Moira Jenkins
@jampedlar.bsky.social
Tottenham based maker of jams, jellies, marmalades & chutneys https://jampedlar.co.uk
Singer in a choir https://wingitsingers.org.uk
Volunteer at @allgoodbookshop.bsky.social & Bruce Castle Museum
Born in Brum of Scots parents.
Singer in a choir https://wingitsingers.org.uk
Volunteer at @allgoodbookshop.bsky.social & Bruce Castle Museum
Born in Brum of Scots parents.
Pinned
Forthcoming concert in Hackney! Lots of stunning harmony singing in weird languages plus guest musicians Jeremy Young and Holly Cullen Davies performing piano duets. And a bar.
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"Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn?" she inquired. "Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night,
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn?" she inquired. "Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven't the answer to a question you've been asked, or the hush of a country road at night,
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This Dutch government booklet dropped through the door of my son's flat in Amsterdam today. The translated page gives a flavour of the contents. We live in interesting times.
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This Dutch government booklet dropped through the door of my son's flat in Amsterdam today. The translated page gives a flavour of the contents. We live in interesting times.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Within a few minutes he stood bravely at the fortress door. "Knock, knock," he wrote neatly on a piece of paper, which he pushed under the crack. In a moment the great portal swung open
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Within a few minutes he stood bravely at the fortress door. "Knock, knock," he wrote neatly on a piece of paper, which he pushed under the crack. In a moment the great portal swung open
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Enjoy our smoking lounge
Winneconne, WI
Winneconne, WI
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Enjoy our smoking lounge
Winneconne, WI
Winneconne, WI
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When the car had stopped, one of them held up a placard which said: "WELCOME TO THE VALLEY OF SOUND." And the others cheered as loudly as possible, which was not very loud at all.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
When the car had stopped, one of them held up a placard which said: "WELCOME TO THE VALLEY OF SOUND." And the others cheered as loudly as possible, which was not very loud at all.
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The ultimate mobile library ~ the Camelback library in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, run by translator/publisher Dashdondog Jamba
www.tourismontheedge.com/camelback-li...
www.tourismontheedge.com/camelback-li...
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The ultimate mobile library ~ the Camelback library in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, run by translator/publisher Dashdondog Jamba
www.tourismontheedge.com/camelback-li...
www.tourismontheedge.com/camelback-li...
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So pleased to have re-found @maryfrancesness.bsky.social on Bluesky 💙
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
So pleased to have re-found @maryfrancesness.bsky.social on Bluesky 💙
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you delicate moon
slicing the cold into shreds
that bare-blade sickle
slicing the cold into shreds
that bare-blade sickle
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
you delicate moon
slicing the cold into shreds
that bare-blade sickle
slicing the cold into shreds
that bare-blade sickle
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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How it feels out there…
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
How it feels out there…
Fascinating read
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The hidden chemical attack that forced the Northern line’s extraordinary repair
Thirty years ago, an entire section of the Northern line had to be replaced because it was under attack from acid, and hardly anyone noticed that it was happening.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Fascinating read
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The story of what happened to the city of Reason is too long to fit in a single post, but too good not to post. Feels like an apt metaphor.
Please read:
Please read:
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The story of what happened to the city of Reason is too long to fit in a single post, but too good not to post. Feels like an apt metaphor.
Please read:
Please read:
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In truth, a mature man who uses hair-oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In truth, a mature man who uses hair-oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere.
... in a jar whose brand is so well-known it doesn't need a label...
That time I hired an expensive consultant to help with the branding of my homemade marmalade
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
... in a jar whose brand is so well-known it doesn't need a label...
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind!
“.. Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend .. would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.”
@bloomberg.com $DJT $WLFI
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com $DJT $WLFI
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind!
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Your weekend Umlaut: a classic lightning stroke.
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Your weekend Umlaut: a classic lightning stroke.
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In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
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On this day 22nd November 1859 Cecil Sharp, founder of the English folk-song revival was born. (Here he’s pictured overhearing a gardener singing)
Artist: Martin Aitchison
Artist: Martin Aitchison
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
On this day 22nd November 1859 Cecil Sharp, founder of the English folk-song revival was born. (Here he’s pictured overhearing a gardener singing)
Artist: Martin Aitchison
Artist: Martin Aitchison
A real eye-opener this one (and not behind a paywall).
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A real eye-opener this one (and not behind a paywall).
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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The fight against gun murders isn't against guns - only the bullets they emit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The fight against gun murders isn't against guns - only the bullets they emit