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Love the magazine shelves in @themacbelfast. I *adore* magazines; a well-written and well-designed magazine is a thing of absolute beauty. Art and design magazines = 🤤

Alan Cummings met Esther the Wonderpig. Aaaaand that's my little vegan internet life complete! 💚💗 #Repost @alancummingsnaps ・・・ .....like @estherthewonderpig , here being given her Friend of @clubcumming card when I went to meet her in Canada. And guess what? Esther and her dads’ story is going to be made into a film!! Ahem ....!

Well I had a ball today covering the #winterpicnicbelfast for @artsekta! After a week of sunshine, in classic Belfast style we got rain for the event! But the folk of South Belfast didn't care; they came out and partied regardless. . The event was a celebration of South Belfast's diverse communities and it was amazing to see the Silkscapes artwork on display - a massive piece of painted silk that S. Belfast community groups had been working on for the past few weeks. As a former Ormeau resident, the work by the Ballynafeigh group, featuring well known landmarks of the area, particularly stood out to me. . Everyone got stuck in and completed the other half of the 50m Silkscape, so keep an eye on Arts Ekta's channels to see when it's going on display in Belfast!

Worried about #Momo? See below for some great advice from my friend Niamh at @wearedigital24 ・・・ You’ve probably seen the storm that MOMO has created in the last few days? The ugly doll figure with bulging eyes and a creepy grin that targets young children on social media, sending seriously disturbing content. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is out there is the [social] media frenzy Momo is causing amongst parents and carers of children for whom digital tech is part of their every day lives. I’ve seen responses from some parents who’ve immediately banned screens altogether, or deleted You Tube etc. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm an auntie to an 8 year old and 7 year old who heard about it at after school activities and were so freaked out by it they were glued to my sister's side. They couldn't sleep. Genuine fear. My sister did the right thing 'for them' [every child is different] by addressing their fears by trying to help them understand it's not a real person (they thought it was). But how do we protect these kids? Banning screens would be the easy option. BUT, it’s simply not a solution to a problem that has come about as a result of children growing up in a very different digital age than we ever did. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And Momo isn’t the first threat of its kind. There was one doing the rounds last year - the clown - and they’ll surface in the future too. So rather than pretending they don’t exist, we need to inform and empower kids with the knowledge that enables them to enjoy their digital lives safely & securely. Here's some shared helpful advice I've seen: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✔️ SEE IT. The digital nanny can be a parents best friend. But we all have a duty of care and responsibility to know what our kids can access online. ✔️ SAY IT. Open regular conversation to remind and encourage kids that if they see something that doesn’t look or feel right, they tell a grown up. ✔️ STOP IT. Ensure kids understand the importance of not giving personal information to anyone they don’t know. ✔️ SHARE IT. Regularly remind kids that no-one has the right to make them do anything they don’t want to do. ✔️ SECURE IT. Use time boundaries and parental controls to keep your kids safe.

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