Jackie Powell

‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’

‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’

‘Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

Professors Dolly and Dotty Dott were invited onto a stage to receive an award for their work.

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Whoop! Whoop!

There was nobody around to hear her news, so Professor Dott restored order to the lab and headed home for a rest.

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Professor Daisy Dott worked through the night. The morning sun found her with head in hands, asleep on the plinth.

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The scan was finished. The three Professors Dott waited impatiently for the light above to go off so that they could see the results.

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Professor Dolly Dott was so excited at her discovery that she rushed into the bedroom and shook Dotty awake.

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On no. I blame Wordle for not choosing an acceptable word!

Step ladder found, and Professor Dolly could finally reach the inscription.

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Oh no! That was almost me too. I don’t like this word.

Dotty helped Dolly to manoeuvre the slab onto a horizontal surface so that they could examine it more closely.

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Nb. This is my Dotty.

Professors Dolly and Dotty Dott sat at either end of the inflatable. It reminded them of being on a see-saw as children.

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Professor Dolly Dot waited on the inflatable lifeboat until the water level dropped.

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Professor Dolly Dot was joined by a colleague. Together they crept along a low passage, away from the door in case something alarming was behind it.

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For my Welsh family and friends on St. David’s Day. 💛

Reference books were stacked on the desk ready for the researchers to continue the next day.

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The king and his guard stood at the entrance to a ruin which they thought could be a burial chamber.

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The king took a steam train for the next leg of his journey.

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Me too. We had a paper bag of sugar, and we had to eat it outside!

I didn’t know about that! I just checked and no, there hasn’t been one for decades. Rhubarb is becoming more popular again though, I think. Or maybe trendy, like kale!

Bought at Wakefield rhubarb festival from Oldroyd’s - the very best rhubarb (and one of the best Yorkshire names!).

Can I have two? First the rhythmic clunk of the tilt hammer in the steelworks, heard in the distance as I lay in bed. Second, dad’s piano playing, the first thing he did when he got in from work. He was a gifted player.

‘Tis the season.

An old colour picture postcard showing a grand concrete building set in a 1960s streetscene. A red bus is on the road, a well dressed couple walk on the pavement. The sky is such a beautiful blue, and the old Owens College building in the distance is very grubby.

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the Students Union at @manchester.ac.uk

And here's a bonus jigsaw of the card, just because the sky is such a beautiful blue!!

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If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

On the moors above the river the broom was in full flower. King Wordy Wordle VI was pleased to see it.

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King Wordy Wordle V1 remained on his great throne throughout the ceremony, inspecting the medals of the Olympians as they knelt before him one by one.

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The GB team returned home. As they descended the steps of their plane, medals gleaming, the sun came out.

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Queues formed to exit the arena in Verona.

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