Barbara
@myrtle-intheskies.bsky.social
Living quietly on a hill in SE London. Working noisily in the West End.
Brian has decided to sleep in the basket again - after many many years. There's not quite as much room in it as he remembers...
Lotte-aka-Dave has yet to notice. It may not end well for Brian. #caturday
Lotte-aka-Dave has yet to notice. It may not end well for Brian. #caturday
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Brian has decided to sleep in the basket again - after many many years. There's not quite as much room in it as he remembers...
Lotte-aka-Dave has yet to notice. It may not end well for Brian. #caturday
Lotte-aka-Dave has yet to notice. It may not end well for Brian. #caturday
Dear America, is there a grown up we can call? This is beyond a joke now
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Dear America, is there a grown up we can call? This is beyond a joke now
Dress rehearsal of Akram Khan's Giselle which finally comes to the Coli! Lamagna's score is so powerful. As my office is next to the auditorium I was able to listen to it twice today. Once for the orchestral rehearsal & then again for the full dress. Definitely one of my favourite ballets now
January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Dress rehearsal of Akram Khan's Giselle which finally comes to the Coli! Lamagna's score is so powerful. As my office is next to the auditorium I was able to listen to it twice today. Once for the orchestral rehearsal & then again for the full dress. Definitely one of my favourite ballets now
#lotteakadave hates ALL cats. I don't think she realises how close she accidentaly got to #MrStanleyGibbons. I'm not sure they have ever been this close without claws flying.
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#lotteakadave hates ALL cats. I don't think she realises how close she accidentaly got to #MrStanleyGibbons. I'm not sure they have ever been this close without claws flying.
snow is falling in zone 2. That's it. London will cease to function. Thank goodness I decided to work from home
January 6, 2026 at 12:37 PM
snow is falling in zone 2. That's it. London will cease to function. Thank goodness I decided to work from home
FIFA are calling - they'd like the medal back please.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
FIFA are calling - they'd like the medal back please.
For the first time in over 30yrs it was just the 2 of us. Rather liberating. But I will be happy to see the girls back this weekend 😜
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
For the first time in over 30yrs it was just the 2 of us. Rather liberating. But I will be happy to see the girls back this weekend 😜
Current situation in a fridge on a hill in SE London...
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Current situation in a fridge on a hill in SE London...
t'was the night before etc etc.
We finally got the tree sorted
We finally got the tree sorted
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
t'was the night before etc etc.
We finally got the tree sorted
We finally got the tree sorted
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And a late Caturdsy from #themyrtlemountmob sees #bertiewholivesupstairs giving the tree a quick once over.
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And a late Caturdsy from #themyrtlemountmob sees #bertiewholivesupstairs giving the tree a quick once over.
Each day a bit better and each improvement sees another decoration go up. At this rate I’ll be done by 12th night 😜
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Each day a bit better and each improvement sees another decoration go up. At this rate I’ll be done by 12th night 😜
been reading a book set in York in 1500s. My home town. I lived right in the centre and yet a pivotal location turns out to be somewhere I never visited even though it was about 2 streets from my house! I'd no idea it was there! I guess because it is part of the Univ. It just wasn't on my radar
December 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
been reading a book set in York in 1500s. My home town. I lived right in the centre and yet a pivotal location turns out to be somewhere I never visited even though it was about 2 streets from my house! I'd no idea it was there! I guess because it is part of the Univ. It just wasn't on my radar
I honestly wasn't sure I'd make it to Friday. Lowest ebb in about 20yrs. But here I am starting to recover, deo gratias. I've even made inroads into a book a friend kept telling me I would love if I just gave it a chance.
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I honestly wasn't sure I'd make it to Friday. Lowest ebb in about 20yrs. But here I am starting to recover, deo gratias. I've even made inroads into a book a friend kept telling me I would love if I just gave it a chance.
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On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
It's been a difficult week. Quietly, I am a prayer person. And one of those I asked to intercede was Pope Francis. Things are improving. He, and others have heard.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
December 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's been a difficult week. Quietly, I am a prayer person. And one of those I asked to intercede was Pope Francis. Things are improving. He, and others have heard.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
Happy Caterday from Mr Stanley Gibbons - a good companion in hard times
December 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy Caterday from Mr Stanley Gibbons - a good companion in hard times
And… The Dog & Bell for good measure. I’m struggling with my anxiety and other health issues at the moment. It was good to escape it all for the night.
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And… The Dog & Bell for good measure. I’m struggling with my anxiety and other health issues at the moment. It was good to escape it all for the night.
Wonderful evening with the daughters watching the annual panto at the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford. And we bagged a sausage roll which is notoriously difficult 😜 hysterical, political and smutty. What more do you need.
December 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wonderful evening with the daughters watching the annual panto at the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford. And we bagged a sausage roll which is notoriously difficult 😜 hysterical, political and smutty. What more do you need.
well that's that. Observer now behind a paywall.
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
well that's that. Observer now behind a paywall.
More from the saunter.
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
More from the saunter.
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
I slept through several alarms, a belligerent cat and a flurry of emergency whatsapps about Cloudflare.
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I slept through several alarms, a belligerent cat and a flurry of emergency whatsapps about Cloudflare.
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
an evening saunter round the West End Christmas lights with daughter the younger. Here we have the tree outside the Connaught and the front of Cartier in Bond Street. How the other half live etc etc
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
an evening saunter round the West End Christmas lights with daughter the younger. Here we have the tree outside the Connaught and the front of Cartier in Bond Street. How the other half live etc etc
Wise words from Paddington
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wise words from Paddington