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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My cat Lord Peter has been jumping hopefully onto the Big Radiator these past few days, although he's been disappointed as we haven't yet put heating on.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Or what if I have wrongly remembered the week and that's next week? (Says she, who v nearly went to church today to lead 8am BCP, a week early)

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think there will be a few of us marking that on the list for next year

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And now, all the small clubs and events on Facebook are advertised with indistinguishable AI-produced graphics.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Attention All Shipping with @charlieconnelly.bsky.social Had a moment realising I'd always parsed 'channel light vessel automatic' as if vessel in question was less heavy than others. Despite knowing what a lightship is from (a)We didn't mean to go to sea (b)rowing past a retired one for years

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New cartoon: The RNLI

Cartoon titled “The RNLI: Some of the people they help,” showing six scenarios involving people rescued by the RNLI. Including a man caught by the tide, a YouTuber swimming without preparation, a middle-lane driver, a neighbour with different political opinions, a superyacht owner who forgot to refuel, and people crossing the Channel in a small boat. The final caption reads, “All human beings – all deserve saving.”

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Also, another splendid piece of BCP placement

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

But she's still picking up all the satellite TV channels? Hugs and ear scratches from me. She's been through a lot hasn't she!

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have been on holiday, and it was lovely, and now I am home, and tomorrow is the Great River Race, which is the last day of leave.

A brown labradoodle looking intently at an open tray of fish and chips, in the hope perhaps the food might be spilt or somehow otherwise make it magically into his belly

This is a picture of Sara dressed in a cap and grey fleece. She is standing in front of a large low stone building and behind the sign for Parc Dewi Sant parkrun.

In the background, sea and moody grey sky. In the foreground, my hand holding a lobster roll which was an exceptionally lovely lunch

In the foreground, Tim and Sara. Tim is in a red checked shirt and a grey fleece and Sara is in a breton top. Frankly, the same as they are wearing in about a hundred other holiday photos so there's nothing of particular interest there. In the background is engine number 5521 on the Gwili steam railway painted in London Transport maroon. It was painted to mark the anniversary of LT in 2013 and has hauled some vintage excursions on the underground, but now is mainly pootling up and down a short preserved steam railway in Wales.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Now I am imagining how long it would take to do this in the style of Jasprit Bumrah

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I see you and I raise you 'hot water from a flask that is also on other occasions used to dispense brewed coffee'

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

See also: lovely coffee machines and a sachet of freeze dried decaff Decaff tea is a rare sight (and yes that's still the Hot Water Based Beverages Are King model)

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

To avoid being like Paul...? "I only baptised you and you, but oh yes you also and maybe them too, can't remember..."

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Pondering how short a play it would be now in the age of caller ID

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It really was laugh a minute. Bathroom stationery is a keeper of a phrase.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

On my way home from an evening of laughs with @kathrynfleming.bsky.social and @clairemaxim.bsky.social watching genius silliness at the Old Vic www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/other-...

oldvictheatre.com

How the Other Half Loves - Old Vic Theatre

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

That's twice now that R3 news has told me it will be both 19° and 27° in Edinburgh. Someone check the newsreader's script!

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Scared the crap out me and I am only cooking dinner!

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Can name at least 2 people who will be all "Punks, people, snogs, yeah whatever... Look at the rolling stock!"

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This may have been the root of the problem, using own brand washing up liquid. And what felt like loads but clearly wasn't enough. Thank you.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I need your giant bubbles help! I cannot get this going. Do you make your own solution and if so what are you using please?

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

What would Miss Annersley say about the use of "can" instead of "may," though? #chaletschoolnerd

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Prayer book Psalm 47, before a certain election altered the common use of a word, would unfailingly give me unholy giggles God is gone up with a merry noise : and the Lord with the sound of the trump

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Vicarage tea party this afternoon. 5 dozen scones and about a tonne(ish) of clotted cream later I am now on the sofa with a glass of wine, grateful for clergy spouse assistance from @timbattsneale.bsky.social and glad to have been able to offer hospitality.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I read the end of the book first so I know what is going to happen, so I don't tend to slow. But I read 'A Life Impossible' last spring and am still periodically revisiting in my head - I was sad to finish the story.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Someone near me, who is an artist, and teaches art, is advertising their summer stuff with an AI sloposter and I just find myself baffled

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A pedestrian story. I got told to go *#s= myself yesterday by a chap who also threatened to have me arrested... For walking into his wing mirror with my shoulder as he was parked on the pavement. Glad you had a good one today.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

People need funerals. They may not need hugely expensive funerals but there are good grief reasons for some kind of farewell ritual, even if it has no religious content.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The ghastly direct cremation ads too? I have been in a hospital waiting room (not for myself) and been jolly glad that the TV is on BBC 1 so no adverts

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

As an ex librarian I have noticed both libraries and churches suffer from misconceptions that limit people's willingness to even enter - and of course priests and librarians have their own stereotypes - but we have a lot to notice and learn and I might even write about it one day

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I got particularly annoyed on Doreen's behalf!

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

@leahbroad.bsky.social I have just finished listening to Quartet, so jumping on to say thank you for such a fascinating and frustrating listen.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Why is it, that whichever swimming pool I am at, there's always a splashy front crawl man swimming down the middle of the medium paced lane, overtaking people because he's too fast - but won't swim in the fast lane? Is it the same man, following me about?

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I have always wanted a window seat like this. Modern vicarages sadly don't deliver.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I am no longer a librarian (in profession if not in soul) but this makes me so JOLLY CROSS on behalf of the profession.

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Who *are* you not who *ate* you... Grrr

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The Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale @sarabn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

That would be AWESOME Also now imagining a protest shout WHAT DO WE WANT? That thing! The thing I can't remember the name of! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? Now, of course - why are you asking me such a silly question, who ate you and why are you IN MY WAY?

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