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LizM

@lizm.bsky.social

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(Oxford) city dweller. Nature lover. Coffee. Books.

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 16h

Ouch! Poor you!

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed (so not unhinged, in my view!)

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 2d

So tired of having to ring companies who use computers/AI to give you options,
none of which are appropriate to the situation.

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 5d

@swansonian.bsky.social I got my son to take this last night (he was in a better position than me)

A blue, floor-length curtain (or maybe just a curtain with blue light on it). There’s a microphone in front of it to the left and a projection on the curtain which says:
MARK WATSON
BEFORE IT OVERTAKES US.
The writing has a rippled effect because of the folds of the curtain.

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 7d

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2552709...

Woman missing from Oxford with her dog as urgent probe launched

Thames Valley Police have launched an appeal for missing woman Melissa, thought to be with her Chihuahua dog, who was last seen in Oxford.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 8d

I did not know triangle scarves were having a moment. I fear I’m not clued up, fashion-wise.

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 9d

I am sorry.

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 10d

Me too!

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 10d

Some foods are definitely too much of a faff to make at home, but houmous (hummus?) is not one of them

A white plastic box on a grey kitchen top, filled with homemade houmous (which is topped with a few chick peas and smoked paprika)

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 10d

She’s not wrong. Meera Sodha, in yesterday’s Guardian.

Imagine a world full of all-in-one options. One type of lightbulb! A single charger for all the gadgets! One battery size! One remote control! One type of Tupperware! Universal buttons! One insurance policy for life, death and everything in between! One pan lid for all the pans! Wouldn't that be great?

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 11d

Eek!

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 17d

Very much enjoyed reading this, especially once I got on to the stories I read when I was a child (it’s more or less chronological) #TheHauntedWood

THE HAUNTED
WOOD
A History of Childhood Reading
SAM LEITH
'A marvel'
Philip Pullman
'Monumental'
Irish Times

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 17d

I recognise the co-headliners and one other (although I didn’t remember his name, had to look it up). I knew the name of another but didn’t recognise him from his picture.

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 19d

Who knows? 🤷🏻‍♀️

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 19d

How long before you’re supposed to notice a difference?

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 21d

Awww

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 21d

Hope the treatment starts working soon!

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 22d

Glad you got something to get it sorted! I limped round Amsterdam once; every time I stopped my foot/ankle hurt.

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 22d

Up there with Our Friends in the North, The Sopranos, The Wire and Mum, for me.

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 22d

One of my all-time favourite shows. Haven’t seen it in a long time, mind.

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LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 23d

Oh I react like that to bites as well. It’s nasty isn’t it.

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 23d

Some great new artworks at this year’s Folkestone Triennial but I also liked this one from 2011

A white circle mounted on a metal stand with a view of the sea in the background. There are lots of different colours around the outside of the circle (grey, green, blue, black etc).

Plaque next to colour wheel:

Creative
Folkestone
Artworks
Spencer Finch
The Colour Of Water
2011
The artist visited Folkestone to observe the ever-changing tone and colour of the waters of the Channel over several weeks at different times through 2010. His response was to create this colour wheel to allow other people to spend time considering their own reactions to the constantly changing display. Like the Impressionist painters before him, colour, light, perception, place and the act of seeing are key preoccupations for the artist.
creativefolkestone.org.uk

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 24d

🤣

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 25d

I’m not sure what that is?

LizM @lizm.bsky.social · 25d

This artist-designed ice lolly (with dipping sand!) reminded me of the lemon cheesecake my mum used to make when I was a child #FolkestoneTriennial

Lemon cream ice lolly with the top covered in “sand”. There are boats floating in Folkestone Harbour in the background.

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