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Mum's the Word

@exuk.bsky.social
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22 years ago, I bought a one-way ticket on EasyJet and moved to a mountain village in the Canary Islands (which are off the Atlantic coast of Morocco, but a province of Spain). So began my love story of living like a local abroad.

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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 1h
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 2h
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 2h
Wordle 1,934 4/6 Oops forgot to use my correct letter from line 1 in line 2. Doh! 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 18h
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today's gate is a restaurant in King Street, Nottingham.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Wordle 1,933 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And she is one of the better members of RefUK. Think what the others are like!
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why? What story is currently running through his tiny little brain at the moment?
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This gate leads to the woods - let the adventure begin
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wordle 1,932 6/6 almost didn't make it! ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An attractive metal gate at Blists Hill Victorian town
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wordle 1,931 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hot and hazy afternoon.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Two gates today because these guys EMUs me
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wordle 1,930 5/6 Brain not in gear today, took a while to figure it out - thought I won't do it. :) ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Same when they go back on OCTOBER 25TH HERE!!
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 Bit of wear and tear in Brixham
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1,929 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 3/6 Early start, sun not quite up yet but feeling hot and is that the rumble of thunder or just early traffic 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The depths we are prepared to sink to just to feel relevant. I almost feel sorry for her. Note ALMOST not that I do I actually think she is an idiot.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just read: if you are arrested for suspected terrorism offences, police can detain you for up to 14 days without charge. For all other offences, the maximum time is 24 hours. RAF Fairford suspects released after 24 hours. So what the heck is going on here?
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Weekend celebrations
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday - Enjoy
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My mate Big Al sent this beauty to my it's in Shibden, Halifax
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Only just made it on this hot and humid Sunday Wordle 1,926 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I slept in my Pink Floyd t-shirt and woke up feeling Comfortably Numb.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Oy Vey. And this is what is going to save the UK. 😂 😂
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Agree but don't forget this guy
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And I'm stealing it from you.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can't remember how I got this gate, I've had it a long time and think it is from Scotland.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another very very hot night, but today, a strong wind to wake up to, feels good. Wordle 1,925 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tony Blair must have great genes as he is ageing well. He must be around 350 yrs old.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She always was thick, age is not improving her
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Top of the list the English. Anything/anyone foreign frightens them. After conquering half the world they have turned into wimps.
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Mum's the Word @exuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1,924 3/6. Very lucky second line this hot steamy Friday morning. Steamy as we had overnight showers and the moisture is hanging in the air. ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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