@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Mar 06, 2026

Tried watching Small Prophets and temporarily went mad trying to remember where I'd heard the homunculi story before. It's in Lawrence Durrell, the Alexandria Quartet (riffing on Paracelsus). Posting this in case anyone else is temporarily going mad over it. #SmallProphets

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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Eleanor Rees

@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Mar 06, 2026

Just been reminded that not everyone's seen the Horrible Histories Dick Turpin/Adam Ant song.
#NotJohnPalmersHand #StitchedUpByAPostie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYU-vSh7ORA

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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Eleanor Rees

@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Mar 04, 2026

Do I know anyone on here who has experience of being the appointee for a family member's PIP (or DWP interactions in general)? I have a question about admin/record-keeping and would really appreciate a bit of advice from someone who's done it. No personal or sensitive info required! All the online advice is vague or sloppy and my fogged brain can't sort through it.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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Eleanor Rees

@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Feb 27, 2026

How nice to wake up to good news.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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Eleanor Rees

@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Feb 25, 2026

Oh excellent, it's the Richard Dreyfuss episode of Great Celebrity Bake Off in a minute.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Feb 24, 2026

I can't stop laughing at the word 'simply' in this book blurb.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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Eleanor Rees

@eleanorrees@mas.to

I used to edit books, mostly for Faber & Faber, but I've been disabled by Long Covid since 2022. Housebound and mostly horizontal. Being kept sane by cricket and family, not necessarily in that order. Permanently foggy brain and low battery, so if I disappear mid-conversation, it probably wasn't something you said. She/her. SW England. Profile: tired fortysomething white woman being photobombed by a cat. Header image: "Words do not mean anything today" graffiti photo by Roger Perry, 1974.

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@eleanorrees@mas.to · Nov 11, 2025

To recycle blister packs at a popular high street chemist, you need to:

"1. Register and opt in by downloading the Recycle at Boots App
2. Log empty blister packs in the app and wait for up to 24 hours until they are validated
3. Bring their empty packs into a participating Boots store and scan the QR code on the blister pack deposit box"

If I were designing a scheme to put people off recycling and ensure as little uptake as possible whilst looking virtuous, I'd do it like that.

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