Simon Ferrigno
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Dad Writer Editor Researcher Sustainability (esp cotton) Some history Long 'sanity' project "The Charge of the Lightweight Brigade", a satire on the idiots of Brexit ('C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre: c'est de la folie') Rejoiner Liberal
Proud dad. First secondary school report (daughter top line, year group average below). Best subjects so far, French and Geography, but on target for all subjects. Her favourite probably, tech, which is very hands on building stuff.
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Proud dad. First secondary school report (daughter top line, year group average below). Best subjects so far, French and Geography, but on target for all subjects. Her favourite probably, tech, which is very hands on building stuff.
Local England flags are gone from lampposts, and it feels like oppression lifting. We put up some xmas lights (EU flag has been there since 2016)
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Local England flags are gone from lampposts, and it feels like oppression lifting. We put up some xmas lights (EU flag has been there since 2016)
He it is earlier this following me around
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
He it is earlier this following me around
The empress will see you now
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The empress will see you now
She does also paint flowers, not just take stands... but a warrior too
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
She does also paint flowers, not just take stands... but a warrior too
Morning all. My daughter and I recently added some blackboard paint on the inside of her bedroom door. Love this quote she has chalked up
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Morning all. My daughter and I recently added some blackboard paint on the inside of her bedroom door. Love this quote she has chalked up
For my 60th in April I went up to Arbor Low to ask the ancestors WTAF...no answer, but it was a nice day/walk. Picked up some books at nearby bookshop. Anyway, Reform and Trump and Putin are the enemy
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM
For my 60th in April I went up to Arbor Low to ask the ancestors WTAF...no answer, but it was a nice day/walk. Picked up some books at nearby bookshop. Anyway, Reform and Trump and Putin are the enemy
Morning. Il pleut. Storm someone or other. Might top up the reservoirs. Hoping there will be no flood damage. We live on a hill, though the drainage on the road has been blocked for the past decade, so ...
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Morning. Il pleut. Storm someone or other. Might top up the reservoirs. Hoping there will be no flood damage. We live on a hill, though the drainage on the road has been blocked for the past decade, so ...
We've worked hard with my daughter to create habitat for them, and water sources. Here's one by one of our mini-ponds during the heatwave. She'd spend the day there, staying cool and drinking, in the shade
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We've worked hard with my daughter to create habitat for them, and water sources. Here's one by one of our mini-ponds during the heatwave. She'd spend the day there, staying cool and drinking, in the shade
Morning. I suppose we do have to start taking these guys down... though the state of the world seems to call for permanent Halloween decorations...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Morning. I suppose we do have to start taking these guys down... though the state of the world seems to call for permanent Halloween decorations...
Reviewing the new Derby planning proposals, not sure you can still call racecourse park a 'green wedge' given so much of it is now soccer pitches, many of them not grass. Certainly not accessible to non soccer playing people
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Reviewing the new Derby planning proposals, not sure you can still call racecourse park a 'green wedge' given so much of it is now soccer pitches, many of them not grass. Certainly not accessible to non soccer playing people
Of course he did. Fart rump jr never misses an opportunity to talk Britain down www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... Anyway, 760 million quid is about £11 per person in Britain. I'd pitch in to pay it if the govt would reply with one well raised finger to Trump's threats
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Of course he did. Fart rump jr never misses an opportunity to talk Britain down www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... Anyway, 760 million quid is about £11 per person in Britain. I'd pitch in to pay it if the govt would reply with one well raised finger to Trump's threats
This is not the sell Academia thinks it is
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is not the sell Academia thinks it is
And here is a screenshot from the propublica filing projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o... I had to search under consensus rather than Copenhagen
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
And here is a screenshot from the propublica filing projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o... I had to search under consensus rather than Copenhagen
There is this on a Copenhagen Consensus report
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
There is this on a Copenhagen Consensus report
Morning all. Very open to recipe suggestions for filling these Vietnamese rice paper circles we found in of Derby's Asian stores
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Morning all. Very open to recipe suggestions for filling these Vietnamese rice paper circles we found in of Derby's Asian stores
Daughter brought this sign after some difficulties with her mother over choice of music... and we have more butter beans. Bonne journee a tous
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Daughter brought this sign after some difficulties with her mother over choice of music... and we have more butter beans. Bonne journee a tous
Well, we found the beginning of the rainbow (Bakewell, Derbyshire), and some nice Autumn colours. Have a good Sunday!
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Well, we found the beginning of the rainbow (Bakewell, Derbyshire), and some nice Autumn colours. Have a good Sunday!
It's nice to see that the information racks at Reform UK led County Hall in Matlock, Derbyshire contain some decent information
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It's nice to see that the information racks at Reform UK led County Hall in Matlock, Derbyshire contain some decent information
This could be an entertaining read
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This could be an entertaining read
Fear not if you have no expensive vermicompost kit, for in time the verms shall cometh unto you. You can also get worms from tackle shops, I believe.
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fear not if you have no expensive vermicompost kit, for in time the verms shall cometh unto you. You can also get worms from tackle shops, I believe.
Breakfast (with coffee, of course). Morning. ☕
October 24, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Breakfast (with coffee, of course). Morning. ☕
Morning. More of the formerly green tomatoes are ready to go in tonight's soup (alongside potatoes, sweet red peppers, and probs beans). Garden still giving. Might even make crumble with the apples, or perhaps tarte tatin?
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Morning. More of the formerly green tomatoes are ready to go in tonight's soup (alongside potatoes, sweet red peppers, and probs beans). Garden still giving. Might even make crumble with the apples, or perhaps tarte tatin?
The perennial sunflowers are glorious. The ate apples crisp and tart. A few other flowers are still out, as the garden settles into Autumn. Good morning. Daughter training for indoor cricket season tonight.
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The perennial sunflowers are glorious. The ate apples crisp and tart. A few other flowers are still out, as the garden settles into Autumn. Good morning. Daughter training for indoor cricket season tonight.