Anna Cale @real_meaning Twitter profile

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Anna Cale

3 years

Exciting news! My first book, The Real Diana Dors, published by @WhiteOwlBooks is now available to order from Waterstones, Foyles, Amazon, and your favourite independent book shop if you ask them nicely.

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1 year

No it isn’t.

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3 months

I’m absolutely mesmerised by Rebecca Adlington’s dress this evening. It’s stunning ❤️. Her sense of style is wonderful.

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7 months

Nice of Andrew Scott to call round to your Nan’s house.

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4 years

A haiku (of sorts): Mate, I have written An actual book on this So I know, but thanks

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5 years

@juliarburnham @B12Simon ‘Happy to chat’ is a declaration of war though.

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5 years

Why does ‘new’ always have to mean young? What if you didn’t find your mojo until you were over 35? Whatever the field, the arts, STEM, being a football club mascot, whatever. Why can’t we champion all new voices, regardless of age?

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5 months

I hope Panini do a General Election 2024 sticker album.

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3 years

Oh my goodness, look who arrived this afternoon. I’ve written an actual book! I feel ever so proud of myself and super excited. Isn’t she beautiful ❤️.

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4 years

Thinking of downgrading my book launch event to me drinking cider in the park and shouting 'I've written a book, wanna buy it?' at strangers

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6 years

Please take a moment to enjoy my brother's found playing card collection. Curated over the last 25 years from cards he's found in the street. No donations, only ones he has happened upon by chance. There is family concern about what'll happen when it's finally completed though...

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7 months

My daughter loves trains and cats, so we’ve decided to visit as many UK train station cats as we possibly can. Please let me know if your local train station has a resident cat. Thanks 😊.

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9 months

What would your Gladiators name be? I’m going for Lampshade.

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4 years

I think I’m one daily walk away from shouting, ‘he won’t leave you if you walk single file for five seconds!’ at strangers.

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Anna Cale

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3 years

My local opticians has gone for a Two Ronnies theme.

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2 years

@TIFF_NET @TheCherryPicks

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Anna Cale

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5 years

When I interviewed @reece_dinsdale recently, he talked with such love about his dad. Sadly his dad has passed away. So I'm sharing this again as a little tribute.

INTERVIEW | You used to be an actor, didn’t you? - Reece Dinsdale | the CULTURE VULTURE

Actor and director REECE DINSDALE talks to ANNA CALE about his career.

theculturevulture.co.uk

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Anna Cale

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4 years

We lost our lovely Nan to COVID. Flo was almost 100, an absolute joy to be around, and we were so lucky to have her in our lives for so long. She worked on the Lancaster Bomber during WW2 and was a lifelong Liverpool FC devotee. Here she is aged 98 about to make her TV debut.

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2 years

Two youngish blokes ahead of me in Greggs buying bacon rolls, work gear on, talking about rawl plugs or whatever. One of them looks out of the window, a slightly pained look on his face. He sighs and says to his mate, ‘I just saw (girl’s name) go past…can’t believe it.’ (1/2)

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2 years

…I actually dreamt about her last night…we were still together, and then there she is.’ His mate simply puts a hand on his shoulder and says, ‘Love of your life mate.’ and they stand in companionable silence while they wait for their breakfast. (2/2)

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Socially distant in the streets, emotionally distant in the sheets.

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Anna Cale

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1 year

A heartfelt message of support from beyond the grave ❤️

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1 year

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5 years

name a badder bitch than kylie jenner.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

@JNRaeside Not celebrity related, but in the late 90s I interviewed a couple who’d met on the internet (unusual then) and she’d come over from the US to be with him. The interview itself was dull, but next day I woke up to news that she’d stabbed him that evening and been arrested.

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Anna Cale

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1 year

The wonderful Diana Dors was born on this day in 1931. She was a uniquely British screen star, and a fascinating woman with an amazing story ❤️.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

To the person who stole my glasses, I will find you. I have contacts.

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Anna Cale

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2 years

Delighted to announce my British television debut this Saturday evening. Not as a Strictly Come Dancing contestant, but as a contributor to a new documentary called Diana Dors: Britain’s Blonde Bombshell - Channel 5, 9.10pm.

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Anna Cale

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6 months

I prefer to celebrate her life, but today marks 40 years since Diana Dors passed away, aged just 52. She was a fabulous and fascinating woman and a uniquely British star. Here’s one of my favourite photos of her at Cannes in 1956, a special moment in her career. #DianaDors

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Anna Cale

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2 years

My frankly unnecessary crush on Will Mellor continues then. #Strictly

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Anna Cale

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4 years

At Christmas, can we at least refer to it as a ‘support bauble’?

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Anna Cale

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3 years

@thecatreviewer delightfully solid tail-less wonder. What she lacks in tail she makes up for in sass, strutting her stuff on the catwalk like a boss. 10/10 for style and substance, totally on-trend.

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2 years

Lovely to remind myself about Friends Reunited, where I once contacted a bloke I’d sat next to in uni tutorials for three straight terms, just a year or so earlier, and who responded saying he didn’t remember me at all. Hi Jamie, hope you’re well 👋

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6 years

@thecatreviewer I'm just a girl, standing in front of a cat, asking it to stay still so I can take a photo of it. 9/10 for huge boy feet.

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5 years

@thecatreviewer this is Shouty McShoutyface. Every time I see him, he shouts at me because I won’t let him into his house. I explain patiently that I don’t live there and don’t have a key, but this is unacceptable to him. Still 9/10 though.

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3 years

@thecatreviewer Find someone who looks at you the way this cat looked at me. Their love was instant, so intense, overwhelming. I’m not sure I’ll ever recover. 10/10 (+1 bonus point for chasing me down the street asking me to come back).

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Anna Cale

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6 years

@wokeeth @smayman I particularly like 'his love is compressed'. Story of my life.

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6 years

@thecatreviewer I wasn't sure of my Christmas bin collection dates, so I downloaded this handy new app and bin cat magically appeared and informed me. 9/10 for seasonal snow theme.

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Am I the only person in lockdown not making sourdough and still wearing a bra?

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Anna Cale

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8 years

@thecatreviewer Our new local bin collection reminder service. Shouted at me until I checked my plastics were suitable for recycling 9/10 ♻️

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Anna Cale

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10 months

Bought our train-mad daughter a departure board for Christmas, and it’s really quite mesmerising.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

Twitter is basically us lot posting heartfelt comments we think people might relate to, or crafting the perfect whimsical observation and feeling delighted when six people agree. Then someone with a blue tick tweets ‘Aren’t biscuits amazing?!’ and gets 50000 likes.

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Anna Cale

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3 years

Bloke to me just now while I was waiting for my mates in town: ‘I bet you look lovely without your mask on.’ Me: ‘I bet you’d look better with one.’

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5 years

@thecatreviewer in an amazing plot twist, this aloof neighbourhood beauty finally said hello and allowed approximately seven seconds of fuss. It's only been three years of trying. It was worth the wait though. 11/10.

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Anna Cale

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6 years

@thecatreviewer he told me a secret, I promised that I'd keep it. 9/10.

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6 years

@thecatreviewer 'Though she be but little she is fierce' #ShakespeareSunday

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Anna Cale

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2 years

‘You there, boy! Want to do some more maths?’

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Anna Cale

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3 years

I think the #LineOfDuty finale will just be Kate and Steve just saying ‘alright mate’ to each other until one of them dies.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

My mum laughed at me when I said I was going to build a car out of spaghetti. You should have seen her face as I drove pasta.

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Anna Cale

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6 years

@thecatreviewer went to meet Santa in his grotto, he had a new little helper. 10/10 for checking the list (twice) to see if we'd been naughty or nice.

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Watching When Harry Met Sally. I must’ve watched it 30 times but I never get tired of it. Also it is just over 90 minutes long so it’s perfect 😊. Can men and women ever just be friends though?

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Anna Cale

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7 years

. @thecatreviewer this is Gaston. His stare was so intense he could see into my soul and he found me wanting. Likes chicken sandwiches 100/10

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Anna Cale

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4 years

So today is my birthday, and I am 44 years old. Obviously it’s going to be a pretty quiet one this year, so here’s a photo from a previous birthday, when I was at least allowed three friends over for tea.

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4 years

@RobynVinter A trip into Leeds to pick up my daughter’s new glasses, and a visit to the LEGO shop, the weekend before lockdown I think. If you don’t take a photo of all the heads, are you even in the LEGO shop?

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Rather tipsy middle aged couple on the train leaving Leeds. Man opposite asks if they’ve been in town shopping. Bloke replies, “We meant to. Went to one shop this morning and realised we didn’t need owt, so we went to the pub.”

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Managed to get a supermarket shopping delivery slot, but the substitutions are like, ‘you ordered fabric softener, here’s Ulysses by James Joyce instead’.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

Two years ago today I celebrated having my first bit of film writing published in a magazine (the brilliant @filmstoriespod ) and now I’m thinking about how I’m going to celebrate my first book coming out in a few months. Dream big folks 😊.

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Anna Cale

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8 years

@thecatreviewer Huddersfield station cat Felix, scores an average of 95.4% for service punctuality but please mind the gap. 8/10 for mood.

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9 months

Two young women chatting in the bus queue in town. ‘How was the date?’ ‘It wasn’t great. The restaurant was really nice, but when he asked me what I wanted for dessert I panicked and said Viennetta.’

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Anna Cale

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5 years

Which scene in a film or tv show always gets you right in the heart, even though you’ve watched it repeatedly? I always react the same way when I watch Dawn and Tim finally get together in The Office Christmas Special, tears and a reaffirmation that true love exists.

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Anna Cale

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2 years

@JamesOstime Mark Ruffalo, In the Cut

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Anna Cale

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1 year

Spotted my book out in the wild* for the first time last week ❤️ *Leeds central library

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Anna Cale

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3 years

What’s your favourite misheard song lyric? I’ve got a soft spot for Madonna giving Anna Friel a name check on Ray of Light. ‘Anna Friel like I just got home, Anna Friel’.

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Anna Cale

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2 years

I too would like to hire my ex for a job they’re not capable of doing, watch them quickly fail, then publicly humiliate and sack them.

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Anna Cale

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5 years

I’ve had six writing pitch rejections this week (five arrived in a 24 hour window.) Harsh. But I did something I haven’t done before and pushed back on one of them, and it’s now a yes!

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Anna Cale

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4 years

I’m delighted to be able to give you a preview of the cover of my forthcoming book, The Real Diana Dors, which is out next summer. It’s got my name on it and everything. How exciting! And how lovely does our Diana look? 😍

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Anna Cale

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4 years

My ten year old daughter asked me ‘would you rather have a job you hate for double the money, or a job you love for half the money?’ so I explained that’s literally what being an adult is all about.

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Anna Cale

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3 years

Stop adding new features to Twitter. I don’t want innovation, I just want to seek validation through the fleeting attention of strangers.

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Anna Cale

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6 years

Daisy won a massive teddy bear in a raffle yesterday. We talked about what she might do with it. This morning she announced they've set up a detective agency together.

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Anna Cale

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6 years

@DickKingSmith Lola is actually solar powered. Here she is being recharged.

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5 years

@thecatreviewer "He used to bring me roses, perhaps he will again? But that was on the outside, things were different then." 9/10 for trying to break out for a fuss. 1/10 for not realising she could just walk around the fence.

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2 years

@thecatreviewer encountered this wise old cat on my travels through a rural village. Comfort and friendship were given, and I returned their generosity of spirit with a fuss and a shoulder massage before they bid us safe passage. 10/10 for chilled vibes.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

That bloke who stole my diary has died. My thoughts are with his family.

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3 years

My daughter this morning as we dodged the wheelie bins on the pavement walking to school, ‘Being an adult is basically about bins isn’t it?’

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4 years

A tiny girl in a stripy summer dress rides past me on her equally tiny bicycle, then comes back towards me saying ‘look what I can do!’ before riding round in a circle. I feel so proud of the tiny stranger.

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Anna Cale

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7 years

@thecatreviewer Opinionated visitor, constant chatter. Mentioned importance of registering to vote to make your voice heard like his 9/10

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4 years

Not the first time I’ve shouted ‘take it off!’ at Morten Harket #TheMaskedSingerUK

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3 years

Why have they made a new version of Around the World in 80 Days when this one is right there?

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7 years

@thecatreviewer 'Your name's not down, you're not coming in.' 7/10 for attitude but 10/10 for professionalism.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

I’ve had word that my Diana Dors book will be published in July next year. It feels like a lifetime away, but I’m already excited 😊.

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4 years

At least he was in line for the throne.

The Mirror

@DailyMirror

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Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall gives birth to baby boy on bathroom floor at home

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Anna Cale

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4 years

Great quote from Shelagh Delaney, ‘The chaos of middle age where...it’s too late to start again - and it’s too early to give up.’

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2 years

@RSmythFreelance Where are The Pigeon Detectives when you need them.

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4 years

@DickKingSmith My friend’s cat in his cardboard box chariot. Her daughter pimped it for him ❤️. Happy New Year.

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8 years

@thecatreviewer 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.' 9/10 for general gravitas and ignoring us due to low status.

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5 years

Got out of bed feeling very tired and achy, and worried for a minute. But then I remembered that I’m 43 and that happens every morning.

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5 years

@thecatreviewer regular neighbourhood favourite giving support in difficult times. She administered love and dribbles, then sat on my foot and wouldn’t let me leave. I live here on this pavement now. 10/10 please wash your hands.

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7 years

@thecatreviewer Hong Kong shop window cat. Verdict: don't mess.

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2 years

The flavour of our washing up liquid sounds like the title of a new ITV Sunday night crime drama set in the north.

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6 years

@thecatreviewer two tatty old courageous lions come face to face. We've known this local for many years, 11/10 for still guarding their territory like a pro.

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4 years

New lad working in the place I get my coffee this morning, very cute. I make my purchase, prepare to leave. He turns, looks at me shyly and hesitates, ‘Excuse me...’ I return to the counter, feeling flattered, ‘Your card payment didn’t go through.’

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7 years

@thecatreviewer 'Mary, Mary, quite contrary how does your garden grow? With silver bells, & cockle shells and pretty cats all in a row' 9/10

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3 years

@thecatreviewer Cat on a hot brick wall. Unattainable beauty. 100/10.

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7 years

@thecatreviewer Our Utrecht Airbnb host turned out to be a cat called Simba. 10/10 for entrepreneurship and location, location, location.

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3 years

Very excited to let you know that I’ll be on this week’s @BBCRadio4 #thefilmprogramme , Thursday at 4pm, talking to @DrMatthewSweet about the wonderful Diana Dors.

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4 years

Films are great aren’t they?

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Anna Cale

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3 years

I lost my Nan to COVID this year. My dad came round earlier saying he had something for me, and it was her necklace. It has her birthstone and mine, and it means so much to have such a special reminder of her. She didn’t have much, but I know she treasured this, and so will I.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

I joined Twitter 10 years ago as a tired new mum in need of company. This place has supported me through that, long term illness, job problems, stress, my daughter’s Selective Mutism, me taking on a second career as a writer. I’ve made friends and had a laugh. Thanks everyone ❤️.

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4 years

This week has been awful, and I now have three members of my family in hospital with COVID, including my lovely 99 year old Nan. I’m trying to carry on with stuff, keep myself distracted, but I feel so overwhelmingly sad with it all when I stop. It’s just all so sh*tty isn’t it?

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Anna Cale

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6 years

PODCAST IDEA: Call My Filmbluff - where people talk about films they haven't actually seen as if they have and a panel of people try to guess the film. I am available to play Frank Muir.

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Anna Cale

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4 years

Someone who humiliated me when I was a young and inexperienced journalist twenty years ago, has been made to look like a right idiot on here today. And yes I do have a long memory.

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