Mark Northfield
@marknorthfield.com
Pianist, composer, retropop/classical masher-upper, with occasional satire. One third of piano trio Cherry Mint Koala.
On Spotify, AppleMusic, YouTube etc.
Also Insta @cherrymintkoala
Fond of cycling, good beer, my man, our cat.
On Spotify, AppleMusic, YouTube etc.
Also Insta @cherrymintkoala
Fond of cycling, good beer, my man, our cat.
Curious how the number of Ref seat gains (677) almost exactly match the Con losses (676).
Meanwhile, LibDem & Green combined gains (208) almost exactly match Lab & Ind combined losses (206).
I mean, I know it's not that simple, but the neatness is striking.
Meanwhile, LibDem & Green combined gains (208) almost exactly match Lab & Ind combined losses (206).
I mean, I know it's not that simple, but the neatness is striking.
May 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Curious how the number of Ref seat gains (677) almost exactly match the Con losses (676).
Meanwhile, LibDem & Green combined gains (208) almost exactly match Lab & Ind combined losses (206).
I mean, I know it's not that simple, but the neatness is striking.
Meanwhile, LibDem & Green combined gains (208) almost exactly match Lab & Ind combined losses (206).
I mean, I know it's not that simple, but the neatness is striking.
Let's forget about all the apocalyptic angst for a while and have a lovely coffee, I said.
April 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Let's forget about all the apocalyptic angst for a while and have a lovely coffee, I said.
A little post-work cycle down to the largest of the local lakes at Dinton Pastures. Very therapeutic to focus on this peaceful beauty for a while, watch birds come and go, catch some breath and time. The beer we took along was also pretty damn fine. 🙂 #spring
March 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A little post-work cycle down to the largest of the local lakes at Dinton Pastures. Very therapeutic to focus on this peaceful beauty for a while, watch birds come and go, catch some breath and time. The beer we took along was also pretty damn fine. 🙂 #spring
Annual ritual: make small batch of marmalade (with sneaky addition of several bergamot lemons) then let sit for several weeks on kitchen table while thinking up suitable music-related label. Finally sorted for 2025! #marmalade
March 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Annual ritual: make small batch of marmalade (with sneaky addition of several bergamot lemons) then let sit for several weeks on kitchen table while thinking up suitable music-related label. Finally sorted for 2025! #marmalade
Nail on the head here from today's @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Incidentally, the vile Russian dictator is looking more like a waxwork than ever before. Maybe this is his double. Or maybe he's insisted on being touched up...
Incidentally, the vile Russian dictator is looking more like a waxwork than ever before. Maybe this is his double. Or maybe he's insisted on being touched up...
March 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nail on the head here from today's @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Incidentally, the vile Russian dictator is looking more like a waxwork than ever before. Maybe this is his double. Or maybe he's insisted on being touched up...
Incidentally, the vile Russian dictator is looking more like a waxwork than ever before. Maybe this is his double. Or maybe he's insisted on being touched up...
Ever get the feeling you're being judged for your healthy breakfast choices?
#caturday #catsofbluesky
#caturday #catsofbluesky
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ever get the feeling you're being judged for your healthy breakfast choices?
#caturday #catsofbluesky
#caturday #catsofbluesky
Where there's a will, there's a way.
March 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Where there's a will, there's a way.
When life gives you too much orange angst, get squeezing... Annual marmalade therapy in progress!
Regular recipe requires two lemons, but I always get hold of bergamot lemons and add three of those instead. Lovely little earl grey-ish twist. 🙂
Regular recipe requires two lemons, but I always get hold of bergamot lemons and add three of those instead. Lovely little earl grey-ish twist. 🙂
March 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When life gives you too much orange angst, get squeezing... Annual marmalade therapy in progress!
Regular recipe requires two lemons, but I always get hold of bergamot lemons and add three of those instead. Lovely little earl grey-ish twist. 🙂
Regular recipe requires two lemons, but I always get hold of bergamot lemons and add three of those instead. Lovely little earl grey-ish twist. 🙂
Europe will not betray you.
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Europe will not betray you.
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
Iron Blue Bubblegum Brew!
#VaultCity
#VaultCity
February 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Iron Blue Bubblegum Brew!
#VaultCity
#VaultCity
Random Monday thought after regular jaunt to Farringdon... Hammersmith & City really is quite a cumbersome and dull name while the Circle is now more than a simple loop. In the spirit of rebranding, how about renaming them as the Roobarb & Custard lines? 🙂 @transportforlondon.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Random Monday thought after regular jaunt to Farringdon... Hammersmith & City really is quite a cumbersome and dull name while the Circle is now more than a simple loop. In the spirit of rebranding, how about renaming them as the Roobarb & Custard lines? 🙂 @transportforlondon.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 10:05 AM
'A really significant element in ascribing beauty to a thing lies not within itself, but in the quality of our attention to it.'
From 'Crow Country' by Mark Cocker. Current morning commute therapy book to stop me thinking abt bad/sad things for 40mins. Highly recommended.
#naturewriting #birds
From 'Crow Country' by Mark Cocker. Current morning commute therapy book to stop me thinking abt bad/sad things for 40mins. Highly recommended.
#naturewriting #birds
November 21, 2024 at 7:54 AM
'A really significant element in ascribing beauty to a thing lies not within itself, but in the quality of our attention to it.'
From 'Crow Country' by Mark Cocker. Current morning commute therapy book to stop me thinking abt bad/sad things for 40mins. Highly recommended.
#naturewriting #birds
From 'Crow Country' by Mark Cocker. Current morning commute therapy book to stop me thinking abt bad/sad things for 40mins. Highly recommended.
#naturewriting #birds
This morning's commute not going very well. Wishing I was back on the sofa with the cat cushion.
November 19, 2024 at 8:56 AM
This morning's commute not going very well. Wishing I was back on the sofa with the cat cushion.
Thanks for another thought-provoking listen, tho tbh am currently still processing Naomi's teenage taboo fantasy revelation! Reminded me of this classic of the 'white fit Jesus' genre from Steve Goldman's touring Worst Record Covers exhibition.
October 24, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Thanks for another thought-provoking listen, tho tbh am currently still processing Naomi's teenage taboo fantasy revelation! Reminded me of this classic of the 'white fit Jesus' genre from Steve Goldman's touring Worst Record Covers exhibition.
The soft fading summer warmth
Fur so inviting
Do you value your fingers?
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #playtime #haiku
Fur so inviting
Do you value your fingers?
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #playtime #haiku
September 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
The soft fading summer warmth
Fur so inviting
Do you value your fingers?
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #playtime #haiku
Fur so inviting
Do you value your fingers?
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #playtime #haiku
Sunday #cat contemplation in the garden with our Brian. See his tail in action with my latest Cherry Mint Koala tune/video - 🎧 link below - which neatly demonstrates some uncanny feline musicality... 😼
'The Twitch in the Tail'
youtu.be/6FFrYwzm3K4
'The Twitch in the Tail'
youtu.be/6FFrYwzm3K4
September 15, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Sunday #cat contemplation in the garden with our Brian. See his tail in action with my latest Cherry Mint Koala tune/video - 🎧 link below - which neatly demonstrates some uncanny feline musicality... 😼
'The Twitch in the Tail'
youtu.be/6FFrYwzm3K4
'The Twitch in the Tail'
youtu.be/6FFrYwzm3K4
Appreciating the headline ambiguity.
August 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Appreciating the headline ambiguity.
Very much enjoying the informative and beautifully concise 'Why Beethoven' by Norman Lebrecht. The unravelling of the 'Für Elise' mystery was certainly an eye-opener, even if we may never know whether the wrong name given to the piece was deliberate or accidental.
August 26, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Very much enjoying the informative and beautifully concise 'Why Beethoven' by Norman Lebrecht. The unravelling of the 'Für Elise' mystery was certainly an eye-opener, even if we may never know whether the wrong name given to the piece was deliberate or accidental.
August 23, 2024 at 9:13 PM
That myth about trolls under bridges? The M4 would like a word.
August 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM
That myth about trolls under bridges? The M4 would like a word.
Enjoyed revisiting the National Portrait Gallery and browsing thru the portrait award 2024. So many fantastic works. This one - Stereo (diptych) by Peter Davis - struck a chord for me. The same subject (Fahima) is on both sides. It's subtly challenging the viewer: do we see her differently?
August 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Enjoyed revisiting the National Portrait Gallery and browsing thru the portrait award 2024. So many fantastic works. This one - Stereo (diptych) by Peter Davis - struck a chord for me. The same subject (Fahima) is on both sides. It's subtly challenging the viewer: do we see her differently?
