Carla Jenkins

Why I got a family tattoo — and Mum did too Carla Jenkins on getting inked in Lanzarote with her mother and sisters

“It can be the small things that bring people closer. I kept telling Mum: “It’s not that deep.” But in truth it was. Years from now, even if we’re scattered in different places or some of us are gone, we’ll still have this small, simple sign of our time together”

My Oura ring is taking over my life — and giving me hangxiety Wearable tech has made Carla Jenkins more worried than ever about her health

An Oura ring is for life, not just for Christmas… right?

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Soooo funny and niche listening to the gen-z Glasgow gals explaining what matcha is to the old dudes who ask them what the queue is for outside the new blank street

UGH I really miss old twitter

Ozempic is ruining my social life (and I’m not taking it)

🗣️ "Ozempic is ruining my social life (and I’m not taking it)"

@carlajenkins.bsky.social explores the awkwardness of dining with friends who no longer have an appetite

What I  learnt from having a breast op, aged 19

About 5,000 women a year have breast-reduction surgery.

This is why I became one of them, explains @carlajenkins.bsky.social ⬇️

Healthy eating has become a badge of moral superiority I have a new favourite form of cognitive dissonance. It involves watching the kind of TV show where scientists and food industry types tell me that eating crisps will shave years off my life while one

'I recently overheard a posh-off between two parents comparing notes on their children’s refined palates. One served her kid trout only to be asked if it was line-caught. “Well, mine was at a friend’s for dinner and asked if the pesto ingredients were foraged”'
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Best places to eat and drink in Scotland this week Bavarian Bakehouse, one of Glasgow’s oldest bakeries is now also one of its newest. Plus half-priced food all week at Zibibbo restaurant and bar

Sourdough from a starter made in 1984? How Orwellian. I love it 🍞 www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

What's interesting enough for a first post on a new social media platform? Arguably, it'd be to post nothing at all....

Is it 70,000 farms, or is it 500?

This is what proper, rigorous fact-checking looks like 👇

Sotto, Edinburgh restaurant review: gorgeous place, but it needs to pack more punch This new addition to Stockbridge’s foodie renaissance needs to taste as good as it looks

What better to celebrate joining Bluesky than sharing our deliciously good restaurant review this week?

Great wines; food needs work; stunning area (and a fab description of Stockbridge on a Sunday, reminding me of my month living there for the Fringe)

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🗞️ More and more Times and Sunday Times journalists and staff are joining BlueSky.

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