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@femlfm.bsky.social hi Lisa 👋 I know it's been ages. I can't believe it's taken this long to get back to some some semblance of normal functionality, including two more spells in hospital. Please brace yourself for a resumption of diplomatic relations.i want my lovely friend back!

@andertoon.bsky.social

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@femlfm.bsky.social Hi Lisa. Just a little update in case you thought I'd died on you. They've prescribed me an opioid for pain relief, which turns out to disagree with me violently and colourfully. So the advice was right: kids, don't mess with hard drugs...😧

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

@femlfm.bsky.social You might need to look this up (I did): Crystal arthropathy. It's what I've been diagnosed with and it's kept me from being as sociable as I'd like for months and I'm missing our language chats. Here's some Susie wisdom. To my gradual return! 🥂

Brexit ‘no mates’ Britain still sitting in a sulk outside the room because yet another prime minister doesn’t have the courage to say how geopolitically insane and economically illiterate this is. Or admit the lies they’ve all told about immigration and freedom of movement. What failure.

Nobody seems to get this. It's from the 1970s Andre Previn: You're playing all the wrong notes! Eric( hoisting Previn up by the lapels): No. I am playing all the right notes. But not necessarily in the right order!

Eric Morecambe would approve. Wordle 1,783 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

"I am a warrior in the time of women warriors; the longing for justice is the sword I carry."🗡️⚖️ -Sonja Johnson #WomensHistoryMonth

@femlfm.bsky.social Happy International Women's day! 😊

@mattmcneilshow.bsky.social @boxdonkey17.bsky.social @itistherealjas.bsky.social @gigialexander123.bsky.social @clarkpowers.bsky.social @thepurplebauer.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @bluthrunthru.bsky.social @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social

Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign has the refrain " If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all". Looking at the papers lately, does anyone else feel like replacing "luck" with "news" throughout? 🤔🙄

Great cover page by @privateeyenews.bsky.social

I got savaged by a puppy today on the way home from the shops. It was a tiny black smudge on the end of a 30ft extendable lead. After a brief hump of my shin it ran around me until my legs were tied together with its lead. It's owner had to run around me in the opposite direction to free me! 🥰

Happy Christmas everybody! 🎄 🥳 🎉 🎊 🥂

@antonyhopkins.bsky.social Conservatory now. Note elegant antique fairy

@antonyhopkins.bsky.social Yo, amusing dogs aside, can I urge you to persevere with Supergirl? I've just seen the last ever episode with a feeling of satisfaction and beautiful closure. But there are some frustrating earlier episodes where they make a pickle of the Multiverse. It's worth the effort!

Good one 👇🏼

@wrenkh.bsky.social Hello Wren 👋 Don't I know you from several lifetimes ago on the platform formerly known as Twitter? 🤔

Washington Monument in D.C. from my visit in April. Figured I better visit again before Trump has it knocked down. I mean, anything is possible...

@femlfm.bsky.social Yo, I don't like to brag* but I'm going to see the wonderful Susie Dent at a wordy event in Wimbledon tomorrow. Confidently expecting to learn things! Will report. *You know it's a lie, don'tcha

When it comes to a choice between cock-up and con­spir­acy, most MPs nat­ur­ally grav­it­ate to con­spir­acy. So much more excit­ing. Life’s too dull when it’s just some unelec­ted appar­at­chik doing a job badly. -John Crace on the China Spies imbroglio

Good morning and Happy Thursday 👋 If you are a #NeverTrumper let’s see your hands 👋 and let’s make more friends. I need names for a starter pack comment starter if you want to be listed. Have an awesome day. ❤️☮️ Repost

In Which Nadine Amuses a Dragon and Makes Autumn Happen

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

Using up the odds and ends of the chocolate stash in the house before I buy more. There is a box of After Eights that must date from Christmas. Did you know that a serving, according to the box, is two? Did anyone, ever?

@femlfm.bsky.social I can confidently recommend @susiedent.com ,though, whom I pretty much worship. She knows everything and more about words and has a series on YouTube about swearing, all enunciated perfectly like your fucking lady. You think: Does she kiss her mother with that mouth? 🥂 🇫🇷 💙

Hands up who's sad about Terry Reid's death. ✋😥

Tesco takes more from you than it costs for Asylum Seekers, and the Banks take more in 2 weeks than Asylum Seekers cost in an entire year. But of course, there is absolute silence about that.

I really don't think attacks onA&E staff are funny. But I couldn't help smiling at this juxtaposition of headline and picture. I mean, fancy that pelican following her all the way to the park to vent its spleen!

Sad news. Why does the BBC struggle so much to put on a decent book show?

Happy #InternationalCatDay to all who celebrate! 💙 #ProudBlue Caturday

My cartoon for this weekend’s @theguardian.com books.