@tavistockjulie
Grew up in Cornwall (Tamar Valley), born in Devon. Love reading, music, history, walking, animals, The Archers. Ex. teacher. http://twitter.com/TavistockJulie https://www.threads.net/@tavistockjulie
The Honey Monster (whose settled status gives rise to Legitimate Concerns) and Henry McGee.
Yet another mixed-race couple in our British adverts. Sadiq Khan's Britain.
What a malevolent witch Peggy was. #TheArchers
President Biden was walking through the airport, and Americans who ran into him gave him handshakes and genuine warmth.
I love how he is humbled by admiration instead of demanding it.
This moment showcases his enduring connection with everyday Americans who support and care for him.
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Photo courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
MΔori representatives will visit the Sheldonian Theatre later this year for the posthumous award of an M.Phil. degree in anthropology to MΔkereti Papakura, the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford.
To the sea. π
#Cornwall #Porthkidney #ocean #sea #beach #nature #calm #peace #photography #walk
#WeekPForPatterns
#AlphabetChallenge
Love the delicate pattern the sun makes on the wall as it shines through the window at St Winwaloe church, Gunwalloe, Cornwall, which is also known as the Church of the Storms due to its beachside location.
Also #WindowsOnWednesday
Scrunch the bull getting a scritch from Tony
Scrunch as a calf
Scrunch trying to squeeze through a doorway not designed for massive bulls
A few years ago, an ex-butcher raised a bull and lived with him inside a dilapidated cottage on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. I visited the cottage and wrote a bit about their lovely companionship here: tomcox.substack.com/p/the-man-wi...
Whether you are personally affected adversely by Brexit or not, please join the voices calling to Rejoin the EU, Rejoin the Single Market and to restore mutual Freedom of Movement.
A picture of the first classic ladybird book to be published in 1940 (Bunnikins picnic party) along with the last (Lion stories)
The first and last books - 1940 and 1999.
On this day 1st April 1999 the Ladybird factory in Loughborough closed its doors for the very last time.
For many staff, the closure was devastating.
βIt felt like the worst sort of April Fool jokeβ
A florist hands a bunch of flowers to 2 small children proffering money while mother, smart in a brown suit, stands smiling behind
Happy #MothersDay
Artist: Harry Wingfield
(Shopping with Mother, 1958)
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Why didn't she ring the vet? She was 15 not 5.
A lovely gate with stone sheep grid.
Maker church, Cornwall.
#Thursgate
Actually, quite flattering.
A woman wearing a pink poncho, black skirt and black mules sits with a haircap hairdryer, while reading a magazine and listening to the radio
βMe timeβ 1975
Artist BH Robinson
(Sounds, 1975)
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π₯ Patriotic Millionaires UK campaigned last week across the country to advocate for a Wealth Tax, against the backdrop of significant possible welfare cuts in the spring budget.
Rubio just got called out for being a complete idiotβ¦π
And that just makes me SMILE! π
Rubio. Is. Worthless. β¨
Remembering 5 years ago.
Covid caused such sadness.
But amongst the misery it brought hope as well, as two young people found everlasting love.
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The French Embassy, Washington D.C.
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a wood clad building with solar panels on the roof, blue sky and sun.
The sun is shining & our new solar panels are working beautifully
Yesterday they were producing more than 50% of the electricity the museum and cafe were using, which is fantastic considering we are only in March
#SolarPanels #SolarEnergy
Details of Donald Trumpβs revised state visit have been leaked:
-Uber from Luton Airport to Windsor
-Sausage roll from Greggs
-Prince Andrew to entertain Melania as King & Mr Trump watch Loose Women on telly
-Banquet at Wetherspoons.
-Mr Trump to retire to Slough Travelodge.
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Not all heroes wear capes π€£π₯
Jeremy Clarkson says that he would rather have Putin rule the UK than Starmer. Here is in hospital with Alexander Litvinenko (a British-naturalised Russian defector and prominent critic of Putin - who was murdered by poisoning with polonium-210)
Best episode of #TheArchers in ages. Who knew Tom and Helen drowning in shite would cheer me up so much?
