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Gill Ower@gillow· 13d

Throwback to when I had shoulders. Blue Mountains, NSW, late 90s. Great times.

Gill Ower@gillow· 27d

Loves Labours Lost - soooo good! Already plotting when I can make another trip south to see it again!

Woman in front of poster for Loves Labours Lost on wall outside Shakespeares Globe

Gill Ower@gillow· 28d

Waiting to see Loves Labours Lost at #TheGlobe with our very own Jax!!!

Gill Ower@gillow· 29d

I'll add Chris Riddell's Ottoline & the Yellow Cat, the feline criminal mastermind! #KidsBooksFriday

Book cover showing girl holding yellow cat and book against red background. Small hairy creature beside her.

Gill Ower@gillow· Jul 12

Durham Cathedral this morning

Durham Cathedral beneath blue sky, surrounded by trees. Bright green cricket pitch in foreground

Gill Ower@gillow· Jul 11

I ❤️ Durham #DurhamMinersGala #BigMeet

NEU Northern Region banner depicting various andmarks and children running above an open book.

Banner reading “Lesbians & Gays Support the Miners”. Rainbow flags behind.

Sacriston Lodge banner depicting mining leaders and pithead

Red banner stating We of the Labour Party offer a real partnership in the greatest, noblest cause men and women have ever engaged in - to free the people from the harsh bondage of insecurity, poverty and social distress.

Gill Ower@gillow· Jul 1

So she who never cries at movies wss a blubbering mess by the end of this. Take tissues!

Poster for movie, 500 miles showing three main characters, man (Bill Nighy) and two boys

Gill Ower@gillow· Jun 28

Ouseburn street art

Mural painted on arch of railway viaduct - barn owl with wings outstretched. Below the owl, a kingfisher. Text reads "An ancient place of lead and stone and steel and scrap... where future grows and shakes its wings."

Gill Ower@gillow· Jun 13

Absolutely love living round the corner from this place. Always guaranteed a warm welcome, diverse crowd, dog-friendly & what the guys in there don't know about local beers & ciders isn't worth knowing.

Bottle of Northumbrian Orchard Elvet cider

Gill Ower@gillow· Jun 8

Latest postbox topper. Happy #Pride!

Crocheted rainbow with trans flag attached postbox topper

Gill Ower@gillow· Jun 6

So many gorgeous covers out there! Lots of my picks have already been mentioned, but I'd add these two, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón. They're instantly eye-catching & pick-uppable. A closer inspection reveals lots of hints as to what the story will reveal. #KidLit #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #CoverArt

Cover of The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

Gill Ower@gillow· May 31

First took Jax to see a play at the Globe when they were 14. Ten years later & we'll be going to see Jax perform there this summer! (And you can still see Shakespeare there for just a fiver!) #TheGlobe #ShakespearesGlobe #ShakespeareIsForEveryone

Screenshot from the Globe website showing 4 flamenco dancers & a Spanish guitarist. Love's Labour's Lost, playing 17 July - 13 September.

Castimg announcement for Love's Labour's lost at the Globe showing 7 headshots

Gill Ower@gillow· May 30

Pride marchers carry a banner saying 'Inclusion not Exclusion' in the foreground. In the background, marchers carry an NEU banner

LGBT educators march in front of an ASLEF Driving Against Intolerance banner. Another marcher holds a sign in the colours of the Trans flag, saying 'History has its eyes on us.'

Gill Ower@gillow· May 30

Reform-led Durham CC won't fly the Pride flag & withdrew the small amount of funding previously provided, but Pride is very much alive & kicking in Durham! #DurhamPride #Pride

Pride marcher in front of a Durham Miners' Association Sherburn Collieries banner

Pride marchers with a Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners banner

Pride marchers and a NUM (Eppleton Lodge) banner

Gill Ower@gillow· May 23

Is it normal to have so many councillors - 64 in total, according to this FT article - stand (or be stood) down so soon after being elected?

Screenshot from FT webpage, part of an article about councillors leaving political parties in the UK. Text reads:

“A total of 27 councillors elected for Reform in elections this month have either stood down or had the whip removed, according to tracking site Open Council Data.

That compares with 10 Green councillors, excluding the two former councillors who resigned to take up mayoral positions, 14 Labour councillors and 13 Conservative councillors.

This week, Reform UK said it was hiring a new vetting officer to oversee candidate selection. Experience in vetting, compliance, safeguarding, HR, and political administration was ‘desirable, but not essential’ for the role, the job ad said.”

Gill Ower@gillow· May 17

Throwback to one of the funnest things ever. Performing with our Jax & the fabulous Hanoi Voices Choir at the Hanoi Opera House in #LesMis as part of Vietnam National Opera's ensemble cast. And during Covid. Surreal!

Finale. Performers stand in front of the stage, facing the applauding audience, with raised fists.

Beggars scene. Three performers dressed in brown reach out towards the audience.

Backstage. Ensemble cast look up towards the camera

Curtain call. Full cast with joined hands raised in the air, piictured from behind

Gill Ower@gillow· May 15

This was always a firm favourite when our Jax was tiny, and one of the few which has survived all our moves. Such a lovely bedtime story.

Cover of Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram.

Gill Ower@gillow· May 2

Twelfth Night at Theatr Clwyd. Just brilliant!

Gill Ower@gillow· Apr 16

Just installed - slight issue with the proportions. Hubby's named it St George and the lizard.

Postbox topper with a knight figure holding a sword in one hand and an England flag in the other, a red rose & a very small dragon.

Gill Ower@gillow· Apr 16

Theo Parrish's excellent graphic novel/memoir belongs on this list.

Gill Ower@gillow· Apr 11

Gorgeous bench in Hexham memorialising Benjamin Zephaniah

Colourful, painted bench inscribed with lines from Benjamin Zephaniah's poem
People Need People
To walk to
To talk to
To cry and rely on
People will always need people

Gill Ower@gillow· Apr 3

I absolutely love PJ Lynch's illustrations in this. 👇 They capture the characters, setting & atmosphere brilliantly!

Gill Ower@gillow· Mar 22

I've been meaning to try one of these for ages. A friend kindly provided most of the parts, I added a few of my own & put it up on our local high street this morning. #PostboxToppersUK

Square spring-themed postbox topper on top of red post box. Rabbits, chicks, eggs on green

Gill Ower@gillow· Mar 15

This #MothersDay, remembering my absolute legend of a mum. Here we are together trekking in Nepal in the early '90s.

Two women pose together in a dry, dusty foreground, snowy mountain enveloped in cloud in the background

Gill Ower@gillow· Mar 14

This one's completely pooped after all the Six Nations excitement in our house today.

Brown & grey dog sleeping on his pink blanket and grey bed

Gill Ower@gillow· Mar 7

Stunning day!

Sand path through dunes at Blyth. Brilliant blue sea and sky in background.

Gill Ower@gillow· Feb 23

How has it taken me till now to discover how completely delicious the leaves of cauliflower are when roasted?!

Roasted cauliflower florets and leaves on baking paper

Gill Ower@gillow· Feb 20

Our HT shared this last week to the whole primary school in her assembly about appreciating who & what we have in our lives. Even the Year 6s joined in.

A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Gill Ower@gillow· Feb 20

They look to be very good pals. 😍 Made me smile because this is ours right now because someone has dared to walk by.

Grey brown dog with front paws on an armchair, staring out the window onto the street.

Gill Ower@gillow· Feb 9

Thank you to @cilipslg.bsky.social for this bundle of brilliant books! It was the cause of great excitement this morning.