Dymvue
@dymvue.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Wrote 3 books (see pinned post). Now carer for OH with dementia. Likes music, books, cats, choirs & silent films.
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Dymvue
@dymvue.bsky.social
· Oct 17
From Doodlebugs to Devon: Amazon.co.uk: Shaw, Sarah O: 9798223341840: Books
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From Doodlebugs to Devon: one woman's letters & curious wartime tales
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The secret diary of a 1970s secretary: romance in a BBC lift
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Short skirts and shorthand: what being a secretary was really like.
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The secret diary of a 1970s secretary: romance in a BBC lift
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Diary...
Short skirts and shorthand: what being a secretary was really like.
www.amazon.co.uk/Short-Skirts...
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A tough, uncompromising detective duo who don’t play by the rules.
They are…
They are…
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A tough, uncompromising detective duo who don’t play by the rules.
They are…
They are…
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West Devon looking down to Walkhampton
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
West Devon looking down to Walkhampton
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December 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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First time, an ox. Had a mask, but the elastic holding it on snapped as the play started, so I held it in place with my hand, thus making me a three-legged ox.
Then, the narrator. In a duffel coat and woolly hat "because that's what narrators wear".
Then, the narrator. In a duffel coat and woolly hat "because that's what narrators wear".
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
First time, an ox. Had a mask, but the elastic holding it on snapped as the play started, so I held it in place with my hand, thus making me a three-legged ox.
Then, the narrator. In a duffel coat and woolly hat "because that's what narrators wear".
Then, the narrator. In a duffel coat and woolly hat "because that's what narrators wear".
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy without a gun
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy without a gun
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Christmas is fast approaching! 🌟❄️
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Christmas is fast approaching! 🌟❄️
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
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Latest in the series of ‘out and about in squalid, crime ridden, Inner London’. The reservoir yesterday afternoon in Stoke Newington.
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Latest in the series of ‘out and about in squalid, crime ridden, Inner London’. The reservoir yesterday afternoon in Stoke Newington.
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Joseph and Mary in “Whoops-a-Daisy Angel” looked like they needed couples counselling.
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Joseph and Mary in “Whoops-a-Daisy Angel” looked like they needed couples counselling.
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I don't recall ever being in a school nativity.
But, my youngest son was a sprout in his🤣. I made the costume out of green felt.
Redeemed by middle son who was Joseph in his nativity!!
But, my youngest son was a sprout in his🤣. I made the costume out of green felt.
Redeemed by middle son who was Joseph in his nativity!!
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I don't recall ever being in a school nativity.
But, my youngest son was a sprout in his🤣. I made the costume out of green felt.
Redeemed by middle son who was Joseph in his nativity!!
But, my youngest son was a sprout in his🤣. I made the costume out of green felt.
Redeemed by middle son who was Joseph in his nativity!!
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Usually a shepherd but King Herod one time. Also they'd use fancy cologne jars for the wise men's gifts. Which the other kids would keep waving open in front of me because it made me nauseous.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Usually a shepherd but King Herod one time. Also they'd use fancy cologne jars for the wise men's gifts. Which the other kids would keep waving open in front of me because it made me nauseous.
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Angel. Our teacher had made beautiful cardboard angel wings, with delicately painted, pastel coloured feathers. I wanted the blue wings. I got the yellow ones. Still not over it!
December 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Angel. Our teacher had made beautiful cardboard angel wings, with delicately painted, pastel coloured feathers. I wanted the blue wings. I got the yellow ones. Still not over it!
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Always the narrator. Took a role that didn’t need memorising even then…
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Always the narrator. Took a role that didn’t need memorising even then…
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We had a very traditional nativity when I was at school. I played Rapper No. 1.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We had a very traditional nativity when I was at school. I played Rapper No. 1.
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all the girls who didnt have specific roles were supposed to be angels and all the boys who didnt have specific roles were supposed to be shepherds. i begged my parents and my teacher to let me be an angel, and they let me.
but there were no signs.
but there were no signs.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
all the girls who didnt have specific roles were supposed to be angels and all the boys who didnt have specific roles were supposed to be shepherds. i begged my parents and my teacher to let me be an angel, and they let me.
but there were no signs.
but there were no signs.
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Once played Mary (aged 3) opposite a very shy Joseph whose beard kept slipping from his chin. After that, always the narrator, on account of my 'nice big voice' - although I was told off for learning my lines instead of reading them from the storybook I had to hold!
#NativityRoles
#NativityRoles
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Once played Mary (aged 3) opposite a very shy Joseph whose beard kept slipping from his chin. After that, always the narrator, on account of my 'nice big voice' - although I was told off for learning my lines instead of reading them from the storybook I had to hold!
#NativityRoles
#NativityRoles
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I’m the king in the middle
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I’m the king in the middle
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I was a shepherd/narrator, by virtue of being one of the better readers in the class.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I was a shepherd/narrator, by virtue of being one of the better readers in the class.
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I was Sheepherd #1. We did two shows in one day. I had a little song number in the first one. They asked me to 'perhaps just hum it' for the second one.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I was Sheepherd #1. We did two shows in one day. I had a little song number in the first one. They asked me to 'perhaps just hum it' for the second one.
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Along with a group of about 10 other lads, I was a 'follower' of Pontius Pilate. No lines, just followed him on and off stage when he gave little speeches. Absolute nothing role.
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Along with a group of about 10 other lads, I was a 'follower' of Pontius Pilate. No lines, just followed him on and off stage when he gave little speeches. Absolute nothing role.
For those of you who remember the sad demise of our neighbour’s cat, Mr Ginger, I heard yesterday that she has acquired a little black kitten to whom we will be introduced next week. ❤️👍
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
For those of you who remember the sad demise of our neighbour’s cat, Mr Ginger, I heard yesterday that she has acquired a little black kitten to whom we will be introduced next week. ❤️👍
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Relative Positions of Major European Cities On A Map Of Texas
More about the map here: brilliantmaps.com/europe-te...
More about the map here: brilliantmaps.com/europe-te...
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Relative Positions of Major European Cities On A Map Of Texas
More about the map here: brilliantmaps.com/europe-te...
More about the map here: brilliantmaps.com/europe-te...
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Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale on.ft.com/4oUwXwa
Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale
Owner and preferred bidder TDR Capital are trying to rescue deal after failing to agree on price
on.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale on.ft.com/4oUwXwa
Remember that suggestion in the run up to the 2016 referendum that it wasn’t about benefits to UK, but a first step to breaking up EU?
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Remember that suggestion in the run up to the 2016 referendum that it wasn’t about benefits to UK, but a first step to breaking up EU?
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*stands on the roof and lines up several megaphones*
THE "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" REFERS TO THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS. NOT BEFORE.
THE "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" REFERS TO THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS. NOT BEFORE.
December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
*stands on the roof and lines up several megaphones*
THE "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" REFERS TO THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS. NOT BEFORE.
THE "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" REFERS TO THE DAYS AFTER CHRISTMAS. NOT BEFORE.