Graham
@grahamsmith83.bsky.social
He/Him/His 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Coffee / Books / Football / Music
Coffee / Books / Football / Music
The Picnic is my favourite kind of social history; using the memories & experiences of ordinary people to shed light on extraordinary times.
It’s a nuanced look at the fabric of society, of how narratives can be manipulated and of the nature of freedom.
It’s one to add to your Christmas list!
It’s a nuanced look at the fabric of society, of how narratives can be manipulated and of the nature of freedom.
It’s one to add to your Christmas list!
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Picnic is my favourite kind of social history; using the memories & experiences of ordinary people to shed light on extraordinary times.
It’s a nuanced look at the fabric of society, of how narratives can be manipulated and of the nature of freedom.
It’s one to add to your Christmas list!
It’s a nuanced look at the fabric of society, of how narratives can be manipulated and of the nature of freedom.
It’s one to add to your Christmas list!
Reupped my coffee supplier for December. Cant go wrong with Coaltown ☕️☕️☕️🏴
#SpecialityCoffee #CoalTownCoffee #Coffee
#SpecialityCoffee #CoalTownCoffee #Coffee
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reupped my coffee supplier for December. Cant go wrong with Coaltown ☕️☕️☕️🏴
#SpecialityCoffee #CoalTownCoffee #Coffee
#SpecialityCoffee #CoalTownCoffee #Coffee
Feels like a Glenfiddich kind of an evening 🥃
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Feels like a Glenfiddich kind of an evening 🥃
A very early start on the train to Birmingham for work. Will need to keep the coffee flowing today!
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A very early start on the train to Birmingham for work. Will need to keep the coffee flowing today!
Just heard The Fairytale of New York on the radio- first Christmas tune of the season.
Whilst I’d love to be grumpy about it, I don’t have it in me- I love this song and the festive season is on the way 🎄🎅🏻⭐️
Whilst I’d love to be grumpy about it, I don’t have it in me- I love this song and the festive season is on the way 🎄🎅🏻⭐️
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just heard The Fairytale of New York on the radio- first Christmas tune of the season.
Whilst I’d love to be grumpy about it, I don’t have it in me- I love this song and the festive season is on the way 🎄🎅🏻⭐️
Whilst I’d love to be grumpy about it, I don’t have it in me- I love this song and the festive season is on the way 🎄🎅🏻⭐️
Bore da from Cardiff!
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Bore da from Cardiff!
A very entertaining trip to the Principality with 11 tries scored- just a shame seven of them were by Argentina!
Nice to see LRZ back in a Wales jersey.
#WalArg #AutumnInternationals #WRU
Nice to see LRZ back in a Wales jersey.
#WalArg #AutumnInternationals #WRU
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A very entertaining trip to the Principality with 11 tries scored- just a shame seven of them were by Argentina!
Nice to see LRZ back in a Wales jersey.
#WalArg #AutumnInternationals #WRU
Nice to see LRZ back in a Wales jersey.
#WalArg #AutumnInternationals #WRU
I’m currently watching the latest season of Strange New Worlds. Mostly it’s felt lacklustre & I’ve been disappointed.
However tonight I watched Through the Lens of Time & I was blown away.
It felt like the perfect combination of old & new trek.
I loved every second of it.
#StarTrek #SNW
However tonight I watched Through the Lens of Time & I was blown away.
It felt like the perfect combination of old & new trek.
I loved every second of it.
#StarTrek #SNW
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ultra Processed People is blowing my mind.
I knew ultra processed food was bad for me (and everyone else), but learning just how damaging & addictive it is has been eye-opening.
It explains the struggles I have had with weight and food my whole life & that is empowering for change.
#booksky #upf
I knew ultra processed food was bad for me (and everyone else), but learning just how damaging & addictive it is has been eye-opening.
It explains the struggles I have had with weight and food my whole life & that is empowering for change.
#booksky #upf
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 AM
… and to think I wasted 30 years of Sunday mornings going to church….
October 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
… and to think I wasted 30 years of Sunday mornings going to church….
The Ooni is lit tonight! 🔥🔥🔥
October 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Ooni is lit tonight! 🔥🔥🔥
I don’t often watch the Bundesliga, but I’m glad I did tonight. Bayern Dortmund was a fantastic game!
Feel like Dortmund deserved a point for their second half performance.
Feel like Dortmund deserved a point for their second half performance.
October 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I don’t often watch the Bundesliga, but I’m glad I did tonight. Bayern Dortmund was a fantastic game!
Feel like Dortmund deserved a point for their second half performance.
Feel like Dortmund deserved a point for their second half performance.
Tonight it’s a re-read of Back to Basics before swinging into Friends and Foes for the first time!
What’s your comic of choice tonight?
#AmazingSpiderMan
What’s your comic of choice tonight?
#AmazingSpiderMan
October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tonight it’s a re-read of Back to Basics before swinging into Friends and Foes for the first time!
What’s your comic of choice tonight?
#AmazingSpiderMan
What’s your comic of choice tonight?
#AmazingSpiderMan
I’m not sure any headline has ever made me feel older….
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’m not sure any headline has ever made me feel older….
Another trip to Cardiff means another chance to grab an excellent coffee.
Kin +Ilk in Pontcanna was the cafe of choice this morning. Excellent Colombian filter has fuelled my morning so far!
Kin +Ilk in Pontcanna was the cafe of choice this morning. Excellent Colombian filter has fuelled my morning so far!
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Another trip to Cardiff means another chance to grab an excellent coffee.
Kin +Ilk in Pontcanna was the cafe of choice this morning. Excellent Colombian filter has fuelled my morning so far!
Kin +Ilk in Pontcanna was the cafe of choice this morning. Excellent Colombian filter has fuelled my morning so far!
A glass of red and this month’s Monocle. A relaxing way to end a busy week.
October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A glass of red and this month’s Monocle. A relaxing way to end a busy week.
You know you’re back in the south-east when it’s £8 a pint 😱😱😱
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
You know you’re back in the south-east when it’s £8 a pint 😱😱😱
Visiting Berlin tonight courtesy of @okwonga.bsky.social.
Halfway through reading this sensational book & I want to leap on a plane to get engulfed in Berlin’s flurry of wild promises & eat some marzipan-mohn at a local cafe.
Taking my joy where I can & loving chilled Friday nights in my 40s!
Halfway through reading this sensational book & I want to leap on a plane to get engulfed in Berlin’s flurry of wild promises & eat some marzipan-mohn at a local cafe.
Taking my joy where I can & loving chilled Friday nights in my 40s!
August 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Visiting Berlin tonight courtesy of @okwonga.bsky.social.
Halfway through reading this sensational book & I want to leap on a plane to get engulfed in Berlin’s flurry of wild promises & eat some marzipan-mohn at a local cafe.
Taking my joy where I can & loving chilled Friday nights in my 40s!
Halfway through reading this sensational book & I want to leap on a plane to get engulfed in Berlin’s flurry of wild promises & eat some marzipan-mohn at a local cafe.
Taking my joy where I can & loving chilled Friday nights in my 40s!
Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead is the best book I’ve read in years
A masterful coming of age tale channeling the dark, Dickensian world of David Copperfield into the systemic poverty of modern rural America,it gripped me for each of its 626 pages
Heartbreaking & spellbinding in equal parts
A masterful coming of age tale channeling the dark, Dickensian world of David Copperfield into the systemic poverty of modern rural America,it gripped me for each of its 626 pages
Heartbreaking & spellbinding in equal parts
August 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead is the best book I’ve read in years
A masterful coming of age tale channeling the dark, Dickensian world of David Copperfield into the systemic poverty of modern rural America,it gripped me for each of its 626 pages
Heartbreaking & spellbinding in equal parts
A masterful coming of age tale channeling the dark, Dickensian world of David Copperfield into the systemic poverty of modern rural America,it gripped me for each of its 626 pages
Heartbreaking & spellbinding in equal parts
I take it back. This is worst football shirt ever created 🤮🤮🤮
August 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I take it back. This is worst football shirt ever created 🤮🤮🤮
First run since February after various injuries. It felt really good to lace up, even for a short, easy jog.
Slow and steady is the key!
#runners #NikeRunClub
Slow and steady is the key!
#runners #NikeRunClub
August 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
First run since February after various injuries. It felt really good to lace up, even for a short, easy jog.
Slow and steady is the key!
#runners #NikeRunClub
Slow and steady is the key!
#runners #NikeRunClub
Today’s Lego how to draw masterpiece is Z Blob in his knight armour.
I made a controversial choice to add colour to what was a b&w line drawing in the original video.
The 8 year vote was split down the middle. It’s either ruined it or made it cooler.
You decide…
#LegoArt #drawing #lego #art
I made a controversial choice to add colour to what was a b&w line drawing in the original video.
The 8 year vote was split down the middle. It’s either ruined it or made it cooler.
You decide…
#LegoArt #drawing #lego #art
August 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It’s the summer holidays, so of course I’m spending my days doing #Lego ‘how to draw’ tutorials.
Was actually quite pleased with this until child 1 informed me with disdain that it isn’t the Dream Hunter, but is in fact the Night Hunter and I had ruined it!
#art #artwork #legoart
Was actually quite pleased with this until child 1 informed me with disdain that it isn’t the Dream Hunter, but is in fact the Night Hunter and I had ruined it!
#art #artwork #legoart
August 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM