Cheryl Brown

Dog looking handsome in the morning light

Our Mr K was feeling very happy with himself this morning. New meds working well :-)

😂 but I’m sure it will be a little bit fun! And may it bring back that wonderful feeling of the the eighties! 💃

Oh you look beautiful. Love the beaded bouquet 💐

Sad when the “other side of the Tasman” is a nicer place to live :-(

#2 I felt like I was able to be supportive again. And be a parent. And it felt good. Guess I have missed that.

#1 Eldest child has been living very independently overseas. Forging ahead in their own life and identity. I miss them. We never talk about deep and meaningful stuff anymore. Then they reached out, cause they were going thru a tough time and missed home, and I felt all warm and fuzzy. 🥰

Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix

‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.

Disrupting colonial legacies in higher education: power, language, and identity in South African ODL curriculum The need to transform university curricula is a pressing issue for researchers, students and stakeholders in twenty-first-century higher education (HE) worldwide. In the Global South, particularly ...

Disrupting colonial legacies in higher education: power, language, and identity in South African ODL curriculum
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Not you!! Defn me! I am so *not* witty. I do cheesy rhymes for Easter egg hunts but not cards! Eg “roses are red, violets are blue, I’m hidden close by to something that reminds me of you!” That’s my best! 😂

Ha ha. Secret safe! Clearly you were just SO excited!

Yip :-( it’s a real deal breaker! Sore paws really impact on walks!

Bit $$$ unless ya all got a cheap supplier!

Anyone?? I want to know the answer too.! My doggo does anxiety foot chewing! Sigh.

Ah yes… Erica Stanford’s way of “Fixing” education.

Force all the politicised Atlas beliefs into children’s minds before they gain enough experience to realize only morally vacuous racist assholes believe that tripe.

Great job, Erica!

You’ve really taken on the Junior Goebbels role with gusto! 🤮

Not surprised!

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A suburban backyard framed by an eerie orange sun.

Eerie indeed. As Seen from Ōtautahi.

I know. “Wet and Forget” as a sponsor does my head in. At least it’s not like the Ashes with gambling sponsorship in your face!

ELDERS' STATEMENT | Elders warn against a return to a ‘might-is-right’ world

“We are witnessing the breakdown of the long-standing principle that the use of force is justified only in self-defence.”

Read in full: theelders.org/news/elders-...

And this hasn’t even touched on the AI slop issue and pressures of academic publication.

Not the ideal forecast. But hope it’s a special goodbye to 2025 and your Mum 💕

Got my first e-reader (NOT Amazon) for Xmas. Signed up to CCC libraries. Emailed my “identity” stuff in and got all sorted almost immediately. Now I can access their digital collection and read to my hearts content. Thanks #Librarians for working during this in-between time.

Always sad to say goodbye :-(. Times with those we love are too short!

Omg I was “this days old” when I realised there was a NZ version. Yippee. 🥳 I can play again - I have been avoiding the other countries version. Thanks! 🤩

Enjoy it. Sometimes you just gotta do something a little different.

Stunning! I’ve tried to seed our local Mistletoe before (years ago when the city council were doing a citizen science type thing and giving away seeds). No luck :-(

Let us know!

Tempura veggies??

Finding stuff we love to wear that fits us and is affordable is a rarity. Go for it.

That’s a lot of peas!