I can!! Nearly two years of ballet, even in my sixties has given me the strength and balance. Yay!

Very well deserved Liz Berry My favourite book from last year TheWritersPrize #poetry

A truly exceptional collection of poems in this edition. Even better that it was warm enough to read outdoors in the sunshine 😊 so many to enjoy Anastasia Taylor-Lind Dr Carrie Etter is at carrieetter.bsky.social Ramona Herdman 🦻🏽Raymond Antrobus #VuyelwaCarlin for starters

Astonishing man #polio #DisabilityTwitter

Absolutely heartbreaking tv Dr Rachel Clarke Now we know the whole truth. I thank you and your colleagues for your work and commitment from the bottom of my heart 🙏 Little, Brown UK ITV #BREATHTAKING

Teams of workers follow Brussels trams to collect passengers’ emotions, which are channelled through floor vents & fall on to tracks, where they can lie for days if not collected, although foxes will make short work of human disappointment.

Thank you Pod Bible for including #EqualPartsPodcast in your picks for #ValentinesDay listening newsletter! Listen to all three seasons ▶️ podfollow.com/equal-parts-po… 💖

Featured in Pod Bible today. Such a lovely series Maria Passingham celebrating #love #valentineday

Happy #ValentinesDay ! Time for a relisten to a classic #EqualPartsPodcast episode I think!

Tash & Marthe, two solo travellers, catching eyes at a surf retreat ▶️open.spotify.com/episode/3AUQh8…

More than 50 years after winning her first #Grammy , Joni Mitchell singer-songwriter and #polio survivor made her debut performance at the GRAMMYs on Sunday 4 February. Watch Joni's acceptance speech as she is presented with the GRAMMY for Best #Folk Album: youtube.com/watch?v=DODYe5…

Oh my goodness it’s 2pm and no one I mean no one has been into the bookshop today we’ve not sold a single book, this is a first in 4 years!

Not after sympathy just telling you how it is because these kind of trading conditions have massive knock on’s for the entire industry.

A niche question, but one that we could really do with some help with if you have any suggestions:

Do you know of any decent/extended descriptions of garden parties in literature?

(We're esp. looking at depictions c. 1920s, and more middle-class than aristo...)

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How can we transition from being one of the sickest societies, to one of the healthiest?

In this panel, Prue Leith, Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 and Dr Katie Tyron discuss what needs to change to move to a culture of prevention rather than cure.

#TimesHealthSummit

Supermarket chain Iceland is offering a helping hand through its over 60s discount scheme, which enables those aged over 60 the opportunity to bag 10% off their shop every Tuesday - with no minimum spend - across Iceland & The Food Warehouse stores #polio iceland.co.uk/doing-it-right

Still here, still needed 😢 More polio survivors coming to UK every year. #polio hasn’t gone #postpoliosyndrome

The countdown is on. @BritishPolio Fellowship is looking forward to Monday 29 January. Watch this space. #polio

Worrying times as #polio survivors urge parents to engage with the NHS's long running childhood vaccination programme. It stopped epidemics and it saved lives bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Beautiful but also concerning

Rain, rain all day. Armchair #gardening makes me so happy. Five glorious roses ordered. Thank you ⁦David Austin Roses⁩ Love a spring project ❤️💐🌹🥀

May I ask everyone to share widely. The #curae prize will run again in 2025 but until then, I aim to offer pockets of support and joy to writer-carers thanks to others’ love and generosity. Such as this!