Sandy best

Happy #postboxsaturday taken in Teignmouth Devon last weekend! We did get some sunshine 🌞 which made a change from the rain ☔️ ⁦@letterappsoc⁩ ⁦@CWU_Huw⁩ ⁦@Scubeedo⁩ - have a great weekend everyone 💌📮

In April 2024 I went for a routine mammogram. Four days later I got a recall letter. In May 2024 I was diagnosed with stage 2 ER receptive breast cancer. Fortunately there was no spread to the lymph nodes. I had a lumpectomy in June 2024. I now have yearly mammograms I had one this week on what would have been Charlotte's 29th birthday. I asked Charlotte to look after me as I was having the mammogram. I said to her I still have so much to do raising awareness and donations in aid of brain tumours because that's what took her at the age of 19. I'm pleased to say that I've already had the results saying 'No evidence of malignancy seen'. Thank you to everyone who has supported me with words of kindness and encouragement regarding the charity and my mammogram. Please, when that letter comes through the door, go to your mammogram appointment. I’m so grateful I did. It may just save your life. charlottesbag.org

One of the greatest lecture in the world

Before you get in an argument, remember the story of the bee and the fly.

A woman who was once a little girl from Florida looked the son of a Queen in the eye and she didn't flinch. Virginia Giuffre was too good for this world; but the world is better for having her. #EpsteinFiles

Yesterday I visited this statue "mother with her dead son" in Berlin. It commemorates the victims of war and tyranny. The remains of an unknown soldier & concentration camp prisoner from WWII are laid to rest here, surrounded by earth from its battlefields & concentration camps.

We adopted Barnaby so he could die. I know it sounds harsh, but it's the truth. He was 15 years old. An elderly Border Collie, his eyes glazed, his gait slow. The shelter's paperwork said: "Palliative Care Home." His family had abandoned him because "he slept too much" and had trouble walking. So we prepared ourselves to say goodbye. Orthopedic beds in every room. Ramps instead of stairs. Quiet nights. Gentle mornings. We thought we were giving him a peaceful place to live out his final weeks. Barnaby had other plans. Week 1: He slept. That kind of sleep that only comes when you finally feel safe. Week 2: He understood he wasn't going back. That it wasn't temporary. That this was his home. Week 3: He found the stuffed toy. It wasn't new. It wasn't fancy. Just a small, old, soft toy… and he started taking it everywhere with him. That's when the "dying" Border Collie disappeared. The dog who "could barely walk" started trotting proudly around the house, clutching the toy in his mouth like a trophy. The dog who "slept too much" started waking us up early in the morning, toy in his mouth, ready to start the day. In the evening, he would sit like this, clutching it tightly, as if he were afraid it would disappear. Then we understood. Barnaby wasn't dying. He wasn't weak from age. He was tired of being alone. Of hard floors. Of being abandoned. Today, he's 15. He steals slices of pizza from the counter. He beats me to the garden. And he still carries that same stuffed animal… proof that joy has returned to him. We failed as a hospice. But we achieved something far more beautiful. We gave an old Border Collie a reason to go on… and he showed us that sometimes, love doesn't just prolong a life… it gives it back 🐾❤️. Ben bo

@Steph_Athers @ClareCampbell7 @DarrellWakelam @MrWilBaker @Gaiinz @kezwick_98765 @Suey2chaussures @JoPetersEYFS @MindBodySoulNRG @ExHT_nowPhase3 @mattdechaine m.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksnxN… Michael Jackson - History 🙌🏾

Virginia Giuffre spent years fighting to be believed. She was mocked. Dismissed. Dragged through every court and tabloid they could find. She died before the world caught up to her. On his 66th birthday, the man she accused was arrested. His own brother, his King, said "the law must take its course." SHE DID THAT. Remember her name louder than his.

Not far to go now. Taken this morning on my way up Glastonbury Tor.

It turns out dogs really can save your life ❤️

Pray with us today. Storytelling Jesus, You invite us to make your story, our story. Your story reminds us God so loves the whole world... Find more ways to pray at methodist.org.uk/prayer.

I know I keep saying it. But it bears repeating: THANK YOU #virginiagiuffre ❤️

“Underrated life skill: Letting people be wrong about you.” @HeyCoryAllen

Someone once told me: “Marry someone you can suffer with.” I used to think that was so sad. Now I understand. Real love isn’t dinner and flowers. It’s who holds you when you’re drowning. The one that builds you a boat.

The Victorians loved cherubs, hearts & flowers. They especially loved #ValentinesDay. In 1871 1.2 million #Valentines cards were delivered throughout England with postmen being given a special allowance for refreshments. #FairyTaleTuesday #LegendaryWednesday #Victorian

The Forget-Me-Not has always meant faithfulness & devotion despite separation & death. It is also linked to the loss of time when memory goes, & is a symbol for those who support dementia. It means not wanting to forget but also not wanting to be forgotten. #BookChatWeekly

Still one of the best presenter duos in BAFTA history 😂

I’d like to thank….

Thinking of one courageous woman today. My pre flight reading feels particularly poignant.