Elizabeth Blunt
@bluntspeaking.bsky.social
Retired journalist and broadcaster, formerly with BBC News. Now painting, gardening and observing elections. Lives in SW London (a Strawberry Hillbilly) .
Yes, if you are at a Remembrance Day parade. Not for doing the laundry.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yes, if you are at a Remembrance Day parade. Not for doing the laundry.
I thought she was Hindu. But then, did they do the seven times round the fire - this lifetime and seven lifetimes - thing?
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I thought she was Hindu. But then, did they do the seven times round the fire - this lifetime and seven lifetimes - thing?
He then appears to have spent last night (which was cold) sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. I imagine he will now be glad to be deported.
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
He then appears to have spent last night (which was cold) sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. I imagine he will now be glad to be deported.
Proud of my city.
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Proud of my city.
I didn't know this. Is he a patron saint of artists?
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I didn't know this. Is he a patron saint of artists?
This is daft. There must be Jewish football fans in Birmingham. Why on earth would they support a visiting foreign team rather than Aston Villa?
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is daft. There must be Jewish football fans in Birmingham. Why on earth would they support a visiting foreign team rather than Aston Villa?
Why does no one ask the obvious question — "Kemi, you are black; how did it make you feel?"
October 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Why does no one ask the obvious question — "Kemi, you are black; how did it make you feel?"
Easily solved by paying everyone adequately (and equally).
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Easily solved by paying everyone adequately (and equally).
Late evening flight, Ryanair, from Plovdiv to Stanstead. When we got there someone had locked the doors into the terminal, and the man with the key had gone away.
September 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Late evening flight, Ryanair, from Plovdiv to Stanstead. When we got there someone had locked the doors into the terminal, and the man with the key had gone away.
Oh well done. Those are very impressive.
September 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oh well done. Those are very impressive.
Has a pool reporter gone with him?
August 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Has a pool reporter gone with him?
Is there a pool reporter with him?
August 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Is there a pool reporter with him?
I'm not sure what country you are in, but here in the UK Channel Four news had a report on it. It was very bizarre.
August 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm not sure what country you are in, but here in the UK Channel Four news had a report on it. It was very bizarre.
As a moderately competent watercolourist, I long for the days before photography, when my ability would have made me valued just for being able to show people what a place was like.
August 21, 2025 at 5:41 AM
As a moderately competent watercolourist, I long for the days before photography, when my ability would have made me valued just for being able to show people what a place was like.
I'm not sure how widespread this is, but my ex butcher told me he could no longer take apprentices because all local courses doing the theory had closed. (He is an ex butcher, because he couldn't find staff)
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I'm not sure how widespread this is, but my ex butcher told me he could no longer take apprentices because all local courses doing the theory had closed. (He is an ex butcher, because he couldn't find staff)
And, wisely, you haven't lit the candle. I remember a one-year-old reaching delightedly for the candle flame....
August 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And, wisely, you haven't lit the candle. I remember a one-year-old reaching delightedly for the candle flame....
Does he have that power?
August 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Does he have that power?
Good ones are spicy, with plenty of black pepper. My hot tip is to steam it, rather than boil it, since if the sheep's paunch bursts, you end up with haggis soup. Which is not good.
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Good ones are spicy, with plenty of black pepper. My hot tip is to steam it, rather than boil it, since if the sheep's paunch bursts, you end up with haggis soup. Which is not good.