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You're still fucking brilliant.

There's also the Susan in Malory Towers, described as 'sensible and solid', IIRC, who Felicity turns to after rejecting June's spite against her Felicity's sister, Darrell.

I wasn't suggesting that Susan characters aren't nice. They tend to be practical, caring, and efficient characters, as do characters named Ann.

Yes, and she's very much a Susan.

Susan Heath from Noel Streatfeild's Tennis Shoes as well. (And where the character is not called Susan, they're called Ann. It's a specific character type too.)

Happy day!

Ouch. Hope it gets better soon.

YouTube video by SleeperVEVO Sleeper - Sale Of The Century (Video)

Which can be viewed here:

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Grr.

Sale of the Century by Sleeper

She swallowed a planet so she's allowed to be grumpy!

That's a loaf that is lurking in that there oven. Looming, even.

a woman in a brown jacket is standing in a field and saying whack her Alt: Karen Gillan as Amy Pond from Doctor Who in the episode Amy's Choice. She's visibly pregnant, with her hair in a messy updo, wearing shabby mid-brown parka, and saying, "Whack her."

The oncoming storm.

Excellent!

Those are utterly adorable!

And people still wonder why I wear a mask in shops and for medical appointments.

And by "wonder", I mean look askance or tell me I don't need to.

And by "people" I mean, among others, the consultant who prescribes my immuno-suppressants, and the shop assistant with the cold.

Wishing you minimal side effects.

Large wire model of a globe, holding multiple candles.

Solidarity with the Jewish people of Britain and the right of all of us in this unsettled country to live, work and worship (or be irreligious) in security and happiness.

A quote for our times.

My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.

You can read and/or listen to Brian Patten's 'A Small Dragon' here. Like many things I love, as noted here, it's not for children and it's not for adults. It's for everyone who passes this way.

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Original Liverpool poet Brian Patten dies aged 79 Brian Patten was one of the most highly-regarded voices of Liverpool's literary world

I've loved 'A Small Dragon' ever since I first read it in the anthology I studied for O-level English Lit.

RIP Brian Patten, and thank you for showing me how to pass this way.

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Well, at least they're not casting formality aside to address you by your first name, Adhoc, dearest.

Bodies are very annoying sometime. Hope it eases asap.

So he's at war with the east coast, the west coast, and the bit in the middle?

No more chiselling the ice off the inside of the window in winter! Wa-hoo!

I hope it gave you the break you needed. 🫂

Well, that's just plain wrong.

I haven't read it yet either! How did I miss that one?

A new Aisling? Eeeee!