Kate Evans
@borderminstrel.bsky.social
Mostly drinking cocktails to try and forget the mess we’re all in.
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
I have a Savoia Plane (Mezcal, Americano Rosso, Yellow Chartreuse, etc) to start the weekend, and Arabica meatballs currently cooking.
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I have a Savoia Plane (Mezcal, Americano Rosso, Yellow Chartreuse, etc) to start the weekend, and Arabica meatballs currently cooking.
Tried out pop-up bar in our local Fenwick’s. The Plum Old Fashioned is highly recommended.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tried out pop-up bar in our local Fenwick’s. The Plum Old Fashioned is highly recommended.
Another advantage of shopping in independent shops: sometimes they have a dog. Met this excellent girl this afternoon.
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another advantage of shopping in independent shops: sometimes they have a dog. Met this excellent girl this afternoon.
Husband ‘graduated’ from (had his last appointment with) post op speech therapy today. While he doesn’t have the voice he did before, he has noticeably improved, so we’re raising a toast to that (and his speech therapists) with this Figroni (a Negroni made with Fig Leaf gin). It’s good!
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Husband ‘graduated’ from (had his last appointment with) post op speech therapy today. While he doesn’t have the voice he did before, he has noticeably improved, so we’re raising a toast to that (and his speech therapists) with this Figroni (a Negroni made with Fig Leaf gin). It’s good!
Operation Mincemeat was brilliant. Loved it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Operation Mincemeat was brilliant. Loved it.
The sights of the West End! The lights, the songs, the enormous queue for the Ladies! (Fortunately Operation Mincemeat is as good as you all told me, so I don’t actually care that much…) #Interval
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The sights of the West End! The lights, the songs, the enormous queue for the Ladies! (Fortunately Operation Mincemeat is as good as you all told me, so I don’t actually care that much…) #Interval
Operation Operation Mincemeat is go! (Well, we’ve made it to the theatre.) Turns out the mobile signal is better in the theatre’s basement bar than in most of Canterbury.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Operation Operation Mincemeat is go! (Well, we’ve made it to the theatre.) Turns out the mobile signal is better in the theatre’s basement bar than in most of Canterbury.
Went out for Canterbury lights switch on. Had some nice drinks and met an excellent dog.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Went out for Canterbury lights switch on. Had some nice drinks and met an excellent dog.
Made a new (somewhat hard to photograph) feline friend on today’s #UnconfinedWalks
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Made a new (somewhat hard to photograph) feline friend on today’s #UnconfinedWalks
It’s Friday. It’s time for a drink. This is a Lychee Martini, and it is good.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It’s Friday. It’s time for a drink. This is a Lychee Martini, and it is good.
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Just added to my Etsy shop:
🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars
🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers)
🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos
💐tiny posy mental health kits
Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars
🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers)
🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos
💐tiny posy mental health kits
Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just added to my Etsy shop:
🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars
🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers)
🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos
💐tiny posy mental health kits
Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars
🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers)
🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos
💐tiny posy mental health kits
Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Did my second blood donation today - as before, a surprisingly relaxing experience. Now drinking LOTS of water as I felt dehydrated last time.
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Did my second blood donation today - as before, a surprisingly relaxing experience. Now drinking LOTS of water as I felt dehydrated last time.
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
A Santana to start the weekend (tequila, Amaro Santoni, bianco vermouth).
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A Santana to start the weekend (tequila, Amaro Santoni, bianco vermouth).
Please admire my focaccia (pretty pleased with this, considering the yeast was more than a year out of date… #ArchivedIngredients
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Please admire my focaccia (pretty pleased with this, considering the yeast was more than a year out of date… #ArchivedIngredients
#UnconfinedWalks around the cathedral grounds. Quiche a few flowers still out - also #BonusBee
October 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
#UnconfinedWalks around the cathedral grounds. Quiche a few flowers still out - also #BonusBee
Finished this the other day. Enjoyed painting all the blues, very soothing.
October 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Finished this the other day. Enjoyed painting all the blues, very soothing.
Just back from a very interesting talk by Andrew Graham-Dixon on his new interpretation of Vermeer, which I like. Now drinking this Negrino (Sloe gin, fino sherry, gentian liqueur) which I also like.
October 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just back from a very interesting talk by Andrew Graham-Dixon on his new interpretation of Vermeer, which I like. Now drinking this Negrino (Sloe gin, fino sherry, gentian liqueur) which I also like.
This was brilliant! With a full orchestra, very rare in regional touring these days.
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This was brilliant! With a full orchestra, very rare in regional touring these days.
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
2
Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
3
Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
4
Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
5
Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
6
Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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A Pinky Negroni to start the weekend. Was trying to match the nails to the roses - not a bad attempt but not quite!
October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A Pinky Negroni to start the weekend. Was trying to match the nails to the roses - not a bad attempt but not quite!
Saw this last night and really enjoyed it, even as a non football fan. Very clever storytelling and staging.
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Saw this last night and really enjoyed it, even as a non football fan. Very clever storytelling and staging.