Potential Portillo moment timetable: 3:00am - Jenrick 3:30am - Keegan 3:30am - Hunt 3:30am - Shapps 3:30am - Coffey 3:30am - McVey 4:00am - Sunak 4:00am - Stride 4:00am - Cleverly 4:30am - Rees Mogg 5:00am - Gullis 5:15am - Mercer 5:30am - Truss 6:00am - Philp Kick'em out!!!

Today is #NationalBereavedParentsDay and I am thinking - as I do every day - of our gorgeous boy Alex who died on March 2nd 2022. This is on his wedding day. He left us seven weeks later. I miss him so very much

Why is time going so slowly?

I just watched tennis for hours followed by Andy Murray's farewell that I sobbed through for another couple of hours and it's still months until the exit poll. Time has changed.

Here’s a two minute supercut video of my favourite WTF TV election moments from overnight

Here's a remarkable stat: There are more people in the Commons who were in Gordon Brown's last cabinet (2010) than were in Boris Johnson's cabinet when he resigned (2022). Five vs three.

Absolutely amazing brand awareness that Bishop’s Move have parked diagonally.

In 1975 I went to Knebworth festival and saw Pink Floyd, Roy Harper. Captain Beefheart, Linda Lewis, Graham Chapman, Steve Miller Band and John Peel, all for £2.75. bargain.

I’ve not done a giveaway for ages so here’s a good un! I received 2 copies of #GardenOfHerHeart so giving one away, together with a book bag & chocolate. To enter, ensure you’re following me, RT this post & comment #bookgiveaway below. Entries close midnight 14 June, UK only!

Wonderful 7-mile walk in the Chilterns starting at Turville which is a classic rural English village often used as a TV and film location including, unsurprisingly, Midsomer Muders.

I recently used LoveCrafts and they gave me a special offer to share with my friends. I’m treating you to an exclusive 30% off your first order. I’ll also get a reward, so it’s a win-win.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/?locale=…

London can be so beautiful. View from Hungerford Bridge last night.

This is a beautiful poem 🧡 I missed you quietly today. So quietly that no one noticed. I missed you as I climbed out of bed and as I brushed my teeth; when I waited at the lights on the drive into work and as I heard the rain outside my window. I missed you as I ordered lunch

My entry to the Hetherington Olympics drawing competition

You probably know the start of this Olympic story, but do you know how it finished? This photo is of Eric Moussambani, aka 'Eric the Eel' from Equatorial Guinea, competing in the 100m Freestyle event at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, alone. Why? /1

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There are a lot of people here who I care about and others who make me laugh but I really can't continue to use this site anymore. This is not a flounce but a farewell. I'm on Threads from now on Beverly Hetherington