Notices by Emma the Curious 🧐 (unconventionalemma@spore.social)

Hello, I’m Emma (she/her); it feels like time for a fresh #introduction.

I am a science writer, but I’m starting to get (back) into writing fiction.

I’m #ActuallyAutistic, with a wide-ranging (and ever-changing) portfolio of interests. Today I would say I’m into #books, #dinosaurs & #botany.

I enjoy friendly conversations, but don't want to get involved in gnarly debates.

Oh, and I have a Mastodon alter ego that waffles on about growing plants in space.

Three common English phrases refer to bees:

You can be "a busy bee", because we all know bees are hard workers.

If something is "the bee's knees", it's great. I don't know why, I would have to look it up.

And if you have something on your mind that you won't shut up about, then obvisouly you "have a bee in your bonnet", even though no one wears bonnets anymore, except during historical reenactments.

My question is this - what are the common bee-related phrases in other languages?

Ok, Mastodon - I have a question I need help with.

What are some classic stories (novels, poems, anything really) set in libraries, or about books? 📚

Is there anything really famous?

Please RT to boost my reach!

Thanking you kindly.

#books #bookstodon

I knew fast fashion was awful.

I didn't realise the scale of the problem.

"Today, three-fifths of all clothing ends up in landfills or incinerators within a year of production—a statistic that translates into a truckload of used clothing dumped or burned every second."

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/chile-fashion-pollution

There are at least two squirrels using the squirrel feeder now. The first one we saw was large and sleek. I call it Chunky Monkey.

The second one is not small, but more normally sized, with a noticeable red patch on its back. I call it Copperback.

#today #microjoy