Sonning Bear
@sonningbear.bsky.social
Small Bear living in The Potteries, originally found beside the Thames in 2017.
Loves narrowboating and being kind.
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Loves narrowboating and being kind.
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This is a "spinning mule".
Originally, human cubs used to be employed to run underneath it to pick up dust and fluff. It was very hard and dangerous work for the poor little souls 😢
Originally, human cubs used to be employed to run underneath it to pick up dust and fluff. It was very hard and dangerous work for the poor little souls 😢
September 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This is a "spinning mule".
Originally, human cubs used to be employed to run underneath it to pick up dust and fluff. It was very hard and dangerous work for the poor little souls 😢
Originally, human cubs used to be employed to run underneath it to pick up dust and fluff. It was very hard and dangerous work for the poor little souls 😢
This is one of the looms at work.
The workers wear ear defenders these days, but in the old days they didn't.
The workers wear ear defenders these days, but in the old days they didn't.
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is one of the looms at work.
The workers wear ear defenders these days, but in the old days they didn't.
The workers wear ear defenders these days, but in the old days they didn't.
Hanley Bear says "Ay up, pals!" and shares hi pre-match dance from the first game of the season on Saturday, when Stoke won 3 - 1 against local rivals Derby.
August 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hanley Bear says "Ay up, pals!" and shares hi pre-match dance from the first game of the season on Saturday, when Stoke won 3 - 1 against local rivals Derby.