HelenSparta
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Art, nature, hiking, “soft science” I can understand, the planet and green stuff - trying to be a gardener but failing!
Now on my Xmas radar. Read Stasiland a while ago, been wondering what could be the next read.
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Now on my Xmas radar. Read Stasiland a while ago, been wondering what could be the next read.
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home
There’s a lovely doc on BBC iPlayer about Simple Minds. Just watched it.
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There’s a lovely doc on BBC iPlayer about Simple Minds. Just watched it.
My job after redundancy!
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My job after redundancy!
Bought it for my birthday so it was definitely October - I think! A fine purchase from Lewisham HMV.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bought it for my birthday so it was definitely October - I think! A fine purchase from Lewisham HMV.
Joyous! Wish Mondays looked and felt like that.
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Joyous! Wish Mondays looked and felt like that.
5 - all year and not just Halloween! 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
5 - all year and not just Halloween! 🎃
Just finished it - the end made me want to cry. Loved it.
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Just finished it - the end made me want to cry. Loved it.
*Sings* “I know what I sawwwwwww” courtesy of Lanterns on the Lake.
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
*Sings* “I know what I sawwwwwww” courtesy of Lanterns on the Lake.
It’s wonderful, and the theme music so evocative of the festive season.
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s wonderful, and the theme music so evocative of the festive season.
Good tip - it does often work wonders.
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Good tip - it does often work wonders.
It’s a fine caff. Not yet a Pret. Back in the 1990s I worked nearby and went regularly for lunch. They always smiled when I asked for a “Chee-a-Batta” and one day politely corrected me how to pronounce ciabatta like an Italian!
October 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s a fine caff. Not yet a Pret. Back in the 1990s I worked nearby and went regularly for lunch. They always smiled when I asked for a “Chee-a-Batta” and one day politely corrected me how to pronounce ciabatta like an Italian!
Looks like the countryside - guess it sort of was back then.
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Looks like the countryside - guess it sort of was back then.