Anne Cheng
@acheng31.bsky.social
Enjoys books, art, dogs. Fuelled by coffee. Inspired by music. She/her
In Hong Kong, yes, but the bamboo scaffolding was not the problem: the nets used to cover it are highly flammable. Flame-retardant mesh nets are more expensive.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
In Hong Kong, yes, but the bamboo scaffolding was not the problem: the nets used to cover it are highly flammable. Flame-retardant mesh nets are more expensive.
I don’t think it’s the bamboo per se that is such a fire risk but the netting they use with it is apparently highly flammable. There is more expensive flame-retardant netting available.
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I don’t think it’s the bamboo per se that is such a fire risk but the netting they use with it is apparently highly flammable. There is more expensive flame-retardant netting available.
I read a review copy. It’s good: unusual and poetic. Worth a look.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I read a review copy. It’s good: unusual and poetic. Worth a look.
Used to have a similar rug in my childhood home years ago.
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Used to have a similar rug in my childhood home years ago.
She called Epstein a “supreme friend” in an old email from 2011 that has now resurfaced, apparently.
September 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
She called Epstein a “supreme friend” in an old email from 2011 that has now resurfaced, apparently.
Me too, especially the episode with the marching band.
September 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Me too, especially the episode with the marching band.
Love these (and the Movers and Shakers podcast).
September 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Love these (and the Movers and Shakers podcast).
I was in Hong Kong and it came on the BBC World Service around 3pm. I was visiting some English friends who were shocked and a bit shaken. I think Diana’s youth and high profile was what made the news so shocking.
August 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I was in Hong Kong and it came on the BBC World Service around 3pm. I was visiting some English friends who were shocked and a bit shaken. I think Diana’s youth and high profile was what made the news so shocking.
Ooh, Daphne du Maurier wrote some proper dark twisty short stories.
August 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ooh, Daphne du Maurier wrote some proper dark twisty short stories.
The new Locatelli at the National Gallery is nice for lunch. A little pricey but the food is good and the service is efficient & friendly.
August 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The new Locatelli at the National Gallery is nice for lunch. A little pricey but the food is good and the service is efficient & friendly.
Our neighbour has theirs delivered around 11pm on a weeknight each week.
August 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Our neighbour has theirs delivered around 11pm on a weeknight each week.
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
August 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan - some remarkable story-telling: highly recommended.
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan - some remarkable story-telling: highly recommended.
Yes I liked that one too plus the ‘extra’ episode with Calliope though I now feel a bit ambivalent about it in the light of the recent allegations.
July 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Yes I liked that one too plus the ‘extra’ episode with Calliope though I now feel a bit ambivalent about it in the light of the recent allegations.
I enjoyed S1 so must give this a go.
July 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I enjoyed S1 so must give this a go.
That used to be the police station!
July 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
That used to be the police station!
The Heart-Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Heart-Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson
I’ve enjoyed Ripeness by Sarah Moss.
July 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I’ve enjoyed Ripeness by Sarah Moss.