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Thank you @thinskin2024 for publishing my piece written on residency at the Heinrich Böll cottage on beautiful #AchillIsland @achilltourism @Achillsights @MayoDotIE @mayotourism @wildatlanticway #AmazingAchill

@aislingtkeogh Ah lovely. I was lucky enough to have time at the Heinrich Boll last November. Achill is a magical place. Very inspiring. I got 2 pieces published afterwards.

@thesparklyshell Keep going !! I was lucky enough to stay at a friend's place. It was windy and wild and did the soul good x

I am hugely grateful to @MayoCoCo for the artists bursary that allowed me to take a few days to write, think, rewrite in beautiful, and windy, Achill this week.

@damethompo It should be called Dame Street. There’s one in Dublin.

Dame Emma Thompson and Dame Imelda Staunton with husband Jim Carter lives in the same street in North London

@Rainmaker1973 Their picnic obviously

What do you suppose they are talking about?

@respawnedtarga1 Non-identical lives

What kind of lives are ppl living?

@paulinemorgan56 Ha!! I’ll have to look them up.

@thesparklyshell Thank you. I got them from Temu. The laughable thing is they are hair slides. Lol

First time making a crochet wooden based bowl. You can tell I live on the coast with my finishening touches of seashells. #seasideauthor #irishauthor #goodreadsauthor #womensfiction #romance #irishmammy

How is anyone supposed to take a break now?

@aislingtkeogh Am trying! Was it the Heinrich Boll cottage or where were you in Achill? It’s so beautiful there isn’t it?

@thesparklyshell @MayoCoCo It was!! Thanks Michelle! Hope all is good with you and you're getting a few words down x

It’s The Sopranos. Same energy.

@hell_line0 That’s a teaching trick. Never fails.

A previous older female coworker taught me to pause when talking or presenting in meetings if men weren’t paying attention (looking at their phones, not make eye contact, etc.) until they awknowledged the silence, looked up and became aware again- then to begin speaking again. Now I always do it and it’s always just as satisfying. Grateful for the women before us...

@uiowa @thiwurd Thought it was JFK Jnr & Carolyn in Central Park at first glance

@DurrellSociety The local scène d’amour. Beautiful.

But it was the heavy emergence of the tortoises that would really tell me that spring had started, for it was not until winter was truly over that they lumbered forth in search of mates. . . . — Gerald Durrell, on springtime & the local scène d'amour Gerald & friends (Corfu)

@SheldrickTrust A beauty

Remember how we said that Daba has a cheeky side? Today, it was out in full display! While the rest of the Nursery herd quietly browsed, he decided to make his own entertainment and recruited Keeper Peter for a game of hide-and-seek. The little bull would burst out of the bush, brimming with bluster and ears flared for full effect. Once he was sure he’d been spotted, he would dance his way back into hiding, only to emerge from a new location moments later. These games speak volumes about an orphan’s healing and emotional state. As we always say, a playful elephant is a happy elephant! Little Daba is one of the newest members of our Nursery herd. Rescued in October, he is starting to find his feet among his new family. Read Daba’s full rescue story: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/daba

@OrkneyLibrary @OrkneyLibrary YOU are the light!

Bet you thought we'd forgotten to check how light it was at 5pm this week? Yeah you did! Well it's Thursday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE ELEVEN of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?' The clocks change on Saturday and right now it's THIS LIGHT 💡

@LUXURYLAW There is nothing she can’t wear, is there? She looks as stunning in black as she did in white.

And now for SOMETHING BORROWED … Thank you to Cate Blanchett who wore this Armani Prive dress in 2022 and 2025 and lent it to us from her personal archive. #styledbyLAW

@TheBookshopMan @FaberBooks Is he the author of The Wall? Dystopian fiction. And this one is funny? That’s so interesting. I really enjoy his writing (if I’m thinking of the right guy!)

I have just read #LookWhatYouMadeMeDo by John Lanchester. One of the funniest books I have ever read. A laugh out loud book that is compelling as well as deliciously dark. I read it in one go. A deceptively easy read. A truly masterful piece of contemporary fiction. Go get it

@LUXURYLAW One white dress more beautiful than the next. Love her hair too. Real old style Hollywood glamour.

Tonight we give you SOMETHING NEW Z in custom Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquiere

@RMcGreevy1301 VdeP will come with a van and take furniture/books/clothing. But you have to have it ready to go. Try Sue Ryder too, think they provide similar. I don’t think there’s one that comes into the house and clears it for you.

Do any of you good people out there know an Irish charity who does housing clearing services?

@ffe2ff Rabat in Morocco when Casablanca is right there. Casablanca even translates as White House. I mean…

funniest thing is countries with capital cities that have zero motion. how is ottawa the capital of canada