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Sally
@sallymaria.bsky.social
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How do you want to remember this?

Tolkien fan, Home Fry and Longest Johns fan, steam trains, history lover, Linux Mint user since 2009, everything else is subject to change without notice.

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Is it cheating if I have go back half a dozen pictures to find just one person? 😆 The Longest Johns music is guaranteed to make me feel better, at least.
Longest Johns singer Robbie stands on the barrier at CastleFest fantasy festival, in the middle of their set. He's wearing a knight's tabard and short cloak and he has just stolen a fancy tricorn hat, with beads and a peacock feather, from a member of the audience.
August 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Had a wonderful day yesterday at the Bristol Harbour Festival, particularly to see @thelongestjohns.bsky.social

They always send me away smiling.

And yes,still making sure that I wear a Home Free related shirt every time I see them. 😃
Robbie Sattin of the Longest Johns, holding a metal beer keg he's going to be hitting in their next song, the Hammer and the Anvil. Andy Yates of the Longest Johns, holding up a very battered golden dish, which has suffered from years of being hit during their song the Hammer and the Anvil. JD Darley of the Longest Johns holding up a small anchor in his left hand and a hammer in his right, ready to hit it during their song the Hammer and the Anvil. Me with the Longest Johns after the show, wearing a Home Free T-Shirt.
July 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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My copy of Adam Chance's new album arrived yesterday. 😃 Such a powerful and beautiful collection of songs.

www.theadamchance.com
Still wrapped CD of Adam Chance's new album, together with a signed postcard with artwork by Aji-chees showing Adam Chance as a sailor surrounded by his other interests, a guitar, a game controller, a pile of books and a camera.
June 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Scenes around Greenwich.
View from the hill next to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, showing The Queens House, the Royal Naval College and the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf etc Panoramic view from the hill next to the Royal Observatory. From the London Eye to the O2. View of the Royal Observatory from the courtyard, showing the ball that drops at 1pm every day. Visitors standing on the Greenwich Prime Meridian, showing the line on the ground, and the sign on the building that houses the telescope that marks the line.
June 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Incredible venue for @thelongestjohns.bsky.social last night. Lovely to see them again, and hear songs old and new.
The Cutty Sark, a tall ship, surrounded by a glass roof over the dry dock underneath. The empty stage before the Longest Johns performance, surrounded by lots of ship figureheads from the Cutty Sark collection. It features the Jolly Roving Bar, various instruments and props including nets, old bottles and lanterns. View of the length of the hull of the Cutty Sark, covered in copper and hovering over the space. Me with the members of the Longest Johns.
June 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Sometimes, it feels like all I do is repost things, but day to day life isn't that exciting. On the other hand, I do get to see this at the bus stop, so I shouldn't complain.
View of a street of Cotswold stone houses, lit by the early morning sun, under a blue sky with occasional wispy clouds.
April 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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It makes me so happy that a group of guys from Catalonia are in Montreal singing about cheese-rolling. 😍😍😍
(Song is Wheels of Glory, from The Longest Pony album by @elponypisador.bsky.social and @thelongestjohns.bsky.social )
February 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Good morning, Womble. I'm currently reading Inventing the Renaissance by @adapalmer.bsky.social Fascinating stuff.
Book cover - features a statue of Perseus holding a sword and the head of Medusa on an orange background.
February 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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February 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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It's the pedal board for JD's guitars, Andy has a message as well, that we spotted at the last show. 😂
A pedal board for banjos,with a blue rubber duck and the message Sea Shanties Are Serious Business
February 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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What you can see from the front row...
Guitar pedal board with sticker text on the front that says - You Look Lovely
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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If you see this, post a concert picture you took.

(Home Free on stage in London, UK.)
The acapella band Home Free - 5 men wearing casual clothes standing on stage listening to bass Tim Foust talking to the audience.
November 24, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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www.instagram.com/p/DChynPvT3c...
Country acapella group Home Free, advertising their performances on the Opry on the 19th and 22nd of November.
November 19, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some Zen to the timeline.
View from the back of a small concert venue. The band are still backstage, but their instruments are on stage, lit by coloured lights.
November 17, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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Quote with your current read! Here's mine #booksky 💙📚

The Furthest Station
By Ben Aaronovitch

because I've got behind with the Rivers of London books, and I'm looking forward to catching up.
Book cover for the Furthest Station.
October 27, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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Horses with their riders visiting a coffee cart in the local park. You can see across to the hills on the other side of the valley and there are lots of trees.
October 27, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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August 12, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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And Patreon presale starts tomorrow for the Home Free Christmas tour - hope everyone who gets to go has a great time.
Tour dates for the Home Free - Any Kind of Christmas Tour. 11/29 Panama City Beach, FL 11/30 Atlanta, GA 12/03 Carmel, IN 12/04 Omaha, NE 12/05 Deadwood, SD 12/06 Morton, MN 12/07 Branson, MO 12/08 Hays, KS 12/11 Wausau, WI 12/12 Flint, MI 12/13 Troy, OH 12/14 Manistee, MI 12/17 Dubuque, IA 12/18 Mount Vernon, KY 12/19 Nashville, IN 12/20 Cherokee, NC 12/21 Tampa, FL 12/22 Melbourne, FL homefreemusic.com
July 19, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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If you see this, I would encourage you to post a picture from your device without explaining it.
Photo of a wooden library ladder, with Latin text on it.
July 8, 2024 at 6:55 AM
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I promised steam trains in my bio, and eventually here some are... At the GSWR steam gala yesterday - a really fun day.
Steam Locomotive Merchant Navy P&O 35006 Steam Locomotive 9351 - new class built by the West Somerset Railway View from the guards van at the back of a goods train, looking over the Cotswolds Steam Locomotive 2999 Lady of Legend
May 28, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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I grew up in his home town , and he's still remembered here.

I heard it reported this is the only statue in England wearing a woolly hat.
A bronze statue on a plinth, wearing cold weather gear from the early 20th century.
December 27, 2023 at 9:17 AM