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Bookseller, editor, blogger, reader, reviewer, writer, photographer, drinker, swashbuckler, cat tickler

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Work done and my turn for the weekend off, so post-work movie outing to see Russell Crowe in Nuremberg.

#film
Russell Crowe and Rami Malek in a scene from the film Nuremberg
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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edinburghbookshop.bsky.social
Do you have a movie lover or crime fiction lover you're looking for gift ideas for? Maxim Jakubowski has curated a collection inspired by the master of suspense, Hitchcock, with tales by Denise Mina, Ragnar Jonasson, Lee Child & more.

Do *not* take it into the shower...

#books #livres
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Underpass

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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #Photography #photographie #Architecture
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Delighted for my chums who laboured mightily to bring the #Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival to life, who have now seen their #Bruntsfield based festival included in The List's annual Hot 100 in Scots culture! list.co.uk/news/the-lis...

#Edimbourg #books #livres
The List Hot 100 2025: 100–26 | The List
We celebrate the biggest names in Scottish arts and culture over the past year
list.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Fast food after dark - Haymarket at night www.flickr.com/photos/woola...

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie
Night Lights 02
A couple of improvised night shots, taken on the way home from visiting dad, as I was exiting the railway station at Haymarket. I sat the camera on a handy, short post that housed the button for the...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Wishing my US chums a pleasant Thanksgiving weekend. And let us not forget the other celebrations, such as Spanksgiving, for those who enjoy some light BDSM, and Hanksgiving, for those who give thanks for the existence of Tom Hanks.

We shall not discuss the merits of Skanksgiving, however.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Nocturnal passageways

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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie #architecture
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social
When Keir Starmer asked me to work with our Trades Unions to develop a programme for the biggest uplift in workers’ rights and protections in a generation, I did exactly as I was asked and we produced the New Deal for Working People.

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Graphic shows Andy McDonald MP in Commons overlaid with text which reads: When Keir Starmer asked me to work with our trades unions to develop a programme for the biggest uplift in workers’ rights and protections in a generation, I did exactly as I was asked and we produced the New Deal for Working People.  That committed the party to, amongst other things, day one rights for all workers, including basic rights of protection against unfair dismissal.  Our manifesto was clear: Labour will deliver day one rights.  The plans announced today to merely reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal, from two years to six months is a complete betrayal. We cannot support that halfway measure. This is a wrong-headed move and I will campaign to have this concession reversed.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Walking home in wind and rain this evening, feeling better but still tired from nasty cold this week, when my nocturnal stroll was brightened by a gorgeous ginger and white kitty, who gave me a friendly mieow, accepted a head scratch, then followed me along his wall for more attention
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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knittingknots.bsky.social
Close relationship between US and Canada 'has ended': prime minister - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/canada-unite...
Close relationship between US and Canada 'has ended': prime minister
The "close relationship" between the United States and Canada has ended, according to its prime minister, Mark Carney. In an appearance to announce a series of economic measures to help and protect th...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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johnreppion.bsky.social
Actually crying laughing at this. A blast from the past, when Twitter was fun. I'm positive I cried laughing at it then too.
dynamoe.bsky.social 💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 2d
Proof that @mkupperman.bsky.social is a genius:

Gordon Ramsay's Fairy Tale Toilet Kitchen Nightmares.

I never watched his Fox show, so I assume this really happened.

michaelkupperman.com/shop/gordon-...
a comic book cover with Gordon Ramsay screaming "Look over there for fuck's sake! Humpty Dumpty is taking a fucking crap in your bouillabaise!"
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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edinburghbookshop.bsky.social
And the almost-completed window!

#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Bruntsfield
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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edinburghbookshop.bsky.social
Here's Jack at work, creating a new window painting for the bookshop

#Bruntsfield #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #books #livres
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Heading homeward

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Glad I felt recovered enough to join my chums for a bookshop outing to the Usher Hall for a live orchestral accompaniment to The Muppet Christmas Carol. Jolly fun!
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Street food after dark www.flickr.com/photos/woola...

#Gorgie #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #Photography #Photographie
Street Food After Dark
This trailer used to be a "greasy spoon" takeaway, serving up hot rolls in the mornings, but has been closed for a while. I noticed in recent weeks that it has re-opened, but now doing Indian street f...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Yes, it is that time of year again, already - the #Christmas tree lot has opened for business www.flickr.com/photos/woola...

#Gorgie #photography #photographie #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography
It's That Time Again
Yes, somehow it is indeed that time of year once more - the vacant lot that gets turned into a sales lot for Christmas Trees is open for business!!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Nasty cold still plaguing me today, kind colleagues sent me home early to try and get some rest (we're meant to be off for a group outing this evening). Slept most of the afternoon - hadn't realised just how knackered it had left me. Hopefully built up enough energy for the evening...
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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jambookshopuk.bsky.social
I've added Vintage to my shop!

104 pages of #illustration & #comics goodness for just £10!

£10.00 !!!!

Short stories from 2009-2025 plus extra

davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com/product/vint...

Grab one...
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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edinburghbookshop.bsky.social
#WhatWereReading : Fiona loved Salina Yoon's Penguin and Pinecone from @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social .

It's an older book, but just such a warm, charming story of love & friendship we wanted to share it.

#books #livres #ChildrensBooks #LivresJeunesse
Bookseller Fiona holding up the picture book Penguin and Pinecone, in the Edinburgh Bookshop
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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burnyourbones.bsky.social
is this milkshake tax so people stop throwing it at politicians
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
"self-censorship driven by fear": acclaimed author & historian, Rutger Bregman, exposes BBC self-censoring out of fear of Trump www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Which is , I fear, exactly the state of fear they wanted to create in news organisations outside the US, having cowed many in it.
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
Irked to miss the book group tonight, but I think I made the right decision, didn't realise how tired the sniffles had left me until I sat down. Piping hot, herbal tea with plenty of honey, then probably fall asleep...
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social
This old-style railway footbridge is a tiny bit of local history; the modern Approach Road follows a long-gone rail line. The bridge still carries people, but now over a road rather than tracks

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#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie #NightPhotography
Night Bridge 03
This exit sliproad from the West Approach Road curves around to come out at a busy junction right by the iconic Diggers Pub in Gorgie. The Approach Road follows a former railway line, and part of th...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Curving lights www.flickr.com/photos/woola...

Long exposure creating light trails from passing cars

#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie
Red And White
Improvised long exposure taken on the walk home from work on a cold, November evening, sitting the camera on the wall above the West Approach Road (which follows an old, long-gone railway line ). Thi...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM