Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola
@francescoppola.bsky.social
Woke lefty remoaner. Writes stuff on finance and economics at coppolacomment.substack.com. Wrote a book on QE, currently writing a book on banking. Sings a bit. Autistic.
Rochester Cathedral towering above the car wash. Taken from Rochester Station.
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rochester Cathedral towering above the car wash. Taken from Rochester Station.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a British composer and conductor. His most famous work is "The Song of Hiawatha", a setting of poems by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He named his son Hiawatha. 1/
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a British composer and conductor. His most famous work is "The Song of Hiawatha", a setting of poems by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He named his son Hiawatha. 1/
Skye says it is breakfast time.
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Skye says it is breakfast time.
Skye likes the sunshine.
September 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Skye likes the sunshine.
2 kg of gooseberries from my garden have become eight jars of jam.
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
2 kg of gooseberries from my garden have become eight jars of jam.
Woolly mullein flowers and Blush Noisette roses, and in the distance, the bright yellow spikes of dark mullein. The view from my deck as I sit drinking coffee.
June 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Woolly mullein flowers and Blush Noisette roses, and in the distance, the bright yellow spikes of dark mullein. The view from my deck as I sit drinking coffee.
Woolly mullein flowers. Spot the approaching bee.
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Woolly mullein flowers. Spot the approaching bee.
Scribble died peacefully at 4.35 this afternoon. I held her and stroked her as she passed away.
Sleep well, gentlest and most loving of cats. 🌈 ❤️
Sleep well, gentlest and most loving of cats. 🌈 ❤️
June 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Scribble died peacefully at 4.35 this afternoon. I held her and stroked her as she passed away.
Sleep well, gentlest and most loving of cats. 🌈 ❤️
Sleep well, gentlest and most loving of cats. 🌈 ❤️
Scribble enjoying the sunshine this morning.
June 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Scribble enjoying the sunshine this morning.
Today I took roses from my garden to the graves of my dear ones. Pink roses for Alan, orange for my parents.
There are lovely wild flowers growing on my parents' grave. And where we scattered Alan's ashes, there are daisies.
There are lovely wild flowers growing on my parents' grave. And where we scattered Alan's ashes, there are daisies.
May 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today I took roses from my garden to the graves of my dear ones. Pink roses for Alan, orange for my parents.
There are lovely wild flowers growing on my parents' grave. And where we scattered Alan's ashes, there are daisies.
There are lovely wild flowers growing on my parents' grave. And where we scattered Alan's ashes, there are daisies.
"Fussing is all very well, but what I really want is breakfast."
April 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
"Fussing is all very well, but what I really want is breakfast."
"When are you getting up? I want breakfast"
March 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"When are you getting up? I want breakfast"
"When are you getting off that computer? I want to play"
March 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
"When are you getting off that computer? I want to play"
In its latest post, the Academy of Ideas conflates neurodiversity with mental health. As an autistic person, I strongly object to this. Neurodiverse people may or may not have mental health problems, but neurodiversity itself is not a mental health issue.
February 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
In its latest post, the Academy of Ideas conflates neurodiversity with mental health. As an autistic person, I strongly object to this. Neurodiverse people may or may not have mental health problems, but neurodiversity itself is not a mental health issue.
Double trouble.
January 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Double trouble.
Winter wonderland.
January 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Winter wonderland.
Indeed, my kids were born in a hospital which was formerly a workhouse. And the infirmary wing of my local workhouse is now a health centre and pharmacy.
December 24, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Indeed, my kids were born in a hospital which was formerly a workhouse. And the infirmary wing of my local workhouse is now a health centre and pharmacy.
Skye's new place.
December 16, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Skye's new place.
O come, O come Emmanuel,
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear hath gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear hath gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.
December 1, 2024 at 2:07 PM
O come, O come Emmanuel,
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear hath gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.
Redeem thy captive Israel,
That into exile drear hath gone
Far from the face of God's dear Son.
She's settling in.
November 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
She's settling in.
She did come out to get some food, though.
November 15, 2024 at 8:33 AM
She did come out to get some food, though.
Pest of a cat.
November 5, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Pest of a cat.
Scribble is enjoying the sunshine.
October 24, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Scribble is enjoying the sunshine.
I've laid the flowers in our garden near the pond.
October 17, 2024 at 1:20 PM
I've laid the flowers in our garden near the pond.
The house is empty without you. Even the spiders have gone into hiding. The cat stands by your chair and cries.
But spring will come, with flowers, and spiders, and bees. And you, for you are one with nature.
Sleep well, my darling.
But spring will come, with flowers, and spiders, and bees. And you, for you are one with nature.
Sleep well, my darling.
October 15, 2024 at 9:09 AM
The house is empty without you. Even the spiders have gone into hiding. The cat stands by your chair and cries.
But spring will come, with flowers, and spiders, and bees. And you, for you are one with nature.
Sleep well, my darling.
But spring will come, with flowers, and spiders, and bees. And you, for you are one with nature.
Sleep well, my darling.