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Charlie P
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Live in west London. I like sailing (but have never sailed), books (but barely read any) and movies (but never get a chance to watch any).

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@rory-stewart.bsky.social according to the summary on World of Books, you've got a lot in common with Marcus from About a Boy.
The book summary of Rory Stewart's the Marches from world of books stating that "This reflective travelogue chronicles a journey through the borderlands between England and Scotland, perfect for readers who enjoy the introspective nature writing of Robert Macfarlane and the poignant father-son dynamics explored in "About a Boy" by Nick Hornby."
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Tomytronic 3D
September 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Usain Bolt’s typical day
Here in Tokyo, where he has been doing some promotional work for World Athletics, the Jamaican described his typical day. “Well, normally, I wake up just in time to see the kids off to school,” the father of three said. “And then depending on what I have to do, or if I have nothing to do, I just chill out. “I might work out, if I’m in a good mood, or I just watch some series and chill until the kids come home. I spend some time with them, hang out, until they start annoying me, then I leave. And then afterwards, I just stay at home and watch movies. Or I’m into Lego now, so I do Lego.”
September 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Bold title for an autobiography
Cover of the autobiography of Mick Fitzgerald titled better than sex
September 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Something to think about following yesterday’s display of moral debility #trump #putin
But of all the thousands of epitaphs on the Battle of Verdun, the one that sticks most poignantly in my mind is that written over 40 years ago (in The Taxis of the Marne) by a Frenchman, Jean Dutourd, deploring the moral debility of his countrymen in 1940: "War is less costly than servitude," he wrote, "The choice is always between Verdun and Dachau."
August 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Ah Brighton
Clip from Google Maps apparently showing Brighton but actually showing Bath
July 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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The ruins of Ankerwyke priory
The remains of Ankerwyke priory The runaway nun Women were sometimes imprisoned in in honorees. In 1197 a nun described as a, the daughter of William Clement ran away from ankerwycke claiming that her family had put her in Ankerwyke to get her share of her father's inheritance. Her family wrote to Pope Celestine III to challenge her claim and he ruled that she should return to ankerwyck
June 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The Ankerwyke yew
Photo of the ankerwycke yew The tree council in celebration of the golden jubilee of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has designated the Ankerwyke yewone of 50 Great British trees in recognition of its place in the national heritage June 2002
June 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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At the very least she needs to be convicted of producing what sounds like a very poor quality Beef Wellington.
Under questioning from her lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, on Wednesday, Patterson said she made multiple changes to a RecipeTin Eats recipe she was using to prepare the beef wellington. It was a dish she had never made, but she wanted to try something special for her guests, she said. The changes were mostly due to her not being able to source a larger “log” of steak, as specified in the recipe, and having to instead buy individual steaks. This meant she needed more mushrooms for a duxelles, and more pastry, Patterson said. She said that on the morning of the lunch she started reducing the mushrooms, as she needed to remove almost all water from them to stop the pastry in the dish from becoming soggy. But after cooking them for about 45 minutes, she tasted the mixture and found it bland.
June 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Flow
Photo of power lines and a pylon reflected in a river
May 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Bully
Arcade machine with a figurine of bully from bullseye
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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'Allo 'allo!
Cover of just sheringham magazine with three headline "Listen very carefully" and a photo of two actors from a stage performance of the TV show. Allo allo!
May 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This story has been run every few years for the last 500 years. And will probably be run every few years for the next 500 years as well.
News headline titled "Has the mystery of the Princes in the Tower finally been solved?" with a picture of Henry VII and a picture of the two princes.
May 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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From an age when people treasured casseroles
Cover of the new casserole treasury by lousene Rousseau brunner
May 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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It's either a press conference from the Vatican or a scene from a new Star Wars film.
Scene from the Vatican with a Swiss guard in a marble room
May 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Front cover of Evergreen magazine Spring 1986 showing the women in pink dresses
May 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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What language is Skandinavisk?
The language drop down on a Icelandic website showing Skandinavisk, Islenska and English as the language choices
May 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Writ in Water artwork at Runnymede
May 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Trump needs to send a mason down to the John F Kennedy memorial at Runnymede to tag on the end "and the acquisition of minerals".
The John F Kennedy memorial at Runnymede inscribed with "This acre of English ground was given to the United States of America by the people of Britain in memory of John F. Kennedy, born 29 May 1917, President of the United States, 1961-63, died by an assassin's hand, 22 November 1963. Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, or oppose any foe in order to assure the survival and success of liberty."
April 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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@americanbar.org I've just been to Runnymede and I warn you that this loose step leading up to your Magna Carta memorial is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
A step leading up to the Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede.
April 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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@transportforlondon.bsky.social why is it that you're allowed to park cars on the pavement at Acton Main line station but not Lime bikes?
Acton Main line station with two cars parked on the pavement
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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"Dredge!"
Egyptian style tomb in Kendal Green cemetery with the name Dredge above the door
March 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Very strange seeing Robert De Niro coming up in UK construction news
Screenshot of the Construction Enquirer daily newsletter with a headline saying "Robert De Niro's Nobu backs Manchester super tower
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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I love spotting Egyptian revival (or even Egyptian re-revival) out and about in London.
Egyptian style column from the Sainsbury wing of the national gallery in London
March 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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I highly recommend the Merlin app off you don't have it. Was out on a run the other day and heard some beautiful birdsong and it immediately told me what it was
Result page from the Merlin app showing a song thrush
March 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM