What an eye catching cover. I love the details breaking out and the alignment. Nice use of a simple colours and fonts that tells a little story of its own.

The Social Battery Drain 🎭 ADHD masking, RSD anxiety, overstimulation … 🏃‍♀️ Socializing can feel like running a marathon in your head 🛡 You’re not antisocial. You’re protecting your energy #ADHDTips #JustStart #ADHDProcrastination #TinyWins #ADHDSystems #ADHDLife #adhdsky #adhdawareness #adhd

The average wage of a Premier League male footballer is £60,000 a week and a woman £900 per week according to a report in Four Four Two magazine in March 2025. Watch women’s football, cheer them and follow them on social media. Give them recognition. #Lionesses

Me, and many, many others have shared our stories and signed petitions, emailed MPs to create change and recognition of a grief. Is a week long enough, no, but it’s a start. For many, a day or unpaid leave, an afternoon and often, no time at all as it simply wasn’t recognised. Loss is loss.

Accosted by Reform campaigners on my travels today. Very proud of my East European ancestry and many reasons why I’m not the target market, was firm and polite . The man and woman followed me telling me I was a lefty. At which point I told them to go away (you get the gist)

Wishing everyone a safe, unifying and joyful Cambridge Pride. So very sad to miss the events today and sad to see a minority of idiots proving why it’s needed. I love that it’s gone ahead at a time when events suffer with lack of volunteers, congrats to those who gave up their time. #cambridgepride

Diamond wedding celebrations for my parents this weekend, we had a lovely meal out minus dog who chilled out with a dog sitter at 3 Horseshoes in Madingley. More celebrations during the week, I’m feeling blessed to have them safe and well in my life. 60 years, blimey!

This is a short read on how I deal with FOMO (fear of missing out) after the topic came up in an online space this week. It's real and it can affect our mental health. medium.com/@berenice_ho...

Best night at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social Sung myself hoarse enjoying the Ale House Boys and recreation of tavern music from Cromwell period. History, cursing and music 👌 nice.

I thought I’d be Monty Don and Lady Molly Lickalot would be Ned. True to form she has arranged a ball wherever I want to plant and tried to dig more holes, despite her advancing years.

A lovely end of the week and end of the month. Digital Women enable and empower women in digital skills, including design. I support them because they also have a carer award that honours the many ways women care, thereby enabling childfree and childless women to take part.

This is my main activity today. I would genuinely up sticks and leave beautiful Cambridge and land in Hay, one of the nicest places I’ve ever stayed in.

The consensus emerging - which aligns with the e-mail I sent to them - is that *either* we still have valid contracts with Boundless, seamlessly transferring from Unbound, in which case they're in breach of those contracts for non-payment of royalties, *or* the contracts were voided upon liquidation

The collapse of Unbound is very sad. I had enormous doubts on funding when approached about cover work and can’t begin to think how authors will regain files and funds. Sincere thoughts to everyone affected by this irresponsible behaviour.

This is a win. Anyone who has self published will know it’s complicated. Using a professional designer means you can have a coffee with a friend like my client who authored this book whilst I organised error free designed pages for Ingram Spark. If you need a hand, ask. #selfpublishing

Rain in Cambridge, at last. Weather chat feels important in this dry summer. I left buckets out all over the garden so I can top up the water butt which leaked and has been empty for weeks. David Austin’s Sceptr’d Isle is looking relieved.

"Can you work for the BBC and outwardly express opinions?" asks Radio 4 Today whose presenter Justin Webb routinely uses his platform on Radio 4 Today to express his negative views about trans people.

I adore stop go animation, especially if it involves knitting, possibly because it reminds me of the Clangers. I’ve found a beautiful BAFTA winning snippet of a little short film to share in my newsletter coming out on Tuesday. Not Clangers but features knitting.

Cambridge is so much more interesting than our disappointing mayoral election outcome (this would probably be seen as a waste of money) … the beautiful sky garden of Cambridge and a ghost sign to bring some cheer. It’s neck achingly gorgeous.

It's the inaugural Indie Press Day today! Why not have a browse of our store and see if you fancy trying any of our wonderful northern-english writers? 😍 www.northodox.co.uk/bookstore

I’m such a nerd, I love The Secret Genius of Modern Life. Motorway signs and the incredible work of Margaret Calvert OBE and Jock Kinear. If you found your way from A-Z today, thank good font - called Motorway - clear design and Margaret. Note power of word shapes and accessible design.

Be kind to staff please. Traditionally 🙄 their data is held to ransom. No idea if that’s true of M&S but I popped yesterday, bought bits, checked they were ok. Chap said he had been accused of being difficult. It affects more than customers.

This sounds fantastic and I wish Ellen all the best.

Perfect day for walking in the Cambridgeshire countryside. Back home and Cambridge is so quiet as the retail parks and shops are closed. No Asda, Sainsbury’s etc. The air feels better and birdsong too. I’m sure environment and consumerism would benefit from Sunday closing.

Anyone want to hire me? Had multiple clients and projects cancel last minute so now have a free schedule. Open to any commercial and personal commission. I work in oils, ink and can do digital too. 📩- [email protected] Portfolio- www.artstation.com/tom_dale

If I didn’t already have a dog, Monty Don’s playful friendship with Ned would have me down the rescue shelter now. It’s so full of love, hope and shared appreciation. That’s all dogs really need, and it’s not much to ask. I can’t wait to see the garden, I’m here for lawn advice.

I love the Secret Genius of Modern Life and full of admiration for Hannah going up the rollercoaster steps but for also the camera operator going backwards. Is there an award for ‘backwards up great heights’ for film crews? I’m glued to footage in homage.

I hate the way trans and non binary people have been used as fodder for the far right. I’m an ally and wish to say you are welcome and heard at my home, my design business, my life and over at the @thefullstoppod.com too. Solidarity to you always and love to friends who are feeling pain today.

Planned action! Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.

Piano gets me every time. The lovely lady who cares for her mum who plays to forget ‘what May have been’ was so courageous and loved Precious. Also lovely Liverpool St Station.

'Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC ChatGPT is "burning through energy" and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries.' Tech bros are sociopathic exintinction events aided by demented power-needy govs bbc.com/news/article...

Low-carbon blister pack, AI free zone. Each version of any AI image uses water and removes vital resources from our planet. Not only in the creation but each time it’s updated and discarded in the noise of social media but all too often it’s seen as fun and playful.

WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)

There’s a thing where some people expect the government to fix everything but if we’ve got the means in us to change a life then we must do it. Be that food bank donation, helping someone get online or bigger.

Up on the roof in sunny Cambridge at a coworking event. Fantastic cake, lots of work done and a great talk on personal branding - authentic, consistent and add value. The view was amazing, from Spillers Mill to Sheep’s Green and the distant Gog Magog hills. #Cambridge

I miss the winter evenings. I love the hibernation and that can feel lonely when everyone is enjoying sun. I’m finding solace in the garden. David Austin Roses tell me it’s 50 days to Chelsea. I’ve got paint for fences, ordered giant obelisks. Also got a chap helping me to clear back garden.

I’ll be hosting a chat in the Full Stop online space this evening. It’s paid but the first month is free so come in and have a matter of that helps today. We’ll be talking books, what we’ve found helpful in the community and what else we’ve been up to. www.thefullstoppod.com/join

TIN CAN - 4-6pm - 13.04.25 - £2 New to Dead Ink this month - TIN CAN offers a chance for Liverpool-based writers to come together and read any new/in-progress work to each other. Information & tickets - deadinkbookshop.com/products/apr...

Clemency was part of my education around classical music, and suddenly she wasn’t on air. This program is very raw and moving, with no filter on how bloody tough it must be. My late father in law was similarly affected and I get a better sense of the impact www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

“Forgiveness is the quality of removing the ability that you gave other people to ruin your day’ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

I packed the wrong art materials. Watercolours when I wanted my inks to prep for a Lino print and use my automatic pens. I’m not why I have them! I could have used watercolours in the pens now I think about it 🫣

We’ve been away for a bit. Some scoping of the area with a move in mind. In Cambridge we are battling developers; in this area it is coastal erosion and councils. I guess it’s a different battle.

Society needs to stop assuming that people who care having a network specifically one that includes children. 2m people are ageing without children and more childless people are likely to be care givers to ageing or ill relative www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...

This is such a great article. We rescued Molly at 10 months and I spent a long time wondering why. I love her to bits but there were times when she was too clever. We read each other well now but it took a few years. It takes fortitude but the rewards are endless www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Didn’t want The List of Suspicious Things to end. The fear of the Ripper and wanting control reminds me of the worry of a murder when I was 11 and my imagination then, & realising crimes of men and impact on women and girls. It’s very relatable. Thank you @jenniegauthor.bsky.social I loved Miv.

I read somewhere that black rescue dogs and cats are overlooked by some people as they aren’t as photogenic 🙄

Another year and more confusion over International Women’s Day. This Medium article is about the dirty secret behind Accelerate Action and why seeing all women would be a true act of equality. #IWD2025 medium.com/gorgeous-by-...

The wonder of dogs, a beautiful story about gorgeous Bear a retired police dog, a tribute to humans who know dogs are capable of wonderful acts. Molly and me are good for finding litter and squirrels. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Sorting out art materials, I have some automatic calligraphy pens to try out. It’s one of those weird oxymorons that my design brain benefits from precision and it probably takes me longer to loosen up my practice than most. I think these pens may test me!