The most expensive vet trip ever - he now has (basically) some happy pills. Although he does seem quite a lot happier…
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The most expensive vet trip ever - he now has (basically) some happy pills. Although he does seem quite a lot happier…
It’s the sign of a great night @wigmore-hall.org.uk when I can’t listen to anything else on the way home 🥰 (to be fair, not only Wigmore, but there more than soar other places…)
Just had an absolutely delightful evening at Ronnie Scott’s. The one downside of a great gig is that you have to go home in silence because no record quite compares to live.
December 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s the sign of a great night @wigmore-hall.org.uk when I can’t listen to anything else on the way home 🥰 (to be fair, not only Wigmore, but there more than soar other places…)
The replies to this are amazing
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The replies to this are amazing
Did Handel know when he had written something completely brilliant? Currently listening to Messiah but same goes (for me at least!) for Jephtha, Acis & Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Coronation Anthems, Keyboard Suites. Which is loads but nothing compared to the amount of v average stuff he knocked out…
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Did Handel know when he had written something completely brilliant? Currently listening to Messiah but same goes (for me at least!) for Jephtha, Acis & Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Coronation Anthems, Keyboard Suites. Which is loads but nothing compared to the amount of v average stuff he knocked out…
Love it when I get an email from the vet saying how much they are looking forward to see my bastard bruiser of a cat. He will bite them.
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Love it when I get an email from the vet saying how much they are looking forward to see my bastard bruiser of a cat. He will bite them.
Sleepy old moggy on a Sunday night…
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Sleepy old moggy on a Sunday night…
Me: I should eat more healthily.
Also me: but what if I fried those potatoes in the duck fat I saved in the fridge?
Also me: but what if I fried those potatoes in the duck fat I saved in the fridge?
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Me: I should eat more healthily.
Also me: but what if I fried those potatoes in the duck fat I saved in the fridge?
Also me: but what if I fried those potatoes in the duck fat I saved in the fridge?
I bought some bacon which was on offer on Ocado and it turns out it is Guinness infused. And actually…
It’s horrible. Really terrible.
It’s horrible. Really terrible.
November 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I bought some bacon which was on offer on Ocado and it turns out it is Guinness infused. And actually…
It’s horrible. Really terrible.
It’s horrible. Really terrible.
Roasted plums with sage, molasses, olive oil, and sea salt. Finished when cooled with red wine and balsamic vinegar. AMAZING.
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Roasted plums with sage, molasses, olive oil, and sea salt. Finished when cooled with red wine and balsamic vinegar. AMAZING.
Definitely autumn now…
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Definitely autumn now…
Magazina?
Domestic dispute about whether the singular of magazine is migzane or igazine
October 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Magazina?
Starting to think (and not for the first time) that Freemasons would be better off excluding police officers, rather then vice versa…
Metropolitan police officer arrested after undercover BBC investigation
Metropolitan police officer arrested after undercover BBC investigation
Sergeant arrested on suspicion of perverting course of justice after colleagues filmed making racist and sexist remarks
A serving Metropolitan police officer has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, after undercover footage showed colleagues at Charing Cross police station making racist and sexist comments.
The footage, gathered for a BBC Panorama documentary, appears to show officers at a central London station calling for immigrants to be shot and boasting about using violence against suspects. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Starting to think (and not for the first time) that Freemasons would be better off excluding police officers, rather then vice versa…
September 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Someone wants a cuddle…
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Someone wants a cuddle…
Wagner really is quite an expensive pass time in London 😳 But at least I’m going to see Siegfried twice next year!
September 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Wagner really is quite an expensive pass time in London 😳 But at least I’m going to see Siegfried twice next year!
Reposted by Daniel
There was a huge battle when the Online Safety Act was going through parliament as to whether “protections” from “legal but harmful” content should apply to everyone – because it’s an obvious free speech threat.
The gov agreed just to appoint to children. That’s now being overturned.
The gov agreed just to appoint to children. That’s now being overturned.
UK Government announcement of additional Online Safety Act regulations, not yet published www.gov.uk/government/n...
Note the direction of travel: OSA requirements that currently oblige platforms to proactively "protect" children from content will be extended to protect adults.
Note the direction of travel: OSA requirements that currently oblige platforms to proactively "protect" children from content will be extended to protect adults.
September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There was a huge battle when the Online Safety Act was going through parliament as to whether “protections” from “legal but harmful” content should apply to everyone – because it’s an obvious free speech threat.
The gov agreed just to appoint to children. That’s now being overturned.
The gov agreed just to appoint to children. That’s now being overturned.
This review is spot on. Freddie is even more of a hero now than he was when playing - a genuine inspiration and providing some (much needed) hope.
Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test review – this TV show is a beacon of hope
Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: Ultimate Test review – this TV show is a beacon of hope
The cricket star continues his mission to lift disadvantaged kids out of trouble, this time including a girls’ XI. His unearthing of energy, humour and a desire to achieve deserves our support
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This review is spot on. Freddie is even more of a hero now than he was when playing - a genuine inspiration and providing some (much needed) hope.
Ugh. Reform canvassers at my door. They now know what I think of their party, at least. (And I managed not to be actually rude to them, which was quite difficult).
September 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Ugh. Reform canvassers at my door. They now know what I think of their party, at least. (And I managed not to be actually rude to them, which was quite difficult).
That’s enough to keep anyone busy…
Today's the feast of St Monica, 4th Century mother of St Augustine of Hippo. Ary Schaffer's 1840s portrait of the two is in Horace Wilkinson's 1936 glass at St Augustine of Hippo, Ipswich. She's the patron of women in difficult marriages and mothers of disappointing children. 1/2
August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
That’s enough to keep anyone busy…
Definitely worth it for a cracking Sibelius 2 from Nelsons and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchestra!
Can’t remember the last time I actually stood up at the Proms.. maybe 15 years?!
August 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Definitely worth it for a cracking Sibelius 2 from Nelsons and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchestra!
Can’t remember the last time I actually stood up at the Proms.. maybe 15 years?!
August 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Can’t remember the last time I actually stood up at the Proms.. maybe 15 years?!
This would be awesome and also mean that I would end up going to France for the weekend whenever I was a bit irritated with work 😂
"Gemini Trains, in partnership with the ride-hailing company, wants to bring cross-Channel services to Stratford International in east London for the first time" and will also serve Ebbsfleet.
www.thetimes.com/article/9b1f...
www.thetimes.com/article/9b1f...
Uber Trains to rival Eurostar in start-up’s rail proposals
Gemini Trains, in partnership with the ride-hailing company, wants to bring cross-Channel services to Stratford International in east London for the first time
www.thetimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This would be awesome and also mean that I would end up going to France for the weekend whenever I was a bit irritated with work 😂
Before and after! Next step is new shed in the corner…
August 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Before and after! Next step is new shed in the corner…
There are many splendid things about this album, but THE HORN SOUND IN THE TCHAIKOVSKY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
open.spotify.com/album/3pntTi...
open.spotify.com/album/3pntTi...
Beethoven 3 - Tchaikovsky 5/6 - Bruckner 5/7/9 - Wagner - Korte
Lovro Von Matacic · Album · 2025 · 26 songs
open.spotify.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There are many splendid things about this album, but THE HORN SOUND IN THE TCHAIKOVSKY 🥰🥰🥰🥰
open.spotify.com/album/3pntTi...
open.spotify.com/album/3pntTi...