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SemtexSue

@semtexsue.bsky.social
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Perimenopausal, grumpy, usually cold. Sea swimmer, ex-science teacher, mental health nursing student. Trying to break down the stigma of living with a mental health issue.

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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I’ve got just TEN 2025 calendars left. To get rid of them I’ve reduced them by another £2 so now they’re only £6.99 for 10 months www.infinitebacon.com/shop/p/nerdl...
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 05/03/2025
Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk
Colorful art and accessories displayed in a collage.
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Lisa 🐈‍⬛ @glittermagpie.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
This #internationalwomensday my thoughts are with my sisters around the globe who are still in the fight for basic human rights. I see you.
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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
And there it is. Motherfuckers.
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Anna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
A small thing to want, but will make a huge difference to the life of this family.
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
@bruceshark.bsky.social I've only managed to get half of it, but you need to see this 😂
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I'm watching everything everywhere all at once and haven't got a clue what's happening. Is it just me?
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
@icecrystal.bsky.social @lisatea.bsky.social @cultpens.bsky.social LOOK AT MY INK! ISN'T IT GORGEOUS AND SPARKLY. It's called Deadly Nightshade
Photo of an open bottle of fountain pen ink, called Deadly Nightshade, a deep purple with shimmery gold flecks, and an added surprise of a skull inside!
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This might cheer you up if you need it this morning!
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I've got to back to my home ward after 3 months on placement and I'm dreading it so badly. I'm sure it'll be fine when I get there, but wish me luck please.
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
@bruceshark.bsky.social take a look at my new mug
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children.

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything.

“Are you feeling all right?” I asked her.

“I feel all sleepy,” she said.

In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead.

The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her.

On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.
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Neil @stopfordianneil.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Well this is a ride and a half!
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Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest · 06/02/2025
Slightly buried the lede but: if you're a queer couple and you want to get married ASAP in a state with strong protections before Obergefell inevitably gets overturned by fascists I will do an officiate for you for free (if you drop by the shop when I'm here just call/email ahead to make sure I am).
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
They don't have time for your bullshit
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Jesus fucking christ. I've just been showing my husband how to use my stethoscope (not a euphemism) and he said, "what's that noise, is it made by a battery? " No, that's your heart beating. Nob end. Or am I being harsh ?
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Anna Horroridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Let’s show Rami we do feel for him, and the many people still in these awful conditions.
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JennEfur @hotlegs.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Mine immediately healed over when I watched that.
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Hmm, I meant gutters as in men posting semi naked pics of themselves and proclaiming gutter pics. Am I being really dense? Probably. I'm perimenopausal, that's my excuse
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I have a confession. I don't know what gutters are.(Not roof ones, I know what they are)
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I've got to get up and fetch my antibiotics and inhaler from the pharmacist and I just don't feel well enough. Someone be a love and do it for me please.
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a sloth is laying on the ground on the side of the road .
Alt: a sloth is laying on the ground on the side of the road .
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
@idadown.bsky.social helloooo I didn't know you were here xxx
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 01/01/2025
SALE NOW ON! Up to 50% off www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Sale now on
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
"In lieu of flowers, the Carter family requests that you consider a contribution to The Carter Center." www.jimmycartertribute.org
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Official Jimmy Carter Memorial Site | Remembering the 39th U.S. President
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Hello, are there any cross stitchers or embroiderers on here? I'm trying to make an embroidery journal for 2025. This is today's (I have mostly been drinking tea) and 2nd Jan, I went for a swim. Could do with some tips or encouragement. Ps if you think it's rubbish, please keep that to yourself!
Beginner embroidery of a person swimming and a cup of tea. Very simple.
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
While the rest ofnthenUK battled with snow, we had strong wind and rain. The girls had their raincoats on and were undeterred.
Photo of stormy sea and two small dogs wearing rain coats getting battered by the wind but carrying on regardless
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Ugh. Awake again. Eff off perimenopause.
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Can't sleep. Who else is awake?
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Just about to get in for the first swim of 2025. It's a bit better than yesterday!
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Smashing. That's about right tbh
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Pippin is excited about the New Year coming in
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
@vimtotime.bsky.social Happy birthday xxx
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
And we only ever get people to care when they realise it’s everyone’s bodily autonomy and freedoms, its only in how it affects cis people we can get em to care
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GrumpyGirdle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿〓〓🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇦🇵🇸🐈‍⬛🐾📚🌊☮️ @grumpygirdle.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Take care of yourself this Christmas
UK emergency mental health numbers
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Lysistrata’s Stone Phallus @lubottom.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
If anyone could share I’d be so grateful. Clothes are very important as son has lost 7st since March due to sickness and now wears 28-30” trousers, rather than the 36” he used to be
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the pickwicker man @pickwick.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Only 200 more signatures needed!
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
OK, it's time for the evening session of #buyastrangerabook. I've packed up today's orders and taken them to the post office and i've bought some sausages for tea. Now i'm ready. ARE YOU?
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SemtexSue @semtexsue.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
You know the law
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Spiggi @spiggitzfan.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
@bruceshark.bsky.social
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The only thing I really, really, really want for Christmas is to raise as much money as I can for the Humane Society of Chittenden County. If you want you can help me make that happen! gofund.me/a44dd513
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Donate to Help Make Winter Cozy for Potato Bears., organized by Molly Hodgdon
Hello! If you are here you probably know that my name is Molly and I run… Molly Hodgdon needs your support for Help Make Winter Cozy for Potato Bears.
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Right, it's #TWANG* day, so we're going to twang a load of stuff with our mini-catapult. Pay attention it's science. First, a tennis ball. By way of calibration, if you will. But we know what you're all asking... What would happen if we filled that tennis ball with concrete? *Not a thing.
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