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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

When I say I’m excited to see The Odyssey because I love the story I mean specifically this book which I read and re-read when I was a kid.

The cover of a book called “Odysseus The Greatest Hero of Them All” with an image of Tony Robinson speaking on the front. The subtitle is “Now an enthralling television series narrated by Tony Robinson”. The authors are Tony Robinson and Richard Curtis

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Off this week so am at RHS Bridgewater and it’s just heaven.

A view across a little green meadow, dappled with sunlight. Some old buildings are in the distance, one with a pointed spire.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

My niece drew me this picture of an opossum and it brought me so much joy. Like, it has the *essence* of an opossum.

A child’s drawing of an opossum. It has googly eyes and a pink glittery tail and pink smile.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Minutes before not quite disaster but a bit overcooked…I’m quite happy these turned out to be delicate little dumplings and not the Chinese Cornish pasties I usually end up making. Still a way to go! But they were so tiny and cute!

Some dumplings folded into half moon shapes, sat in a frying pan about to be cooked.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Post festive quietness in Manchester this morning.

The square in front of The Corn Exchange in Manchester which is empty of people.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Bee houses that should be narrated by Matt Berry.

A sign giving information about a bee house gives the name as Top Bar

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Watching Century Falls as a kid has forever ruined - or more properly, improved places like this for me. Always half convinced a scary ritual involving a gold mask is about to happen.

A neo classical building frontage that has been relocated to a park.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I don’t know why I’m so attached to Odeon in the Great Northern, especially as the whole development is sadly turning into yet more flats. But I do love it, especially the quiet on Sunday mornings.

A very large, empty cinema foyer, with movie posters on the wall but nothing else. There are escalators in the foreground.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Thanks Metrolink, that clears things up

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I’m just a woman, stood in front of a cardboard box, trying to resist the urge to cut arm holes in it and pretend to be a robot.

A tall, narrow cardboard box with an open square at the top.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Geeky presents are the best presents. Loving teeny tiny Wyll and his little rapier. Also, two Minscs because I lost the first one I bought (I like to think him and Boo are having adventures on the Metrolink). #bg3

A selection of little badges depicting characters from Baldur’s gate as cute cartoon characters. Top row, Lae’zel, Wyll and Scratch, bottom row the owl bear cub and two Minscs.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Did a zine making class at work. The one I made about bird song was shit, especially as we only had the hour but I was kind of happy with this page.

An illustration of a robin in a tree that has been cut out of a magazine. Stuck to it are words cut from magazines, like “I kill you” “In could have died 10 times”, “Volatile emotions” and “Easy turkey”

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

No reason for this picture other than I like old wrought iron staircases and look, look at the pretty.

A wrought iron staircase running down the side of an old Victorian building. A modern glass tower is in the background.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

A couple of days late and I think I’ve run out. 10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments 6/10

A woman with long white hair pulled back into a plait stands in a dark room looking at two glowing lights.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments 5/10

Spider-Man is sat next to a hospital bed, his mask is off and he glances downwards, clearly upset.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 13/10/2024

10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments. 4/10

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments. 3/10

A small robot watches a hologram of himself speaking with a Jedi

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments. 2/10

A large empty control room with a window that takes up one whole wall. A cat sleeps on the floor, next to a small robot.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

10 days, 10 moments from video games that made you cry. No explanations, just IYKYK moments. 1/10

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

Arnside is lovely and I don’t think any of the photos I took did it justice, all those lovely blues of faraway hills. Morecambe Bay is so eerily beautiful. It was also way sunnier!

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 30/06/2024

I can’t help feeling the National Tile Museum in Lisbon kind of undersells how lovely it is. It feels more art gallery than museum in places, everything is well explained without being too intrusive, and the building is a lovely old convent with a stunning church.

A blue camel drawn on a white tile. The style is informal with fluidly drawn lines.

The convent church, view looking slight upwards to above the altar. The church is decorated with gilded surfaces, blue painted tiles and baroque looking paintings.

A blue, dark turquoise and light turquoise piece of art (in tiles!) It looks early 20th century.

A modern piece of art - stark black print on white chipped tiles reads “porquê não sei, porquê não sei ainda”

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 02/06/2024

Moss Side Open Alleys walk. Lots of lovely flowers a little bit of getting lost.

A cobbled back alley between two traditional terraced streets. Some of the bricks and gates are brightly painted and there are plant pots and hanging baskets all around.

A re-purposed bookshelf, now housing pretty potted flowers

A concrete alley running between the back gardens of two sets of terraced houses. There are hanging baskets on the walls and potted plants on the ground.

A red brick wall with a number of hanging baskets which are made of repurposed plastic bottles. There are potted plants on the ground.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

Turton Tower is awesome! Well worth a look if you’re in that neck of the woods, the volunteers were really knowledgeable. Also, 99% sure this chair is haunted.

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

A gorgeous walk around Entwistle (with! bonus! museum!) but I have a bone to pick with the person who wrote the route instructions - ‘eventually’ and ‘shortly after’ are properly useless descriptions. I could have done without the 4 miles of being lost, thanks.

A view out across a field, fluffy clouds in the blue sky above.

A picture of Turton tower, a mixture of medieval, Tudor and Victorian building styles

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Claire @jugglingapples.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Yay yay yay. Hamilton was SO GOOD. The UK touring cast put their own spin on it, with a bit more humour but still as moving and gorgeous as I could have hoped for. Big smiles, the goofiest.