@paulrainger.bsky.social
Smallholder, environmental campaigner, part-time charity fundraiser. Personal stuff about growing veg, politics and prog.
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (2/2)
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (2/2)
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Unbelievable aurora in Gloucestershire tonight. Never saw it this good when living in Scotland! Pics straight off Emma’s phone camera with no editing. (1/2)
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Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
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So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
January 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
So this happened yesterday. I started donating as a student and have kept it up ever since, through multiple moves, and latterly a period of low iron, which started to make reaching 50 donations seem unlikely, but I finally made good! Now on to at least 60 I hope! :-)
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Stag Do - a winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
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Stag Do
A winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
thesecretacre.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Stag Do - a winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
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Quick, we’ve been rumbled, head into town and try to blend in! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Quick, we’ve been rumbled, head into town and try to blend in! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Emma and the boys! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
Stag Do - a winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
Stag Do
A winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
thesecretacre.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Stag Do - a winter walk’s top wildlife sighting!
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/14/s...
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The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The outlook is decidedly cheesy at The Secret Acre for 2026! More - thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
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It’s that time of the year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months.
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It’s Cheese Gromit
January is that time, at the start of a new year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months. And the answer for 2026, out of box number ten of our ‘Myst…
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January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It’s that time of the year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months.
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
It’s that time of the year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months.
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
It’s Cheese Gromit
January is that time, at the start of a new year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months. And the answer for 2026, out of box number ten of our ‘Myst…
thesecretacre.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It’s that time of the year, when everyone asks us what our new Wedding Anniversary theme is for the next 12 months.
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
thesecretacre.com/2026/01/09/i...
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The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
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First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
First Full Moon of 2026 rising, bringing with it welcome news of a whole year of new music from @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
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Season’s Greetings 2025. Here's a little look at The Secret Acre year.
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Season’s Greetings 2025
As you know, we no longer send Christmas Cards, in favour of posting our news on our blog – – throughout the year. But, wishing all our friends another Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Season’s Greetings 2025. Here's a little look at The Secret Acre year.
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
Season’s Greetings 2025. Here's a little look at The Secret Acre year.
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
Season’s Greetings 2025
As you know, we no longer send Christmas Cards, in favour of posting our news on our blog – – throughout the year. But, wishing all our friends another Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
thesecretacre.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Season’s Greetings 2025. Here's a little look at The Secret Acre year.
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
thesecretacre.com/2025/12/23/s...
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Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
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Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
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Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
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In just half an hour a huge flock of sheep mysteriously, silently, with military precision, materialised in the garden! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In just half an hour a huge flock of sheep mysteriously, silently, with military precision, materialised in the garden! More - thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Autumn colours into winter (2/2).
Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Autumn colours into winter (1/2).
Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Back you go, looking suitably, well, sheepish! 🤣 thesecretacre.com/2025/12/16/t...