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Shirls
@holmfirthartist.bsky.social
Tea drinker, band lover, Tortie wrangler, dog botherer. Like art, books, birds, animals, music, gardening and the North. Usually either too cold or too hot. I live near the moors, I long for the sea. Living with chronic pain.
Another one of those ‘guess I had better eat something’ days.
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Reiners come across as good people. That’s as big a legacy as anything they made.
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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The definition of snug
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
If you are one of those folk who struggle to get into the zone, I can recommend the Bob Dylan Christmas album.
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I’m sick of the news this year.
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
All I wanted was for Karen to get through. Happy. #Strictly
December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The shiniest book ever?! Why wouldn’t you get this for the book lovers in your life this Christmas?!? Love you all xxx 😜🤩📚✨🌟
December 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Dunnock versus Robin! 😁
Taken yesterday at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 🐦

Buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
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They make perfect Christmas gifts! 😍🎁🌲🐦❤️
December 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Please let Kaz win. #Strictly
December 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Can’t find a way to write this that doesn’t sound like a twee bromide but genuinely, if your end of year review is that you survived painful things happening in your life & the world, stayed empathetic in an inhospitable environment & treated yourself & others decently then that’s achievement enough
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Pet Shop Boys are magnificent. #Dreamworld #SkyArts
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Petition for Adam and Frances to share the top job starts here. #GardenersWorld
December 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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If you wouldn’t judge someone else’s job, why judge your own?
December 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"Petite" sizes often don't take plus-sized shorter women into account, while "Curvy" sizes rarely acknowledge that plus-size women aren't always tall, so I'd like to propose a new women's clothing size category - Little Teapot, for those of us who are short AND stout
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In a rare foray into daytime television, I stumbled across repeats of Magnum PI and had forgotten just how hot 80’s Selleck shorts and vest combos could be 😆.
a man wearing a red shirt with a floral pattern
Alt: Tom Selleck turns to the fourth wall and wiggles his eyebrows up and down. Cheeky. Dark curls, tache and Red Hawaiian shirt ahoy.
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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As someone who is currently immunocompromised (as are many), I’m wearing a mask in crowded areas. It’d be ever so nice if you were to do the same if you’ve got something nasty like flu or Covid or a bad cold. It just seems like basic politeness to me but what do I know.
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
In a neighbouring village, drove past the first bit of political graffiti I have seen in my 23 years here.

It said Labour = poverty.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Scared me half to death.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is lush. Eternally grateful to @yanny.bsky.social for the tip to bake the potato first.
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robin Robin was delightful. Love Aardman.
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Cat is determined that tonight, she sleeps in my bed.

I am equally determined she will not.

Fun times.
squidward from spongebob squarepants is laying in a hammock
Alt: squidward from spongebob squarepants is laying in a hammock and shoving earplugs in.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶

You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Some folk really restore your faith in humanity. Neighbour offered to set me up a Ring system because we have had a spate of burglaries and I was a potential target, being one of the few here without one. I hate the things, but facts are facts, if you have less security, they go for you first.
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Full moon cat tomfoolery has commenced. Give me strength.
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM