Fiona C

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A tuxedo cat watches patiently from outside as a small pale ginger cat has come inside the door and is looking up at me to see if I’m safe
A large helping of soft creamy ice cream with chunks of Oreo biscuits in it
Cover shot of: “Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book”
Path into the trees. The bottom of a wooden stairway can be seen heading up into the trees
A stair leading down through trees
Pretty pink flowers
Cover for That Mitchell & Webb Sound Series 1-5. David Mitchell and Robert Webb stand either side of a microphone making serious faces
A path with banks of white stuff along the sides. Looks like snow, but it’s seed pods
View into the trees, a wooden staircase goes up further into the woods
There's a scene in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where Luke Skywalker is training alongside Yoda and learning the ins and outs of being a Jedi, and he asks if the dark side of the Force is stronger than the light side. Yoda replies that it's not, but that many fall to it because it is "quicker, easier, more seductive." That movie was released 46 years ago, but it is certainly illustrative of the logic Lucas is using here.
A piece of black felt (looks grey here) with tiny white dots forming the outline of a shape
Environmental Benefits: 1.02 Equivalent Trees 1.84t CO_ Reduced 739.6kg Standard Coal Saved
A sheet with outline shapes, small and narrow
Solar panel stats for 06/2026 - PV 444.6kWh • Consumption 366.78kWh - Import 126.12kWh • Export 192.94kWh • Charge 154kWh • Discharge 143kWh
A collage of a white and brown rabbit
“***** Lovely item Love it, great fit, material is so soft! Peterborough is super cute too.”
Bluesky screenshot: “Hayley Stevens @theghos... • 2h Hey Alexa, what are the symptoms of heatstroke? Does it include feeling solidarity for insects? ... The Onion• @theonion.com • 2h Report: Ants Having Some Kind Of Party Inside Crack In Pavement”
Closeup of some green tortoiseshell buttons on a green crochet cardigan. The colours aren’t right here but they match well
Notification from JustEat: “Proteggi la tua pelle comodamente da casa! Ordina da negozi e farmacie vicino a te e preparati all'estate su Just E...”
Scientific hack for keeping your car cool in hot weather The simple yet effective method works like this. Open the passenger side window and rapidly open and shut the driver's-side door two or three times, using bulk flow and fluid dynamics the wafting motion of the door will pull cooler air through the cabin. For extra cooling, open both windows on the passenger side to allow more cool air through the car. To avoid injury, make sure to park in an area clear of traffic and check the path isn't being used by pedestrians.
Duolingo German lesson screenshot. The hint which should translate “Das ist eine Grußkarte.” says “To je přání na pozdrav” (Correct translations in next image)
A teal and pale grey Tunisian crochet mosaic cushion cover, with geometric square patterns
Razorlight album cover
Screenshot from Met Office App. Section on temperature, saying today’s high is 12C and yesterday’s was 13C. The bars beside each day have a yellow bar within them. The 12C bar has a tiny dot of yellow, while the 13C yellow bar is approx 5 times as big. The amount of yellow does not seem proportional to anything mentioned 🤔
AI generated image of 3 ‘balls of yarn’ with impossibly wound strands, and one which appears to be a roll of crocheted fabric. 🤷🏻‍♀️ In front is a metal tool with a round loop at the top and a point at the bottom (not a crochet hook!)
A tuxedo cat curled up too close to me to get a good photo
Edge of a padded envelope that says “URGENT - LIVING CREATURES - HANDLE WITH CARE”
Screenshot from my solar panel system app showing that as of 4:45pm today the battery is fully charged (5kWh for later), and the solar panels are generating 2.5kW which is enough to power the house just now and export at 2.2kw to the grid. Daily yield shows 16kWh generated so far today, of which I’ve used 15kWh myself. 😎
Screenshot from visible showing my pace points for the last 7 days (measure of exertion). Daily target is to use <13, which every day was until yesterday (Wednesday)which was 32…
Movie poster for the 1954 Hitchcock version of Rear Window starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
Screenshot from and email which says: “If not in for your driver Matthew you have options” BUT the text is centred in a column down the middle with only two letters on each line 🤦🏻‍♀️
Screenshot from Duolingo urging me to “Add your German Score to your Linkedin profile”, with a demo that says: “Languages - German Limited working proficiency Duolingo Score 81”
“No less a man than Tom Lehrer was to say that it was "the most sanctimonious song ever written," but this insight would be buried by later developments in the '60s, when removal to the suburbs became a polite synonym for "white flight" (see the mythscape of Jeffrey Eugenidess Detroit).”
Etsy notification: “Top UK trends this wee... Everyone's searching for bird baths right now. Are you?”
A roof with solar panels (now protected around the edges with mesh). 6 pigeons are loitering casually about, 3 of them right up at the edge of the panels like they’re hoping to get right down the front when the doors open…
The new iOS ‘hairy man’ emoji, clearly based on the famous Patterson-Gimlin film of Bigfoot (which many believers say is a female)
Screenshot of the Natural Paradise scratching tree which is 200cm tall
Screenshot of the180cm tall White Tiger XXL cat tree.
Duolingo German lesson screenshot. German: “ Lettes Jahr wart ihr danach braun gebrannt.” Translation: “Last year you were tanned after that.” What?
App update screenshot for Visible: “Visible: Pacing for illness Today We've added a new home screen widget so you can see your PacePoints without opening the app.”
“Participants measured biometrics using either smartphone cameras or armbands, which could introduce inconsistencies. Biometric indicators were derived from daily 60-second PPG assessments taken in the morning. While short heart-rate measurements via smartphone PPG recordings have been found reliable 52,53, future research using continuous day-long biometric data collection methods is likely needed to optimize the validity and reliability of physiological readings and thus potentially improve predictive model performance. Factors like time of day, temperature, skin tone, device type, software version, and recording length may have affected data accuracy. Participants were instructed to take measurements upon waking and while at rest, but the study's uncontrolled, real-world nature introduces potential variability. Although we assume compliance with these instructions, we cannot verify that all measurements were taken under true resting conditions, which may influence the interpretation of our findings. Along these lines, PPG-derived HR and HRV estimates may be less accurate than research-grade ECG or respiration belt measurements. Future work should further evaluate the validity and reliability of these biometric features compared to gold-standard physiological monitoring methods. Additionally, users who opted to use a dedicated wearable device rather than smartphone-based measurements may differ systematically in symptom burden or monitoring behavior, introducing potential selection bias. Although sensor modality was included as a covariate and analyses emphasized within-person changes, future studies should more directly assess how device choice influences predictive performance and generalizability.”
Screenshot from Netflix showing episode info for Next Level Chef “S1:E6” (though it’s actually season 2, but anyway…) Description says: “S1:E6 Sugar and Tea and Rum The chefs utilize whiskey, port, sherry and sake to create alcohol-infused dishes. Irish singer Nathan Evans visits.”
3 second clip of a tuxedo cat lying upside down on a duvet. He is looking at the camera and stretches out his front paws to touch it - it looks as though he’s trying to give you a hug 🥰
Screenshot from Royal Mail app (my account): “Tuesday 17 March at 4:29 pm Returned to Sender Sorry, we were unable to deliver this item on 17 March 2026 as it was not possible to identify the delivery address. It will now be returned to the sender.” It also says “Incorrectly addressed” at the bottom but I’ve ordered enough from Amazon that that shouldn’t be the case. Also the parcel got as far as my local sorting office… 🤷🏻‍♀️
A beautiful golden brown puff pastry square on a plate beside some chips
Twitter/X post from Neal Brennan: “Was talking with friend about how impossibly old the Traveling Wilburys seemed when they released their music in 1988. I've listed their ages at the time. For some perspective, three of them are no longer alive. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.”
Peter Purves as the Doctor’s assistant in a lovely horizontal striped jumper in browns and cream 👌
iPad showing the kobo app, with the cover of Imagjne a Friend by David Quantock displayed. A solitary figure crosses a bridge over a pinkish pool
Description Pattie Gonia, Imogen Heap and BANDALOOP believe that social justice and environmental justice are inextricably linked and require action now. The artists teamed up to create 'Have You Considered?' - a song and music video about what we take for granted. Have we considered if we couldn't have each other?...lf we couldn't have our planet? The artists met in The Eastern Sierra (land of the Kootzaduka'a people) to create the music video using sounds found in the Sierra throughout the song to feature nature as an artist.
Photo from the linked website of a delicious looking banana loaf on a plate
Flapjacks in a loaf tin. The top of them looks darker than this photo suggests - a wee bit burnt… 😬
Screenshot of a webcam that looks north from Sumburgh Head in the Shetlands. The lights of a small town can be seen at the bottom of the photo and above that the mostly clear night sky is bathed in beautiful green light.
Audible iOS widget showing cover art for Infinite Jest, and “2h 14m left”
A piece of crochet in wheat and variegated blue front and back post stitches with a gauge ruler on top. 28 stitches in 4” - perfect
Screenshot from the crappy solar panel app showing the panels operating at 58.81% capacity, pulling 2.081kWh, enough to be powering the house (including the heating), and topping up the battery too. OkWh being pulled in from the grid (all free power!)
“Tesco Led Classic 60W Edison Screw 2 Pack … About this product Highlights: • Cap: ES 27 • Lumen: 806lm • Color temperature: Warm white 2700K”
A tuxedo cat, happy to be home again from the vet
Screenshot of Mayflower Sock Yarn in Sirius 06, which has shades of blues and slate (some look almost violet)