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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 16/09/2026

Has anyone ever reported a missing word to the Spelling Bee had found it subsequently accepted? I mean, I can’t believe this hasn’t been reported MANY times. It has several perfectly common meanings.

Screenshot of Spelling Bee puzzle rejecting the word PIPPED

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 06/09/2026

Never mind. Found it on Instagram. It’s labelled as AI

Screenshot of Instagram account showing baby goats and hay. Labeled as AI content.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 05/09/2026

Is it just me? This is a legit word, right? And not even obscure. Is it because it needs the word UP after?

Image of Spelling Bee puzzle grid rejecting MAGICKING

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 25/08/2026

Do I win the prize for most random thing scribbled in a story ideas notebook?

Page of a notebook on which are written the words Sausages are not the only fruit.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 21/08/2026

Also I never tire of this hidden landmarks moquette. Design genius.

Red and blue patterned train seat upholstery with four hidden London landmarks in the pattern.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 12/08/2026

Living in a forest has its disadvantages

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 16/07/2026

Come on now, Spelling 🐝. Poor show.

Spelling puzzle grid rejecting the word CARYATID.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 21/06/2026

Neighbour gave me a peony he was digging up. Brought it round in a wheelbarrow with a massive root ball. It sulked for two years. This year it got buds and I convinced myself they wouldn’t open because peonies love to tease you like that. But then

Red pink peony flower, green foliage in the background

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 19/06/2026

Bluesky, does anyone know what this fine creature is? A parasitic wasp of some sort? North East of England, for reference. #insect #Bug #WhoThis

Photo of an insect with black body, red legs and what I think is an egg laying tube at the rear.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 12/06/2026

Look what’s arrived, just in time for National Flash Fiction Day tomorrow. Still thrilled to bits to have the title story this year. What an honour. @joannacampbell.bsky.social’s cover is a stunner. #NFFD26 @natflashfictionday.bsky.social

An open page of a book, showing a few words from a story.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 30/05/2026

My copy of Garp. 1979 Corgi. Have no idea how it got to be in such a state.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/05/2026

Look at the difference. Six months, give or take. A wet winter and cold spring and yet here we are. Eventually there will be lots of height as well as colour and the ponds will be tucked away.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/05/2026

While the new half of the garden establishes itself, it’s helpful to remind myself what a difference a few years makes. Here’s part of the ‘old’ garden. Nothing but scrubby grass three years ago. Dug over and sparsely planted with tiny cheap perennials. Now…

Photo of a lush flowerbed with red, blue and white flowers of different shapes and lots of greenery

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 11/05/2026

What a lovely start to the week. Swallows (I assume?) skimming over the River Derwent. I didn’t catch the ones swooping inches from my face. Sound on for the freshest, most relaxing Monday morning vibe ever. 🐦🪶

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 04/05/2026

Is the normal tulip behaviour? Tulip hari kari?

Tulip with head broken off but hanging on by a thread

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 04/05/2026

Ok, folks, what has been decapitating but not eating my tulips?

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 03/05/2026

Set up the ‘irrigation system’ for the new garden (two sprinklers, 2 hoses, tap splitter that took two days of finagling to stop dripping) because it’s been so sunny and dry. I’m so sorry if I’ve ruined your bank holiday weekend.

Screen shot of weather forecast for heavy rain

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 22/04/2026

At what point do I admit that the nettles are going to beat me? Just dug up this muthafucker

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 17/04/2026

As supermarkets across the UK continue to disagree on where the eggs go, Tesco at least has put in mitigating measures for exasperated customers.

Large blue hanging sign in a supermarket with a picture of eggs and an arrow pointing down.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 06/04/2026

Plus lots and lots of these little morels have sprouted in the bark mulch up in the shaded woodland area of the garden. Found while laboriously digging out the creeping buttercup and nettles that are trying to take over again.

Mushroom with dark brown wrinkled cap and white stalk.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 06/04/2026

The wait is over. Those little plants slept all winter and now…

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 30/03/2026

Looks like siskins to me. I’ve had a lot lately

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 13/03/2026

Oh dear, #SpellingBee, now you’re just being silly.

Spelling puzzle grid rejecting AITCH as a valid word.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 10/03/2026

Look at this pretty little Siskin on my bird feeder today. Spring is springing. 🐦🪶

Small mostly green bird eating a seed from a bird table.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 05/03/2026

#Bird🐦🪶 Bluesky: what’s going on here? This crow keeps moving the camera we have set up near our pond. Sometimes I find it halfway across the garden. Sometimes it’s IN the pond. Crows are clever. What’s he trying to do? (ALT TEXT Crow selfie video taken by camera it is tossing around).

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 01/03/2026

One of the joys of moving out of London and up North was getting away from these screeching menaces that drown out other birds and strip trees bare. So this was not a happy sight this morning.

Bright green parakeet bird with red beak on a garden bird feeder.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 22/02/2026

Good morning Bluesky, please enjoy my nuthatch. 🐦🪶

Small bird - orange belly, grey wings, black bandit stripe over the eyes - standing on a bird feeder with a seed in its beak

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 19/02/2026

Was intrigued enough by the idea of a ‘soft bake’ to buy these. I can confirm they are… cakes.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 07/02/2026

It took about 14 hours and an unscheduled hotel stay to do the return trip instead of the usual 3 hours, but ultimately, it was worth it. (Flashing lights warning for those that need it.)

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 01/02/2026

This is who runs this account

Black and white photo of small girl sitting at the bottom of some stairs trying to write and looking cross at being interrupted. Same, Little Me, same.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 23/01/2026

Found a fallen branch with exquisite lichen and moss in it. Put it on a wet bench, took a photograph, came home, opened photos app and have been staring at it ever since. Zoom in for instant wellbeing.

A branch covered in frilly lichen and various mosses, on a wet surface with reflections below.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 21/01/2026

Never fails to make me uncomfortable entering this word into the Spelling Bee. I know it accepts it. I know it doesn’t mean the same in the US. But still, it’s icky.

Spelling Bee anagram puzzle grid with the word NONCE above

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 15/01/2026

Now I know Rachel has four kids I know where she honed this look she gave Fiona. Say nothing, watch them wilt. It’s the little pinched smile that really puts the fear in them, though #TheTraitorsUK.

Woman gives a hard stare with a half smile

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 10/01/2026

About a high as the sun gets at this time of year up in Not London. Worth it for the sparkly dog walks. (Photo credit to the husband).

A winter landscape of a frosted forest seen from a high vantage point, blue sky and large winter sun above.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 08/01/2026

And here come the coal tits.

Small bird with yellow tan belly, and black and white head.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 06/01/2026

It’s taken a few weeks and added fat balls, but we finally have a visitor to the new bird feeder. No surprise to see who was first.

Red-breasted bird (robin) perched at a camera bird feeder. Garden buildings behind.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 25/12/2025

Regretting my NYT games subscription present to myself already.

Word search puzzle rejecting PEONIE as a word.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/12/2025

Pairs very nicely with this.

A Charlie Brown Christmas album by Vince Guaraldi. Snoopy dits on top of a Christmas tree, Charlie, Lucy and Linus dance below.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/12/2025

This is a Christmas album. Don’t @ me.

Album cover for the soundtrack of When Harry Met Sally by Garry Connick Jr. Sally and Harry standing in an autumnal Central Park

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/12/2025

Coming full circle: marketing normal clementines as ‘easy peelers’ when they’re just being themselves.

A small clementine orange with leaves against a silver box of more clementines.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 13/12/2025

Dog, reindeer and @nigelslater.bsky.social’s gorgeous Christmas Chronicles. ‘‘Tis the season.

Black dog and a book on a blue footstool against a window. Outside: a wicker reindeer festooned with fairy lights.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 04/12/2025

If you are a fan of lebkuchen, these are SENSATIONAL. Aldi’s finest work to date. @aldiukstores.bsky.social

Box of Aldi’s Specially Selected Lebkuchen, decorated Christmas tree as background.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 29/10/2025

Day 7. Nearly finished with the outside. The inside, not so much. Oh, and we decided to paint the inside of the window frames white and the outside black and the point where they meet is… not fun.

Garden log cabin stained and with windows and doors painted black. All in a garden.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 28/10/2025

Where do BBC Maestro think people write novels? (What they mean is you can do their novel writing course from your sofa. Such imprecision in their language isn‘t selling me the course, let me tell you.)

Cartoon drawing of a man sitting on a comfortable chair using a lap top. Caption says: BBC Maestro, Write a Novel From the Comfort of Your Sofa, World-Class Online Courses

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 27/10/2025

At the other end of the garden, the final phase: log cabin is up. Much cheaper than a swanky oven-ready garden room but let me tell you, untreated timber is NEEDY. Nearly a week later and we’ve only just finished treating and priming. Painting this week. AT LAST. (Reposted minus typos)

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 26/10/2025

Dogs across the country wondering where on earth their lunch is. High alert for the last hour. Gentle whimper has begun.

Black dog on a blue footstool in front of patio doors.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 20/10/2025

Misty morning up here in the North East. No stressing about my Wordle streak when this is the view.

A landscape with grass in the foreground, a just-seen pond, trees and misty hills in the background, blue sky with mackerel patterned clouds.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 19/10/2025

Ponds all planted up now. Plan was to have less grass and more plants but we ran out of £££. As you do. Still lovely.

View of two ponds with rocks and small plants in a grassy garden.

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Rachael Dunlop @rachaeldunlop.com · 19/10/2025

Monster Stump was too heavy to get out of the garden so he’s been relocated and half-buried again upside down in what will be the wild woodland. Plants went in this week and my god, I think we have a garden.

Massive stump upended and ‘planted’ in new bed with oak and birch saplings and young woodland plants.

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