Meanwhile, if you are interested in TEFL, please check out Arizona State University's courses on Coursera's website

Miss Daisy's 'voices' have been challenging recently I admit to having been unable to cope a couple of times But in spring when she was told she was dying I promised her final year would be as lovely as possible So for 2025 it's Christmas at my house with all the frills and fun #LaVieEnNoëls

Another day, another climate-crisis-related storm here in Brittany. Given the state of French politics at this time, it should have been named Storm Macron... But seriously, I remember when one life=threatening storm a decade was the norm, not one a week #LaVieEnBlows

Lord above! What is wrong with these companies? Take backups Limit the spread of malware Practice Infection Recovery Procedures Maybe employ an inhouse team of #cybersecurity experts? There really is no excuse now... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Another Reformer displaying ignorance of British history You'd think they'd have learned to stay silent?

Left behind, the lonesome corn... #LaVieEnMaize

I am going to be called 'anti-semitic' But I was a fervent supporter of the right of the Jewish people to a safe, secure homeland I studied Judaism, I speak some Hebrew But Israel has become a right-wing, ultra-orthodox-led state As dangerous to human rights as Russia, China and, now, the USA

Watching @channel4news.bsky.social I think we can all agree that Israel committed genocide They may say their god granted them land in Canaan but many others do not believe in man-made religions based on myths and stories If USA did not finance Israel it would have ceased to exist decades ago Oui?

@channel4news.bsky.social The accent is on the first syllable in 'maccabi'. Trust me on this. And please, quit giving the criminal aka Tommy Robinson publicity Like Nigel Farage, he is best left in the shadows

Yes #cybersecurity www.bbc.com/news/article...

Another one for the 70+ years Skiing again in 2026 Hopefully with new knees (worn out by too much fast skiing and competitive squash in my 'youth') but if not, I'll just strap them well and go for it! 😊 www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Wash m/c repair man was here I heard it working but he stayed upstairs and when I went to check he was 'running diagnostics to check the water temp, speed of spin etc" till I stopped him Suspect he was bumping up the bill which was higher than I'd been promised Dumb Little Old Lady treatment???

I'll be 70 next year so this cheered me up enormously Post-ponies I plan on being nomadic 🙂 www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Seen on French site for selling second hand stuff

I worked for 40 years in IT the last 9 as a malware threat researcher in #cybersecurity Trust me on this, our reliance on the Internet and increasing use of AI make us vulnerable to hackers, saboteurs and plain old acts of god... www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...

An evening with friends at the newly reopened village restaurant/bar. It was so good to spend time laughing. chatting and generally relaxing A reminder to take care of my own well-being

I know how I sound but, really??? £6.2 million for this? I could paint these in an afternoon What the ever-loving feck.... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Meanwhile this: www.bbc.com/news/article... And just when the world really needs such beautiful souls

I managed to get Parker's spinal injections to relieve his pain It has talken me 7 months, countless calls/emails/.visits to every hospital in a 200 radius but I did it and he is feeling so much better Meanwhile...

This year has flow by (no pun intended) but next year I will make time to take a boat trip to Les Sept Iles to smile at the puffins nesting there in spring/summer www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

I know I've asked this a few times recently but I've been very unwell for much of this year & am trying to get back on my feet again financially by teaching my workshops again alongside running my Etsy shop. Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿

Italian really is a beautiful language For the best accent, simply smile and sing as you speak www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

I keep wondering whether to return to 'civilisation' Yesterday afternoon was spent grooming Socrates and strimming one of the paddocks to try to control creeping buttercups. I guess I'm not ready yet? Maybe give it another couple of years? #LaVieEnMeadows

RIP DIane Keaton Your films gave me such pleasure and Baby Boom influenced my decision to leave The Rat Race and buy a house in a rural community in Brittany The only winners in the rat race, are rats 😉

I am proofreading a brilliant book It's a Swedish-English translation, my forte and nice to put my BA (Hons) Modern Languages to good use #LaVieEnProse

Sad news of a friend's husband now suffering dementia Such a lovely man Such a cruel condition Carpe Diem And be kinder than necessary for we are all fighting our own, personal battles

#WorldMentalHealthDay After being forced to work through a year of punishing cancer treatment & coping with 18 months of HR's farcical grievance proc when I quit citing the toxic culture in the malware Labs, to save my MH I quit working in #cybersecurity Made in Britain Saved in Brittany

@donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social was never going to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In its entire history it has never been awarded to a convicted rapist

I still shudder when I think of that day in Jan 2018 when I managed to set fire, not only to my chimney, but also the roof and the insulation in a bedroom Three different fire crews arrived to save my house The neighbours had a grand time watching, chatting and sipping cognac #LaVieEnFeux 🧑‍🚒

Today many of us in the village are having our chimneys swept It was always required by insurers to be done annually Now it is a legal req. Messages are going round: "Have P&J finished at yours?" I may create an app to track the sweeps We live in such exciting times #LaVieEnStoves

Meanwhile, here in France, we all wait by our phones for a call from President Macron asking if we will be the next prime minister for a day #LaVieEnChaos

My driver: "You are very knowledgeable about physics. Did you study it an university?" Me: "Nope, I married a man with a !:1 in Theoretical Physics from Clare College, Cambridge." By really, I just am very curious and spend a lot of time learning stuff online #LaVieEnNeutrinos 😉

The barn owls are, once again, using my roof as a rest area so more spooky sounds of heavy breathing as I lie in bed They seem to have had a good year and are finding lots of food judging by the number of pellets they drop in my courtyard #:aVieEnHiboux 🦉🦉🦉

A true nerd, on the way back from Plerin I explained to my driver: quantum physics, the Higgs Boson, and the best way to assasinate a corrupt govt leader using a drone the size of a bee, some nerve agent and a set of golf clubs😉

Do not think French health care is better than the NHS We pay for top-up insurance to cover 25% of the cost And we also wait for appts At Plerin there is a notice saying they can't cope with the demand for mammograms and many requests will be refused Let that sink in You have a breast lump? Tant pis

Several hours spent in the radiology dept at the hospital at Plerin... All I could think was, "Better it should happen to an old person than a young child" which is what kept me going in 2015 when I first had breast cancer 1 in 2 people will get cancer now It's a health crisis govts are ignoring

Incidentally Barney (whose stable that once was) was a Windsor Grey He used to work for the late Queen Elizabeth, pulling carriages during state occasions He retired to live in France and was Parker's beloved horse I rode him betwwen 2006 - 2008 He was 17hh It was like sitting on top of a house

This morning my Icelandic horse did not want to be handled Tant pis Otta, you do not get to return to the paddock until I have petted, stroked and groomed you It took a few attempts, incl my sitting down with a book and ignoring her, before she got the message We are both on steep learning curves

@orendabooks.bsky.social @willcarver.bsky.social @davidhheadley.bsky.social @westcamel.bsky.social Will's latest book is brilliant The tech/science details are outstanding And the twist... Brilliant I'm thinking of sending copies to certain politicians 😉

My goodnss @willcarver.bsky.social !!! Astonishing Thought-provoking Scarily believable

It's taken almost a year There have been many tears, much stress, great despair But Otta finally feels safe with me She comes to me, instead of fleeing in fear She enjoys being groomed and petted And she likes to lean her head against my face, close her eyes and snicker softly It is wonderful 😊

Michelle Mone’s PPE MEDPRO was a company that was less than 3 weeks old, with zero employee’s, no contracts, no premises, no previous transactions of any kind and with £100 in the bank. Then the Government gave it £203,000,000. Jail, jail, jail.

This morning after only 5 minutes I was able to get close to Otta in the stable & spent 10 mins stroking her neck and talking softly to her as she relaxed People, it has taken 11 months to achieve this level of trust I am proud of my little Icelandic horse She is so brave after all she has suffered

Living in a small village can be diffiult Or rather, living in a small village with people with too little to occupy them and too much time on their hands can be diffiult I am having lunch (again) in the newly reopened restaurant Last time I was annoyed by the gossiping/finger-pointing...

I cooked a curry for Miss Daisy and Parker this evening And then I went to get their hens inside and the little darlings had already put themselves to bed So no crawling around in the dark looking for elusive hens this evening. For which I am grateful

My first job was as an analytical chemist for Rowntree in York Excellent, caring, ethical employers (We had our own indoor swimming pool And so much free chocolate) There was also Frys and Cadbury's Shame UK saw these companies fall to corporate giants caring only for profits, not for people

Laura (farrier and lover of Icelandic horses) came to work with Otta today. My mare was edgy and spooked. I was going to suggest we abandon the session, sit and drink coffee and chat instead while Otta calmed down...

But I am going a tad crazy in this quiet commune I need mental stimulation Time to get back to proofreading technical papers, teaching STEM guys, maybe some more coding