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Anna Cassar

@oddbohemian.bsky.social
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North Kensington. Gardening, dancing (ENB Elders), eating. Ex-BBC.

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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 23h
@danielsugarman.bsky.social interesting post re folic acid (replies switched off, hence this): I’ve been puzzled in recent weeks by X posters requests to supermarkets re (wrongly) perceived addition of folic acid to their products.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We got Outstanding from London in Bloom again at the site where I have a raised bed! With 95 out of a possible 100 points!!!
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cosmos only got going in last couple of weeks. Most odd. Sweetpeas a disaster.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dental hygienist cost tomorrow? £71.95. Is that sort of average now?
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whitehall farce? #thearchers
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Had to take the protective cover off iPhone this evening to clean it and phone (don’t ask) and again I’m astounded that such a beautiful object, which designers have striven to create, is hidden under an ugly plastic cloak (that we have to pay extra for).
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Social care: the private equity care homes will bump up their board and lodging fees. It’s often cheaper to stay in a 5* hotel. Or go on continual world cruises.
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Spooky Ghoulightly @pennygolightly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mirror Money "Sainsbury's issues urgent 'stop using' caution over 'serious chemical risk' " - did you buy a bag from TU recently? Three models contain dangerous levels of pthalates. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
mirror.co.uk
Sainsbury's issues urgent 'stop using' caution over 'serious chemical risk'
The supermarket has issued an urgent recall notice
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Came to mind today. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Buried, Dead Rabbit, 1. Dead Rabbit
Twenty dead animals left outside a school - but why? Journalists Dan and Lucy investigate.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh dearie dearie me what a shame.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wot?
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
No need to reach into the past, dredging up laws against piracy. There’s : www.gov.uk/government/p...
gov.uk
Offence of endangering another during a journey by sea (accessible)
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Thomas Etty Esq @thomasetty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My dear algorithm, do please connect me with all who are interested in growing heritage vegetables, herbs, and flowers from seed. My catalogue of said seeds may be found here. checkout.mailerlite.com/checkout/35112
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Checkout
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cat friends! A gorgeous story. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
nationalgeographic.com
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@sladey.bsky.social
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I was thinking “stop being so reasonable” - then at the end I’d have thrown the mug at his head. #thearchers
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s #NationalFoodbankDay today but 26 years ago there was no food bank day because there were no food banks. Now, because of the cost of living and our poor social security system there’s more than 1,400.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NB #thearchers cosmetics companies stopped using “anti-aging” to describe their products years ago!!!
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Well officer, I don’t think I did anything wrong when I put this expensive watch in my pocket.”
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@octopus.energy thanks for #octopushappyhours this morning! I made Nigella Lawson’s crispy granola and did a hot wash:
A Kilmer jar of homemade granola. A clothes airer in front of a window.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It normally goes in threes …
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Oh no.
theguardian.com
Dolly Parton, US country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Not Dolly Parton! No!
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/08/2026
From 3am, London is at risk of severe flash floods. Intense downpours could see up to 50mm of rainfall arrive in the space of just a few hours - almost the total average rainfall for August. Don’t be caught out - check your insurance covers flooding and see what more you can do: bit.ly/4y0Zxkn
Screenshot of a newspaper-style article from The Standard with the headline “Thunderstorm warning for London as weather alert issued with capital at risk of flooding.” A subheading says a yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for London. Below the text is a nighttime photograph of a lightning strike illuminating a dark sky.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@lomelindi12.bsky.social seen this? www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Largest review of its kind confirms benefits of tai chi and other Chinese exercises
Analysis finds ‘high certainty evidence’ of their effectiveness for the 1.7bn people worldwide with musculoskeletal conditions
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Sue Perkins has really made #justaminute her own, hasn’t she? I laughed out loud twice tonight!
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@rorycj.bsky.social did you catch Soul Music - Sweet Caroline this morning?Contrib from Parkinson’s dance. Also, you know ENB have a monthly class at Royal Albert Hall?
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wot?! #thearchers
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Lovely surprise @zebsoanes.com enjoyed that!!! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
Drama on 4 - No, Prime Minister - BBC Sounds
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears in a sketch with the cast of Yes, Minister.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
No way to get to Kew Gardens except bus from Hammersmith today. Takes too long @tfl community garden group outing devastated.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Feels like the radiators are on 🥵
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Using hose/not using hose. Which is which? #thameswater
Using hose/not using hose. Which is which?
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Ha ha! My downstairs neighbour waits until he thinks I’ve gone out before running his garden hose! So he knows about the ban. #thameswater
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
My neighbour is using garden hose. So embarrassing.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🤔
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
You know what #bbcradio4 all this stuff from Edinburgh is so irrelevant to most of us but I suppose you have a great time there.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I sometimes catch myself doing the Julie Walters “Two Soups” walk.
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Spooky Ghoulightly @pennygolightly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The best British seasonal food in August, from fruits to fish to foraged www.pennygolightly.com/british-seas...
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@evanhd.bsky.social
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Buying rounds: after work drinks. I asked my young neighbour exactly this: they pair up. She and female colleague bought each other gin ‘n’ tonics. Had two each, £11.50 per drink. Then went home.
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Spooky Ghoulightly @pennygolightly.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Best value supermarket rosé wine for 2026, most under £10 www.pennygolightly.com/best-value-s...
Glass of rose wine on an outdoor table, with beads of condensation on the outside of the bowl. Behind, out of focus are the bottle it's been poured from and a white ceramic bowl with snacks in it.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We know that Some Tame Gazelle is on Sounds? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym - 1. Passions - BBC Sounds
Passions are roused amongst the cassocks and behind the garden produce stall.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@lomelindi12.bsky.social did you hear this? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley - Lady on Trial - Christabel Russell - Scandalous Divorce - BBC Sounds
Lucy Worsley explores one of the most scandalous divorce cases of the 20th century.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@sladey.bsky.social
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Week 2.
Homegrown zucchini, a patty pan, and two cucumbers.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Renewed driving licence online on Wednesday - new one arrived in post today!
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
To add to our traffic woes, we’ve also got this. Just impossible to move around the area, and Hammersmith & City Line closed all weekend. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
London bus crashes into North Kensington home
The single decker bus crashes into the property's frontage on St Quintin Avenue in North Kensington.
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It’s raining! London W10
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Anna Cassar @oddbohemian.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
@london.gov.uk please, can you not waive the 9.00am start to Freedom Pass during a heatwave? It would be so good to get out and back from shops before it gets boiling! Didn’t get back until after 11.00 this morning and no air conditioning on buses!
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