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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Mogul skiing. Nope. Absolutely not. My knees are genuinely hurting just watching. #winterolympics

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Watching the cat watching cats.

Silhouette of our cat in front of the tv screen watching a lion cub.

Silhouette of our cat sat in front of the tv screen watching a pride of lions.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Come see the snow you say? Nope. No thankyou. Why would I leave blankie snuggles you daft staff.

Grey cat snuggled in a blanket with a scowl as it's snowing so she doesn't want to go outside.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Now we are 2 we bring our own 'presents' 🐁🐀 in to celebrate. Mouse hunt party game. Happy Birthday you mischievous, quirky, adorable princess Lyra!

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Rainy day? She has the right idea. Be more Cat.

Small grey cat, paw and face peeking out from under the duvet. The kind of loom that says I'm so adorable, you need to snuggle under the duvet with me.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Appears that my home office is now a co-working space. Not much work being done though. 😴😹

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Rainy day windowsill watching.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

GCSE results day in our house. The most disappointing aspect was none of the teenagers went to the park, downed 2 litres of cheap cider and smoked a spliff after. The youth of today 🤷‍♀️😂 #gcse #gcseresults

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I is so sleepy 😴 been up since 5am, so time for a nap, squished in the most uncomfortable place I can find but it's handy for keeping 1/2 an eye on my garden. You know, just in case birdies, mouses or my arch enemy pass by.

Grey cat, squished on a windowsill, droopy eyelids and annoyed the hooman woke her up.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

She didn't wake me up today. Panic. Searched the house thinking she was ill and hiding. Turns out Lyra (aka Houdini) has figured out how to push open narrow inaccessible, high up, teeny windows to escape into the night.

Cat staring up at sky through window. Looking very elegant but actually hatching a plan to escape.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

🤷‍♀️ cushion not good enough for her majesty? My wierdo cat. #caturday

Big garden bench with big orange cushion covering the seat. Grey cat squished onto the teeny bit of bench not covered by cushion.

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Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

"All future artists, actors, directors, writers are sitting in school right now. Find them. And make sure drama, music and the arts are funded, supported and celebrated in every school in the land." - Russell T Davies, screenwriter. #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtsAndCulture

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Her Majesty is a scaredy cat. Everything scares her, but not, it appears thunderstorms. First cat I've had that hasn't hidden in terror. Happy watching with me.

Grey cat sat on windowsill staring at equally grey and stormy clouds.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The buddleia is full of butterflies and bees.......someone is trying very hard to catch em.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

My humans are back from their holiday so I'm being the prettiest, cutest most adorable good girl I can be. So they never leave me again. #guilttrip #catsofbluesky

Sleeping grey cat snuggled into a ball, legs and feet's up by my head in a muddle. I am so pretty.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Orange mousey catnip overdose.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It's Monday shenanigans. No sign of the cat, will have to send out a search party 🙄😉😆

A stripy rug. A corner of the rug is lumpy and bumpy, all messed up. The cat is hiding under it. She thinks I don't know where she is.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Help I'm melting...... #toohotforcats ##catsofbluesky

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Achieved a whole new level of parenting this morning. Gaffer taped school shoes 😂

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

First pick of the sweetpeas. They smell divine but can't stay in our house 🤧🤧🤧🤧. Posies for the neighbours.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Art class today, stormy seas. Appropriate with the weather today! I love painting the sea.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Rainy day sofa napping 😴 ❤️😻

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

How to break a box in 3 easy steps ##catsofbluesky

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Oooooh. New box. Just for me.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

🇬🇷 Douze points most entries for #Eurovision2025 picky tea. Runner up 🇮🇹 then 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇩🇪 🇪🇸. Nil points 🇬🇧

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Let's get the cushions and parasol out to eat outside. Or, maybe not. Cat.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Her Majesty had decreed that henceforth, we will only use windows to enter the house. If said windows are closed, we will demand staff open them. Including the one next to the perfectly working catflap. #catsofbluesky

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The "Sorry mummy. I know I've been really, really naughty. But I'm just so pretty and full of remorse you have to forgive me" pose.

Grey cat, curled up. Looked very sweet and apologetic. It's all a con. She's been up to no good!

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In bed nodding off. The cat bought in a shrew at the same time my son dropped a pint of water down the stairs. Shrew swimming up waterfall. Cat, frantic. Boy laughing hysterically. Chaos. Wide awake now!

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Homemade cheesecake. Went well then. 😆🙄😬

Cheesecake filling spattered all over the kitchen counter, walls and me. Empty jug and whisk in the middle.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Good morning #catsofbluesky people. Lyra is hiding from usual household morning chaos. Sneakily peeking though. You know. Just in case she misses anything important. Like treats. Or a passing mouse. FOMO 😹.

Grey cat on top of sofa. Hidden behind a curtain. Her nose and eyes are just poking out from under the curtain to keep an eye on goings on.

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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 17/03/2025

Woman on the bus: What blusher do you use? Her friend: Oh, cold air, a brisk walk, alcohol or sometimes the menopause. You?

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

There's a birthday in the house, therefore wrapping and a paper bag for the cat!

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Nice view for an employment law seminar #hr #employment law #brighton

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Pffft. I'd rather have the cover off and comfy cushions in the sun puddle. Still, I've made my point. #catsofbluesky #catswithattitude

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Such a busy day out patrolling in the spring sunshine. Didn't even stop for a nap it was so exciting to be out out. Done for the day, toasty and snoozing.

Grey cat curled up next to the radiator fast asleep for the night.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Bestest mummy mowed the cross garden trail through the long grass that cat created over winter. So now she's going the long way round 🙄

Lawn with long grass after a long winter. 2 paths mowed in the grass from patio to fences. The cat created her own paths, thought it would be helpful to mow them. Apparently not.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Art class Friday. Sooo much fun today, crackle and pour with acrylics.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Her Majesty has had a miserable week with an eye injury. Vet trips, painkillers and eyedrops. Feeling very sorry for herself and sulky! But, she'll be fine. #caturday

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Clearing out the loft. Ground to a halt because we found this!

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

My neighbour has just knocked and given me a massive trifle as a thankyou for a favour. Apparently my son told her I didn't have a favourite 'tipple' but I did like sherry in a trifle. Love him (and her for seeing that one through) 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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a bowl of cereal with raspberries and whipped cream with the words good housekeeping in the corner

ALT: a bowl of cereal with raspberries and whipped cream with the words good housekeeping in the corner

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

“Don’t compare yourself to others. There’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it’s their time.” You are enough. 🧡 #kindness #love Picture by doodlesndreams

Picture by doodlesndreams

Don’t measure yourself against anybody else just find your happy place. Picture of an individual sat with a cup of coffee and some books in a little jar with bright lights and happiness on their face.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

If you’re struggling to write a poem for a loved one for Valentine’s Day, take heart: even the great poets had to start somewhere.

Selected Early Writings of the Poets

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the roses are red
and all the violets are blue
oh look, a haiku

- Basho

II

Roses are red,
unlike those daffs,
I wander lonely
as a giraffe cloud.

- William Wordsworth

III

Look – the roses are red!
They make my heart sing!
They fill me with hope –
Like a feathery thing!

- Emily Dickinson

IV

ROSES ARE … NO!
WHAT HAVE I DONE?
I MUST HAVE LEFT
MY CAPS LOCK ON

- ee cummings

V

Roses are dead,
see how they droop.
All of us die:
life’s only truth.

- Philip Larkin

VI

The roses had gone
(unlike my bunion)
so got this instead –
here, have an onion.

- Carol Ann Duffy

Brian Bilston

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

T- minus 30 mins. Trip to vets. Wish us luck. Do not be fooled by adorableness. It's been our downfall. This is the 3rd rescheduled appointment. #ihatethecatbasket

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

After 3 weeks of migraine inducing hammering from neighbours right next to my head in bed, I've resorted to ACDC, Metallica and Foo Fighters full volume next to the wall on a loop and gone out. Any others loud music suggestions?

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Her Majesty is in my bed. Very sensible given downpours and gales. So snuggly, I have to join her for a sneaky afternoon nap and cuddles.

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Melissa @mslissas.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

What fresh hell is this?!?! Lyra's first snow experience. Bemused and not budging from the shelter of window ledge. Sensible catting.

Grey cat on windowsill looking confused as snow falls and starts to settle.

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