And this morning the Shed is a lantern room at the apex of a tall tower…

And this morning the Shed is a tattoo of a Shed astride a flaming motorcycle...

And this morning the Shed is a carving, deep in the bark of an ancient tree…

And this morning the Shed is a constellation, marking the course of those lost at sea…

Still slightly amazed I got to sit down with Joanne Harris for Tarot DMs. From tarot and perfume to authors’ rights and the return of Vianne, it was one of those conversations that could have gone on all afternoon.

#tarot #booksky #joanneharris

And this morning the Shed is a billet-doux, tied with a rose-pink ribbon…

And this morning the Shed is a staircase standing in a forest; rooted in a blackthorn-hedge; rising high above the trees.

And this morning the Shed is a colourful stencil portrait of a shed, on the side of a trunk bound for distant lands...

If we ate the billionaires and made 60 a mandatory retirement age for politicians, we wouldn’t be having so many unprecedented events but what do I know.

Literally on our millionth unprecedented event at this point.

And this morning the Shed is a black sedan, waiting at a crossroads…

A little clump of sunny-faced primroses…

The welcome face of spring…

And this morning the Shed is a pattern on the wing of a butterfly: basking sweetly in the sun; fluttering through the shadows…

Photograph of me, standing next to a sign which reads ‘Muriel Spark Walk’. I’m wearing dark corduroys, a red jumper, brown jacket and a brown beanie hat.

My book, LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK, comes out in just over a month!

In the run-up, I went to Spark’s birthplace to drop off proofs in lots of brilliant bookshops. Here are some photos of me gallivanting about like a big smiley tea cosy.

And this morning the Shed is a safe haven for anybody requiring one…

March Hares! ‘I shall go into a hare’…. Painted, engraved stained glass, private collection.

And this morning the Shed is a tinderbox, itching for conflagration…

And this morning the Shed is a snow globe, inside which a tiny shed stands in perpetual blizzard…

Alice Augusta Ball (1892 – 1916) was an African-American chemist whose groundbreaking work produced the first effective treatment for leprosy. She died at age 24 before she could publish her findings, and others took credit for her work, but her legacy has now been acknowledged. #CelebratingWomen

A revolving door to the absurd and brilliant portal into the housings of monsters, hobbits, ... and twats.

Welsh Legends by D Parry Jones (1953 first edition), illustrated by Ivor Owen.

I was interviewed by a newspaper and asked what the most beautiful book I own is. Tough choice but I went for this.

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Lizzie Spikes, Driftwood Designs
07:10 · 1 Mar 2026

Good morning , and thank you to @dianadwilder.bsky.social for your #FoxOfTheDay !

I am so tired of fragile little men starting wars. I am so tired of fragile little men making policy decisions that harm us all. I am so tired of fragile little men doing horrendous harm to children and expecting us all to forget about it. I am so tired of fragile little men with their tantrums.

And this morning the Shed is a park bench in memory of sheds past…

And this morning the Shed is a shedscape, with nothing but sheds from the edge of the sky to the furthest horizon…

And this morning the Shed is a skerry, so small it might be nameless, standing off the rocky coast of a land of myths and monsters...

BREAKING: “This bluntly is going to be a story that will really scare Labour MPs because what you’re seeing is a massive drop in the Labour vote .. Labour voters have quite clearly gone to the greens in this by-election”

BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Congratulations!