" ... the cabinet member responsible for Lancashire’s libraries said that he took the decision to end the participation citing it not being ‘an appropriate use of taxpayers’ money.' This is despite the accreditation being free." (Guess who I'm not voting for at the next election!)

Wow! First colourful sunset I've seen for ages. Here's hoping the forecast is right and we'll have some sunshine tomorrow - even if it is cold!

This week's BIG question: Why don't ice skaters get dizzy? Love watching them, but no idea how they do it! #WinterOlympics

What would your last paragraph be? 🤔

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

Letter to MP sent. It literally took about ten seconds. Send one to your MP too. 👍

Today's #LunchtimeRead Instantly transported into these characters' world. I could see, feel, it all.

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About to do my #BigGardenBirdwatch These are all birds I've seen in my garden over the past few weeks. Wonder if any will turn up today?

Planning to do mine tomorrow as the weather 'should' be better then. Very quiet in the garden at the moment - I think all the smaller birds are sheltering from the wind. Big flock of gulls swirling around overhead though!

I try not to have favourites, but I know I'm going to smile everytime this artist appears in my timeline! #StreetArt

Only 15 words? But you can add a long title! #FlashFiction #StoryCompetition #WritingCommunity

Someone's starting to wake up ... #amaryllis #bulb #houseplant #SoonBeSpring

Is it really that time already? #sunset #photography

Drew a quick map of the village that's the setting for my current WIP so I can keep track of where everyone is/ was/ will be. Which house does my main character live in? The one with the #Vibrant yellow door of course. (Which also happens to be the theme for today's #BlueSkyArtShow !) #Writesky

Doing a spot of indoor gardening - too cold to do anything outdoors today. But I did plant a new amaryllis bulb bought a few days ago when the supermarket reduced its Christmas stock to almost half price! #amaryllis #houseplant #bargain

I really wanted to see this, but pleased I didn't join the queue today 🥶

Happy New Year, everyone! A grey start, and cold winds, but I've just seen a glimpse of sunshine and blue sky. Here's hoping it's a sign of better times to come.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays everyone! Wherever you are, and whatever you're doing, I wish you peace and joy. See you next year 👋

When you wake up to a cold, grey day and feel like doing nothing but sitting about with your feathers fluffed up ... ... but then you remember it's nearly Christmas and you have things to do! 🏃‍♀️👩‍🍳 🛒🧹🎁🎄

It's time for Christmas cracker jokes again!

Phew! At last I can cross this off my 'Must do before Christmas' list. With much thanks to @rachaelscotson.bsky.social for a very helpful hint 🤫

Next time I need a title for one of my short stories I'll pick one from the 1,000s of non-existent books I've tried while tackling the infuriating #HiddenBooksGame ! Dangling geese The pyjama woman Sailing through the stars ... Finally got 19, but completely stuck on the calendar. Any hints?

I'm not entering the draw because I already have a copy of this. It was the cover artwork that caught my eye, but what you can't see here is that the writing inside is also excellent. #Booksky #IndiePresses

Rachell, who works full-time as an undertaker and is a mother-of-three, is once again making a big festive effort to help children in need in the run up to Christmas. 💙

Can I cross that bridge and bridge the gap between rejection and acceptance? #WritingCommunity

Happy #LancashireDay 🌹 I wasn't born here, and have lived in many other parts of the UK, but I was so pleased to finally be able to choose to put down roots here!

How to magically gain an extra day. 1) Wake up convinced it's Thursday. 2) Discover - much later - that it's only Wednesday!

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Sunday crêpes. #Breakfast #blueberries #MapleSyrup

We’re in our final stretch for Winter 2026 submissions and would love to read your work. Submissions close December 4th. We are accepting poetry, flash prose, and fiction.

A bit chilly - and wet - in #Lytham today. #Lancashire

If only we could!

Trying - and failing - to capture the magical moment on a stormy day when a brief burst of sunlight lit up the last of this silver birch tree's #bright yellow leaves before the wind blew them away. #BlueSkyArtShow #watercolour #pencils

Oh, dear ... Are my dots giving away my age? #punctuation #WritingCommunity

Yes, yes, yes! Think I'm going to be quite busy for a while ...

It may technically be 24 hours long, but when you have to put the light on mid-afternoon because it's so dark outside, a #November day feels so short!

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Some tiny gems here 🔽

Grumpy but Happy sounds about right. 🙁🙂👍

This month, we're launching our very first Lendwithcare Prize Draw to give you the chance to win an incredible hand-made item from an entrepreneur! For details on the prize, the artist, and how to enter, click here: bit.ly/3JuhWmg Good Luck!

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Amazing how a #BookPost can brighten an otherwise cold, dark and very wet day. Thank you, @uncertainstories.com 10 out of 10 for your packaging skills - and the freebies. Love the design of your Broken Ground anthology. I think I'll be reading it very s-l-o-w-l-y to make it last! #ShortStories

Today's very short #LunchtimeRead and much needed laugh.

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Now this is very interesting ... I much prefer to read 'real' books - the ones with paper pages - but I do have some ebooks on my iPad which are useful when I'm away from home. Didn't know how they're priced though. Just had a look at the ebook pages on bookshop.org Making a shopping list!

The theme of today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #Inside so here's a sketch of the view from inside my house when the washing line in my back garden is full. Plenty of wind to dry the washing today, but too cold to do any gardening out there! 🥶 #laundry #drawing #ink #ColouredPencil

Love this!

Couldn't resist buying this Michaelmas daisy plant at the market last week. Love that shade of purple! All I have to do now is find a space in the garden for it 🤔 #gardening #MichaelmasDaisy #AutumnColour