Shrinking Violet

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🇬🇬 Brit in the Black Forest 🌲 University lecturer 🍏 Every day is Halloween 🦇I’m an oil painting 🎨 #FBPE

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@BBCRadio2 I really hate it when the guest interrupts Sally Traffic when she‘s doing her job. She‘s passing on important updates and then has (usually) men being stupid little boys in the background. It‘s only a short bit, why can‘t they just SHUT UP for 3min?

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@ask_aubry Why do I think men in kilts are so hot then? Have I just not noticed that I’m actually into women? 🤔

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My favourite thing about (usually older) people saying that they don’t know any Taylor Swift songs is that if I start naming/singing some, they usually realise that they do in fact know more than they thought they did 😂
#TaylorSwift

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@antsteradams Also means the SW can drag this plot line on for another couple of months 🤪 #TheArchers

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@WinstonTexas This is the kind of optimism I needed. Thanks! :)

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@WinstonTexas Because so much of what my friend has had to do is on site safety based, I’m worried Ed & Emma will saw each others legs off by mistake. I’d really like their business to work out 😕
I’m a big fan of apprenticeships, love listening to all the different skills people learned.

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@WinstonTexas Everytime I hear this storyline I go surprisingly German. One of my friends does this job as a sideline and the amount of qualifications, courses and paperwork you need here is insane. Where are yours Emma & Ed? Why should anyone hire you without it?
#TheArchers

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@Rosiecat2 @EWilhide Isn‘t her coil still in though?
This would all be very negligent of the doctors if she is. #TheArchers

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We had (paid!) national service here in Germany til 2011. This means most of the German men my age did one or the other. Both groups (social work and army) learned useful life skills and it was good for a lot of them, especially in choosing their future careers.

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@Appleandroidapp @Rosiecat2 @pbowker7 I can’t believe they let Alice go to London. That feels like somethinf the Police wouldn’t want her to do #TheArchers

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My dinner yesterday 😍

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@m_tt_h_w @Ryanc1959 @deelomas Germany still has C&A too :)

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@ronmanagernottm I’ve still got some of their catalogues in my attic. Their decorations and jewelry was really elegant and the things I have are still as good as new 🥰

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@Mat_at_Brookes @Booktrust I send my nephew and nieces postcards, cos they are quite little and I have very fond memories of my grandmas and aunts sending us cards from the UK to Germany.

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@jen_jstephen @Mat_at_Brookes @Booktrust Peepo is a classic! Love it! 💖

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Someone posted about Janet and John books recently. Here are the ones in my attic.
#booktwitter #janetandjohn

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Feels like forever… #MyXAnniversary

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@jen_jstephen Happy Birthday 🧁💐🥳

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@archers_fan2015 @Appleandroidapp The Archers would be an easy theme to dress up for even for people who don’t listen to it and don’t want to spend a lot of money on a costume. And you could serve soup & sandwiches and Jill’s flapjacks 😁
#TheArchers