Rachel Stammers

Israeli army admits civilians make up 80 percent of those killed in Gaza since March ift.tt/ZVvSKU5

Coleton Fishacre's Easter theme has been Insect Superheros. In the house we've been highlighting the villains which attack our collection. I thought some people might get a giggle out of our fab caricatures.

FREE BOOKS: I have a dozen proof copies of A Beginner's Guide To Breaking And Entering to give away! Just RT this tweet before Friday 12th April at 12 noon, when I will pick not one, not two, but TWELVE winners to receive their free signed and dedicated copy!

The private company Restore Trust is now circulating a fundraising email asking for 'donations' & claiming that only 15,887 National Trust members voted against their Quick Vote resolution this year. This is not true. *69,715 members voted against it and it was defeated.* Pls RT

@susie_dent We still use it, but I've never found anyone else who uses it or knows what it means/where it comes from

@susie_dent My granny's family use 'pally ann' and we have never been sure where it comes from (the family were in Yorkshire, there's a theory it's from misheard French). It's hard to define exactly what it's used for, but if someone is being contrary they often get "well pally ann then".

Which words or expressions have your parents and grandparents passed on to you? My mum still calls me a ‘contrary Mary’ and often references her ‘giddy aunt’, while my gran loved telling me she ‘couldn’t give a tinker’s cuss’. How about yours?

@LizGibbons15 Unfortunate juxtaposition (or maybe the twitter algorithm has a sense of humour?)

Why do Tory MPs keep saying ‘that’s not what we’re hearing on the doorstep’ no one ever knocks on my door and asks my opinion- anyone out there spoken to an MP on the doorstep lately?

@ThenSheAppears Signed

Exciting news/small trumpet sound: the proofs are in of my new book, The Sanctuary! They look absolutely gorgeous - and anyone who RTs *this very tweet* before midnight on Sunday, you can win a free copy of the book months before everyone else!

@andrewhunterm Can I join the list? Rachel Stammers (but usually I don't).

"Stevie Nicks." And THERE is the hashtag we've been looking for - people whose names double as a short sentence. CF: Wesley Snipes, Bill Withers, and Roy Rogers. #SentencePeople

Do you watch 'Time Team', 'Digging for Britain' or 'The Great British Dig'? Been to historic sites or are @nationaltrust or @EnglishHeritage member? The arch you see starts in fabulous depts like Worcester working hard to tell the stories of the past. change.org/p/university-o…

Line of Duty is really intense! I’m glad I’m not watching it alone. We’re on season 2. 😬 😱 😬

I hope you’re all having a wonderful Christmas. For those of you lucky enough to be sharing it with a cat, please reply with a photo of how they’re choosing to celebrate

@sacha_coward @Pixar There's an episode of The Librarians featuring various versions of Father Christmas (somewhere in season 1).

So hey @Pixar. 👋🏼 A film where all the myriad identities of Santa (Woden, Jólnir, St Nicholas, Christkind, Father Christmas, Christmas past, Papa Noel) are fractured and have to be put back together?