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Animals…

Posts about animals

19/06/2019

In which I’ve become an eco-warrior

Does anyone else do this thing about a week before they go on holiday where they look at their pre-holiday to do list and a piece of their soul melts irreparably? I’m spending five days in Zante from Monday and I’ve never been more pleased with Past Francesca’s holiday-planning judgement, although if I’d known I… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, Animals…, Environment

30 Days Wild, burnout, Indifferent Ignorance, Pirates of the Caribbean gif set
10/06/2018

Look, a Goat

Afternoon. I’m going out in a minute but my intrinsic need to post something every single month and/or week to stop my life losing meaning is flaring up, so HERE I AM. I put a dress on earlier but it’s cooler than I thought so I’m also wearing a hoodie and trouser-sized leggings. You scoff… Continue reading

Animals…, dragonnovel, writing

30 days of dragonnovel, dragonnovel, Francesca’s Words Instagram, goats, Indifferent Ignorance, Molly and Clarissa, Patreon, wearing leggings with a dress, writers on Patreon, writing, writing a book
22/12/2016

The Sneezing Hour

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Animals…, Complaints, December 2016, Dogs, Paywall

1am posts, colds, having the lurgie, IBS, Illness, the witching hour
01/09/2016

Moving Image Appreciation Post #10

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Animals…, August 2016, Dogs, Frnkiero, Funny, Internet, Paywall, Videos

Beyonce parody with a dog, Frank Iero, Indifferent Ignorance, KISSING, Marina and the Diamonds video, Sweet Pea the dog, teenagers kissing, Troye Sivan ft Alessia Cara, Troye Sivan videos, WILD ft Alessia Cara, workaholic videos, YouTube

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Animals…

In which I’ve become an eco-warrior

Look, a Goat

The Sneezing Hour

Moving Image Appreciation Post #10