Emma

I like to read as much as possible... when I'm not chasing my hyperactive toddler.

[James @james_j_bailey]

I’ve seen too many Beckett plays to believe the Vengabus is really coming.

[Julia Claire @ohJuliatweets]

I actually have a pug husband (inadequate lungs, prone to night terrors, God’s mistake)

[Alice Bhandhukravi @AliceBhand]

A short anecdote about the great Benjamin Zephaniah. When I was a student doing a post-grad in Broadcast Journalism at the @LCCLondon , one of our assignments was to secure and record a 'celebrity interview'. I approached #BenjaminZephaniah 's agent, thinking I'd aim high... 1/4

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@clhubes I was thinking this. If I got up at the crack of dawn my little one would come find me. No quiet meditation for me 😝 just a day that starts at 4:45am and a super tired toddler at baby group.

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

In Icelandic, someone with a sweet tooth can be referred to as a nammigrís. It means “candy piglet”

* read on for more Icelandic words and phrases (a thread to celebrate Fullveldisdagurinn, Iceland’s Sovereignty Day)…

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@Fortnums hello! I sent an email to customer services over a week ago. When I went into the Piccadilly store I was overcharged by £12 because the till didn’t recognise the discounts. Could I please have a refund? :)

[Sarasaurus 🎗️🇺🇦 @sheebadigeebies]

SPIDERKING, SPIDERKING

[Noel Dolphin @NoelDolphin]

St Pancras looking stunning this morning. I for one think we should make Christmas a full 1/4 of the year.

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

One of my favourite Scots words is tartle, which describes that moment of hesitation or panic while you’re trying to remember someone’s name (when greeting or introducing them). I especially like it because it always makes me think of this brilliant Edward Steed drawing...

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@cath31321673 @EnameledMead @scouseweegian @QcWynter Yep open windows and ideally a dehumidifier. They’re expensive though :/

[ianVisits @ianvisits]

NIMBIES - All these new houses can't be built unless community services are also provided.

Also NIMBIES - providing services close to the new housing so people are less than 15 minutes from them is an anti-car conspiracy.

[Marthe de Ferrer @MarthedeFerrer]

I became an aunt for the first time on Wednesday (much excitement!).

Thought it might be cute to get a newspaper front page framed from the day she was born, as a fun 'your aunt's a journalist don't you know' gift.

It's um...slim pickings with appropriate front pages.

[Sarah Bowden @thesarahbowden]

Or rather MY experiences of managing Eternal. Never seen this before but it’s completely true 😂

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@mmissbee @clhubes Me too, twice.

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@HallieRubenhold This is so horrible. I’m another reader that thinks of your book often. I’m very glad that you wrote it.

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@smallbecca Oh no! That’s awful!! How are you feeling? Any crash makes the most horrendous noise and must be terrifying.

[Emma @emwantsbiscuits]

@smallbecca What happened? :/

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Lunchtime in Paris in the 1920s.