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Joanne Harris
@Joannechocolat
It was good here for awhile, but nowadays I'm on Bluesky. Find me @joannechocolat there. Joanne-Harris.co.uk
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Joined April 2010
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Dec 27, 2023
    On Christmas Day I invited my parents over for lunch. My mother was her usual chatty self, but I thought my Dad was a bit out of sorts; sleepy and unresponsive. When he was leaving, I hugged him, and he smiled at me and said: "I think you're my daughter. Aren't you?" 💔
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    Joanne Harris
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    Dec 27, 2023
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    This has been coming for a while, of course, and although he has lapses in memory, he usually recognizes people quite well. But this feels like the start of a descent. Hug your loved ones, folks, while you can. There's always less time than you think.
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    Joanne Harris
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    Feb 2, 2017
    Things That Are Not Elitist: Liking art. Reading books. Knowing history. Being aware of other cultures. Feeling compassion for others.
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jun 20, 2023
    5 people, paying 250k to travel in an unsafe vessel to a dangerous place. 500 people, in an unsafe vessel, trying desperately to get to a safe place. Why do some people feel such a connection with the first group, but not the second?
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jun 25, 2019
    WHO MADE THIS? 😂
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    Joanne Harris
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    Oct 13, 2022
    Reminder to anyone who needs it today: the 50s weren't a golden age, and the people who tell you it was aren't remotely on your side.
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jul 18, 2022
    Imagine being in a meeting at work. Imagine you're on camera. Imagine slouching there in your seat, pulling faces, rolling your eyes. Imagine shouting: "Boring," repeatedly at your colleagues. Now, imagine you're in a top job, where there are millions of lives at stake.
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jan 4, 2023
    Perhaps he should start with making sure that all pupils can have breakfast.
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    BBC News (UK)
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    Jan 3, 2023
    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study maths to 18 bbc.in/3icAqtG
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Dec 21, 2021
    As the light starts slowly to return, here comes the news that my mammogram is clear... #GoodbyeMrC
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jul 18, 2024
    Saying goodbye to my dear old Dad, who passed away peacefully during the night. April 29th, 1938. July 18, 2024.
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    Joanne Harris
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    Apr 16, 2022
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    Boris Johnson *doesn't* know that. He thinks he's entitled to make other people pay for the things he does. He's a man who thinks people are disposable. That's why he partied while people were dying. It's not about cake. It never was.
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    Joanne Harris
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    Apr 16, 2022
    Here's a little story from when I was a teacher. Bear with me awhile; it's relevant, and explains what I feel about Partygate.
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Jul 17, 2023
    Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll live in debt for the rest of his life, while a man who was taught Latin at Eton and Classical History at Oxford becomes Minister For Fisheries.
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    Joanne Harris
    @Joannechocolat
    Aug 24, 2022
    11.00 am: Barnsley Town Hall; 34 years ago. Me, in a £20 dress, and K, in an old suit from a vintage shop. No guests; just 2 witnesses, and a floral arrangement left over from the previous day's wedding. A single photograph - this one. Still together. Still happy.