Been a very strange week, started off chilled and relaxed in the wilds of Donegal, then an unexpected dash back home, followed by waiting and sitting with family and friends, then this morning saying goodbye to my Mother In Law. Elaine, you will be so missed and I'll raise a glass to you tonight.

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Heads up for #earlyyears peeps and all those interested in #maths and young children My new book due for publication May/June 2026 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A new set of drawings, the children are very proud of them & enjoy showing theirs off to anyone who will appreciate it 😬😬

Just what we needed after a hectic few weeks back at work.

📢 NEU early years conference 📅 Saturday, 11 October ⏰10am – 4pm 📍 NEU HQ, Hamilton House, London Be part of an inspiring day of learning, discussion and networking ✍️ Apply for your FREE place now. 👉 bit.ly/4nkb6Of Open to non-members. #NEUEarlyYears

Who’s going to be at this next month? Fab keynote & workshops too.

@ruthswailes.bsky.social I am very excited to finally get to hear you speak in person at the NEU Early Years conference next month.

On the same day in the Telegraph:

If you are a Tory who is going to join Reform then just be very clear about the fact you are a fascist - own your huge shift to the far right.

All set for a new school year, just need to add 26 children 😬😬

Brexit - championed by Farage - has been a significant factor in many of the UK’s problems - it’s time UK news shows and Labour started pointing that out youtu.be/be3b8RkMqvs?...

All set for a new school year, just need to add 26 children 😬😬

Fazio’s rare appearance on my knee - happens every other month or so 🐈

Catching up on Alfred Lord Dubs on R4 Broadcasting House. A voice of reason + experience over #RefugeesWelcome. BBC still pushing the narrative that folks are fed up with asylum seekers + gov't need to act, when what Labour should push back at is vile racist rhetoric bilged out by Faridge + Tories

A whole year of going to PT sessions at the gym 💪 who knew when I took that first step last year it would become a habit. Here’s to the next 12 months of healthy living.

Farewell to wonderful Edinburgh & the festivals for another year.

Loved this window & the pattern made on the stairs in the portrait gallery in Edinburgh.

Fabulous evening listening to the poet Tim Key (obviously has many other talents too) in a beautiful spiegeltent at the book festival. A true gent as well & a lovely walk home.

The beauty of staying a flat this year is low key breakfasts some days & this outstanding reading nook.

Blown away by the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh baby!

Edinburgh baby!

Olivia Manning’s cat getting a mention at the National Portrait Gallery.

Had a lovely few days away with my mum & aunt - lots of laughs guaranteed with the pair of them.

please enjoy this illustration by Erik Blegvad of a man with four cats in his lap

Had a lovely few days away with my mum & aunt - lots of laughs guaranteed with the pair of them.

Delighted to be able to take my mum & aunt on a wee road trip to Knock for a few days #lotsofbrowniepointsforme

Feeling very honoured, every 6 months of so Fazio deigns to sit on my knee. 🐈

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#Epstein #trump #Scotland

Handsome beast!

A lovely new addition for the flower bed - Salvia Hot Lips.

The Trump administration has a pattern of erasing women from public service. Ask yourself why.

Celebrating another lap around the sun for my amazing mum as she likes to tell me “I am 86 now you know.” 🎂😊

Strawberries make it healthy right? 😬😬

Can officially say that I belong to the best gym in Tyrone! 💪💪💪

"Thinking with Froebel can't give us any simple answers. But it can help to ask the right questions." If you missed our webinar on ‘Freedom with Guidance’ with @helwasmuth.bsky.social, you can now watch the recording on our website. www.froebel.org.uk/training/fil... #Froebel #EarlyYears

Breakfast, boot camp 🍅 red face & delicious dinner tonight.

Join the march in London this Saturday, 19 July. 📍Assemble: 12pm, Embankment Tube, London. 🚌 Coaches to London available 🔗 More info: palestinecampaign.org/events/natio...

As our government seeks to repress the movement for Palestine and Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza, it’s more important than ever that we continue to show solidarity with Palestine and pressure our government to #StopArmingIsrael.

The cake & coffee culture in Bratislava & Vienna was unreal 😋

Vienna is just stunning, like a film set!

Love a good statue & Bratislava hasn’t disappointed!

What a beach! Doagh in Donegal.

Dodging showers to grab a walk on the beach - no heatwave here! 🇮🇪

Nope, no surprise here!

Channelling my ‘Where’s Wally’ look 😬😬

10 months between these photos, in August 2024 I joined a gym & can honestly say it was the best decision ever. Now it is just part of my weekly routine. 💪💪

Lovely start to the holidays with a trip to Dublin to The Abbey to see The Cave.