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I've set up my home office in a different room and Bear the cat, usually a standoffish, companion, has seen fit to join me.
March 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I've set up my home office in a different room and Bear the cat, usually a standoffish, companion, has seen fit to join me.
Are you doing 80s themed merchandise @herring1967.bsky.social ? Seen in a Clacton charity shop.
March 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Are you doing 80s themed merchandise @herring1967.bsky.social ? Seen in a Clacton charity shop.
The lampshade by the window is giving me an evil grin.
March 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The lampshade by the window is giving me an evil grin.
Some early-spring afternoon light drama on a walk after work
February 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Some early-spring afternoon light drama on a walk after work
Excuse me, Facebook, but Who Who?
February 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Excuse me, Facebook, but Who Who?
Relating hard to this today.
February 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Relating hard to this today.
The more down to earth Essex squirrels have to make do with custard creams.
February 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The more down to earth Essex squirrels have to make do with custard creams.
Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?
February 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally?
We went to one of the recordings a couple of weeks back, and he was in terrific form.
February 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We went to one of the recordings a couple of weeks back, and he was in terrific form.
We saw a play at the Lyceum last year and I stayed behind just to take some photos of the ceiling.
February 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We saw a play at the Lyceum last year and I stayed behind just to take some photos of the ceiling.
No subs at the weekend @theguardian.com ? It appears multiple times in the text too.
February 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No subs at the weekend @theguardian.com ? It appears multiple times in the text too.
I'm sitting in a pub reading this in a book, a book I only picked up on the way from a free library because I realised I had left the house with nothing to read.
February 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm sitting in a pub reading this in a book, a book I only picked up on the way from a free library because I realised I had left the house with nothing to read.
I’m saddened to learn of the death of Geoff Nicholson earlier this month. His books have been favourites of mine since the 1990s, and when I had to cull my library for a recent house move there was no question that my Nicholson books, pictured here, would be among them.
January 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I’m saddened to learn of the death of Geoff Nicholson earlier this month. His books have been favourites of mine since the 1990s, and when I had to cull my library for a recent house move there was no question that my Nicholson books, pictured here, would be among them.
This must run it a close second. The review has been deleted now, after being up for years, but luckily I had taken a screen grab.
January 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This must run it a close second. The review has been deleted now, after being up for years, but luckily I had taken a screen grab.
The What 3 Words locations on the lifebelts in Walton-on-the-Naze are a little on the nose.
January 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The What 3 Words locations on the lifebelts in Walton-on-the-Naze are a little on the nose.
No, it’s still there. This is from Google Maps.
January 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
No, it’s still there. This is from Google Maps.
The gems of Manchester Art Gallery are the paintings of Adolphe Vallete (Lowry's tutor, and to my eyes greatly his superior). The grimy glass of the gallery and dismal weather give the impression that Manchester has changed less than he might have thought.
January 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The gems of Manchester Art Gallery are the paintings of Adolphe Vallete (Lowry's tutor, and to my eyes greatly his superior). The grimy glass of the gallery and dismal weather give the impression that Manchester has changed less than he might have thought.
An astonishing achievement by Luke Littler, though the fact that he is 17 and Van Gerwen 35 suggests that darts takes its toll on players however young.
January 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
An astonishing achievement by Luke Littler, though the fact that he is 17 and Van Gerwen 35 suggests that darts takes its toll on players however young.
Good luck trying to visit Ripon by train, son.
December 31, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Good luck trying to visit Ripon by train, son.
Fun parties at the local nursery I see.
December 28, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Fun parties at the local nursery I see.
To quote Harry Hill, 'At this time of year it's traditional to think of those spending Christmas alone. I don't. I think of those who aren't spending Christmas alone, but who wish they were.'
December 24, 2024 at 11:22 AM
To quote Harry Hill, 'At this time of year it's traditional to think of those spending Christmas alone. I don't. I think of those who aren't spending Christmas alone, but who wish they were.'
BlueSky juxtaposition of the day.
December 22, 2024 at 10:31 PM
BlueSky juxtaposition of the day.
A tip for a quiet drink if the West End is absolutely nuts with Christmas shoppers. The reconstructed Colony Room on Heddon Street was deserted yesterday afternoon when everywhere else was rammed. We were the only punters all the time we were in there. Decent wine at £6 a glass too.
December 22, 2024 at 12:03 PM
A tip for a quiet drink if the West End is absolutely nuts with Christmas shoppers. The reconstructed Colony Room on Heddon Street was deserted yesterday afternoon when everywhere else was rammed. We were the only punters all the time we were in there. Decent wine at £6 a glass too.
I solved a few clues in yesterday’s Guardian Prize crossword but had no idea how to start filling the grid, and now today’s Azed looks like this. I don’t even understand the instructions.
December 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
I solved a few clues in yesterday’s Guardian Prize crossword but had no idea how to start filling the grid, and now today’s Azed looks like this. I don’t even understand the instructions.