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Donna D

@donnad.eurosky.social
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🇺🇸~🇯🇵~🇺🇸~🇬🇧~🇫🇷 Hawaiian-at-heart Energy. France (Paris / Finistère), food, wine, Baloo the Puppy, health & balance, gardening, outdoors #paris #france #cmt1a #ehlersdanlos AKA @donna_de where underscores are recognised

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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 6h
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 · 14h
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 · 18h
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 · 30/09/2026
Friend or Pho ? By @columnist.bsky.social
A bowl of beef soup with somen noodles. Coriander and mint. Stock made with star anise and cinnamon. Delicious.
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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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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Unbelievable
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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 · 24/09/2026
Sprocket & Baloo are definitely related. cc @bryb.bsky.social @columnist.bsky.social
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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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Chris Drew @mesnilman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Une excellente compilation des hits des Rita Mitsouko RIP Catherine youtu.be/bfAfYwYHFf4?...
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Catherine Ringer : la compilation de 4 tubes inoubliables des Rita Mitsouko ❤️ | INA Chansons
YouTube video by INA Chansons
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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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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026
Light meal by @columnist.bsky.social
A plate of roasted potatoes, green beans, duck breast, and balsamic figs
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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
Baloo, an almost 8 month old Korthals Griffon. Wearing sunglasses. Side by side with a shaggy haired young Bob Dylan. 

We make these memes to bring a smile to your timeline.
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026
Midday. But yeah.
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026
Bluesky. Home of the coward. Post tripe. Get called out. Block.
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026
PUPDATE (album cover edition): Baloos Brothers « They’re on a mission from dog » HT @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social @thomasv.bsky.social @ubfriccardo.bsky.social
Blues Brothers with a sneaky appearance from Baloo, now called Baloos Brothers

Baloo is an almost 8 months old old Korthals Griffon. 

We create these memes to brighten up your timeline
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 21/08/2026
PUPDATE (lookalike edition) John Tom or Baloo ? @columnist.bsky.social
A silly series of memes of lookalikes to bring fun to your timeline. 

Baloo Bear, almost 8 months old. Korthals Griffon. A very happy boy. 

Alongside John Belushi (Blues Brothers) and Tom Cruise (Risky Business)

All wearing shades (Baloo and Tom in RayBans, John unknown)
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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Rain is chic
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 19/08/2026
Rain!
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
#baloobear top knot edition
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
The decision to watch ER from start to finish surfaces all the emotions.
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Donna D @donnad.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
PUPDATE : Baloo. Cooling off in the one path of green in an otherwise parched countryside. #baloobear
Baloo, 7.5 months 

A very shaggy wirehaired pointing griffon lying in a path of green growth surrounded by brown grass. 

Central Loire, France
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