Zebedee’s Mom

Looks like extraordinary cowardice. "...following pressure from the Chinese state and a separate defamation law suit against the university, Sheffield Hallam decided not to publish a final piece of research by Prof Murphy and her team into forced labour." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WINTER MARKETS Thurs 13th Nov Woodhouse Festive Market 2025, Kippen Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Nov Green Galllery Christmas Market, Buchlyvie Fri 5th Dec Doune Late Night Shopping, Pop! Doune Sat 6th Dec Killearn Christmas Market, Killearn Village Hall Sun 7th Dec Luss Christmas Fair, Loch Lomond Arms Hotel Tues 9th & Wed 10th Dec Fair for Strathcarron Hospice, Gartmore Sat 13th Dec Leith Market, Dock Place

Some dates for your diary… I’m staying local (in Stirlingshire) this year, with one more market in Leith too. Hope to see you at one of these lovely events 🤍

We’re almost halfway to our goal to get Little Black Kitty to the vet. Her sore/bite looks painful so we’re going to keep advocating for her. We don’t want it to become infected 🙀
Please help us—help her. 🫶🏻 #cats Meow you. 🐾 Donations are tax deductible where permitted by law.

For National Shelter Appreciation Week, we thank YOU, our supporters. You make our lifetime care sanctuary a reality, providing forever homes for unadoptable cats. Your compassion gives them the loving retirement they deserve. ❤️

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Purrmaids by KikiDoodle Adopt your own fun, loving, and cute plush friends for your whole family.

This is where I should remind people how large and cuddly and amazing Purrmaids are!

www.purrmaids.com

It IS the most lucrative wildlife crime, and it ain't even close, folks.

I have been asked so ...

I will most likely run two times so that time zones are not an issue. If you are based in the States, so is the Regency academe so your time zones will definitly be covered! I am in the UK so a morning time for me will cover to Australia and New Zealand. I got you!

Yuffie, a pretty grey tabby kitten.

Rufus, a white kitten with grey tabby spots.

Vincent, a sturdy brown tabby kitten with a face like an owl.

We still haven’t received any applications for any of these lovely Final Fantasy colony kittens— Vincent, Yuffie & Rufus (Yuffie & Rufus are a bonded pair, and they have a sister Elena who will be adoptable shortly as well). Vincent was one of the first kittens rescued from that colony, but—

As a biologist, It really is a great analogy. Also trees. It's like saying, "There are trees and grass, you have to be one or the other." Ok... where is the line that defines "is a tree?" what about bush-like grasses? Palm trees? NON-tree palms? What about horsetails and their tree-like ancestors?

Rufus is a curious little love bug. He hears me coming down the stairs to the basement and runs up the cat tree for pets as soon as I open the door.

His sister Yuffie is a little more aloof but will absolutely let you pet her on her terms.

Vincent is going to be someone's best friend some day.

He's a timid boy, but once he starts getting pet, he just wants more and more.

Also, he loves other cats! If your house is in need of a 2nd buddy, Vinny would fit right in.

A pile of twelve books, wrapped in red and white striped paper. They're covered in tinsel and other Christmas decorations.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

The Big Green Books Advent Calendar!

Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.

Your chance to unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.

The books will be chosen based on what you enjoy reading.

More info HERE

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

PLEASE SHARE

Goodnight from the unofficial floating market on the canal by The Hairy Pike pub, where Pru Hood is doing surprising brisk business in St. Anthony bells. Goodnight from Elizabeth Charnock, putting down an extra plate of Sunday lunch leftovers just for the ghost cats. Goodnight from Hookland.

One newish picture, but otherwise, awfully old pictures. Especially those beach huts. But I love the words in it.

The moon is beautiful tonight and never gets less inspiring.

Two wrapped books. On top of each is a bar of chocolate and a sachet of Pukka Tea.

"The Festive Big Green Book Swap" is back again!

You'll get sent a mystery book, based on the kind of stuff you enjoy reading.

You'll also get a bar of chocolate & pukka tea.

And you can read along with a new book buddy too if you like!

JOIN HERE!

www.biggreenbookshop.com/index.php

A collection of flowers I grew in my garden in May, in bright colours arranged with a colour gradation on a dark blue linen background

Shifting gears to something more positive about autism-when my thoughts are v. noisy, angsty & low I arrange small good things neatly as mental medicine. It really relaxes my brain & it turns out the resulting photos also relax the brains of those look at them.
An example, in case anxiety's lurking:

The men who raised the flags Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found

"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary."

manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:

manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

Around a third of this Victorian ink bottle collection of mental health kits have now sold👇. They're designed to put your brain into flow, the equivalent of taking 3 meds for anxiety and low mood.
I ship anywhere in time for🌲:

SHIPPING IS OPEN TO THE US AGAIN!! 🎉🎉🎉

Every time you repost this, and angel gets its wings.

Wishing you a gentle and kind November 🐾🤍

The "Festive Big Green Book Swap" is back!

Join in and you'll get sent a mystery book in December, based on the kind of stuff you like reading.

Also you'll get some lush choc and a lovely cuppa.

And you can read along with a new book buddy too, if you like!

HERE!

biggreenbookshop.com/index.php

A pile of twelve books, wrapped in red and white striped wrapping paper. The books are adorned in Christmas decorations.

A NEW CHRISTMAS THING!

The Big Green Books Advent Calendar!

Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.

Your chance to unwrap a new surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.

The books will be chosen based on what you enjoy reading.

More info HERE

www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...

Roscoe with 1983 and a postcard of her which depicts her looking unusually cheery

The rear cover of 1983

Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum.

It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…

THREAD:
I put this in my book Notebook (2021). I'd love to collect more of these small tales of mystery from everyday life. I also mention it again because something else, possibly even more mysterious, happened this week concerning my mum and horses, which reminded me of it...

Who's afraid of gender?.... Not us! Not In Our Name (NION) logo - Women in support of the trans+ community Background image of ghostface

👻 This Halloween, while the media is intent on whipping up fear of a tiny group of trans+ people trying to live their lives - we're saying 'Not in our name!'

If you agree and want to see the focus move back on to the real challenges all women face, sign our letter here: notinourname.org.uk

A black background decorated with gold illustrations of branches, stars, swords, ravens, and tiny ghost shapes. In the centre, bold text reads: “BIRDS BUT THEY GET SPOOKIER EACH TIME.” Two ravens perch on bare branches at the bottom, with candles glowing beside them.

Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻

Enter if you dare...🚪

Image of a costumed Viking at JORVIK Viking Centre showing an object to children.

We're hiring an Interactive Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre!

The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.

More information via the link in our bio 🔗

#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies