Berlin, or Narnia? #winter

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And a very happy new year to you all.

This is adorable!!! 😍

Ha, I read 'early-insert' 😂

This makes me feel oddly serene

an elderly woman is making a funny face and the words scrummy are on the screen behind her ALT: an elderly woman is making a funny face and the words scrummy are on the screen behind her

I'll be in Edinburgh this morning signing books between 11 and 1 with @SueHLawrence & @Continibites at Contini's cafe at the galleries on the Mound. If you are looking for pressies (or excellent snax) you know where to find us.

Baking mince pies!!! 🎄

It's such a great podcast! (And I'm always grateful for the trigger warnings, because - for me - a lot of those issues are dire)

Also, there are data suggesting that prolonged (> 20 mins) of singing can produce endorphins!

Congratulations on No. 2!!!

Reminds me of this (must be read in a northern English accent):

Dad was play-chasing the kids around, making vague pirate noises
6yo shouts: Ha! Then I’m Captain Bastard
Dad: I beg your pardon?!!
6yo: If you’re Captain Fuck, I’m Captain Bastard!
Dad: No, I’m Captain Hook, Captain HOOK!!!

A graphic showing 8 books by Alison Belsham

If you're a member of Audible, you can find all my books on sale at the moment - some great savings to be had.

Perfect Christmas presents for friends, family or even yourself!

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🎉🎉🎉

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it 😊

🎉 📘 📚 📖 🎉 Join us tonight for a wonderful book swap and the opportunity to mingle with other enthusiastic readers! 🎉 📘 📚 📖 🎉

Absolutely!

It's Wednesday, so it's "Buy A Stranger a Book" day on Bluesky!

I'll give away two books.

FOR FREE.

If there's a book you want let me know.

If YOU want to "Buy a Stranger a Book" too get in touch!

#buyastrangerabook

Here's what it's all about.

biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

(UK only)

I'm happy to spread the love and buy a stranger a book for £20

Yes!!! (I'll be in touch shortly...)

Right back at you, lovely! ❤️

WhatsApp messages about noodles

WhatsApp message about cake

Communicating with my adult kids is mainly them messaging me to ask if it’s safe to eat the food they forgot to put in the fridge overnight and me saving them from food poisoning #ParentingNeverEnds

JOSEPH: got any rooms

INNKEEPER: no

JOSEPH: i want to see your manager

INNKEEPER: okay but i think it’s pronounced “manger”

I've written about what dying typically looks like - not as a 'pro' or 'anti' AD piece, but in the spirit of confronting a taboo.

We've lost the easy familiarity with the patterns of dying that existed when death typically occurred in people’s own homes.

Let's talk about it 🙏

@newstatesman.com

Thank you, Rachel. I really needed to read this. Thanks

this is dedicated to the many white men who have nearly hit me on my runs. #whiteprivilegeisreal #whitmenonbikes #qtpoccreator #qtpoc #queer TikTok video by be steadwell

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(I am, after all, but a middle-class women of a certain age)

(To clarify, nothing wrong with that, just not my scene. Go gay men with super-buff bodies!!!)

That's such an apt description! 🥰

a little boy is running down a hallway with a wooden floor . Alt: a little boy is running down a hallway with a wooden floor .

I enjoy lifting weights and so naïvely checked ‘hashtag gym’ to find likeminded folk for a bit of banter about Bulgarian split squats and military presses, and ... yeah, not quite what I was looking for 😶