Jenny Barrett
@jennybb.bsky.social
I recently reread “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” knowing I was going to see the drama at Soho Place Theatre. I really enjoyed the internal monologue by Leamus but was a bit concerned by the “water boarding”! Would definitely recommend the production although it is closing soon.
February 8, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I recently reread “The Spy Who Came In From The Cold” knowing I was going to see the drama at Soho Place Theatre. I really enjoyed the internal monologue by Leamus but was a bit concerned by the “water boarding”! Would definitely recommend the production although it is closing soon.
At the Royal Festival Hall I came across this patchwork display showing the century 1851-1950, each patch representing an event or achievement in that year. Just post-WW2 the fabrics were recycled & made by 80 women in 2 months! Worth a visit if you are in the area.
#rfh
#patchwork
#rfh
#patchwork
February 7, 2026 at 10:58 AM
At the Royal Festival Hall I came across this patchwork display showing the century 1851-1950, each patch representing an event or achievement in that year. Just post-WW2 the fabrics were recycled & made by 80 women in 2 months! Worth a visit if you are in the area.
#rfh
#patchwork
#rfh
#patchwork
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I do love a good crime thriller & this one is just brilliant! Didn’t see the twist at the end. Genuinely a book I couldn’t put down.
#valmcdermid
#crimethriller
#useyourlibrary
#valmcdermid
#crimethriller
#useyourlibrary
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I do love a good crime thriller & this one is just brilliant! Didn’t see the twist at the end. Genuinely a book I couldn’t put down.
#valmcdermid
#crimethriller
#useyourlibrary
#valmcdermid
#crimethriller
#useyourlibrary
Daffodils spotted on my walk this afternoon. It was a bit damp but this made me smile.
February 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Daffodils spotted on my walk this afternoon. It was a bit damp but this made me smile.
There is a tree I pass almost every day and around this time of year my spirit is lifted by the snowdrops & early crocus that grow under it & always make me feel Spring is just around the corner. Today was that day!
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
There is a tree I pass almost every day and around this time of year my spirit is lifted by the snowdrops & early crocus that grow under it & always make me feel Spring is just around the corner. Today was that day!
Having a baking morning using ingredients from the local Community Fridge. The bread is now bread pudding & in the freezer. The over ripe bananas are now 2 loaves of banana bread.
#communityfridge
#reducefoodwaste
#communityfridge
#reducefoodwaste
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Having a baking morning using ingredients from the local Community Fridge. The bread is now bread pudding & in the freezer. The over ripe bananas are now 2 loaves of banana bread.
#communityfridge
#reducefoodwaste
#communityfridge
#reducefoodwaste
Visited a beautiful exhibition of contemporary textile art Denbies Vineyard today. Such stunning work by local craftswomen!
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Visited a beautiful exhibition of contemporary textile art Denbies Vineyard today. Such stunning work by local craftswomen!
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Apparently I might be Addressing the Haggis in the Victorian Market Food Hall on Saturday.
Plenty of practice shouting coffee orders across the place. Might have to improvise though…
Plenty of practice shouting coffee orders across the place. Might have to improvise though…
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Apparently I might be Addressing the Haggis in the Victorian Market Food Hall on Saturday.
Plenty of practice shouting coffee orders across the place. Might have to improvise though…
Plenty of practice shouting coffee orders across the place. Might have to improvise though…
‘Tis the season for Seville Orange Marmalade! First batch made & a further 5 oranges in the freezer for summer.
January 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
‘Tis the season for Seville Orange Marmalade! First batch made & a further 5 oranges in the freezer for summer.
I’ve just finished this beautifully written book by Nigel Slater. A great book to curl up with under a blanket on winter days (although I’m sure Nigel would disagree & want to be outdoors!). A few recipes picked out to try next Christmas.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I’ve just finished this beautifully written book by Nigel Slater. A great book to curl up with under a blanket on winter days (although I’m sure Nigel would disagree & want to be outdoors!). A few recipes picked out to try next Christmas.
Over the summer OH & I picked 35lb of brambles to make jam as wedding favours for our DD2. I have just made the first of 12 batches. Looks like it will be a busy Spring but absolutely a labour of love.
#springwedding
#madewithlove
#springwedding
#madewithlove
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Over the summer OH & I picked 35lb of brambles to make jam as wedding favours for our DD2. I have just made the first of 12 batches. Looks like it will be a busy Spring but absolutely a labour of love.
#springwedding
#madewithlove
#springwedding
#madewithlove
A photo of Loch Lomond taken on our West Highland Way hike in April ‘25. Hope to continue from Fort William to Inverness along the Great Glen in ‘26.
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A photo of Loch Lomond taken on our West Highland Way hike in April ‘25. Hope to continue from Fort William to Inverness along the Great Glen in ‘26.
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The last of the gingerbread people to be gifted this year. Never to old for a gingerbread person!
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The last of the gingerbread people to be gifted this year. Never to old for a gingerbread person!
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Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every year we make a free-to-download-and-print-off-yourself colouring-in Advent Calendar. This year’s heavily features Bigfoots. Please share!
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
Download it for free here… www.worldofmoose.com/pages/2025-b...
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Thrilled to offer this fully funded PhD opportunity with a focus on outcomes-oriented approaches to green industrial strategy.
Be a part of challenging dominant economic narratives with researchers in heterodox economics, putting theory into practice.
Apply by December 14 ➡️ buff.ly/26IhPxr
Be a part of challenging dominant economic narratives with researchers in heterodox economics, putting theory into practice.
Apply by December 14 ➡️ buff.ly/26IhPxr
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thrilled to offer this fully funded PhD opportunity with a focus on outcomes-oriented approaches to green industrial strategy.
Be a part of challenging dominant economic narratives with researchers in heterodox economics, putting theory into practice.
Apply by December 14 ➡️ buff.ly/26IhPxr
Be a part of challenging dominant economic narratives with researchers in heterodox economics, putting theory into practice.
Apply by December 14 ➡️ buff.ly/26IhPxr
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This, from the Guardian, is Ryanair at its very worst.
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This, from the Guardian, is Ryanair at its very worst.
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
It's not good enough for them to insist that they're a low-cost airline and everyone knows the rules, in circumstances like this...
I wonder if legislation is needed?
Following an irritating email & a query on an order we had great customer service from #OVO & #BreadAhead today.
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Following an irritating email & a query on an order we had great customer service from #OVO & #BreadAhead today.
I have just returned from the theatre Royal Haymarket & have seen a brilliant production of Othello that will stay with me for a long time. David Harewood, Toby Jones & Caitlin Fitzgerald all excellent as was Vinette Robinson as Emilia.
#shakespeare
#othello
#theatreroyalhaymarket
#shakespeare
#othello
#theatreroyalhaymarket
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I have just returned from the theatre Royal Haymarket & have seen a brilliant production of Othello that will stay with me for a long time. David Harewood, Toby Jones & Caitlin Fitzgerald all excellent as was Vinette Robinson as Emilia.
#shakespeare
#othello
#theatreroyalhaymarket
#shakespeare
#othello
#theatreroyalhaymarket
#riotwomen oh God that conversation between Anne Reid & Tamsin Greig’s characters brought a tear to my eye. I have had those conversations with my own mum. Tough conversation but so real to my experience with a dementia parent.
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#riotwomen oh God that conversation between Anne Reid & Tamsin Greig’s characters brought a tear to my eye. I have had those conversations with my own mum. Tough conversation but so real to my experience with a dementia parent.
Just returned from Twickenham. 2 excellent games, brilliant stewarding, lovely volunteer helpers, wonderful atmosphere, the best result! Well done #redroses.
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Just returned from Twickenham. 2 excellent games, brilliant stewarding, lovely volunteer helpers, wonderful atmosphere, the best result! Well done #redroses.
Excellent result for England but huge respect to Samoa! No contracts, away from young family & some having to take unpaid leave from jobs. Well done! #RWC2025
August 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Excellent result for England but huge respect to Samoa! No contracts, away from young family & some having to take unpaid leave from jobs. Well done! #RWC2025
#BBCLauraK where are the Green Party spokespersons? Where are the women? And in a week when discussion has been around voting age at 16, where are the younger MPs? A cliche maybe but very “male, pale & stale”. And Farage - Again!
July 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#BBCLauraK where are the Green Party spokespersons? Where are the women? And in a week when discussion has been around voting age at 16, where are the younger MPs? A cliche maybe but very “male, pale & stale”. And Farage - Again!