Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 23hThere’s a Ladybird book for every occasion. “In 1850 there were quite a number of Football Clubs. Each club drew up its own rules at a special meeting. The rules were not the same for every club” From ‘The Story of Football’ Artist: Jack Matthew (Man City) 821438
Reposted by eyeOne True Sentence @nico0511.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’ll stick with bloke with bass and young ‘un with recorder (and a nod to a dead chap) if it’s all the same… m.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-h...m.youtube.comFlash Mob - Orchestra "Ode To Joy" Performance(HD) 🎵💃🏽YouTube video by Flash Mob Geek 021
Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When cake decoration meant: 'half a glacé cherry and put them on a doily' #GBBO Cooking With Mother (1977) 1840740
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Been up to #ThatLondon, had to stand to Swindon and then missed my stop on the return. Rescued by my love though! 💋❤️💋 161
Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Beautiful everyday Ladybird things Before the blue Smartie Artist: Harry Wingfield (First Picture Book, 1970) 1261072
Reposted by eyeMr John Robertson @robbotron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The difference in UK and US temperament is in the UK we “couldn’t care less” and the Yanks “could care less”. So the UK starts at complete disinterest, but the US has an innate level of enthusiasm that still has the capacity to move downwards. The Aussies, of course, don’t give a fuck. 05514
Reposted by eyeRichard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Only in Switzerland. Workmen having a cheeky fondue by the side of the road over the weekend. Identities obscured to protect the peckish. 317019
Reposted by eyeOonagh @okeating.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Macbeth: Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Lady Macbeth: I see we're going to have to go over the rules of Cluedo again. 04712
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh! Meant to tell you, I only went and got 5k out of ex employer. Turns out they REALLY fondant to have to comply with my SARS request 🙃 8121
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hotels booked in Naples and Procida for our trip in October. I am soooo excited! 060
Reposted by eyeIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 329184723860
Reposted by eyeRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My Lancastrian mum continues her commitment to speaking as if she's in a Victoria Wood sketch: “Andrea's so posh I had to show her how to open a cheese triangle the other day.” 311413
Reposted by eyeEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you'd like to learn to draw plants AND the neuroscience of how making things alters brain biochemistry in extremely therapeutic ways, I have have 2 full recordings (2 seasons of plants) of my botanical illustration & mental health workshops here for £25: workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/reco... 310531
Reposted by eyeJamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026More desserts coming your way on my Substack. 1364
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For those in this situation, my friend is finding CFS Help from Australia is really helping her ❤️ 011
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Friends, we're now in a world where JRM is talking sense. WTAF! 120
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 23/09/2026They had better not try to shut @bbc6music.bsky.social again! 110
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ex employer has offered me (via ACAS) £3333.33 to go away and drop my SARS request. I've been pulling the Justice tarot card for weeks! 530
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I made a really good soup with onions, s. Potato and a tin of taco beans. Bloody lovely 😍 120
Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026To mark the Autumn Equinox, I offer you a biscuit tin. Designed in 1958 by CF Tunnicliffe 1248559
Reposted by eyeEmily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend 5795253390
Reposted by eyeTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.tom-cox.com/the-cat-who-...tom-cox.comThe Cat Who Got Painted Into HistoryMy mum and dad’s cat Bridget (pictured above) has always been a bit of a wanderer. Never was her nomadic spirit more evident than in summer 2020, when (partly due to her clashes with George) she’d van... 35311
Reposted by eyeRev Darren Jalland @oldmacharrev.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Corporate jargon is an abomination, so I utterly adore this story #ideafridge 1176
Reposted by eyeBirmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy birthday to Toni Basil. Here's a clip of Bruce Conner's very cool 1966 film of her dancing to her song Breakaway, which became a collectable Northern Soul single. Watch a short documentary about the making of the video at youtu.be/5CHtEASlzG8 (THREAD) 820744
Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ladybird book in the spotlight ‘Dick Whittington and his Cat’ (1966) Artist: Eric Winter 626417
Reposted by eyeGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Australian cafe owner is regaling two customers of that time he was bitten by a snake and didn't die. Bushy eyebrows waggling to punctuate the dramatic bits of the tale. Thoroughly enjoying his appreciative audience. 423334
Reposted by eyeDes @desdelboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Painting by Edward Gordon. ‘Empty Rooms’ 2000. Oil on canvas. Size 14 x 18 Inches. 16939110
Reposted by eyePostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The neighbour's dog's in heat. 632045
Reposted by eyeDouglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) Look at that sea! 1396
Reposted by eyeThe Pub-Liking Universal Friend @johnb78.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bluesky remains unbeaten 592893295
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Also, ex employer was taking ni from my pay for 2 years after I turned 66 (my pension age). Enjoyed telling the ACAS lady that, and that they have missed their SARS date too. I'm VERY brave today! In fact slightly arsey! 3100
eye @eyebright.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I have been into one drive and deleted all the legacy photos and docs from my old email account. Opened the email folder from my ex husband where his missives were languishing, unresponded to. God he was a dick! Anyway,now off to treat myself to a walk for being very brave on both accounts 2100
Reposted by eyeDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You can see from the photo that boat's tipped too far right 712223339
Reposted by eyeHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield. ‘Peas’ (Yes, it is a painting - from Fifth Picture Book, 1973) 537143
Reposted by eyeDouglas Cheape @douglascheape.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My annual repost of a knitted Scotch Pie heralds the arrival of Autumn. 58315