Philippa
@gingerworrier.bsky.social
therapist; once publisher & indie bookseller; art on the side; peddling own blend of weird since the late 70s; here for all of it (ish)
seldom fast; often furious
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Brum-ed it today with two very old friends (the best of people). I always find some architectural mish-mash to get over-excited about up there. 🩵
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Brum-ed it today with two very old friends (the best of people). I always find some architectural mish-mash to get over-excited about up there. 🩵
Hot damn flukey thursday
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November 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Hot damn flukey thursday
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Just heard Theatr Cymru Artistic Director Steffan Donnelly talking about this on R4. Sounds amazing and a bit gutted I can’t take my 17yo (obsessed with Welsh and reasonably fluent thanks mostly to duolingo) to see it. What a very, very cool concept…! 🙌 🏴
www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/rom...
www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/rom...
Romeo a Juliet | What's On | Shakespeare's Globe
A bilingual exploration of Shakespeare's tragic love story, Romeo a Juliet, at Shakespeare's Globe. Directed by Theatr Cymru Artistic Director Steffan Donnelly.
www.shakespearesglobe.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just heard Theatr Cymru Artistic Director Steffan Donnelly talking about this on R4. Sounds amazing and a bit gutted I can’t take my 17yo (obsessed with Welsh and reasonably fluent thanks mostly to duolingo) to see it. What a very, very cool concept…! 🙌 🏴
www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/rom...
www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/rom...
Park life.
(Very much yesterday. Today is grim…)
(Very much yesterday. Today is grim…)
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Park life.
(Very much yesterday. Today is grim…)
(Very much yesterday. Today is grim…)
Wish I was local! Any London people up for this…?
I am selling one ticket for Penguin Cafe playing the music of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra at Soho Theatre Walthamstow on Saturday.
Turns out the on-stage time is 6:30pm, and my wife can't make it. It's a sell-out, so if you fancy coming along and don't mind sitting next to me... fill yer boots.
Turns out the on-stage time is 6:30pm, and my wife can't make it. It's a sell-out, so if you fancy coming along and don't mind sitting next to me... fill yer boots.
Penguin Cafe performs music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
TicketSwap is the safest place to buy and sell tickets. A simple and fair-priced marketplace for fans to buy and sell tickets for events, concerts, festivals, etc.
www.ticketswap.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wish I was local! Any London people up for this…?
Still pondering all the excellent music and sonic experiences from Line Up last night… Loved all of it (super well done for organising and staying sane[ish] @allownstunts 🙌 ). Ayu Okakita was a lot of fun - she’s playing at The Library, Oxford 3/11 if anyone is interested and local.
October 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Still pondering all the excellent music and sonic experiences from Line Up last night… Loved all of it (super well done for organising and staying sane[ish] @allownstunts 🙌 ). Ayu Okakita was a lot of fun - she’s playing at The Library, Oxford 3/11 if anyone is interested and local.
Hello hive mind… 🌊 👋 Does anyone who isn’t on Spotify have an opinion on Tidal or Qobuz and a preference for one over the other…?
October 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello hive mind… 🌊 👋 Does anyone who isn’t on Spotify have an opinion on Tidal or Qobuz and a preference for one over the other…?
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We’re doing this on Saturday. Join us in the Shire, if you fancy it 🙂
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I used to dream in chapters as a child, picking up where I’d left off the night before. Sadly grew out of it, altho at uni a friend told me about the teeth dream, and when I then started getting it I would hurry it along by pulling my teeth out, thinking ‘this is Sue’s bloody dream, not mine!’ 🙃😁
Fly around or make out with your crush: how to start lucid dreaming
We asked experts to share tips on how to take control of dreams once you realize you’re in it
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I used to dream in chapters as a child, picking up where I’d left off the night before. Sadly grew out of it, altho at uni a friend told me about the teeth dream, and when I then started getting it I would hurry it along by pulling my teeth out, thinking ‘this is Sue’s bloody dream, not mine!’ 🙃😁
First album I bought myself…
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
First album I bought myself…
Post your first record…
Oh dear. I really thought it was Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, but turns out that was my second and the first was actually this… 🙃
Oh dear. I really thought it was Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, but turns out that was my second and the first was actually this… 🙃
October 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Post your first record…
Oh dear. I really thought it was Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, but turns out that was my second and the first was actually this… 🙃
Oh dear. I really thought it was Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, but turns out that was my second and the first was actually this… 🙃
Reposted by Philippa
D’Angelo… 💔😭 You know when someone you loved as a teenager dies, you almost feel it twice? 19yo me is in pieces 😔 So young, poor guy… Always always adored this Smokey cover (it’s hot - was, is, always will be…) ❤️🩹
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
D'Angelo - Cruisin' (Official Video)
YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
D’Angelo… 💔😭 You know when someone you loved as a teenager dies, you almost feel it twice? 19yo me is in pieces 😔 So young, poor guy… Always always adored this Smokey cover (it’s hot - was, is, always will be…) ❤️🩹
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
D’Angelo… 💔😭 You know when someone you loved as a teenager dies, you almost feel it twice? 19yo me is in pieces 😔 So young, poor guy… Always always adored this Smokey cover (it’s hot - was, is, always will be…) ❤️🩹
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
D'Angelo - Cruisin' (Official Video)
YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
D’Angelo… 💔😭 You know when someone you loved as a teenager dies, you almost feel it twice? 19yo me is in pieces 😔 So young, poor guy… Always always adored this Smokey cover (it’s hot - was, is, always will be…) ❤️🩹
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
youtu.be/JAfuUZRou7g?...
Still haven’t braved the Gucci thing, but love Adam Driver. And you know when you accidentally choose the right film for the prevailing mood… 💫
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Still haven’t braved the Gucci thing, but love Adam Driver. And you know when you accidentally choose the right film for the prevailing mood… 💫
Once I got the last line first, challenged myself to do it in reverse today… 🙃
Connections
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October 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Once I got the last line first, challenged myself to do it in reverse today… 🙃
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Speaking as someone who lives in Birmingham, I'd just like to say, fuck off out of Birmingham Robert Jenrick. You know nothing about us and you're stirring up shit for political gain...
You're a scumbag and you're not welcome...
You're a scumbag and you're not welcome...
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit
Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in.
After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Speaking as someone who lives in Birmingham, I'd just like to say, fuck off out of Birmingham Robert Jenrick. You know nothing about us and you're stirring up shit for political gain...
You're a scumbag and you're not welcome...
You're a scumbag and you're not welcome...
Yaaaaassssss
#EUr0cktober
#MusicChallenge
Day 2️⃣
France 🇫🇷
🎵 Sexy Boy (Vegyn Version)
💿 Blue Moon Safari #RSD25
A track from Air’s classic album, reimagined in its entirety by this UK artist / producer.
#EUrOcktober
youtu.be/u0OPKekQ0bM
#MusicChallenge
Day 2️⃣
France 🇫🇷
🎵 Sexy Boy (Vegyn Version)
💿 Blue Moon Safari #RSD25
A track from Air’s classic album, reimagined in its entirety by this UK artist / producer.
#EUrOcktober
youtu.be/u0OPKekQ0bM
October 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Yaaaaassssss
Anyone wanna go clubbing…?
(Had this bloody flu thing and feel a bit better - think the marginal gains have sent me a bit lala… But this would still get me on my feet… 🕺 🪩)
youtu.be/XfHuuMgWxu4?...
(Had this bloody flu thing and feel a bit better - think the marginal gains have sent me a bit lala… But this would still get me on my feet… 🕺 🪩)
youtu.be/XfHuuMgWxu4?...
Four Tet - Into Dust (Still Falling)
YouTube video by Four Tet
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Anyone wanna go clubbing…?
(Had this bloody flu thing and feel a bit better - think the marginal gains have sent me a bit lala… But this would still get me on my feet… 🕺 🪩)
youtu.be/XfHuuMgWxu4?...
(Had this bloody flu thing and feel a bit better - think the marginal gains have sent me a bit lala… But this would still get me on my feet… 🕺 🪩)
youtu.be/XfHuuMgWxu4?...
Apparently our Theatre of Small Convenience is the inspiration for 6 Music’s People’s Playlist tomorrow… :) #6music #peoplesplaylist
Also, was just sent this... 💫
open.substack.com/pub/ioanhaze...
Also, was just sent this... 💫
open.substack.com/pub/ioanhaze...
The Theatre of Small Convenience
Soon to be published in Slow Thoughts, Niigata
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Apparently our Theatre of Small Convenience is the inspiration for 6 Music’s People’s Playlist tomorrow… :) #6music #peoplesplaylist
Also, was just sent this... 💫
open.substack.com/pub/ioanhaze...
Also, was just sent this... 💫
open.substack.com/pub/ioanhaze...
“Nobody in the movie acts reasonably, or even normally. And yet it feels completely true to people as they are: ridiculous and passionate, in search of answers and solutions, and taking what they can get, which is usually better than what they thought they wanted.”
“Moonstruck” Knows That the Best Things in Life Aren’t Chosen
If the movie has a clear through line, it is about things that are wrong getting made right, a winding process that often involves committing some new wrongs along the way.
www.newyorker.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Nobody in the movie acts reasonably, or even normally. And yet it feels completely true to people as they are: ridiculous and passionate, in search of answers and solutions, and taking what they can get, which is usually better than what they thought they wanted.”
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What a Line Up! Join us for an amazing day in the Shire 💙
September 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
a song with a string section ✨
(Beth doesn’t make you wait for it…)
youtu.be/rFZc4ax4tJs?...
#davidsmonthofmusic
a song with a string section ✨
(Beth doesn’t make you wait for it…)
youtu.be/rFZc4ax4tJs?...
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
#musicchallenge
#davidsmonthofmusic
a song with a string section ✨
(Beth doesn’t make you wait for it…)
youtu.be/rFZc4ax4tJs?...
#davidsmonthofmusic
a song with a string section ✨
(Beth doesn’t make you wait for it…)
youtu.be/rFZc4ax4tJs?...
How we can think we’re in any way significant, in control, that we really know anything very much…? ✨🖤
NGC 891 from last night. At the bottom right you can just see another galaxy.
NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
NGC 891 (also known as Caldwell 23, the Silver Sliver Galaxy, and the Outer Limits Galaxy) is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.
September 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
How we can think we’re in any way significant, in control, that we really know anything very much…? ✨🖤
Sunday on the common 💗
September 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sunday on the common 💗