I provide editorial services to individuals and organisations around the world: www.brightoneditorial.com Joined the RNLI as a volunteer lifeboat press officer in October 2024. Likely to post pictures of flowers and seascapes.https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lkbojl5rns26Sunset at Devil’s Dyke13 Mar 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbojl5rns26https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3ljhqmow4u22cCherry tomato seedlings growing nicely. Or possibly Marigold seedlings. (I didn’t label the seed trays 🤦‍♀️)03 Mar 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljhqmow4u22chttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lj65p5cfhs2rFirst daffodil adding some joy to our shabby garden.27 Feb 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj65p5cfhs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lj37zkhfbs2iMy daughter’s topic at school last half term was the Titanic, and the children learnt a sea shanty - Wellerman. She wanted to listen to it at home and then Spotify magicked a playlist for us and now we just sing sea shanties all day long. Can recommend Nathan Evans and Sail North for a modern vibe ⚓️26 Feb 2025 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj37zkhfbs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3li2skd3amc2gThis is lovely. We sometimes watch the starlings from an upstairs window as they head on their way to dance around the pier. One day I’ll keep my promise to the kids of heading down to the seafront to see them properly in action. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2skd3amc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lhjg6t7ihk26The promise of spring. We planted over 100 daffodil bulbs last year and watching them slowly emerge has helped us cope with the seemingly never ending winter.06 Feb 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjg6t7ihk26https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lhe33oht5c2zI’ve done it. Listened to every episode of the RNLI 200 Voices podcast. (There are 200!) What would have been sensible is for me to have noted down my favourite ones to share with others…but I didn’t! I will say though that episode 9 is particularly moving. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rnli-200-voices/id169748023304 Feb 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhe33oht5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lhcffdafec2oFirst holiday of 2025 booked! North Wales - we’ll be doing our best to pronounce all of your place names at the end of May. I know it’s foolish to wish for good weather, but a little bit of ☀️ would be so nice.03 Feb 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcffdafec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lgxdbbqqf22jStretching the old peepers before sitting down at my computer for several hours. The sun seems to have arms and legs today ☀️30 Jan 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxdbbqqf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lgg2ilyt2s2zSunrise through condensation this morning. Quite pretty really (but also a total nightmare).23 Jan 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg2ilyt2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lfrhtjthls25Halfway through January, and halfway through my ‘No Takeaway Coffee for a Month’ challenge. Although I am sorry for the loss in profits the coffee shops of Portslade and beyond are experiencing, if I had the willpower to keep going for the rest of the year I’d save enough money for a holiday! 🏖️15 Jan 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrhtjthls25https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lfklo6ae2c2cThe view from upstairs. Inspired by @seawindowcraster.bsky.social #seascape #skyscape #seaskyscape12 Jan 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfklo6ae2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lfa2cskyac2nThis is such a lovely account. I would actually be happy if my entire feed were just sea and skyscapes from around the world. (Off to figure out how to make that happen.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jan 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfa2cskyac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lezkay5alk2zThe happiness of a vase of Lego flowers put together over three or four evenings in front of the telly. And because the kids were in bed I got to do it all myself The packet rustling annoyed my partner, it’s true, but look at these beauties.05 Jan 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezkay5alk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lec64anrs227Wallace & Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl is just so great. Think it may actually be the best one yet. And we’ve watched them all over Christmas so is easy to compare!27 Dec 2024 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lec64anrs227https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3le5d43xgxs26We have now finished the Lego building stage of Christmas Day and it’s time for (more) telly. I may have reached my chocolate limit…but probably not. Merry Christmas! 🎄25 Dec 2024 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3le5d43xgxs26https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3ldv7ahacds2lApparently me being the best mum in the world is absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I’ve just given in to demands for a ‘Kevin’ the caterpillar.22 Dec 2024 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldv7ahacds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3ldiz2qwlyc2sThere is absolutely NO NEED to separate colouring books for kids into boy and girl categories. For girls: unicorns, mermaids and fairies. For boys: rockets, cars and dinosaurs. ARGH! I’m really (rationally) annoyed about this and now don’t want to buy any. The kids can have plain paper for Christmas17 Dec 2024 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldiz2qwlyc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3ldid44upa227“There wasn’t much to do when she couldn’t be bothered, but once she started to care, the work was never-ending.” I’m reading the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum and this made me smile. It reminded me of my neglected website that may never actually be published because I can’t stop tweaking.17 Dec 2024 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldid44upa227https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3ld4fobgztk2wThe first episode of C4’s Swiped is heartbreaking and terrifying. Being a teenager in the 90s was an absolute doddle compared with today. #smartphonefreechildhood12 Dec 2024 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4fobgztk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lczix4xevs23It must be nearly Christmas as my mid-morning snack of banana and nuts has been replaced by lebkuchen. Many many delicious lebkuchen.11 Dec 2024 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczix4xevs23https://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lcsbeyeyhc2lSlightly spoils the cinema experience to arrive at a row that looks like this.08 Dec 2024 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsbeyeyhc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lcqlebgovc2vIt’s a stormy Saturday night in December. Time to put on a podcast and break out the Christmas Jig 🎄🕺07 Dec 2024 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqlebgovc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lbwis5ovus2fIt’s a webinar-y kind of Wednesday for me today. Just finished the CIEP’s excellent Non-Fiction Developmental Editing course and tonight I’ll be logging on for my first RNLI press officer training. My brain is happily fizzing away.27 Nov 2024 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwis5ovus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lbftjlc6o22zI’m currently spending my evenings redesigning my creaky old website. It’s lots of fun, but I’m encountering two major problems: 1) I want to use ALL the elements and ALL the graphics and ALL the colours; and 2) the brain stimulation is apparently the equivalent of 15 coffees as my sleep is wrecked.20 Nov 2024 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbftjlc6o22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brightoneditorial.bsky.social/post/3lbbzip4knc24I was just scrolling through my phone while my toddler pottered nearby chatting to himself (something about Gruffalos). Suddenly he pops up next to me and says ‘Wake up, Mummy!’ Which I guess was his subtle but effective way of saying ‘These little moments matter too.’ (He then filled his nappy.)19 Nov 2024 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:buicmjisublbhfoqu6a2vj4t/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbzip4knc24