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Joanne Dalton
@jdalton79.bsky.social
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Here to find out what you are reading right now!
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📌Dublin, Ireland 🍉
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One of many sentences I'm thoroughly enjoying...

'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?'

#HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy
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Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Saturday afternoon, North Co. Dublin.
Not what a lot of people expect to see when I say I live in Dublin, we are very grateful to live in this corner of the world 🙏🏼.
The Brummie husband can't believe his luck having the coast so close! 💚 @a-guy-on-here-too.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Dublin, you really showed up for us on our wedding day.
Never doubted you x 💚 #Dublin #Speirgorm
We are standing outside Connolly Books, which has a Palestinian flag up above the doorway. We are crossing the road at the lights, over from river to corner of Parliament St, the bus driver is giving us a wave! Posing together outside the Foggy Dew before we headed in for a pint! Walking up the middle of Parliament St, happy out!
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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My beautiful Eguzkilore, fighting those evil spirits on my behalf for years now! 🌻👏🏼💚 #Basque #Eguzkilore
A wooden carving of an eguzkilore, a Basque sunflower, an ancient protective amulet to guard homes from evil spirits! Its near enough my front door to do the job I hope! 🌻 An Eguzkilore, a Basque sunflower, an ancient protective amulet to guard homes from evil spirits!
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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I can't believe it's taken me so long to start reading this, really looking forward to it!
#Booksky
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#TheHitchHikersGuidetotheGalaxy
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Photo of the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it's on a blue and white checked fluffy blanket (which is covering my legs). My hand is on the left and side , holding a reusable coffee cup that has a cartoony picture of the sun on it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Currently reading. This is one of the great freebies I got last yr from @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social .
I wouldn't've chosen it myself but it's fun to try new genres + this is actually a bit of a pageturner! I'm also having a space obsession now so, perfect!
#Booksky #Booksky💙📚
#CurrentlyReading
Cover of The Apollo Murders by Chris Hasfield.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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An unexpected charity shop visit resulted in morrrrrreeeee books!
📚🤭
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November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Next up, Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
I'm not sure why I feel a bit anxious about this read? It's probably to do with the idea of floating in space but here goes...
🌎🌌🌙🛰️
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Front Cover of the novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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🧡🎃🇮🇪
November 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Next up, I already know that I'm going to fly through this. 20 pages in and I'm all in!
#Booksky #Booksky📚💙
Front Cover of Anne Tyler's book, Saint Maybe. It's a teal coloured background with an image of a 1960s family watching tv, we seem to be looking over their shoulders.
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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A beautiful day spent together in Carlingford, exactly what the doctor ordered. ❤️ @a-guy-on-here-too.bsky.social
View of path running along side Lough, with Slieve Fey in the background. Phil is standing by the wall looking at the mountain. Statue of a bull, representing the Brown Bull of Cooley. The water is in the background Selfie of Phil and I, with Mourne Mountains and Lough in background View of the harbour, with one fishing boat in foreground to the left and Mourne Mountains and water to right and background
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Morning, I've just started Imperium by Robert Harris and am also listening to The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman. One for at home and one for going for walks/housework!
Front Cover of the book Imperium by Robert Harris , it has a white background with the image of what I think is an eagle in the middle.
October 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Yay!
Met my husband (lol, still sounds weird!) on good ol' Twittah ☺️
October 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Thoroughly enjoyed this, heartwarming story with interesting, strong Irish female characters. #Booksky #Booksky 💙📚
A picture of a book , The Women of Oceans End, resting on my lap. I'm out on the terrace with the sun setting in the distance.
September 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Jen, we were honestly smiling all day long. It was just amazing, Smock Alley was stunning! Churchy vibes but we had a beautiful humanist ceremony. A stroll to the Foggy Dew for de pints and then Fallon & Byrne for the reception. Bliss x ✨️
Bride and Groom standing on the corner of Dame Street, grinning from ear to ear!
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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We've just had the most magical few days ever...incredible.
Beyond perfect.🌻

Love you so much @a-guy-on-here-too.bsky.social ❤️
September 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Afternoon! 🌻
Screen shot of my phone lock screen, it's a close up of a sunflower head and just shows the time at the top , 12.43 and a pleasing 100% battery!
July 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Currently reading...I'm less than 100 pages in but it's a really interesting way to tell a story,there are complex themes and this style slows for them to be broached from various angles x #Booksky ##Booksky📚💙
July 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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What a beautiful book, I'm having to force myself to slow down so I can take it all in! 😍🐇
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#Booksky #WatershipDown
Front cover of Watership Down, the hardback graphic novel
May 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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The perfect book to start this week. ☀️
#Booksky📚💙 #booksky #Finland 🇫🇮
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson, there is a tree covered island with little beaches, surrounded by the sea, almost purply blue water and with a stunning blue sky as background.
April 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Wow...this should be required reading for everyone. It's phenomenally honest and raw , and so beautifully and carefully written, not one word is wasted. ❤️
#Booksky #Booksky📚💙 #Reading
Front cover of Emile Pine's Notes to Self. Orange cover with the authors name in purple text and the name of the book under that in white text.
March 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Helsinki was just utterly fantastic, we are already looking at when we could possibly return.🇫🇮💕
Fresh clean air, so much to see and enjoy, plenty of places to eat and drink, plus you are never too far away from forest or water.
🌳🌊
And of course, the home of saunas! 🙏 #Helsinki #Saunas #Moominland
The two of us standing in front of The Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki. Joanne posing with Moomin figures at the airport Moomin shop. Joanne & Phil in front of a green and yellow Helsinki tram. A red and white boat on the water near Helsinki harbour, with a yellow building in the background
March 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The Silversmith's Wife by Sophia Tobin 📚
The Silversmith's Wife by Sophia Tobin
March 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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February was a really enjoyable reading month.
I balanced the brilliant yet all too believable dystopian nightmare of The Handmaids Tale, with the sweetest dreamlike trip to Moominland. I'm really enjoying the @thestorygraph.com app!
#Booksky #Booksky💙📚 #Reading #Storygraph
Cover collage of the 5 books I read in February , from the Storygraph app A statistics visual from Storygraph app, showing info on the 5 books I read in February, such as 1150 pages read, average time to read 10 days
March 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Borrowbox & libraries for the win! 📚 #Booksky
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The title page of Robert Harris's Conclave , on an e-reader
February 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM