Anna Dent

Lap achieved

A cat's rear end and tail sat right next to my keyboard making it very difficult to type

No work. Only lap

The violins aren't teeny enough

No. Surely they are trying to get you there as a target for the others, not as someone with expertise that they respect

Really strong fabric softener I think. I hate it, I wash things several times to get rid of the smell!

It's time to act Ask your MP to help change the law today.

🚨 The House of Lords have STILL not passed abortion decriminalisation AND many are trying to repeal telemedicine that allows patients to end a pregnancy at home in peace and privacy. Please use this BPAS link to email, I promise it takes seconds!

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BBC Four is repeating This Life to coincide with its 30th anniversary, beginning with a double bill on Wed 18 March with a new filmed intro from Daniela Nardini. #ThisLife

It's such a hard but amazing book. I loved it but it made me so sad.

9. Typing typing typing

Oof! When I worked in London local government he had, let's say, a reputation for being, um, difficult

Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social

Interesting - it will be extremely busy

But I thought the airspace was shut down?

An airport gate for a flight from Munich to Dubai

How (and why) are people flying TO Dubai (from Munich)

Gosh what a horrible end to a life

I don't know who he is, but his life looks miserable despite him also appearing to be rich, that's all I need to know!

What are you after specifically? I could suggest various folk

Welfare experts: muster!

I need to speak to someone with professional or academic expertise in welfare/benefits or poverty policy tomorrow (Wed) and I’m really struggling to reach people this week…

If that’s you, make yourself known 🙋‍♀️

Again again and again - AI underpinned or entirely made up of people earning poverty wages

Not seen a definition, but my interpretation would be mass Vs regular is 'do we have any vaguely credible reason to surveille these people or are we just doing to everyone regardless'. Neither option is great 😆

One of those captcha things. This one says ‘select all images with bicycles. Click verify once there are none left’. There are 9 squares - 4 contain photos of bicycle seats, with the remaining 5 showing the beautiful head and face of a grey greyhound with a white stripe going from the top of their head to the tip of their nose.

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

Today marks the first day of meteorological spring 🌷

March has arrived, and with it comes longer, lighter days. Over the next few weeks most of us will enjoy around two extra hours of daylight ☀️

A white and black cat stretched out very very long on a yellow and black blanket on the sofa

Our cat sitter sent us this photo of our very long boy Percy yesterday 😸

More good news 😄

If I never see a voxpop again I'll be happy! The way they are reported as news is so ridiculous

In Austria. I may sign up to the religion at the local bakery

Phew. Vile racists CAN be defeated. Genuinely relieved.

2026 is the year of the horse

The horse:

And the target of their weirdness is mainly women - what a surprise

Bright yellow narcissi flowers in bloom, bathed in sunshine

It's still February but things are looking up