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Last 4 days spent clearing out my father's study. A necessary but miserable task.

1She looks glorious.

Im speaking from total ignorance here, but could it therefore be that it's actually plausible no one knew?

Wouldn't her pregnancy have been picked up by the pre-race vet checks?

A real gem - and full of smart throw away jokes which don't matter if you don't get them but make scenes even better when you notice them.

just see it as proof that Lumi has her own TARDIS

My beloved

Peter Capaldi with Franz Ferdinand looking cool as fuck?! #glastontelly

The reason it's ok here with the heat is the widespread availability of air conditioning. Im at a conference so while it's hot outside it's decidedly chilly inside.

I continue to lurk with very occasional comments. There is a special sadness when an on-line presence disappears because there is often no explanation.

If it happens when the thread is down, did it really happen? Sorry to hear your being tormented by hot weather. I traded 46 degree weather for a mere 29 in Chicago though it's due to heat up over the weekend.

Enjoy your mini vacation.

A big part of the strategy has been just to do lots fast. There is no one important thing which everything is covering for - everything is a distraction from everything else.

@mollyknight.bsky.social Have you spotted the Diamondbacks nightmare 1st innings?

They seem to have a different pain threshold to the rest of us. Hope she's on the mend now.

You are not alone - I just hit 600 which feels amazing but means still 266 to go!

OMG. I just finished his final Peter Diamond book - I'd been putting it off so as not to reach the end. A brilliant writer. I met him once and was so impressed by his outlook on his life and career. I'd not seen news of his death til now. I am grateful he was able to complete the Diamond series.

So I can celebrate Independent Bookstore Day (this Saturday) by calling attention to my lovely new local bookshop and being self-serving all at the same time, one of my favorite combinations.

So, B&N is having a preorder sale at the same time as Amazon is having a sale, and both are targeting Independent Bookstore Day, which is one of the biggest in-store shopping days of the year.

It feels shitty as an indie bookstore to be targeted by billionaire and venture-backed corporations

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week.

They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.

Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.

Well started on Sunday and finally got it done! Don't want to work out how many hours it took.

Wow - I did the whale one yesterday and thought that would be the longest I'd see. Little did I know.

Not sure why I saw this post but I'm glad I did - I also had a Great Aunt Ethel, one of the most impressive women I ever knew.

I received the mugs i ordered.

Sorry..."Cream of Shrimp soup"?

I'm struggling to be productive outside of work - the world is such a mess and work is awash in uncertainty - so tonight I want to declare my weekend achievements. I completed my tax return, cleaned my kitchen and I set up my cats favourite portable chair in the living room and she is happy.

Fantastic - hopefully this will be the first meet up on many

That sounds like a cover story to me. We all know Pepe is the fastest Bravermountain dog (source: Pepe). Much more likely is she and the Redingtons have important stuff to do, and she trusts Dora to look after Q.

Also shows that Musk can't just buy whatever result he wants.

looks like a groundhog to me