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ADHD advocate. Kidney donor ditto. Perhaps they're connected. Old person.

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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Name your ear-worm. Unplesant name, but mine today is Ravel's Bolero interspersed with Charles Aznavour singing "She". I haven't heard either of those lately, so it's very annoying on every level.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Listening to #AnyQuestions on #R4. Not sure I understand why we should be aiming at free care like the NHS for the elderly. It's assuming we can double the size of the NHS to give us oldies free care. I'm old. I have no money, but it's not the remit of any government to look after me, is it?
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The #Fairford men are being released on bail. That'll work.....
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I went from UK for Marseille to buy a lemon zester. Returned to find that (a) several friends had the same model and (b) it's on eBay for 10th of the price. Also, it's made in USA and assembled in Mexico! I need therapy, obviously, especially as I'm a lousy cook...
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Going on #Queen#Anne next week,where I will do an art class.How on earth do they start?I haven't got a clue about #painting/drawing and can't draw the vaguest shape or map or anything.I'm not going to withdraw,but I suspect my attempts will be laughable, which might be a result,on second thoughts.
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Also (should you wonder), I have sold a couple of redrawn installments of I Should Like You To Astonish Me To Death, so - if you see one you'd like to own, let me know, and I'll redraw any of them for you :)
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ItIsStevenRhodes @400footghost.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
There are going to be lots of these cartoons because I'm really enjoying doing them. I don't often ask, but if you wouldn't mind reposting ones you really enjoy sometimes? I'd like them to either amuse or baffle *lots* of people :)
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#Cunard - how do I find out what time QA docks in So'ton on 6 Sept? The itinerary on the website is not helpful and I've even tried AI, to no avail. My lift would like to know, oviously.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Couldn't access #bsky via laptop. There were "issues". Was it just #UK? Scary..
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#caturday Suppose if I lie here, I won't miss any uneaten food. Is this a hygiene problem? Do I care?
Cairo the cat lying in the door of the dishwasher.
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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He didn’t change. They did.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just watched a documentary on Hitler's beginnings. Amazing similarities to a dictator near you.. the script was identical.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I've just read that the #SS #Sir #Richard #Montgomery in the Thames Esturary is to have its masts removed. There are 2 reasons not to do this. The ordnance on board is probably still live and secondly the masts act as a marker. The ship is on a sandbank anyway, so nothing can sail over it.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
@adhdjesse.com #ADHD Does anyone,anywhere (I'm UK) have a site that caters for the unfortunate victims of ADHD for my husband to talk to/join/read about? I am ok with having it,but he does the head-in-hands, frustration thing which doesn't help either of us. I'm 79, diagnosed at about 76, for info.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
@andyburnham.bsky.social Well done! Don't forget Larry now you're PM....
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Where was #Larry at #no.10 this morning? We should be told.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sitting with the doors open on to the garden and I've had wren coughing in my ear for hours....I'm trying really hard not to hate it. I think she's talking to her children in the ex-bluetit box.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I experience a strange pleasure from clicking on any of the "like" etc buttons and taking it to the next level, i.e. 399-400. Pathetic, I suspect.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Just had a cataract removed. Was sooo scared but even though they wouldn't sedate me I genuinely didn't feel it. Trick is to stop the doc. talking about it! Will now see youTube to see what happened.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What on earth has happened to #BBC #Sounds? Suddenly it's #Audio and is completely un-navigable. I just want to listen to R4 while doing other stuff on the laptop, as usual. Any ideas, anyone?
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@childlessbychoice.bsky.social Have you seen the BBC site where you are mentioned today? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... As usual, no mention of those of us who don't actually like children! Not sure why they're frightened of offending anyone. You can be a good person and not like some things....
bbc.co.uk
Why more and more women are choosing to be childfree
From financial constraints to worries about the environment, women tell the BBC why they do not want kids.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Cairo loves being hoovered or whatever we have to call it now....sorry, not very good at editing videos.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
My husband, age 78, and never having mentioned football, has decided to watch a football match tonight. He even knows the name of the English manager. Does anyone know a good divorce lawyer in UK?
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
What has #Weymouth done to get another huge ship parked in the bay ? We had loads of cruise ships during Covid, then the barge thing with the refugees....is it the Dorset scenery?
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Me............you've lost weight Other.........yes, they've closed the M25. ???
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
#Dams I read an article about this and was very excited to see something positive about the world,for once. Can't remember where I saw it now, but here is a link to info on the subject.Thousands of miles of rivers worldwide are coming back to do their thing and make life better for all damremoval.eu
damremoval.eu
Home - Dam Removal Europe
Many dams in European rivers are old, abandoned and out of use. Together we can locate and remove them. Do you want to remove a dam? We can help!
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Videoing silent thunderstorm over Dorset. Shame about the boring bits in between flashes.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I can't explain why, but this photograph of an unknown man, taken in Split, Croatia a few years ago is my favourite of thousands accumulated over the years. Does anyone know how to import sound files? I'd like to add a nightingale I recorded the same week.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Random sleeplessness. Couldn't sleep due to lump in pillow. Eventually found my long-lost radiator key under my ear. No idea how it got there.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This, people, is a quiche lorraine. I'm a lousy cook and I only had filo pastry, so improvised with a book. It looks awful, so if this my last post, think only this of me...
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Dorset sky. I paid extra for the layout of the clouds.... That's #Marcus #Aurelius in the foreground, obviously.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Beware locking your sim card. I tried, couldn't unlock it and have had a 25 mile round-trip to the shop for them to fix it. We should all (by which I mean I should) keep notes of PUK numbers, iemi nos. etc on PAPER!
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 17/04/2026
🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...
Vibrant street art in Limerick, Ireland. A standard street bollard is painted as a bright blue octopus head, with its tentacles sprawled playfully across the pavement for a local scavenger hunt.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
@gretellemaitre.bsky.social Met my 1st husband there; he was a cadet and the 2nd one was a lecturer there. Both Yorkshiremen. You can't have everything!
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Putting aside, for the moment, heating oil, Brent Crude etc., what about Vaseline, shampoo, washing up liquid, and loads of other stuff I can't remember. This lists 6,000 everyday products. badassworkgear.com/list-of-prod...
badassworkgear.com
The Definitive List of 365 Products Made from Oil / Petroleum | Bad Ass Work Gear
Over 6000 products are made from oil. We've put together the biggest list of products made from oil on the internet, just for you.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Even the BBC is saying "nukuler". Why???
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@normandy661944.bsky.social Forgot the picture!
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@lydiajane13.bsky.social Here's my father's (born 1909) thing which lives in my kitchen. I think it's the last Halifax - I said it was Buttercup, but it's Dandelion. The paper is damaged at the top. Slightly out of Focus suggested you might be interested. He designed them.
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Queen BUMBLEBEES - HELP THEM OUT! A vital thread concerning bumblebee queens at this time of year! Please #repost. Likes are nice but #shares impact! EVERY QUEEN BUMBLEBEE THAT SURVIVES GETS TO ESTABLISH A NEST which otherwise would not happen. Let me explain. 1/11 #bees #love #nature #bumblebees
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Bumblebees don’t understand glass - they get confused and trapped and exhausted. And they die. Likewise with polytunnel plastic. So if you see or hear a #bumblebee buzzing and banging against a window in your house SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP - AND QUICKLY! She’s in trouble. Big trouble! 2/11 #bees
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
So you need to act fast. Don’t leave her suffer while you do something else (with good intentions to get to her at some stage - which you might forget). Why? Bumblebees, even with a full stomach, have about 40 minutes of ‘energy’ in them before… 3/11 #bees #bumblebees #nature #worldbeesanctuary
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
…they need to refuel with nectar. If she spends 30 minutes frantically flying against your window that doesn’t leave much in the tank! So that small kind act of simply walking over and helping her out makes a huge difference. Likewise in your polytunnel or glasshouse… 4/11 #bees #bumblebees
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
…bees pollinate much of your food/flowers so the least you can do is to spend a few minutes at the end of the day making sure any trapped #bees are helped out. This is even more important at this time of year as it is predominantly #bumblebee queens that are on the wing. 5/11 #food #flowers
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
..foraging trips then this first brood of eggs may perish and the colony fail. IF SHE DIES THE COLONY FAILS. So just a small bit of #awareness, #vigilance and timely #effort by you could #save a queen bee. Save a colony. Think about this: If the queen you save founds and… 7/11 #bees #nature
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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
When helping her out always be careful and patient. If the window doesn’t open you can use a glass/piece of card to gently catch her. In polytunnels a kid’s fishing net or butterfly net is great and grow flowers she likes just outside the doors to attract her back outside. 9/11 #bees #rescue #help
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
@markscheflen.bsky.social Hello, I love your photography. Do you have an insanely expensive long lens? I have a Canon 450D and the longest lens is 70-300, which is rubbish. Not very technical, sorry. I suspect I could find something on eBay if I knew what I was looking for...
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Silver fossilised Ringstead Bay oyster shells (Deltoideum) from Dorset beach. One theory is that they were flattened by pressure of the mud/sand that they died in. They sit by the woodburner, looking cool.
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Duchess @countrylady.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I've seen that UK's main supplier of oil is USA. If this so, does that make the current catastrophe less of a problem for us? Trump doesn't mind about the Strait, as he selfishly dismisses other people's suffering.
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