
Reasons to be Cheerful
Twitter & Instagram
- Why have the @Conservatives posted to me an application to vote by post and included a return envelope that is address to them and not the Returning Office at the council. Is this even legal? https://t.co/VhL8zi8fOU 7.6K Retweets
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- @katiebowdy @turquoiseroof @elmckenzie1 @4thEstateBooks Joy! I adored 🐿️ … and this is even better. 2 Likes
- 📚 ‘The Dog of the North addresses all sorts of sadnesses, but it is mainly an exuberant comedy of human behaviour at its nuttiest.’ @turquoiseroof
https://t.co/ltKnSbYmry
God, I’m loving @elmckenzie1’s splendid new novel. @4thEstateBooks 6 Likes 2 Retweets - @BBCEmilyUnia @EmmaKennedy @GAILsBakery Maybe they’d give you a knob of butter if you asked but it wasn’t mentioned. 1 Likes
- @EmmaKennedy @GAILsBakery I’ve had a brioche instead but can’t get the ‘raw’ bun out my mind 1 Likes
- @EmmaKennedy @GAILsBakery They are serving them—to be eaten in—untoasted, Emma 1 Likes
- @mmdotcox I ordered one in @GAILsBakery and discovered that they don’t toast them. So I switched to a different bun. 1 Likes
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