Sekki Tabs

Volunteer for GlossopGazette, GlossopRadio & BatGroup; amateur theatre member, lover of old films, part-time geek, global villager, snail mail fan

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Took the Arriva bus today. Half the screen was missing, and the words popped out at me: actless. Act less. Bossy little screen. At least I didn't have to pay, as it was actress instead of contactless.

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In my husband's last 48 hours, he ignored a roomful of doctors fighting to keep his blood pressure up. When he saw me walk in, he said, "There you are." His face softened, his shoulders relaxed, and he leaned back on his pillows. I think about that moment a lot.

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Extremist thinking has become the norm on social media platforms. With it comes quick intolerance and demonising of other people. It's hateful rhetoric hiding insidiously behind self-righteous words from what the speaker reckons is high moral ground. It just feeds narcissists.

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@thegypsywrites Yes, it was too quick, and Cebu was one hop too far for Easter break

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It took me 9 years to manage a trip back to the Philippines. Here's the aftermath:

I am homesick. I am in my 40s, and I am homesick.

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As someone who now lives in Wales, I am all for this. I stand with Ukraine, too.

[Welsh Government @WelshGovernment]

Wales stands with Ukraine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦

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My business exploits in a nutshell: slipping a flyer through a frosted glass door and then watching a jack russell terrier on the other side attack it, ripping it to shreds. Sums up the last two days very succinctly.

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22 months later, middle of the night:

"...but he was in remission."

#suckerpunch

Christmas. Pffffft.

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With 4 days left, I finally emptied the medicine drawer. The trail of the last 4 years of our lives--the cuts, the bruises and bumps. That was more painful than I anticipated.
#grief #decluttering #movingaway

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Happy 9th Anniversary, Bennebb.

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Today I looked up, for the very first time, what plant zone I belong to. #gardening #beginner #Zone9 #UK

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The silly little slug that kept me company in the first lockdown--the one Daniel rescued from the organic mushrooms in 2019---is dead. A silly little slug, and yet I am a mess.

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@Lihymn (unnnnder the waterrrrrrrrrrrrr)

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It's Friday and I am surrounded by good, decent people. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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They were right about #scones: they are the best thing to suck up all the saliva in your mouth. I may even be dehydrated because I think it's carrying on in my alimentary canal.

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The 8 year old microwave has finally reheated the last of my leftovers, and I am up to my ears looking up #CombinationMicrowaves---because it is more energy-efficient to bake with a smaller appliance when you're only baking for yourself, right?

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NEWydd Catering & Cleaning Ltd: Save Our School Cooks - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/V7UcHQoww9 via @UKChange

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As I picked Eric the dog up (he couldn't be bothered with walking) at the entrance to the garden centre, I saw an employee smile through his mask (a 2020 skill). I carried Eric past him and said, "I'm walking the dog, you know." He laughed WITH me, I think. #dogsoftwitter

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@SteveMartinToGo, playing the banjo. I can face this Monday morning now.

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All this humidity in the UK... For once, living in this constantly cold house is a lovely reprieve.