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Oh they are lovely. I hope you feel better soon xx

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12h

👋 Say hello to the stars of your new bank notes! After a public vote which saw over 2.5 million responses, the Bank of England have revealed the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, European hedgehog and buff-tailed bumblebee will appear on redesigned notes over the coming years.

A close-up of a puffin. A small bird with a black back, white front and brightly-coloured beak.

A hedgehog walks through a woodland floor at night

Two brown and white barn owls on a wooden perch

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 14h

Yes. I was looking for jumpers the other week. Nothing but black, grey or mud brown. I came home without.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 16h

Popped to M&S this morning for a winter coat. Do they think people my age only go to funerals? I want something bright and cheerful to make winter less gloomy.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you Mike. I hope you have a lovely day too x

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 19h

'From everything that man erects and builds in his urge for living nothing is in my eyes better and more valuable than bridges.' Ivo Andrić As the daughter- in-law of a bridge designer, I love this.

Burscough Bridge crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Burscough, West Lancashire. The photo shows a stone/concrete road bridge arch with a cobbled towpath alongside and historic canalside buildings nearby.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 19h

'Whenever a government feels the need of promising peace and prosperity to its citizens by means of a proclamation, it is time to be on guard and expect the opposite.' Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav (would now be Bosnian) novelist, poet and short story writer, born on this day in 1892.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 19h

365 Days of Positivity Day 282 Good morning. It's a dreary day and, the same is predicted for the weekend ahead, but I have many apples left from our trees so I think comfort baking will take place and reading with Chai lattés and fairy lights beneath snuggly blankets so all will be well.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thank you. My daughter is sending me the Welsh course she studied while at university in Bangor.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I think it's worth it Tessa. Ive only had flu once. I was ill for 3 weeks. Practicaly bed ridden for the first I never want it again. Have a lively evening xx

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Flu jab jabbed, now time to enjoy a quiet evening with my book and possibly catch up on an episode of Poirot. Feeling sleepy these days. Like my mum always said about herself, I'm sure I was meant to hibernate through the darker months.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Painting of the day - Fidelity by Briton Rivière, Lady Lever Art Gallery.

Painting of a young poacher and his faithful dog awaiting trial. The young man's face is hidden so the dog's compassion is the centre of the composition.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Trying a new soup for lunch. Complicated but hopefully nice.

Recipe book open at Potato and Bean soup.

Pan of potatoes, herbs, butter beans and stock simmering.

Chopped parley, basil, parmesam and olive oil dressing.

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Apparently, I now have my own QR code! Point your phone at it & it takes you to MY BOOK. No idea how. No mice inside. Disappointing. 🙄 Could you give it a little share & help more people discover me? The FC calls it word of mouth. I prefer word of MEOWTH. 😹🧡🐾

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Popped in to our local bookshop to pick up the Simon Armitage book I had on order, and left with two. They know me far too well.

Hardback copy of Gilgamesh a new verse translation by Simon Armitage
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Paperback copy of The Bayeux Tapestry a poetic retelling by Simon Armitage

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩‍🔬🔭🛰️🧪 ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A woman looking very cool in a 70's dress standing next to a massive pile of very thick books

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

365 Days of Positivity Day 281 Today, I get my flu jab. Having once had flu - ill for three weeks, practically bedridden for one, I am so grateful for this. Modern science can be pretty wonderful. Very grateful for this.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I was studying Welsh. There are mutations. For example Bangor can become Mangor or Fangor. It would change them but not say why so I had no idea a when to change. It also interchange North and South Welsh - eg Llaeth or llefrith for milk without telling me which was which. Hopeless.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I kept shouting at it "Why do I use mutations? Why is it Bangor, Fangor or Mangor and which do I use?" I had no idea whether to use llefrith or Llaeth for milk in North or South Wales 🤷‍♀️

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I hope it works for you. My daughter is passing on all her books and cds from the Welsh course she did whilst studying at Bangor.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm afraid I dont know. I hope someone on here can recommend something for you x

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I have given up on Duolingo too. I was so fed up. It maybe okay for revising a language you already know but not to learn a new one. My daughter is giving me the books and cds from the course she did when studying Welsh while at university in Wales. I hope you find something soon x

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Started 5 years ago and I still can't talk to people when I visit.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I've finally decided to give up on Duolingo. It's not great at teaching conversational Welsh and now I can't even get that owl off my back because, as you can see, it doesn't even record my lessons as I complete them. Been the same for over a week 🤷 Will find a proper Welsh study guide.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

365 Days of Positivity Day 280 Today I went for lunch to the garden centre with a friend. We giggled at the modern decorations. We are very much traditionalists, but each to their own.

Green tinsel dinosaur with Santa hat.
Green Tinsley Christmas tree with tiny baubles and star to the side.

Green tinsel dinosaurs with white scales on back, red tinsel tie and Santa hat

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Art dealer CJ Wertheimer felt that a picture of two beautiful young girls was worth far more than a picture of two beautiful young girls & an elderly matron so had Mrs Paine removed. In 1935, the Lady Lever Trustees restored the picture to Reynolds’s original composition.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is on display at Lady Lever Art Gallery. Apparently when Lever purchased the painting it had the title ‘Portraits of the Misses Paine’. Mrs Paine, who is seen on the left supervising her daughters at the piano, had been painted out of the picture.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Painting of the day - Mrs Paine and her Daughters by Joshua Reynolds

Oill painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds that depicts Charlotte Beaumont, wife of the prominent architect James Paine, supervising her two daughters at a piano or harpsichord.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Good idea. While the ground is still warm. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday x

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love Michaelmas daisies. Is the replanted rhubarb for next year?

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Walking home from church, the park has an autumnal feeling.

Fallen autumn leaves on the ground beneath the trees.

Horse chestnut shells (conkers cases) amongst the grass.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

'A woman who writes feels too much, those trances and portents! As if cycles and children and islands weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips and vegetables were never enough. She thinks she can warm the stars. A writer is essentially a spy. Dear love, I am that girl.' Anne Sexton, BOTD in 1928.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

'Look, what is done cannot be now amended: Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes, Which after-hours give leisure to repent. If I did take the kingdom from your sons, To make amends, I'll give it to your daughter.' Richard III #ShakespeareSunday

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I was decidedly grumpy yesterday. We went out for a meal and an exceptionally busy staff accidentally served me chicken curry instead of tofu curry. In the thick sauce I didn't notice till I took a bite and was quite upset. I nearly ruined a lovely evening but calmed down to enjoy the concert.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

365 Days of Positivity Day 277 Today I am grateful for my lovely husband who is always very patient with me, even when I'm a bit grumpy. I am very lucky to have him.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Fantastic. No support either. She did both halves herself. Chatted, played and sang. Superb.

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Rogier van der Weyden @rdeweyden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Kristin Hersh mid-story at the Philharmonic Music Room tonight.

A colour photo of a woman in a halter top and camouflage trousers sitting on a red chair with a light blue acoustic guitar on her lap. She is talking into a microphone on a stand in front of her. There are light-coloured rectangular panel's mounted vertically behind her.

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Janet @bookwormjan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Great night out at a Kristin Hersh concert tonight.

Kristin Hersh sitting, smiling playing guitar.

Kristin Hersh sitting leaning on guitar smiling.

Kristin Hersh sitting with guitar talking to audience.

Ticket for Kristin Hersh concert at Music Room

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