Italy have been exceptional this Six Nations ๐
Two upsets today ๐
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Saturday night pizza making has started! Actually, dough making was this morning, but pizza building now ๐
Scoreline of 50-40 ๐ณ๐
Scotland are running riot. Sensational ๐
Well, this is exciting! Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ v ๐ซ๐ท France ๐
Location check in โ The Royal George, Pembroke - pint of Pedigree ๐บ
๐บ Map of area
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I didn’t have chance to watch yesterday’s T20 World Cup semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand but I am settling in now for an afternoon of England v India ๐
Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain โ and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot
In other words, the stories being told about Muslims and immigrants today are the same stories that were being told about Jews a century ago.
๐ต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Pekka Kuusisto, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Sam Amidon (52 plays), Gorillaz (15), Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (12), Sam Amidon (10)
โAll you need is a chair and a viewโ: could daily โduskingโ make us healthier and happier? ๐
An old Dutch ritual of going outside to watch the coming of night โ or dusking โ is having a revival across Europe. Fans of the practice say itโs a great way to disconnect from screens and find peace
www.theguardian.com/lifeandst…
๐ต Music for 26 February 2026
"The Lark Ascending" by Pekka Kuusisto & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
Brilliant interpretation and new recording of the well known Vaughan Williams piece.
Finished reading: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan ๐
๐ต My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Gorillaz (37 plays), Fretwork (15), Kreizberg, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra (6)
I’ve spent most of today walking around Bristol, visiting some independent and secondhand bookshops, including
- Amnesty Bookshop, 103 Gloucester Road, Bishopton
- Second Page, The Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol
- Beware of the Leopard Books, St. Nicholas Market
- The Last Bookshop, 60 Park St
- Dreadnought Books, 125 St Georgeโs Rd
Plus a couple of pubs for some real ale refreshment ๐บ๐
Nearly 8 miles walked and only (!) five books purchased - a couple by C.S.Lewis, a biography of C.S.Lewis and two cricket books ๐
