Waggermama

Take out her dad (I get angry any time I think of that man)

I started reading that as Nosferatu. Make of that what you will

Same. Heavenly smell, tastes bitter.

I always figured she was a beard, just not for this! (I was thinking something benign)

Selfie of a Pale white woman, dressed in green, lying on a daybed covered in a striped green duvet.

Proof!

If I wore black this would be a photo of me

For some reason I’ve a strong urge to sniff coffee grounds

Indeed! (said with a heartfelt sigh). The immediate regurgitation of WrongFoods is not fun. The worst is, I completely get it, foods can go from fine to eat, to never again within one mouthful.

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

I’m more of a standing and putting my full weight on tools, but I get dizzy very quickly bending over. It was a godsend when we reseeded our grass last year as the ground was very compacted

Ooooh they mention the twist claw thingy. I only found out about these from mother-in-law recently, they are amazing!

*To be fair Rex wasn’t all that bad, but given my aunt’s previous dog Max was taken to court by the postman for violent behaviour, I didn’t want to vouch for him (my aunt was hopeless at training, and Max was terrifying).

Having a large dog helps - I do remember opening the door to a bunch when we were emergency dog sitting, I was desperately holding onto *Rex’s collar, whilst telling the family with their small child that I couldn’t speak to his temperament and they’d better leave immediately.

Oil pastel drawing of three stupid houses near some forest and a white horse in front, complex messy oil pastel scratched and layered

Houses on the far outskirts of town with a horse

/shudder/

For awhile having two doorbells worked as a repellent, but no more (they figured it was two rental flats)

I need a sign

Knackered. I did a little weeding, followed by dog walking, quick trip to Lidl, drop the dog off, then went for a smear test. Now my legs are shaking. But, I do have peanut butter toast.

For those who are minded to do so, there's now a petition to sign too...

#DirtyBusiness

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Today is Good Drying Weather

Why is it vital for the Labour Party to pander to “legitimate grievances” about refugees, when the legitimate grievances of the actual majority of the population against privatised water and power services can be cheerfully ignored?

Saltsticks to the rescue, hopefully that’ll fix the twitching

Migrainous and twitching. Not good.

Seconded

11 Ways Irish Accent is Similar to Jamaican Accent YouTube video by Jamaican Sinting | The Heart & Soul of Our People

this Jamaican / Cork accent viral thing is giving me life. the idea that there's a connection between Irish servants & educators in the Caribbean with modern day Patois is wild. I just hear a lad from Cork and all these Jamaicans are hearing their own tongue. awesome

www.youtube.com/shorts/2RsY2...

Perfectly articulated

👏👏👏

Imagine being so correct, so beautiful and so eloquent

I think Husband told me it was a Roman strategy to post, say, Germanic outpost guy in North Africa, North African bloke in British isles - so that the outposts of their empire wouldn’t revolt.

Huge congratulations to @greenpartyhan.bsky.social & @zackpolanski.bsky.social, and an army of volunteers - what a result! All your hard work & terrific political instincts paid off!

Now it begins! 💚💚💚💚💚

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