Heading home today after a few days visiting my mum. It's been fun, but I can't wait to get back to my own bed.

Absolutely heels over head for Muriel’s retelling of Season 2. #GoodOmens3

My only problem with the days getting longer is that I'm still mentally set to "when it starts getting dark, is when I need to think about dinner."

Oh wait, they're the five horsemen of the apocalypse, war, famine, conquest, cryptocurrency and Trump's building contractor

I'm so glad the new (well, ish) social media wrangler at @southdownsnp.bsky.social was thoroughly warned about us.

Today’s poem is called ‘Acrostic Poetry: The Benefits’.

We are SO back!

I could also use this information.

I had 2 wisdom teeth out this morning and I am not having a very nice time right now.

Went for a lovely Sunday lunch at the pub. Came home, hung our rain-soaked clothes over all the chairs, got into bed with books and a hot cup of tea. Lovely. Now really struggling to force ourselves to get up and make some kind of dinner happen.

Pondering the ethics of inviting the Jehovah's Witnesses in and letting Jamie Happen at them. I'm not worried they'd convert him, they wouldn't get a word in edgewise.

I'd be more impressed with our PM if he had been as hard on himself over targeting our lovely disabled people, pensioners and Trans people. Or, most women & children. But, a situation over one very rich white man and his behaviour reduces him to distress. Mmm....

My NHS dentist retired, and nowhere local is taking adult NHS patients. I've just begun my first foray into being a private dentist patient and Fucking Yikes.

From accessible trails to tramper hire, we’re working to make the Downs open to everyone. Find out more: www.southdowns.gov.uk/accessibilit... 🔗 📸: SDNPA

Jamie continues writing his latest book. In the time I was eating breakfast he asked to confirm spelling for: - slightly - chocolate - actually I cannot predict the storyline

Last one i swear

Jamie was trying to invent a villain for the next book he writes. I volunteered. Evil Mama, spoils all the fun! He considered this, then said "no. You're more of a nice, tea and books kind of vibe." Best. Compliment. EVER.

"Excuse me, your highness" the frog said. "May I implore you to give me a peck on the cheek?" "Not a kiss?" the princess asked. "I would not presume. A peck will turn me back into a prince for a day, so I can find a bow and arrows." "Whatever for?" "I'll kill the heron who's eating my friends!"

It’s going to take a lot of therapy, and the Strait is going to have to *want* to open up. bsky.app/profile/henr...

I'd send my mother in law.

Jamie is having a playdate with another home ed kid. Except apparently to keep her little sister happy we must pretend it's a maths class.

Excellent British insanity to bring a smile during your next tea break

Zack Polanski sings along to K-pop Demon Hunters and he always fluffs the high notes.

One finds all sorts of things looking for useful postal boxes…

I swear my phone is pinging every 10 minutes with Mother's Day promotions. Since I'm very, very much profiled as a middle aged mum, why is it me they are advertising to? Even Twinkl, a worksheet resource site, asking if I want last minute DIY gift ideas. No. No I do not.

Got through the day, mostly on bootstraps but hey, it still counts. The child is fed, clean, and sound asleep. I'm waiting for my painkillers to help me do the same. Fresh day tomorrow.

This morning I'm skittering around the edge of a panic attack, for precisely zero identifiable reason.

Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies. 🧵 1/3

Jamie woke up inspired to write Bunny Vs Monkey fanfic. This is the child who, despite scoring way above his age on reading, comprehension and vocab, hates writing with a passion. Thank you @jamiesmart.bsky.social ! But he wanted me to do it too - fanfic of one of my books.

If you're out in the National Park with your dogs, please keep in mind there are plenty of new born grazers in fields. Keep dogs on a short lead and leave those gates as you found them. 📸: Jamie Fielding

For World Book Day I might dress as an author on a deadline and spend all day on Bluesky

Where breakthroughs are concerned, Hattie is small but indefatigable.

Engineers are great.

Is it just me who has very clear memories of inter-school scraps being organised by kids all through the 1990s without any internet at all? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

7:30am. I'm curled up on the sofa, two cups of tea into my day. My bed is still occupied by my son. I miss it. Poor planning, I can't even take his bed, because it's one of those mid-high sleepers with the den and toy storage underneath.

"Mama, I'm ok but I'm wide awake. Can we get up?" Ugh. 5:40am. Ugh. "Okay, just give me a minute to get moving and go to the loo, then we'll go downstairs, quietly." Went to the loo, came back, Small is now fast asleep in my half of the bed.

Obviously Gorton and Denton is a bigger deal, but I've had some local sunshine in my feed this morning, too!

When the sun sets at 5:36 this evening, we will have gained 2 hours and 43 minutes of daylight since 1 January. We're here for the longer days! 😊 📸: Sam Moore

Why bother fighting your demons?

You know what happens when you shame c-sections? The people who need them still need them. But now, they have a far riskier /emergency/ one rather than a safer planned one. Then on top of that trauma they get shamed for having Failed at childbirth.

Blueberries definitely a strong contender, but also I have been disappointed by many pears in my life.

This is extremely fun and I'm grateful there's a translation for the ending, because by 1100 I really couldn't have worked it out myself

Went to the Bricks n Pieces Lego cafe in Leamington today. Forgot it was half term. I'm so pleased for the owner that it was busy, but I'm looking forward to next week when it's back to being a handful of home edders and kids with dental appointments.

bookstore chains are hibernating in february, you must seize advantage of their weakness and raid their caves before they grow strong again in the summer months and begin hunting livestock near the mountain villages www.waterstones.com/book/isabell...

Prodded awake by Small saying "mama, what should we do now?" My dear, when your digital clock shows a time starting with 03, then the options are: 1. Deal with an emergency. 2. If no emergency, go back to sleep.

Advertise your account with a GIF

"I think this line's mostly filler."

#ARSE Make EVERY Post About Good Omens Hmmm.

Excuse me sir, I do not understand what this means.

One of my nighttime tablets appears to have not been swallowed and now I've woken up coughing the taste of semi-dissolved medication. Every time I think it's gone, I experimentally cough and find it hasn't.