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Penelope farmer

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Writer. Author of Charlotte Sometimes - turned into a song by the Cure… And a whole lot more. Most recently Goodnight Ophelia

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People laughed when I took up knitting and produced 16 mufflers, three pairs of wristwarmers, seven pairs of bedsocks and nine pairs of fingerless gloves over the summer months. THEY'RE NOT LAUGHING NOW.

10.01.2025 10:17 — 👍 123    🔁 7    💬 6    📌 0

Treat coming everyone - new series of David Quantick’s whatever happened to Baby Jane starting next Monday at 14.15 on Radio 4. Enjoy…

19.11.2025 11:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Who knows? Not me?

24.09.2025 01:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not long ago we Brits stored our cars in a ‘garage’- rhymed the French way like Nigel’s ‘Farage.’ But now that the word garage has gone all British- even the BBC uses ‘garidge’ these days -isn’t it time, dear leader, you helped us get out language back by answering to Nigel ‘Faridge’?

23.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny! Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

12.09.2025 17:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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13.08.2025 10:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Owls are not ‘funny’. They are wild birds. Not pets. Ever.

12.08.2025 06:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Smarter than writers possibly.

09.08.2025 13:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Was recently informed by a literary agent that best-selling fiction these days is ‘romantasy’. Sex and dragons seemingly. I assume it doesn’t mean sex with actual dragons - such burning lust would put a rapid end to any hero(ine)’s story. On the other hand -wistfully - sorry folks - why not?

09.08.2025 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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24.06.2025 11:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Huh…

19.06.2025 13:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So Netanyahu claims Ayatollah khamenei doesn’t deserve to live because of the Iranian hospital strike on Israel. Isn’t there some proverb about the pot calling the kettle black?

19.06.2025 11:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh you devil ..

30.05.2025 08:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

…… another matter. Possibly.

30.05.2025 07:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think I’m right out of my depth …

29.05.2025 21:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Woman Is Delighted To Find A Wild Visitor Dozing On Her Outdoor Sofa - Hasan Jasim In a heartwarming moment that showcases the peaceful coexistence of humans and wildlife, Andrea Uppington from the UK was delighted to discover a wild fox comfortably sleeping on her outdoor sofa. Thi...

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Lovely …

29.05.2025 21:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What’s the problem with putting swift bricks into houses. They’re just bricks put in like any other bricks. They are vital for the breeding of these wonderful birds which most of us love …

22.05.2025 19:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Island of strangers? No. I live in a council block, more than half its residents born elsewhere, some ex-refugees. We greet each other, stop to chat, ask about each other’s families. My son lives in a ritzier area and flat, his neighbours mostly white Brits. Do they talk to each other? Rarely.

14.05.2025 10:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Alas forbidden to me. not the bacon - the gluten - tho’ now you make me wonder what my once favourite treat pain aux raisins would be like with bacon…

18.04.2025 15:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Really ????

18.04.2025 13:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Does anyone recognise this plumage ? Remains of owl/falcon sized bird with taloned feet half-eaten by a ?fox. Similar plumage on RSPB site relating to such birds. But I can’t identify exactly. You rarely see a predator preyed on - unless it’s a raptor by a gamekeeper. No gamekeepers round here.

11.04.2025 21:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Happy - very - to see all huge demonstrations - congratulations to everyone particularly my dear friends out there too ..🥰🥰

06.04.2025 08:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

10 years ago we - or some of us - shot ourselves in the foot - remember the referendum? - now Americans - one of them - has shot themselves in the foot - and the rest of the world with it. Find a good fun word for all of that dear Mr Quantick - please oh please. Better to laugh than cry …

03.04.2025 18:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So many congratulations dear Fania. Such a precious thing. And your dad’s and Nily’s great granddaughter too. Oh oh oh.

27.03.2025 10:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thankyou - hope she enjoys it …

24.03.2025 08:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My favourite flowers - am going to search for them in Oxford - Magdalen meadows this week …

22.03.2025 13:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What would they do clicheless? Lie down and die?

12.03.2025 09:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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01.03.2025 09:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I like this one . Thank you to @adrianblack for today's #FoxOfTheDay

17.02.2025 08:00 — 👍 1512    🔁 113    💬 14    📌 1