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
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· 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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www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C8Y4RMHV/
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...
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.
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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I was always in the orchestra so didn't have a role on the stage. I wasn't shy but I did really love being in the orchestra.
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 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I was always in the orchestra so didn't have a role on the stage. I wasn't shy but I did really love being in the orchestra.
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I was a shepherd. We featured in two scenes. In the first scene we walked onstage and sang a song before shuffling off. In the second scene we walked onstage, lay down and curled up as if asleep, to be woken later by the news of Jesus’s birth.
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 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I was a shepherd. We featured in two scenes. In the first scene we walked onstage and sang a song before shuffling off. In the second scene we walked onstage, lay down and curled up as if asleep, to be woken later by the news of Jesus’s birth.
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An Elf
Herod
Wiseman
Shepherd
Angel
Herod
Wiseman
Shepherd
Angel
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 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An Elf
Herod
Wiseman
Shepherd
Angel
Herod
Wiseman
Shepherd
Angel
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Always the narrator 🙄 yes I was a ‘pleasure to teach’ and now looking at a ND diagnosis, why do you ask?
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 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Always the narrator 🙄 yes I was a ‘pleasure to teach’ and now looking at a ND diagnosis, why do you ask?
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Annual shout out to all the kids who were *always* the fecking narrator 🙄
I see you, my people!
I see you, my people!
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 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Annual shout out to all the kids who were *always* the fecking narrator 🙄
I see you, my people!
I see you, my people!
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I was an angel 💫
My costume included a tinsel halo which I definitely wore 24/7
My costume included a tinsel halo which I definitely wore 24/7
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 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I was an angel 💫
My costume included a tinsel halo which I definitely wore 24/7
My costume included a tinsel halo which I definitely wore 24/7
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I was the second lobster.
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 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I was the second lobster.
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Played them all: shepherd, wise man, innkeeper, narrator, and Joseph.
I also played Herod on one occasion. Does he feature in contemporary nativities?
I played Santa once too, in a less traditional nativity, which oddly took place in the local Anglican church instead of the school hall.
I also played Herod on one occasion. Does he feature in contemporary nativities?
I played Santa once too, in a less traditional nativity, which oddly took place in the local Anglican church instead of the school hall.
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 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Played them all: shepherd, wise man, innkeeper, narrator, and Joseph.
I also played Herod on one occasion. Does he feature in contemporary nativities?
I played Santa once too, in a less traditional nativity, which oddly took place in the local Anglican church instead of the school hall.
I also played Herod on one occasion. Does he feature in contemporary nativities?
I played Santa once too, in a less traditional nativity, which oddly took place in the local Anglican church instead of the school hall.
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I was the narrator. Stood on the stage for the half-hour before the show started. With about 10 minutes before the curtains opened, I remembered my fly was open, so bent down, lifted my sutan and zipped myself up. My mum told me later I didn't need to as no one would have seen it anyway.
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 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I was the narrator. Stood on the stage for the half-hour before the show started. With about 10 minutes before the curtains opened, I remembered my fly was open, so bent down, lifted my sutan and zipped myself up. My mum told me later I didn't need to as no one would have seen it anyway.
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The Angel Gabriel. I was gender bending that role before Swinton got in on the act. Plus extra tinsel on my halo!
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 5:44 AM
The Angel Gabriel. I was gender bending that role before Swinton got in on the act. Plus extra tinsel on my halo!
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Science Christmas
The Upturned Microscope
The Upturned Microscope
December 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Science Christmas
The Upturned Microscope
The Upturned Microscope
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I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
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WTAF?? You wanted them gone and incited people to vote for Brexit! You hypocritical b*stards 🤬
This is very rich coming from one of the tabloids, that was instrumental in getting Brexit over the line
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
WTAF?? You wanted them gone and incited people to vote for Brexit! You hypocritical b*stards 🤬
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
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Despite being a pretty child, I was weird and crucially not blonde, so I never once got cast. All the roles went to little blonde girls. I pointed out that having dark hair made me a more appropriate choice but somehow that only made the teacher dislike me more. 😆
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Despite being a pretty child, I was weird and crucially not blonde, so I never once got cast. All the roles went to little blonde girls. I pointed out that having dark hair made me a more appropriate choice but somehow that only made the teacher dislike me more. 😆
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Ours was cast from Primary1-3, so in P1 I was the stable boy (on floor beside crib with fluffy lamb, kept breaking fourth wall by waving at folk). P3 I had ascended to the role of Archangel Gabriel. After that P4-7, played descant recorder then treble recorder for the carols during the nativity
December 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Ours was cast from Primary1-3, so in P1 I was the stable boy (on floor beside crib with fluffy lamb, kept breaking fourth wall by waving at folk). P3 I had ascended to the role of Archangel Gabriel. After that P4-7, played descant recorder then treble recorder for the carols during the nativity
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I was an angel once! The robes had tinsel cuffs and they itched. And I wrote a little song (I think I was about 5, it must've been terrible) and they added it into the play for the Star to sing!
And then on the night I instinctively clapped when the audience clapped and felt deeply embarrassed.
And then on the night I instinctively clapped when the audience clapped and felt deeply embarrassed.
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 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I was an angel once! The robes had tinsel cuffs and they itched. And I wrote a little song (I think I was about 5, it must've been terrible) and they added it into the play for the Star to sing!
And then on the night I instinctively clapped when the audience clapped and felt deeply embarrassed.
And then on the night I instinctively clapped when the audience clapped and felt deeply embarrassed.
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I was Mary one year, I remember trying on my dress a couple of days before and being sick on it 🥴 it was probably nerves!
The following year I was a narrator 😂
The following year I was a narrator 😂
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I was Mary one year, I remember trying on my dress a couple of days before and being sick on it 🥴 it was probably nerves!
The following year I was a narrator 😂
The following year I was a narrator 😂
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2/ done, real tree up and then went back to bed. Thankfully feel ok this am, began to worry I had picked up a bug 😳
Dear Ukrainian family round this pm to help decorate the big tree. It has become a tradition & is a delight. Can smell the fir tree scent 😊 Have a Happy #Caturday all!
Dear Ukrainian family round this pm to help decorate the big tree. It has become a tradition & is a delight. Can smell the fir tree scent 😊 Have a Happy #Caturday all!
December 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
2/ done, real tree up and then went back to bed. Thankfully feel ok this am, began to worry I had picked up a bug 😳
Dear Ukrainian family round this pm to help decorate the big tree. It has become a tradition & is a delight. Can smell the fir tree scent 😊 Have a Happy #Caturday all!
Dear Ukrainian family round this pm to help decorate the big tree. It has become a tradition & is a delight. Can smell the fir tree scent 😊 Have a Happy #Caturday all!