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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 27/09/2026

I made a cot insert to prevent my granddaughter's pacifiers from falling out of the cot.... So that she, and her parents, get a better night's sleep. Feeling proud as I'm not a good sewist😁

A baby's cot with a fabric insert rising up to partially cover the side bars

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 30/08/2026

Yet another reason to #deGoogle. This is what I get when I search for Lake Ontario (searching from Belgium). But don't let's forget EPSTEIN FILES / TRUMP IS A RAPIST PEDOPHILE

Screenshot from Google maps showing lake Ontario as Lake America

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 03/08/2026

So grateful that the vast majority of today's writers never read George Gissing's New Grub Street. There'd be no new books to read. Rereading yet again and it's as good as I remember. Thanks to @gutenberg.org

Cover of George Gissing's New Grub Street

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 05/07/2026

How have I gone my whole life without discovering the works of Dorothy Whipple? Currently reading They Were Sisters (1943). It's so well written, so quietly compelling and insightful. Published by Persephone Books.

Scene from the movie adaptation of Dorothy Whipple's They Were Sisters, showing Geoffrey standing over Charlotte

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 29/06/2026

Heatwaves cannot be 'solved' by installing more air conditioners. They just help create more heatwaves. A good fan can make a big difference. And yes, I know they don't actually make the air cooler, but they do make you feel cooler.

Ventilation fan. Picture shows Duux Whisper3 ultra-silent fan.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 17/06/2026

More than 29,000 years ago, a paleolithic man or woman crawled 100m underground and painted stunning horses, aurochs and mammoths, and their own handprints, by blowing ochre and manganese oxide through a hollow bone, by candle light. Awe doesn't begin to cover it

Paleolithic cave painting of horses at the Grotte de Pech Merle, France

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 02/06/2026

I just had fun writing an 88-word sentence at the end of one of my book reviews. Yes, editors (editors never really 'retire') are word-nerds! If you do spot a mistake, let's have a long and detailed discussion about it ;-)

Screenshot of a text that reads: AI DISCLAIMER — Let me take this opportunity to promise you that every word of this review, including this disclaimer, or any of my book reviews, is written by me, one character at a time, generated in my head and conveyed via my typing fingers to the page, without any input or assistance from, or defilement by, AI, notwithstanding the correct (or indeed incorrect) use of em or en dashes, commas or other punctuation, of long sentences and/or complex sentence structures, or short paragraphs, or the occasional use of esoteric words. Moreover, writing this disclaimer has taken an inordinate amount of time, not mere seconds, and if anyone can find a grammatical error herein, well, let that stand as proof of my assertion.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 01/06/2026

A single rose bush stretches 10 m from its trunk around the corner. The only 'fertiliser' it ever gets is the coffee grounds we dump under it every few days. It seems to like them.

Yellow and white roses across the façade of a redbrick house

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 20/04/2026

AI text checkers are NOT reliable! I ran a review I wrote yesterday - 100% me, in my words, my own style, very typically "me", untouched by AI. A checker tells me that my text was '96% likely' to have been written by AI. Bad enough writers are using AI, but even worse to be unjustly accused of it.

Screenshot of AI check claiming a text was ai generated.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 07/04/2026

Mail volumes have crashed everywhere, largely due to digitalisation. Obviously cost is an issue, but it's not about the price of a stamp: emails are 'free', instant, often more secure. The postal services that do ok are those switching to a good parcel delivery model.

Graph showing decline of mail volumes in Europe 2008-2023

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 06/04/2026

An advantage of a poor memory is the chance of rereading a once-loved novel and it's like reading it for the first time. Thoroughly enjoying Margaret Oliphant's Hester.

Cover of Hester by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant. Virago Modern Classics edition, showing two women in Victorian attire sitting on a sofa, one of them reading a book.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 25/03/2026

Odd subtitles to the hymn being sung for the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mulally

Screenshot of TV report on new Archbishop of Canterbury. Subtitles to hymn being sung by choir read "our bright and Grok searching on praise"

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 21/03/2026

"My damn parents 'disappeared' the mouse I gave them. That's gratitude for you."

Tabby cat sitting on a wooden floor, looking sad and grumpy

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 07/12/2025

I made this hooked strap to stop my cards sliding out of the phone wallet. Tried to buy one that looks better but doesn't seem to exist. If you're looking for an idea for something to make and sell, you're welcome! #invention #PhoneWalletCardSafetyStrap 😁

Inside of phone wallet containing slots with cards. Strap hooked to top and bottom over cards

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 07/12/2025

"Keep your hands off my chopped liver!" We're spoiling him rotten because otherwise he gets bored and brings mice home. Or miaows until we put him in a cardboard box and then swing it back and forth while crying "Wheeeeee!!! "Wheeeeee!!!"

Cat sitting up at a table with a dish of chopped meat in front of him.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 07/11/2025

This would be the look on my father's face if his young grandchildren were served food before him. "What about MEEEEE?"

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts while an attendee is helped after collapsing during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 31/10/2025

Loving thoughts to my brother who died of AIDS 30 years ago today, as fireworks lit the sky. "And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

Fireworks Image by Gerd Altman from Pixabay

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 17/09/2025

Today at 10pm on channel 4 (UK).

Screenshot from uk channel 4 schedule 17/9/25 'Trump vs truth'

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 17/09/2025

Ah, the famous "But you know me!" argument used by fascists everywhere

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 14/09/2025

I'm giving myself a present of couple of week of only reading 19th century novels, to escape all the awful. Currently reading J.S. Fletcher Dead Men's Money and Wilkie Collins Jezebel's Daughter. Excellent stories, well told. It's a breath of fresh air.

Cover of Jezebel’s Daughter by Wilkie Collins Read by Nicholas Boulton. Showing woman holding a small vial over a cup.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 25/08/2025

Revealing my true self: I really enjoyed Kpop Demon Hunters

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 14/08/2025

I recently acquired a book that is quite literally the best children's book I have ever read. The poems are a delight! Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)

Cover of Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz (Illustrator)

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 12/08/2025

I think Treasure Island, read c. age 8 or 9, awakened my love of classic literature. I still have it, almost 60 years later.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 21/06/2025

Three recent good reads I haven't had time to review yet: ; Kill Them with Kindness - @willcarver.bsky.social; Actually, I'm a Murderer - Terry Deary and The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair - Mackenzie Common. Enjoy!

Book titles: Kill Them with Kindness - @willcarver.bsky.social; Actually, I'm a Murderer - Terry Deary and The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair - Mackenzie Common. Enjoy!

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 18/05/2025

Another bigot to add to your blocklist (writes and shares anti-trans posts including "Trans women are not women"). Blocking

Account of anti-trans bigot @ji-official.bsky.social

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 17/04/2025

Women are at significant risk of violence all their lives, but apparently there's now a need for laws to stop trans women from sharing the same rights I enjoy in case trans women might endanger me. Insane fra.europa.eu/en/content/e... #TransRights apnews.com/article/uk-s...

Screenshot of findings from the EU gender-based violence survey

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 15/04/2025

Somebody came up with the most insane 'design' for a HOSPITAL floor in Brussels 😱

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 12/04/2025

Even the cats are on edge

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 13/02/2025

I posted a review about it and Google sent me an email saying my review was deleted because it was 'political'

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 12/02/2025

So #google changes information in their products for political reasons, but reviews aren't allowed if the content is 'political'? Fucking hypocrites.

Screenshot of Google email saying 'political' negative review was removed

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 11/02/2025

Evil Google has gone full maga

Google maps screenshot showing 'Gulf of America' in parentheses after 'Gulf of Mexico'

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 11/02/2025

WTF, it's true! This is living hell!

Screenshot Google maps where 'Gulf of America' is added in parentheses after 'Gulf of Mexico

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 01/02/2025

One to add to blocklists

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 26/01/2025

The number of book covers featuring a woman in a red coat (usually seen from behind) is TOO HIGH. Thoughts? 📚💙

Collage of book covers all showing a woman wearing a red coat. Books shown were or will be published in 2025.

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 23/01/2025

HOW TO DELETE YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. Before you delete, first deactivate it. It provides a field to explain why (you don't see this field when you just delete). See image. Then go back and delete.

Showing reason for leaving Facebook, saying 'I fucking hate that fascist Zuckerberg'

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 21/01/2025

The French have a name, 'collabo', for people who condone or collaborate with the enemy in time of war. It oozes loathing, in a way that 'collaborator' just doesn't capture. If you are still on X after the salute, then I call 'collabo'.

Waffen-SS volunteers from Denmark. Source: Wikipedia Free Corps Denmark

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 19/01/2025

Currently reading The House with Nine Locks. Absolutely enthralling. @philipgraybooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social Full review soon. #Books 💙📚

Cover image The House with Nine Locks by Philip Gray

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 12/12/2024

Currently reading and enjoying the latest Faith Martin... The Last Word is Death 📚💙

Cover of novel by Faith Martin, The Last Word is Death

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 10/12/2024

This is its 4th attempt at listing cities in Europe with the letter p in third position in its name. I love the "technically"....

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fiona brichaut @beledit.com · 07/12/2024

Meet Joe. He disapproves of imposters.

Tabby cat looking at a black cat figurine.

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