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Friday night relaxation at the German baths with @columnist.bsky.social and @afteriwasdead.bsky.social . Dr Styles reluctantly took a cheesy photo with promises of photoshopping in #baloobear — a classic if I do say so myself !

Family photo at German baths
#baloobear photoshopped in as he is at camp!

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James Dalrymple @jamesewand.bsky.social · 22h

Call for Papers for a conference at Université Grenoble Alpes, 12-14 Oct 2027 Climate Fiction(s): Narratives of the Anthropocene in Anglophone Literature and Visual Arts Spread the word! #AcademicSky, #HigherEd, #academia, #research climatefictions.sciencesconf.org

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Climate Fiction(s): Narratives of the Anthropocene in Anglophone Literature and Visual Arts - Sciencesconf.org

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 08/10/2026

So tonight I yoke the recommendation of a restaurant I live and went to a new-to-me sushi restaurant and it was awesome. Except for one thing: a group of fellow diners.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026

So new orthotics today did as I expected. Made my legs sore. Maybe 7,000 steps in them. I told them I was going all in not being moderate. I may regret that choice.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026

Sample of the glorious October day on the outskirts of London

Train tracks at Egham
Glorious blue skies

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026

Sunshine in the UK today! Fast trip to sort out my orthotics with a clinic visit to Surrey. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 #charcotmarietooth #cmt1a

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

*PUPDATE* Baloo watched Isle of Dogs for the first time and was entranced.

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The legendary cheese feuilletés of @donnad.eurosky.social

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

*PUPDATE* MY BEAUTIFUL BOY had a very special day today…updates to follow… @kitten.eurosky.social @donnad.eurosky.social

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

*PUPDATE* Baloo has been officially blessed (!) (along with many other dogs, cats etc) as part of the saint’s day celebrations for St Francis of Assissi. This was v v touching. Very many thanks to @kitten.eurosky.social for inviting us along.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 04/02/2026

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10

a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Awake. Better sleep than yesterday. So already starting the day well.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

After what feels like years of house guests and visitors to Paris, and falling woefully behind on general dealing with books and papers, I am proud to report that in the last few weeks I’ve made significant progress in filing and clearing. There are rewards I’ve promised myself at the end…

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TOMATO GARLIC PARSLEY CROSTINI

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Pupdate: Baloo’s first raw bone!

Guys. I’m not quite sure what to do with this.

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This afternoon I shall be mostly cooking — Crostini tbc — Cote de bœuf (reverse sear) — Feta, pea and lettuce salad — Pommes à la Styles — Fig tart de @donnad.eurosky.social

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

PUPDATE : Baloo and @columnist.bsky.social , dog dinner date. Baloo graduated to a larger collar today! (Almost 9 months old!)

Saturday evening near Paris. Perfect evening for a dog dinner date. Baloo the Korthals Griffon, almost 9 months, sitting nicely at a bistrot table outside. Columnist about to enjoy a carafe of white wine.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

Checked I was fully registered for postal voting. I guess Florida reset the choices, even though I did this check earlier this year. Had to register **again** for a mail in ballot. Check once. Check twice. Check often.

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In the most exciting news of the day, I will be giving a paper on Indeterminacy, Metaphor and Intermediality (!) on October 7 at a conference at the University of Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse. All very welcome! perceptionandintermedialityconference.blogspot.com/p/programme....

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Colloque International // International Conference Perception et intermédialité dans l’art et la littérature anglophones de la Renaiss...

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

To this we say: “Mirror. Face.”

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

I can certify this @columnist.bsky.social post to be 💯 true. Pictured here with Guy Savoy who accepted the “you are my long lost friend” with grace.

The legendary Guy Savoy with The Columnist

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

“A tree that falls makes more noise than those which grow…” ~ Guy Savoy quoting a French proverb (when discussing the changes in the French restaurant scene)

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026

Feeling distinctly Ick today. A cold? But from whom? 🤧

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

* PUPDATE * Baloo (now generally known as Boo) having an amazing time at dog camp.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026

Omg I got sucked into SeLoger this morning, daydreaming about future apartment pied-à-terre… The amount of AI overlay on the rooms is gross. How do you even know what you are looking at?!

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026

Here’s to twice yearly dentist visits! ❤️ 🦷

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Emoji Aquarium @emojiaquarium.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

Woken up this morning to #baloobear vomiting up stick remnants. Then he decided it was playtime at 5:30am. With sleep disturbed, I did morning yoga for the first time in years - it used to be a regular part of my day. I guess if it takes a vomiting dog to rediscover good habits, it’s worth it?

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

*PUPDATE* Out for lunch with Baloo who is on sparkling form

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Emoji Aquarium @emojiaquarium.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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Brian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026

Watching 9 to 5 I now understand that when I watched this, age 10, it seeded a life of no fucks to give. Thank you Dolly, Lily, and Jane!

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026

I had broken sleep last night which found me down a rabbit hole reading about the Nepal disaster. I stumbled on @michaelemann.bsky.social’s paper on the Himalayas & climate change. Disappearance of freshwater stacks even with moderate policies? A horrifying read. www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...

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Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060 | Penn State University

The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “water tower” of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream. New research led by scientists at Penn State, Tsinghua University and the ...

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

PUPDATE (lookalike edition) Tongues out! Baloo v Gene! Just gimme a kiss!

#baloobear age 8 months

A tongues out lookalike challenge versus Gene Simmons

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

*PUPDATE* As an act of public service @donnad.eurosky.social has made an instagram site for Baloo Bear, for anyone who might be interested… www.instagram.com/bearballoo?i...

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

And so yesterday’s bad day transformed overnight to a colossally bad day for today. As the French say, “un vrai cata”… send uplifting photos please.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026

Crap. Could today get worse? Rest in Peace Dolly Parton.

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026

I have somewhat succeeded in my to do list today. Somewhat. I give myself one more hour to put things to right! Then it becomes next week’s to-do list…

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026

PUPDATE (lookalike edition) Baloo Dylan ? HT @parallelmotion.bsky.social