Heather Lyons

⁦@KensingtonRoyal⁩ ⁦@RoyalFamily⁩ ⁦@macmillancancer⁩ After 16 months off and a very private illness, I’m back to work as an Estate Agent.Small steps.🌻 Help Heather Lyons raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support Source: JustGiving search.app/ZHSkwJxWZkwid6…

Every Palm Sunday a young man in the Diocese of Madison gives me this beautiful branch of palms which he spent 50 hours weaving. I was blessed to carry it this morning in the procession of three Masses. Truly, a work of art and of great devotion.

#Wordle 1,745 4/6 #wordle1745 👀 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens

One of my favourite pieces in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican: a statue that first appears to be a beggar, transforming into an angel as you move around it - by Timothy Schmalz.

Gracie the bear was rescued after years of living in captivity. This is her reaction to newfound freedom..🐻🙏🥺🥰 📹wildlifesos

Freddie the cat is back in the foyer of his Tesco store in Skegness, following a petition & after the local gave him the all clear for him to be there. Freddie had been banned following a complaint from a customer. lincolnshireworld.com/news/people/fr…

Addressing thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo said God “does not listen” to leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood,” warning Jesus cannot be used to justify conflict. As the Iran war enters its second month, he renewed calls for a ceasefire.

Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars reut.rs/4tA1Tov reut.rs/4tA1Tov

It’s that time of year - folks asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain. Please #retweet! Every queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce queen #bees for next year! So important to #share! 1/9

Connections 👀 Puzzle #1022 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

#Wordle 1,744 3/6 #wordle1744 👀 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Update: A police spokesperson has confirmed that Max was kicked several times during the incident. Ryan, the dog handler, was set upon by around 15-20 youths. He was punched several times in the face. Police say when they arrived, the crowd ran off.

@BBCNewsNI Disgusting. I hope arrests are made.

A search and rescue volunteer and his trained dog have both been injured after they were assaulted by a group of young people. bbc.in/4dQ5tpz

When Evelyn Waugh was asked by Nancy Mitford how he managed his fan mail, he replied…

#Wordle 1,743 3/6 #wordle1743 Saturday wordle 👀 “‘The game is ———— Watson!’” 🕵🏼🐶🔎 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Major upcoming book release for the old hollywood girlies

Debbie Reynolds on how Fred Astaire helped her when she thought of giving up during the filming of "Singin' in the Rain" (1952): "I’ve never worked so hard. I was dancing for eight hours a day. Making 'Singin’ in the Rain' (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I’ve ever done. The movie was actually harder, because it hurt me everywhere, most of all my brain and my feet. My father had raised me never to start a job unless I planned on finishing it, and I was determined to do my damnedest. The word quit was not in my vocabulary. Still, Daddy had never been in a musical film. One day I crumpled in a heap under the rehearsal piano, crying. Fred Astaire came to my rescue. He asked me why I was crying, and I told him the dancing was so hard, I thought I was going to die. “You’re not going to die,” he said. “That’s what it’s like to learn to dance. If you’re not sweating, you’re not doing it right.” He took me to the studio where he was rehearsing with Hermes Pan, another great MGM choreographer. I watched in awe as Fred worked on his routines to the point of frustration and anger. I realized that if it was hard for Fred Astaire, dancing was hard for everyone. No one ever made it look easier. His kind gesture helped me a great deal." ("Unsinkable: A Memoir", Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway, 2012) P.S: On this day, 74 years ago, "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) premiered in Miami, Florida, USA.

Every phone call I've taken this week has broken my heart a little bit more. So much unnecessary suffering. Please spread this information, as far and wide as you can. You may save a life. 🙏 A hedgehog *out in the open* in the day is in serious trouble and needs urgent help. Always. No exceptions. Any size. Any time. Hedgehogs are nocturnal prey animals, they have no defences in the daytime, it's deadly dangerous for them. They are designed to hunt at night, to navigate and catch insects in the dark, occupying a specific ecological niche. They are not adapted to withstand high temperatures, and their shape means they rapidly dehydrate during daylight hours. They are nocturnal animals. So they don't come out in the day simply because they're hungry, or lost, or disturbed, or to move nests, or are pregnant, or for any other trivial reason. They come out in the day because it's warmer than the night and they are feeling cold. Deadly cold. They're feeling cold because they're so sick they're starting to die, and hypothermia is a stage of dying. Blood has been redirected to the vital organs, keeping them alive as long as possible, leaving the limbs feeling cold. If you see a hedgehog like this, out in the open, in the day time, no matter how 'well' he looks, it is an emergency. Every minute counts. DO NOT put them in a box and keep them, feeding them, not calling a rescue for advice for 3 days until their agony and infection is too much for them to bear and they stop moving. DO NOT feed them then move them under a bush because you think they shouldn't be in the sun, leaving them, utterly defenceless, to be predated alive there. DO NOT take them to a vet, none of whom are trained in wildlife and will simply put to sleep even viable wild animals. Please take them to a rescue (never a vet) URGENTLY. Just Google 'hedgehog rescue near me' to find a list. More info: x.com/HedgehogCabin/…

Went for a quick nap and ended up sleeping for 6 weeks. Sorry. Have I missed much?