🔖 Don’t talk about ‘food poverty’ – it’s just poverty

Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion in a penalty shootout to reach the Championship play-off final for the second successive season.

Aston Villa win 4-3 on penalties ⚽️

Currently reading: The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi 📚

A day to easily get lost in sport - England v Pakistan ODI 🏏, Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion Championship play-off semi-final ⚽️ and Leinster v Saracens Heineken Champions Cup final 🏉.

Currently reading: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 📚

Overgrown

Views from the square during the Glamorgan v Surrey lunch interval. Lukas Carey of Glamorgan didn’t keep still for the panorama shot :) 🏏

Royal London One-Day Cup - Glamorgan v Surrey at Sophia Gardens. Gareth Batty bowling to Billy Root, who went on to get a career-best unbeaten 113 in Glamorgan’s innings. 🏏

Went to see Suede at The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students’ Union last night 🎵. They were amazingly good, an absolutely electric gig from start to finish. I saw Suede twice in the 1990s with exactly the same lineup of Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert and Neil Codling. Last night’s performance was as good as, if not better than, those earlier days.

Great support from BC Camplight (aka Brian Christinzio).

The Suede setlist was

• As One
  
• My Insatiable One
  
• Outsiders
  
• We Are the Pigs
  
• So Young
  
• Metal Mickey
  
• New Generation
  
• Tides
  
• She’s Not Dead
  
• Stay Together (Brett with Richard acoustic)
  
• The Drowners
  
• It Starts and Ends With You
  
• Indian Strings
  
• Trash
  
• Animal Nitrate
  
• Another No One (Brett solo acoustic)
  
• Beyond the Outskirts
  
• The Invisibles
  
• Flytipping
  
• Beautiful Ones (encore)
  
• Life Is Golden (encore)
  

🔖 A couple of simple tofu ideas I may try this weekend, both from BBC Food:

Tofu Thai green curry

Tofu sushi bowl

Currently reading: Vengeance in Venice by Philip Gwynne Jones 📚

We’ve had this portable barbecue for 25 years now - it has served us well.

Photos of misty Penarth taken on Tuesday 16th April.

Attending my first cricket game of the season - Glamorgan v Essex in the Royal London One-Day Cup. Michael Hogan bowling to Alastair Cook. 🏏

Retro-gaming at Kongs Bar, Cardiff.

Chloe Foy at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff tonight - superb, now looking forward to seeing her at the Green Man Festival this year. 🎵

Bryony Sier at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff 🎵 🎸

Out and overnight in Cardiff tonight celebrating my daughter’s 18th birthday.

Currently reading: The Black Book by Lawrence Durrell 📚

Reflective cat

Currently reading: The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell 📚

Left the Irish bar after seeing Wales beat Ireland to get the Six Nations 🏉 Grand Slam. Not staying for the England - Scotland game.

Mixing it up in Amsterdam - ready for Wales game in Irish pub with Italian wine and lots of Dutch cheese. 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍷

Spiritualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. 🎵

Awaiting Spirtualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. 🎵