Clare

Another Brick in the Wall Walls. What is “wall”? Is it a mental block where you are struggling to find the words to express ongoing emotional mayhem? Perhaps it is th...

For those wanting to know what hard work feels like. Escape. That’s what! contrarytowers.blogspot.com/2026/01/anot...

Texas A&M blocks Plato readings on gender ideology in philosophy class Texas A&M University blocked a philosophy professor from teaching certain Plato texts after a new rule against "advocating" gender and race ideology.

@quietriotpod.bsky.social one for Wokey Dokey. Plato is woke. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Steps, swearing and cats; Or going up in the world... What is the point of having a second storey if there is no way up? That is to say, there is a way up but if you have vertigo as bad as me, t...

A construction update! Warning: may contain cats and swearing! contrarytowers.blogspot.com/2025/02/step...

Oh! This was to protest high food prices. I heard about your storms!

Evening all. Did everyone boycott the shops today? Mixed feelings about this.

I’m thinking I need fewer intellectual posts on my timeline. Where are the bananas, slightly drunk folk on here?

Cutesy homemade Christmas decorations

It’s been a creative couple of days! Waiting for my tree to come from the forest!

Autumn postcards of village life Two small pieces about recent events. Life in the village has hotted up, just as the weather has cooled down. I'm just grateful that we have...

Musings from everyday Croatian village life. contrarytowers.blogspot.com/2024/12/autu... #amwriting #gardening

In other news, haunted looking house for horror photoshoots available. Genuine spiders webs 🤭 😂

Filthy kitchen with glorious 1980s lino flooring.

Morning all. Off to the village house to clean away 30 years worth of dirt. #elbowgrease #abitdusty

Very helpful!

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How do you organise your books?! Im a leave them in an other country type of person #badlibrarian podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/t... #restisentertainment #books

It’s like getting a band back together. You know you’re getting old when you remember doing all this *points at follow button* the first time 😂

Ah yes - all of the history stuff comes with me on daily constitutionals!

So podcasts. Any recommendations? I’m doing the usual ones (rest is…, quiet riot, pod save etc) but clearly I need to expand my filter bubble…

The story of the vengeful fox and her spiky sidekick Animals with attitude are the best. Or in this random skit they are actually the best worst. Did you know that a fox can hold a grudge and t...

Just a little something I wrote. No animals were harmed in this story but the cats were mildly disgruntled. contrarytowers.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-... #amwriting

After a morning in the sunshine, I’m heading for a writing session. The news is hard to digest. In this world, is kindness and compassion finished?

Must say, it’s nice having a place where you can peer into the void again *introspective face*

Been so long off stuff like this, forgot how to do it.