Richard Wragg
@richdwragg.bsky.social
Work in a cathedral to nature. Archives, libraries, natural history, medieval medical manuscripts and morris dancing. Personal account, all views my own.
Poor Bertie isn’t feeling well, and so to the emergency vet. I was rather looking forward to a quiet evening; should have known better.
October 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Poor Bertie isn’t feeling well, and so to the emergency vet. I was rather looking forward to a quiet evening; should have known better.
Sat in a restaurant observing a table desperately waiting to pay. I don’t suppose anyone relevant is reading this but, if you are, it’s very simple: when someone asks for the bill, they want to leave. Every minute they wait is ruining an otherwise great experience.
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sat in a restaurant observing a table desperately waiting to pay. I don’t suppose anyone relevant is reading this but, if you are, it’s very simple: when someone asks for the bill, they want to leave. Every minute they wait is ruining an otherwise great experience.
Book, wine, and a Landmark Trust. There are worse ways to spend a Sunday.
July 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Book, wine, and a Landmark Trust. There are worse ways to spend a Sunday.
Love is… the amazing @tanyakirk.bsky.social has just booked for us to see the Tres Riches Heures in August. Not the best time to visit Paris, but there will never be a bad time to view such an amazing manuscript.
June 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Love is… the amazing @tanyakirk.bsky.social has just booked for us to see the Tres Riches Heures in August. Not the best time to visit Paris, but there will never be a bad time to view such an amazing manuscript.
A terrible picture but hankies can just about be seen. A wonderful day in Brighton seeing old friends and celebrating Brighton Morris’s Day of Dance.
May 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A terrible picture but hankies can just about be seen. A wonderful day in Brighton seeing old friends and celebrating Brighton Morris’s Day of Dance.
Somehow this room looked nicer when I couldn’t see the bricks in the walls. What a lovely weekend it’s been stripping wallpaper (and quite a bit of plaster)
May 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Somehow this room looked nicer when I couldn’t see the bricks in the walls. What a lovely weekend it’s been stripping wallpaper (and quite a bit of plaster)
Sorry to be the person who puts photos of what they’re eating on social media but I fear I was a bit harsh on Berlin earlier. The city’s restaurants have redeemed themselves.
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sorry to be the person who puts photos of what they’re eating on social media but I fear I was a bit harsh on Berlin earlier. The city’s restaurants have redeemed themselves.
Ah, the joy of being a lone diner… sometimes… sometimes sat in a lively room, feeling amongst company. Other times being sat in a soulless corridor on the way to the toilet, the chatter of the restaurant tantalisingly out of reach. Guess which I got tonight. Oh, and ants crawled out of my salad.
April 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ah, the joy of being a lone diner… sometimes… sometimes sat in a lively room, feeling amongst company. Other times being sat in a soulless corridor on the way to the toilet, the chatter of the restaurant tantalisingly out of reach. Guess which I got tonight. Oh, and ants crawled out of my salad.
Is anything more depressing than emptying recently loaded bookcases? (Nb I am aware that many things are more depressing but indulge me. I can’t wait for this house move to be over)
March 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is anything more depressing than emptying recently loaded bookcases? (Nb I am aware that many things are more depressing but indulge me. I can’t wait for this house move to be over)
When my alarm went off at 4.45 this morning I thought to myself: what I’d really like is to get home to is the warm glow of flashing lights as the road directly outside the house is dug up.
March 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
When my alarm went off at 4.45 this morning I thought to myself: what I’d really like is to get home to is the warm glow of flashing lights as the road directly outside the house is dug up.
Ten years ago @tanyakirk.bsky.social and I sat in this pub, at this table, and decided to buy a house. Tomorrow we leave for new adventures. It’s been a good run.
February 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ten years ago @tanyakirk.bsky.social and I sat in this pub, at this table, and decided to buy a house. Tomorrow we leave for new adventures. It’s been a good run.
An empty room to explore… (moving day on Monday)
February 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
An empty room to explore… (moving day on Monday)
Happy Christmas to one and all. Sound on to the hear the moment my father-in-law set fire to his arm.
December 25, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Happy Christmas to one and all. Sound on to the hear the moment my father-in-law set fire to his arm.
And then home, to rest (for which read ‘fall asleep on the sofa’. Happy Christmas one and all.
December 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
And then home, to rest (for which read ‘fall asleep on the sofa’. Happy Christmas one and all.
Can’t decide between a sweet and cheese? Have both. Just don’t forget a glass of madeira.
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Can’t decide between a sweet and cheese? Have both. Just don’t forget a glass of madeira.
Followed by kipper and potatoes (before and after) with a glass of stout.
December 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Followed by kipper and potatoes (before and after) with a glass of stout.
A crab meat on toast starter. A splash of Tabasco is essential.
December 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
A crab meat on toast starter. A splash of Tabasco is essential.
A small glass of something to begin.
December 20, 2024 at 1:53 PM
A small glass of something to begin.
And so the Christmas holiday begins. Me and the elf choosing from the menu at St John…
December 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
And so the Christmas holiday begins. Me and the elf choosing from the menu at St John…
There’s a Christmas tradition in my neighbourhood of decorating windows. Each street is given a particular day to reveal their designs in a sort of mass advent calendar. The ‘sold’ sign next to my attempt is a reminder that this is the last year I’ll get to take part.
December 3, 2024 at 5:04 PM
There’s a Christmas tradition in my neighbourhood of decorating windows. Each street is given a particular day to reveal their designs in a sort of mass advent calendar. The ‘sold’ sign next to my attempt is a reminder that this is the last year I’ll get to take part.
Today’s dance move…
November 8, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Today’s dance move…
There are influencers in the restaurant. Here’s a picture of my food. Do I get a free meal now, is that how it works? #modernlifeisrubbish
October 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM
There are influencers in the restaurant. Here’s a picture of my food. Do I get a free meal now, is that how it works? #modernlifeisrubbish
I’m done for the day, I’m done for the year. No more 5am alarms for a couple of weeks. But before I head for home, time for one last 2023 lunch in London at the best restaurant in town.
December 20, 2023 at 1:25 PM
I’m done for the day, I’m done for the year. No more 5am alarms for a couple of weeks. But before I head for home, time for one last 2023 lunch in London at the best restaurant in town.
Despite one of the doves looking like an overweight seagull sat on a branch, the Christmas window didn’t come out too badly this year.
December 9, 2023 at 9:36 PM
Despite one of the doves looking like an overweight seagull sat on a branch, the Christmas window didn’t come out too badly this year.
A Harvey’s beer crate can be put to many uses. In this case to move the Christmas tree out of the reach of Bertie. Functional rather than attractive decorations this year.
December 9, 2023 at 9:31 PM
A Harvey’s beer crate can be put to many uses. In this case to move the Christmas tree out of the reach of Bertie. Functional rather than attractive decorations this year.