Our beautiful plum is in full bloom
I spent far too long figuring out how much you have to tilt the map for Ipswich to be level with Luton because Stansted Airport simply can't be in the Midlands. Luton, though, is definitely coded Brum.
A new documentary "Secrets of The Bees" will air on National Geographic on 31 March and land on Disney+ on 1 April and our bees are in it! See here for the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mej2...
Honestly, anyone confused by British conceptions of class would be utterly enlightened by watching Grayson Perry's series from a few years back. One of the best observations I've ever found. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_in_...
So sorry to hear this, wishing you and your family all the best for these most awful of moments x
What a beauty, so sorry for your loss x
Aged 17, my best mate amd I arranged for this to be played in our secondary school assembly, for some spurious reason. A lot of baffled 12 year olds that morning. And teachers, tbf
How utterly perfect ❤️
I would simply evaporate
Clockwise from top left... Furious cat. Almost Halloween cat. Loaf. Snowman mouse.
Despite being an avowed heathen, I find this deeply moving. The very essence of humanity. And also, objectively, quite funny
Bees were once described as 'Coorus craiturs’ and have played their role in the history and folklore of Shropshire. You can read more about this lore by following the link below. 🐝 🐝 🐝
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-...
#Folklore #History #Bees #Beelore #Folkbeliefs
Oh, good tip, I'll look into that, thanks! CDs are my preference, but permanent access to a download would be a good second best.
I feel this strongly about much BBC radio content. I can only listen to my favourites when BBC Sounds deign to make them available (apart from some notable exceptions available from the Internet Archive). I'd love to have them on CD if I could.
They look absolutely beautiful!
Hope it all goes smoothly, travel included
One of my husband's early, unsigned bands recorded an album. A friend snuck one of their songs onto her company's cd that was circulated to their coffee shops nationally. For a few years, friends and relatives would report hearing it in cafes. Never earned a penny, but it gave them a wee thrill.
like there are a million things you can do here is a list
www.lifeisasacredtext.com/goodtrouble/
In case this helps ruin your evening, I just reread Adrian Mole and his mother was 37 and his father 41 during the first book 😆 (I'm a fair bit older than that now!)
My pleasure, truly. I just reread (for the millionth time) Adrian Mole, and it always reminds me how anxious people were, how powerless they felt, but how we're all built to be interested in the small details of our lives, not just to fret about the big picture. Hope you have a nice evening ahead x
Two things I find helpful. First, doing small helpful things hyper locally. (In my case, conservation volunteering). Second, reading first person accounts (real or fictional) from earlier decades, for perspective. E.g. how people got through the 1980s cold war period.
I hope your cat finds their calm before too long!
Our neighbours are now 8 minutes into their huge annual firework display. Happy damn panicmas indeed
We got an extra pint by accident and my response was festive Angel Delight. I take my hat off to you
While in Glasgow for the recording we also discovered that not only can iron, fish and meat (debatable) be monged, apparently so can drink. Hats off Glasgae
We were there! It was both amazing and great!
We absolutely adored being at the recording, looking forward to listening once my husband gets in from work. Thanks for all the years of FMB! It was the humour ❤️
Day 7 #artAdventCalendar my #linocut horseshoe crab (Tachypeus gigas) in grey, blue-bronze and dark brown on 8” x 8” cream-coloured Japanese paper with bark inclusions. 🧪🐡 They get their name from their horseshoe like shape but they are not crabs; they are chelicerates, more closely related to 🧵
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
