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Michael Gallagher

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Formerly @seventh7rainbow in another life. Creator of The Mystery Jukebox and friend of Kitty. Scribbler of beloved whodunnits which I give away for free to stop them being pirated.

Website: michaelgallagherwrites.com/


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Diggles (she/her)'s avatar Diggles (she/her) @diggles.bsky.social
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That's the kind of forfeit I can get behind ๐Ÿ˜

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Exactly! It was very popular. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Some of us classless folk believe both have their place - along with brown sauce and malt vinegar. But your analogy certainly isn't lost on me. ๐Ÿคฉ Plonk it on everything to make it taste sweet and sour, and what a travesty!

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I'll have a go ๐Ÿ˜

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Excellent, Diggles! ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿคฉ Most people post a delectable forfeit, which is only to be expected. And then they purposely guess the wrong answer. Absolutely fine! The problem arises with the quiz question, which is often never as straightforward as it seems. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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๐Ÿ˜Š I hope you will join us for the Fabulous Forfeit Quiz Question that starts next Thursday! One question, which is never as straightforward as anyone might think. One answer. If you get it wrong, you vow to submit to a foreit of your choice: a glass of wine, a chocolate bar, whatever. Anarchy. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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That was amazing!! What an incredible moment of magic and serendipity. Thank you as always for the wonderful video treat ๐Ÿค—

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Absolutely! I used to be terrified of spiders (maybe not these ones exactly ๐Ÿ˜). It took me about three years to overcome it, and to welcome them into my home. House spiders ask so little, know to keep out of your way, and provide a great service in return for a little out-of-the-way space.

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Goosebumps again. Thank you Michael, I enjoyed that. ๐ŸŒท

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It's still edited from the original, but much more skillfully so than last week's offering. And considering there are only two instruments playing, they still manage to give the impression of being a small chamber orchestra! ๐Ÿคฉโ™ฅ๏ธ

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The most beautiful and graceful of all the house spiders!

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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2/2 Meet Cappy the Capybara and Keys the Cat! Notice anything unusual about them? That's right! They are both former hosts of the Fabulous Forfeit Quiz Question from the Friday edition of 1PMChat on the other place. From next week, answer the question correctly or pay a forfeit of your choice!

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Good day Bluesky! Welcome to Thursday's video treat of the week! Just as the two women started fiddling last week, by a coincidence of shocking proportions, in a restaurant in Paris another young man sits down at the keyboard... ๐Ÿ˜‰ 1/2

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We went to the vets - there were lots of dogs ๐Ÿ˜ฑIโ€™m finally forgiven (until she has to have more medicine tomorrow )

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I got to sit in the 1989 Michael Keaton Bat mobile today, itโ€™s darn hard to get into (no doors)

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Grooming session in progress. Blue Waxbills

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Here is a few pics of the end of a long day

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Good day Bluesky! Summer didn't really last very long, did it?

If anyone is planning to make my frozen yoghurt recipe, here is the perfect accompaniment! Orange salad with cinnamon, rose water and icing sugar. ๐Ÿ˜‹

Anyone expecting #CheeseClub, it returns next week. It happens fortnightly.

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What a great tail he has! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ†

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Ouch! We've had a couple of summers approaching that in the past few years, and they are no fun at all.

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Sounds lovely! Not many recipes use rose water, it seems to belong to a past era but I love it!

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Good day Bluesky! Summer didn't really last very long, did it?

If anyone is planning to make my frozen yoghurt recipe, here is the perfect accompaniment! Orange salad with cinnamon, rose water and icing sugar. ๐Ÿ˜‹

Anyone expecting #CheeseClub, it returns next week. It happens fortnightly.

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Sounds fantastic, Abbaetha! And yes! #CheeseClub returns next Wednesday. ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ˜‹

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Yes! Today it's just one of my recipes.

Take pics to post if you feel the urge to eat it before next Wednesday. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

#CheeseClub ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿ˜‹

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If they're ferrets (and they certainly look the part) could they represent the hunting of rabbits (rabbiting) perhaps? I find it interesting that two baskets of them are depicted - not one, not three. ๐Ÿค”

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We used to visit friends on Apu Crescent all the time. ๐Ÿ™‚

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I think somebody wants to go for a ride.

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I SO misread this post last night! Happy birthday, even if I am a little late! ๐Ÿฅณ

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Courtney Love is exactly two years younger than me, and Marc Almond exactly five years older.

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It reminded me of a frame from George Pal's 1942 animation; "Tulips Shall Grow".

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There are 4.5 million pieces of Venetian glass in the whole church. It was stunning.

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Wild flowers will find their way in - if you let them ๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒบ

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Welcome to From Book To Podcast, a weekly diary charting the ups and downs of turning my Victorian whodunnit, Octopus, into a podcast. This week Beric introduces us to Walter, a young lad destined to become part of the family. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘ 1/2

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2/2 I meanwhile put some finishing touches to the cover art - at least until I get to live with it for a while. ๐Ÿ˜

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THANK YOU! Reducing existing book covers to something square is almost impossible. Making new ones that resemble cover art for music albums and 12" singles is clearly the way to go. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜…

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Michael Gallagher 's avatar Michael Gallagher @mtgallagher.bsky.social
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Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š I'm getting a lot of (well informed) opposition to it, Anja. It doesn't conform at all to the font choices and colourways for nearly all Victorian whodunnits on Audible. My point: then it's bound to stand out amongst a whole bunch of same-old sameness!

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2/2 I meanwhile put some finishing touches to the cover art - at least until I get to live with it for a while. ๐Ÿ˜

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Welcome to From Book To Podcast, a weekly diary charting the ups and downs of turning my Victorian whodunnit, Octopus, into a podcast. This week Beric introduces us to Walter, a young lad destined to become part of the family. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘ 1/2

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Mr Simba has spotted a fly. It's about a yard away, but still demanding his attention.

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