Sat in the JASON WILSHER-MILLS exhibition room at Wellcome Collection for prob the last time before it closes. As a facilitator on the youth programme here, having a space where our young people were free to touch EVERYTHING in the gallery space felt freeing and radical.

"I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy." @princeea

More from cartoonist/illustrator Tom Gauld ~ here, he devises an obviously better way for us to organise our bookshelves. To which I’d add another category for “books I think I borrowed from someone but can’t remember who” tomgauld.com

Get your diaries ready - and save the dates for @MadeWithMany_'s Family Arts Festival in the New Year!

There’s always time for dreams 💤

ADVENT CALENDAR – Get Renewable Energy Wellingborough Eco Group For today’s Green Tips Advent Calendar we open a window on renewable power. To help you choose cleaner, greener & more sustainable energy; see link below, have a great Christmas everyone! wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/2024/12/22…

"Remember Christmas is not about a perfect turkey, a perfect Christmas tree or a perfect table! It is about the joy we spread, the love we share and the family we got! From my heart to yours, from my home to yours, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone!" – Nelly. #GBBO

Goodbye December!

Happy New Year! 🥳 We can’t wait to see you all out on the road again this summer - stay tuned for route news next month 🚴‍♀️

Alan Cleaver has a new book coming out it April. If you fancy a free copy, like or retweet this. In 48 hours, I'll select a random winner and send you the book.

Northampton College Fine Art students have taken over our smallest arts centre in the world The Creative Place on Northampton Market. Go support new local talent and visit their exhibition. Open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Changes each week.

If you're having one of those days when only baby goats in pyjamas can help, here's some baby goats in pyjamas.

They got up; and when Piglet had sat down again, because he didn’t know the wind was so strong, and had been helped up by Pooh, they started off, holding on to each other. By the time they got to Kanga’s house they were so buffeted that they stayed to lunch. ~A.A.Milne #windy

"As you get older you really just want to be surrounded by good people. People who are good for you, good to you, and good for your soul." ~Unknown

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan joined forces for an upcoming #SuperBowl spot for Hellmann's returning to Katz's Deli on New York's Lower East Side for the first time since their 1989 romantic comedy #WhenHarryMetSally was released #THRNews

I don't know why this hasn't received more publicity, but this fifty-foot sculpture was unveiled recently in South Dakota. It's called 'Dignity' and was done by artist Dale Lamphere to honor the women of the Sioux Nation.

.Rachel Reeves holds newts in contempt, it seems. So I thought I'd post this glorious painting of a "lion of the duckweed" by Jackie Morris + my paean to these "kings of the pond", both from The Lost Words. Newt-lovers, unite!

Would you love to build your own lifeboat? 🧱 The Shannon class lifeboat has been submitted to LEGO® IDEAS. If it reaches 10,000 votes the design will go to expert review, and be in with a chance of becoming an irl Lego set! Vote here ➡️ rnli.social/40zqvAJ #RNLI #Lego

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