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@MediaWeasel My library still uses date stamps. Still makes a satisfying sound

What are the sounds of past generations that we won't hear again?😃 I'll start. That mechanical double-clunk as the librarian stamps your books with the return date and which echoes in the silence ...

@ronmanagernottm @TalkingPicsTV My mum was an extra in it- a blink and you miss her. The advent of video made it a lot easier to see her.

Thanks to @TalkingPicsTV I'm watching Hobson's Choice again. I've said it before and I'm saying it again: it is the greatest British film. Come at me.

@ronmanagernottm We used to call them bunny ears

Don't let anyone ever tell you you're not worthy of a double cone, twin flake treat.

@Nigella_Lawson I have all her books but it’s been decades since I’ve read some. I love the analogy in Breathing Lessons about her realising she loved her husband being as if you have all the ingredients for a new recipe already. I love that feeling.

@Nigella_Lawson It was too short - I hadn’t realised because I read it on a kindle and the percentage read was wizzing by too fast. I might do some re- rereading as it’s whetted my appetite.

Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June might take a short afternoon to read, but it takes up so more space in your mind afterwards. But then, Tyler’s particular genius is for capturing the fullness of character and feeling in so few words. And Gail, the character who looms large in this short novel, is wonderfully laconic and bristly, the family dynamic so superbly revealed, with its push-me-pull-you yearning for both connection and detachment. Just relishable. Thank God for the balm of good writing.

@ronmanagernottm “Kind of free, kind of wow, Charlie”

And a little something for you ladies with unfeasibly long strides...

@KatyaTaylor Make that 672.

@Woman4W There’s schemes like this in the UK sharemyhome.co.uk

I wish there was a safe, vetted way to pair up elderly women in need of in-home assistance with younger women in need of housing. Uni students doing housekeeping/groceries/providing company would do wonders for loneliness, housing, and financial strain.

@DrAllyLouks The Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight “I could now smell their breath They smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs And too many right wing meetings” youtube.com/watch?v=hf4EFD…

I would *love* to hear everyone’s recommendations for references to smell in pop culture (tv, film, art, memes etc). Bonus points if it has an ethical angle, but certainly not essential.

@ByYourBedside I feel bad I have never read it. I have my grandmothers copy from 1913 as well!

When you collect a particular book, it can take a disproportionate amount of time to decide on which copy to read. 45 and counting.... 🎅🏻A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

@ronmanagernottm My mum was an extra in this so I’ve watched it so many times trying to spot her.

Hobson's Choice with a tub of Quality Street this afternoon. Bliss.

@TheCinesthetic James Mason

Name an actor who you think has an iconic voice.

@theipaper What does she buy at Lidl for 250 a week? I spend a 100 on 4 adults. These rich sob stories are so crass when people need food banks for basics.

I’m middle class and take home £4k a month – but I still don’t feel wealthy trib.al/YEkPisQ

@jacksonlambyid @MarinaHyde @restisents Was it this one?

Can anyone remember the name of the book about the behind The scenes stories of films being made that @MarinaHyde had a recommendation on @restisents I can't remember and don't know which episode it was on. An answer would be much appreciated

@parisian_red1 Do they not let any one in with you in French c-sections? Mine was with me for both of mine. Different if it’s general anaesthetic I presume but mine were epidurals .

@webdevMason I married a French. When I had my #2 & 3 it was totally like that. Went to clinic in a taxi alone. His mother is 3 hours away in the train but due to fear of Paris/selfishness she has never come to visit. I needed C-sections both times so husband couldn’t be there anyway.

There are daily posts in my January birth group about not having a single person other than the husband/partner to watch the children while mom goes to the hospital to have the baby. Not one local friend or family member up for that This is a really terrible state of affairs

@Alison_Edits @JanetEmson One of my kids always expressed disappointment that it didn’t snow at Xmas because he had been conditioned to think it would happen.

Book people - those who haven't fled - do you have any good recommendations for picture books about Christmas that don't show snow? My 3 year old currently believes that Christmas Day will bring snow automatically and every picture book we have does show snowy Christmasses.

@Alison_Edits @JanetEmson I don’t think there’s any snow in this one either

@Alison_Edits @JanetEmson Jesus’s Christmas Party

@JanetEmson I also love a family tree

He may look angelic but is now bullying me for his evening meal at 2.20pm.