David Birkett 💙

Bibliophile, all matters cycling, Leonard Cohen, the Baroque, folk and some other music. Area Sales Manager for @amberleybooks

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@BooksOnTheRise1 This is exciting news; the very best of luck to you. If you'd like information about the range of local titles from @amberleybooks, including books on Richmond, please email me on [email protected]; happy to drop in, too.

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Got up early to go cycling.
Saw and heard the rain.
Best bike ride I never had.

#Rain

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@jntod Not, presumably, defecation on cricket bats?

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Thank you @BagginsBooks and @Southwarkcathed for nice @amberleybooks orders to start the week well. The books included:

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*It Pays To Boost Your Word Power*

Today's word:

Palindrome - a storage area for a former Monthy Python member.

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Seen off The High Road en route to watch @SpursOfficial play @Wolves #TOTWOL

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This just arrived; excited.
@JohnClareSoc @JohnClareTrust

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Early morning bike ride.
Scoops of mist across the landscape, as if the new day were being brewed in a cauldron.

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Just took a reorder of books from @amberleybooks for the excellent @florencemuseum in London. A place well worth seeking out.
@wyattauthor3

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Currently reading It Will Improve Things, by Amelia Rayshin.

[Sharon Bennett Connolly @Thehistorybits]

#OTD in 1241. Death of Eleanor of Brittany after 39 years of imprisonment https://t.co/AKN48olEBD via @Thehistorybits #womeninhistory #historyheroines

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Poem for #InternationalCatDay2022

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Out in Hitchin
Seeing a smidgeon
Of light and a pigeon.

[CAMRA @CAMRA_Official]

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Made my first visit to @JohnClareTrust in #Helpston
recently. A beautiful and inspiring place. I liked this Clare verdict on punctuation.

[West End Lane Books @WELBooks]

The perfect treat for Dad or anyone who’s ever lived (or dreamed about it) in #Hampstead or #Highgate
#HampsteadAndHighgateIn50Buildings ticks every box: concise yet authoritative, beautiful, engrossing & informative & only £15.99. Who says there’s no property bargains in NW3?

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RIP #BernardCribbins
Voice of The Wombles.
Overground, underground
Is a journey we all make.

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Our cat practising looking noble.
#CatsOfTwitter

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'O words are poor receipts for what time hath stole away'.

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The enchanting @HitchinLavender site in er... Hitchin, yesterday.