Bill Bankes-Jones
@billbj.bsky.social
Opera & theatre director working hard to make my & others’ dreams come true, AD @teteateteopera.bsky.social founding member of @freelancersmake.bsky.social, talking a lot about opera and freelancers, Cornwall, cairn terriers, hEDS, surf, RNLI…
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How on earth is one supposed to be able to read this article?
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
How on earth is one supposed to be able to read this article?
Two works even better.
October 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Two works even better.
Yea, thanks, she took a battering but, a couple of years on she’s in remission. The puppy spam continues even though they’re coming up to their third birthday. Hope you’re doing ok. 🥰
July 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Yea, thanks, she took a battering but, a couple of years on she’s in remission. The puppy spam continues even though they’re coming up to their third birthday. Hope you’re doing ok. 🥰
Lovely! Southern marsh orchids are popping up in my garden now were delaying first mow to July. 💜
June 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Lovely! Southern marsh orchids are popping up in my garden now were delaying first mow to July. 💜
If you see this post a beach photo from your phone.
April 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If you see this post a beach photo from your phone.
I moved here to avoid the shrill hysteria but am tempted to open a new account back at the other place to rant and froth once more - except it feels like that's what all this is designed to provoke and I really don't want to play into that.
Where are your puppy photos? Here's my Ding and Dong.
Where are your puppy photos? Here's my Ding and Dong.
February 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I moved here to avoid the shrill hysteria but am tempted to open a new account back at the other place to rant and froth once more - except it feels like that's what all this is designed to provoke and I really don't want to play into that.
Where are your puppy photos? Here's my Ding and Dong.
Where are your puppy photos? Here's my Ding and Dong.
Inspirational session on ‘Community Involvement in Programming’ this morning, full of JOY! Take a look at St Louis New Opera Collective!
#OperaAmerica
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January 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Inspirational session on ‘Community Involvement in Programming’ this morning, full of JOY! Take a look at St Louis New Opera Collective!
#OperaAmerica
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#OperaAmerica
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Think about my dogs 💕
January 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Think about my dogs 💕
From my walk this morning:
January 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
From my walk this morning:
Well I think Dong has a point…
January 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Well I think Dong has a point…
Oh no! Thinking of friends in LA and wishing everyone well. Here’s a calming pic of soggy cornwall.
January 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Oh no! Thinking of friends in LA and wishing everyone well. Here’s a calming pic of soggy cornwall.
All social media clogged with attention to people who don’t merit it in shrill tones I thought we’d come here to get away from.
Here’s some photos from our festive walks of many healthy trees newly down and cliff falls at the end of a freakishly wet year.
Perhaps we should be talking about that?
Here’s some photos from our festive walks of many healthy trees newly down and cliff falls at the end of a freakishly wet year.
Perhaps we should be talking about that?
January 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
All social media clogged with attention to people who don’t merit it in shrill tones I thought we’d come here to get away from.
Here’s some photos from our festive walks of many healthy trees newly down and cliff falls at the end of a freakishly wet year.
Perhaps we should be talking about that?
Here’s some photos from our festive walks of many healthy trees newly down and cliff falls at the end of a freakishly wet year.
Perhaps we should be talking about that?
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per [non-consecutive] day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
6/20
6/20
January 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per [non-consecutive] day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
6/20
6/20
Just like my Fortnum & Mason hamper bought for the ham, salmon, cheese and pâté which arrived with none of those, just a bottle of Merlot, two packs of crackers and some jars of pickle. 😭
December 26, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Just like my Fortnum & Mason hamper bought for the ham, salmon, cheese and pâté which arrived with none of those, just a bottle of Merlot, two packs of crackers and some jars of pickle. 😭
Ding’s new dog tag. Will
It put an end to the unwanted rescues by kind strangers? 🤞
It put an end to the unwanted rescues by kind strangers? 🤞
December 18, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Ding’s new dog tag. Will
It put an end to the unwanted rescues by kind strangers? 🤞
It put an end to the unwanted rescues by kind strangers? 🤞
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
5/20
5/20
December 15, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
5/20
5/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20
December 14, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
3/20
3/20
December 6, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
3/20
3/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
2/20
2/20
December 5, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
2/20
2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
December 4, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
Lovely question from our dog trainer:
“Why did you choose the breed you have?”
And by far the majority of answers: it’s what we had growing up.
Pic 1: me and my first love Flora the cairn, c1968, pic 2, my Ding and Dong, 2024. 💘
“Why did you choose the breed you have?”
And by far the majority of answers: it’s what we had growing up.
Pic 1: me and my first love Flora the cairn, c1968, pic 2, my Ding and Dong, 2024. 💘
November 27, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Lovely question from our dog trainer:
“Why did you choose the breed you have?”
And by far the majority of answers: it’s what we had growing up.
Pic 1: me and my first love Flora the cairn, c1968, pic 2, my Ding and Dong, 2024. 💘
“Why did you choose the breed you have?”
And by far the majority of answers: it’s what we had growing up.
Pic 1: me and my first love Flora the cairn, c1968, pic 2, my Ding and Dong, 2024. 💘
Poor Dong has been out of sorts since this time yesterday. 💔
Ding, on the other hand has been his usual crackhead self and spent much of the day sitting outside in #StormBert.
#DingAndDong
Ding, on the other hand has been his usual crackhead self and spent much of the day sitting outside in #StormBert.
#DingAndDong
November 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Poor Dong has been out of sorts since this time yesterday. 💔
Ding, on the other hand has been his usual crackhead self and spent much of the day sitting outside in #StormBert.
#DingAndDong
Ding, on the other hand has been his usual crackhead self and spent much of the day sitting outside in #StormBert.
#DingAndDong