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Sturgeon: We’ll be ashamed of vilification of trans people in years to come i.stv.tv/4iGDzvu

I can’t ‘stand up’ for #longcovidawarenessday, because I’m lying down due to #longcovid. These empty shoes represent where I'd love to be to standing: in front of a group of kids, sharing stories, something I barely manage once a year now, since developing long covid in Mar 2020.

In Scotland, we believe social security is an investment in people - and I am proud that we have introduced a fairer system based on dignity and respect. While Labour imposes more damaging austerity and threatens the vulnerable, The SNP will stand up for those who need support.

Artwork by contemporary printmaker and artist Lisa Stubbs #WomensArt #SpringEquinox

I’m getting fairly good at identifying wee birds, but have no idea about nests. I spotted this in an Edinburgh hedgerow. Sparrow? Wren? Long-tailed tit? All wild guesses... Even if I never find out, it’s a gorgeous wee construction!

John Swinney can't rely on being pals with Donald Trump. news.stv.tv/politics/john-…

'Sun design' Mola, handmade textiles using a reverse appliqué technique by women of the Kuna people, Panama #WomensArt

Happy National Unicorn Day! I love unicorn lore and stories, and unicorns star in, or have trot-on parts, in several of my books: #unicorns #nationalunicornday #FabledBeasts #folklore #kidlit DiscoverKelpies Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK Fraser Ross Assoc

Only a country that truly loves myths and legends would choose a unicorn as its national animal. Happy National Unicorn Day, Scotland! 🦄 #NationalUnicornDay

'The Blue Cat Jug' linocut by contemporary printmaker Vanessa Lubach #WomensArt

Fatigue with chronic illness is nothing like ordinary tiredness, but healthy people often aren’t able to grasp that concept. It’s something that needs to be experienced in order to understand it. However, many doctors have weighed in on what that fatigue often feels like. Here

GRAEME SHINNIE WINS THE SCOTTISH CUP ON HIS 300TH APPEARANCE FOR THE DONS!!!

We get a first look inside Dufftown book and coffee shop, Beinn 📚☕ Sam Matthews 'fell in love' with Dufftown while on holiday and then moved to the town from London five years ago ❤️ Read more here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0kBM9C0

Once I see this solitary plant (common spotted orchid?) begin to bloom, beside the path of my slow gentle morning walk, it starts to feel like summer. (It's been my calendar flower for years now...) #edinburgh #cyclepath #scottishwildflowers #summer

Lovely to see such cheerful smiley flowers on my slow morning walk, encouraging me to keep going ... along the cycle path, but also through the thorny undergrowth of life. (Dog roses, I think?) #edinburgh #cyclepath #wildflowers

I’m so excited! Here’s the stunning cover of my new book - Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales - due out in October! 10 magical #Celtictales, illustrated by the amazing Elise Carmichael. #Dragons, #fairies, #shapeshifters, #monsters… I can’t wait to share them all with you! #kidlit

6 months ago I lost my job because of #LongCovid. I fought to keep my job, but I'm simply too ill to work and I'm not getting any better. How will cutting my #PIP and #ESA get me back to work when I was dismissed on ill health grounds ? #WelfareBill #DisabilityBenefits

We will not cut Scotland's Adult Disability Payment. The UK Government reforms have yet to be passed at Westminster, so there is still time for them to step back and I would strongly urge them to scrap their harmful proposals.

We're delighted to announce the #KelpiesPrize 2025 shortlist! Congratulation to these talented writers & artists: ✍️Dr Debbie Cannon, Ross MacKay, Steve McKenna, Taslin Pollock, Tem Rae Wilder 🎨Jessica Bolevin, Siena Cameron, Joshua Dau, Grace Owens, Laura K Sayers discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-prizes/

#Midsummer is the most magical time of the year. Helen is excited to play violin for the Midsummer’s Eve concert, but danger lurks closer than she realises. If you love perilous quests and mythical creatures you'll love Wolf Notes by Lari Don!