@dogearedtatty.bsky.social
Bookworm, ballet fan, likes a good detective story. Now with the NHS. All views my own. Goodreads and NetGalley user.
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📖 1) Bob the Robin - Tony Putman. A gentle and light read about a gardener befriending robins.
From 2-9 December, The Big Give helps raise money for various causes - often it is match funded, meaning your donation is effectively doubled at no cost to you (if your employer also matches your donation then it’s tripled!). You can browse the causes in advance: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Christmas Challenge 2025 – Big Give
From 12pm (midday) 2nd December to 12pm (midday) 9th December, your Christmas donations can be doubled. Whatever your passion, whatever your cause - double the difference this Christmas.
donate.biggive.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
From 2-9 December, The Big Give helps raise money for various causes - often it is match funded, meaning your donation is effectively doubled at no cost to you (if your employer also matches your donation then it’s tripled!). You can browse the causes in advance: donate.biggive.org/christmas-ch...
Just did a Waterstones order for the triple points - got 10% off online with my Blue Light card and used book tokens (bought with a 5% Blue Light discount) which saved £13.86, and the triple points I’ll earn are equivalent to £33. That’s about £46 saved of a £110 order!
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Just did a Waterstones order for the triple points - got 10% off online with my Blue Light card and used book tokens (bought with a 5% Blue Light discount) which saved £13.86, and the triple points I’ll earn are equivalent to £33. That’s about £46 saved of a £110 order!
When you decide to treat yourself to a burger and cocktails after work, and then they say they’re doing cocktail training and would I like a free passion fruit martini? Does a bear shit in the woods? 😂
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When you decide to treat yourself to a burger and cocktails after work, and then they say they’re doing cocktail training and would I like a free passion fruit martini? Does a bear shit in the woods? 😂
@neillancaster66.bsky.social just finished the second Max Craigie, after far too long a gap since the first. Silly past me, as it was excellent! Absolutely loved it, kept the pace up all the way through, and great plot. Straight onto book 3!
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@neillancaster66.bsky.social just finished the second Max Craigie, after far too long a gap since the first. Silly past me, as it was excellent! Absolutely loved it, kept the pace up all the way through, and great plot. Straight onto book 3!
Anyone been to Limerick, Ireland? Anything you’d recommend visiting there? Pondering a trip…
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Anyone been to Limerick, Ireland? Anything you’d recommend visiting there? Pondering a trip…
Two of today’s Kindle Daily Deals, and I totally recommend the @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social one!
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Two of today’s Kindle Daily Deals, and I totally recommend the @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social one!
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Really looking forward to @hospiceuk.bsky.social carol service on Monday December 1st, 7.30pm St Paul’s church, Knightsbridge
Do come and join us for an evening of Festive Fun and support this extraordinary and important charity.
www.hospiceuk.org/join-an-even...
Do come and join us for an evening of Festive Fun and support this extraordinary and important charity.
www.hospiceuk.org/join-an-even...
Christmas Carol Service
An evening of much loved carols, music and celebrity readings, followed by seasonal refreshments.
www.hospiceuk.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Really looking forward to @hospiceuk.bsky.social carol service on Monday December 1st, 7.30pm St Paul’s church, Knightsbridge
Do come and join us for an evening of Festive Fun and support this extraordinary and important charity.
www.hospiceuk.org/join-an-even...
Do come and join us for an evening of Festive Fun and support this extraordinary and important charity.
www.hospiceuk.org/join-an-even...
Finally managed to collect my signed copy of The Black Wolf, from my local indie bookshop, to go with the preceding book, The Grey Wolf. Such good stories!
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Finally managed to collect my signed copy of The Black Wolf, from my local indie bookshop, to go with the preceding book, The Grey Wolf. Such good stories!
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Calling all small charities!
The Boring Fund is now open for applications.
It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 Nov
#Funding
The Boring Fund is now open for applications.
It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 Nov
#Funding
Boring Fund | Christina Poulton
Applications now open!
£200 grants available for small charities, CICs and voluntary groups towards some of those boring but hard-to-fund costs.
www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Calling all small charities!
The Boring Fund is now open for applications.
It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 Nov
#Funding
The Boring Fund is now open for applications.
It offers small (£200) grants to UK non-profits, charities and voluntary groups to cover boring running costs like web hosting, admin, insurance etc
Apply by 30 Nov
#Funding
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My editor: 'Congrats. This book is timeless.'
Me: 'Really?!'
My editor: 'Yes. You've missed every deadline we set.'
New one - The Burning Grounds - is out next week. Order a signed copy now and I'll stop the jokes.
waterstones.com/book/the-bur...
#TheBurningGrounds
Me: 'Really?!'
My editor: 'Yes. You've missed every deadline we set.'
New one - The Burning Grounds - is out next week. Order a signed copy now and I'll stop the jokes.
waterstones.com/book/the-bur...
#TheBurningGrounds
The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee | Waterstones
Buy The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
waterstones.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
My editor: 'Congrats. This book is timeless.'
Me: 'Really?!'
My editor: 'Yes. You've missed every deadline we set.'
New one - The Burning Grounds - is out next week. Order a signed copy now and I'll stop the jokes.
waterstones.com/book/the-bur...
#TheBurningGrounds
Me: 'Really?!'
My editor: 'Yes. You've missed every deadline we set.'
New one - The Burning Grounds - is out next week. Order a signed copy now and I'll stop the jokes.
waterstones.com/book/the-bur...
#TheBurningGrounds
What’s it like inside your head?
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
What’s it like inside your head?
Birthday goodies 🎂🎉 this’ll keep me going for a while! Anyone spot a theme? 😂☠️🔪🔍📚
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Birthday goodies 🎂🎉 this’ll keep me going for a while! Anyone spot a theme? 😂☠️🔪🔍📚
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Happy World Pasta Day to all those who celebrate.
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Happy World Pasta Day to all those who celebrate.
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Perhaps the greatest cartoon of all time.
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Perhaps the greatest cartoon of all time.
I’m so excited - payday means I have now paid off the last of my mortgage! With no student loan or credit card bill, I am now 100% debt free and own my house outright, just shy of my 44th birthday 🎉❤️.
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I’m so excited - payday means I have now paid off the last of my mortgage! With no student loan or credit card bill, I am now 100% debt free and own my house outright, just shy of my 44th birthday 🎉❤️.
Mum was spinning the @octopus.energy wheel and got her usual 8 points each time, saying it was never higher. Just before she did her last spin, I said “think positive”, and it landed on 800 points! Gosh the universe was fast there 🤣. Going to buy a lottery ticket later 🤣
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Mum was spinning the @octopus.energy wheel and got her usual 8 points each time, saying it was never higher. Just before she did her last spin, I said “think positive”, and it landed on 800 points! Gosh the universe was fast there 🤣. Going to buy a lottery ticket later 🤣
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That account was/is a huge problem on twitter.
When he was called on it & lost a bunch of followers, he whined that it was affecting his income.
Block him.
When he was called on it & lost a bunch of followers, he whined that it was affecting his income.
Block him.
Yeah, that’s a big NOPE for me.
This account is that content scraper from Twitter that built a massive following by ripping off other people’s work and just posting without attribution.
He says it right there in his first post. These people never learn.
This is not the BlueSky way.
BLOCK HIM.
This account is that content scraper from Twitter that built a massive following by ripping off other people’s work and just posting without attribution.
He says it right there in his first post. These people never learn.
This is not the BlueSky way.
BLOCK HIM.
October 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
That account was/is a huge problem on twitter.
When he was called on it & lost a bunch of followers, he whined that it was affecting his income.
Block him.
When he was called on it & lost a bunch of followers, he whined that it was affecting his income.
Block him.
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Tell everyone you know - there’s a #FREEELECTRICITY SESSION TOMORROW!!!
📆 9-10pm Fri 24th October (yes, in the evening)
⚡️ Extra power is free
✅ Octoplus members, emails on the way
🤳 Share your pics to show us what you get up to
📆 9-10pm Fri 24th October (yes, in the evening)
⚡️ Extra power is free
✅ Octoplus members, emails on the way
🤳 Share your pics to show us what you get up to
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Tell everyone you know - there’s a #FREEELECTRICITY SESSION TOMORROW!!!
📆 9-10pm Fri 24th October (yes, in the evening)
⚡️ Extra power is free
✅ Octoplus members, emails on the way
🤳 Share your pics to show us what you get up to
📆 9-10pm Fri 24th October (yes, in the evening)
⚡️ Extra power is free
✅ Octoplus members, emails on the way
🤳 Share your pics to show us what you get up to
Watching a reel on Insta, hear the accompanying music is Pump It Up by Black Eyed Peas, and am instantly catapulted back to running country lanes years ago to a mix tape of songs from the Alias TV show, made by the awesome @handymaam.bsky.social ❤️
October 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Watching a reel on Insta, hear the accompanying music is Pump It Up by Black Eyed Peas, and am instantly catapulted back to running country lanes years ago to a mix tape of songs from the Alias TV show, made by the awesome @handymaam.bsky.social ❤️
I loved visiting Portland, such a friendly place when I was there.
“Operation Inflation” is offering free inflatable costumes to Portland ICE protesters.
Bravo and Brava!👩🏻🍳💋
Bravo and Brava!👩🏻🍳💋
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I loved visiting Portland, such a friendly place when I was there.
Love is… being able to repay your Mum for all her love and help over the years, by remotely navigating her getting home on public transport during the M5 traffic chaos, and meeting her at the train station with chips from the Chinese 😂❤️
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Love is… being able to repay your Mum for all her love and help over the years, by remotely navigating her getting home on public transport during the M5 traffic chaos, and meeting her at the train station with chips from the Chinese 😂❤️
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I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Happy bookshop day! I popped into my local indie First Draft Books in Bovey Tracey, and picked up 3 @atticalocke.bsky.social books because I’d seen her speak at Harrogate. Bookseller Leslie always has good recommendations, and a wide range of stock for browsing!
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy bookshop day! I popped into my local indie First Draft Books in Bovey Tracey, and picked up 3 @atticalocke.bsky.social books because I’d seen her speak at Harrogate. Bookseller Leslie always has good recommendations, and a wide range of stock for browsing!
🅦🅞🅡🅓🄸🄿🄻🅈 #1024
🌟 Length Score: 100%
💫 Rare long word found!
🚀 Letter Score: 66
🔗 Play Wordiply: www.wordiply.com
🎬 Today's starter: 🄳🅁🄰🄼
🌟 Length Score: 100%
💫 Rare long word found!
🚀 Letter Score: 66
🔗 Play Wordiply: www.wordiply.com
🎬 Today's starter: 🄳🅁🄰🄼
Wordiply | The Guardian
Play the Guardian's new daily word game, and share your score with your friends. You have five goes to get the longest word including today's starter word.
www.wordiply.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🅦🅞🅡🅓🄸🄿🄻🅈 #1024
🌟 Length Score: 100%
💫 Rare long word found!
🚀 Letter Score: 66
🔗 Play Wordiply: www.wordiply.com
🎬 Today's starter: 🄳🅁🄰🄼
🌟 Length Score: 100%
💫 Rare long word found!
🚀 Letter Score: 66
🔗 Play Wordiply: www.wordiply.com
🎬 Today's starter: 🄳🅁🄰🄼