Matthew
@persilot.bsky.social
I'm a gluttonous amateur cook with a love for amateur-dramatics at the People's Theatre, Newcastle. Also a keen traveller and bad joke composer. Here for convivial conversation and positivity. He/him
Picture of a mute swan I took last week.
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Picture of a mute swan I took last week.
What's Christmas without a Panetonne?
December 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
What's Christmas without a Panetonne?
Starting to feel like this jukebox as I get older.
December 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Starting to feel like this jukebox as I get older.
Finally getting into baking properly. Bought a kitchen aid and made some crusty bread. Absolutely delicious and the house smelled lush.
December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Finally getting into baking properly. Bought a kitchen aid and made some crusty bread. Absolutely delicious and the house smelled lush.
Unfortunately I was unaffected by the propaganda...
Friday night drinks it is.
Friday night drinks it is.
September 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Unfortunately I was unaffected by the propaganda...
Friday night drinks it is.
Friday night drinks it is.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,117,468!
Exactly how I like it. Earlyish but not TOO early.
Exactly how I like it. Earlyish but not TOO early.
September 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,117,468!
Exactly how I like it. Earlyish but not TOO early.
Exactly how I like it. Earlyish but not TOO early.
Lovely afternoon at Rufford Old Hall in Lancashire. Still has the original Tudor Hall where allegedly Shakespeare once performed something...
August 17, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Lovely afternoon at Rufford Old Hall in Lancashire. Still has the original Tudor Hall where allegedly Shakespeare once performed something...
Shiny new Metro being tested at Four Lane Ends. Can't wait till they finally get this thing into operation!
August 15, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Shiny new Metro being tested at Four Lane Ends. Can't wait till they finally get this thing into operation!
European Garden Spider building a web in our garden. Proper amazing to watch it weave...
Content warning. Don't look if you don't like spiders!
Content warning. Don't look if you don't like spiders!
August 12, 2024 at 4:26 PM
European Garden Spider building a web in our garden. Proper amazing to watch it weave...
Content warning. Don't look if you don't like spiders!
Content warning. Don't look if you don't like spiders!
Not been to Tynemouth market for years. Absolutely banging here today & it's lovely and sunny too. Great pint at Platform 2 also.
August 11, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Not been to Tynemouth market for years. Absolutely banging here today & it's lovely and sunny too. Great pint at Platform 2 also.
Lovely day out at Cheeseburn, Northumberland. Interesting place to visit, but not always open so you have to pre-book if you want to go. Local artists have their work exhibited there.
August 10, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Lovely day out at Cheeseburn, Northumberland. Interesting place to visit, but not always open so you have to pre-book if you want to go. Local artists have their work exhibited there.
Every day is basically a cat day - but seeing as the internet claims today is internationally cat day - here's my cat Ebony in blatant disregard of GDPR as I haven't asked her catsent to post this pic of her.
August 8, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Every day is basically a cat day - but seeing as the internet claims today is internationally cat day - here's my cat Ebony in blatant disregard of GDPR as I haven't asked her catsent to post this pic of her.
A quick trip to Durham Cathedral today; the Peace Doves by Peter Walker are particularly spectacular and it's also nice to reflect on some human positivity given the events of the last week...
August 8, 2024 at 5:51 PM
A quick trip to Durham Cathedral today; the Peace Doves by Peter Walker are particularly spectacular and it's also nice to reflect on some human positivity given the events of the last week...