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Made a relative a Christmas card of their dog as a bit of fun. Got a message saying they are framing it and it will reappear every year until the end of time 😂.

There’s a pork pie in the fridge and it is calling my name. I can’t eat it till 27th.

Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?

Watching Jurassic 3 and William H Macy is live action Ned Flanders.

Well. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Reposting my @politico.eu piece from October, in light of Jeff Landry's appointment as special envoy, on how the Greenland risk is underpriced and could become the biggest risk to transatlantic relations www.politico.eu/article/gree...

LAST BINS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. #Bins

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day "I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off. There's silence for a second. "Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."

My mother has reached the age where she is impossible to buy for. Earlier in the year, I noted down she had expressed interest in a water filter jug. I bought it, thought ‘she will never guess.’ My nephew asked for gift ideas. I asked her. She said ‘ask him for a water filter jug.’

FAQ for torties: Q: What is this?! A: A tail Q: When did I get a tail? A: You've always had one Q: Why does my tail taste of porridge? A: Because you left it resting in my breakfast Q: OMG SHINY! What is THAT?! A: The Xmas tree. Same as yesterday Q: OMG A SNEK! A: No, that's your tail again

Family estrangement is a difficult thing to navigate. Sometimes you think ‘fair play,’ and leave well enough alone. Others, you think ‘one more go.’ Today was one more go. I let my heart rule my head, because it’s the time of year for it. Being led by impulse isn’t always a bad thing.

Christmas lights, marine biology style!

My cat is behaving like a very naughty, attention seeking toddler. She has been singing the song of her people and trashing the furnishings for hours and is now having a go at the tree and decoration ls. It’s going to be a loooong day.

Stuck with The War Between the Land and the Sea but my god, it was awful.

You know spooky things happen to me on the regular? Well not one word of this is a lie. Jurassic Park dialogue plays: ‘we turn the systems off, then they come back as they were.’ My tv turned itself off at that exact point, came back on again. No power dipped, I didn’t touch a thing. 😱😱😱😱

In today’s culinary experiment, followed an air fried sprouts recipe saw on telly the other day. It was lush. Shredding is a game changer.

If you can get odds, lump on early for "redacted" to be the 2026 Word of the Year

Folky Christmas, anyone? *jigs* www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I see today’s Freeview features those seasonal classics Oppenheimer, The Heroes of Telmark, Raging Bull and John Wick 4. Sigh.

Today is an important day for gardeners. The #wintersolstice signifies the beginning of days getting longer, and many plants use this as an alarm clock to wake up. Spring is Coming! 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening

Been awake for hours, pain, anxiety and general existential crisis. Marvellous. Even though it is pitch black and Sunday, nothing for it but to get up and go in search of tea and the cat. I need a hug.

Can’t beat a bit of Los Palmas 7. #Madness #Radio2

GET IN!!!!!!! #Strictly

Honestly, I'm hoping Karen Carney wins, it tips Joey Barton over the edge and his suspended sentence turns into actual prison time #Strictly

Lobbed all my votes at Kaz. Good luck, bab. #Strictly

C’mon, Kaz. #Strictly

Whatever THAT was from Amber and Nikita, I hated it. #Strictly

That’s the first dance I have enjoyed this evening. #Strictly

If Karen doesn't win this I am going to sulk until February. #strictly

The Strachan / Packham Christmas programme on Beeb 2 is a lot of fun. Deserts, camels, stars, wintry landscapes. You could do worse…

Every time I see Sense and Sensibility, my mind baulks at the casting and at the end, pairs Emma with Alan, and Kate with Hugh.

Bloody hell, it’s Baltic out. App says 6 feels like 3, and it most definitely doesn’t.

‘Did I jump on the table and mantle, skittle all the cards, almost break your glass tree, and get tangled in the lights? Nooooooo.’ *lies* #caturday

I’m a sucker for a Peanuts top.

There is a story the bees used to tell, which makes it hard to disbelieve. #Storytime

Night. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Just caught The Professionals on telly and if you can see past the dodgy attitudes, I quite enjoy seeing Bodie and Doyle kick doors in.

In happier news because god knows we can do with it, just received my invite to my nephew’s wedding to his boyfriend next year. Let outfit fretting commence. 🌈 ❤️

Rejigged the Ring system so I can snoop on the cat’s rodent games.

When I was younger, I couldn’t understand why my grandparents wanted for / had / bought so little. I really get it now. This post brought to you by Reflections on the Season of Excessive Consumption.

The Chris Hoy documentary was a very good use of an hour. He and Sarra are lovely. I hope they have a long time together, like the guy who had the same prognosis and still here after 8 years.

Terry. Always loved, never forgotten. ❤️

He's making a list He's thinking of mice He's indifferent to the efforts you make to be nice Santa Clause is definitely A cat

Thought of the day: ‘Show unconditional love as you never know what others might be going through, including the person next to you. Remember the more you give the more joy you receive’ Keep smiling ❤️

Another neighbourhood wide power cut. Sodding weather.