Brendan
@bnoc2.bsky.social
Retired hotelier, still chasing waves (windsurfing & paddleboarding) when the sun shines. Camper Van nomad Traded London for the South Coast - best decision ever!
Border Terrier owner, Bertie
Breandán Ó Conchubhair
Border Terrier owner, Bertie
Breandán Ó Conchubhair
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Jack-o’-lanterns gleam,
ghosts whisper through autumn leaves—
night’s sweet chill awakes.
#halloween #haiku
#halloween #haiku
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Jack-o’-lanterns gleam,
ghosts whisper through autumn leaves—
night’s sweet chill awakes.
#halloween #haiku
#halloween #haiku
Working on reception at The Dorchester in the 1960s, we wore full morning suits and stiff collars — but never a Windsor knot. Guests arrived in Bentleys, not Ubers, and standards were as high as the ceilings. #MayfairMemories #TheDorchester
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Working on reception at The Dorchester in the 1960s, we wore full morning suits and stiff collars — but never a Windsor knot. Guests arrived in Bentleys, not Ubers, and standards were as high as the ceilings. #MayfairMemories #TheDorchester
The parking industry in the UK is estimated to be employing more people than there are full-time soldiers in the army.
Think I can see a solution to army recruitment problems here
Think I can see a solution to army recruitment problems here
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The parking industry in the UK is estimated to be employing more people than there are full-time soldiers in the army.
Think I can see a solution to army recruitment problems here
Think I can see a solution to army recruitment problems here
@moneillsf I didn’t see Michelle O’Neill at the state banquet last night ?
September 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@moneillsf I didn’t see Michelle O’Neill at the state banquet last night ?
Is that a US Fife and drum band I see at #WindsorCastle ? Cornwallis and troops en route
#trumpvisit #Yorktown redux
#trumpvisit #Yorktown redux
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Is that a US Fife and drum band I see at #WindsorCastle ? Cornwallis and troops en route
#trumpvisit #Yorktown redux
#trumpvisit #Yorktown redux
#lastnightofproms to be held at Trafalgar Square next year ?
September 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#lastnightofproms to be held at Trafalgar Square next year ?
What’s he doing out there? #terriertuesday #borderterriers
September 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What’s he doing out there? #terriertuesday #borderterriers
⏱️ I completed Concise 9944 in 10:57
September 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
⏱️ I completed Concise 9944 in 10:57
#flags ? we’re more likely to see a stronger right-wing populist presence in Parliament than a full populist government any time soon, but the cultural groundwork (flags, identity campaigns) suggests that far-right movements are building influence for the future.
September 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#flags ? we’re more likely to see a stronger right-wing populist presence in Parliament than a full populist government any time soon, but the cultural groundwork (flags, identity campaigns) suggests that far-right movements are building influence for the future.
In short: we’re more likely to see a stronger right-wing populist presence in Parliament than a full populist government any time soon, but the cultural groundwork (flags, identity campaigns) suggests that far-right movements are building influence for the future.
September 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In short: we’re more likely to see a stronger right-wing populist presence in Parliament than a full populist government any time soon, but the cultural groundwork (flags, identity campaigns) suggests that far-right movements are building influence for the future.
Sunset at #OldSarum Camping and Caravan Club site near #Salisbury
August 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sunset at #OldSarum Camping and Caravan Club site near #Salisbury
What would the Irish and English equivalents be to “La France Profonde” ?
For Ireland would it be :
images of traditional music in small pubs, Irish-speaking areas, and rural villages.
#lafranceprofonde
For Ireland would it be :
images of traditional music in small pubs, Irish-speaking areas, and rural villages.
#lafranceprofonde
July 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What would the Irish and English equivalents be to “La France Profonde” ?
For Ireland would it be :
images of traditional music in small pubs, Irish-speaking areas, and rural villages.
#lafranceprofonde
For Ireland would it be :
images of traditional music in small pubs, Irish-speaking areas, and rural villages.
#lafranceprofonde
What is most stereotypical #countryandwestern song
Essential
•A lost love (she left him for someone else
•A pickup truck broken down or sold to pay bills
•A faithful dog who died or ran away
•Whiskey or beer to drown sorrows
•Mama
•A honky-tonk or jailhouse
Essential
•A lost love (she left him for someone else
•A pickup truck broken down or sold to pay bills
•A faithful dog who died or ran away
•Whiskey or beer to drown sorrows
•Mama
•A honky-tonk or jailhouse
July 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What is most stereotypical #countryandwestern song
Essential
•A lost love (she left him for someone else
•A pickup truck broken down or sold to pay bills
•A faithful dog who died or ran away
•Whiskey or beer to drown sorrows
•Mama
•A honky-tonk or jailhouse
Essential
•A lost love (she left him for someone else
•A pickup truck broken down or sold to pay bills
•A faithful dog who died or ran away
•Whiskey or beer to drown sorrows
•Mama
•A honky-tonk or jailhouse
That’s not a dog chew Bertie it’s my hearing aid ! BERTIE , bugger, too late #borderterriers
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
That’s not a dog chew Bertie it’s my hearing aid ! BERTIE , bugger, too late #borderterriers
Fish and chips at South Shields , wonderful beaches in the North East
July 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fish and chips at South Shields , wonderful beaches in the North East
“without #DermotMacMurrough ‘s invitation to the #Normans, the entire course of Irish-English relations, the Anglo-Irish identity, and Ireland’s colonial history might have been fundamentally different.”
Discuss
Discuss
July 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“without #DermotMacMurrough ‘s invitation to the #Normans, the entire course of Irish-English relations, the Anglo-Irish identity, and Ireland’s colonial history might have been fundamentally different.”
Discuss
Discuss
Reposted by Brendan
DAMN what a photo.
By Frederic Brown of AFP.
By Frederic Brown of AFP.
June 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
DAMN what a photo.
By Frederic Brown of AFP.
By Frederic Brown of AFP.