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Carol Ann

@carolann.bsky.social
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Ex-academic. Ex-engineer. I like opera, theatre, live music, art. Mathematics and science interest me. I read a lot, nowadays, knit a bit, and go out less than I would like to. Random posts, no theme.

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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 3h
#Keywords > 3 October 2026 🎉 I found all 5 words - perfectly! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 2 🔥 Play streak 51 I do love getting the flashy rainbow
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 3h
#TodayI’mWearing the heavy black denim skirt that has been in storage since March
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a black skirt and a striped top

Photo of a navy and white not-quite-Breton striped t shirt with three-quarter sleeves and lace edgings to the sleeves and hem

Photo of a heavy black denim maxi skirt. The skirt is very full and has sewn down pleats from waist to hip
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 21h
Really irritating that the StoryGraph refuses to accept that this is the cover image of this edition of this book
Paperback book: DeathWorld 1 by Harry Harrison. Cover art is a spiky graphic black and white flying insectoidal thing against a bright blue background
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#TodayI’mWearing stripy barrel leg jeans
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing blue striped jeans and a navy t shirt 

Photo of a boat necked navy t shirt with three quarter length sleeves 

Photo of a pair of barrel legged jeans in a mid blue denim with a white jacquard stripe
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Toad and a hole for dinner
Plate of chipolata sausages, caramelised onions and a Yorkshire pudding
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 1st 2026 (Tricky), in less than 13 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everything I wore in September. Only two items from this month are being chucked out: the t-shirt I wore on the 26th (too short and the sleeves are tighter than I like); the half and half leopard dress I wore on the 28th (the elastic inside the waist has started breaking up and is prickly)
Calendar collage of all the outfits I wore in September
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pinch punch #TodayI’mWearing black
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a black dress 

Photo of a black, long-sleeved midi dress with a fine ribbed jersey top and a poplin skirt
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just blocked Julie
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Colorful Strands Bonus September 30, 2026 “About face” 💡🤪☺️😉 💡😩🫠💡 🥴💙
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Books read in September. Of these, I would recommend Wide Sargasso Sea if, like me, you never really liked Mr Rochester, and A Case Of Life And Limb for a new type of detective
Collage of book covers from the StoryGraph 

The Killing Stones (Ann Cleeves)—contemporary crime fiction featuring Jimmy Perez

In This House of Brede (Rumer Godden)—historical literary fiction set in a Benedictine convent

London Falling (Patrick Radden Keefe)—non-fictional investigation into a mysterious death

Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)—historical literary fictional account of the life of the first wife of Charlotte Bronte’s Rochester

The Killer’s Mark (M W Craven)—contemporary crime fiction featuring Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw

A Case Of Life And Limb (Sally Smith)—historical crime fiction set in the Inns of Court Inner Temple and featuring Gabriel Ward KC
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The weather has swung round to warm again, so #TodayI’mWearing this frock
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 30th 2026 (Medium), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, I am not sneering at a Jamie recipe. Camembert rice looks really nice
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 29th 2026 (Medium), in 04:47 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Keywords > 29 September 2026 🎉 I found all 5 words - perfectly! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 1 🔥 Play streak 47
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing my denim culottes again, with a slightly flouncy maroon gingham shirt. I’m getting a lot of wear out of these culottes
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing blue trousers and a maroon gingham shirt 

Photo of a cotton shirt in a tiny maroon gingham. The shirt has three rows of shirring across the body, giving it a peplum effect

Photo of a pair of mid blue denim culottes
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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · 01/02/2026
Werner Heisenberg got lost every time he checked his speedometer
Another one for my series of comics on Theoretical Physicists . This one is an EPICALLY niche joke about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. 

An illustration of Werner Heisenberg driving a 1930s style car down a German street

Text reads:
Werner Heisenberg got lost every time he checked his speedometer

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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Strands #939 “A form of art” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing a dress I last wore back in March
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a dress with a black top and a leopard print skirt 

Photo of a midi dress with a black ribbed jersey top and a leopard print poplin skirt
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 28th 2026 (Easy), in 04:26 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
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I got Genius!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing an old long-sleeved dress in a colour that is surprisingly “in” for this year
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a brown dress 

Photo of a chocolatey brown dress with a ribbed jersey top and a poplin skirt
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#SundayPixSolitude My brother’s lockdown birthday barbecue. All the guests were in their own bubbles, and we chatted over Zoom. My bubble was very small
A garden table with the last bits of a chicken skewer and a glass of something red (alcohol free Shiraz, probably). In the background a small disposable barbecue is sitting on a chiminea base. 

Yes, I am the person who takes a book to a party
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#SundayPixSolitude Bit of art: Rapunzel by David Hockney
“The Tower Had One Window”
Etching and aquatint by David Hockney, part of the Reframed:The Woman in the Window exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery

The work shows a tall narrow tower with a single window. Rapunzel’s hair falls out of the window like a waterfall. Nothing else of her can be seen
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you see this, post some cats
Ginger cat among plant pots , drawn on iPad Brindle cat next to a vase of flowers, drawn on iPad
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing stripes again (Beware women’s Levi’s t shirts–they are on the skinny side)
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a striped top and blue trousers 

Photo of a skinny long sleeved t shirt in a mainly blue narrow horizontal stripe

Photo of a pair of mid blue denim culottes
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Is there any point in keeping a spurtle if the only porridge maker in the house won’t use it?
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
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I got Queen Bee!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Woke up really cold this morning, so #TodayI’mWearing a jumper over my dress
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a striped jumper over a blue dress 

Photo of a blue and white striped cotton jumper with three quarter length sleeves and buttons up the back

Blue denim midi dress with short sleeves and a tie front bodice
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s still quite warm, so #TodayI’mWearing a short sleeved linen jumper with denim culottes
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing an orange jumper and blue trousers 

Photo of a short sleeved linen jumper in a burnt orange colour. The jumper has a v neck and a fringed hem

Photo of a pair of mid blue denim culottes
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Colorful Strands Bonus September 23, 2026 “A tinge of sadness” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing one of the few short sleeved frocks I’ve kept out of winter storage in case of warmer days
Fashion drawing of a woman wearing a blue check dress 

Photo of a dark blue/teal check cotton maxi dress. The dress is short sleeved, tiered, and has a v neck and pockets. The check pattern is more like a plaid than a gingham
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Doing the seasonal clothes changeover. So many t shirts
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Two days before Christmas in 2022, daughter accidentally put a chair leg through the glass door of a cabinet. Today, we finally got around to reglazing the door
Glass footed cabinet full of mostly China and glass bits and pieces. The right hand door is missing its pane of glassPlastic container full of the many shards of glass that a cupboard door pane shatters intoNewly re glazed cupboard door. (Actually with a sheet of Perspex™️, because neither of us can trust ourselves to handle actual glass). It looks so clear and shiny it could actually not be there at all
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing this dress again
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 22nd 2026 (Medium), in less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 21st 2026 (Easy), in 03:52 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 cluesbysam.com
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing this dress again. Might put a jumper on later
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing my blue dress and cardigan again. This is another outfit so old it got sketched pre-pandemic
Left and right: two fashion sketches in different styles, both of the same outfit, a blue dress and a lighter blue cardigan

Centre: a woman wearing the actual blue dress and cardigan shown in the two sketches
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#SundayPixAutumn October Docs
A pair of black Doc Martens lace-up brogues, with the brogueing in a candy skull pattern
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#SundayPixAutumn I make no excuses for my interest in fashion
A favourite autumn outfit: a rusty orange corduroy dress; a pair of Docs in several shades of brown; a little silk leopard print scarf in the shape of an actual leopard; a pair of amber and marcasite earrings
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#SundayPixAutumn Pumpkin cake. A dairy-free alternative to that famous coffee-shop’s one
Pumpkin cake. Better than the Starbucks one

Made from this recipe:

https://www.tumblr.com/doctorbillycooks/631836329673654272/pumpkin-cake
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#SundayPixAutumn My most arty display of pumpkins ever. I don’t have enough space on the worktop for this kind of stuff now
Corner of a worktop in a white kitchen, with a display of autumn produce. There is a pale yellow ghost pumpkin, a pale green Crown Prince pumpkin, a bright orange onion squash, a string of garlic bulbs and a bunch of fresh bay leaves
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I will be very disappointed if they don’t replace the Clauditorium with the Josh Pit #strictly
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Interesting twist, but have we got to go through all that again? And again? #strictly
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#TodayI’mWearing a really old yellow frock. This one is so old that I made a sketch of it when I first started recording what I had in my wardrobe, years ago. I used to draw myself as I was in my minds eye. I’m a bit more realistic nowadays
Two fashion drawings of a woman wearing a yellow gingham dress. Left: today’s sketch
Right: a sketch from several years ago

Photo of an ochre-yellow and black cotton gingham dress. It is tiered, with pockets and elbow length sleeves. The bodice is pintucked, and the sleeves have a frilled hem. The neckline, sleeves and skirt tiers are trimmed with black velvet
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Xanderl @xanderl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I am singing all the notes from Mmm Bop, just not necessarily in the right order!" #totp
Morecambe and Wise and Andre Previn
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Kedgerish for dinner
A plate of deconstructed kedgeree: seasoned rice, hard boiled egg and smoked haddock
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Carol Ann @carolann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I feel this is good news
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