Writer in Residence at Costa Coffee.
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Barbara Alderton retweeted
Nothing like a bit of Vivaldi played by The Goede Hoop Marimba Band to bring joy to any day #WednesdayMotivation
Barbara Alderton retweeted
Cancellations are absolutely shite but MASSIVE love to the party that cancelled, then still paid for their pre-ordered food, which they collected and donated to a homeless kitchen. – at Manchester, England
Barbara Alderton retweeted
This book is fxxxing excellent. @dollyalderton has been compared to Nora Ephron and there is no higher praise. It's true too. She nails accessible, romantic and funny while also being profound, truthful and wise. A story about friendships, lovers and families. You'll love it.
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Barbara Alderton retweeted
Word of the day is ‘blatteration’, 16th-century speak for foolish babbling or prattling, committed by a ‘blatteroon’.
Barbara Alderton retweeted
If anyone needs cheering up, eggs were once known as ‘cacklefarts’, and a hankie was called a ‘snottinger’.
Barbara Alderton retweeted
I gave myself a present for finishing my book and spent the day reading @dollyalderton’s novel Ghosts (I begged an advance copy as it’s not out till Oct). It’s funny and sad, and gentle and strong. And it’s going to be HUGE.
Ety, my favourite mology. Sometimes Twitter is worth it.
Barbara Alderton retweeted
Christopher Robin Milne was a wise and kind man, born 100 years ago on 21 August 1920. (I was lucky enough to know him & have remembered him in the current issue of @OldieMagazine)
"Will our appreciation of beauty be seen now for what it is, a gift, the enjoyment of which should not be confined to an annual holiday? Will it become again what it once was: a part of our everyday lives, the wisdom of the past offered to us." ~C.R.Milne #tuesdayvibes
Barbara Alderton retweeted
The exceedingly talented Arts & Crafts superwoman Phoebe Anna Traquair died #OTD in 1936. Superb painter, muralist, embroiderer, illluminator, bookbinder, enamellist..... Phoebe was also the first woman to be elected to the Scottish Royal Academy.
Go Dora! Love a rebellious penguin, me.
🐧 Penguin of the Month
Captain’s nest building efforts have been outstanding, his partner Flip is one lucky bird. Dora’s been switching allegiance between keepers, becoming quite FLIPpant with her usual favourite keeper. #penguinofthemonth #littlepenguins #newzealand
Barbara Alderton retweeted
vellichor: the magical, distinctive smell of old books.
(my take on a word coined by John Koenig in his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, where he defines it 'the strange wistfulness of used book stores'.)
Get your house in order, Twitter.
#NoSafeSpaceForJewHate
Barbara Alderton retweeted
So awful to hear Birmingham’s museums are struggling with the COVID-19 crisis. As a teen without too much money growing up me and my friends would often hang out at the free @BM_AG on weekends. Horrible to think future generations might not get the chance. Please help if you can.
Have @BM_AG @AstonHallMuseum @thinktankmuseum @Sarehole_Mill @SohoHouseMuseum @MJQBirmingham @Blakesley_Hall or @WeoleyCastleR been part of your life growing up? Keep us part of your future. Please donate to Birmingham Museums Trust if you can, thank you!
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New protocol. Henceforth am only following smile-makers.
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