Can you see the silhouette of a cheeky squirrel who’d dived into this bin and was eating the contents?!
The first all-British podium at a Grand Prix since 1968 - that’s pretty amazing!
The Elizabeth line has really taken the sting out of tube strikes in London. I’ve even got a seat on my way in on both this train, and the Windrush line before it this morning. Somehow I think things will be a bit busier for my return journey at 6pm though…
It’s only taken us 12 years, but we have finally unpacked the last of our boxes shipped back from our time in the UAE - four boxes of books tucked away in the loft!
Arrietty was sad to lose her impromptu cat tree when we finally sorted them. The contents we didn’t dispose of are now shelved.
Should this mark the extreme extent of a bubble, let no one say there weren't some absolutely gigantic red flags
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Good advice from the Dalai Lama.
Our stick blender’s motor recently died and we bought a new one. The old attachments sat in a cupboard gathering dust. I decided to list them on eBay. eBay’s ai works out what the item is and estimates a value. I’ve now sold three attachments and made £28. I was just going to throw those things out!
Kim said then that she chewed little bits of coloured paper to make his name in his distinctive style in papier mache on mount board, which she then gave as Christmas and birthday gifts to my parents over a couple of years.
The completed set still hangs at my Dad’s house, 40-odd years later!
We went to Pangbourne Meadow today for a swim in one of the newly designated dozen or so safe outdoor swimming spots across the country. It was amazing!
I’m so sad to hear about David Hockney’s death. He was truly one of the greats!
I’m posting this as a small tribute to him - remembering my first experience of his work, when I was tiny.
My sister @kimmannesabbott.bsky.social had created his name in his artistic style for her foundation art year.
