Choc Face

I like strawberries, holidays, Christmas, chocolate, wine, reading and writing.

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Quite a number of Ladybird artists also illustrated railway posters in the mid-20th century. This lovely is by Septimus Scott

[Lissa Evans @LissaKEvans]

Margo Leadbetter was snobbish, humourless and entitled, & Penelope Keith managed to make her into one of the most adored (and oddly vulnerable) characters ever seen on a sitcom. She delivered every line as if it were a jewelled crown on a velvet cushion. An utter genius.

[Choc Face @BrahamSamantha]

@Muzziozcan @HullCity @acunilicali 9

[justasistertryingtotweet @Igottafigh64510]

Exactly 😂😂😂

[Shambo of Luxembourg @BradfemlyWalsh]

Oh hell yes

[Rachel Charlton-Dailey @RachelCDailey_]

Regret to announce that we’ve reached Wrong Coat season. Every coat you wear from now til mid April will be The Wrong Coat for the weather

[Ben Canham @wweisawesome123]

- Today is my Birthday!
I have autism and I officially
turn 29 years old. I would like
to receive lots of birthday wishes
from people around the world!
please Retweet/Like! to help
make my birthday
wish come true! ❤️

[Maddison @Maddi_Paddy]

Sadly, I lost a really special piece of jewellery tonight at Gatwick airport. I’ve had it for 13 years, and saved all my money with my first job to buy it second hand.

I doubt very much it’ll be found and returned, but in any case, if anyone finds this bracelet it’s mine

[Ann Gittens @Ann_GalaxyBabe]

Long shot but 🤞 fingers crossed. We found this near #Cleethorpes seafront yesterday (Sunday 8th Feb), it is an ashes necklace, and will mean the world to someone. Please share if you know anyone who owns an ashes necklace, in case it's theirs. TIA. #ashesnecklace sharing #Grief

[Choc Face @BrahamSamantha]

@papiwontmiss 🤣😂 My daughter says "I'm busy not doing that".

[Choc Face @BrahamSamantha]

@butyoutold_lucy Ooh, I have these. They are gorgeous

[Choc Face @BrahamSamantha]

@EleanorPoitiers @dissproportion Or Belvoir

[Kris Wilson @_KrisWilson_]

It's that time of year where I post this one

[Sam Millar @SamMillar72]

Been paid off 3 days before Christmas holidays due to there not being enough work after the year. Full qualified floor layer with 9 years experience, if anyone knows of any flooring companies taking on.

Failing that, happy to do absolutely anything. RTs appreciated

[Mr Benn @thebowlerhatman]

Would you like an early Christmas present?
Would you like these pin badges?
All you have to do is RT this tweet & I will select a winner one week from today.
Good Luck.

[Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome]

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 1
‘The village’
Artist: SR Badmin

[#EmbroideryWhisperer Helen M. Stevens @helen_m_stevens]

With Christmas less than a month away, I thought it might be fun to look at the origins of some Carols, especially those whose content can be a little hard to reconcile with the Season!
Such as ... I Saw Three Ships (come sailing in)
Most of us recognise this hymn's opening lines as leading us into a tale by which the ships carry "Our Saviour Christ and his layde (lady)" into Bethleham, clearly an anomaly, as Bethlehem is landlocked! Unless, of course, they were "ships of the dessert, i.e, camels! This version was first printed in the 1600's (so doubtless sung earlier), but to the same approximate tune an earlier version seems to make more sense.
Dating back to events in the 12th century, it was still being sung in dialect in the late 1800's in Kingston upon Hull, situated on the River Humber in Yorkshire, England. It tells of three ships each one carrying the skull of one of the Magi (Kings) who gave gifts to the Infant Jesus. It is recorded that these ships did, indeed, carry relics, on their way to Cologne Cathedral from Germany, gifts from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1162. Legend has it that during a storm, they took shelter in the Humber Estuary, before continuing their journey. Strangely, the Coat of Arms of Hull is three Crowns.
So, these three ships have been sailing for many centuries, bearing diverse relevance to Christmas ... possibly imagined by many as looking something like Henry VIII's glamorous, though doomed, Mary Rose (of which, many years ago, I worked a series of studies for the Mary Rose Trust).
#embroidery #EmbroideryWhisperer

[Disability Rights @TalkThatTalk_K]

@llggeorgia She’s exactly right. Kim Leadbeater voted away safeguards during the committee stage for various non-terminal disabilities already. These include autism, anorexia, diabetes and Down’s syndrome.

This bill will put disabled people in terrible danger.

[A.A.Milne @A_AMilne]

It was a Special Pencil Case. There were pencils marked 'HB' for Helping Bear, 'BB' for Brave Bear and a ruler for ruling lines for the words to walk on.
But Eeyore was saying, 'This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me.' ~A.A.Milne

[Inside Universal @insideuniversal]

The amazing, new Universal Spirit Jerseys are now available in the Universal Studio Store. @UniStudios