Chandos.
@chandos64.bsky.social
Law, housing, leaseholds, property valuation, more law, and Oxford commas.
Incompetent but enthusiastic linguist. European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
Incompetent but enthusiastic linguist. European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
We may remember "..the little boy in the red & yellow car..." but times change - & Noddy now works in IT, has a Big Ears neck tat, & collects vinyl.
O tempora.
O tempora.
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We may remember "..the little boy in the red & yellow car..." but times change - & Noddy now works in IT, has a Big Ears neck tat, & collects vinyl.
O tempora.
O tempora.
See the Pyramids, you say?
Compromise is the key to contentment.
Also, Birkenhead is lovely this time of year*
(* I may be wrong on both counts)
Compromise is the key to contentment.
Also, Birkenhead is lovely this time of year*
(* I may be wrong on both counts)
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
See the Pyramids, you say?
Compromise is the key to contentment.
Also, Birkenhead is lovely this time of year*
(* I may be wrong on both counts)
Compromise is the key to contentment.
Also, Birkenhead is lovely this time of year*
(* I may be wrong on both counts)
Found an old school report regarding my pitiful performance as a Latin scholar.
(I confounded it. Just.)
(I confounded it. Just.)
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Found an old school report regarding my pitiful performance as a Latin scholar.
(I confounded it. Just.)
(I confounded it. Just.)
A late entry for #fountainpenfriday
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A late entry for #fountainpenfriday
Something like this (dog not included)
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Something like this (dog not included)
Covering all your needs…
November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Covering all your needs…
Quite.
And why those inside the police cordon here thought they'd be outnumbering those on the outside. Until they turned up.
And why those inside the police cordon here thought they'd be outnumbering those on the outside. Until they turned up.
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Quite.
And why those inside the police cordon here thought they'd be outnumbering those on the outside. Until they turned up.
And why those inside the police cordon here thought they'd be outnumbering those on the outside. Until they turned up.
I'd welcome any views comparing these 2 typefaces.
To me they look v similar, but to typography enthusiasts ('Im told..) they are chalk vs cheese. Looking for a choice for a publication that's basically all text, so is one 'easier' to read than the other? Do you just perhaps prefer one?
To me they look v similar, but to typography enthusiasts ('Im told..) they are chalk vs cheese. Looking for a choice for a publication that's basically all text, so is one 'easier' to read than the other? Do you just perhaps prefer one?
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'd welcome any views comparing these 2 typefaces.
To me they look v similar, but to typography enthusiasts ('Im told..) they are chalk vs cheese. Looking for a choice for a publication that's basically all text, so is one 'easier' to read than the other? Do you just perhaps prefer one?
To me they look v similar, but to typography enthusiasts ('Im told..) they are chalk vs cheese. Looking for a choice for a publication that's basically all text, so is one 'easier' to read than the other? Do you just perhaps prefer one?
Big bumblebee getting the last of the seasons nectar off some ivy.
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Big bumblebee getting the last of the seasons nectar off some ivy.
Today’s gelato-instead-of-lunch is 1 x rhubarb & 1 x raspberry/coconut/chocolate.
Assured that it’s zero calories.
Assured that it’s zero calories.
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Today’s gelato-instead-of-lunch is 1 x rhubarb & 1 x raspberry/coconut/chocolate.
Assured that it’s zero calories.
Assured that it’s zero calories.
Have reached crisis point.
Either I stop buying books, or we have to go to IKEA to get another bookcase.
Either I stop buying books, or we have to go to IKEA to get another bookcase.
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Have reached crisis point.
Either I stop buying books, or we have to go to IKEA to get another bookcase.
Either I stop buying books, or we have to go to IKEA to get another bookcase.
In fairness, this is possibly closer to the mark:
October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In fairness, this is possibly closer to the mark:
Worst downgrade since those stainless steel phone boxes
October 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Worst downgrade since those stainless steel phone boxes
Urgent bacon roll.
Greggs is the true 4th Emergency Service.
Greggs is the true 4th Emergency Service.
October 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Urgent bacon roll.
Greggs is the true 4th Emergency Service.
Greggs is the true 4th Emergency Service.
Well quite.
But surely the look he was after required a shaved head anyway?
But surely the look he was after required a shaved head anyway?
October 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Well quite.
But surely the look he was after required a shaved head anyway?
But surely the look he was after required a shaved head anyway?
1987.
I'd quite like my hair back, please.
I'd quite like my hair back, please.
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
1987.
I'd quite like my hair back, please.
I'd quite like my hair back, please.
Today’s lunch is a subtle melange of rhubarb and (apparently) ‘Dubai chocolate’. Can recommend.
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Today’s lunch is a subtle melange of rhubarb and (apparently) ‘Dubai chocolate’. Can recommend.
Great crisps.
I'm a fan - In particular the Salted Butter ones.
I'm a fan - In particular the Salted Butter ones.
October 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Great crisps.
I'm a fan - In particular the Salted Butter ones.
I'm a fan - In particular the Salted Butter ones.
Spot the Duolingo phrases compiled on a Friday afternoon.
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Spot the Duolingo phrases compiled on a Friday afternoon.
Is this a sparrow or some other species?
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Is this a sparrow or some other species?
Seemingly, no-one can now figure out how it was made, as the machinery was broken up.
A great shame for anyone who covets a real silk topper, but cannot find an antique one due to having an embarrassingly large head..
(actual selfie)
A great shame for anyone who covets a real silk topper, but cannot find an antique one due to having an embarrassingly large head..
(actual selfie)
September 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Seemingly, no-one can now figure out how it was made, as the machinery was broken up.
A great shame for anyone who covets a real silk topper, but cannot find an antique one due to having an embarrassingly large head..
(actual selfie)
A great shame for anyone who covets a real silk topper, but cannot find an antique one due to having an embarrassingly large head..
(actual selfie)
You could have this lovely terraced house in a great location, about a mile from the centre of town, for £800K
(ok, in Liverpool - but it's more fun than London)
(ok, in Liverpool - but it's more fun than London)
September 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
You could have this lovely terraced house in a great location, about a mile from the centre of town, for £800K
(ok, in Liverpool - but it's more fun than London)
(ok, in Liverpool - but it's more fun than London)