David Grinyer
@malonegranger.bsky.social
Recovering librarian. Philosophy survivor. Never use a short word when a veritable cornucopia of egregiously auto-omphaloscopic sesquipedalianisms will do.
A follow back is NOT an invitation to climb into my DMs unbidden. Ask permission in public first!
A follow back is NOT an invitation to climb into my DMs unbidden. Ask permission in public first!
It was very posh school dinners, which was what I'd been led to expect, and no bad thing. Highly enjoyable!
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It was very posh school dinners, which was what I'd been led to expect, and no bad thing. Highly enjoyable!
It was all I could do not to kneel in an act of worship! She was everything you could hope for. So knowledgeable and passionate about words, especially Apricity. And with even more human warmth than when she's the other side of a TV screen. I 🥰 her!
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It was all I could do not to kneel in an act of worship! She was everything you could hope for. So knowledgeable and passionate about words, especially Apricity. And with even more human warmth than when she's the other side of a TV screen. I 🥰 her!
Good evening MJ
(from Istria)😁
(from Istria)😁
September 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good evening MJ
(from Istria)😁
(from Istria)😁
Stop press: as promised, she managed to make her world-beating granola before collapsing into a heap for 3 hours. Later, she managed a decent portion of my world-beating stir fry with cavolo nero. It's progress but I'll still be flying solo to the market tomorrow, as long as I'm still clean!
September 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Stop press: as promised, she managed to make her world-beating granola before collapsing into a heap for 3 hours. Later, she managed a decent portion of my world-beating stir fry with cavolo nero. It's progress but I'll still be flying solo to the market tomorrow, as long as I'm still clean!
Close but no cigar. The last sentence of this is "Reader, I married him", recalling the time when, having swooned into Mr Rochester's manly, tortured arms and plighted her troth, Jane accompanied him churchward to begin her life of connubial bliss in his kitchen.*
📚 🥂 💙
*Cynical, moi?
📚 🥂 💙
*Cynical, moi?
August 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Close but no cigar. The last sentence of this is "Reader, I married him", recalling the time when, having swooned into Mr Rochester's manly, tortured arms and plighted her troth, Jane accompanied him churchward to begin her life of connubial bliss in his kitchen.*
📚 🥂 💙
*Cynical, moi?
📚 🥂 💙
*Cynical, moi?
I really don't think attacks onA&E staff are funny. But I couldn't help smiling at this juxtaposition of headline and picture. I mean, fancy that pelican following her all the way to the park to vent its spleen!
August 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I really don't think attacks onA&E staff are funny. But I couldn't help smiling at this juxtaposition of headline and picture. I mean, fancy that pelican following her all the way to the park to vent its spleen!
The archaeological museum in Heraklion is a wonder. And it's only a few miles further to Knossos. They like to boast that those Minoans had better plumbing than the Romans, centuries earlier. They mention their achievements in silicone breast enhancement less often for some reason...
August 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The archaeological museum in Heraklion is a wonder. And it's only a few miles further to Knossos. They like to boast that those Minoans had better plumbing than the Romans, centuries earlier. They mention their achievements in silicone breast enhancement less often for some reason...
Ah, don't worry, I was hamming it up. Spent B'day Eve in a hotel that used to be a prison and a lovely B'day as the guest of M. Raymond Blanc
Below:
1. The"prison" carpet (in an actual cell!).
2. Its grim inspiration.
3 The happy celebrants!
Below:
1. The"prison" carpet (in an actual cell!).
2. Its grim inspiration.
3 The happy celebrants!
July 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ah, don't worry, I was hamming it up. Spent B'day Eve in a hotel that used to be a prison and a lovely B'day as the guest of M. Raymond Blanc
Below:
1. The"prison" carpet (in an actual cell!).
2. Its grim inspiration.
3 The happy celebrants!
Below:
1. The"prison" carpet (in an actual cell!).
2. Its grim inspiration.
3 The happy celebrants!
Here's a fun fact: we spent last night in prison! Or rather a hotel that used to be a prison. The rooms were literally cells. Note the day-counting carpet design! The pinkish one is how it would have looked back in the day. Yikes!
July 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Here's a fun fact: we spent last night in prison! Or rather a hotel that used to be a prison. The rooms were literally cells. Note the day-counting carpet design! The pinkish one is how it would have looked back in the day. Yikes!
Good morning Kitty 😊
Discovered yesterday that a good place to be when it's scorchio is up in the gods at No. 1 Court, Wimbledon. Shady, superb view of the Court and, above all, a constant cooling breeze!
Happy Thursday!
Discovered yesterday that a good place to be when it's scorchio is up in the gods at No. 1 Court, Wimbledon. Shady, superb view of the Court and, above all, a constant cooling breeze!
Happy Thursday!
July 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Good morning Kitty 😊
Discovered yesterday that a good place to be when it's scorchio is up in the gods at No. 1 Court, Wimbledon. Shady, superb view of the Court and, above all, a constant cooling breeze!
Happy Thursday!
Discovered yesterday that a good place to be when it's scorchio is up in the gods at No. 1 Court, Wimbledon. Shady, superb view of the Court and, above all, a constant cooling breeze!
Happy Thursday!
Fabulous!
Walked about a million miles a day and stayed at our usual hotel called Forum where they greet us with open arms. They're literally 50 yards from the ruins! Italy knows how to treat coeliacs, as partner is, so fab meals
And imagine breakfast here!😋
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Walked about a million miles a day and stayed at our usual hotel called Forum where they greet us with open arms. They're literally 50 yards from the ruins! Italy knows how to treat coeliacs, as partner is, so fab meals
And imagine breakfast here!😋
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fabulous!
Walked about a million miles a day and stayed at our usual hotel called Forum where they greet us with open arms. They're literally 50 yards from the ruins! Italy knows how to treat coeliacs, as partner is, so fab meals
And imagine breakfast here!😋
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Walked about a million miles a day and stayed at our usual hotel called Forum where they greet us with open arms. They're literally 50 yards from the ruins! Italy knows how to treat coeliacs, as partner is, so fab meals
And imagine breakfast here!😋
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Good morning Sukie 😊 ☕️
If your Latin isn't up to it (mine wasn't) this means MONEY WELCOME. You don't get the impression those mercantile Pompeiians would be natural Labour voters...
If your Latin isn't up to it (mine wasn't) this means MONEY WELCOME. You don't get the impression those mercantile Pompeiians would be natural Labour voters...
May 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Good morning Sukie 😊 ☕️
If your Latin isn't up to it (mine wasn't) this means MONEY WELCOME. You don't get the impression those mercantile Pompeiians would be natural Labour voters...
If your Latin isn't up to it (mine wasn't) this means MONEY WELCOME. You don't get the impression those mercantile Pompeiians would be natural Labour voters...
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Bye Pompeii for now 😢
Here's exquisite art from Villa Ariana where Pliny the Elder died of over-exertion from helping eruption survivors
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Bye Pompeii for now 😢
Here's exquisite art from Villa Ariana where Pliny the Elder died of over-exertion from helping eruption survivors
May 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Bye Pompeii for now 😢
Here's exquisite art from Villa Ariana where Pliny the Elder died of over-exertion from helping eruption survivors
@ktrev.bsky.social
@julhat.bsky.social
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Bye Pompeii for now 😢
Here's exquisite art from Villa Ariana where Pliny the Elder died of over-exertion from helping eruption survivors
Good morning Paulette 😊 ☕️ 🥐
Guess where I am!
Guess where I am!
May 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Good morning Paulette 😊 ☕️ 🥐
Guess where I am!
Guess where I am!
For ancient: a splendid snake fresco.
For modern: a fountain at the Museum gardens, Capo di Monte, Naples. If only they'd said the Museum was closed we'd have gone another day and seen some Michaelangelos! 😠
For modern: a fountain at the Museum gardens, Capo di Monte, Naples. If only they'd said the Museum was closed we'd have gone another day and seen some Michaelangelos! 😠
May 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For ancient: a splendid snake fresco.
For modern: a fountain at the Museum gardens, Capo di Monte, Naples. If only they'd said the Museum was closed we'd have gone another day and seen some Michaelangelos! 😠
For modern: a fountain at the Museum gardens, Capo di Monte, Naples. If only they'd said the Museum was closed we'd have gone another day and seen some Michaelangelos! 😠
1. Our ancient guide and soi-disant 79AD eruption survivor (plausibly, no?).
2. Two beautiful people accompanied by 2 living caryatids, one looking a bit cross.
3. Vesuvius at sunset!
More to follow in dribs and drabs.
2. Two beautiful people accompanied by 2 living caryatids, one looking a bit cross.
3. Vesuvius at sunset!
More to follow in dribs and drabs.
May 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
1. Our ancient guide and soi-disant 79AD eruption survivor (plausibly, no?).
2. Two beautiful people accompanied by 2 living caryatids, one looking a bit cross.
3. Vesuvius at sunset!
More to follow in dribs and drabs.
2. Two beautiful people accompanied by 2 living caryatids, one looking a bit cross.
3. Vesuvius at sunset!
More to follow in dribs and drabs.
You were too polite to mention that I promised a romantic reflection and didn't deliver. Here we are, reflected in the conservatory roof. She is poring over her phone and I over mine. So some irony is involved in the word "romantic". 🙄 🤣
May 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You were too polite to mention that I promised a romantic reflection and didn't deliver. Here we are, reflected in the conservatory roof. She is poring over her phone and I over mine. So some irony is involved in the word "romantic". 🙄 🤣
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@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Hello 👋
You lot expressed interest in my Pompeii adventures. Arrived yesterday. Here's:
Vesuvius behind a beautiful tree.
A couple of new excavations, unseen for 2k years
A romantic reflection we spotted at dinner!
@julhat.bsky.social
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Hello 👋
You lot expressed interest in my Pompeii adventures. Arrived yesterday. Here's:
Vesuvius behind a beautiful tree.
A couple of new excavations, unseen for 2k years
A romantic reflection we spotted at dinner!
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@ktrev.bsky.social
@julhat.bsky.social
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Hello 👋
You lot expressed interest in my Pompeii adventures. Arrived yesterday. Here's:
Vesuvius behind a beautiful tree.
A couple of new excavations, unseen for 2k years
A romantic reflection we spotted at dinner!
@julhat.bsky.social
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Hello 👋
You lot expressed interest in my Pompeii adventures. Arrived yesterday. Here's:
Vesuvius behind a beautiful tree.
A couple of new excavations, unseen for 2k years
A romantic reflection we spotted at dinner!
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Arepas al fresco as mentioned yesterday. With the Common looking very Déjeuner sur L'herbe, no?
Hope your day is going as pleasantly!
Arepas al fresco as mentioned yesterday. With the Common looking very Déjeuner sur L'herbe, no?
Hope your day is going as pleasantly!
April 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@sparklykitten.bsky.social
Arepas al fresco as mentioned yesterday. With the Common looking very Déjeuner sur L'herbe, no?
Hope your day is going as pleasantly!
Arepas al fresco as mentioned yesterday. With the Common looking very Déjeuner sur L'herbe, no?
Hope your day is going as pleasantly!
Good morning Your Majesty 😊 ☕ ☕ ☕ 👸 💚
You've mysteriously stopped appearing in my feed! I knew you had things on but eventually I looked you up and was delighted to see you looking absolutely in the pink!
Here's a guess-where-I-am featuring a compatriot of yours.
Happy Friday!
You've mysteriously stopped appearing in my feed! I knew you had things on but eventually I looked you up and was delighted to see you looking absolutely in the pink!
Here's a guess-where-I-am featuring a compatriot of yours.
Happy Friday!
April 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Good morning Your Majesty 😊 ☕ ☕ ☕ 👸 💚
You've mysteriously stopped appearing in my feed! I knew you had things on but eventually I looked you up and was delighted to see you looking absolutely in the pink!
Here's a guess-where-I-am featuring a compatriot of yours.
Happy Friday!
You've mysteriously stopped appearing in my feed! I knew you had things on but eventually I looked you up and was delighted to see you looking absolutely in the pink!
Here's a guess-where-I-am featuring a compatriot of yours.
Happy Friday!
Egyptian geese with their lings. On the common. Joy! 🥰
March 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Egyptian geese with their lings. On the common. Joy! 🥰
Lovely! And here's our thrill of the day!
March 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Lovely! And here's our thrill of the day!
After unwise ingestion during Downing Street away day in Wonderland, tiny chauffeur struggles to keep up with giant Cabinet minister.
March 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
After unwise ingestion during Downing Street away day in Wonderland, tiny chauffeur struggles to keep up with giant Cabinet minister.
No translation at the exhibition but I managed to find one on Google
February 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
No translation at the exhibition but I managed to find one on Google