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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My car was hit while parked and the bounder drove off. So now this is classed as my fault and I’m classed as a high risk driver for five years according to my insurers. 😭😭😭😭

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

It was such a brilliant day @litfest and I’ve come home laden with new books and pamphlets… can’t have too many books, right?! @almostasif.bsky.social

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

A fabulous day @litfest.bsky.social - all the poetry you can eat with @katiescribbles.bsky.social followed by the world’s greatest hotpot at The Merchants. Lancaster is great.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Great evening thanks to @litfest.bsky.social - always so grateful to have a brilliant festival so close. And after watching the Elizabeth Burns Memorial Prize event - the kids really are alright!

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Obligatory picture of the insta-grotto, but from the outside

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Nine Arches Press @ninearchespress.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

These beautiful #poetry books are all on SALE at just £7.99 each until the end of February, along with FREE UK postage across our shop. Don't miss out on big book savings📚 ninearchespress.com/shop

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It’s fair to say I am very inexperienced when it comes to DIY of any kind. And now I realise why you don’t decorate in February

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a statue of a man with a beard is covered in ice

ALT: a statue of a man with a beard is covered in ice

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Book number seven of 2025 is Elizabeth Gifford’s The Lost Lights of St Kilda. I read it because of our upcoming Hebrides trip, but I really wanted a happy ending! A lovely last few chapters in front of the fire. #AmReading

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Just back from “Ten Things to do in Small Cumbrian Town” - great theatre, very funny and a superb night out. Some of it so well observed I’m still laughing/cringing at my own life.

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Ange Harker 🦻🦇🤘🥾 @ange-harker.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I've worked on creating the north west section of this #NationalTrail with @naturalengland.bsky.social since 2015, alongside writing this guide - so it benefits from behind-the-scenes insight, and where short lengths of trail may not yet be open, link routes are mapped so there's no need to wait!

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a penguin wearing a red shirt is standing in front of a sand castle and a shovel

Alt: A cartoon penguin making a 'yay!' gesture by a sandcastle on the beach

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Ange Harker 🦻🦇🤘🥾 @ange-harker.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

COVER REVEAL 🎉 Been a long time in the making but thank you #CiceronePress for commissioning me back in 2018 to write a guide to the brand new #KingCharlesIIIEnglandCoastPath in the north west: 367 miles from Scotland to Wales. It's out on 30th September and you can pre-order now! ☺️

Cover of a walking guidebook named 'Walking the King Charles III England Coast Path: North West', featuring a photo of the Duddon Estuary's sands, a houseboat on the shore, and the Lake District mountains in the distance, under fluffy clouds in a blue sky.

A group of walkers head along a footpath in a clifftop meadow on Walney Island in Cumbria, under a blue sky, with sea to the left and the large dome of Black Combe hill up ahead.

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Ange Harker 🦻🦇🤘🥾 @ange-harker.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Really enjoyed meeting loads of other #Cicerone authors & publishing team this weekend - more news on my contribution to the portfolio soon but in the meantime was supercool to be able to present a little about how we use #GIS software at #NaturalEngland to create the #EnglandCoastPath #KCIIIECP 😊

A PowerPoint slide is projected onto a screen with a photo of the Brecon Beacons mountains and the caption Cicerone Author Day 2025.

Four people walking on a path up a Lake District hillside ahead. There are dark clouds beyond but the sun is shining on the scene.

A group of walkers descends a path between bare winter trees. There are mountains beyond and the sun is shining.

A book celebrating Cicerone’s 50 year history and a glass of red wine sit on a coffee table with a green, purple and white crocheted mat.

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Ange Harker 🦻🦇🤘🥾 @ange-harker.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

A little teaser of that thing that took over most of my 2024. #Cicerone #BeenWriting

Photo of a projected PowerPoint slide with a picture of the Brecon Beacons mountains and the caption ‘Cicerone Author Day 2025’

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Oh SWs, I appreciate you putting us out of the misery of Harrison and Fallon’s marriage!

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Book number six of 2025; Julie Beckett’s The Archers Unseen. The fact I think I knew all but a couple of things in there makes me realise how much I like TA and how old I really am! I’ve been poorly all week so am under a blanket with my book and the cat. #TheArchers #AmReading

A copy of The Archers Unseen and a black and white cat

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

How many people are at this panto 😂😂😂😂 #TheArchers

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

What the hell is going on with #TheArchers - after the brilliance of George, Joy, Tony we now have whole episodes of bloody panto and Vince apparently having nothing to do.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Found myself with no work this evening. Catching up on The Mirror and the Light. This might be the best tv the BBC ever made. Every single scene is superlative.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Book number five of 2025 is going to stay with me for a very long time. Samantha Harvey’s remarkable Orbital. The prose is out of this world (all puns intended.) #AmReading

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Had a lovely evening. We finally watched Wicked with a lap full of snacks and the cat.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I’m at the point of tiredness where it’s tomorrow and I’m not sure I am going to sleep. Children and wind are a combo at the best of times. Hurricane force winds and children upped the ante. And it was the day of the week where I don’t leave the same room for seven hours. I hope I sleep.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Book number four is the remarkable Foster by Claire Keegan. She never ever disappoints. Still got a lump in my throat! #AmReading

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Book number three of 2025. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro. A very different feel to Klara or Never Let Me Go but intriguing and beautifully written. Frustration set in at times. #AmReading

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

The Joy/Rochelle storyline in #TheArchers is written so well. To me the dialogue feels very realistic. Both central players know their own versions of whatever happened so they don’t need to articulate it. Hence the lack of clarity for the listeners. Making superb, tension inducing drama.

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Katie Hale - writer @katiescribbles.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Hey there writers! This week's Five Things Friday is out! Available to paid subscribers for now, then to free subscribers on Monday, so make sure you're signed up! (Also: a photo of our beautiful not-our-cat Penguin) halekatie.substack.com/p/five-thing...

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Five Things Friday: issue 8

5 writing opportunities - each with a top prize of £1000 or more!

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Another fabulous trip to The Lowry to see An Inspector Calls. Great cast, superb direction and an honour to be there for the first experience of”straight” theatre for many of the kids. I hope it’s the start of a lifelong, magical journey for them.

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Katie Hale - writer @katiescribbles.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Writers! Last week's Five Things Friday opportunities are now available to free subscribers! Prizes for children's writers, novelists, and essayists - plus a residency in the US 👀 halekatie.substack.com/p/five-thing...

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Five Things Friday: issue 7

Prizes for children's writers, novelists, and essayists - plus a residency in the US

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Fairly unmoved by Harrison and Fallon’s (supposed) temporary separation. But DO NOT split up Ed and Emma on the back of this. I remember that tyre changing cosiness #TheArchers

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Such a stunning day. A short walk, but by gum, it was a cracker.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Second trip to the Lowry in a week. Last week to see Come From Away (pleasure) and this week to see An Inspector Calls (business) - both superb productions.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Book number two of 2025 is Emma Donoghue’s latest, and boy is it a good un. The Paris Express picks up pace along with the train. Nobody does historical literary fiction quite like ED. Confirmed fan. And grateful for brilliant Christmas presents. #AmReading

A copy of The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue. Cover shows the front of a steam train with a single beam of light from its middle.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Felt pretty narked to have to leave the Lake District early to be sure to make work on Monday. Especially after a lovely morning (icy) walk to a pub for lunch. But the heating is on now, all my work is prepped and I am going to pour a wine and eek out Christmas a couple more nights.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Ended up on 28books for 2024. Not really a resolution but aiming for 30 plus next year. Book number one of 2025 was ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Just as great second time around (reread for book club.) #AmReading

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I adore a good rest and am an massive fan of Christmas. It felt really good to get back into some research today though. Charlotte Mason, what a legend! #AmWriting

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Polly Atkin @pollyrowena.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Obvs I did not write the headline 🤣

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

A very satisfying morning of research. Finally read the whole of Essex Cholmondeley’s biography of Charlotte Mason. What a woman! And makes my 28th book of 2024.

A copy of the Story of Charlotte Mason held in a left hand by a white person.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Just caught up with The Archers and I don’t know how to feel! I’m happy for Joy but also very wary and I wanted a happy ending for her and Mick! #TheArchers

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I discovered the sheer joy of a Cumbrian instant nativity tonight. Where the sheepdogs take their jobs very seriously, the shepherds are better equipped than you might consider necessary and there is concern for a “poorly hoof.” Merry Christmas. 🎄

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Am about to begin a reread of this gem (for book club) ECR Lorac’s Fell Murder. Set right outside my village. So grateful to @samreadbookseller.bsky.social for introducing me to Lorac.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Just finished The Company of Owls by @pollyrowena.bsky.social and it is magnificent. I loved it. A beautiful reflection on what it is to know the nature around us, especially in my home county. (And I get a name check 😂)

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

This is honestly one of the best parts of Christmas. I love that they do this.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Why are your “Sainsbury’s have you forgotten” suggestions like an A-Z of your most humiliating choices? I’m SURE I buy apples far more than say super noodles? In fact I don’t think I have ever bought super noodles!

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Festive afternoon tea in the Lake District. A tradition I will never tire of.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Merry Christmas from the Forest of Bowland

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s been a rough few days. Out of nowhere my back went into severe spasm and I’ve not really been able to move. Tonight, it’s painful, but I’ve managed cat snuggles and sitting down.

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lorencafferty.bsky.social @lorencafferty.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

It’s been an exceptionally long day. At work at 7.30am for a day of driving a big minibus through Big Bad Darragh. Home to decorate the Christmas tree and use up the last of the market veg box in a curry soup thing. 😴

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