Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 16hI have just spent a couple of days in Hertford and cannot believe how complicated your recycling set up is ! 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Thanks Jo. No idea how it ended up on my Google maps but I have found out how to remove it and lots of stuff pertaining to Google maps that I never knew about. I am continuing to enjoy your travels. 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 10/10/2026@politicanimal.bsky.social Is this your Bus24 journey? I was using maps to try and find where you were going and it has somehow stayed on my Google maps. 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Akin to tracking messages /emails/WhatsApp/ etc when I am looking to reply to someone. 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Thanks for the reminder . All i can remember is an Australian cafe. 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 07/10/2026As I was walking to my accommodation I think that I passed somebody who I know on here but as it was school run time not appropriate to say "Are you ....?" 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am in #Hertford for a few days change of scenery and to see a friend from London for a day as I cannot face London these days. It is over 30 years since I moved to the North East so will pretend that I never lived here and just wander about. 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I share your frustration Sue. Luckily I have a couple of male friends that I can call upon to help me. It's usually that I am not strong enough or tall enough to do things. 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A truly amazing building. I have been on a guided tour including a visit to the top of the tower and to the room where the carillion is played. 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 09/09/2026At least once a week for me though I generally let the phone (landline) go to answering machine 001
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 06/09/2026BBC News - North Tyneside re-use shop sells 30,000 items in three months - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is such a great idea. You can donate to the shop as well as via the tip.bbc.co.ukNorth Tyneside re-use shop sells 30,000 items in three monthsThe North Tyneside re-use shop sells 30,000 items in three months, sending cash to local charities. 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 04/09/2026That was me yesterday, twice , the music was poor. Problem resolved quickly though. 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I always use a private, one branch , optician but I have relatively complex needs. I usually pay £300 . 110
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Terrible. There are some things you don't want parents to be aware of. It's called university social life. 020
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 29/08/2026No I haven't. I have seen his band at the Sage ; they were most entertaining. He has the thankless job of telling bad jokes whilst tuning and introductions happen. 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I had the joy of two columns today as no time last Saturday. Followed by Blind date . 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Also planned for the upper floors of the shopping centre in North Shields. Leisure is the future? 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026When i was a child I travelled to school on an ancient Barton's bus. They waited for regular customers who relied on the 07.58 bus. Trent were viewed as despised rivals so after years of them being one company it still feels strange to me. 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 24/08/2026But the experience of opening your boiled egg is ot there? 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Commonly known as "farm cats"in my village when I was young. Always black and white. 010
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I did a university of London external degree (BA) Geography in the early 1970s. 2 languages at O level required , I had French and Latin. 000
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 15/08/2026When I got the second alert I noticed the OK thing at the bottom. I think that it stopped a third one. I was with friends , we checked all the appliances in their newly installed kitchen for a warning before we looked at phones. 100
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I photograph pavements , abroad , and look at manhole covers everywhere. Stanton and Staverly makers name has great style. 011
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I don't order much for home delivery and was disappointed to see who the delivery firm was. Text advising me of delivery, 2 days earlier than previously advising, received as i was going out. Luckily I was able to tell them to leave item at back if house and all was well. 000
Reposted by Fiona Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 23/06/202685% of staff in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at risk of redundancy at Exeter, with over 500 at risk in total. Solidarity to all at risk - 0105
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Lovely visit to Raby castle, Co. Durham today. The walled garden has been redesigned , the cafe is very civilised and the Castle is beautiful. 000
Reposted by Fiona Shelter @sheltercharity.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Today is the 9th anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. We take this time to pause in remembrance, while standing in solidarity with the bereaved, the survivors, and the residents in calling for justice. 💚 They will forever be in our hearts. 💚 056
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Good luck with the move. I have some things in my garden that have survived 2 house moves. Nature will prevail. 110
Reposted by Fiona Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The Kinder Scout Mass Trespass took place on this day 1932, organised by Manchester communist leader and Jewish anti-fascist Benny Rothman, secretary of the British Workers' Sports Federation. The Peak District was designated the UK’s first national park in April 1951. 1023395
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I was in the park this afternoon watching the duck family and the coot family. Enchanting. 110
Reposted by Fiona Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 14/04/2026The Titanic hit an iceberg at 11.40pm on this day 1912. Wallace Hartley, leader of the band that carried on playing, came from Colne, Lancs. There is a plaque to the musicians in the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, and a monument on Liverpool waterfront to 244 engineers who died. 58019
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Lovely that the building survives and that the road is Wesley Drive but sad to see it marooned in an industrial estate. 010
Reposted by Fiona Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 17/02/2026“Geographical training and knowledge, in short, is more important than ever. We say this loudly and clearly, lest our universities forget.”timeshighereducation.comThe UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearingsFrom climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors 0139
Reposted by Fiona Jenny Pickerill @jennypickerill.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our new piece out today in Times Higher Education about the threats to Geography in the UK - particularly fieldwork - please do share. It links to a recent snapshot survey on the challenges being faced in UK HE, which highlights the inequities of the challenges, but also fears of what is yet to cometimeshighereducation.comThe UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearingsFrom climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors 37153
Fiona @hectoria.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Great thrill in my young teenage years was a drinks machine in a cafe where you could rotate the dial to mix several flavours whilst dispensing your beverage. 010
