Simon Hewitt
@hewsim.bsky.social
Coffee drinker, adequate guitar player and occasional songwriter. Interested in literature, SF and Fantasy, and all sorts of music. Former morris dancer and jug-band member.
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The Ladybird look, 1976.
The crimplene trouser-suit
Artist: Martin Aitchison
The crimplene trouser-suit
Artist: Martin Aitchison
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Ladybird look, 1976.
The crimplene trouser-suit
Artist: Martin Aitchison
The crimplene trouser-suit
Artist: Martin Aitchison
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Goodnight from The Dominion cinema in Ashcourt, where half the audience has left after the first 10 minutes of ‘The Dead Watch’. Goodnight from the Welcome Rest roadside restaurant at Northway Corner, where the lights have suddenly turned on despite it being abandoned since 1973.
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Goodnight from The Dominion cinema in Ashcourt, where half the audience has left after the first 10 minutes of ‘The Dead Watch’. Goodnight from the Welcome Rest roadside restaurant at Northway Corner, where the lights have suddenly turned on despite it being abandoned since 1973.
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We should have no surprise that the city dreams itself as being beside the ocean even when it is miles from the salt-kissed shore. We should have no surprise the city dreams itself as being bordered with Ancient Egypt or Faery. In its nightly shifting of streets, our stories dance and sing.
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We should have no surprise that the city dreams itself as being beside the ocean even when it is miles from the salt-kissed shore. We should have no surprise the city dreams itself as being bordered with Ancient Egypt or Faery. In its nightly shifting of streets, our stories dance and sing.
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Trk 333 of 365: it's hard to believe, but someday I will die. This is the song I would like to have played at my funeral. Attention "Tomorrow Never Knows" fans: it has backwards monk chants. Free streaming & download.
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
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It's Your Funeral, by Jetwelder
from the album All Systems Blow
jetwelder.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Trk 333 of 365: it's hard to believe, but someday I will die. This is the song I would like to have played at my funeral. Attention "Tomorrow Never Knows" fans: it has backwards monk chants. Free streaming & download.
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
jetwelder.bandcamp.com/track/its-yo...
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
jetwelder.bandcamp.com/track/its-yo...
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The city is layers of story. Sometimes it is told in occulted stone symbolism, sometimes in street names and haunted hodology. Thousands of narratives with no editor. Thousands of tales seeping into the city's own strange dreams. No wonder it imagines fabulous things. – #CLNolan
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The city is layers of story. Sometimes it is told in occulted stone symbolism, sometimes in street names and haunted hodology. Thousands of narratives with no editor. Thousands of tales seeping into the city's own strange dreams. No wonder it imagines fabulous things. – #CLNolan
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'Penge' by Paul Bartlett
macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/tuto...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
'Penge' by Paul Bartlett
macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/tuto...
macbirmingham.co.uk/courses/tuto...
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My very first bird beer mat.
The book shows every mat and then its reverse on the following page.
darrenhaymanart.com/products/bir...
The book shows every mat and then its reverse on the following page.
darrenhaymanart.com/products/bir...
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My very first bird beer mat.
The book shows every mat and then its reverse on the following page.
darrenhaymanart.com/products/bir...
The book shows every mat and then its reverse on the following page.
darrenhaymanart.com/products/bir...
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'The Market Porter pub in Borough Market' (2019) by Liam O'Farrell
liamofarrell.com
liamofarrell.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
'The Market Porter pub in Borough Market' (2019) by Liam O'Farrell
liamofarrell.com
liamofarrell.com
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Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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Sooty and Sweep as angels… an A3 pastel drawing from I’m guessing 2014
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.
September 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
if you want to understand tailoring, you only need to watch mid-century movies, when actors were dressed by tailors, not brands. in the 1944 film cover girl, gene kelly's suit drapes beautifully, moving with him, not against him. collar stays on his neck, even as he dances.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
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Mentally replacing every "ChatGPT says..." or "we asked AI..." headline with "bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer."
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Why do we find our pets so cute? Bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer | Helen Pilcher
Known for bold raids on urban bins, raccoons are becoming more domesticated – so how they look will gradually change, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Mentally replacing every "ChatGPT says..." or "we asked AI..." headline with "bold, bin-raiding raccoons may have a surprising answer."
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Stopham Bridge in Autumn’
Artist: SR Badmin
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This is one that I haven't shown for a very long time: "Dagenham" by Elwin Hawthorne which is undated but just "might" come from 1935, judging by his oil painting of "Halbutt Street, Dagenham" which dates from that year. #ElwinHawthorne #EastLondonGroup #Dagenham #Essex
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is one that I haven't shown for a very long time: "Dagenham" by Elwin Hawthorne which is undated but just "might" come from 1935, judging by his oil painting of "Halbutt Street, Dagenham" which dates from that year. #ElwinHawthorne #EastLondonGroup #Dagenham #Essex
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Goodnight from Jack Hurley, still taking helpful directions from his dead wife as he pushes their Vauxhall Victor F towards Burwood. Goodnight from Chas Foster, fixing newspapers to the windows of his shed so no-one can see him making illegal sprite traps. Goodnight from Hookland.
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Goodnight from Jack Hurley, still taking helpful directions from his dead wife as he pushes their Vauxhall Victor F towards Burwood. Goodnight from Chas Foster, fixing newspapers to the windows of his shed so no-one can see him making illegal sprite traps. Goodnight from Hookland.
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Trk 330 of 365: a straight-up rock number from 2009. Some good melodies and crunchy guitars... you might even call it "power pop adjacent". And what a production! Yay! 35 more tracks to go. Free streaming & download.
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
jetwelder.bandcamp.com/track/what-a...
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
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What A Production, by Jetwelder
from the album He She And It's Jetwelder (2009-2011) Volume I
jetwelder.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Trk 330 of 365: a straight-up rock number from 2009. Some good melodies and crunchy guitars... you might even call it "power pop adjacent". And what a production! Yay! 35 more tracks to go. Free streaming & download.
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
jetwelder.bandcamp.com/track/what-a...
#musicsky #🎧 #musicchallenge #musiciansky
jetwelder.bandcamp.com/track/what-a...
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Give me sunlight, a comfortable chair and a wall of books! This makes me declare myself a most satisfied soul. For the library is a territory of wonder. It is home to a thousand wise voices who know words that open gates to the imagination. – #CLNolan, BBC National Programme, 1934 #Libraries
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Give me sunlight, a comfortable chair and a wall of books! This makes me declare myself a most satisfied soul. For the library is a territory of wonder. It is home to a thousand wise voices who know words that open gates to the imagination. – #CLNolan, BBC National Programme, 1934 #Libraries
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‘The Porter’ (1972)
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
‘The Porter’ (1972)
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
This was the first piece of Ladybird artwork I ever bought. It drew me in.
Artist: John Berry
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People ask why I followed The Hum wanting trite answers about a disaffected youth looking for direction. Walking The Hum pylon-to-pylon gave me spiritual direction, but no-one wants to hear about my devotional relationship to the land's electric leys. – Trippy Pete, ex-Pylon Person #VOH
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
People ask why I followed The Hum wanting trite answers about a disaffected youth looking for direction. Walking The Hum pylon-to-pylon gave me spiritual direction, but no-one wants to hear about my devotional relationship to the land's electric leys. – Trippy Pete, ex-Pylon Person #VOH
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A kookaburra on a Theaksons beer mat. This one was a commission.
More bird beer mats and book available
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More bird beer mats and book available
darrenhaymanart.com/collections/...
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A kookaburra on a Theaksons beer mat. This one was a commission.
More bird beer mats and book available
darrenhaymanart.com/collections/...
More bird beer mats and book available
darrenhaymanart.com/collections/...