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Get ‘em while they’re hot

I’m not gonna lie, it looks very dramatic 😬 I’m glad you’re okay!

Oh my god Toby, are you alright??? That looks gnarly 😬

He is so done with me 😂😂😂

Dad is watching the rugby, and I, a thirty two year old woman, am desperately trying not to giggle at ‘it’s been fifty years since England came from behind’

Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure

Exclusive by me: A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, threatening the health of more than 2bn people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.
@amnesty.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"

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I'm looking for artists that:

1) Are open for a commission this month
2) Work traditionally
3) Specialize in portraits and likeness

Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷

a woman with long black hair and earrings is making a funny face while sitting at a table . ALT: a woman with long black hair and earrings is making a funny face while sitting at a table .

Me at Jamie:

An awkwardly framed shot of two cats just about sharing one lap. The black one nearest to the camera seems content, the grey one in the background is staring daggers at him.

Grey cat (Skye) was on my lap first. Black cat (Jamie) managed to muscle his way in to the tiny sliver of remaining space and this is the look she’s been giving him since. He is purring blissfully, completely unaware. I am slightly concerned my thighs are about to be the staging ground of WW3.

[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS] 1 NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]: Hello there 2 [A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk]. DAD: Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids? 3 NT EMPLOYEE: Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail! 4 MUM: That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids? 5 NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]: Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot! 6 NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]: Listen - that's their call [Calls emanating from the landscape]: tut-tut woke-woke 7 NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]: They are extremely sensitive and fragile... But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery. 8 KIDS [pointing]: There they are! [Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure]. [Little people noises]: woke-woke tut-tut woke-woke 9 [Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]: Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house. [Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]: tut-tut woke-woke 10 MUM [pointing]: What's that one doing there? NT EMPLOYEE: Oh, that's so sweet… 11 [We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away]. NT EMPLOYEE: I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph… 12 [We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]: Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE? [ends]

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

ladies and gentlemen...we got him

Prints of this and my previous paintings are currently 25% off at www.inprnt.com/gallery/jenn...

Deep in a lush forest, a deactivated robot crouches beneath a tree, cradling a magical sapling. Nearby is the tombstone of the woman who grew the forest from seed, whose work the robot continued long after she passed.

Chrono Trigger: Waiting

Fiona dreams of growing a forest to save the land laid waste, but it'll take centuries, so Robo stays behind to help tend to the trees long after her lifetime. 400yrs later you find him, rusted and broken down amid a lush forest, Fiona's dream accomplished🌳

#ChronoTrigger

Oh my GOD Jenny this is so lush?????? I don’t have any connection to the source story and it still immediately got the emotional point across

I've just finished my next Chrono Trigger 30th Anniversary painting and I think I'm gonna post it today!

The Pope Leo XIV wing of the Vatican museum is going to be, uh, let’s say ‘striking in comparison to its surroundings’

- and I could see on the watch that it was them calling instead of trying to subtly check my phone. And then I realised what an absolute treasure peace is, expanded the ‘allowed’ list to family and close friends, and have been blissfully unaware of spam calls and push notifications ever since.

Initially this was because I work a job where I can’t be on my phone while I’m on the floor, but I need it on my person in case mum’s carehome calls with an emergency - so I set up an elaborate system with phone + ancient garmin watch where the only calls I could get while at work were from them -

My phone is perpetually set to Do Not Disturb, no push notifications, with about six highly specific people on the list that lets calls/texts through. I cannot describe how much this has improved my life.

Microdosing retirement by living a no push notification life.

AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal

People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.

That is the most delightful reaction to a cat very literally dropping in to visit 🙈😂

The voice of bitter and repeated experience is very loud 😂

With the greatest respect and admiration in the world: step away from the scissors

I have a visceral memory of listening to the first one while hoovering at my old cleaning job and going ‘man I wish this wasn’t a short-run, it’s great’, and I would like to apologise for that 🙈

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, looking up at the viewer

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, watching something out of view. She has her highland cow teddy between her front paws.

Turns out ‘fresh air’ and ‘exercise’ is good for mental blocks, what an absolute scam.

Also, puppy tax:

After something of an unexpected crunch at work the last four days or so, I decided to make today a day of absolute rest, stole my brother’s five month old puppy, and spent the day wandering around in the sunshine with her - and in the process thought of several things I want to draw!

I think I'm going to start my habit of asking "what you doing?" on Wednesdays again.

Have you got a fun project you're working on that you can talk about (for work, for fun, for love, for revenge?) tell me about it here! I am nosy and want to indulge in some vicarious excitement.

Thank you.

And a beautiful sculpture! Very proud to share a name with it 😌💚