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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just had someone at the door “not selling anything” wanting to discuss the overhead electrical supply cable which crosses part of my property on its way to my neighbours’ house. Have also had several letters from a firm of solicitor re this. ⬇️

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Sunshine on raindrops on leaves on hostas. #garden

A photograph of sunlit raindrops on green vista leaves.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

@jlkaufmann.bsky.social Did you see Great British Menu - London & SE? There’s a Prawn Nativity!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

@madseno42.bsky.social In that time honoured tradition …. LHR-OSL-BGO

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Just been out in my dressing gown to ask next door’s tradesman to turn down the badly tuned radio he has blaring in the garden, audible in every room of my double glazed house. The noise from his actual work does not worry me in the slightest but I am NOT putting up with his radio all day.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

And this 🧵 ⬇️ is why I love the internet so much.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

First English asparagus of the year! Mmmmm, love it.

Picture shows a dinner plate with a blue rim. The cutlery resting on either side shows the diner has stopped eating in order to take the photo.
On the plate are - some green peas, a piece of baked salmon, several asparagus spears and some new potatoes, atop of which are two dollops of hollandaise sauce.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Ruddy Duolingo 🤬 As if the pesky owl and the constant exhortations to spend money weren’t sufficiently annoying, for the second time this week their app has crashed my tablet. Frozen solid and I can’t even force a close down. Will have to wait until battery empties. Again!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

@royal-mail.bsky.social Congratulations on your imaginative renaming of safe places parcels can be left. An “enclosed porch” is now, apparently, synonymous with in-between-wheelie-bins-in-the-pishing-rain. And your failure to insert the advice card thru my letter box helped immensely!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Mr Andreou wins the internet today

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

*All of the swear words* My heavily immunosuppressed husband has just tested + for Covid. But - quick response from hospital and he’ll start Paxlovid later today. Thank goodness for the NHS!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Had our own wee Burns Supper tonight, at the request of our wee Sassenachs. 5 y/o said the Selkirk Grace and his 7 y/o sister gave us Tae A Thistle and Red, Red Rose & we all sang 500 Miles. Neither were that enamoured with the haggis, neeps & tatties but we had fun. Appropriate napkins in use.

Picture shows printed version of The Selkirk Grace and a paper table napkin showing 6 Scots dialect words with their translations - glaikit, fouter, mauchit, shiver, dreich and gallus.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I do have sympathy for delivery drivers. They have a rough time; expected to meet unreasonable time targets & poorly paid. But I wish they’d ring the ruddy doorbell when they leave a parcel on my doorstep in the pishing rain! My sympathy wanes in ratio with the degree of soaking my item gets.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I spent a lot of ‘25 teaching myself to like yoghurt and now enjoy it - in its full fat Greek form, with sufficient seeds, nuts and fruit. This year, I will learn to like kiwi fruits. One day I will be a fully functioning adult.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

(UK centric) Please can you have a wee look at this, decide what you think, and let your MP know your feelings? Use the template & it takes less than a minute but you can use your own words if you’d rather.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

#RaiseTheAge Ask your MP to raise the social media age to 16. The PM said he’s considering an age limit on social media. The issue is live in Parliament right now, and your voice can genuinely influence what happens next. Template here ⬇️ smartphonefreechildhood.eaction.org.uk/raise-the-age

smartphonefreechildhood.eaction.org.uk

Email your MP about raising the social media age to 16

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Put my X a/c into cold storage a year ago. Have realised things won’t improve over there so I should deactivate and delete but the damn thing won’t let me and I just keep getting this Oops message. Does anyone know how I can rid myself of this excrescence?

Picture shows a screenshot of an error message on X - Oops, something went wrong. Please try again later.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Trying to get the Xmas decs down and stowed away - but it’s a sair fecht.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Got a lovely early Xmas present. Husband’s relapsed DLCBL has been kicked into remission, with NED on the scan, courtesy of CAR T Therapy and the wonderful team at OUH. Bless the NHS! I reckon this would’ve cost over $1 million in the US. Cost to us in the UK? Just our normal taxes etc.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Have reached the “Oh Fuc*it” stage of Pre-Xmas Panic Cleaning. That’ll just have to do. Maybe if I spray a bit more cleaning fluid around people will think everything’s actually clean.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We have low temperatures & sleety rain in NE Hants. Looks like the heating will be on most of the day, albeit as low as poss. I am somewhere between guilty and grateful that we are able to do this but me being cold won’t make anyone else warmer.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Anyone else having issues with their Amazon a/c? Been assured by them that my a/c is secure but someone else’s details showing up as billing address on invoice for recent orders.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Thinking of this man - and so many others. He was one of the lucky ones.

Photo shows a kilted young man in Gordon Highlanders uniform - taken shortly before he was sent to France.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Am struck by parallels between people’s behaviour around the 17th/18th C witch trials, and current levels of blame, hatred and lack of judicial process. People are being manipulated now, just as they ever were, and innocent people continue to suffer. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

podcasts.apple.com

What Started The Salem Witch Hunt? (Ep 1)

Podcast Episode · Journey Through Time · 21/10/2025 · 44m

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Local election here today Dragged myself out to support our Lib Dems, who do a great job at local level. Am feeling sh*t & ordinarily I’d have been confident my vote wasn’t needed but one of those FlagSha**ers was also standing. Am wondering if the Tory 3rd candidate will split some of the vote.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Barely into October and I’ve just had my first slice of Stollen. Not even embarrassed. Mince pies next, please.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

One can get Hot X Buns and strawberries all year round, and Xmas starts in July, but those precious few weeks of the greengage season are something I look forward to every year. I like seasonality, dammit. Anyone else have them stewed, on top of tapioca or sago for school lunch? Prefer them fresh!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I’ve never in my life been described as soignée Today’s very welcome rain has rendered me even less so My hair has frizzed itself to the point where it now resembles a dandelion clock which has stuck its finger in an electric socket The only nice thing about this is it reminds me of my Grandma

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Saw a post on FB earlier. Someone so extremely fed up of seeing/hearing Farage everywhere that he’s seriously considering moving to Clacton so he never has to see the f****r ever again. Fair point, well made.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

#wtaf #UK Just had our buildings and contents insurance renewal quote. The premium has gone up by 24%. They blame it on increases in costs of building materials & manpower - though the projected cost of rebuilding has only gone up by 4%. We haven’t made a claim in 25 yrs Time to look elsewhere.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Finally had the energy to tackle sundry annoying wee jobs, each of which required far more effort than end results showed. Broken curtain hooks replaced. Many, many things put away properly. Cushioning tape replaced down side of wardrobe door. I tell you, it doesn’t get more exciting than this!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

#showmeyourknits I’m used to using DPNs to knit top-down socks but this is my first try at using Addi CrasyTrio flexible DPNs. I like. Stitches split across 2 needles, using the third to knit onto etc. Pattern is by Winwick Mum, yarn is Opal Black Dragon 4 ply

Photo shows a half knitted sock and a ball of yarn - in shades of blue with subtle striping.
There are two flexi needles shown.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

It is nearly 22:00hrs and it’s 29°c everywhere in my stupid house

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Nasty, nasty accident M3 south, just after J3. Going to be stuck here for a long time. God knows why some people still haven’t switched off their engines. Rsoles

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

People who conduct phone conversations in public on speakerphone ….. #ComeTheDayOfTheGloriousRevolution

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The weather has cooled considerably and, despite one finger being a wee b*st*rd, I am having the loveliest day playing with fabrics, sitting at the sewing machine with all the doors and windows open.

Picture shows an oilcloth covered dining table, upon which heaps of fabric squares and rectangles are piled.
There is also a sewing machine and a printed set of instructions

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

It was a tad warm here yesterday, especially in my car. Cooled down to a mere 33° after a couple of miles, thank goodness. Feels just as hot today but I don’t have to go out. It’s over 27° indoors but the fan does help. A bit. #heatwave

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

My blissful day has been somewhat marred by trying to sort out my husband’s new phone and all associated apps and accounts from his old one. He’s opted not to keep the old no, for reasons, and it’s been a ruddy nightmare. ^head-desk-head-desk^

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Today’s definition of bliss: An indoor temperature of 21°c - and all the doors and windows wide open, airing the house after several days of stifling heat *sigh

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Noel’s Kiwi Adventure. It’s just occurred to me that he’s taking the piss and it’s one almighty prank.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Sitting here in bed with the windows open, drinking early morning coffee and listening to a cuckoo, some chattery magpies and an assortment of smaller birdies. I love this time of year.

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

V pleased Govt is rethinking Winter Fuel Payment eligibility! An easy delineation would be just don’t give it to households where 40% tax bracket applies to someone. And - levy prescription charges there too!

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AberdeenQuinie @aberdeenquinie.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#ShowMeYourKnits Finished - but unblocked This year’s pattern for Shetland Wool Week, designed by the Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers, the Aal Ower Toorie in Kaleyard colourway - yarn from Jamieson & Smith www.shetlandwoolweek.com/knitting-pat...

A hand knitted hat in stranded colourwork, showing a diamond pattern, mainly in shades of purple and yellow.
The top has a 9 pointed star where the stitch count has been reduced to form the crown.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Masks work. Lockdowns work. Vaccines work. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Ivermectin is for parasite-infested horses. Pass it on.

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