Robyn's Avatar

Robyn

@partlyaside

Former historian, current office drone. Californian loose in the Shire, obsessive about many things: books, food, cats & nature. YNWA. She/her.

919
Followers
1,318
Following
338
Posts
23.08.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Robyn @partlyaside

Oh no, I am so so sorry. That absolutely sucks.

02.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly why I like listening on Sunday!

22.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heard exactly the same thing from a former royal protection officer who was in my husband’s shop a few weeks ago…clearly couldn’t have been an accident.

21.02.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy happy birthday!

20.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: β€œBirds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: β€œ*Yes, you read that right.”

Coral background with faint heart illustrations. A glossy male Blackbird with a bright yellow bill faces left. Large title reads: β€œBirds as bad exes*” Smaller text reads: β€œ*Yes, you read that right.”

Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox

14.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 943 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 114

Since 2011, so nearly 15 years….but to be fair, I do think my sense of humour is a bit odd soooo. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

05.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All I know is that I (living in England, as an American) am routinely thought sarcastic when I’m being genuine, and genuine when I’m being sarcastic.

05.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I just opened that email and was pleased to see it! I loved Pagans, eagerly awaiting the next one.

01.02.2026 09:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh, hmm, just seen that the one given by the club is actually PLAYER of the match so this is a useless comment. πŸ˜‚

01.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I never know which MOTM is THE MOTM, but it was KonatΓ© who got the one given by the club.

01.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have!!!

31.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, no! Hope you’re feeling better soon!

30.01.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you have a lovely birthday and that the stressful dream was utterly wrong!

30.01.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Slightly useless comment, but we have a water softener and it has helped SO MUCH with my eczema. So so much. I’m guessing a purifying shower head would be able to help too. I just wanted to say hopefully you get a result, I know how awful it can be!

30.01.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What a wonderful match to be there for!!

28.01.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Weird that you don’t see them in London - they’re available here in Oxfordshire!

26.01.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooof, hope you’re back to normal soon.

25.01.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

100%!! Completely agree.

25.01.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think all the streaming services have similar ethical issues in regards to paying artists; I like Tidal because it does pay more to artists than others. Of course, the best thing to do is buy music - Bandcamp is great for that. I generally make do with Tidal, BBC Radio 6, & buying albums I love.

25.01.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh a pretty boy!

25.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They are gorgeous - they’ve been moving up from where they were released in the Chilterns in the early 90s & we have had them for the last five years or so. We don’t see any kestrels or sparrowhawks where I live, alas (but we are about a quarter mile from the town centre, so it makes sense).

25.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like Tidal. Pays more to the artists, has a lot of choice, good sound quality.

25.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh the kite is here! Makes me feel better.

25.01.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no! πŸ˜‚ You clearly have far better birds than I do, I’ve seen about eight, total. (To be fair, this is not the best time for birds in my garden but it’s been raining so much I am not sure there’s been any good time!) And I can’t count it because it never lands, but not even the kite has turned up!

25.01.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I am too! Very soon actually; can listen to one of the matches and birdwatch, not a bad combination!

25.01.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooof, I am so sorry.

24.01.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Northwoods is fantastic but if you need a break from fiction, go for Killers Of The Flower Moon and then come back to it!

24.01.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, ooooof. I’m so sorry!

23.01.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man. I hope they’re on the high end of the scale!

23.01.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think Marks does a lightly smoked salmon fillet! And noted - no Islay whiskies to be used!

22.01.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0