Maggie
@maggiefreeway.bsky.social
Leftie baby boomer, eco warrior for about 20 years, with no appreciable effect but not giving up ... into books and boats, with travelling on the side
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller ... shows the difference between really good writing and just a good read ... although it's both
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller ... shows the difference between really good writing and just a good read ... although it's both
If anybody is interested, I am a left leaning Labour Party member who despises the Tory party, however I will vote for anyone if it will stop Reform ...
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If anybody is interested, I am a left leaning Labour Party member who despises the Tory party, however I will vote for anyone if it will stop Reform ...
Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' ... it's excellent ...
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Alan Hollinghurst's 'Our Evenings' ... it's excellent ...
In a pub at Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, wondering why they had put the tv on ...
September 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In a pub at Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, wondering why they had put the tv on ...
Well I just finished Sally Rooney's 'Intermezzo' and loved it, best book I've read for a bit and I've read a lot of books ... thank you Sally ...
July 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Well I just finished Sally Rooney's 'Intermezzo' and loved it, best book I've read for a bit and I've read a lot of books ... thank you Sally ...
What's the matter with you people? The NHS just saved my husband's life while we were away from home, different area of the country, different hospital, different doctor for after care ... the app was invaluable, the care and expertise superb. Stop knocking it, the app is a tool, learn to use it
July 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
What's the matter with you people? The NHS just saved my husband's life while we were away from home, different area of the country, different hospital, different doctor for after care ... the app was invaluable, the care and expertise superb. Stop knocking it, the app is a tool, learn to use it
I hope not, game playing is so juvenile, let's hope the adults are back
April 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I hope not, game playing is so juvenile, let's hope the adults are back
Ukraine is actually fighting a war for it
April 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Ukraine is actually fighting a war for it
Leave him alone, he's doing fine, can you imagine if we had Truss or Johnson as PM right now?!
April 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Leave him alone, he's doing fine, can you imagine if we had Truss or Johnson as PM right now?!
I'm in England and the terrifying thing is that from here I see full on cruel dictatorship, yet closer to the horror in America I see joking and 'looking the other way' ... will it take the first death camp to wake up? ... oh no, we're already past that
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
I'm in England and the terrifying thing is that from here I see full on cruel dictatorship, yet closer to the horror in America I see joking and 'looking the other way' ... will it take the first death camp to wake up? ... oh no, we're already past that
Oh, more than one generation
April 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Oh, more than one generation
I managed it eventually in 5 but still didn't get Connections, what does that say about my brain?
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I managed it eventually in 5 but still didn't get Connections, what does that say about my brain?
you didn't vote loud enough
April 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
you didn't vote loud enough
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors ... it's really good
March 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors ... it's really good
Took me 5 but I got connections, which I hardly ever do
March 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Took me 5 but I got connections, which I hardly ever do
We formed our Friends of Freshwater Library (Isle of Wight) in 2012 ... we saved our library from closure not by chaining ourselves to the railings but to transfer ownership of the building and then organize so many community groups and activities the council doesn't dare to close us.
March 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We formed our Friends of Freshwater Library (Isle of Wight) in 2012 ... we saved our library from closure not by chaining ourselves to the railings but to transfer ownership of the building and then organize so many community groups and activities the council doesn't dare to close us.
We run, among many other things, a film club and the money we've raised is paying for a solar panel system on the roof of our much loved 1939 library ... libraries refuse to die
March 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We run, among many other things, a film club and the money we've raised is paying for a solar panel system on the roof of our much loved 1939 library ... libraries refuse to die
I'm enjoying 'The Warm Hands of Ghosts' by Katherine Arden; it's not deep literature but it's interesting, a bit quirky, really well written and the characters are already living in my house which is a good sign...
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I'm enjoying 'The Warm Hands of Ghosts' by Katherine Arden; it's not deep literature but it's interesting, a bit quirky, really well written and the characters are already living in my house which is a good sign...
Don't start 'Butter' you'll only add to your list
March 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Don't start 'Butter' you'll only add to your list
We put that quote on a bench outside the library I help to keep open on the Isle of Wight ...
March 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We put that quote on a bench outside the library I help to keep open on the Isle of Wight ...
I've finally managed to finish 'Butter' and have the pleasure of picking my next read ... I wish I hadn't already read 'Still Life', in fact twice, as reading it for the third time might be an indulgence too far
March 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I've finally managed to finish 'Butter' and have the pleasure of picking my next read ... I wish I hadn't already read 'Still Life', in fact twice, as reading it for the third time might be an indulgence too far
I thought it was more about turkeys ... it was also pretty heavy going
March 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I thought it was more about turkeys ... it was also pretty heavy going