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Retired History teacher, Gardener, Avid reader (formerly @corneliagracchi at X) #GardenGrewPeas #BalconyGardening #ResistanceGardening 🌱

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WCC and me - Dr Christine Plastow - WCC-UK As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we are writing a series of blog posts in which members tell us about their experiences with the WCC UK. Our fourth interviewee is Dr Christine Plastow. C...

Our newest blog post is now live! Check it out below πŸ›οΈπŸ›οΈ

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10.03.2026 12:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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G’nite from #BrookSide Senior Living. Very proud of grandchild number one for posting this. I think we can count on #GenZ!

#GardenGrewPeas

11.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A marginal illustration from the Luttrell Psalter, showing meals being prepared and carried out by servants.

A marginal illustration from the Luttrell Psalter, showing meals being prepared and carried out by servants.

A marginal illustration from the Luttrell Psalter, showing a family sitting down for dinner at a long table, arrayed with dishes.

A marginal illustration from the Luttrell Psalter, showing a family sitting down for dinner at a long table, arrayed with dishes.

The Luttrell family sit down for dinner, from the Luttrell Psalter (Add MS 42130)

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09.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just a Reed Bunting singing

10.03.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A sandbar splitting the reflective lake at sunset.

A sandbar splitting the reflective lake at sunset.

A dozen mute swans against a backdrop of mountains and lakes refracting the sun.

A dozen mute swans against a backdrop of mountains and lakes refracting the sun.

Sunset over a peninsula riding into Great Prespa Lake.

Sunset over a peninsula riding into Great Prespa Lake.

An expansive view of wetland, lake and mountains at dusk.

An expansive view of wetland, lake and mountains at dusk.

Sunlight sliding from the mountains and lakes of Prespa, a dozen mute swans floating out into deeper water and Dalmatian pelicans rowing through the cold, dimming air towards their reed-island nests. As I turn to leave a marsh glides past, its wings as still as the surface of the lake.

10.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The snow drops arrived!

The snow drops arrived!

Welcome! πŸ™ πŸ€πŸ’šπŸŒ±

09.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

ProPublica has done amazing work again--a searchable database of Trump administration staff, their wealth and ties to the industries they are now regulating.
projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...

10.03.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Justice Department publishes some missing Epstein files related to Trump The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.

After having been caught illegally redacting files that incriminate Trump, DOJ finally published *some* of them but withheld others, evidently in the hopes that people wouldn't notice yet another partial release.

For the GOP, Trump raping a 13-year old girl is just not important.

10.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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After San Diego Installed a Protected Bike Lane, Ridership More Than Doubled β€” and Hasn’t Stopped Growing. β€œWhen people feel safe, they ride.”

Huge bike growth in San Diego after making it safer to ride!

Annual bike trips jumped 50k to 115k after the lane was installed in 2021. By 2025, 132k.

β€œThe lesson is straightforward: when people feel safe, they ride.”
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04.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We remember Paul Conroy on our #Journalists_Altar – photojournalist, film-maker, friend to many and to St Bride's. A candle burns in his memory.

May he rest in peace.

04.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vertical Gardening - Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden Vertical gardening is for gardeners who do not have a lot of horizontal space. It has become a niche science with many elaborate and quite amazing systems.

Vertical Gardening 🏑

In the urban city garden there is often no option but to use vertical space. Ground conditions in a city space often mean dampness and an increase in slugs and snails at ground level.

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#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden

23.02.2026 09:55 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Start broad beans - Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden Considered winter beans because they grow best in cool weather & dislike heat. Can be planted in the autumn to over-winter for an early summer harvest.

Early beans: Starting broad beans 🫘

These fast growing beans can be planted in the autumn to over-winter or in early spring (February/March) for a summer crop. They grow well in soil or in containers.

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#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden

25.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into Iran, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Vast Majority Expects The Conflict To Last ... "Voters are unenthusiastic about the air attack on Iran and there is overwhelming opposition to putting American troops on Iranian soil to fight a ground war," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analy...

In the era of Trump: The genders are really gonna gap.

Approve/disapprove of Trump's handling of job as president?

men: 47% approve, 45% disapprove.

women: 27%, 66% disapprove.

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09.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 215 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 8

Have Vance and Trump said thank you?

09.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 1062 πŸ” 285 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 6
Pet-friendly garden plants - Garden tips - Garden Centres Canada Garden Centres Canada

This is the year I turn the backyard into a colourful oasis. It’s also Elke’s playground so this information is good to know: www.gardencentrescanada.ca/garden-tips/...

10.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is this fiend in a classroom?

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Les Milles Camp | Holocaust Encyclopedia Under the Vichy regime, the Les Milles camp held foreign Jews before emigration or, in most cases, deportation to German concentration camps and killing centers.

ICE converting warehouses to deportation camps reminds me of Les Milles, a tile factory that was converted to an infamous deportation camp and prison by the French Vichy regime. Thousands of "enemy aliens" were imprisoned here, many of them were sent from there to Auschwitz and Dachau.

10.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 8
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Kat Abughazaleh for Congress (IL-9)

50501 Rising Star Kat Abughazaleh for Congress (IL-9)

In the face of major attacks on our democracy, we want to make sure we're uplifting real fighters who are standing up for our rights.

Today, we're focusing on one of our Rising Stars, Kat Abughazaleh, who is running for Congress in IL-9 and has taken the fight directly to ICE.

10.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1140 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7
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🌱 There’s still time to register for this FREE event. Join me and three other talented garden authors for this lively event. na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

10.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Light blue butterflies on purple flowers. Green grass in the background.

Light blue butterflies on purple flowers. Green grass in the background.

Everything is terrible in the world right now except for these Silvery Blue butterflies enjoying some vetch flowers. #Bloomscrolling πŸ¦‹

05.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty putting your finger on it….

10.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

10.03.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On a kitchen shelf: Tulips in shades of pink, yellow and orange are arranged in little pottery vases, before a cobalt blue jar, plate, and teapot.

On a kitchen shelf: Tulips in shades of pink, yellow and orange are arranged in little pottery vases, before a cobalt blue jar, plate, and teapot.

S Wisconsin #FlowerReport: a few tulips, and a belief that spring is near. β€œThe older I grow the more do I love spring and spring flowers. Is it so with you?”

Emily Dickinson

08.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The utter lovely villageness of Ireland. Yesterday, spotted someone’s debit card in a car park. (I was buying 24 doughnuts, donut judge me.) Popped a note in a local group. Five minutes later, two people rang the owner; we met at the church where our daughters both take ballet. Ireland is a village.

24.02.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m livid with the mainstream press and their support of the US-Israel war -

It’s unrepresentative of UK citizens. It only represents the rich gung-ho Epstein class.

I’m more determined than ever to build the citizen journalism alternative.

Join us β€”> bylinesnetwork.co.uk/friends-of-b...

09.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 693 πŸ” 173 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

Go talk to your Iranian friends, students, postdocs, colleagues. Offer to take on their tasks at work. There is little contact with Iran right now from outside - most of us have no idea what it is like not to have contact with family members while they are being attacked.

07.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Athens: The last refuge for the dislocated hip? | eKathimerini.com In which a world-wearied scribe rediscovers a Greek capital teeming with main-character energy, or something of that sort.

A pean to Athens. Too broke for Paris’s runway, too dignified for London’s awful weather, Athens shows up with a chipped marble column, a plate of grilled meat, and the audacity of a city that invented the party 3,000 years ago and never stopped.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ www.ekathimerini.com/leisure/dest...

04.03.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew O’Hagan Β· Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Well, bless my cotton socks! The royals are right up there with the Trumps.

Stay Classy www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

10.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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As the Ukraine war grinds into its fourth year, Xi Jinping weighs whether to invade Taiwan, and American bombers pummel Iran with no clear objective, the great man (or not-so-great man) theory of history is overdue for a reconsideration. lnk.thebulwark.com/4s2dLin

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