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Only 3 machines left in Japan?! See how the iconic LIFE Noble Notebook is made! YouTube video by JetPens

This a fascinating look at how Japanese 'Life Noble' notebooks are made. Lovely smooth paper.
#stationery

Not this child though...her 40 year old brother (as of 3 weeks from now.😭)

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But I also suddenly realised that at her age I was married with a baby so my responsibilities were a bit greater .😄

'100 years of Solitude' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in paperback, and in ebook 'Strange Pictures' by Uketsu.

a woman in a leopard print robe says do you have any idea what time it is netflix Alt: a woman in a leopard print robe says do you have any idea what time it is

It seems like only 5 minutes ago I used to go clubbing. Now I'm being woken up at 3.45am by a WhatsApp request to transfer taxi fare to offspring doing same. 😪

It would be lovely if this had ALT text to make it easier to identify the models. Fun post though.

Spanish is the second foreign language option (after french) in many uk schools these days I think, but I know what you mean.

What country is this ? In the UK its still not the norm think, and as an older person I can't put mine back on without help due to arthritis. If I lived somewhere where it was ubiquitous I wouldn't wear lace ups.

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stack of 'jelly cubes'- the gelatin product you add boiling water to to make jelly. In the 70s kids would eat them as is (well I did anyway!)

Staple Sunday afternoon treat of the 1970s UK child- when your mum was making jelly you would beg for a cube or two. (If you have only used jelly crystals before, you just break the block up into a jug and add hot water to dissolve it.)

TMI

Bread - If | LIVE FULL HD (with lyrics) 1978 YouTube video by Shane Mercury

Original song
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I quite like it 😀

Telly Savalas - If YouTube video by thainjm

my favourite piece of his work youtu.be/J94-_w9ARX0?...

Same. I miss the quiet. Also I can never get a seat because it's crammed with people using the WiFi. Nothing wrong with that but there are fewer people there to read books I feel.
Economics forced the changes I suppose.

Name a cover of a song that you love more than the original.
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Lacey and Harvey will always be couple goals for me

Yes but without the tap. (Am Lancastrian.). However my late mother in law was from Northamptonshire and added the 'tap'. I also heard it elsewhere in the Midlands

wow haven't heard the name Andrea Dworkin for a while- takes me back to my student era

I loved his channel. Fun and informative. 😀

Wuthering Heights - Thug Notes Summary and Analysis YouTube video by Wisecrack

Never thought I'd revisit this after so many years. If you haven't read Wuthering Heights but are curious...
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Fun skit on if Jane Austen met Emily Bronte
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Song lyrics from my youth are one of the few things I actually remember these days...lol

Obviously going to have a good day; made a typo in my first comment of the morning. Need to remember we have drafts now .

Another sing to get stuck in my head ..lol

I always do that or pin a shopping list in Google Keep to my homescreen

logo -a fountain pen nib with 2026 under it and the text on the right -The British Book Awards

I love that the logo of the British Book Awards has a fountain pen in it. Uk readers- here are some great indie bookshops that are nominated for awards this year.
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ha I actually loved it back in the day !

We're not flooded in Brighton, thankfully, just mildly depressed .

Now I have the song on endless loop in my brain