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Kelli

@kellid.bsky.social
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Nerd, mum, sky-watcher, gardener, runner, shouter at the radio, dressmaker, crafter, school "could you just..." recipient, dog-lover, trying to get healthier. She/her

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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 21h
It's probably not good that I've mentally adopted the title track to Slow Horses as my own personal theme. On a near constant loop.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Got this #lego art set for #1 son to decorate his room with at college - not allowed to stick things to the walls so great they come with the option of little stands. So cool!
Five Keith Haring pop art dancing figures in bright colours are boogieing on top of a book case. Each Lego figure is 8-10 inches tall and has movement lines suspended around so they look full of energy.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Argh! Listening to #TheArchers and once again caught out by the PTSD related to #1 son's birth. Snotty tearfulness is really not great when you are trying to run. I really wish this didn't happen every time I come across a fictional birth on the radio or TV. He's 19! Surely I should be ok by now?!
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dropped #1 son back to Cambridge for the start of his second year, a lovely day in a lovely city. A mum's sadness to be leaving him mitigated, as always, by how happy he was to be there. And even a local pilot encouraged us to be happy!
A small plane has used smoke to draw a huge smiley face in the sky above King's College.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Been awake since 3.40am worrying about #2 son and how upset he is about his car. Honestly that boy is the cause of so many sleepless nights!
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#2 son crashed his car less than 2 weeks after getting it, v low speed shunt. Nobody hurt but insurance co say not worth fixing. So they cancel, he has no car, no insurance (and no prospect of insurance in future) gets almost nothing back after the excess. Estimate it cost £290 per day he had it.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
What a front cover...
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#1 son is not like other teens. The barber tried to talk him into the fluffy fringe during his return to uni haircut. He was having none of it, thank you very much
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It makes my heart happy that the trendy teens of today are going to cringe themselves inside out when they look back at their mullet and moustache era photos.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The latest in my ongoing series of marathon entries I have made with no real expectation of getting a place. #RunSky
The outcome of a ballot entry for the Tokyo marathon reveals I didn't get a place.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Any lives lost due to this closure should be laid firmly at the feet of the far-right agitators who caused this. The way in which anti-asylum activists are putting more and more people at risk should be a wake up call that it is time to genuinely combat them, rather than pandering to their ideology.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At circuits tonight I was partnered with a woman who just joined the gym today. She said "how long do I have to do this to get a body like yours?" and honestly I almost cried. #fitnessSky
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Too sick to exercise today so cancelled my classes. This was the correct and rational thing to do so why do I feel guilty for not exercising? Stoopid brain.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
WTAF BBC Radio 4?! How DARE you broadcast this as commentary. This is a disgusting presentation of an unwarranted slur as fact. "New York's MUSLIM mayor, Zohran Mamdani, himself accused by some of sympathising with America's enemies."
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dear everyone, fuck you if you think the mistake here was that the thugs targeted the wrong brown people. BBC News - Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants
Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Dear BBC, sincerely, fuck you for this headline. You spelt "Hero volunteer subjected to abuse from far-right thugs" wrong
A picture of the BBC news website where a video of thugs shouting abuse at an RNLI volunteer, who for no money and with no notice turns out and risks his own life to rescue people in danger of drowning is captioned "Lifeboat rescuer branded 'traitor' after anti-migrant protest"
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Shocking and horrific. If security want to remove protesters that is one thing, but the crowd dragging her down and assaulting her whilst Farage looks on and laughs is sickening.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I reckon Chris Mason is having a little cry right now.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What sewing machine should I buy for dressmaking and occasional quilting? Ready to pitch my old Brother out of a high window as it randomly stops catching the thread at the bottom. Have sent it for servicing and had it demonstrated as working, then it stops again...
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I know the garden needs it, but uuuuurrrrrgggggghhhhh. Neither of us enjoyed that... #runsky #fitnesssky
A bedraggled woman grimaces into the camera while water runs down her face. Ahead of her on the trail a small, soggy looking cockerpoo looks impatient to be getting home because she's wet without the fun of having a swim.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Oh, Dolly has gone. All that success and talent and cleverness and tenacity and beauty and wit... and the thing everyone on here is talking about is her goodness. What a way to be remembered - that's life goals right there. Be more Dolly.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Went to see a play in the West End but had dinner first in Seven Dials market. Syrian food is my new favourite! Strong recommendation for Arnabeet-had the aubergine fatteh and the mixed meat platter. Every single thing was delicious and we were stuffed afterwards. Great value too. www.arnabeet.co.uk
A table has two plates of food, they are colourful and vibrant and look extremely appealing. An expresso martini and pint of beer are also on the table. We struggled with these a bit as we were so full of the delicious food.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Survived another results and admissions week. Feels harder every time.
In the foreground a large espresso martini and in the background a small blonde cockerpoo. Tremendous mood improvers.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Oh dear. I've missed all the discourse but I'm a bit scared I'm going to find out I'm one of the Spreadsheet People. And that the love of a well-crafted, automatically updating, automated and colour coded spreadsheet is somehow wrong. Just when I learned to love a power pivot! Damnit.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Download day survived, now just have to get through results and admissions. Hope all the kids are happy with their results. Please let today go smoothly, may the technology gods smile on us 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I just went outside and everything is covered in some kind of sky juice. Huh, weird!
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Smells like it might have rained a bit overnight, and the sky is a dull grey colour. That's more like the English summers I remember!
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
An evening out at Le Chat Noir, french cabaret night 1890's style. Really fun evening!
A couple stand on some steps in front of art nouveau style panels. The woman is wearing a black skirt with a red corset top, black lace gloves and a feather headdress. She is carrying a feathered fan. The man next to her is wearing a cream waistcoat with a dark pink pattern on the front. Both are smiling, not just because they drank absinthe.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Strava reveals that husband and I have slightly different takes on our run together this morning #RunSky #FitnessSky
A thumbnail on Strava shows a man and a woman in running gear are smiling and a bit sweaty as they take a selfie by a river. In the background a small cockerpoo is enjoying a morning dip. Above is her headline "A longer run than expected but given who I was running with I shouldn't be surprised" and below is his headline "Slightly shorter run than usual to test out the knee"
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
After hysterical reports about either falling standards or failing kids (depending if they did better or worse than last year), I really love the follow up articles that our education system is rubbish and doesn't teach them anything useful. Well done kids, you're brilliant. Ignore the nonsense.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wtf was that!
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🐈 - The seasoned hunter is stalking its prey, moving quietly, laser-focused on its target, intent on the kill.. 🐾 🐶 - Hello! 👋 Whatcha doin'? Yoo hoo 💛💖 😾😅🤣 #cat #hunter #stealth #dog #lol
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ok people of Clacton, you have an opportunity to put your town on the map and gain an MP that will work hard for you. It's #BinDay so time to put out the trash!
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The Dobson Family and Colin the Dalek @dobbersw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Had just enough time to plant these drought-resistant beauties before staring at the eclipse and tonight's meteor shower. See you all in the morning.
A couple of BBC era Triffids outside a very nice house which is sadly not ours.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Frustrating as it is looking for moving lights in the sky this close to Heathrow, I did manage to see a couple of definitely-Perseids-not-planes through the sodium glow. A good day to #LookUp
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Fab fun watching this with the neighbours
A slim orange crescent is all that remains of the face of the sun as the eclipse nears its peak
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The best dog in the world is 11 years old today!
A cute cockerpoo is showing off her new antler and her new frog toy.A cute cockerpoo with he tongue outA cute cockerpoo does a big yawn!In her role as emotional support floof, a cute cockerpoo comes to school during results week. She brings smiles and joy to everyone she meets.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Great story!
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
After a disappointing and cold holiday where I didn't get to do the only thing I really wanted to do (lie on a sun lounger and read) I get a day at home where I could do this so obviously the local farmers have made the entire village stink of shit.
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No amateur sports program is worth sexually abusing children to prove their gender
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Settle an argument, should it be "Cheese and ham toastie" or "Ham and cheese toastie"? This discussion has so far involved about 90% of the people in a pub tonight.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I get a little annoyed by the coverage of the proposed sell-off of the World Cup. They’re not just planning to sell it off. They’re planning to sell it off *to the Trump family*. That should be up front and central.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Today I made fig jam, coconut and fig icecream, a fig and blue cheese tart and some dried figs. I still have around 30 picked figs to deal with and loads more on the tree. The fig and frangipane tarts are good, I think I will do some figs in sweet balsamic vinegar tomorrow.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Woke up this morning to an email with the claim number and medical excess information for #2 son who is on a lads holiday. Life360 confirmed he was at hospital. He hadn't done something stupid, had sudden excruciating pain. Sent for immediate MRI and warned he may need emergency surgery.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Have got a short trial of Apple TV, what do we need to make sure we watch? Started with Slow Horses, what else?
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Today's briefing of Andy Burnham's plans is depressing but fortunately the crushing lack of hope engendered by Kier Starmers reign meant I had no optimism at all that anything would improve. Burnham making things worse just feels like more of the same slide into the abyss.
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Kelli @kellid.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Today's harvest, so happy to have figs, but delighted with the purple peppers! #gardenSky #growYourOwn🌱
Two courgettes, a purple pepper, four ripe figs, a mini cucumber, three orange cherry tomatoes and two yellow pear shaped tomatoes Two vivid purple peppers contrast sharply with their bright green leaves.
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