Reads crime, historical/timeslip, knitting, art, food, nature, animals, Scotland, gardening, 1920s not 2020s. Speaks French and Spanish badly, willing to try!
Kintyre girl, in Galicia Spain
Joined December 2014
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Karen OBrien retweeted
Evening all! #soundsofthe80s I have two tickets I can sadly no longer use for Gary Davies at Kanteena in Lancaster on Friday 23rd October. Paid £34 but open to offers. PM me if interested.
Karen OBrien retweeted
We would love it if you join us on 31st Oct, 10am-5pm, for the official opening of ‘The Studio Shop’!!! So excited to invite anyone who’d like to come throughout the day, we will be giving away goodie bags to the first 50 visitors, and there will be a welcoming warm drink, as we celebrate our new venture together. @popdoune.art Gift shop in Doune, @charlottestrawbridgeart’s new shop and gallery space, and @barrythecat73 with new original pieces and offering commissions. See you then!💙
#NewShop #StudioShop #IndependentBusiness #Art #Wildlifeart
Karen OBrien retweeted
Good Morning
Prayers asked for a special intention🙏
Enjoy every day that is given to you🩷
Karen OBrien retweeted
My little shop corner in our studio for Open Studios Stirlingshire. All ready for a rummage through, lots of bargains, originals, prints and other bits and bobs… 10% of all profits going to Strathcarron Hospice, and a ‘perfectly imperfect’ section of ex-display and end of line products that you can pay what you’d like and all the money from that will go to @strathcarronhospice too 💙
Venue 27 of Open Studios Stirlingshire 🧡
Karen OBrien retweeted
I've only had 3 orders since I posted this 5 days ago.
Posted to try & encourage some sales, it hasn't worked unfortunately..
One customer will still win this beautiful canvas though, & another will still win a calendar. 🐦
Whoever spends the most in my shop in one transaction during September will win this 24 x 16 inch premium hard-backed Goldfinch in cherry blossom canvas print! (Worth £90!)😀
One of my other customers will win a 2027 calendar!😀
Here's my shop;
carlbovis.com/shop-3 🐦❤️
Karen OBrien retweeted
We’re very pleased to announce an exclusive limited edition vinyl release of The Housemartins ‘London 0 Hull 4’ to celebrate National Album Day 2026.
This limited edition green coloured vinyl will be available from participating retailers on 17th October.
Visit nationalalbumday.co.uk for more info.
#NationalAlbumDay
Karen OBrien retweeted
Read the full story of what the @DefenceHQ is really up to with our case.
They were ACTUALLY looking for archive papers with the word "unairworthy" - not looking for proof that the MoD knew there were safety issues with the helicopter!
#chinookjustice
businessinthenews.co.uk/2026…
Karen OBrien retweeted
This is your sign to adopt an older dog 💛
• Many are housetrained and have good manners
• Lower energy levels can mean less mischief
• They often make calm additions to family homes
If you have adopted an older dog, please tell us in the comments!
Karen OBrien retweeted
Starling feather. We have a local chattering group of starlings which swirl and swoop along the shoreline, but not enough for a true murmuration. One of them dropped a feather in a recent squabble. It shimmering like a jewel in the grass. I photographed it and made this bag.
Karen OBrien retweeted
Today we remember the 14 killed aboard RAF Nimrod XV230, 20 years ago today.
The review exposed deep airworthiness failures, similar to those which killed our loved ones in the Chinook crash 32 years ago.
@andyburnham meet us, please - we want answers
theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/…
Karen OBrien retweeted
Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.
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We've had a cancellation next weekend for our new Airbnb... so 3 nights on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor now available, if anyone's interested?
Includes a freshly baked sourdough loaf, and other yummy things to munch on during your stay! #Cornwall
airbnb.co.uk/rooms/173324513…
Karen OBrien retweeted
Mumbles says goodbye to #BonnieTyler A dignified silence followed by applause as the hearse approached. The coffin draped in the Welsh flag 🏴 Thousands line the streets. A truly moving moment.
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Some places are desperate for rain just now. Business as usual in Scotland 🏴☔️
Karen OBrien retweeted
Oystercatcher feathers, starry mosses, coastal lichen, wildflowers, waxing gibbous moon.
I’ve just finished up this new batch of kisslock purses. All lined with plant-dyed silk.
Karen OBrien retweeted
The best-selling musical artists from each English county
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This map was originally posted by the Terrible Maps account. It is not based on verified record sales. The Rolling Stones from Kent have sold over 250 million records worldwide while Joss Stone has sold about 15 million.
chartmasters.org/cspc-the-rolli… bestsellingalbums.org/artist/6512 instagram.com/p/DVJBFUhlaqI/