cold.
A friendly, family restaurant: Today’s special will revive
a flagging spirit and restore a lagging soul.

It’s a tourist information centre equipped with maps
and helpful guides to steer us on our way.
A busy square in which a whole town gathers
or just a place to hold the world at bay

for a few untroubled stolen minutes. It’s itself,
and yet it’s something larger, a universe so vast
you could spend ten thousand lifetimes there –
it may call itself a bookshop, but don’t be fooled by that.

Brian Bilston

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 6d

What? Next you’ll be telling me you can just have a small beer or two if you want.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 8d

I needed that!

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine the *rage* that a sulky HP would unleash if treated like that! And yes, laptop, ipad, no problem, no faffing about.

Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 9d

I still marvel that the Brother printer - bought on your recommendation - just quietly prints, no fuss, no stress, even though I probably only switch it on every couple of months.

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks Ken!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 11d

Lunch time in 1772, as beautifully (and mouth-wateringly) evoked by Luis Egidio Meléndez of Madrid. It's his day today.

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Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 11d

🇪🇸La Comunidad Weekend🇪🇸

I wrote about my week in Madrid (as a tourist) through the lens of where the city has been and where it's going.

Enjoy, share, gracias!

brendyboyle.substack.com/p/whats-next...

What's next for Madrid?

My week in Madrid: The conundrum of a city on the up.

brendyboyle.substack.com

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Annie Bennett @anniebennett.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t just take my word for it, it’s a wonderful time for a jaunt to Madrid…

Fall for Madrid: why Spain’s capital is city-break gold

The searing summer over, it’s back to business as usual in Madrid – which means dazzling blue skies and a bounty of cultural events

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 11d

My mum and her sisters often wore matching outfits - made by my nan - when they were children. This implanted some magic sartorial connection between them which means that now they will often discover that, entirely without planning, they have all independently purchased the same item of clothing.

My mum and her sisters, all wearing the same jacket, a couple of years ago.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 12d

Trivia on 'trivia'

In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road).

According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 12d

"My name's Kitty. I could have married, I've given gallons of blood and I can't stomach whelks, so that's me for you."

RIP Patricia Routledge.

Patricia Routledge Kitty

YouTube video by ukcomedy

www.youtube.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: The centre of Madrid, Spain is being brought to a standstill right now by a massive student-led protest in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla. #Gaza

(🎥 Mohammed Shakeel)

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