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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Superb topper in Golspie #PostboxSaturday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

On this day 3rd Oct 1952 the Government announced that tea rationing was soon to end Artist: Harry Wingfield (Shopping with Mother)

Mother, in her smart brown suit, walks into a traditional grocery shop. Two neatly dressed children follow behind.

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It being #NationalPoetryDay, here's my latest book. Why It's Better To Be Struggling Half-Way Up A High Hill On Your Own: www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Strug... Ably designed by @janes-studio.bsky.social 🙏 #poetry #nature #hiking #photography #solitude #life #sarcasm #wilderness #walking

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It being #NationalPoetryDay, here's another book. It's got short stories in it too! Of the Sea: An anthology of prose and poetry: www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-antholog... #poetry #prose #shortstories

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lichen, algae, funghi ‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

An illustration from the book showing different sorts of funghi growing at the base of a large tree in autumn

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ladybird book in the spotlight. The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen (1968) Artist: Robert Lumley

The front cover of the ladybird book, featuring a smart red hen winding up the drawbridge on her treetop Home as a fox approaches

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The old pit head winding gear at Lochore #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists Llangollen Valley Artist: SR Badmin

A view over a green, lightly- wooded valley at Sunset or dawn

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The Blisters of Percy @theblistersofpercy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice. E.M. Forster, A Room With A View

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There’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)

By the light of yellow gas lamps, a group of men with impressive sideburns sit down at a mahogany table, ready to write notes with quill pens

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · 30/09/2026

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― #Rumi Today is Rumi Day, marking the birthday of the great 13th-century Persian poet, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī. He is a best-selling poet in the US, and his work is beloved around the world.

An image of Rumi meeting Shams-i Tabrizi, from a 16th-century illuminated manuscript.

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Remembering actor James Dean who left us #OTD 1955. #FilmSky

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this day 30th September 1868 the first volume of 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott was published. Artist: Terry Gabbey

Two houses stand at dusk in a snowy street. One is smaller and brightly lit. The other is larger and mainly in darkness.

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Christine Stovell @chrisstovell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#FourPhotosOneMonth At The ‘Diff Dyffryn Gardens Elvis Festival, Porthcawl Swimming at Coney Beach

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Rüm Hart @luvundlee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Der Geruch von Salz und frischer Erde. 🌊 The smell of salt and fresh earth. #eastcoastkin #tidesouttuesday #eck #bluetue #coloraday

Im Vordergrund verläuft ein breiter Streifen aus unterschiedlich großen, rundlichen Steinen. Dahinter erstreckt sich eine grüne, grasbewachsene Fläche, die von Wasserläufen durchzogen wird. Im Hintergrund sind weite Wattflächen mit flachen Wasserpfützen zu sehen, die sich bis zum Horizont ziehen. Der Himmel ist überwiegend blau mit einigen weißen Wolken. Die Szene zeigt eine typische Küstenlandschaft der Nordsee bei Ebbe.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When cake decoration meant: 'half a glacé cherry and put them on a doily' #GBBO Cooking With Mother (1977)

Photograph of a plate with doily and a group of simple sponge cakes -each with half a cherry on top

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Up Hill Down Dale Walks @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Old fogey 'nostalgia isn't what it used to be' moment: Below the No. 1's of 1979. Diverse and pretty most of them classics in their own way (perhaps not 'Ring My Bell' 😂). Where's the quality equivalent No. 1's in the 2020s?

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Liz Stevens @lizziekillin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lunchtime swim fairly calm 10C. Good for the soul

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another one from the wonderful Barry Mill which seagues seamlessly from #WeekLforLookingIn to #WeekMforMachinery #AlphabetChallenge

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The oldest Ladybird books Before the 2nd World War, so many Ladybird books were about trains.

A collection of large, pre-1940 ladybird books with bright covers all featuring steam trains

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Christine Stovell @chrisstovell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

10k seafront run then a swim. Glorious morning for it.

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Christine Stovell @chrisstovell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bore da! Good morning from Bridgenderton.

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Looking into the cab on the Tanfield line 🚂 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It was 'cross-your-legs' day last Tuesday (and every Tuesday!) in Arbroath! #SignsOnSunday

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“The swallows can be distinguished from the martins by their reddish-chestnut throats and foreheads, their beautiful steel-blue backs and wings, and their long, forked tails” Writer: EL Grant Watson Artist : CF Tunnicliffe

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Elma @maybelmamazed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A squeeze stile with a sheepy welcome.😍🐑 #StileSaturday @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A narrow squeeze stile between old stone walls, with sheep grazing in the field beyond. The walls are covered in patches of lichen and orange lichen.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Ladybird diet, 1977 Artist: Roger Hall

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Christine Stovell @chrisstovell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bore da! Good morning from Bridgenderton.

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Looking in to the workings of Barry Mill #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn

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Mike Dietrich @mikedietrichde.com · 25/09/2026

Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10 Many of you did wait for this - and since (I think) two weeks it is official. Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10. Furthermore, I am going to show you how to find the certifications for Oracle AI Database 26ai since your search attempts may…

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Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10

Many of you did wait for this - and since (I think) two weeks it is official. Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10. Furthermore, I am going to show you how to find the certifications for Oracle AI Database 26ai since your search attempts may lead to different results depending on the filters you use. How can you look up certification information?

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

‘The Coal Hopper’ In the Train, 1955 Artist: WC Watson

A green steam locomotive stands under a gigantic coal hopper as the coal truck is refilled

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Gary Davies (not a DJ or a Rev) @propanegary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning, sun just appearing from behind the trees on this mornings walk, to layers of cirrus, the upper layer seems to be mostly made from condensation trails...

2 layers of cirrus, lower layer dark, with trees on the horizon and sun almost visible

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The modern kitchen. Why serving hatches are a necessity from ‘Look and Learn’ 1963

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How lucky am I? I’m now custodian of this fabulous (and huge) Ronald Lampitt painting - artwork for 1940s Railway poster 😊

Framed oil painting of a view looking down into a village in County Clare surrounded by hills and trees

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Justine Harvey @justineharvey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Return to the Serpentine #OutdoorSwimming Still a little bit green but good to have a pre-office swim

Early morning sun over the Serpentine lake

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield. ‘Peas’ (Yes, it is a painting - from Fifth Picture Book, 1973)

A photo realistic illustration close-up of some pea pods on a white table. Some pods are split with the garden peas already shelled.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘September’ (1958) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

In a walled Orchard, which seems to belong to a large, half timbered house, a couple stand on ladders or reach up with a fruit picker to pick apples

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“September is the time for hop-picking, when large numbers of people come from the towns to help harvest them” (1960) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL GrantWatson

A man and a woman in colourful clothes stand around a large hop basket picking the hops. A small girl in a blue cardigan and green wellingtons looks on.

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Tommy @tommy-sp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sehr spontan fotografiert.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‘Model-making’ (1977) This picture was clearly captured in the 4-minute interval between opening the packet and the plasticine colours getting mixed up. Artist: Harry Wingfield

Two children are playing with plasticine . One child has made a yellow dinosaur and the other boy has made a blue… Maybe elephant?

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Brew with a view @brew-with-view.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A wee stroll up The Knock yesterday 🥾 A small hill with big views! Started out with blue sky, then the clouds began to gather #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKn

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hadrian's Wall ‘Julius Caesar and Roman Britain’ (1959) Artist: John Kenney

Artists impression of the wall in Roman times, with a group of soldiers patrolling along it

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Christine Stovell @chrisstovell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Well, I’m not going to save palliative care with Mum’s book. Did the 6 monthly accounts for it yesterday and the profits were £2.70. Very disappointing.

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wisewebwoman.bsky.social @wisewebwoman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Where I live. Sunrise in St. John's Newfoundland. Photo by Greg Follett.

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