Phil Smythe
@psmythe.bsky.social
Technical, political, gastronomic, linguistic, historical and Scottish curiosities;fluffy creatures with big eyes. Mefite.
I made this one from pages in Uncle Mac’s Ladybird A B C book: much loved by myself and siblings.
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I made this one from pages in Uncle Mac’s Ladybird A B C book: much loved by myself and siblings.
Nice picture! And certainly better than this…
August 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Nice picture! And certainly better than this…
And to verify location:
July 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
And to verify location:
If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Track, Doctor Who or Transformers
July 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
If you see this, quote post with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Track, Doctor Who or Transformers
Mechanism to delay a democratically driven car:
May 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Mechanism to delay a democratically driven car:
The “guarantee of satisfaction” is another vanished concept: wrap your half eaten bar up with a letter explaining why it was flawed. Then post it to us where we will read your letter and post you back a new bar.
May 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
The “guarantee of satisfaction” is another vanished concept: wrap your half eaten bar up with a letter explaining why it was flawed. Then post it to us where we will read your letter and post you back a new bar.
Something …bad… happened to those Bisto Kids
April 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Something …bad… happened to those Bisto Kids
Great picture - and very much on my list of places to visit. I found this slide of my Mum there some time in the early 60s. Captures some of the same feeling you wrote about.
March 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Great picture - and very much on my list of places to visit. I found this slide of my Mum there some time in the early 60s. Captures some of the same feeling you wrote about.
Alternative outcome...
January 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Alternative outcome...
Sunset approaching Las Canteras #laspalmas #islascanarias
January 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sunset approaching Las Canteras #laspalmas #islascanarias
These guys. Le Poema del Mar, Las Palmas.
January 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
These guys. Le Poema del Mar, Las Palmas.
Forecast looks breezy.
January 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Forecast looks breezy.
Oddly, back in early 90s when email was novel enough to cut through, corporate communications was done with one of these.
November 23, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Oddly, back in early 90s when email was novel enough to cut through, corporate communications was done with one of these.
@rosiemuncer.bsky.social The most comfortable seats are occupied.
November 21, 2024 at 11:59 AM
@rosiemuncer.bsky.social The most comfortable seats are occupied.