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Tea and Talk with Jill
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I'm Jill. I am an unpaid full-time carer for my seriously ill partner. I also live with Flint the German Spitz and 6 beautiful hens in Yorkshire, England. Find me on Ko-Fi at www.ko-fi.com/tea_and_talk
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A New Beginning... While the World Falls Down
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January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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#20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. 1 book/day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

14/20
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid.

#Booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky 📚🪐
The book cover of Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid. The book has a dark royal blue background with stylised ribbon-like rivers in antiqued gold with the title written through them in the same background blue with stylised curly waves in between, some little stylised fish and decorative dotting all in the same antiqued gold.
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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Post your top 30 favourite songs from the 80s. One song a day for 30 days, in no particular order.
🎶🎸 😊
25/30
Matt Bianco - Half a Minute
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#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#music #mattbianco
Matt Bianco - Half A Minute (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Matt Bianco
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January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
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#20TBRbookchallenge 💙📚
Choose 20 books on your TBR shelf. 1 book/day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers

13/20
The Art of Sumi-E: Beautiful Ink Painting Using Japanese Brushwork ~ Naomi Okamoto

#Booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky 📚🪐
The book cover for The Art of Sumi-E: Beautiful Ink Painting Using Japanese Brushwork by Naomi Okamoto. The artwork is a painting of a bird sitting on a tree branch with leaves and red flowers at the end of the branch, against a white background.
January 22, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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I haven't done this for a while, the world sent me into hiding. This song has been my earworm all night!

Post your top 30 favourite songs from the 80s. One song a day for 30 days, in no particular order.
🎶🎸 😊
24/30
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#80sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
#music #juliafordham
Woman of the 80s Video - Julia Fordham
YouTube video by UKBest KeptSecret
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January 22, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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As a continuation of the series 'what happened after' & the next generation taking over then fair enough it could very well work. But recasting & rehashing the original premise? No. Get some new ideas & original thoughts, stop stealing what worked in the past & trying to make it fit today's society.
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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ain’t it weird that Star Trek goes where no one has gone before…

… and always finds somebody there
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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#nowreading Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. Keeping my promise to myself for 2026, we had a reading night yesterday, no TV or computers. We tried the new (to us) Bumbu liqueur and spent the evening reading. Surprisingly it was an instant boost to my mental health.

#booksky #happy
The cover art for the book The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. The colour scheme is muted twilight with a brown statue of a woman in the shadow silhouetted against the blue grey sky. However, the image is inverted with the ground and foliage at the top of the cover as if the statue is falling head first.
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Catching up on reading failed last year due to life 🙄 Time will now be made in 2026 for Reading Days. I thought I'd see how crazy my TBR list is, I've 36 new & 19 books started not finished. Naturally I've bought another 3 books this year. This is going to take a lot of cups of tea 🫖🍪 #booksky #tbr
The book cover of Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid. The book has a dark royal blue background with stylised ribbon-like rivers in antiqued gold with the title written through them in the same background blue with stylised curly waves in between, some little stylised fish and decorative dotting all in the same antiqued gold. The cover for Sean Carrol's book "The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World". The background is black with neon pink, blue and red arrows arranged in flow-chart style with a stylised Higgs Bosun particle at the end of the arrows in the same colours. The book cover of Septimus Brown's novel "We've Come for Your Eggs: And Other Reasons to Annex the North". The artwork shows the silhouette of a dragon in flight against a blue, orange and white background.
January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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I can't cope with being on here today because... America.
January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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Nothing untrue here...
January 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Second book purchase of the day, this is the Kindle version. It looks like it's going to be a fun read! That's it. No more books to be bought until my to-be-read pile is vastly reduced.

#septimusbrown #booksky #toberead #justbought
The book cover of Septimus Brown's novel "We've Come for Your Eggs: And Other Reasons to Annex the North". The artwork shows the silhouette of a dragon in flight against a blue, orange and white background.
January 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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I am making 2026 the beginning of making more time for myself, catching up on reading and working my way through my to-be-read pile. So, naturally I kick things off by ordering a new book 🙄 but it does look really good!

#booksky #justordered #history #mesopotamia #newyearsresolution #newyear2026
The book cover of Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid. The book has a dark royal blue background with stylised ribbon-like rivers in antiqued gold with the title written through them in the same background blue with stylised curly waves in between, some little stylised fish and decorative dotting all in the same antiqued gold.
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Weather at 0900UTC on 30/12/2025: Temp 4ºC, Pressure 1035.7mb, RH 72.5%. Last 24 hours: Max 5.8ºC, Min 3.2ºC, Rain 0.2mm, Sun 0 Hours.
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Total lunatic 🙃 Always has been, always will be and long may the absurdity continue 🥰 He turns 92 on the 20th January too.
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#doctorwho #tombaker #notpolitics
Tom Baker's Christmas message 2025
YouTube video by Tom Baker Official
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December 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Here is my annual sharing of Annie Lennox's video of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen with some recognisable pagan moments - something for everyone. Well, nearly everyone. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate and have a peaceful and safe time to everyone. youtu.be/ZlsJD8RlhbI?...
Annie Lennox - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
YouTube video by AnnieLennoxVEVO
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December 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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May the return of the light bring renewed goodwill and compassion to this world.
My photograph from my garden of frost covered cotoneaster bush berries and leaves with the wording "The return of the light 2025. Yuletide wishes to all those who mark this day".
December 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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My Mother's 90th birthday 🎂 We went to see her, Flint thought it was the most exciting day of his life, he complained loudly in the car going back home! Video is wobbly, my phone is new and I wasn't sure I was even recording so it's a miracle I got anything!
#germanspitz #dogsofbluesky #notpolitics
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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OK then... guess who doesn't venture outside the UK!

Brown Hare
Badger
Stoat
Little Owl
Raven
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Honey Badger
Manta ray
Lion
Badger
Crocodile
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Mongoose
Barracuda
Chamois
Dolphin
Badger
December 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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I rarely see clothes mentioned as microplastic polluters, probably profits outweigh people and planet every time and selling expensive clothes made out of cheap plastic is a financial winner. Perhaps those clothing companies will help get this going just in case people realise it's a huge problem.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Seeing as we're all doing this...

#youtuberecap #2025recap #notpolitics
A screenshot of Youtube's annual thoughts about my viewing on there. It reads "Curious Mind. You have a real thirst for knowledge, exploring everything from space to ancient mysteries! The top 3 categories they have listed are space exploration, ancient mysteries and Mythology.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Other half, flumps down into his chair, "Can we have a day without disasters for once?"

Me, 6 minutes later, "You know when you invoked the mystical words inviting the universe to come and fight you? Well, your meal isn't ready, the halogen oven just died".

Good times.
#badluck #temptingfate
An image of a creepy looking hooded figure holding an oil lamp in front of him in a dark and misty forest setting with the wording "Who hath summoned me?"
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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'INCREDIBLE CREATURE': Divers are left stunned after spotting a rare blue ribbon eel in the waters off Indonesia.
December 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Well, I'm old and this makes sense. Plus, the duck explanations are always great 🦆🐸 Still a good duck.
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#diplomaduck #explainedbyducks #aging #uplifting #notpolitics
Why every year feels shorter (explained by ducks)
YouTube video by diplomaduck
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November 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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New webcam of the seals at Blakeney Point, Norfolk here in the UK. Never seen one in real life (outside of sanctuaries) as I've only been to the coast in the warmer weather! They are starting to pup. www.youtube.com/live/Jh1kFGn...

#seals #greyseals #ukwildlife #nationaltrust
Blakeney Point Seal Camera - LIVE 2025 Get into the heart of England's largest grey seal colony
YouTube video by National Trust
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November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM