Gillie McNicol

Director Animal Aunts only 2 dogs now, cat gone, 13 chickens, 2 ponies, husband,brother + small working woodland Wild Mushroom hunter, veg grower

[Gillie McNicol @Zandicoot]

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We’ll never get another woman like this… Rest In Peace old girl. #AnnWiddecombe

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@SandyofSuffolk Me

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@JeremyClarkson @KirstieMAllsopp Perished, brown bread

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@TheBrancaShow Brilliant 🤣

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@Markoos88 The pink is so becoming 😉

[Stansaid Airport @StansaidAirport]

That's the 900 year old Bayeux Tapestry just arrived in the Freight Warehouse, ready for transporting to the British Museum for display. I had a sneak preview and it's absolutely magnificent.

[WeGotitBack 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸 @NotFarLeftAtAll]

This is Brilliant… Labour Leadership contest

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@JournalistJill Nob

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@ForeverScept 🤢

[FeelGoodTales @feelgoodtale]

A woman asked an elderly man, "How much do you sell these eggs for?"

The old man replied, "50 cents per egg, lady."

The woman said, "I’ll take 6 eggs for $2.50, or I won’t buy any."

The old seller answered, "You can pay whatever you want. It’s fine. I haven’t sold a single egg today, and I need to sell everything to feed my family."

She bought the eggs at her price, feeling like she had won.

Later, she got into her nice car and went to a fancy restaurant with her boyfriend. They ordered what they wanted, ate a little, and left most of it.

The bill came to €180, and the woman left €200, telling the owner it was a tip.

For the chef of a luxury restaurant, this might seem normal, but for the egg seller, it seems unfair.

The question is:

Why do we always feel the need to show power over a poor seller when we buy from them, yet we are so generous to those who don’t need our help?

I once read something that stayed with me:

“My father would buy goods from the poor at high prices, even when he didn’t need them. He would sometimes pay more than the asking price. I asked him why, and he said, ‘This is charity wrapped in dignity, my daughter.’”

I know most of you might not share this story, but if you’re one of the few who took the time to read it, please consider sharing it. Maybe you’re planting a good seed for someone to see.

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@paulpowlesland I have noticed the same here West Sussex/Hampshire borders .. never seen so many acorns as last year and now carpets of saplings everywhere

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@that_1 @SummerRhapsody @ViQueenie 🤣🤣🤣

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Jimmy Carr nailed something a lot of us feel but can’t explain.

We’re living better than 99.9% of humans who ever walked the earth, hot showers, modern medicine, endless entertainment, kids that actually survive infancy, yet so many of us feel miserable.

He calls it “life dysmorphia.” We get used to how good we have it (the hedonic treadmill), then compare ourselves to everyone else and tank our own happiness.

As he puts it: happiness = quality of life minus envy.

Marcus Aurelius put it perfectly: “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.”

When was the last time you caught yourself feeling unhappy despite objectively having it pretty damn good?

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@saniyafatma1278 dogs and horses don't go well with talons!

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@ATree_Official Coppicing OK?

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@NyVicki @LairdOfThManor @TeeOry @MeghansMole @insiderlauren Ditto on both points 👀

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how have we forgotten all of this?

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Play this to your children
Open the eyes that the education system is trying to close 🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️

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@Jenny_1884 Brilliant thank you 🤣🤣🤣

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@SamaHoole Always dripping 👌

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@SandyofSuffolk Utter nonsense