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Another commute, another tube scramble. (This is one of my favourite station names of all time - and not just because it's my local. I love the resonance between the urban bustle of today's London with the bucolic idea of shepherds and hills...) #dai
Sending love to all those whose day/plan/career feels a little interrupted today by the lurgies or anything else. You'll be back out in the playground soon! #mumlife #germs #sickdays #familylife #etymology #bettermology #wordplay #wordoftheday #hidde
Here’s hoping! 🤞#TGIF #weekend #bettermology #etymology #wordplay #mumlife #familylife #liein #wordoftheday #brightside #newdefinition #bedhair
Does anyone else scramble the names of tube stations when travelling by tube? #neverbored #anagrams #lookupfromyourphone #phonezombie #londonunderground #nottinghill #nottinghillgate #wordplay #ilovelondon #wordgames #londonundergram #dailycommute #
Happy pancake day! Definitely a favourite day at our house, not that I am any good at actually making them. Still, we all love the the mess and everyone loves a ritual. #pancakeday #familyritual #etymology #familylife #feedingteens #messykitchen #dai
Words and whirrings again with an alternative image. It's all about context after all...(and this is more reflective of communication in our household, and i suspect all households with children don't you think? @victoriajemmerson @galliagrimston @lu
Much as I love words, and I really do, I love even more the whirrings of person, context and meaning that whirr through them - especially the unintended. #etymology #wordplay #writing #hiddenmeaning #wordsofwisdom #capturetherapture
Stage 5 in the 7 stages of woman. NB will undoubtedly last well into the fifties... (Slightly losing track of Shakespeare at this point... His 5th stage of man was the justice with his 'fair round belly...' keen to pass on his wisdom. Which of course