I've realized the brevity of that makes it sound sarcastic. Unintentional.

How lovely.

Looks delicious. I'm sure she'd appreciate it. Sorry for your loss.

Sadly completely true.

Some cats never are, but always honored to be in their presence anyway :)

Ooh, lucky you! Bonjour, Bobster! 😻

I thought I was the only one! I'm glad so many people enjoyed it, and I look forward to the TV series, but it just wasn't my bag. But that's the beauty of books, no? Something for everyone!

UK supreme court rules definition of woman in Equality Act refers to ‘a biological woman’ – live Judges were asked to rule on whether the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 included transgender women with gender recognition certificates

Great news for women! Safe spaces, women's sport, equality legislation, etc. Happy day.

www.theguardian.com/law/live/202...

Thursday Murder Club. I love a cozy, but it was just so dull. DNF.

And yes I'd like to think men know that women in prostitution are in the same boat. They are not there by choice and they don't keep the money you give them. They are victims and you are the abuser, complicit with their pimps, who you probably don't know exists, but who does.

So men who follow me, I implore you to stop watching rape (all modern porn) and stop agreeing with your mates when they disparage women or tall about women as if we are inferior or only here for the gratification of men. How the likes of Andrew Tate became so popular, I will never understand.

How to stop it? The law. You can't rely on the general public to do anything but lie to themselves to suit their beliefs. If you think legal means don't help protect many, then what's the point of having laws again child porn? It doesn't stop all abuse, but it stops at least some of it.

If you watch modern porn, you are watching rape, no matter what you think. So you are contributing to that. Porn stars who claim to enjoy it are almost always (prob always) being controlled and exploited by men. Abuse, whether by violence, financial control or drugs, is what keeps them doing it.

I'm not sure how much men are aware of how much women are afraid of them. Given mass consumption of violent porn, I no longer feel safe with any man I don't know well. Depressing. I don't know the answer, but I also don't want to be attacked, like so many women are now, randomly on the street/tube.

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Why I’m a CC cream convert — plus the best to buy now Looking for light, easy, breezy coverage? These colour correctors are perfect for summer

Am I the only woman who still doesn't have a clue what a BB or CC cream is? And I even have both! 🤷🏼‍♀️
And before some man Googles it to try to mansplain it to me, I'd like to point out that I also know how to Google, so if I really wanted to find out, I could.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/b...

Interesting - or is it?! 😆

I'd like a new option from Ancestry where it only sends me email updates for people who are NOT my 1st, 2nd or 3rd cousin, X-times removed. Pretty sure I'll get fewer alerts.

To the remaining 98% of the world - hello cuz!

Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday.

When I saw this on the socials, I thought it was a spoof, but now it turns out to be real, makes me even more proud to live in France. 💪🥐

Dozen Teslas torched outside French dealership: authorities f24.my/AzIv.BS

I'm still confused about the fox-rabbit situation. I'm guessing if the fox moves in, the rabbits are too terrified to say much, so just try to keep quiet and out of the fox's way? Badgers can handle themselves, I think, so less of an issue. But rabbits are a key prey for foxes, so 🤷‍♀️

Hidden poisons in rhododendron nectar Philip Stevenson (Plant Chemist) and Alison Scott-Brown (Plant/Insect Ecologist) from Kew’s Natural Capital and Plant Health department report on the toxicity of natural chemicals in the nectar and le...

Random facts I learned this weekend:
if bees make honey from the pollen of certain species of plants, mainly found in Turkey, India and Asia, if you eat that honey, it can kill you.
www.kew.org/read-and-wat....

Foxes will frequently live in shared dens with badgers and rabbits (prey!). Who knew?!

Sure, there are some places I never tire of - Paris, Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, the Alps. But definitely agree some places are brilliant the first time, then perhaps not again, or at least not for a very long time. Egypt for me. Extraordinary and truly unique. Loved the trip. No desire to go back.

I've never returned to Cesky Krumlov, which I went to in the 1990s, for the reason you mention. And I agree about San Francisco & Marrakesh - similar experiences on my 2nd visits. Fes, though, still amazes, although far too many plastic rubbish bags now litter the streets. But otherwise, the same.

So far, the goods have always arrived. But this has scam potential written all over it, doesn't it? But wotchagonnado? Do you really want to be the rude neighbour who doesn't buy anything to support whatever random event / party / school supplies these kids are raising money for? No. So you pay.

Snapshot of French life: a few times a year, random kids - you hope from the area - turn up at your door with a leaflet asking if you want to buy socks, chocolate, gift wrap... You fill out the form, choose some stuff, give them a cheque without any name on, then hope the goods will one day arrive.

time for my annual reminder to not ask women to do public speaking or whatever else for your company for free for Women's History Month/International Women's Day, please and thank you

Well good work on keeping up with it. Good for the brain!

Well done for getting that far. Had a chance to practice in France yet?

Maybe?

Did you achieve this? Seems like a big leap from B1 to C1 to me, so if you did get to C1, you must have done a LOT of studying!