In weather like this, I definitely wore the wrong trousers Gromit!

I love my local football club, and I love the community that surrounds it. And I love that even here on the terraces, I can take orders for Bibles!

How I read a book with endless note references #BookSky

One journey, two paths. Remembering Sister Stan

Some blue sky on BlueSky! Along the Newry Canal this afternoon

An Irish book I discovered at a bookshop event was the wonderful ‘Rathlin: A Wild Life’ by @rubyfree.bsky.social #IrishBookWeek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky

An Irish book I’m going to read next has been on my shelf for a while but has remained untouched until now- James Joyce- Dubliners #irishbookweek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky

Day 2 of #IrishBookWeek is to share an Irish language book. I’m cheating a bit here by sharing from a book that has some Irish language- the Church of Ireland Hymnal. And as it’s Sunday, I thought I would include this offering by the great Sean O’Riada #Irishbookaday

Sharing an Irish bookshop for Day 1 of #IrishBookWeek, the mighty Charlie Byrne’s in Galway #BookSky

@faberbooks.bsky.social hey, would it possible for me to get a proof copy of Lucy Caldwell’s Devotions book please??

In other bookish news, today I’ve been carrying around, in one coat pocket Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant, and in the other pocket, The Oxford Book of Carols. I have big pockets!

Today my feed has blessed me with Cillian Murphy discussing books that should be on school curriculums, the cast of Hammet revealing their favourite Shakespeare plays, and the fact The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was published 75 years ago today! Its been a very bookish day, and I’m here for it

Happy #BookshopDay to those who are celebrating

Kafka’s Metamorphisis is a short work of unbearable sadness. I’m telling you this cos the cat doesn’t care!

It’s been two years since my last parkrun, and today I ventured on my 53rd. Today’s venue, Portrush

Today I’ll mostly be channelling my inner farmer from Shaun the Sheep!

Day 15, a much brighter day in many ways with a family trip to a farm for #30DaysWild

I’ll be honest, #30dayswild is not meant to be a chore. It’s a fun and necessary way to get outside and appreciate the world around us. But day 14 was tough, and we really needed to make the effort today, and I’m glad we did, especially for our youngest who enjoyed the rockpools

Embracing nature on day 13 of #30DaysWild

Some wild reading for day 12 of #30dayswild

Some wild art on day 11 of #30dayswild

A spot of outdoor reading on day 10 of #30dayswild

A run in the wilds of Summer! Day 9 of #30DaysWild

We never forget to breathe, but we rarely focus on doing it. So today, we took 60 secs out to do a little bit of outdoor deep breathing for day 8 of #30dayswild

Back in Belfast Cathedral today for the first time in what feels like an age! Choral Evensong for Pentecost and #Gibbons400

Orlando Gibbons died on Whitsunday, 5th June 1625, so I’ll be playing in church not one, but two of his hymn tunes during the service, including this rather apt one for Pentecost

Cleaning up and refilling the bird feeder for day 7 of #30DaysWild

Outdoor exercises for day 6 of #30dayswild

Day 5 and we’re mindful that these 2 appliances are used frequently in our house each day. Turning the temperature down on both! #WorldEnvironmentDay #30dayswild

Today marks the 400th anniversary since the death of my favourite composer, Orlando Gibbons

Some bug spotting on day 4 of #30dayswild

Haven’t listened to a choral evensong in so long, but today features my favourite composer so allow me an hour to be transported to a whole other level

We made a mini pond on day 3 of #30dayswild

A litter pick around the neighbourhood for day 2 of #30dayswild

Day 1 of #30DaysWild and we’re outside sowing some seeds

Substitute ‘restaurants’ for ‘bookshops’ and I’ve got my motivation for opening up today! Whatever our job, may we all make the world a better place today. CR: Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

As an enthusiastic ornithologist and football fan- with Newcastle, Palace and now Spurs, it’s been a trophy winning season for the birds!!

I usually hold off reading tomes until well into the summer, but starting one this early and in the sunshine too just makes sense…and sensibility! #BookSky

A book, a beer, and a trad band for accompaniment! The perfect bank holiday weekend on Rathlin #booksky

Bank holiday vibes on Rathlin Island

As a bookseller, I am an influencer! It’s just our salaries that are very different!

The swifts are back!! Heard the screaming party begin at exactly 5pm on this last day of April. And with my personal day being far from the best, it was nice to end it with this reminder that good things do return!

This makes me stupidly, ridiculously happy! What an achievement!! Well done to all who made this happen #Gibbons400

‘We weren't put here to make money or to acquire status or reputation. We were sent here to search for the light of Easter in our hearts, and when we find it we are meant to give it away.’ JOHN O'DONOHUE Dawn Mass Reflections at Corcomroe Abbey

I wrote a thing I wasn’t planning on. My first post on substack. Maybe I’ll do it again sometime open.substack.com/pub/bookshop...

Puffins are back on Rathlin Island! With over 240,000 seabirds, it's time to plan your visit to the West Light Seabird Centre reopening on Easter Sunday, 20 April. Check out all the details here: bit.ly/PuffinsRSPBNI

The inside of my coffee cup giving strong Van Gogh vibes this morning!

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Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️ Love this striking artwork by David Rooney in the Irish Times at the weekend

Happy International Women’s Day, which also happens to be my Mum’s 80th birthday, so a wee celebratory afternoon tea to come after work