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19 February, 2025: ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 starts today with Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ v ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand in Karachi. โฆ
17 February, 2025: Maria by Callas, 2017 - โ โ โ โ โ Fascinating sequence of archive footage - including performances, interviews and home movies. No โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 February, 2025: Rebel Moon โ Part Two: The Scargiver, 2024 - โ โ ยฝ Less enjoyable and less interesting than Part One. โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2025: Bridget Jones's Baby, 2016 - โ โ โ Watched on Sunday February 16, 2025. โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Bรถhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, โฆ
14 February, 2025: Currently reading: Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini ๐
14 February, 2025: Rebel Moon โ Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023 - โ โ โ ยฝ Despite reading a number of very bad reviews of this film I quite enjoyed it as a sci-fi/fantasy โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 February, 2025: Yesterday I cooked the recipe for slow cooked Sifnos Chickpeas shared by Jeremy Cherfas โฆ
12 February, 2025: Trying a white stout for the first time. Nethergate Brewery White Stout ๐บ This new hazy beer is โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 February, 2025: I haven’t used Flickr too much recently but I am now trying their 21st birthday 21 Day Flickr โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2025: Blocked pathways I encountered fallen trees on my walk, prompting me to explore Micro.blog photo collections.
9 February, 2025: Location check in โ One night stay at Hotel du Vin, The Sugar House, Bristol. ๐บ Map of area โ ๐ธ
9 February, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Klemperer, Philharmonia, Gedda, Janowitz, Schwarzkopf, โฆ
8 February, 2025: What a dramatic finish! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐
8 February, 2025: Halftime in England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐ซ๐ท France, last half hour has been good to watch. Definitely looking โฆ
8 February, 2025: Pre-match beer is a Fullerโs London Porter. Italy ๐ฎ๐น v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Wales shortly ๐๐บ
7 February, 2025: Severance S2E4 Woeโs Hollow - that was a wild ride ๐บ
7 February, 2025: Apollo 11, 2019 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday February 7, 2025. โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2025: Gladiator, 2000 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday February 6, 2025. โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2025: Following the red brick road โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2025: Icy โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2025: Rings โ ๐ธ
5 February, 2025: Alien: Romulus, 2024 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday February 5, 2025. โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2025: Question about Tapestry @manton - I can get posts from Mastodon opening in Ivory and posts from โฆ
4 February, 2025: Busy roasting parsnips ๐งโ๐ณ โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2025: Detour required on my walk today ๐ณ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Franz Ferdinand (28 plays), Flora Hibberd (11), โฆ
31 January, 2025: Some brilliant play by France but would have liked to see Wales score some points ๐ ๐
31 January, 2025: Plans for tonight: cook a paella ๐ฅ then watch the opening Six Nations ๐ match, France ๐ซ๐ท v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ โฆ
31 January, 2025: Civil War, 2024 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday January 31, 2025. โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2025: Monkton, Pembrokeshire โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2025: Mudbanks and water โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2025: Tenby 10 โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2025: Pembroke Castle ๐ฐ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2025: Location check in โ Pint of Butty Bach ๐บ and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps at the Old Kings โฆ
29 January, 2025: Pint of Felinfoel Double Dragon ๐บ and a packet of Scampi Fries at Pembroke Power Station Sports โฆ
28 January, 2025: Leave Her to Heaven, 1945 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday January 28, 2025.
27 January, 2025: 8 sixes and 5 fours in 25 balls. Extraordinary batting display by Mitch Owen for the Hobart โฆ
27 January, 2025: Storm Herminia. Yellow warnings in place for wind and heavy rain ๐ง๏ธ So staying in watching the Big โฆ
26 January, 2025: Fly Me to the Moon, 2024 - โ โ โ Enjoyed as a Sunday afternoon film. โ ๐ธ
26 January, 2025: ๐ฌ #QOTD
26 January, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (48 plays), OddLeaf (24), Hector Zazou (12), โฆ
22 January, 2025: Remember Your Kerb Drill โ ๐ธ
19 January, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Anastasia Kobekina & Kammerorchester Basel (11 โฆ
14 January, 2025: Currently reading: Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves ๐
12 January, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (20 plays), Abbado, Orchestra del Teatro alla โฆ
9 January, 2025: Finished reading: Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young ๐๐ต
5 January, 2025: Snowy Sunday morning โ fire lit, watching Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers ๐ฆ๐บ๐โ๏ธ๐ฅ
5 January, 2025: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (50 plays), Kim Deal (22), Paul Clayton (19), โฆ
31 December, 2024: Still settling ๐ง ๐ท โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2024: Settling down for a quiet New Yearโs Eve ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
30 December, 2024: Love Actually, 2003 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday December 30, 2024. โ ๐ธ
29 December, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw โฆ
27 December, 2024: Our family Christmas dinner this year was a Mexican themed menu ๐ฎ ๐ฒ๐ฝ Cooked from three cookbooks, โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 December, 2024: Happy Christmas! Not sure how long she’ll tolerate her #Catmas collar ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
24 December, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Julian Cope (11 plays), Arooj Aftab (9), Yannis & โฆ
22 December, 2024: Having the first of my Xmas beers ๐บ โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2024: Watching ๐บ my first match in the Big Bash League this year - Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars. โฆ
15 December, 2024: Stokes Croft โ ๐ธ
15 December, 2024: Redcliffe Bascule Bridge, Bristol โ ๐ธ
15 December, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Clarissa Connelly (11 plays), Julian Cope (11), David โฆ
14 December, 2024: Watching the Strictly Come Dancing Final with family & friends ๐๐บ Champagne ๐ฅ Beer ๐บ Port ๐ท โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 December, 2024: Location check in โ El Diablo Tacos & Margs ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐บ Map of area
12 December, 2024: The Legend of Hell House, 1973 - โ โ โ โ โ Still my favourite horror/haunted house film. โ ๐ธ
10 December, 2024: First sighting of a jay (Garrulus glandarius) feeding in the garden this winter. โ ๐ธ
8 December, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kim Deal (22 plays), The Smile (15), Michael Kiwanuka โฆ
7 December, 2024: Emergency lighting evening. Will be attempting Trivial Pursuit by candlelight accompanied by cheese โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 December, 2024: Power out since 2pm due to the high winds. National Grid say itโs expected to be restored by midday โฆ
7 December, 2024: Storm Darragh ๐จ Tree down in garden Gate not happy ๐ข Just missed greenhouse and shed โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2024: 1954 Pegaso Z-102 Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2024: 1971 Matra 530 LX Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2024: Between bouts of heavy rain and wind I managed about 10 miles of morning walks this week ๐ถโโ๏ธ Dare โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 December, 2024: Misty morning walk in Dare Valley Country Park ๐ถโโ๏ธ Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
1 December, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Foals (15 plays), Stornoway (14), Yannis & The Yaw โฆ
30 November, 2024: The Hunt, 2020 - โ โ Watched on Saturday November 30, 2024.
24 November, 2024: Apologies for lots of duplicate posts in the last half hour - an automated service I was using went โฆ
24 November, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale & โฆ
23 November, 2024: Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.
22 November, 2024: Deadpool 2, 2018 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 22, 2024.
21 November, 2024: Finished reading: Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon ๐
18 November, 2024: Wolfs, 2024 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday November 18, 2024.
17 November, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: David Bowie (46) clipping. (20) Celeste (13) Jackson Browne (10) โฆ
16 November, 2024: Blade Runner 2049, 2017 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday November 16, 2024.
15 November, 2024: Blade Runner, 1982 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 15, 2024.
14 November, 2024: The Velvet Underground, 2021 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday November 14, 2024.
10 November, 2024: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2024: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (20) Christy Moore (13) Karajan, BPO (6) โฆ
8 November, 2024: Elbow - Adriana Again ๐ต
7 November, 2024: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Wild God Tour - Cardiff Utilita Arena, Wednesday 6th November โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 November, 2024: Utilita Arena, Cardiff to see Nick Cave with Black Country, New Road as support ๐ต โ ๐ธ
6 November, 2024: Location check in โ Negroni at The Alchemist, Cardiff ๐ธ ๐บ Map of area
3 November, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: The Cure (32) Billie Marten (18) Furtwรคngler, VPO (18) โฆ
1 November, 2024: Autumn walk Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2024: The Trial of the Chicago 7, 2020 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday October 31, 2024.
30 October, 2024: Slightly inspired by last nightโs Great British Bake Off, my autumnal-ish bake today is a mushroom, โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Nico (23) The Smile (20) The Cure (17) Billie Marten (13) Laura โฆ
27 October, 2024: Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert, 1981 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on YouTube - youtu.be/edXvLGqLtmM - superb ๐ต
25 October, 2024: Currently reading: Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young ๐
20 October, 2024: โซ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: The Smile (25) Claire Booth & Ensemble 360 (20) Elbow (16) โฆ
19 October, 2024: Red Admiral basking in todayโs sun โ๏ธ๐ฆ โ ๐ธ
17 October, 2024: The First Omen, 2024 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday October 17, 2024.
15 October, 2024: Moonlit view over Lindos on our way to our final evening meal in Rhodes at Agostinos Restaurant. โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2024: Herding goats ๐ โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2024: Finished reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides ๐
13 October, 2024: Currently reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides ๐
13 October, 2024: Retsina and Hive on the beach ๐๏ธ๐ท โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Heaton (13 plays) The Smile (10) Field Music (5) โฆ
12 October, 2024: On this day 28 years ago, at roughly the time Iโm posting this, my wife and I were dancing to Neil โฆ
12 October, 2024: Finished reading: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton ๐
12 October, 2024: ๐ #Caturday poolside attack ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2024: Letterboxd besties ๐ฅ ๐ Zero people share 4 or 3 of my favourite films. A surprising number share 2 โฆ
10 October, 2024: Sailing into the olive grove โ ๐ธ
10 October, 2024: Sailing into the olive grove Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
10 October, 2024: Record breaking ๐ Some runs being scored and records set in the Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England 1st Test ๐ Englandโs โฆ
10 October, 2024: The Acropolis of Lindos Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
10 October, 2024: The Acropolis of Lindos Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
10 October, 2024: The Acropolis of Lindos Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2024: Quite a warm walk up to the Acropolis of Lindos this afternoon ๐๏ธ โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2024: A Fix ๐บ โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2024: Pool morning ๐ โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2024: Finished reading: Reflections on a Marine Venus by Lawrence Durrell ๐
7 October, 2024: Thank goodness for the tiny St Paulโs Beach, the only beach in Lindos not packed with sunbeds ๐๏ธ โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 October, 2024: Currently reading: Reflections on a Marine Venus by Lawrence Durrell ๐
6 October, 2024: Late afternoon break from the sun to watch Villa v Man Utd in the bar โฝ๏ธ๐บ
6 October, 2024: Currently reading: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton ๐
6 October, 2024: Finished reading: Magritte by Alex Danchev ๐ Superb book. Very informative and very well illustrated โฆ
5 October, 2024: Starting my vowel collection โ ๐ธ
5 October, 2024: Demanding entry Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 October, 2024: Cocktails with a view ๐ธ๐๏ธ โ ๐ธ
4 October, 2024: Let Me In ๐ โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2024: Alien landscape ๐ฌ๐ท Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2024: Alien landscape โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2024: Currently reading: Magritte by Alex Danchev ๐
3 October, 2024: Finished reading: Deathโs End by Cixin Liu ๐
3 October, 2024: Good morning from Rhodes โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2024: Location check in โ Lambis Studios, Lindos, Rhodes ๐ฌ๐ท ๐บ Map of area
29 September, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin (22 plays) The Cure โฆ
28 September, 2024: Succisa pratensis, also known as devil’s-bit or devil’s-bit scabious, is a flowering โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 September, 2024: Favourite Museums After a recent trip to Brussels I’ve been thinking of museums I’ve visited. My top five โฆ
27 September, 2024: Alone - The Cure Alone On Thursday 26th September 2024 The Cure released the single Alone ๐ต Birds fall from the sky, โฆ
24 September, 2024: Just been given 3.5kg of green tomatoes. Think Iโll be making green tomato chutney tomorrow ๐
24 September, 2024: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024 - โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday September 24, 2024.
22 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Sampling their Otley beers: Boss, Retrograde and โฆ
22 September, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Simon (28 plays) Peter Alexander Jobson (4) โฆ
22 September, 2024: Northern Soul, 2014 - โ โ โ Watched on Sunday September 22, 2024.
20 September, 2024: The Mummy, 1959 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday September 20, 2024.
20 September, 2024: Antiques. Rue Blaes, Brussels Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2024: Brussels Beer Project Bailli Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2024: La Fleur en Papier Dorรฉ, Brussels Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2024: Window next door to La Fleur en Papier Dorรฉ, Brussels. With reflection of the windows of the building opposite ๐ Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2024: The Revenge of Frankenstein, 1958 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday September 15, 2024.
14 September, 2024: Bird bath โฒ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2024: Bird bath โฒ๏ธ Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2024: Back in the UK and having margaritas at San Marino in Brixton ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ San Marino, Brixton for margaritas ๐ธ
13 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Eurostar, Gare du Midi, Brussels ๐
13 September, 2024: Moules frites at Ploegmans, Rue Haute 148, Bruxelles, Belgium ๐ง๐ช โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Ploegmans for moules mariniรจre ๐ง๐ช
13 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Le Petit Lion ๐บ
13 September, 2024: Favourite bar of yesterday - Le Coq. And Nick Cave was in the Gents ๐๐บ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2024: View over Brussels ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2024: Surrounded ๐บ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2024: Favourite bar of yesterday - La Fleur en Papier Dorรฉ ๐บ โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2024: Elbow at Cirque Royal, Koninklijk Circus, Brussels tonight. Brilliant! ๐ต โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Cirque Royal Koninklijk Circus to see Elbow ๐ต
11 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ La Fleur en Papier Dorรฉ ๐บ
11 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Musรฉe Magritte ๐ผ๏ธ
11 September, 2024: Brussels Beer Project ๐บ โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ B&B Hotel Brussels Centre Louise ๐จ
10 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ BBP Bailli. Triple Bertha wheat beer ๐บ
10 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ St Pancras, Eurostar ๐
10 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Premier Inn London Tower Bridge hotel ๐จ
10 September, 2024: Raised bridge. Arrived in London yesterday for the start of six day mini-break - travelling onwards โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2024: Three Thousand Years of Longing, 2022 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday September 8, 2024.
7 September, 2024: XL ๐บ โ ๐ธ
7 September, 2024: The Water Lilies Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
7 September, 2024: The Water Lilies โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Dracula, 1958 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.
6 September, 2024: The Abominable Snowman, 1957 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.
6 September, 2024: Addyman Books โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Broad Street Book Centre โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Gay on Wye โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Hay Cinema Bookshop โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Murder and Mayhem โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: North Books โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: Richard Booth Books โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: The Addyman Annexe โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2024: The Poetry Bookshop โ ๐ธ
5 September, 2024: Finished reading: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis ๐
4 September, 2024: Guardian of the Grape Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 September, 2024: White Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 September, 2024: Red Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 September, 2024: Vines & Poplars Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 September, 2024: Llanerch Vineyard Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
4 September, 2024: Very interesting and enjoyable visit to and tour of Llanerch Vineyard, Vale of Glamorgan yesterday โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Llanerch Vineyard ๐ท
1 September, 2024: Quatermass 2, 1957 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday September 1, 2024.
1 September, 2024: Favourite breakfast again ๐ฅฏ โ ๐ธ
1 September, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (20 plays) Furtwรคngler, โฆ
31 August, 2024: Levels of processing. Halideโs Process Zero and NordStudioโs Wes Anderson - Inspired Also posted on โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2024: Summer walk Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2024: Joe Root hits a record 34th Test century for England. A century in both innings. England v Sri โฆ
31 August, 2024: I may have made some dodgy choices. Sitting in the garden on a warm but cloudy afternoon, listening โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2024: Seat taken Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
30 August, 2024: The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday August 30, 2024.
30 August, 2024: Hammer Films Building a list of Hammer Film Productions as I watch them ๐ฝ๏ธ Inspired by the Hammer House of โฆ
29 August, 2024: X the Unknown, 1956 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday August 29, 2024.
29 August, 2024: The Quatermass Xperiment, 1955 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday August 29, 2024.
28 August, 2024: Currently reading: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis ๐
25 August, 2024: Thursday night tapas at Bar 44, Cardiff โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2024: Cardiff gull โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Laf (22 plays) Lotte Betts-Dean & James Girling โฆ
25 August, 2024: Cardiff gull Originally posted on Glass โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2024: England in a tense run-chase against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the three match series ๐ and โฆ
23 August, 2024: Currently reading: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski ๐
23 August, 2024: The Village Inn, Pontprennau. An hour or so of time to kill ๐บ โ ๐ธ
22 August, 2024: Barbarian, 2022 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday August 22, 2024.
22 August, 2024: The weather strikes again. We were meant to be seeing New Order and The Charlatans in an outdoor โฆ
22 August, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Bar 44, Cardiff for tapas ๐ช๐ธ
18 August, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lotte Betts-Dean & James Girling (26 plays) โฆ
16 August, 2024: Currently reading: Deathโs End by Cixin Liu ๐
16 August, 2024: Finished reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu ๐
16 August, 2024: Tetris, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday August 16, 2024.
16 August, 2024: ๐ Ajax beat Panathinaikos after 34-penalty shootout โฝ Ajax beat Panathinaikos 13-12 on penalties โฆ
16 August, 2024: I’m not expecting too much help with the decorating this morning ๐โโฌ ๐ค โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2024: Papillon, 2017 - โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday August 14, 2024.
11 August, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Rosie Frater-Taylor (10 plays) Lankum (9) Sean Khan โฆ
10 August, 2024: Jamaican Dragon Stout in a half pint bottle. Should have bought more than one ๐๐บ โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2024: Color Out of Space, 2019 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday August 8, 2024.
7 August, 2024: Finished reading: Don’t Be a Jerk by Brad Warner ๐
7 August, 2024: Finished reading: Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino ๐
4 August, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Kinks (34 plays) Jรคrvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony โฆ
3 August, 2024: Dune: Part Two, 2024 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday August 3, 2024.
3 August, 2024: Mini-barbecue for burgers time ๐
2 August, 2024: The Batman, 2022 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday August 2, 2024.
31 July, 2024: Watching both of the Olympic Triathlons this morning. Womenโs event underway now. The swim in the โฆ
29 July, 2024: Holiday's end
29 July, 2024: Weather yesterday was good enough for garden pizza ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2024: Dune, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Second time rewatching in a fortnight. Still impressive. Ready for Part Two now.
28 July, 2024: Sea Lavender, Menorca
28 July, 2024: Sea Daffodil, Menorca
28 July, 2024: Samphire, Menorca
27 July, 2024: Departing Menorca ๐ช๐ธ
26 July, 2024: Finished reading: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis ๐
26 July, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Aeroport de Menorca โ๏ธ
24 July, 2024: Hot and rocky! My phone kept overheating. But guided by Google Maps I walked to and found the site โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2024: Ciutadella ๐ช๐ธ โ ๐ธ
22 July, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi (34 plays) Jorge Bolet โฆ
22 July, 2024: Morning coffee in Menorca โ๏ธ๐ช๐ธ โ ๐ธ
22 July, 2024: Currently reading: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis ๐
21 July, 2024: Finished reading: The Box Man by Abe Koฬboฬ ๐
20 July, 2024: Currently reading: The Box Man by Abe Koฬboฬ ๐
19 July, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Carema Beach Menorca ๐ช๐ธ
16 July, 2024: Abney Park - one of the โMagnificent Sevenโ garden cemeteries of London
16 July, 2024: Caerphilly Castle July 2018
16 July, 2024: Andrei Rublev, 1966 - โ โ โ โ Iโve seen Tarkovskyโs other six films, some more than once. Now Iโve come to Andrei Rublev and of โฆ
15 July, 2024: Dune, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday July 15, 2024.
14 July, 2024: I’ll probably watch some tennis and some football today ๐พโฝ๐บ
14 July, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Secret Affair (35 plays) The Who (23) Jรคrvi, Frankfurt โฆ
13 July, 2024: Ticket to Paradise, 2022 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday July 13, 2024.
13 July, 2024: The Zone of Interest, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday July 13, 2024.
12 July, 2024: Performance, 1970 - โ โ โ โ Surprisingly modern. Surprisingly brutal. Quite weird.
10 July, 2024: Brilliant. So pleased Ollie Watkins scored the winning goal #AVFC ๐โฝ๏ธ So England meet Spain on โฆ
10 July, 2024: Surviving โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2024: Euro 24 semi-final. Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England. 10 minutes until kickoff ๐ฌโฝ๏ธ
10 July, 2024: Final Test for Jimmy Anderson ๐ So wrapped up in Euro 24 football that I forgot about cricket. Today is the start of the England v โฆ
9 July, 2024: Euro 24. Spain ๐ช๐ธ v ๐ซ๐ท France. Half-time. That was an exceptional half of football, really looking โฆ
9 July, 2024: I was meant to be going to a concert at Chepstow Racecourse this evening to see Hozier and Brittany โฆ
7 July, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Scott Ross (15 plays) Evanescence (12) Paul Weller (9) โฆ
5 July, 2024: Election night. Iโm not sure why but Iโm staying up. Dual screening. Having a whisky ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2024: Today’s kitchen experiment: Lacto-fermented green beans. Results will be known in about a โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2024: New premises in Aberdare for our local independent craft brewery Grey Trees Brewery ๐บ โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2024: UK General Election Vote! ๐ณ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
2 July, 2024: If you are bored and disgusted by politics and don’t bother to vote, you are in effect voting โฆ
2 July, 2024: Live election results watch-along: July 4th from 9:45pm - Freedom News We will chart the winners โฆ
30 June, 2024: Having an oak aged gin to celebrate ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโฝ๏ธ
30 June, 2024: Huge sigh of relief ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโฝ๏ธ
30 June, 2024: FFS. Cutting it fine. Nervous wreck ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ๏ธ
30 June, 2024: Euro 2024. England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia. Half time. 0-1. Worrying โฝ๏ธ
30 June, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Mishka Rushdie Momen (18 plays) The Who (17) Glenn โฆ
29 June, 2024: That catch by Suryakumar Yadav! ๐๐๐ Very tense last couple of overs. But South Africa just fail in โฆ
29 June, 2024: 4 overs to go, only 26 runs needed. South Africa impressively attacking the spin bowling. But as I โฆ
29 June, 2024: Also keeping an eye on the football โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2024: South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ v ๐ฎ๐ณ India ๐ Interval. India recovered that well! Going to need some good batting by โฆ
29 June, 2024: South Africa having a good start ๐
29 June, 2024: Settling down on a Saturday afternoon to watch the ICC Menโs T20 World Cup Final South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ v โฆ
28 June, 2024: My first viewing of the live broadcasts from Glastonbury this year. Paul Heaton with Rianne Downey โฆ
27 June, 2024: India ๐ฎ๐ณ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England T20 World Cup semi-final now underway ๐๐
26 June, 2024: Currently reading: Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino ๐
23 June, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (12 plays) Mitropoulos, International Society โฆ
22 June, 2024: Jake Blount at St. George’s, Bristol on Friday 21st June 2024. Jake Blount (banjo, fiddle), โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 June, 2024: Instead of the usual one 1ยผ hrs it took us over 2ยฝ hrs to drive to Bristol last night - delays โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 June, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ St Georgeโs, Bristol to see Jake Blount ๐ต
21 June, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Hatchet Inn, Bristol. Proper Job ๐บ
16 June, 2024: Calvados Old Ale - 2022 Vintage Beer choice for this eveningโs Serbia ๐ท๐ธ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England Euro 2024 โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 June, 2024: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
16 June, 2024: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
16 June, 2024: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
16 June, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Furtwรคngler, BPO (12 plays) Jake Blount (12) โฆ
14 June, 2024: Hit Man, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday June 14, 2024.
13 June, 2024: American Fiction, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday June 13, 2024.
11 June, 2024: Finished reading: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs ๐
9 June, 2024: Currently reading: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs ๐
9 June, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Ainsley, Quasthoff, โฆ
8 June, 2024: T20 World Cup. England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐ฆ๐บ Australia. Some rampant Australian batting, England facing a โฆ
8 June, 2024: Morning book, coffee & cat ๐โ๏ธ๐ #Caturday โ ๐ธ
6 June, 2024: USA having a fantastic start bowling against Pakistan ๐
4 June, 2024: England v Scotland - match abandoned. Scotland batted well and had a defendable total ๐ค๐ง๏ธ๐
4 June, 2024: England v Scotland underway now. First ever T20 match between the two countries ๐
4 June, 2024: England v Scotland in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup about to begin - and itโs started raining in โฆ
3 June, 2024: European Hornet ๐ฆ (Vespa crabro)
2 June, 2024: Lankum: If microphones are put in front of us, we are going to talk about Gaza โI think that if you โฆ
2 June, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque (55 plays) Rachel โฆ
30 May, 2024: Gandhi, 1982 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday May 30, 2024.
29 May, 2024: Post-apocalyptic films (cloned from a BFI list ๐) Things to Come La Jetรฉe The War Game Planet of the Apes The โฆ
28 May, 2024: England v Pakistan match now abandoned ๐ข On the plus side had nice samosas and bhajis at the ground โฆ
28 May, 2024: At Sophia Gardens for England v Pakistan T20. Constant drizzle, no play yet โ๏ธ๐
28 May, 2024: A grey, rainy morning in Cardiff โ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2024: Nye ๐ญ โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2024: Wales Millennium Centre for Nye, starring Michael Sheen ๐ญ โ ๐ธ
26 May, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kavus Torabi (24 plays) Rachel Podger & Brecon โฆ
25 May, 2024: Saturday afternoon sports viewing. England playing Pakistan at Edgbaston in the 2nd T20I. And โฆ
23 May, 2024: Unfortunately I missed the live Microcamp last Friday because I was away for a long weekend ๐ Back โฆ
21 May, 2024: Bunch of Grapesโ vegan starters and mains. Recommended! ๐ โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2024: At the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd to try their Vegan Grill Week menu. โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2024: 2 Tone ๐ต Exhibition at the Barbican
20 May, 2024: Purple Hibiscus at the Barbican Centre A new artwork by Ibrahim Mahamaย transforms our Lakeside โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Founderโs Arms. Youngโs Special beer ๐บ
20 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Barbican Centre
19 May, 2024: Hackney Den
19 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Hackney Empire to see Lankum perform their album False Lankum ๐ต
19 May, 2024: โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Abney Park Cemetery
19 May, 2024: Stoke Newington has changed a lot since I lived there in 1982/3.
19 May, 2024: Very continental! Made in France wine merchant on Church Street, Stoke Newington. Sparkling burgundy โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2024: Sunny afternoon in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Small picnic of beer, olives and crisps ๐ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Clissold Park, Stoke Newington ๐
19 May, 2024: Iโve been dipping my toes into the Hipstamstic world again. The app has improved a lot since the โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Weller (24 plays) Kavus Torabi (8) MC5 (6) Dmitri โฆ
18 May, 2024: 24h Bagel House ๐ฅฏ
18 May, 2024: โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2024: Hotel rooftop bar serving a microbrewery IPA ๐บ๐ โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Kingsland Locke, Dalston
18 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ National Express coach, Cardiff to London ๐
14 May, 2024: Mirrored ๐ช
14 May, 2024: Finished reading: Buried by Alice Roberts ๐
12 May, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Maurizio Pollini (10 plays) Hozier (9) MC5 (8) Ozawa, โฆ
12 May, 2024: Bristol. Early hours.
12 May, 2024: Bristol. Walking back to my daughterโs flat in the early morning. โ ๐ธ
10 May, 2024: Pink!
10 May, 2024: Looking back. Cape Verde 2016. A very old Samsung phone was used ๐
9 May, 2024: The Killing Fields, 1984 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday May 9, 2024.
7 May, 2024: 7th May ๐ต Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was first performed inย Viennaย on 7th May 1824. โฆ
7 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Beer and cooked breakfast at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, Aberdare ๐บ
7 May, 2024: Currently reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu ๐
7 May, 2024: Finished reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu ๐
6 May, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Six by Nico, New York Menu and matching wines ๐ท
5 May, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Thom Yorke (28 plays) Roger Waters (14) Maurizio โฆ
3 May, 2024: Yesterdayโs local election voting ๐ณ๏ธ ๐ โฆ there were low turnouts across Wales. The highest was in โฆ
2 May, 2024: Suspiria, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday May 2, 2024.
2 May, 2024: Local elections today - just for the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in our area. โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 April, 2024: hometown โ day 30 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon โฆ โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2024: drift โ day 29 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Severn at Worcester โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2024: community โ day 28 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Tewkesbury Abbey โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: de Sabata, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, โฆ
27 April, 2024: Crossed the old Severn Bridge for a change โ ๐ธ
27 April, 2024: surprise โ day 27 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Unusual places to find a โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 April, 2024: critter โ day 26 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Tate Modern Turbine Hall, โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2024: Books in Fernando Pessoaโs library, Lisbon, April 2023
25 April, 2024: spine โ day 25 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Books in Fernando โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 April, 2024: Currently reading: Buried by Alice Roberts ๐
24 April, 2024: Edinburgh, November 2023 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
24 April, 2024: light โ day 24 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Edinburgh, November 2023 โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 April, 2024: dreamy โ day 23 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Pet Shimmers, 2019 ๐ต โ ๐ธ
22 April, 2024: blue โ day 22 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Thasos, July 2022 ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 April, 2024: mountain โ day 21 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ The Sugar Loaf, โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 April, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog (24 plays) pregoblin (16) Oscar โฆ
20 April, 2024: ice โ day 20 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Sunny Saturday Aperol Spritz ๐ โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2024: birthday โ day 19 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ My daughter and I both had โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2024: Frosty Spring morning
19 April, 2024: Aberaeron beach
18 April, 2024: Finished reading: The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris ๐
18 April, 2024: mood โ day 18 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2024: Black Lion, Aberaeron. Quiet little beer garden (yard?) overlooked by a chapel ๐บ๐ โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Black Lion, Aberaeron - Sunny Dai by Cardigan Brewery ๐บ
18 April, 2024: Clear skies last night means thereโs a little frost this morning. Sitting outside with a hot coffee โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2024: Impressions
17 April, 2024: ๐ โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2024: After a birthday day of beach, beer and pizza will be finishing with cheese (Perl Wen and Perl Las) โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2024: Another breezy beach walk today โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2024: transcendence โ day 17 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Saint Carannog โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ The Grosvenor, Cardigan - Cardigan Brewery Dai IPA ๐บ
17 April, 2024: Itโs my birthday today ๐ Got a fortune cookie to open with my cards ๐ฅ Better to be lucky than clever โ ๐ธ
16 April, 2024: First BBQ of 2024 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 April, 2024: flรขneur โ day 16 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Is a beach flรขneur possible? โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2024: Had a fantastic weekend in Bristol celebrating my daughter’s birthday - Japanese restaurant, โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2024: small โ day 15 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ St Thomas' Hospital, London, โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ The Social, Bristol for veggie breakfast and a Bloody Mary
14 April, 2024: Prickly pears in front of olives. Kalamata, Greece, 2015
14 April, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Peter Doherty & Frรฉdรฉric Lo (12 plays) The โฆ
14 April, 2024: cactus โ day 14 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Prickly pears in front of โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Beercosm. Cheddar Ales Totty Pot Dark Porter ๐บ
13 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Izakaya Japanese Bar, Bristol ๐ฏ๐ต
13 April, 2024: page โ day 13 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Beer festivals past. When we โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2024: Dare Valley Country Park, above Tarren y Bwllfa, January 2021
12 April, 2024: Edinburgh, November 2023
12 April, 2024: Edinburgh Waverley Station, November 2023
12 April, 2024: Lisbon, April 2023
12 April, 2024: Cardiff Bay, October 2013
12 April, 2024: magic โ day 12 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ A little hidden magic in โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 April, 2024: sky โ day 11 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Edinburgh, November 2023 โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2024: train โ day 10 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Edinburgh Waverley Station, โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 April, 2024: crispy โ day 09 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2024: At the Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre for Death Trap, two short pieces by Rambert โฆ
8 April, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Wales Millennnium Centre ๐ญ
8 April, 2024: prevention โ day 08 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Tate Modern, 2008 โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2024: Anatomy of a Fall, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday April 7, 2024.
7 April, 2024: Ivan's Childhood, 1962 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday April 7, 2024.
7 April, 2024: wellbeing โ day 07 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ National Museum of โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Ainsley, Quasthoff, โฆ
6 April, 2024: Glamorgan declared for 620. Sam Northeast not out on 335, setting a new record run-score for a โฆ
6 April, 2024: Double century at Lord’s for Sam Northeast, Glamorgan captain, in his first innings of the โฆ
6 April, 2024: windy โ day 06 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Dare Valley Country Park, โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 April, 2024: My brother has made the news! ๐๐: ‘Once in a lifetime’ comet spotted from Derbyshire โฆ
5 April, 2024: It’s the start of the County Cricket season today ๐ A number of rain delays but Middlesex v โฆ
5 April, 2024: serene โ day 05 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Cardiff Bay, October 2013 โ ๐ธ
4 April, 2024: foliage โ day 04 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Willow โ ๐ธ
4 April, 2024: Finished reading: Turning Over the Pebbles by Mike Brearley ๐
3 April, 2024: Just been watching Sunil Narine opening the batting for KKR in the IPL. A brilliant 85 off 39 balls, โฆ
3 April, 2024: card โ day 03 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ I appreciated the recent โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 April, 2024: flowers โ day 02 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Garden primroses and heather โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2024: toy โ day 01 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ TOY at the Green Man Festival โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Peter Doherty & Frรฉdรฉric Lo (29 plays) Elbow (25) โฆ
29 March, 2024: Finished reading: Outline by Rachel Cusk ๐
28 March, 2024: View from the bedroom window. Woke up to a little unexpected snow this morning โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
25 March, 2024: Napoleon, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday March 25, 2024.
24 March, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Krฤek, Capella Istropolitana (39 plays) Mary Lou โฆ
22 March, 2024: Currently reading: Turning Over the Pebbles by Mike Brearley ๐
22 March, 2024: Ashley Road, Bristol
22 March, 2024: Drummond Road, Bristol
21 March, 2024: Dark Encounter, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Strange film. Not sure what to make of it. Combination of child disappearance and alien encounter. โฆ
21 March, 2024: The Highwaymen, 2019 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday March 21, 2024.
20 March, 2024: Finished reading: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay ๐
19 March, 2024: My bread is trying to escape! โ ๏ธ๐ โ ๐ธ
18 March, 2024: Power cut
17 March, 2024: In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday March 17, 2024.
17 March, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Handley, RLPO (13 plays) Arab Strap (2) Gong (1)
15 March, 2024: Wordle 1,000 ๐ 4/6 โฌโฌโฌ๐จโฌ โฌ๐จโฌ๐จ๐จ โฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ
11 March, 2024: Gong at The Globe, Sunday 10th March 2024 ๐ต
11 March, 2024: Gong and Ozric Tentacles at the sold out and very crowded Globe, Cardiff, Sunday 10th March 2024 ๐ท ๐ต โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 March, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Bessie Smith (44 plays) Kendrick Lamar (19) Bessie โฆ
9 March, 2024: Two very close, exciting games of Six Nations rugby today. Two unexpected results for Italy ๐ฎ๐น and โฆ
9 March, 2024: Watching rugby - Italy ๐ฎ๐น v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland - and drinking a Dead Canary ๐บ๐
9 March, 2024: Hay-on-Wye bookshops ๐๐ธ Documenting in photographs some of the current bookshops in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, the world’s โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 March, 2024: Now listening: Any Woman’s Blues - Bessie Smith Playlist: ๐ Jackie Kay on Bessie Smith ๐๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2024: ๐ Some thoughts on International Womenโs Day Speaking truth to the power of the patriarchy is โฆ
8 March, 2024: Currently reading: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay ๐
7 March, 2024: ๐ The Long Wait Implement a genuine progress index in place of GDP At the moment, every attempt to โฆ
7 March, 2024: ๐ Outrage Farming Sunak leads a government that has introduced the most draconian anti-protest laws โฆ
6 March, 2024: Microbrewery ๐บ โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2024: Lunch at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd ๐บ โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2024: Sharper, 2023 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday March 4, 2024.
3 March, 2024: The Hunger Games, 2012 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday March 3, 2024.
3 March, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Nadine Shah (16 plays) Brittany Howard (12) Portishead โฆ
29 February, 2024: Shop window
29 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Hay Distillery, sampling gins
29 February, 2024: Staying at The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye. They do excellent Wye Valley Smokery kippers for โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2024: Starter Main course Dessert (I got distracted midway ๐) โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2024: Captain on deck ๐ซก (A little upset that AI alt text generator didnโt recognise Kirk or Picard ๐๐) โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2024: Retro ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2024: Someone spent too much time sorting books by spine colour ๐ก๐ โ ๐ธ
26 February, 2024: I donโt know why โฆ ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐ โ ๐ธ
26 February, 2024: Now listening to Nadine Shah’s new album Filthy Underneath. It’s very good ๐ต
26 February, 2024: Woke up at quarter to seven to hear Bashir take 2 wickets in 2 balls. Will now be glued to the radio โฆ
25 February, 2024: Oppenheimer, 2023 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday February 25, 2024.
25 February, 2024: Dramatic and slightly disappointing morning of cricket. Hoping for more drama in the final half an โฆ
25 February, 2024: Cardiff Bay
25 February, 2024: BBC Hoddinott Hall Wales Millennium Centre
25 February, 2024: Senedd Cymru
25 February, 2024: Cardiff Bay last night ๐ท ๐ต Senedd Cymru BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff Bay โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Suede (17 plays) Ozawa, Boston SO, Zimerman (12) โฆ
24 February, 2024: Wales Millennium Centre for ๐ต Folk Fusions โ Japan meets Eastern Europe Takemitsu - Three Film โฆ
24 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Cardiff Bay
24 February, 2024: Cooking some burgers to have during Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Wales ๐๐
24 February, 2024: Todayโs plan: Morning ๐ Afternoon ๐ Evening ๐ต
23 February, 2024: England survive the first day to reach 302-7. A patient Joe Root worked hard to get a well-deserved โฆ
23 February, 2024: Lots of wickets in the morning session of the first day of the fourth Test. This isnโt going to be a โฆ
22 February, 2024: 800, 2023 - โ โ โ โ As a sports biopic I really enjoyed this; 2h40m went by quickly! Interesting content - I learnt a โฆ
20 February, 2024: Nomadland, 2020 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday February 20, 2024.
20 February, 2024: Bloody Mary
19 February, 2024: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday February 19, 2024.
18 February, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Grails (18 plays) Bob Marley & The Wailers (10) โฆ
18 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ The Social, Bristol. Bloody Mary and vegan breakfast.
18 February, 2024: Breakfast โ ๐ธ
18 February, 2024: Had a Sharon last night - manzanilla, sweet vermouth and Campari ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
18 February, 2024: Chase of 557. Easy, plenty of time ๐คฃ ๐ณ ๐
18 February, 2024: Some brilliant batting by India now ๐
17 February, 2024: Preparing my new album cover ๐ โ ๐ธ
17 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Root, Bristol
16 February, 2024: Eternals, 2021 - โ โ โ โ A slightly different but fun Marvel spectacle. I thought the performances and the characters were โฆ
16 February, 2024: ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Ravichandran Ashwin dismisses Zak Crawley to reach 500 Test wickets. Rapid century for โฆ
15 February, 2024: TIL ๐ Why mead is made for Valentineโs Day mead, a drink that newlyweds used to be given for a โฆ
15 February, 2024: ๐ May need to wake up earlier. Up at 5am, only an hourโs play, and India already 39-3 ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ณ
14 February, 2024: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 - โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday February 14, 2024.
14 February, 2024: Home screen status update! I use the first two screens of my phone as easily accessible โHomeโ โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2024: It poured with rain all day yesterday. But it was a good, lazy day. My wife had the rare day off โฆ
13 February, 2024: Triangle of Sadness, 2022 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday February 13, 2024.
13 February, 2024: Bird Box Barcelona, 2023 - โ โ โ โ In contrast to most opinions and reviews I think I preferred this to the original.
11 February, 2024: Italian theme tonight - spaghetti with (vegan) meatballs and Chianti Classico ๐ท ๐ฎ๐น โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Hozier (43 plays) Leon McCawley (42) Ola Szmidt (29) โฆ
9 February, 2024: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday February 9, 2024.
8 February, 2024: Egg seen on walk ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2024: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday February 8, 2024.
7 February, 2024: New coffee shop in town. Cocoโs. Alex Gooch almond croissant and americano โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Cocoโs, Aberdare โ๏ธ
7 February, 2024: Some fantastic wildlife images here: Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award winner โฆ
6 February, 2024: Linkblog ๐: John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord ๐ต The longest - and slowest โฆ
5 February, 2024: โEvery piece of filth that comes out of my mouth โ thatโs mineโ: inside Curb Your Enthusiasmโs final โฆ
5 February, 2024: Awake at 4:30am so of course I decide to get up to watch day 4 of the India v England second Test. โฆ
4 February, 2024: Location check in ๐บ โ Mud Dock Cafe, Bristol. Bristol Beer Factory Independence Pale Ale plus a โฆ
4 February, 2024: Travelling to Bristol to help my son move flat. Cricket on the radio ๐๐
4 February, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Radiohead (25 plays) Philip Selway (19) Claude Debussy โฆ
2 February, 2024: In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday February 2, 2024. ๐ต
2 February, 2024: Experimenting with the Beluga.social app ๐ณ I’m still playing around with Beluga and I quite like the way it works. I’m sharing my โฆ
2 February, 2024: From ESPN CricInfo ๐๐ Neither Rehan nor Bashir was born when Anderson made his Test debut at Lord's โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2024: Denis Johnson ๐ฌ โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2024: John Donne ๐ฌ โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2024: Mossy path on a route from home locally described as โup the mountainโ ๐ถโโ๏ธ
2 February, 2024: Jimmy Anderson with blonde highlights - ๐ฎ - takes a wicket! ๐
2 February, 2024: Second Test between India ๐ฎ๐ณ and England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, day one. Missed the 4am start but did get up at โฆ
1 February, 2024: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday February 1, 2024.
31 January, 2024: This is the first time Iโve encountered a YouTube My Mix. I donโt usually use or like the playlists โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 January, 2024: A lot to like about that First Test between India and England, enjoyed it immensely. Twists and โฆ
28 January, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Philip Selway (21 plays) Portishead (14) Sarah โฆ
27 January, 2024: Now there should be some play on Day four of the Test ๐
27 January, 2024: At least there was something worth waking up ridiculously early for. A brilliant century for Ollie โฆ
26 January, 2024: Linkblog ๐: Colin Ward: Everyday Anarchy - a Community crowdfunding project in Norwich by Patrick โฆ
25 January, 2024: Time for a small Lagavulin. Just realised itโs Burns Night ๐ฅ
25 January, 2024: The Creator, 2023 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday January 25, 2024.
25 January, 2024: Currently reading: The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris ๐
25 January, 2024: Finished reading: Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller ๐
23 January, 2024: Mirror, 1975 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday January 23, 2024.
22 January, 2024: Had to buy a new kettle. Our drinks preparation area now looking quite high tech โ๏ธ๐ โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2024: Hello Beluga World
21 January, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Christy Moore (21 plays) Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (15) โฆ
19 January, 2024: Pipeline
18 January, 2024: Power lines
16 January, 2024: The Sacrifice, 1986 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday January 16, 2024.
15 January, 2024: Nostalgia, 1983 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday January 15, 2024.
15 January, 2024: Obscured lines
15 January, 2024: Gateway and door on a misty morning walk
14 January, 2024: Choices. On a slightly misty walk this morning ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
14 January, 2024: Gate on the path of the old Abernant to Cwmbach railway line
14 January, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (20 plays) George Harrison (13) Fidetzis, Athens โฆ
12 January, 2024: Watching the SA20 League for the first time - Paarl Royals v Pretoria Capitals. Some England โฆ
11 January, 2024: These three have been some of my favourite players to watch - good news if they can coach as well as โฆ
10 January, 2024: Well, this will account for a large part of my day now ๐ฐ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
8 January, 2024: The soup turned out to have quite an attractive colour when blended ๐ โ ๐ธ
8 January, 2024: Well, this is vibrant! The beginnings of a carrot, butternut squash, sweet potato and beetroot soup, โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2024: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Benji Merrison (24 plays) Uri Caine Ensemble (9) Dhruv โฆ
5 January, 2024: The Beatles and India, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday January 5, 2024.
4 January, 2024: Prey, 2022 - โ โ โ A slightly novel direction for the Predator franchise. Very watchable if you donโt expect anything โฆ
3 January, 2024: St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2024: St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare
1 January, 2024: Time for a New Year’s Day Bloody Mary ๐น โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2023: The party’s really kicking off here now. A Happy New Year to everyone ๐ฅณ โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2023: A quiet New Year’s Eve ๐ง ๐ท โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2023: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Enjoyed that far more than I expected to. Thought Phoebe Waller-Bridge was really good, as, of โฆ
31 December, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (12 plays) Natalie Merchant (10) NAรSSAM JALAL โฆ
30 December, 2023: Saltburn, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Very darkly entertaining!
29 December, 2023: Watching Bernard Levin interviewing Leonard Bernstein from 1982. Making me appreciate how impressive โฆ
29 December, 2023: Predators, 2010 - โ โ โ ยฝ Definitely in the same vein as the 1987 Predator. Not too bad as a sci-fi survival action film.
29 December, 2023: Finished reading: Why Mahler? by Norman Lebrecht ๐
27 December, 2023: Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, 2007 - โ Definitely the poorest of the Alien/Predator/AvP films Iโve seen so far. Very poor and very dark โฆ
24 December, 2023: AVP: Alien vs. Predator, 2004 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday December 24, 2023.
24 December, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Coe, Peters & Smyth (16 plays) Lankum (12) Ozric โฆ
23 December, 2023: My Year in Chess โ๏ธ๐
22 December, 2023: Maestro, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday December 22, 2023.
22 December, 2023: Lankum, Roundhouse, 13th December 2023
22 December, 2023: Peterloo, 2018 - โ โ โ โ โ This is my second viewing of Peterloo and I've rated it more highly this time - 5โ instead of 4โ . On โฆ
22 December, 2023: … and Xmas essentials #2 just arrived ๐ท๐ โ ๐ธ
22 December, 2023: Traditional Xmas essentials ๐ ๐บ โ ๐ธ
21 December, 2023: I like the blue connection in today’s NYT Connections Puzzle #193 ๐ฉ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช ๐จ๐จ๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
20 December, 2023: Bought some mince pies from an Ottolenghi deli during my recent visit to London. Now trying them โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2023: Bright Star, 2009 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday December 20, 2023.
19 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Koocha Vegan Mezze Bar
17 December, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sawallisch, LPO, Kovacevich (2 plays) Walter, Columbia โฆ
16 December, 2023: Watching the Strictly Come Dancing final with my wife and daughter ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
15 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Keats House, Hampstead ๐ชถโฑ๏ธ
14 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Tai Pan Alley, Camden - nasi lemak with prawn sambal, crispy tofu filled bao โฆ
14 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Camden Coffee, Camden Market. Flat white and feta borek โ๏ธ
13 December, 2023: Lankum and Rachael Lavelle at Roundhouse, London ๐ต Wednesday 13th December 2023 โ ๐ธ
13 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Roundhouse, Chalk Farm for Lankum ๐ต
13 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Hampstead Premier Inn ๐จ
13 December, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Membury Services, M4 โ๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐
12 December, 2023: Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 2021 - โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday December 12, 2023.
11 December, 2023: Uncharted, 2022 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday December 11, 2023.
11 December, 2023: Finished reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein ๐
10 December, 2023: Venom, 2018 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday December 10, 2023.
10 December, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (23 plays) Mackerras, VPO, Popp (23) John โฆ
9 December, 2023: Great week for Villa. Arsenal had a lot of chances in that game but some fantastic defending โฝ๏ธ
9 December, 2023: Iโm being spoilt with watching Aston Villa games on TV this week - on Wednesday the Manchester City โฆ
8 December, 2023: Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday December 8, 2023.
4 December, 2023: The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh
4 December, 2023: Linkblog ๐: X isn’t an airport, but we’re announcing our departure - Freedom News
3 December, 2023: Currently reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein ๐
3 December, 2023: Finished reading: Julian of Norwich by Janina Ramirez ๐
3 December, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Furtwรคngler, BPO (12 plays) Paul Simon (11) The Coral โฆ
30 November, 2023: A Haunting in Venice, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday November 30, 2023.
28 November, 2023: Flight of beers at the Halfway House, Fleshmarket Close ๐บ โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Edinburgh Castle ๐ฐ
28 November, 2023: Tapas at Casa Andaluz, Edinburgh last night โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2023: Rubbing the toe of David Hume ๐ โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ National Museum of Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
25 November, 2023: Frosty morning. On my way to Cardiff for an Escape Room followed by a bottomless prosecco brunch โฆ
24 November, 2023: 1917, 2019 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 24, 2023.
22 November, 2023: ๐ถโโ๏ธ Walking some of the Cynon Trail
20 November, 2023: Fish and chip supper with my father-in-law and a Pembrokeshire Henry VII cider ๐บ โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2023: Crossing Cleddau Bridge, view towards Milford Haven. โ ๐ธ
19 November, 2023: ๐ Watching Australia ๐ฆ๐บ v ๐ฎ๐ณ India playing the ICC Men's World Cup Final ๐ ๐บ
19 November, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: PJ Harvey (25 plays) Longpigs (24) Ozric Tentacles โฆ
18 November, 2023: Autumn coffee โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2023: PJ Harvey: Tiny Desk Concert ๐๐ต
18 November, 2023: Bridleway, Cwmbach โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2023: Stonework
18 November, 2023: Bridleway, Cwmbach
14 November, 2023: John Wick: Chapter 4, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday November 14, 2023.
12 November, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Gong (16 plays) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (12)
7 November, 2023: An incident packed Australia ๐ฆ๐บ v ๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan match in the Cricket World Cup ๐
7 November, 2023: Been walking ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
5 November, 2023: Olive
5 November, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Roger Waters (23 plays) Stornoway (23) Burning Spear โฆ
3 November, 2023: Gateway
1 November, 2023: Stornoway at Tramshed, Cardiff, Tuesday 31st October 2023
1 November, 2023: Tramshed, Cardiff, Tuesday 31st October 2023 ๐ต Stornoway I’m aglow โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Tramshed, Cardiff for Stornoway ๐ต
31 October, 2023: Rainy Cardiff โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2023: Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. T. S. Eliot From Dante, a 1929 essay. The โฆ
30 October, 2023: Haunted Mansion, 2023 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday October 30, 2023.
30 October, 2023: Tarkovsky Stalker Nostalgia Ivan's Childhood Boris Godunov Mirror Andrei Rublev The Sacrifice โฆ
29 October, 2023: Toyah & Robert at Swansea Grand Theatre, Saturday 28th October 2023
29 October, 2023: Very entertaining and amusing show by Toyah Wilcox and Robert Fripp at Swansea Grand Theatre last โฆ โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Miloลก Karadagliฤ (12), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the โฆ
28 October, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Swansea Grand Theatre for Toyah & Robertโs Sunday Lunch Live! ๐ญ ๐ต
27 October, 2023: Just finished watching the Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ v ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa match. Probably the most exciting game of โฆ
26 October, 2023: View from Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
25 October, 2023: Squash, sage & maple soda bread ๐ from a Riverford recipe โ ๐ธ
24 October, 2023: Pathway
24 October, 2023: A Welsh - Portuguese - Italian breakfast today โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
23 October, 2023: Amanita ๐
23 October, 2023: Sail Bridge, River Take, Swansea
22 October, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Grace, Bristol, Timothy Taylorโs Landlord ๐บ
22 October, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Abbado, VPO, Norman (24), Jennifer Gentle (17), Eric โฆ
21 October, 2023: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ That was no contest. South Africa dominated.
21 October, 2023: ๐ Itโs an ENG ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐ฟ๐ฆ RSA World Cup day today. At 09:30 BST itโs a cricket group stage match ๐ โฆ
20 October, 2023: Captain Cat The sleepers are rung out of sleep with his loud get-out-of-bed bell - Under Milk Wood
20 October, 2023: The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea
20 October, 2023: Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea
20 October, 2023: Pumphouse, Swansea Marina
20 October, 2023: Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea
17 October, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Seaweed was common food in Europe for thousands of years, researchers find Study โฆ
16 October, 2023: Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday October 16, 2023.
16 October, 2023: Top Gun, 1986 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday October 16, 2023.
15 October, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Roger Waters (53), Allison Russell (32), Simon Rattle โฆ
14 October, 2023: I watched The Great British Bake Offโs Bread Week on Tuesday so of course Iโve had to attempt a โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2023: Stalker, 1979 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday October 13, 2023.
13 October, 2023: Dylan Thomas around Swansea Marina Dylan Thomas Square Dylan Thomas Theatre Captain Cat The โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2023: Ships in Tawe Basin Canning Tugboat Trinity House Lightship 91 Helwick โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2023: Sail Bridge, River Tawe โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2023: Swansea Marina Pump House Shallow water Slipway Garden Blocked, Prince of Wales Dock โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2023: Waterstones bookshop in Swansea. Very nice building but a real shame the upper two floors do not โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 October, 2023: What We Did on Our Holiday, 2014 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday October 12, 2023.
12 October, 2023: Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday October 12, 2023.
12 October, 2023: Breakfast today for our 27th wedding anniversary ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2023: Star Trek Beyond, 2016 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday October 11, 2023.
11 October, 2023: A morning of kimchi production ๐ฐ๐ท โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2023: Iโve got stout ๐บ โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2023: Currently reading: Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller ๐
6 October, 2023: Finished reading: Star Trek Picard - The Dark Veil by James Swallow ๐
5 October, 2023: Well, that was certainly a decisive victory for New Zealand ๐
5 October, 2023: New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England underway ๐
5 October, 2023: ๐ Cricket World Cup starts today
4 October, 2023: Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday October 4, 2023.
2 October, 2023: Star Trek, 2009 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday October 2, 2023.
2 October, 2023: Linkblog ๐: James Webb telescope makes ‘JuMBO’ discovery of planet-like objects in Orion โฆ
1 October, 2023: Boiling Point, 2021 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday October 1, 2023.
1 October, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Kitty Whately & Simon Lepper (30), Abbado, VPO, โฆ
30 September, 2023: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton, hat-trick for Ollie Watkins ๐ โฝ
30 September, 2023: thedimpau.se now furnished with Tinylytics webring and countries. Very nice @vincent ๐
30 September, 2023: treasure โ day 30 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Gold death-mask, known โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 September, 2023: Black and White #Caturday ๐ โ ๐ธ
29 September, 2023: contrast โ day 29 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
28 September, 2023: workout โ day 28 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Side, Turkey, 2009 โ ๐ธ
27 September, 2023: embrace โ day 27 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2023: WNO Ainadamar curtain call ๐ต โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2023: At the Wales Millennium Centre โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2023: Should have waited until my second beverage before posting my daily photoblogging image - I prefer โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2023: beverage โ day 26 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2023: At the Wales Millennium Centre for a production of Ainadamar by the Welsh National Opera ๐ต
25 September, 2023: flare โ day 25 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Green Man Festival, 2013 โ ๐ธ
24 September, 2023: belt โ day 24 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Bristol Airport โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2023: Final evening in Greece so it will be retsina ๐ท followed by an ouzo nightcap โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2023: Away from home, so itโs a Greek #Caturday ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2023: a day in the life โ day 23 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ reading on โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 September, 2023: road โ day 22 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Chrysogiali ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
22 September, 2023: Currently reading: Star Trek Picard - The Dark Veil by James Swallow ๐ ๐
22 September, 2023: Finished reading: Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack ๐ ๐
21 September, 2023: Live music at the restaurant we went to tonight was fantastic (as was the food) - all Greek music โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2023: Fox ๐ฆ & Cat ๐ โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2023: Currently reading: Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack ๐๐
21 September, 2023: Wandering near Mylos watermill โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2023: I am going to have to attempt to recreate these at home ๐ โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Mylos Watermill - frappe, baklava and Greek pancakes with feta
21 September, 2023: fall โ day 21 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Anthousa Waterfall โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2023: Morning walk into the hills to find waterfalls and water mills. 10am, cloudy but still hot, โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2023: disruption โ day 20 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ London, 2015 โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Taverna Stefanos, Parga ๐
20 September, 2023: Finished reading: Radicalized by Cory Doctorow ๐
20 September, 2023: Currently reading: Why Mahler? by Norman Lebrecht ๐
20 September, 2023: Beach breakfast ๐๏ธ โ ๐ธ
19 September, 2023: ๐ Playing cribbage
19 September, 2023: Currently reading: Radicalized by Cory Doctorow ๐
19 September, 2023: edge โ day 19 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Parga, Greece โ ๐ธ
19 September, 2023: Frappe in Parga โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2023: fabric โ day 18 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Venice, 2019 โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2023: Finished reading: Every House is Haunted by Ian Rogers ๐
17 September, 2023: Currently reading: Every House is Haunted by Ian Rogers ๐
17 September, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Black Country, New Road (22), Kubelik, Bavarian RSO (22), โฆ
17 September, 2023: intense โ day 17 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Parga, Greece โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Preveza Airport โ๏ธ
17 September, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Bristol Airport โ๏ธ
16 September, 2023: ๐ โIโd been fired once; it didnโt hurtโ: Melvyn Bragg on breakdowns, bust ups and 1,000 episodes of โฆ
16 September, 2023: oof! โ day 16 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2023: Finished reading: Wittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson ๐
15 September, 2023: red โ day 15 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2023: The Commuter, 2018 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday September 15, 2023.
14 September, 2023: statue โ day 14 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Paris, 1997 โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2023: glowing โ day 13 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Werfa, Abernant, โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2023: Late summer greenhouse tomatoes. Iโm currently roasting them for a pasta sauce ๐ฑ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2023: panic โ day 12 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Ravello, 2014 โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2023: Finished reading: The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow ๐
11 September, 2023: retrospect โ day 11 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Hay-on-Wye, 2023 โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Rattle, Bavarian RSO (11), Ezra Collective (10), โฆ
10 September, 2023: cycle โ day 10 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Berlin, 2022 โ ๐ธ
9 September, 2023: Preparing for a hot #Caturday ๐ โ ๐ธ
9 September, 2023: language โ day 09 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Wales Millennium โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2023: Watching the England v New Zealand ๐ ODI on TV. Itโs being played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, โฆ
8 September, 2023: Currently reading: The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow ๐
8 September, 2023: yonder โ day 08 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Halkidiki, 2010 โ ๐ธ
7 September, 2023: panorama โ day 07 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Manorbier, โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 September, 2023: Finished reading: Peace, Love & Petrol Bombs by D.D. Johnston ๐
6 September, 2023: well โ day 06 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ Venice, 2019 โ ๐ธ
5 September, 2023: forest โ day 05 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
5 September, 2023: ๐ถโโ๏ธ Early morning walk whilst itโs cool
4 September, 2023: Currently reading: Peace, Love & Petrol Bombs by D.D. Johnston ๐
4 September, 2023: orange โ day 04 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2023: Nice weather so trying out cooking flatbreads over a fire pit. Will later be barbecuing salmon and โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2023: precious โ day 03 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Karajan, BPO (16), Stars of the Lid (15), Kikagaku Moyo โฆ
2 September, 2023: About to try Norwegian brown cheese, brunost, for the first time. Pictured alongside a piece of โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 September, 2023: buildup โ day 02 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
2 September, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Margham Park for a food festival
1 September, 2023: abstract โ day 01 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
28 August, 2023: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, 2023 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday August 28, 2023.
27 August, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan (15), Thee โฆ
25 August, 2023: Puzzling message Every day my wife and I exchange messages. The problem is that these messages are growing ever โฆ
22 August, 2023: Dirty fries - sauerkraut, cheese, aioli, ketchup - and sticky tempura aubergine, coriander and โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 August, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Otley Gorllewin ๐บ
22 August, 2023: Barbie, 2023 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Tuesday August 22, 2023.
22 August, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Vue Cinema, Merthyr Tydfil for Barbie ๐ฅ
21 August, 2023: Spider-Man: Far from Home, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday August 21, 2023.
20 August, 2023: May as well continue with a football themed day - Villa v Everton โฝ๏ธ
20 August, 2023: World Cup Final. Spain played some very precise and clever football and deserved to win the match. โฆ
20 August, 2023: ๐ FIFA Womenโs World Cup Final 2023 โฝ - Spain ๐ช๐ธ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
20 August, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: The Kinks (27), Howlin' Wolf (14), Blur (10), Lyr (9), โฆ
19 August, 2023: Watching Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ v ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa Rugby World Cup warm-up match. South Africa dominating and โฆ
16 August, 2023: Finished reading: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (33โ series) by Andy Miller โฆ
16 August, 2023: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ World Cup Final it is then โฝ๏ธ๐๐
15 August, 2023: Muffins on a cast iron griddle - todayโs baking experiment ๐ฅฏ โ ๐ธ
13 August, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Kikagaku Moyo (30), The Kinks (13), Blur (10), Stornoway โฆ
12 August, 2023: Rainy outside so staying in this #Caturday ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 August, 2023: Plenty of football today. World Cup Quarter Finals - Australia ๐ฆ๐บ v ๐ซ๐ท France on now, followed by โฆ
11 August, 2023: Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday August 11, 2023.
10 August, 2023: Finished reading: Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow ๐
6 August, 2023: Currently reading: Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow ๐
5 August, 2023: ๐ Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England - Rugby World Cup warm-up match.
5 August, 2023: Saturday morning. Pouring with rain outside. Watching Japan ๐ฏ๐ต v ๐ณ๐ด Norway. Japan have just taken โฆ
2 August, 2023: ๐๐ธ Best of the iPhone photography awards 2023 โ in pictures Some interesting photographs, almost all โฆ
1 August, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Donโt Network: The Avant-Garde after Networks [2018]
1 August, 2023: Superb, confident start and fantastic goals from England. Think Iโm going to relax โฝ๏ธ๐
1 August, 2023: โฝ๏ธ China ๐จ๐ณ v ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England very soon. Still a possibility England wonโt progress ๐ฌ ๐
31 July, 2023: Ashes cricket. Capture of a TV screen which has a strange, almost negative effect. Camera post-processing was just a simple conversion to monochrome.
31 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: At last, Hyperion recordings are streamable. We pick some of the standouts ๐ต
31 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
31 July, 2023: An old loaf tin has made a re-appearance since my bread maker broke down. Handmade bread which is โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 July, 2023: ๐ England win the Test ๐ And draw the Ashes Series 2-2 ๐ Stuart Broadโs final game before retirement โฆ
31 July, 2023: ๐ Ashes coming to a tense conclusion
31 July, 2023: โฒ๏ธ Cricket delayed, watching Canada ๐จ๐ฆ v ๐ฆ๐บ Australia World Cup match โฝ๏ธ ๐
29 July, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Tinto Lounge, Gloucester Road, Bristol for vegan Beyond Meat Cheeseburger and โฆ
29 July, 2023: Great selection delivered from The Tinned Fish Market ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: David Harewood on Blackface - a shocking, deeply moving piece of television A little โฆ
28 July, 2023: Great catch by Ben Stokes to end the day and Australiaโs innings ๐
28 July, 2023: Ashes cricket has livened up a little since the lunch interval. After this morningโs session I โฆ
28 July, 2023: Not a fantastic game for the most part and England not entirely convincing towards the end but they โฆ
28 July, 2023: Sensational early goal by Lauren James ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฝ๏ธ ๐
28 July, 2023: The final group matches in the FIFA Womenโs World Cup are looking very interesting. Some crucial โฆ
27 July, 2023: ๐ Final Ashes Test
26 July, 2023: โฝ๏ธ Raining very heavily during the Canada v Ireland match in Perth ๐ง๏ธ
26 July, 2023: ๐ Breakfast while watching the second half of Japan v Costa Rica โฝ๏ธ
25 July, 2023: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 2008 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Saw this at the cinema when it was released, don't think I've re-watched it until now, after โฆ
25 July, 2023: Yarrow
25 July, 2023: Tomato
25 July, 2023: Marsh Thistle
25 July, 2023: Soldier beetle on ragwort
25 July, 2023: Yarrow ๐ผ ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2023: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Monday July 24, 2023.
24 July, 2023: Spinach and onion frittata ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2023: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday July 24, 2023.
23 July, 2023: I very rarely share meme-type images but this took my fancy โฆ ๐ England’s first drawn Test โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 July, 2023: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 2023 - โ โ โ โ Enjoyed a lot as a late Sunday afternoon film ๐ย More humour than Iโd anticipated - Iโd say they were โฆ
23 July, 2023: A bad day for bread. My Panasonic SD-2501WXC bread maker appears to have given up the ghost today โฆ
23 July, 2023: Love detonates this distance between us to ash holds your flooded heart in the fire of night Robert Montgomery
23 July, 2023: All palaces are temporary palaces Robert Montgomery
23 July, 2023: โ Looks like Iโll be watching some of the France v Jamaica FIFAWWC match whilst the weather makes โฆ
23 July, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Jackson Browne (20), XTC (14), Phish (13), Dudu Tassa & Jonny โฆ
22 July, 2023: Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday July 22, 2023.
22 July, 2023: ๐ Haiti came close to earning a draw in that entertaining match ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ญ๐นโฝ๏ธ
22 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: โIโve played for 60 years. Thatโs long enoughโ: guitar hero Vini Reilly on PTSD, life on โฆ
22 July, 2023: ๐ ๐ Live pictures from Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/RFHXOyb1Fo — Henry Moeran โฆ
22 July, 2023: This is our weather forecast this fine July day โ๏ธ If Old Trafford is experiencing anything similar โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 July, 2023: VAR is being used a lot in the World Cup matches Iโve seen so far โฝ๏ธ
22 July, 2023: โฝ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England v Haiti ๐ญ๐น
22 July, 2023: Book & beer ๐บ Hay-on-Wye
22 July, 2023: Gateway Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye
22 July, 2023: I find myself having a bagel and coffee for breakfast and watching football. At just after 2am. My โฆ
20 July, 2023: ๐ 189 for Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford, SR 104 ๐
19 July, 2023: The Ashes 2023: After victory by England Women in the ODI yesterday, inflicting Australia’s โฆ
19 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Earth review โ Chris Packham steps confidently into David Attenboroughโs shoes
18 July, 2023: ๐ฅง Pie, baked potato and peas for tea ๐
18 July, 2023: Finished reading: Tales From The Loop by Simon Stรฅlenhag ๐ Curious to see the book after I had โฆ
17 July, 2023: Finished reading: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells ๐
16 July, 2023: Bird Box, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ Re-watching because I plan to see the sequel (?) Bird Box Barcelona soon. A little better than I โฆ
16 July, 2023: ๐ฅ Alcaraz v Djokovic ๐พ
16 July, 2023: ๐ Womenโs Ashes Series match - Australia bat first against England in crucial second ODI
16 July, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque (16), XTC (16), Jackson Browne (11), โฆ
15 July, 2023: It’s Saint Swithun’s Day. It’s raining heavily. It’s very windy. We’ve โฆ
15 July, 2023: ๐พ Anyone for tennis? Ons Jabeur v Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon women's singles final.
14 July, 2023: This is the toad who lives in my greenhouse ๐ธ
14 July, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Here comes the next phase of Brexit โ and it will be bad for our diet, health and wealth
9 July, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: PJ Harvey (48), Jake Blount (21), Grian Chatten (18), The Kinks (15) โฆ
8 July, 2023: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday July 8, 2023.
8 July, 2023: 8th July, 1822 โ The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died on this day when his boat went down in a sudden โฆ
8 July, 2023: Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018 - โ โ โ Watched on Saturday July 8, 2023.
7 July, 2023: Broad & Warner again ๐
7 July, 2023: This morning’s improved photograph of the toad who lives in my greenhouse ๐ธ ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
7 July, 2023: Sometimes I cave in … Egg & Cheese McMuffin meal with latte for breakfast โ โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2023: 7/7 12:30am - First listen to I Inside the Old Year Dying ๐ต
6 July, 2023: ๐ Hard act to swallow: gull caught on film eating squirrel whole It is a jaw-dropping scene worthy โฆ
6 July, 2023: View through our letterbox on returning home after an evening doing a quiz in our local pub ๐ (photo โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2023: First over: Stuart Broad removes David Warner - for the 16th time in Tests - for 4 ๐
6 July, 2023: ๐ Ashes: Day one, third Test, Headingley
6 July, 2023: This is the toad who lives in my greenhouse ๐ธ Seems like a very strange (sometimes very hot) place โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2023: Book ๐ and Butty Bach ๐บ in Hay โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2023: Gateway โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ one night at The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye. Superb Wye Valley Smokery kippers โฆ
4 July, 2023: Hay-on-Wye ๐ โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Blue Boar, Hay-on-Wye for a pint of Timothy Taylorโs Landlord, one of my โฆ
2 July, 2023: South Wales Fire Service helicopter carrying water has been repeatedly flying back and forth over โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 July, 2023: Very dramatic final day in the 2nd Ashes Test ๐
2 July, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Kinks (15), Jonathan Wilson (3), Sparks (3), Jonathan Russell (2) โฆ
1 July, 2023: ๐ โAm I still any good? Have I still got it?โ: PJ Harvey on doubt, desire and deepest, darkest โฆ
1 July, 2023: Burger buns baked. Unusually uniform shape and size for my baking ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 July, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli, Aberdare for tuna melt panini and cappuccino โ๏ธ
28 June, 2023: ๐ โA nuclear reactor of musicโ: the story of Simple Mindsโ classic album Empires and Dance ๐ต โฆ
27 June, 2023: ๐ Pompeii fresco depicts what might be the precursor of pizza Archaeologists have discovered a โฆ
25 June, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Kinks (30), The Wedding Present (3), William The Conqueror (3), โฆ
24 June, 2023: Post-show espressos โ๏ธ๐ต โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Wales Millennium Centre for the WNO production of Bernsteinโs Candide ๐ต
24 June, 2023: 2024 Eisteddfod Proclamation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ National Eisteddfod of Wales 2024 Eisteddfod Proclamation, Aberdare, Saturday 24th June 2023 โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 June, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Darren Fawr Round Cairns
23 June, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Pagan Fires Burning: The New Wave of Dark Folk from the UK and Ireland ๐ต
22 June, 2023: โ๏ธ Asherโs Whisky Fruit Cake and coffee
22 June, 2023: Too much cricket but I canโt stop myself. Womenโs Ashes Test about to start. Australia batting first โฆ
22 June, 2023: June 21st 2023, the summer solstice, was the sixth annual #ShowYourStripes day. showyourstripes.info
22 June, 2023: Good morning from the greenhouse. I’m watering the tomatoes ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
21 June, 2023: A Quiet Passion, 2016 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday June 21, 2023.
20 June, 2023: ๐ 1st Ashes Test approaching an end. Outcome still very uncertain.
20 June, 2023: ๐ Multicultural Man: On technology As regular readers of this column know, I donโt think there is โฆ
18 June, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Upcoming anarchist books in 2023
18 June, 2023: ๐ Duffy โ ๐ธ
18 June, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Sparks (12), The Wedding Present (7), Grian Chatten (6), Tracy Chapman โฆ
17 June, 2023: My radio just switched from cricket to The Shipping Forecast ๐ง๏ธ ๐ข ๐
17 June, 2023: ๐ Tim Dowling: is this a hangover โ or just what being 60 feels like? Is this what itโs like from โฆ
17 June, 2023: Lusco Fusco ๐ท โ ๐ธ
17 June, 2023: Currently reading: Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket by Stefan Szymanski ๐๐
16 June, 2023: ๐ England declare half an hour before the end of play on day one of the first Ashes Test. Ambitious โฆ
16 June, 2023: ๐ The sun rises at Edgbaston ahead of the opening day of the #Ashes. #BBCCricket โฆ
16 June, 2023: ๐ Extreme websites peddle conspiracies, but what about the mainstream outlets that do it too? โฆ
14 June, 2023: Finished reading: The Trial of Julian Assange by Nils Melzer ๐
14 June, 2023: ๐บ Rhoswenallt Inn for a pint of Glamorgan Bitter
12 June, 2023: Synchronic, 2019 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday June 12, 2023.
12 June, 2023: ๐ฅ Making carrot top pesto
11 June, 2023: Just the two of us for dinner tonight. Not sure which two. ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 June, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (12), Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood (6), Vox Clamantis & โฆ
10 June, 2023: Nephew and son, nephew and daughter โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2023: Farm party ๐ โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2023: Watchful eye ๐๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2023: ๐ On our way to my nephewโs 18th birthday party
10 June, 2023: Saturday shopping for celebration barbecue ๐บ๐ท ๐ โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2023: Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood - Taq ou-Dub (feat. Nour Freteikh) (Live At The Hamam) ๐ต
7 June, 2023: ๐ช ๐ ๐ป ๐บ And the concrete path is too hot to stand on barefoot ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2023: As well as (and for some of the time whilst) walking Iโve been listening to the World Test โฆ
7 June, 2023: Morning walk through local forestry to a nearby scheduled monument, the Carn Castell y Meibion โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
5 June, 2023: Finished reading: Tomorrow by Chris Beckett ๐
5 June, 2023: 4 mile walk to collect a package that should have been delivered to my address on Friday. Thanks DPD โฆ
4 June, 2023: Now being summoned for supper ๐ โ ๐ธ
4 June, 2023: Late #Caturday (OK, so itโs Sunday) โ ๐ธ
4 June, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (8), Bernstein, Orchestra National de France (4), Kavus Torabi โฆ
3 June, 2023: Wiper and True Mild in Bristol ๐บ โ ๐ธ
3 June, 2023: ๐บ Wiper and True Heading Home Mild at the Hatchet Inn, Bristol
3 June, 2023: ๐ Lots of car travelling this evening being saved by the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC โฆ
3 June, 2023: ๐ Watching the FA Cup Final with Titanic Brewery Plum Porter ๐บโฝ๏ธ
3 June, 2023: ๐บ Butty Bach at the Boot Inn, Sutton Coldfield
3 June, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Kavus Torabi and Richard Wileman โ Heavenโs Sun ๐ต From the shimmering guitars that โฆ
2 June, 2023: ๐ Double century for Ollie Pope just after tea. Then heโs out stumped for 205. And England declare โฆ
2 June, 2023: ๐ Pope has reached his century and Duckett out on 182 at Lordโs today. Brilliant partnership ๐
2 June, 2023: Another walk with my daughter this morning - 6.5 miles, we’re upping the ante ๐ Panoramic view โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2023: After watching/listening to the England v Ireland Test throughout today Iโm now following the โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2023: ๐ England v Ireland Test match. Now the summer has started.
31 May, 2023: Some views over the Cynon Valley yesterday morning whilst walking with my daughter. The ground is โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2023: Old review โ M Night Shyamalanโs fast-ageing beach horror is top notch hokum ๐ฅ ๐ Old is a bit like โฆ
30 May, 2023: Old, 2021 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday May 30, 2023.
30 May, 2023: Getting warm outside ๐ฅ (Lunchtime approaching ๐) โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2023: The Suicide Squad, 2021 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday May 29, 2023.
29 May, 2023: Bank Holiday start - been making a vegan soda bread loaf. Then ate half of it for breakfast - tasted โฆ โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2023: Where Have I Been @Manton started this … I see something, I have to join in ๐คฃ ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ง๐ผ Botswana ๐ฎ๐จ Canary โฆ
29 May, 2023: Just had to post my weekly music stats manually. I fear that Tweekly.fm may have reached the end of โฆ
29 May, 2023: โซ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: Lankum (28), George Harrison (9), Ozric Tentacles (8) & William The โฆ
28 May, 2023: Villa beat Brighton 2-1 and get their Europa Conference League place. Phew ๐
28 May, 2023: Huyghe Delirium ๐บ Bottle is superb but on first taste the beer is a little too florally scented. It โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2023: Following some of the final matches of this seasonโs Premier League. Not so bothered about the โฆ
28 May, 2023: Fairly triangular brunch ๐ณ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2023: Trying the Vivaldi browser beta on iOS and so far it’s looking really good. I’ve been โฆ
27 May, 2023: Browsing a charity shop in town today and found this weighty 500 page book on Greek food - Culinaria โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2023: Breakfast in Wetherspoons with a pint of Frothingham Best ๐บ
27 May, 2023: Early #Caturday morning garden coffee ๐ชด๐โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2023: Currently reading: Tomorrow by Chris Beckett ๐
25 May, 2023: Have been finding Mastodon List Manager by @acbeers@hachyderm.io very useful in tidying up and โฆ
24 May, 2023: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, 2016 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday May 24, 2023.
22 May, 2023: Ithaka, 2021 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Monday May 22, 2023.
22 May, 2023: Finished reading: Two-Way Mirror by Fiona Sampson ๐
21 May, 2023: Carmarthen Golf Club (Iโm just dining and drinking, not playing โณ๏ธ๐). โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Carmarthen Golf Club for Sunday lunch
21 May, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Julian Cope (26), Prefab Sprout (19), Ozric Tentacles (16), Lankum (13) โฆ
20 May, 2023: Had some Japanese whisky for World Whisky Day, courtesy of my daughterโs boyfriend. But then my โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 May, 2023: Afraid I wonโt be able to join Micro Camp live today - my sister-in-lawโs 50th birthday celebrations โฆ
20 May, 2023: Oh no! Itโs World Whisky Day. I can foresee consequences ๐ฅ
16 May, 2023: Avengers: Endgame, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Tuesday May 16, 2023.
14 May, 2023: A generous half pint of Cwrw Otley Diafol. Delicious and brewed at The Bunch of Grapes. 7.4% ABV. โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 May, 2023: โซ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: William The Conqueror (23), Prefab Sprout (19), Mary Lou Williams (12) โฆ
13 May, 2023: ๐ต Sunny Eurovision Saturday
13 May, 2023: From #Caturday sun … … to #Caturday shade Some cats just can’t take the heat ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 May, 2023: Avengers: Infinity War, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday May 12, 2023.
11 May, 2023: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday May 11, 2023.
7 May, 2023: Inside the One Cup Sake. I have not been warming mine on a camping stove ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 May, 2023: Outdoor sake and reading ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 May, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Beatles (14), The Smile (13), Peter Doherty & Frรฉdรฉric Lo (12), โฆ
6 May, 2023: Currently reading: Two-Way Mirror by Fiona Sampson ๐
6 May, 2023: Can’t be comfortable #Caturday ๐ โ ๐ธ
6 May, 2023: Obligatory anti-monarchy rant - Freedom News ๐
5 May, 2023: Doctor Strange, 2016 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday May 5, 2023.
2 May, 2023: Pub reading ๐บ๐ โ ๐ธ
2 May, 2023: โ ๐ธ
2 May, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ new venue โ The Vegan Coffi House, Aberdare for coffee, crisps and cake โ๏ธ
2 May, 2023: Had it all this morning - instant coffee followed by a double espresso and now a drip filter coffee โฆ
1 May, 2023: Drinking a Belgian beer watching a Belgian (Luca Brecel) play stunning snooker ๐ฑ๐บ
1 May, 2023: ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 April, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Beatles (29), Lou Reed (26), Steve Mason (12), Lou Reed & Antony โฆ
29 April, 2023: ๐ฑ Havenโt really watched snooker since the Steve Davis era of the 1980s but am finding this yearโs โฆ
26 April, 2023: Looks like we wonโt be seeing any sun or blue skies for the next ten days of April/May ๐ โ๏ธ
25 April, 2023: Chaos Walking, 2021 - โ โ Watched on Tuesday April 25, 2023.
23 April, 2023: ๐ Picard - The Last Generation S3, E10 ๐บ
23 April, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Mark Stewart, Pop Group frontman and revered countercultural musician, dies aged 62 ๐ต
23 April, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Babyshambles (16), Ozawa, Boston SO, Silverstein (12), Stornoway (11), โฆ
22 April, 2023: ๐ต Just booked tickets to see Stornoway in October. Their first tour in over 6 years.
22 April, 2023: Monsutฤ Okinawa Dry ๐บ โ ๐ธ
21 April, 2023: Hemispheric Views 082: A Hacker Has Entered the Chat! made my flight home pass far more pleasantly. โฆ
21 April, 2023: The way back โ ๐ธ
21 April, 2023: An airport corner for final Nata - not the same โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2023: ๐ Early night ๐ Up at 6 to get to airport asap ๐ข
20 April, 2023: โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Cervejaria Trindade. IPA and cockles ๐บ
20 April, 2023: โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Praรงa das Amoreiras
20 April, 2023: ๐บ Beer by a fountain
20 April, 2023: โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2023: โ๏ธ Espresso at Leitaria Acadรฉmica
19 April, 2023: Casa Fernando Pessoa impressed me. Small museum but we spent a couple of hours there today. โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2023: Lovely evening on a road behind Rossio Square. Plate of sardines, plate of cheese, bread, two โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2023: Had to do it โบ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2023: โ๏ธ Manteigaria Nata
19 April, 2023: ๐ฅต Very hot in the TimeOut Market Hall. Not staying!
19 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Noobai. Wine and dips with a view of the river.
19 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Casa Fernando Pessoa ๐
19 April, 2023: Cat in the English Cemetery โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2023: An empanada in the Jardin da Estrela โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2023: Whoโs responsible for this !? โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: The Trouble with Tribbles โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ da Prata 52. Tapas.
18 April, 2023: Floors are looking a bit psychedelic Could be โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Joining the Lisbon sticker spotter club @maique @stickerspotter โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Petisqueira Conqvistador, beer and bolinhos de bacalhau โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Looking at the real life map of Lisbon ๐บ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Breakfast โ๏ธ - Confeitaria National โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Lisboa Prata Boutique Hotel ๐ต๐น
17 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Rooftop Terrace at Bristol Airport โ๏ธ
17 April, 2023: Got to Bristol Airport early (as usual), through security then had notification that flight to โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Bristol City Centre
16 April, 2023: ๐ฃ๏ธ Travelling from London to Bristol
16 April, 2023: Pre-dinner cocktails outside Shiro Japanese restaurant last night. Food later was stunning. โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 April, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (28), Dry Cleaning (26), Jean Ritchie (16), Tom Rosenthal (8) โฆ
15 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Shiro Japanese Restaurant
15 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Merchant & Weaver, Old Spitalfields Market, Salt Jute IPA ๐บ
15 April, 2023: Crossing the Severn โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2023: ๐งณ Departing for a week of travels
14 April, 2023: ๐ฆค Importing my Twitter archive into my Micro.blog
13 April, 2023: Magnolia on a morning walk โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2023: I’ve certainly been enjoying the Spring weather in the garden this morning ๐
11 April, 2023: Visited Lamphey, Pembrokeshire for lunch yesterday and included a short detour to the (in parts) โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Lamphey Hall Hotel - Butty Bach ๐บ
9 April, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Peter Doherty & Frรฉdรฉric Lo (24), Scott Ross (12), Altin Gรผn (8), โฆ
9 April, 2023: ๐ฐ๏ธ 04:01 Playing darts
8 April, 2023: Eggs
8 April, 2023: Walls on a walk. Hoping the first has got something to do with Easter, otherwise it’s just โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2023: My choice of walking route wasnโt fully appreciated by everybody this afternoon ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Jason deCaires Taylor Museums are places of conservation, education, and about โฆ
6 April, 2023: ๐ฅ Roasting vegetables
6 April, 2023: Just installed a dartboard in our kitchen ๐ฏ๐ โ ๐ธ
3 April, 2023: Otley O6 Porter ๐บ โ ๐ธ
3 April, 2023: ๐บ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
3 April, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ St Fagans National Museum of History ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
2 April, 2023: Late morning veggie breakfast in Wetherspoons. Theyโve sold out of mushrooms and tomatoes ๐ โ ๐ธ
2 April, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lana Del Rey (23), The Libertines (19), Peter Doherty (17), Peter โฆ
1 April, 2023: Sun is shining (at last) ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2023: โฝ Chelsea v Aston Villa, Watkins scores after 18โ ๐
1 April, 2023: Ivy
1 April, 2023: Been on a short walk, just destroying the benefits of it ๐บ๐ซค โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2023: ๐บ The Rhoswenallt Inn, pint of Glamorgan Brewing Co Thunderbird IPA
31 March, 2023: ๐ The IPL begins โฆ
31 March, 2023: practice โ day 31 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
31 March, 2023: practice โ day 31 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2023: My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday March 30, 2023.
30 March, 2023: mirror โ day 30 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
30 March, 2023: mirror โ day 30 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
29 March, 2023: slice โ day 29 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
29 March, 2023: slice โ day 29 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
28 March, 2023: prompt โ day 28 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
28 March, 2023: prompt โ day 28 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
27 March, 2023: ๐ถ Dare Valley Country Park
27 March, 2023: support โ day 27 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
27 March, 2023: support โ day 27 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
26 March, 2023: Reflecting
26 March, 2023: instrument โ day 26 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
26 March, 2023: instrument โ day 26 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
26 March, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Suede (27), Altin Gรผn (15), THUS LOVE (10), Evgeny Kissin (5) & โฆ
25 March, 2023: spice โ day 25 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
25 March, 2023: spice โ day 25 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
24 March, 2023: court โ day 24 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
24 March, 2023: court โ day 24 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2023: Suede were absolutely sensational at St David’s Hall in Cardiff last night ๐ต โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2023: chance โ day 23 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
23 March, 2023: chance โ day 23 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2023: ๐ท Walking and photographing
22 March, 2023: St Davidโs Hall, ready for Suede ๐ต โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ St Davidโs Hall, Cardiff to see Suede ๐ต
22 March, 2023: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Cardiff bound
22 March, 2023: insect โ day 22 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
22 March, 2023: insect โ day 22 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2023: Finished reading: Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami & Seiji Ozawa ๐
21 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Wales Millennium Centre for Rambert Danceโs Peaky Blinders
21 March, 2023: tiny โ day 21 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
21 March, 2023: tiny โ day 21 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
21 March, 2023: Finished reading: Meru by S. B. Divya ๐
20 March, 2023: houseplant โ day 20 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
20 March, 2023: houseplant โ day 20 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
19 March, 2023: All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday March 19, 2023.
19 March, 2023: analog โ day 19 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
19 March, 2023: analog โ day 19 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
19 March, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Desperate Journalist (22), Suede (15), Sleaford Mods (14), Lang Lang โฆ
18 March, 2023: Black Heart โ tastes great but not a fan of an in-can widget ๐บ โ ๐ธ
18 March, 2023: New cat bed gets the begrudging seal of approval #caturday ๐ โ ๐ธ
18 March, 2023: portico โ day 18 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
18 March, 2023: portico โ day 18 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
17 March, 2023: ๐ Picard - Imposters S3, E5 ๐บ
17 March, 2023: early โ day 17 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
17 March, 2023: early โ day 17 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
16 March, 2023: Trying the alcohol free Tropical IPA by Drop Bear Beer Co. Quite impressed. Surprised itโs rated so โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 March, 2023: road โ day 16 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
16 March, 2023: road โ day 16 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2023: patience โ day 15 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
15 March, 2023: patience โ day 15 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
14 March, 2023: Fall, 2022 - โ โ โ Some definitely dizzying visual effects and a real sense of jeopardy and suspense at times.
14 March, 2023: horizon โ day 14 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
14 March, 2023: horizon โ day 14 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
13 March, 2023: ๐ It is very windy this morning. Have been re-attaching some roofing felt to our garage roof.
13 March, 2023: connection โ day 13 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
13 March, 2023: connection โ day 13 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2023: shiny โ day 12 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
12 March, 2023: shiny โ day 12 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Philip Selway (13), Steve Mason (13), KT Tunstall (10), The Doors (10) โฆ
11 March, 2023: ๐ง Baking a Camembert
11 March, 2023: ๐ England v France
11 March, 2023: ๐ Picard - No Win Scenario S3, E4 ๐บ
11 March, 2023: gimcrack โ day 11 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
11 March, 2023: gimcrack โ day 11 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
10 March, 2023: Luther: The Fallen Sun, 2023 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday March 10, 2023.
10 March, 2023: ritual โ day 10 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
10 March, 2023: ritual โ day 10 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
9 March, 2023: together โ day 09 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
9 March, 2023: together โ day 09 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2023: walk โ day 08 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
8 March, 2023: My kind of street ๐คซ โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2023: walk โ day 08 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Roman Baths, Bath
8 March, 2023: View from our hotel room window in Bath this morning โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Francis Hotel, Bath
7 March, 2023: whole โ day 07 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
7 March, 2023: whole โ day 07 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
7 March, 2023: The Joy of Sesh IPA ๐บ and a flight of Bath gins at The Black Fox, Bath โ ๐ธ
7 March, 2023: ๐ฅ Breakfast at Hotel Indigo, Cardiff
6 March, 2023: KT Tunstall at St Davidโs Hall ๐ต โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ St Davidโs Hall for KT Tunstall ๐ต
6 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Franco Manca Pizza, Cardiff ๐
6 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Bute & Co Coffee House for a flat white โ๏ธ
6 March, 2023: engineering โ day 06 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
6 March, 2023: engineering โ day 06 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
5 March, 2023: The result of my Sunday trim. I definitely needed to wear a hat on today’s walk โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
5 March, 2023: tile โ day 05 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
5 March, 2023: tile โ day 05 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
5 March, 2023: ๐ถ Walking in Aberdare Park
5 March, 2023: โ๏ธ Time for a trim. Hair and beard.
5 March, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Dry Cleaning (40), Abbado, VPO, Norman (17), Dehd (13), THUS LOVE (10) โฆ
4 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Rhoswenallt Inn ๐บ
4 March, 2023: ๐ Saturday night train back to Aberdare. Never quiet ๐
4 March, 2023: Leszet Turkish Kitchen. Enjoyed a really good meal for Deniseโs birthday ๐ โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Leszet Turkish Kitchen, Cardiff
4 March, 2023: Drinking a Smoked & Spicy ๐ธ Dangerous Don Mezcal, Smoky Ginger Ale, Angostura Bitters, Chilli, โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2023: โ๏ธ Escaped an Escape Room with 38 seconds to spare
4 March, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Barker Rum & Fizz, Cardiff ๐ธ
4 March, 2023: ๐ Train to Cardiff
4 March, 2023: zip โ day 04 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
4 March, 2023: zip โ day 04 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
3 March, 2023: ๐ Picard - Seventeen Seconds S3, E3. Iโm enjoying the way this series is unfolding ๐บ
3 March, 2023: solitude โ day 03 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
3 March, 2023: solitude โ day 03 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
3 March, 2023: Iโve been inspired by Rachel Roddy this week. Some delicious results. On Tuesday I cooked her recipe โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 March, 2023: The X Files: I Want to Believe, 2008 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday March 2, 2023.
2 March, 2023: weather โ day 02 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
2 March, 2023: weather โ day 02 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
1 March, 2023: Dry Cleaning at Tramshed Cardiff last night supported by THUS LOVE and Dehd ๐ต THUS LOVE Dehd Dry โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 March, 2023: secure โ day 01 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ
1 March, 2023: secure โ day 01 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
1 March, 2023: ๐ถ Morning walk round Dare Valley Country Park. Itโs starting to rain ๐
28 February, 2023: ๐ต Dry Cleaning at Tramshed Cardiff
28 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Tramshed, Cardiff
27 February, 2023: St Elvanโs Church, Aberdare
26 February, 2023: ๐ Australia win the ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup final by 19 runs
26 February, 2023: ๐ Innings interval - run chase for South Africa is definitely not out of reach
26 February, 2023: ๐ ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup final is underway - Australia v South Africa, Australia batting first
26 February, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Karajan, BPO (11), Algiers (8), Sleaford Mods (8), Steve Mason (4) & โฆ
25 February, 2023: ๐ Wales v England
25 February, 2023: โ Cappuccino and panini at Delico Deli
25 February, 2023: Everton v Aston Villa this afternoon - This is the 210th staging of the most-played fixture in โฆ
25 February, 2023: Felt this earthquake last night. Epicentre was less than 20 miles from us. My first thought was that โฆ
24 February, 2023: 1408, 2007 - โ โ โ โ Impressed. Surprised that I hadnโt come across this film before - released in 2007 but for me a โฆ
24 February, 2023: ๐ Dramatic and close semi-final. South Africa win by 6 runs and get to the World Cup final for the โฆ
24 February, 2023: ๐ Some great batting by South Africa. Not an easy target for England to chase
24 February, 2023: ๐ Women’s T20 World Cup - second semi-final starting in about 20 minutes, England v South โฆ
24 February, 2023: ๐ Picard - Disengage S3, E2 ๐บ
24 February, 2023: ๐ต Algiers - Shook
23 February, 2023: ๐ Women’s T20 World Cup - semi-final about to start, Australia v India, Australia batting โฆ
21 February, 2023: Boston Tea Party flat white โ๏ธ Cheltenham Road, Bristol โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2023: St Elvan's Church, Aberdare Visited the recently renovated St Elvan’s Church this morning. Very impressive, with the โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2023: โ Flat white at St Elvanโs Church
20 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Spires Coffee Shop at St Elvanโs Church, Aberdare. Flat white and toast โ๏ธ
19 February, 2023: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 - โ โ โ Watched on Sunday February 19, 2023.
19 February, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (27), Cleobury, ECO, Choir Of โฆ
18 February, 2023: Knives Out, 2019 - โ โ โ Watched on Saturday February 18, 2023.
18 February, 2023: Womenโs T20 World Cup: England v India. India bowling first have made a good start, taking 2 wickets โฆ
17 February, 2023: ๐ Beginning Picard - Season 3 ๐บ
17 February, 2023: The X Files, 1998 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday February 17, 2023.
17 February, 2023: Linkblog ๐: Athens museum unveils design for major renovation
16 February, 2023: ๐ถ Walking
16 February, 2023: Australia v Sri Lanka in the Womenโs T20 World Cup. Chamari Athapaththu is a great batter to watch. โฆ
14 February, 2023: Slightly rusty handlebars and slighty rusty cycling ability but Iโve completed an easy 8 mile ride ๐ฒ โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2023: ๐ฒ Cycling
14 February, 2023: Pumped up the tyres on my aged bike for the first time in about 3 years. They seem to be holding โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 February, 2023: Finished reading: Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka ๐
13 February, 2023: โ Double espresso
12 February, 2023: Burning origami ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
12 February, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Arctic Monkeys (10), Jake Blount (10), Handley, RLPO (8), Kae Tempest โฆ
11 February, 2023: Sports weekend. England T20 World Cup ๐ match is (successfully) over, can now focus on Six Nations โฆ
11 February, 2023: ๐ England scoring quickly chasing down 135
11 February, 2023: ๐บ Cake Cartel, a hazelnut stout by BrewDog
11 February, 2023: ๐ Womenโs T20 World Cup - West Indies v England
10 February, 2023: ๐ Opening match of the ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup is just starting - SA v SL at Newlands, Cape Town
9 February, 2023: Delighted to be able to repeat yesterdayโs outdoor reading in the afternoon sun โ๏ธ Tomorrow looks โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2023: ๐ Reading in the winter sun
8 February, 2023: ๐ De-icing. Frosty again. Thatโs what clear skies do.
6 February, 2023: Finished reading: Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell ๐
5 February, 2023: Final pint of beer in London before heading for home - Fullerโs ESB at The Old Pack Horse, Chiswick โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Tate Modern
5 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The British Museum
5 February, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Smile (13), Crosby, Stills & Nash (10), Tears for Fears (10), โฆ
4 February, 2023: The Old Ship, Hammersmith. Drinking Youngโs Special ๐บ overlooking the Thames.
4 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Old Ship, Hammersmith
3 February, 2023: George & Devonshire, Chiswick โ ๐ธ
3 February, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ George & Devonshire, Chiswick. Fullers pub, in Chiswick, so London Pride ๐บ
2 February, 2023: Citizen Kane, 1941 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Recently listened to the BBC radio In Our Timeย episode on Citizen Kane so thought Iโd rewatch the โฆ
1 February, 2023: ๐ South Africa v England (3rd ODI). England innings complete - that was a great recovery from losing โฆ
1 February, 2023: ๐ South Africa v England (3rd ODI) in Kimberley. England batting first, not off to an auspicious โฆ
31 January, 2023: ๐ถ On a slightly breezy walk.
29 January, 2023: ๐ Impressive run chase by South Africa to beat Englandโs 342 in the ODI. Good match.
29 January, 2023: ๐ South Africa v England (2nd ODI) is my Sunday afternoon viewing ๐บ
29 January, 2023: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Scott Ross (91), Johnny Flynn & Robert Macfarlane (23), Algiers โฆ
28 January, 2023: Wild Beer Co Beyond Modus 8 ๐บ Very wine-like beer - a โstrong, wild and sour Flanders Redโ. โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 January, 2023: ๐ South Africa v England (1st ODI) coming to a close finish
25 January, 2023: Itโs been over a week since it snowed. Everything lower down in the valley has completely melted but โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2023: Strictly Ballroom, 1992 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday January 22, 2023.
22 January, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (18), Sleaford Mods (14), Kae Tempest โฆ
21 January, 2023: Spritzes and crosswords in the snow. โ ๐ธ
20 January, 2023: ๐บ Inspector Morse : Deceived by Flight
20 January, 2023: De-icing again, still canโt get the car to the top of our drive. โ ๐ธ
19 January, 2023: Snowy morning Ian Mason Snowy morning โ ๐ธ
17 January, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ Sonny Stores, Bristol
17 January, 2023: ๐ฆ ๐ Time Machine
16 January, 2023: The Last Samurai, 2003 - โ โ โ Watched on Monday January 16, 2023.
15 January, 2023: ๐ Sadly in Merthyr Retail Park
15 January, 2023: ๐ Sadly in Merthyr Retail Park
15 January, 2023: Sunday morning. I donโt usually let our cat sleep next to my desk - the shed hair becomes an โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 January, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jake Blount (63), The Animals (14), Raffaele Grimaldi (8), Anna Friederike โฆ
11 January, 2023: Finished reading: The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza โฆ
9 January, 2023: Finished reading: Ten Poems about Music: The Blue Album introduced by Cerys Matthews ๐ Additional โฆ
8 January, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jake Thackray (55), Fontaines D.C. (49), Slow Club (18), PJ Harvey (14) โฆ
7 January, 2023: Bar 44, Clifton, Bristol. Excellent tapas ๐ท โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2023: Location check in ๐บ โ The Quadrant, Clifton. Tribute ๐บ
7 January, 2023: Traffic delays and rainbows ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2023: ๐ฃ๏ธ Motorwaying to Bristol to pick up my daughter and have a late lunch in Clifton.
6 January, 2023: ๐ Tinkering with web design (again) ๐ธ๏ธ
4 January, 2023: Finished reading: On Connection by Kae Tempest ๐
3 January, 2023: Grey and rainy day in Aberdare โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2023: ๐ Preparing bread
2 January, 2023: โฐ Early morning Bank Holiday of course
1 January, 2023: โฝ Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa. I enjoyed that.
1 January, 2023: Trappistes Rochefort 10 by Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rรฉmy Belgian Quadrupel, 11.3% ABV ๐บ Dark and โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 January, 2023: โฝ New Yearโs Day football Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
1 January, 2023: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Fontaines D.C. (21), LCD Soundsystem (15), alt-J (12), Arctic Monkeys (10) โฆ
31 December, 2022: Really!? Pub Wifi password โฆ but Iโve typed it and it works โฆ got a feeling itโs the default and โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2022: Otley Oxymoron stout and O-Ho-Ho ESB brewed at the Bunch of Grapes ๐บ โ ๐ธ
31 December, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Otley beers being brewed here again ๐บ
31 December, 2022: Came up in my Readwise Daily Review today. Hadn’t realised that the phrase We live, as we โฆ
31 December, 2022: Inspired and informed by The Monitor by @maique ๐ Iโve got @neatnikโs Web Monitor set up and working โฆ
31 December, 2022: Cookery Books: Afro Vegan by Zoe Alakija ๐ Used for our Christmas meal this year ๐
31 December, 2022: Xmas Dinner 2022 I know Iโm composing this post a few days late, on the morning of New Yearโs Eve, 31st December โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 December, 2022: Murder on the Orient Express, 1974 - โ โ โ โ I also enjoyed Kenneth Branaghโs 2017 version but this more dramatic, star-studded production is a โฆ
28 December, 2022: ๐ Gravestone-encircled โHardy Treeโ falls in London Couple of my photos from January 2020 ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
27 December, 2022: Xmas gift. I did. โ ๐ธ
27 December, 2022: Walking my in-lawsโ dog at 3am this morning after a long and indulgent Boxing Day. Dog is the blur โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 December, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (18), Dry Cleaning (11), Kae Tempest โฆ
20 December, 2022: ๐ฒ๐ฝ Tacos at Wahaca
20 December, 2022: Winter Wonderland Wheel, Cardiff โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2022: Cardiff City Hall and Winter Wonderland โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Duke of Wellington, Cardiff. Pint of Brains SA ๐บ
20 December, 2022: First mince pie of the season โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2022: ๐ Mince pie and flat white for breakfast. Preparing for Xmas shopping โ๏ธ
20 December, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Terry Hall: lead singer of the Specials dies aged 63
18 December, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Andreas Staier (23), Kae Tempest (15), Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra (15), โฆ
15 December, 2022: Surge, 2020 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday December 15, 2022.
14 December, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis review โ a classic laid bare
13 December, 2022: The Matrix Resurrections, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Tuesday December 13, 2022.
13 December, 2022: ๐ฌ The Matrix Resurrections
13 December, 2022: ๐ฅ Very late breakfast time
11 December, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Schรคfer, Fink, Arnold Schoenberg Choir โฆ
11 December, 2022: Hitting some snow flurries as we head north โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 December, 2022: ๐ซ๏ธ On the way to Birmingham
11 December, 2022: Some light snow in Bristol this morning โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 December, 2022: 23% possession, great defending and goalkeeping, well deserved ๐ฒ๐ฆ โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 December, 2022: โฝ Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ - superb, the first team from Africa to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
10 December, 2022: Eighth floor Bristol near sunset ๐ Pretty heavily filtered because itโs through a pretty dirty โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 December, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Bristol Museum & Art Gallery ๐๏ธ
9 December, 2022: โฝ Incident packed World Cup quarter-final between Netherlands and Argentina. Going to penalties.
8 December, 2022: Currently reading: Orlam by PJ Harvey ๐
8 December, 2022: Currently reading: Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa ๐
8 December, 2022: Finished reading: The Whistleblower by Robert Peston ๐
8 December, 2022: ๐ช Into the loft ๐ฆ
7 December, 2022: ๐ป Trying out the Vivaldi browser
6 December, 2022: โฝ Wow! Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ into the quarter-finals. Impressive penalty shootout.
6 December, 2022: โฝ World Cup extra time. Morocco ๐ฒ๐ฆ getting some good chances against Spain ๐ช๐ธ
6 December, 2022: Temperatures dropping, time to find a warm spot, preferably with a friend ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2022: ๐ Making rice pudding ๐
4 December, 2022: Pickpocket, 1959 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday December 4, 2022.
4 December, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jack White (18), Sleaford Mods (11), The Mysterines (9), Muse (4) & โฆ
2 December, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Exarcheia, the subway station, and public space What is crucial to understand is that โฆ
30 November, 2022: Squash and leek lasagne turned out to be very good. Bookmarking idea for future use ๐คค โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2022: Experimenting. This will be a butternut squash and leek lasagne. โ ๐ธ
29 November, 2022: Ready for the final World Cup 2022 Group B games โ Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ v England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โ always a โฆ
29 November, 2022: Of course I’m trying - and liking the look of - Album Whale. HT to all whoโve mentioned it on โฆ
27 November, 2022: Brilliant goal by Alphonso Davies for Canada ๐จ๐ฆ against Croatia ๐ญ๐ท in under two minutes. I thought โฆ
27 November, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: PJ Harvey (29), Cleobury, ECO, Choir Of King’s College Cambridge โฆ
25 November, 2022: Had some heavy rain in the last week ๐ง โ ๐ธ
25 November, 2022: Early morning refresh๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
25 November, 2022: ๐ถโโ๏ธ Walking the Line
24 November, 2022: ๐ข On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was published OnThisDay, 24th November 1859 ๐
23 November, 2022: Brilliant second half of football by Japan ๐ฏ๐ต against Germany ๐ฉ๐ช โฝ๏ธ
22 November, 2022: Support from the Mexican fans in the stadium for the Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ v Poland ๐ต๐ฑ World Cup match seems โฆ
21 November, 2022: โฝ๏ธ England v Iran
21 November, 2022: St Stephenโs Church, Bristol Clare Street, Bristol Leonard Lane, Bristol โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2022: ๐บ Banksโs Mild in The Commercial Rooms, Bristol
20 November, 2022: Striding through St Nicholas Markets, Bristol โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2022: ๐ Good morning from Bristol
20 November, 2022: Excursion into sticker territoryโฆ โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: PJ Harvey (26), John Coltrane (7), Richard Dawson (3), The Smashing โฆ
19 November, 2022: ๐บ Joyful Day by Wiper And True microbrewery at The Hatchet Inn, Bristol
19 November, 2022: Escaped the Sรฉance Escape Room ๐ โ ๐ธ
19 November, 2022: ๐ About to start my first Escape Room
18 November, 2022: Three Lions (It’s Coming Home for Christmas) โฝ๐ต
15 November, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The countryโs going to the dogs, but at least the police have cleared the M25
14 November, 2022: Vaults Dark ๐บ and crisps. Heaven. โ ๐ธ
14 November, 2022: Drinking Reverend ๐บ at The Spirit Vaults, Melbourne. Lovely little microbrewery and pub. โ ๐ธ
13 November, 2022: Simple fare โ ๐ธ
13 November, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ The Thomas Leaper, Derby โ Little John Bitter by Milestone Brewery ๐บ
13 November, 2022: ๐ From Birmingham to Derby
13 November, 2022: It didn’t rain in Melbourne! Good match ๐
13 November, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Rudolf Firkuลกnรฝ (31), Low (11), The Smashing Pumpkins (11), Fischer, โฆ
13 November, 2022: ๐ 2022 ICC Menโs T20 World Cup Final โ England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v Pakistan ๐ต๐ฐ
12 November, 2022: ๐ฃ๏ธ 2-4-6-8 Motorway
12 November, 2022: ๐ On the way to Birmingham
12 November, 2022: There’s a lot of World Cups happening around now. Watching the Women’s Rugby Union World โฆ
11 November, 2022: Ikiru, 1952 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday November 11, 2022.
10 November, 2022: I get a box of vegetables delivered weekly from Riverford Organic Farmers. Included with each box is โฆ
10 November, 2022: ๐ Superb bowling by Adil Rashid in the World Cup semi-final: 1-20 from his 4 overs
10 November, 2022: ๐ India v England under way - ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ โฆ
9 November, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Oldest known written sentence discovered โ on a head-lice comb
9 November, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Lowโs Mimi Parker was a voice of hope and healing in indie rock ๐ต
8 November, 2022: Linkblog ๐: What is Mastodon, and will it replace Twitter? - New Statesman Mastodon is not โฆ
8 November, 2022: ๐บ Thunderbird IPA at the Rhoswenallt Inn
8 November, 2022: ๐ฐ Cherry Bakewell and Americano at Delico Deli
7 November, 2022: Death on the Nile, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Branagh makes a stylish Poirot and a stylish, enjoyable Christie adaptation. Would rank Death on the โฆ
6 November, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Philologist Irene Vallejo: โAlexander the Greatโs library was the first step towards the โฆ
6 November, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Aphrodite’s Child (22), The Umlauts (12), Thelonious Monk (12), Dry โฆ
5 November, 2022: Broke all the rules tonight, made (and ate) a vegan Hawaiian pizza. Iโm not vegan or Hawaiian ๐ โ ๐ธ
5 November, 2022: Stair #Caturday โ ๐ธ
5 November, 2022: Rugby on #Caturday โฆ Wales trailing, cat sleeping through it ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
5 November, 2022: ๐ Wales v New Zealand
2 November, 2022: Murder on the Orient Express, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday November 2, 2022.
2 November, 2022: ๐ต A cup of sencha tea
1 November, 2022: ๐ England v New Zealand - game on, itโs not raining in Brisbane, it definitely is here in Wales this โฆ
1 November, 2022: Colours in Cardiff Bay ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2022: India v South Africa definitely a dramatic match with a lot of twists and turns. Outcome still not โฆ
30 October, 2022: After the disappointment of the abandoned Australia v England T20 World Cup match on Friday Iโm now โฆ
30 October, 2022: Viewing autumn wind and rain through our bedroom window ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Aphrodite’s Child (17), Jacobs, Concerto Vocale, Nederlands Kamerkoor โฆ
30 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Feeding Of The Five Thousand 29-10-2022 ๐ต
30 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: TS Eliotโs Waste Land was a barren place. But at least a spirit of optimism still โฆ
29 October, 2022: ๐ Received my COVID-19 vaccination booster at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon - over my four doses Iโve now had the โฆ
29 October, 2022: ๐บ Wye Valley Butty Bach
27 October, 2022: Pastrami style cured salmon followed by a vegan burger โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2022: ๐บ Pub lunch!
27 October, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ The Bunch of Grapes, Manchester Bitter ๐บ
26 October, 2022: Ireland off to a flying start in their World Cup match against England ๐
25 October, 2022: McDonerโs ๐ค โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2022: โ Delico Deli for jacket potato with salad and a cappuccino
25 October, 2022: Views across Dare Valley โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2022: ๐ถโโ๏ธMorning walk in Dare Valley
23 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Dry Cleaning: โWe bond over food a lot. Itโs a big part of the bandโ
23 October, 2022: ๐ป Listening to Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar - one of my favourite BBC Radio 4 comedy shows โฆ
23 October, 2022: ๐ On the way to Bristol
23 October, 2022: MCG looks absolutely packed for India v Pakistan ๐ ๐
23 October, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Arctic Monkeys (30), Dry Cleaning (25), Aphrodite’s Child (15), Paul โฆ
22 October, 2022: ๐ Time for England v Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup
22 October, 2022: ๐ซ Making hummus
21 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Arctic Monkeys: The Car review | The Guardian ๐ต aching songs of soured dreams โฆ
21 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Dry Cleaning: Stumpwork review | The Guardian ๐ต deadpan chat, funk and hypnotic โฆ
21 October, 2022: Finished reading: Lessons by Ian McEwan ๐
21 October, 2022: ๐ And Zimbabwe beat Scotland. Now looking forward to England's opening World Cup game against โฆ
21 October, 2022: ๐ Ireland knock West Indies out of the Men's T20 World Cup and proceed to the Super 12 stage.
18 October, 2022: Common Pill Millipede โ ๐ธ
17 October, 2022: Hand grinding coffee โ … my Apple watch has decided that I’ve started an Elliptical โฆ
16 October, 2022: โฝ๏ธ Watching Aston Villa v Chelsea ๐บ
16 October, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: John Coltrane (24), Future Islands (21), Miles Davis Quintet (21), The โฆ
16 October, 2022: Elvis, 2022 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday October 15, 2022.
15 October, 2022: ๐ Autumn Saturday night so there's no option in our household โฆ Strictly Come Dancing ๐บ
15 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The Umlauts - Another Fact - review at The Quietus ๐ต the multilingual group unleash a โฆ
15 October, 2022: This Isnโt Bacon roll. My sub rolls turned out a little plump but very tasty ๐คค โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2022: ๐ฅ Baking bread rolls for breakfast/brunch
14 October, 2022: ๐ต Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
14 October, 2022: ๐ฒ 10 mile indoor cycle workout
14 October, 2022: ๐ธ Browsing the Micro.blog A Day in the Life 2022 timeline
13 October, 2022: Micro.blog A Day in the Life Photo Challenge ๐ธ Thursday 13th October 2022, 6:07pm BST Self-portrait โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 October, 2022: Pale tussock moth caterpillar ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 October, 2022: ๐ Denise and I celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary today ๐ฅฐ
11 October, 2022: Branching out ๐ณ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Why DH Lawrence still gets under our skin
10 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The Rise of the Pawns - Existential Comics I’m telling you man, they are just โฆ
9 October, 2022: ๐ Sunday dinner: spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino. Followed Rachel Roddy's guidance from 'Five โฆ
9 October, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis โ genesis of a masterpiece
9 October, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (27), Suede (19), Medici Quartet (12), Fidetzis, Athens State โฆ
8 October, 2022: Good to eat outside in October. Spontaneous, quick barbecue fare but the result was delicious ๐ โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2022: ๐ฅ Weather is so good, have decided to BBQ in the garden.
8 October, 2022: Just discovered why weโve got so many wasps flying around the front of our house โ theyโre nesting โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2022: ๐งน Sweeping leaves (and acorns) ๐
8 October, 2022: Coffee, book and cat in the early morning Autumn sun โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
7 October, 2022: Moonlight โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2022: Atonement, 2007 - โ โ โ โ โ Excellent film of a very good book.
4 October, 2022: โ ๐ธ
4 October, 2022: โ Americano and cherry bakewell at Delico Deli, Aberdare.
2 October, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Suede (26), Borodin Quartet (15), The Beatles (15), clipping. (14) & โฆ
1 October, 2022: Caturday cleaning ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 September, 2022: Justine, 1969 - โ โ โ โ Donโt view with the expectation that the film will fairly represent the books of the Alexandria โฆ
30 September, 2022: ๐ More Pakistan v England T20 cricket. This series is coming thick and fast.
30 September, 2022: The Iceman, 2012 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday September 29, 2022.
29 September, 2022: Symplegades? โ ๐ธ
29 September, 2022: Salem Chapel, Robertstown โ ๐ธ
29 September, 2022: Robertstown โ ๐ธ
29 September, 2022: ๐ Dare Valley Country Park
28 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The vision of Ralph Vaughan Williams
28 September, 2022: ๐ Watching England play Pakistan in the fifth of seven T20 matches.
28 September, 2022: ๐ถ A short walk
27 September, 2022: ๐บ The Great British Bake Off
27 September, 2022: ๐ฝ First contact from status.lol
26 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Hilary Mantel knew how corrosive deference to monarchy can be โ and why we must resist | โฆ
26 September, 2022: Cosmopolis, 2012 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday September 25, 2022.
25 September, 2022: Pizza. Olives, capers and green chilli ๐ โ ๐ธ
25 September, 2022: Lebanese wine with our pizza tonight ๐ ๐ท ๐ฑ๐ง โ ๐ธ
25 September, 2022: Film log - watched: Cosmopolis, 2012 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
25 September, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Suede (41), Golschmann, Columbia SO, Gould (9), Madeleine Cocolas (8) & โฆ
24 September, 2022: The Fly, 1986 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday September 23, 2022.
23 September, 2022: Film log - watched: The Fly, 1986 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
23 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Restoring the Old Way of Warming: Heating People, not Places - LOW-TECH MAGAZINE via โฆ
23 September, 2022: A History of Violence, 2005 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday September 22, 2022.
22 September, 2022: Film log - watched: A History of Violence, 2005 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
19 September, 2022: Yesterday at Abergavenny Food Festival โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (32), Walter, Columbia SO (18), Dry Cleaning (10) & Solti, โฆ
17 September, 2022: Afternoon, #Caturday โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Ian McEwanโs long look back British politics does not offer much more cause for โฆ
14 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Jean-Luc Godard: a genius who tore up rule book without troubling to read it
13 September, 2022: One of my favourite beers: Timothy Taylorโs Landlord, at The Gloucester Old Spot, Bristol ๐บ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Thereโs more to spritz than Aperol
11 September, 2022: Baked polenta with melted gorgonzola โ Polenta Pasticciata con Gorgonzola โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2022: Iโve been stirring polenta for nearly 40 minutes. My arm is aching. โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Evgeny Kissin (19), Lou Reed (14), Ezra Furman (13), Dry Cleaning (10) โฆ
8 September, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Exposed by Caroline Vout review โ the real Greek and Roman body
5 September, 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday September 4, 2022.
4 September, 2022: Film log - watched: Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
4 September, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Boult, LPO, Tortelier (7) & Dactyl Terra (6) via tweekly.fm
1 September, 2022: Currently reading: Tales From The Loop by Simon Stรฅlenhag ๐
1 September, 2022: Currently reading: Endless Forms by Seirian Sumner ๐
28 August, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jenny Hval (13), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (11), Ezra Furman (3), The โฆ
27 August, 2022: Itโs been a hard Caturday ๐ค ๐ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2022: Beyond burgers and mushrooms ๐๐ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2022: Abbot Ale and long wave radio in the garden for todayโs cricket - TMS & England v South Africa ๐ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2022: Bindweed โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2022: Bindweed over juniper โ ๐ธ
26 August, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Lawns: Are they worth it anymore? - The Washington Post
24 August, 2022: Linkblog ๐: An ode to the Great British music festival - New Statesman From Green Man to โฆ
24 August, 2022: Camp from Thursday to Monday at the Green Man Festival ๐ต Five days with virtually no internet access โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 August, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Arriving at Green Man Festival 2022, near Crickhowell, Powys ๐ต
16 August, 2022: Lunch at Junjira Thai Restaurant Today we decided it was about time we had lunch at the tiny Thai restaurant in our local market hall โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Junjira Thai restaurant in Aberdare Market ๐
14 August, 2022: Greek Village Salad โ Horiatiki Salata Looks like today is going to be the last hot day of our โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Low (13), Dactyl Terra (11), Morcheeba (10), Christian Curnyn (7) & โฆ
12 August, 2022: Finished reading: The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton ๐
10 August, 2022: Shaded garden spots reserved for the next few days of hot weather. For me: For Duffy: โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2022: Went to my first Hundred cricket match yesterday, Welsh Fire v Oval Invincibles at Sophia Gardens in โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ๐
7 August, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Low (25), Walter Gieseking (15), alt-J (12), Retribution Gospel Choir (10) โฆ
6 August, 2022: Museโs Matt Bellamy ๐ ๐ต I think my brainโs been manipulated by Stranger Things and thatโs what I โฆ
2 August, 2022: Summer. Wales. Raining. At least itโs warm so I can sit in the garden with a beer ๐บ โ ๐ธ
31 July, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Kirill Kozlovski (32), Jack White (24), Sleaford Mods (24), Nigel Kennedy, โฆ
31 July, 2022: Walk the Line, 2005 - โ โ โ Watched on Saturday July 30, 2022.
30 July, 2022: Film log - watched: Walk the Line, 2005 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
30 July, 2022: Amulet, 2020 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday July 29, 2022.
29 July, 2022: Film log - watched: Amulet, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
28 July, 2022: Some more celebrating ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2022: Really special and enjoyable day in Bristol, my daughterโs graduation ceremony โ BSc Psychology with โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Bristol Cathedral. UWE Bristol graduation ceremony.
28 July, 2022: Chairs ๐ช โ ๐ธ
27 July, 2022: The Olde Hatchet Inn, Bristol. โ ๐ธ
27 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ The Olde Hatchet Inn, Bristol. Good Chemistry Brewing Full Circle ๐บ
27 July, 2022: Tunnel โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Dimentia 13 (19), The Mysterines (13), Nick Mason’s Saucerful of โฆ
23 July, 2022: Sam Northeast: Glamorgan batter hits 410 - third highest score in County Championship history ๐๐ โฆ
23 July, 2022: Jurassic World, 2015 - โ โ โ Watched on Friday July 22, 2022.
22 July, 2022: Film log - watched: Jurassic World, 2015 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 July, 2022: Currently reading: The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton ๐
20 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Kavala Airport, time for one last spinach pie and Alfa ๐บ
19 July, 2022: Final nightcap โ Isalos ouzo โ ๐ธ
19 July, 2022: Impressive seafood spaghetti tonight at Taverna Pirofani on our last evening on Thasos ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
18 July, 2022: Spending the last few days of our holiday relaxing on the beach by (and swimming through) Tripiti โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 July, 2022: Currently reading: Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton ๐ Whizzing through and really enjoying The โฆ
17 July, 2022: Currently reading: Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton ๐
17 July, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Doors (23), Kevin Morby (12), Ryley Walker (10), James Rhodes (9) & โฆ
17 July, 2022: Finished reading: Three Philosophies and One Reality & NHK Radio Talks by Gudo Wafu Nishijima ๐
16 July, 2022: Lazy, simple evening meal in our apartment tonight โ dolmades, Throumba olives, tzatziki and bread. โ ๐ธ
16 July, 2022: Multi-storey cats ๐ โ ๐ธ
16 July, 2022: Morning walk๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
15 July, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Oldest house in Wales found in Cardiff
14 July, 2022: Strangely we had Italian food tonight - seafood linguine and gnocchi alla Sorrentina. The owners of โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 July, 2022: Mount Athos from Limenaria, just before sunset โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2022: And omelette is served! โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2022: Compact omelette cookery๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2022: Empty beds view a moonrise ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 July, 2022: Lost in the trees โ ๐ธ
12 July, 2022: Some art in Limenaria โ ๐ธ
12 July, 2022: From the comments to that last linked article on wasps: Bees were once wasps but diverged from them โฆ
12 July, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Country diary: We should open our eyes to the wonder of wasps
12 July, 2022: Never seen anything like this before: How a fake ‘IPL’ cricket league ran for Russian โฆ
11 July, 2022: Late lunch in the bar ๐บ Anchovies ๐ Games ๐ฒ โ ๐ธ
11 July, 2022: Looking towards Mount Athos โ ๐ธ
11 July, 2022: Image of the Harpie, 1497 Iโm struck by some images on a Kindle ๐ซค from The Burning Man by Frances โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 July, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Long gone, but speaking clearly to our age โ Shelley, the poet of moral and political โฆ
11 July, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes (12), James Taylor (8), Derrick Harriott โฆ
10 July, 2022: Currently reading: Donโt be a Jerk by Brad Warner ๐
10 July, 2022: Currently reading: Z by Vassilis Vassilokos ๐
10 July, 2022: โ ๐ธ
9 July, 2022: Drinks in a bar with my daughter. She finds my conversation stimulating ๐ ๐ ๐บ โ ๐ธ
9 July, 2022: Alex in Limenaria โ ๐ธ
9 July, 2022: Waves โ ๐ธ
9 July, 2022: Breakfast after a night of storms, thunder and lightning โ โ ๐ธ
9 July, 2022: Trypiti Beach โ ๐ธ
8 July, 2022: Percy Bysshe Shelley died on 8th July 1822, at the age of 29, when his boat went down in a sudden โฆ
8 July, 2022: Normal service is resumed ๐ โ ๐ธ
8 July, 2022: A little Thasos rain this morning ๐ง
7 July, 2022: Beach stroll after dinner โ ๐ธ
7 July, 2022: Purple Love Bug โค๏ธ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 July, 2022: Morning coffee at Limenaria harbour โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2022: Heading for Thasos ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Rodon House, Limenaria, Thasos ๐ฌ๐ท
6 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ North Terminal, Gatwick Airport โ๏ธ
3 July, 2022: La Chouffe ๐บ India building a substantial lead ๐ โ ๐ธ
3 July, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, Aberdare - Purity Mad Goose ๐บ
2 July, 2022: Just watched an incredible over for India, the record for the most runs in a Test over! Stuart Broad โฆ
29 June, 2022: Explosive walking! โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2022: On to the salt marshes โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2022: Walking on Whiteford Sands โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Burrows Cottage, Cwm Ivy, Llanmadoc
28 June, 2022: Linkblog ๐: Portable Magic by Emma Smith review โ a love letter to reading
28 June, 2022: Linkblog ๐: โItโs dopamineโ: why we love to track our watching and reading habits
26 June, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Sleaford Mods (25), The Utopia Strong (18) & Nina Simone (11) via โฆ
25 June, 2022: Saturday afternoon Leffe ๐บ โ ๐ธ
25 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ National Museum Cardiff - Destination masterpiece: 75 great artworks to see โฆ
25 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Brodies Coffee Co - flat white & toastie โ๏ธ
22 June, 2022: Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods, 2017 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday June 22, 2022.
22 June, 2022: Film log - watched: Bunch of Kunst, 2017 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 June, 2022: Assimilate, 2019 - โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday June 19, 2022.
19 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Ye Olde Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina โ pints of Abbot Ale and Sharpโs Atlantic ๐บ
19 June, 2022: Film log - watched: Assimilate, 2019 - โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
19 June, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Mysterines (13), Sleaford Mods (12) & Molchat Doma (3) via โฆ
18 June, 2022: Okra fries! โ ๐ธ
18 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Koocha, Bristol โ Persian inspired vegan cuisine.
13 June, 2022: Just arrived home from nearly a weekโs break in Berlin. Iโd forgotten how much I like visiting big โฆ
13 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Berlin-Brandenburg Airport โ๏ธ
12 June, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artist: The Utopia Strong (9) via tweekly.fm
10 June, 2022: Tempelhof Airport for the Tempelhof Sounds festival ๐ต โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Tempelhof Airport for the Tempelhof Sounds festival ๐ต
10 June, 2022: Roses in Berlin ๐น โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Taverna Athene. Ouzo, retsina, anchovies, moussaka, white bean soup and Greek โฆ
9 June, 2022: Living the pickle life ๐บ โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2022: Anhalter Bahnhof โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2022: Anhalter Bahnhof โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2022: Karl-Marx-Allee โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2022: Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn is on the far side ๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ DDR Museum
7 June, 2022: Deutsches Technikmuseum โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: DHL ๐ก โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: Reichstag โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: Deckchairs and Reichstag โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: A Pale Ale ๐บ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: Craft beer in Berlin - BRLO Brwhouse beer garden ๐บ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ BRLO Brewhouse microbrewery - Helles and Berliner Weisse ๐บ
7 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Holiday Inn Express, Berlin City Centre ๐ฉ๐ช
7 June, 2022: Heathrow Terminal 5 โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5 โ๏ธ
6 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Ostrich Inn, Colnbrook. Pint of Spitfire ๐บ
6 June, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Ye Olde George, Colnbrook. Pint of Amstel ๐บ
5 June, 2022: 64 years ago - 1958. Last time Wales reached the World Cup Finals. Incredible ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ โฝ๏ธ
5 June, 2022: Outstanding ๐ stats by Andrew Samson @AWSStats: Youngest to reach 10 000 Test runs: AN Cook 11479 โฆ
5 June, 2022: Day 4 of England v New Zealand ๐ Joe Root hits his 26th Test century to also reach 10,000 Test runs. โฆ
5 June, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (7) & Solti, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, โฆ
4 June, 2022: OtD 4 Jun 1913 socialist suffragette Emily Davison was seriously injured while trying to grab the โฆ
4 June, 2022: Marmite or Dynamite ๐งจ โ ๐ธ
3 June, 2022: My only Jubilee celebration - Pact Coffeeโs Remera Tugirekawanziza Rwandan coffee, their Platinum โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 June, 2022: Bank holidays. Yesterday was small barbecue day, today is pizza day. โ ๐ธ
31 May, 2022: On review I somehow missed posting Day 4 ๐ So for the sake of completeness โฆ thorny โ day 04 of the โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 May, 2022: endurance โ day 31 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2022: fish โ day 30 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2022: Linkblog ๐: The love song of TS Eliot: intense letters reveal the passion behind the pen
29 May, 2022: stripes โ day 29 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Kirill Kozlovski (16), Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes (15), Bernstein, โฆ
28 May, 2022: fair โ day 28 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2022: Finished reading: Big Snake Little Snake: An Inquiry into Risk by DBC Pierre ๐
28 May, 2022: Finished reading: Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture by Matt โฆ
27 May, 2022: written โ day 27 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. design by william blake: thomas โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2022: Call Me by Your Name, 2017 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Thursday May 26, 2022.
26 May, 2022: Film log - watched: Call Me by Your Name, 2017 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
26 May, 2022: schedule โ day 26 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2022: Sticker on lamppost in Hay-on-Wye. โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2022: mountain โ day 25 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2022: intricate โ day 24 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2022: Alien, 1979 - โ โ โ โ โ Re-watching the 2003 Directorโs Cut. Superb, even better than I remember ๐
23 May, 2022: Film log - watched: Alien, 1979 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
23 May, 2022: plain โ day 23 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. plain foreground athens 2018 ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
22 May, 2022: textile โ day 22 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. tapestry night sky ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
22 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Mansion House, Llansteffan for Sunday lunch of shellfish ravioli ๐ฆ
22 May, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Maazel, Orchestre National De France, Migenes, Domingo, Choeurs De Radio โฆ
21 May, 2022: Midjourney AI-powered generative art project My beta invite from Midjourney, the AI-powered generative art project, arrived today. First attempt โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2022: symmetry โ day 21 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli, Aberdare for Saturday breakfast and coffee โ๏ธ
20 May, 2022: beverage โ day 20 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. moroccan mint ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
20 May, 2022: Acoustic sets at Clwb Ifor Bach last night - James Walsh ๐ต supported by Ellie Thomas and Pay the Man โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Clwb Ifor Bach for James Walsh ๐ต
19 May, 2022: indulgence โ day 19 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. baklava ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2022: random โ day 18 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
17 May, 2022: hold โ day 17 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
17 May, 2022: Fantasy Island, 2020 - โ โ โ ยฝ A lot darker than I remember the 1970s/1980s TV series ๐ย And I thought it was a lot better than all โฆ
16 May, 2022: Film log - watched: Fantasy Island, 2020 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
16 May, 2022: time โ day 16 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 May, 2022: clouds โ day 15 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Ukrainian Golden Ale ๐บ
15 May, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: clipping. (29), Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets (27), James Walsh โฆ
14 May, 2022: fence โ day 14 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
13 May, 2022: community โ day 13 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
12 May, 2022: tranquility โ day 12 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
11 May, 2022: maroon โ day 11 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
10 May, 2022: Havenโt watched many football games live this season but I am watching Aston Villa v Liverpool this โฆ
10 May, 2022: pot โ day 10 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
9 May, 2022: ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ Stupid 129 2/1/2 stupidwordgame.com
9 May, 2022: bloom โ day 09 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
8 May, 2022: union โ day 08 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. NALGO ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
8 May, 2022: DBC Pierre: ‘You can be shut down from life because of one mistake’ ๐
7 May, 2022: park โ day 07 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. dare valley country park ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
6 May, 2022: silhouette โ day 06 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
5 May, 2022: Home with the second-hand spoils of Hay-on-Wye ๐ โ ๐ธ
5 May, 2022: Earth โ day 05 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
5 May, 2022: Hay-on-Wye ๐ โ ๐ธ
4 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ tomatitos tapas bar, hay-on-wye. good rioja! ๐ท
3 May, 2022: Bought a chair in Hay-on-Wye! โ ๐ธ
3 May, 2022: experimental โ day 03 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge - worryingly experimental โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ Blue Boar, Hay-on-Wye. Pint of Timothy Taylorโs Landlord ๐บ
3 May, 2022: Location check in ๐บ โ The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye
2 May, 2022: photo โ day 02 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
1 May, 2022: switch โ day 01 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
1 May, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (18), Muse (7), Altin Gรผn (6), Sting (6) & Gong (4) via โฆ
30 April, 2022: Finch, 2021 - โ โ Watched on Friday April 29, 2022.
29 April, 2022: Film log - watched: Finch, 2021 - โ โ ๐ฅ
28 April, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ Try Time at the Rhoswenallt Inn. โ Drinking a Try Time by Glamorgan โฆ
28 April, 2022: Finished reading: One Language by Anastasia Taylor-Lind ๐
27 April, 2022: Best so far ๐ I solved today’s Redactle (#20) in 14 guesses with an accuracy of 85.71%. โฆ
26 April, 2022: Poem of the week: Welcome to Donetsk by Anastasia Taylor-Lind ๐
26 April, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli for tuna melt panini and Americano โ๏ธ
24 April, 2022: Looking into some One Cup sake โ ๐ธ
24 April, 2022: Infinitum: Subject Unknown, 2021 - โ โ โ Low-key, low budget and quite stylish and well filmed. Wanted to like it more but narrative wasnโt โฆ
24 April, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (8), The Utopia Strong (6), Arcade Fire (2) & Kevin Morby โฆ
23 April, 2022: Film log - watched: Infinitum: Subject Unknown, 2021 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
23 April, 2022: Well, I was planning to go to my first cricket match of the season tomorrow but… Middlesex โฆ
23 April, 2022: IPES food report: The Politics of Protein ๐
22 April, 2022: The Invisible Man, 2020 - โ โ โ OK but didnโt really engross me; not a version of The Invisible Man Iโd like to revisit.
21 April, 2022: Film log - watched: The Invisible Man, 2020 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 April, 2022: Mainly trees ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ฒ ๐ท Walking today - view of Aberdare, a mine entrance and (mainly) trees. โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2022: Dune, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Sunday April 17, 2022.
17 April, 2022: Birthday board game. I lost. โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2022: Film log - watched: Dune, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
17 April, 2022: My birthday today. Also my 100th consecutive day of playing Wordle. As a gift to myself Iโm going to โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2022: TS Eliotโs The Waste Land issues weather warning for our times ๐
17 April, 2022: Plague poems, defiant wit and penis puns: why John Donne is a poet for our times ๐
17 April, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: James Walsh (14), Throwing Muses (13), Handley, RLPO (8), Holst, LSO (7) โฆ
16 April, 2022: Llansteffan beach ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2022: Cloudalists: Our New Cloud-based Ruling Class - Project Syndicate op-ed ๐
10 April, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Norrington, LCP, Tan (75), Karajan, VPO, Price, Corelli, Merrill, Freni โฆ
9 April, 2022: Keeping it simple ๐ โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2022: Shazam!, 2019 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday April 6, 2022.
6 April, 2022: Forest walking โ ๐ธ
5 April, 2022: The Postcard Killings, 2020 - โ โ Watched on Monday April 4, 2022.
4 April, 2022: Film log - watched: The Postcard Killings, 2020 - โ โ ๐ฅ
3 April, 2022: 641 runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Final! Australia were impressive. ๐
3 April, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Muse (21), John Nelson & Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (9), โฆ
2 April, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ Brew Monster, Cardiff โ Drinking a Leviathan by Brew Monster
2 April, 2022: The Bubble, 2022 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Friday April 1, 2022.
1 April, 2022: Film log - watched: The Bubble, 2022 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
1 April, 2022: Cricket World Cup: England-Australia final to be shown free to air on Sunday ๐ England’s โฆ
31 March, 2022: Alita: Battle Angel, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday March 30, 2022.
30 March, 2022: Film log - watched: Alita: Battle Angel, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
27 March, 2022: Llansteffan Castle ๐ฐ โ ๐ธ
27 March, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Muse (14), Laundromat (11), Handley, RLPO, Tasmin Little (6), Bernstein, โฆ
24 March, 2022: Daffodils. St John the Baptist churchyard, Aberdare. ๐ผ โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2022: Currently reading: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman ๐
20 March, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Muse (13), Matt Bellamy (10), Furtwรคngler, BPO (9), Petrenko, RLPO (4) โฆ
19 March, 2022: Homeward bound from Bristol, becoming a familiar route. โ ๐ธ
19 March, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Hatchet Inn, Bristol ๐บ
18 March, 2022: Finished reading: Thomas Hardy: The Time-torn Man by Claire Tomalin ๐
17 March, 2022: Finished reading: Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment โฆ
17 March, 2022: Primer, 2004 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday March 16, 2022.
16 March, 2022: Film log - watched: Primer, 2004 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
13 March, 2022: Disintegration into moss โ ๐ธ
13 March, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Muse (15), Walter, Columbia SO (3) & Rattle, CBSO (1) via tweekly.fm
12 March, 2022: Mentioned on the BBC today: Ukraine: Spam website set up to reach millions of Russians - but they โฆ
12 March, 2022: England v Ireland in the Six Nations rugby. England down to 14 with a red card after 82s. Canโt see โฆ
11 March, 2022: Roman boat that sank in Mediterranean 1,700 years ago gives up its treasures ๐
6 March, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: NEU! (12), Gong (9), Kevin Morby (8), Baudo, LPO (5) & John Coltrane โฆ
4 March, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd โ Drinking a Sierra Nevad-o
4 March, 2022: Escape from Pretoria, 2020 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday March 3, 2022.
3 March, 2022: Film log - watched: Escape from Pretoria, 2020 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
1 March, 2022: Your Website is Useless ๐
28 February, 2022: Beat Poet Elise Cowenโs Time-Traveling Love Letters to Emily Dickinson ๐
27 February, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Muse (11), Gong (9), Nigel Kennedy (9) & Hogwood, Academy of Ancient โฆ
26 February, 2022: Finished reading: Homo Irrealis by Andrรฉ Aciman ๐
20 February, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Pho. Vietnamese prawn curry, lemon and Thai basil martini ๐ธ
20 February, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Gary Kemp (11), Muse (11), Yard Act (11), Dry Cleaning (10) & Karajan, โฆ
14 February, 2022: No Time to Die, 2021 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Sunday February 13, 2022.
13 February, 2022: Film log - watched: No Time to Die, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
13 February, 2022: Spectre, 2015 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday February 12, 2022.
12 February, 2022: Film log - watched: Spectre, 2015 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
12 February, 2022: The Paris Review - Cavafyโs Bed ๐
12 February, 2022: Neolithic chalk drum hailed as most important prehistoric art found in 100 years ๐
11 February, 2022: Interesting poster combinations. โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Tinto Lounge, Gloucester Road, Bristol for a Beyond burger plus tapas. Delicious. โฆ
11 February, 2022: Skyfall, 2012 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday February 10, 2022.
11 February, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ Drinking a Jail Ale by Dartmoor Brewery at the Post Inn
11 February, 2022: Brief stop at Tintagel ๐ฐ โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2022: Flat white and a pasty on a bench in Padstow harbour. Final harbour coffee break of our stay in โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2022: Film log - watched: Skyfall, 2012 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
10 February, 2022: Second flat white of the day on a bench at Porthleven Harbour โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ The Harbourside Refuge, Porthleven. Great fish dishes. ๐
10 February, 2022: Flat white and croissant on the beach overlooking St Michael’s Mount. A little grey and โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2022: Quantum of Solace, 2008 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday February 9, 2022.
10 February, 2022: Donโt Network: The Avant-Garde after Networks [2018] ๐
10 February, 2022: Casino Royale, 2006 - โ โ โ โ Re-watching for the first time after about 15 years. Quite enjoyed it! Will be carrying on with the โฆ
9 February, 2022: Film log - watched: Quantum of Solace, 2008 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
9 February, 2022: Film log - watched: Casino Royale, 2006 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
9 February, 2022: Kemyel A - standing stone (menhir) โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2022: Flat white on a bench overlooking Mousehole harbour โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2022: Violets โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2022: Sky, sea and ruins - view from the front of the cottage weโre staying in. โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2022: Lamorna Cove โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2022: Today I learned blue skies in St Ives do not mean good weather at Landโs End. It got very drizzly โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd. Sharpโs Sea Fury at the Farmers Arms, Penzance ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Sea Fury โฆ
7 February, 2022: St Ives โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2022: Flat white on a bench overlooking St Ives harbour โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (10), Gregory Porter (8), LCP, Norrington โฆ
6 February, 2022: Sitting in a pub in Exeter watching Six Nations rugby - France v Italy. Itโs only a Beefeater but โฆ
6 February, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Proper Job by St Austell Brewery
5 February, 2022: ICC Under-19 Menโs World Cup Final, England v India. Alex Horton from Glamorgan keeping wicket. โฆ
5 February, 2022: Inside Delico Deli with an Americano, looking out. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2022: More than 18,000 pot sherds document life in ancient Egypt ๐
3 February, 2022: Three ladies dancing, two couples cuddling, one piper piping in ancient feast mosaic ๐
2 February, 2022: Family owners put Blackwellโs bookshops up for sale ๐ This is a shame. Blackwell’s is usually โฆ
2 February, 2022: Hemingway & Gellhorn, 2012 - โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday February 1, 2022.
1 February, 2022: Sharp โ ๐ธ
1 February, 2022: Film log - watched: Hemingway & Gellhorn, 2012 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
30 January, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Oxford Camerata, Summerly (9), Solti, CSO (2) & Conlon, Rotterdam PO โฆ
30 January, 2022: Kangaroo, 1986 - โ โ โ ยฝ Interesting enough. A little slow paced, not hugely charismatic performances (and Colin Frielsโ โฆ
29 January, 2022: Film log - watched: Kangaroo, 1986 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
29 January, 2022: Pastรฉis de nata added to my coffee morning โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
29 January, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli for Americano and toastie โ๏ธ
28 January, 2022: Currently reading: Hear Me Out by Armando Iannucci ๐
28 January, 2022: Misty and muddy walk this morning but at least I got above the clouds. Now to clean my boots โฆ ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
27 January, 2022: Update to my Micro.blog Navigation List plug-in I have just updated my Micro.blog Navigation List plug-in to version 1.0.6 Prior to this version a โฆ
26 January, 2022: Why We Must Challenge Zuckerbergโs Ring of Power ๐
25 January, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Root, Bristol.
25 January, 2022: Cactus boot, prehistoric jungle and glasshouse at Bristol Botanic Garden ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
25 January, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ. Landlord at The Gloucester Old Spot, Bristol. โ Drinking a Landlord by โฆ
25 January, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Bristol Botanic Garden ๐ฑ
25 January, 2022: Some intense leafleting in Bristol. โ ๐ธ
24 January, 2022: Oldest brewed tea leaves found in royal tomb ๐
23 January, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Police (11), Andy Summers (10), Muse (9), Furtwรคngler, BPO (8) & โฆ
23 January, 2022: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ Hypnotically addictive. Definitely a spectacle.
22 January, 2022: Film log - watched: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
21 January, 2022: Finished reading: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki ๐
20 January, 2022: Nellie Bly: The woman who blew Fogg away ๐
19 January, 2022: Rhubarb chard at the National Botanic Garden of Wales โ ๐ธ
18 January, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ The National Botanic Garden of Wales
18 January, 2022: Out of Time, 2021 - โ ยฝ Watched on Monday January 17, 2022.
17 January, 2022: Film log - watched: Out Of Time, 2021 - โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
17 January, 2022: The Green Knight, 2021 - โ โ โ โ Very dark. Very dramatic. Not what I expected - better than that. Unusually I wish Iโd read a โฆ
16 January, 2022: Film log - watched: The Green Knight, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
16 January, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ. Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout at the Bunch of Grapes.
16 January, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (12), The Ronettes (12), Neil โฆ
12 January, 2022: First try of a plastic Holga lens on my old Pentax K100D. A Holga HL-P, 60ย mm f/8 for Pentax DSLR โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 January, 2022: Cherry, 2021 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Tuesday January 11, 2022.
11 January, 2022: Film log - watched: Cherry, 2021 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
9 January, 2022: Twin Town, 1997 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday January 8, 2022.
9 January, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Police (31), Lana Del Rey (17), Coldplay (10), Elbow (9) & Giannis โฆ
8 January, 2022: Film log - watched: Twin Town, 1997 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
6 January, 2022: A visit to Kingโs Quoit, the Neolithic burial chamber overlooking Manorbier beach, Pembrokeshire. โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 January, 2022: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli, large Americano โ๏ธ
5 January, 2022: A morning walk. Snow and Moss on Flickr ๐ท
5 January, 2022: Spent a long time preparing sushi maki with my daughter last night. Fillings of shiitake, smoked โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2022: Just watched the New Yearโs Day Doctor Who. That was a good episode, I always like a time loop and โฆ
2 January, 2022: Main course and dessert. โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2022: First visit of the year to my favourite pub. Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd๐บ โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2022: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Kashmir by Salopian Brewery
2 January, 2022: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Sigmatropic (25), Lana Del Rey (14), Gomez (11), The Police (11) & Andy โฆ
1 January, 2022: How did Welsh cricket fare in 2021? ๐
31 December, 2021: Don't Look Up, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday December 30, 2021.
30 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Don’t Look Up, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
26 December, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (27), Nubya Garcia (18), Andy โฆ
25 December, 2021: Finishing off Xmas evening โ ๐ธ
25 December, 2021: Quiet family Xmas dinner of Spanakopita Gigantes plaki Harissa roasted sprouts, broccoli, halloumi โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 December, 2021: Will be feeling really strong today - cooking nearly a kilogram of spinach for Xmas dinner ๐ ๐ช โ ๐ธ
24 December, 2021: Finished reading: Pandemonium by Armando Iannucci ๐
23 December, 2021: Army of Thieves, 2021 - โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday December 22, 2021.
22 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Army of Thieves, 2021 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
22 December, 2021: Coma, 2019 - โ โ ยฝ Average random sci-fi movie pick on Amazon Prime. A video game of a film, visually quite impressive โฆ
22 December, 2021: Wild at Heart, 1990 - โ โ โ ยฝ Suitably surreal.
21 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Coma, 2019 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
21 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Wild at Heart, 1990 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
21 December, 2021: Finished reading: Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell ๐
21 December, 2021: Handwriting my Website with a Digital Amanuensis - Chris Aldrich ๐
19 December, 2021: Short Sunday afternoon walk๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
19 December, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Police (40), Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (17), Andy Summers (13), โฆ
18 December, 2021: First Xmas fire ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
16 December, 2021: The crowds are in for the early morning cricket ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
16 December, 2021: The Ashes 2nd Test in Adelaide is a day-night match, so starts at 4am in the UK. At least I can get โฆ
14 December, 2021: Senedd Cymru โ ๐ธ
12 December, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: L’Orfeo Barockorchester & Michi Gaigg (24), Elbow (12) & Mary โฆ
11 December, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Paper Planes by Salopian Brewery
10 December, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Coal Exchange, Cardiff ๐จ
10 December, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Bar One, Wales Millennium Centre ๐ท
10 December, 2021: Army of the Dead, 2021 - โ โ โ Watched on Thursday December 9, 2021.
9 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Army of the Dead, 2021 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
8 December, 2021: Fromage fictions: the 14 biggest cheese myths โ debunked! ๐
8 December, 2021: Watching 1st Ashes Test. Apparently that was only the fourth time a wicket has fallen to the first โฆ
6 December, 2021: Quote used by Ruth Ozeki in A Tale for the Time Being ๐ โ In reality, every reader, while he is โฆ
6 December, 2021: Doors guitarist Robby Krieger: โThe music will outlast the crazy Jim stuffโ ๐
5 December, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Andy Summers (22), Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (13), Furtwรคngler, BPO โฆ
4 December, 2021: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019 - โ โ Uninspiring monster fayre.
4 December, 2021: Japanese Films That Will Blow Your Mind And Make You Reevaluate The Possibilities Of The Cinematic Artform The World of Kanako Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets Confession Love & Pop โฆ
3 December, 2021: Film log - watched: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019 - โ โ ๐ฅ
3 December, 2021: Disrupt Textsโ assault on Shakespeare and other classics: Money, ignorance and social backwardness ๐
1 December, 2021: A new novelty - first train journey in almost two years - Mountain Ash Station ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 December, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Mountain Ash Railway Station ๐
29 November, 2021: Josephine Baker: a timely addition to the Panthรฉon ๐
28 November, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Mary Ann Tedstone Glover (45), Itzhak Perlman (16), Andy Summers (12), Andy โฆ
28 November, 2021: Cinema Paradiso, 1988 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Saturday November 27, 2021.
27 November, 2021: Just found out about and starting to populate my profile at @daveโs BingeWorthy. Struggling trying โฆ
27 November, 2021: Film log - watched: Cinema Paradiso, 1988 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
25 November, 2021: Walking through Aberdare ๐ท A short sequence of B&W photos of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. View from the footbridge Aberdare โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 November, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Bradleys Coffee Shop. Tuna sandwich, cappuccino and mince pie โ๏ธ
25 November, 2021: The art that restores faith in Palermo ๐
23 November, 2021: Changes! Severed my ponytail and shaved my hair and beard short ๐โโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
21 November, 2021: Been raking and sweeping up autumn leaves. Now drinking a Pimm’s and tonic sitting outside in โฆ
21 November, 2021: Rescued from obscurity: UK archaeologist who restored Sicilyโs glories ๐
21 November, 2021: Mice and elephants - what really matters in the decarbonisation of transport ๐
21 November, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Diasonics (9), Another Sky (6), Boy Azooga (5), Furtwรคngler, VPO (5) โฆ
20 November, 2021: Drunken Angel, 1948 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 19, 2021.
19 November, 2021: Film log - watched: Drunken Angel, 1948 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
18 November, 2021: Pulse, 2001 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday November 17, 2021.
18 November, 2021: How Ancient Rome hit the charts ๐๐ต Composer and academic Mary Ann Tedstone Glover has brought the โฆ
17 November, 2021: Film log - watched: Pulse, 2001 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
16 November, 2021: Montaleโs Lemons by Ishion Hutchinson ๐
15 November, 2021: And a barge sails by ๐ โ ๐ธ
15 November, 2021: Morning view over Camden Lock from hotel room window. โ ๐ธ
15 November, 2021: Manton Reece - Micro.blog via AppleScript. ๐
15 November, 2021: Stereolab and Kynsy at the Roundhouse, London, Sunday 14th November ๐ต โ ๐ธ
15 November, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Holiday Inn, Camden Lock for one night.
14 November, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Roundhouse for the Pitchfork Music Festival with Stereolab headlining ๐ต
14 November, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Tai Pan Alley street food collective. Nasi lembak with jackfruit rendang and an oni โฆ
14 November, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ. Camden Lock โ Drinking a London Porter by Twickenham Fine Ales
13 November, 2021: Take out beer! Two pints of Grey Trees Breweryโs Mosaic Pale Ale fits in this carton from the Bunch โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 November, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Tigerโs โEyeโ P.A. by Bluestone Brewing Co.
13 November, 2021: Seven Samurai, 1954 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 12, 2021.
12 November, 2021: Film log - watched: Seven Samurai, 1954 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
11 November, 2021: Steven Gerrard: Aston Villa name Rangers boss as new manager โฝ ๐ The former Liverpool captain, 41, โฆ
10 November, 2021: First T20 World Cup semifinal is underway. England v New Zealand cricket. England, batting first, โฆ
8 November, 2021: Atlas maps Hogwarts, Jurassic Park & made-up places ๐ So where actually is Batman’s โฆ
7 November, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Le Consort (31), La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (22) & Le โฆ
6 November, 2021: Well, South Africa best England in the T20 cricket but fail to qualify for the World Cup โฆ
6 November, 2021: England v South Africa ๐ in the T20 World Cup - South Africa, batting first, making a great effort โฆ
6 November, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini and cappuccino โ๏ธ
6 November, 2021: Currently reading: The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust Volume 2) by Philip Pullman ๐
6 November, 2021: The Death of Stalin, 2017 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday November 5, 2021.
5 November, 2021: Film log - watched: The Death of Stalin, 2017 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
31 October, 2021: John Keats was born #OnThisDay, 31st October 1795, in Moorgate, London, where his father worked in a โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2021: The Gravestone of John Keats: Romancing the Stone ๐
31 October, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Neil Young & Crazy Horse (9), Dirty Three (8), Neil Young (1) & Sun โฆ
31 October, 2021: home โ day 31 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2021: Saturday pizza ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2021: Ready for Strictly Come Dancing Halloweโen special - pumpkin courtesy of Thomas Mason ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2021: Astonishing from England. Buttler was amazing ๐
30 October, 2021: Not a satisfactory solution. Also trying to make pizza at the same time ๐ ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2021: Saturday sports stress. ICC T20 World Cup Australia v England ๐ overlapping with Wales v New Zealand โฆ
30 October, 2021: Lounging in late October sun ๐โโฌ โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2021: red โ day 30 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท ๐ท โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2021: cycle โ day 29 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. Flashback to a birthday in โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2021: underneath โ day 28 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. King’s Quoit, a โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2021: Boss Level, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday October 27, 2021.
27 October, 2021: Film log - watched: Boss Level, 2021 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
27 October, 2021: chaos โ day 27 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
26 October, 2021: The Great British Bake Off. Usually bread week is my favourite, but tonightโs pastry week is great! โฆ
26 October, 2021: bliss โ day 26 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2021: gravity โ day 25 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. A specific gravity balance โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 October, 2021: Enjoying Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup - good, competitive cricket after โฆ
24 October, 2021: connection โ day 24 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
24 October, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Robert Tear, Philip Ledger (23), Walter, Columbia SO (12), Coldplay (10), โฆ
23 October, 2021: Bowling by Ali, Rashid and Mills was impressive, England took some great catches โฆ but would have โฆ
23 October, 2021: Scenes from our local coffee shop, Delico Deli, this morning. They have entered Halloweโen mode ๐ โ๏ธ โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 October, 2021: Starting shortly - England v West Indies in their opening match in the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 โฆ
23 October, 2021: meaning โ day 23 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
23 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli for tuna panini and Americano โ๏ธ
22 October, 2021: rest โ day 22 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 October, 2021: space โ day 21 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 October, 2021: Currently reading: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman ๐
20 October, 2021: sports โ day 20 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. T20 World Cup is underway! ๐ โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 October, 2021: mirror โ day 19 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
19 October, 2021: Linking Drummer to Micro.blog
18 October, 2021: finished โ day 18 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
17 October, 2021: compass โ day 17 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 October, 2021: rotation โ day 16 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2021: Field Music were brilliant at The Fleece in Bristol tonight ๐ต โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2021: ethereal โ day 15 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Fleece, Bristol to see Field Music ๐ต
15 October, 2021: Just had delicious spinach pies at Sotiris Bakery ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Subtropic by Bristol Beer Factory
15 October, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Proper Job by St Austell Brewery
14 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Hotel du Vin, Bristol for two nights.
14 October, 2021: WINEYBEEST 10.5% WILD BEER CO 1/3 IMPERIAL STOUT + WINE BARRELS + TIME All the decadence of an โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2021: wheels โ day 14 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a POGO by The Wild Beer Co
14 October, 2021: Hungarian Soproni IPA and delicious beetroot cake ๐บ โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Soproni รvatos Duhaj IPA by Soproni Sรถrgyรกr (Heineken โฆ
14 October, 2021: Laura Marling at Tramshed, Cardiff, 13th October 2021 ๐ต โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Tramshed, Cardiff to see Laura Marling ๐ต
13 October, 2021: Tapas at Bar 44 โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Bar 44, Cardiff for tapas and wine ๐ท
13 October, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking a Nastro Azzurro by Birra Peroni
13 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Hotel Indigo, Cardiff for one night.
13 October, 2021: animals โ day 13 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2021: BBQ tofu banh mi โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Hanoi 1991 for Vietnamese coffee and tofu banh mi โ๏ธ
12 October, 2021: legend โ day 12 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2021: hygge โ day 11 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2021: I havenโt watched much of the second part of this yearโs Indian Premier League but am enjoying the โฆ
11 October, 2021: Dipping my toes back into Dave Winer’s world by trying out Drummer.
10 October, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Field Music (21), The Specials (16) & Furtwรคngler, VPO (8) via โฆ
10 October, 2021: bridges โ day 10 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge โ Clifton Suspension Bridge โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2021: safe โ day 9 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2021: Infinite, 2021 - โ ยฝ Watched on Friday October 8, 2021.
8 October, 2021: twilight โ day 8 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2021: Film log - watched: Infinite, 2021 - โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
8 October, 2021: The Babadook, 2014 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Thursday October 7, 2021.
7 October, 2021: Film log - watched: The Babadook, 2014 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
7 October, 2021: spice โ day 7 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2021: street โ day 6 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge โ Commercial Street, Aberdare โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 October, 2021: toy โ day 5 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
5 October, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Delico Deli for latte and panini โ๏ธ
4 October, 2021: sharp โ day 4 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge โ St Elvanโs Church, Aberdare ๐ท โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2021: Cooked with tempeh for the first time tonight - it made a very good noodle dish ๐ โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2021: majority โ day 3 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge โ Keir Hardie, founder of โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: James Rhodes (10), Il Giardino Armonico (9) & Nigel Kennedy (9) via โฆ
2 October, 2021: dark โ day 2 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
2 October, 2021: I’m quite enjoying browsing through some of the Project Apollo Archive albums on Flickr. ๐
1 October, 2021: touch โ day 1 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge ๐ท โ ๐ธ
1 October, 2021: ARQ, 2016 - โ โ โ ยฝ I do like time loop tales. This oneโs not too shabby.
1 October, 2021: The Dark Tower, 2017 - โ โ Watched on Thursday September 30, 2021.
30 September, 2021: Film log - watched: ARQ, 2016 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
30 September, 2021: Film log - watched: The Dark Tower, 2017 - โ โ ๐ฅ
27 September, 2021: The Concert by Edna St Vincent Millay ๐ Poem of the week in The Guardian
26 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Tinto Lounge, Beyond vegan cheeseburger and Malbec ๐ท
26 September, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (31), Nigel Kennedy, BPO (6), Nigel Kennedy, BPO, Albrecht โฆ
25 September, 2021: Aston Villa have beaten Manchester United (by a goal to nil) for the first time in the Premier โฆ
24 September, 2021: Spirited Away ๐ โ by George Monbiot How the counterculture fell prey to the far-rightโs conspiracy โฆ
22 September, 2021: Film log - watched: Now You See Me 2, 2016 - โ โ ๐ฅ
21 September, 2021: Film log - watched: Sicario, 2015 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
19 September, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Elbow (26), HMS Morris (13), Mary Lou Williams (11), Nadine Shah (11) & โฆ
19 September, 2021: Abergavenny Food Festival - The Market Hall โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2021: Walking around Manorbier beach yesterday morning we encountered this ridiculously confident robin. โฆ
18 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Rum & Fizz for coffee, not rum at 10am ๐โ๏ธ
18 September, 2021: Couple of quick photos at the start of Elbowโs gig at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff last night ๐ต โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Elbow at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff ๐ต
17 September, 2021: Sitting outside Cafe Citta, Cardiff. Double espressos โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ linguine alla puttanesca at Cafe Citta ๐ฎ๐น
17 September, 2021: Arrived in Cardiff. Aperol Spritz time. โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Slug & Lettuce for an Aperol Spritz ๐ธ
16 September, 2021: A squirrel broke into our peanut butter while we were out! ๐ฟ โ ๐ธ
16 September, 2021: North Beach, Tenby โ ๐ธ
16 September, 2021: Currently reading: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro ๐
15 September, 2021: Got to say @samgrover, Mimi is so good - I use it for most of my Micro.blog image uploads now, โฆ
15 September, 2021: Sitting by a fire in the dark listening to Oscar Petersonโs Night Train. ๐ต Argentum B&W vs Apple โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2021: Finished reading: Do Earth by Tamsin Omond ๐
15 September, 2021: Donโt know how well this will photograph (itโs on a slighy crumpled crisp packet) but I think this โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2021: Seaweed Ale made with Pembrokeshire foraged kelp by Caffle Craft Brewery ๐บ โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2021: Woodstock in the morning sun. โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2021: BBQ time โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2021: Beer check in via Untappd ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking an Orme Best Bitter by Great Orme Brewery
13 September, 2021: Currently reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu ๐
13 September, 2021: Currently reading: The Snows of Kilimanjaro and other stories by Ernest Hemingway ๐
12 September, 2021: Such a good album! Kitchen Sink by Nadine Shah ๐ต On Apple Musicโฆ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2021: Cooler with a little rain today so itโs an evening for a log fire with cheese and wine. โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2021: Currently reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman ๐
11 September, 2021: Very impressive by Emma Raducanu. I donโt often listen to tennis on the radio but that was exciting! โฆ
11 September, 2021: Disappointed by the cancellation of the England v India Test match yesterday, which I was hoping to โฆ
11 September, 2021: Tynt Meadow, the only English Trappist beer ๐บ โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2021: Shopping trip to Narberth ended up with a 1965 Phaidon edition of a book reviewing Parisian art by โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ latte & Welsh cake โ๏ธ
11 September, 2021: Narberth Castle ๐ฐ โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2021: Arrived at a Hobbit House called Woodstock for a week away from it all. No power, no running water, โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Florence Springs Eco Glamping.
10 September, 2021: St. Florence Church โช๏ธ โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2021: A beer at the Parsonage Inn, St. Florence ๐บ โ ๐ธ
10 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Brownโs Cafe for fish and chips.
10 September, 2021: Currently reading: Introducing Buddha by Jane Hope & Borin Van Loon ๐
9 September, 2021: Beer check in ๐บ๐บ โ Drinking an Atlantic Pale Ale by Sharp’s Brewery
9 September, 2021: Sri Lankan street food and drink at The Coconut Tree in Cardiff last night. If I hadn’t โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Another Sky ๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: HMS Morris ๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff ๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff ๐ต โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Clwb Ifor Bach to see Another Sky ๐ต
8 September, 2021: The Coconut Tree, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Coconut Tree. Sri Lankan street food. And more rum cocktails ๐ธ
8 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Barker Rum & Fizz. Lemongrass and passion fruit daiquiri ๐ธ
6 September, 2021: Drinking a Doom Bar by Sharp’s Brewery ๐บ
6 September, 2021: The Pool, Melbourne โ ๐ธ
5 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Brewhouse, Melbourne Hall Courtyard, Burnt Mill Pintle ๐บ
5 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Premier Inn, Derby South
5 September, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (16), Kremer, Kremerata Baltica โฆ
4 September, 2021: Drinking a Vaults Dark by Morgan Brew Masters ๐บ
4 September, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ M5 Strensham Services Costa latte โ๏ธ
3 September, 2021: Film log - watched: Hemingway, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
3 September, 2021: Hemingway films ๐ฅ ๐
3 September, 2021: Hemingway Original list cloned from Nicole Passage A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls To Have โฆ
1 September, 2021: I’ve just successfully exported 4453 posts from my Micro.blog hosted blog and imported them โฆ
1 September, 2021: ๐ Star Trek versus Imperialist Doctrine by Yanis Varoufakis Americaโs liberal imperialist doctrine โฆ
29 August, 2021: Wood firing pizza tonight ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
29 August, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bent Knee (12), Gruff Rhys (12), Emma-Jean Thackray (8) & Big Star (1) โฆ
28 August, 2021: Just sorted out my deckchair and radio to settle down for a sunny afternoon listening to the cricket โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2021: At the start of play today CricViz gave England a 97% chance of winning the 3rd Test against India. โฆ
27 August, 2021: Currently reading: How Did We Get into This Mess? Politics, Equality, Nature by George Monbiot ๐
27 August, 2021: Currently reading: Sissy by Ben Borek ๐
26 August, 2021: Green Man Festival 2021 Photographs ๐ท ๐ต โ a Flickr album of photos straight from my old Pentax K100D โฆ
25 August, 2021: So good to see both English openers bat for more than half a day and both reach their half โฆ
25 August, 2021: India in England - the 3rd Test at Headingley. Another great morning and early afternoon of cricket โฆ
21 August, 2021: At the Green Man Festival. Thursday and Friday excellent. Saturday: itโs raining with rain forecast โฆ
19 August, 2021: Green Man 2021 ๐ต Off to Green Man Festival 2021 this morning. I’ve been going to this festival since 2008. The โฆ
16 August, 2021: Great day of cricket ๐ Stunning victory by India over England in a gripping 2nd Test and Glamorgan โฆ
16 August, 2021: Graffiti in Athens, February 2018 Describing my relationship with the increasing number of social โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2021: ๐ stats: 2021 England v India at Lordโs - the first time in a home test that both England openers โฆ
15 August, 2021: Film log - watched: Colette, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
15 August, 2021: A gap in todayโs relentless August (!) drizzle ๐ง Letโs BBQ Beyond Burgers! โ ๐ธ
15 August, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Emma-Jean Thackray (14), Gary Kemp (11), Furtwรคngler, BPO (2) & Josรฉ โฆ
14 August, 2021: First time I’ve noticed an animated album cover in Apple Music ๐ต
13 August, 2021: The women redefining the sound of UK Jazz ๐ I’m looking forward to seeing Emma-Jean Thackray โฆ
13 August, 2021: ๐ stats: We have a new record. Haseeb Hameed’s nought is the 14th duck by a top-three England โฆ
13 August, 2021: Barely a week after I started to try out Gala Iโve just posted my first photograph to Glass. The โฆ
12 August, 2021: Looking forward to seeing Haseem Hameed bat for England again. Probably tomorrow. ๐
12 August, 2021: In defence of Extinction Rebellion ๐ The pundits of the various leftist movements have spent โฆ
9 August, 2021: Watched: The Matrix Revolutions, 2003 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
9 August, 2021: Just learned that this is called a Forest Bug, Pentatoma rufipes. A living woodland crest, the โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 August, 2021: Distracted from distraction by distraction I’ve just read this article in by Oliver Burkeman The Guardian: At best, weโre on Earth for โฆ
8 August, 2021: Watched: Night Moves, 2013 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
8 August, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: clipping. (31), Bob Dylan (14), Field Music (12), Gary Kemp (11) & โฆ
7 August, 2021: Break in play โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2021: Like mother, like daughter ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2021: Open air dance performance by NDC Wales at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Chapter Arts Centre ๐บ โ Drinking a Young’s Bitter by Eagle Brewery (formerly โฆ
6 August, 2021: Lenten Spaghetti with Tahini. A success! โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2021: You look around. A strong case could be made for it being heaven. A strong case could be made for it โฆ
6 August, 2021: Friday night dinner recipe from Vefaโs Kitchen: Lenten Spaghetti with Tahini โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2021: Gala - photography based social media I’ve been trying out the photography based social media platform Gala. It was brought to my โฆ
5 August, 2021: Published 6 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ venice, gala
4 August, 2021: Englandโs 1st innings (batting) not going too well in the 1st Test Match against India ๐
3 August, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Pint of Bilidowcar ๐บ โ Drinking a Bilidowcar by Tenby โฆ
3 August, 2021: Published 9 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ aberdare
2 August, 2021: Aberdare morning walk (link to Strava route details) ๐ ๐ถโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
2 August, 2021: Morning coffee with some sheep โ๏ธ ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Emma-Jean Thackray (43), Glenn Gould (26), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jรถrg โฆ
31 July, 2021: Watched: The Matrix Reloaded, 2003 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
30 July, 2021: The official #Mastodon app for iOS is now on the App Store. ๐ Mastodon.social post First โฆ
30 July, 2021: Watched: The Matrix, 1999 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
28 July, 2021: Watched: A Woman Is a Woman, 1961 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
26 July, 2021: Watched: Seaspiracy, 2021 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
25 July, 2021: Just watched my recording of yesterdayโs British and Irish Lions First Test agains South Africa, โฆ
25 July, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: clipping. (28), Dirty Three (13), FM Einheit (Einstรผrzende Neubauten) (11), โฆ
24 July, 2021: Purezza Bristol, vegan pizzeria. Seaspiracy pizza ๐ โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Purezza Bristol, vegan pizzeria. ๐
24 July, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Royal Oak, Gloucester Road, Bristol. Pint of Sharpโs Doom Bar ๐บ
24 July, 2021: Lockdown reawakened my childhood love of chess. Now I canโt do anything else ๐ The alert I get when โฆ
23 July, 2021: Pizza sequence. Trying out the pizza oven in wood fired mode for the first time. ๐ โ ๐ธ
23 July, 2021: Watched: The Tomorrow War, 2021 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
22 July, 2021: Published 24 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ garden
22 July, 2021: Gardening Diary ๐ฑ โ ๐ 22nd July 2021 Some garden flora: Garden Meadow! Common Poppy Corn Marigold Common Cat’s-ear Ragwort Orange โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 July, 2021: Clothes just undoneโnot that there were many, for an exquisite July was blazing. — Cavafy Bot โฆ
21 July, 2021: ๐ ๐ seeking shady spots today ๐ โ ๐ธ
21 July, 2021: Check out some of best photos from todayโs historic #NSFirstHumanFlight pic.twitter.com/aqQg0gzxi4 โฆ
21 July, 2021: Quite warm again today. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
20 July, 2021: Launch, flight and touchdown of Blue Origin First Human Flight. Very impressive. Looking forward to โฆ
20 July, 2021: Watching the launch of Blue Origin First Human Flight ๐
19 July, 2021: Watched: 20,000 Days on Earth, 2014 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
18 July, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Adam Summerhayes, Catherine Summerhayes, Joseph Spooner (10), The Stan โฆ
16 July, 2021: Just created somewhere to sit. ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
11 July, 2021: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Tough ending. โฝ๏ธ
11 July, 2021: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Going to extra-time. Disappointing second half by England, Italy a โฆ
11 July, 2021: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Half-time. Brilliant, confident start by England, just need more โฆ
11 July, 2021: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy โฝ๏ธ Pre-match feasting ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 July, 2021: Watched the Djokovic v Berrettini Wimbledon final, now waiting for the main event โฆ ๐พโฝ๏ธ
11 July, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (22), Field Music (20), Jan Garbarek & Hilliard Ensemble โฆ
8 July, 2021: Currently reading: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam ๐
7 July, 2021: Euro 2020: England v Denmark semi-final. Stressful. โฝ๏ธ
6 July, 2021: Euro 2020: Italy 1-1 Spain. First semi-final. Extra-time. England v Denmark will be hard-pressed to โฆ
4 July, 2021: Watched: Yesterday, 2019 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
4 July, 2021: Gin and tonic made with Japanese gin and homegrown kumquats. โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Mary Lou Williams (17), Bartok Quartet (9), Cavina, La Venexiana (6), โฆ
3 July, 2021: Euro 2020: Ukraine 0-4 England. Full time. Really impressed with England, very composed and โฆ
3 July, 2021: Euro 2020: Ukraine 0-4 England. So far. Fantastic! Photo just before fourth goal. โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
3 July, 2021: Euro 2020: Ukraine v England. Delicious pre-match indoor picnic courtesy of Cรดte at Home โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
2 July, 2021: Euro 2020: Belgium 1-2 Italy. Gripping game, Italy played some lovely football, looking forward to โฆ
1 July, 2021: Watched: Together, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
29 June, 2021: Euro 2020: England 2-0 Germany. Things are looking up! โฝ๏ธ
28 June, 2021: Euro 2020: France 3-3 Switzerland. Switzerland win the first penalty shootout of the tournament. โฆ
28 June, 2021: Euro 2020: A lot of goals today! France v Switzerland is a brilliant game: 3-3 and extra time is โฆ
28 June, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (14), Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Les Sacqueboutiers de โฆ
27 June, 2021: Bunch of Grapes - Pewin Ynfytyn ~ Crazy Peacock by The Trefforest Brewery ๐บ โ ๐ธ
27 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes again ๐ ๐บ โ ๐ธ
27 June, 2021: Ancestors by Alice Roberts review โ a story of movement and migration ๐ ๐
26 June, 2021: Nice change! London Pride in a dimpled pint glass ๐บ โ ๐ธ
26 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Owain Glyndwr, pint of London Pride ๐บ
25 June, 2021: Revolucion de Cuba. Friday night in Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
25 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Revolucion de Cuba. Go to drinks venue! Carafe of Malbec ๐ท
25 June, 2021: Food at Citta is so good, and all prepared in a tiny open kitchen. Have missed coming here ๐ โ ๐ธ
25 June, 2021: Corvina ๐ท โ ๐ธ
25 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Cafe Citta. Best Italian restaurant in Cardiff!
25 June, 2021: Temple of Peace and Health, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
25 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Dock, Cardiff Bay, a French Cabernet Sauvignon ๐ท
25 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Duke of Wellington, SA Gold ๐บ
25 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Hotel Indigo, Cardiff.
24 June, 2021: England beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the end, in 16.1 overs out of a possible 18. Thought Sri โฆ
24 June, 2021: Uh-oh rain has stopped play, England 69 for 4 with 8 overs left. Hoping for a restart at 21:55, โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2021: England v Sri Lanka T20 ๐ England 10 for 2! Chameera bowling to Morgan. โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2021: Attending my first cricket match since September 2019 - ready for England v Sri Lanka T20 at Sophia โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Sophia Gardens, England v Sri Lanka T20 ๐
24 June, 2021: Afternoon Sherry and truffles. โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2021: Tapas at Bar 44, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
24 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Tapas lunch at Bar 44 ๐ซ
20 June, 2021: Watched: Beat, 2000 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
20 June, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Field Music (28), The Beatles (13), Alfred Brendel (6), Furtwรคngler (4) โฆ
20 June, 2021: Watched: Meet Joe Black, 1998 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
18 June, 2021: Euro 2020: England v Scotland stays at 0-0. Disappointing and pedestrian by England, Scotland โฆ
18 June, 2021: Euro 2020: England 0-0 Scotland. Half-time. England a bit tame, Scotland playing well. โฝ๏ธ
18 June, 2021: Watched: Pull My Daisy, 1959 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
18 June, 2021: In the last few weeks weโve been having a Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting our bird feeders. Not a โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 June, 2021: A Brazilian stew ๐ฒ I don’t usually make a record of improvised recipes I cook but this turned out particularly โฆ
16 June, 2021: Euro 2020: Turkey 0-2 Wales. Relax now! Great game, tense finish, outstanding performance by Wales โฆ
16 June, 2021: Euro 2020: Turkey 0-1 Wales. Half-time. Exciting 45 minutes! โฝ๏ธ
16 June, 2021: Euro 2020: Turkey v Wales underway. Both teams looking a lot more lively and threatening than during โฆ
14 June, 2021: Currently reading: Ancestors by Alice Roberts ๐
13 June, 2021: Sports weekend. Hope Wimbledon can offer everything Roland-Garros provided. Didnโt see all of it but โฆ
13 June, 2021: Euro 2020: England 1-0 Croatia. Impressively solid performance. โฝ๏ธ
13 June, 2021: TIL England have never won their opening game in the European Championships. England v Croatia about โฆ
13 June, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Field Music (30), Charlie Parker (23), Gibson, RSNO (12), The Breeders (11) โฆ
12 June, 2021: Donโt know what theyโre waiting for โฆ ๐โโฌ โ ๐ธ
12 June, 2021: Geranium and reflections ๐ชด โ ๐ธ
12 June, 2021: Euro 2020: Wales 1-1 Switzerland. Close run match, Wales lacklustre for 75 minutes. โฝ๏ธ
9 June, 2021: Misty walk in the country park this morning ๐ซ โ ๐ธ
6 June, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Field Music (12), John Coltrane (2), Miles Davis (2), Tipographica (2) โฆ
6 June, 2021: Squid ink linguine with grilled octopus. Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. โ ๐ธ
6 June, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes. Smoked prawns for starter and octopus linguine for โฆ
30 May, 2021: Cheese & Mustard ๐ง ๐ท โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (74), Mary Lou Williams (13) & The Utopia Strong (4) via โฆ
28 May, 2021: Watched: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
25 May, 2021: Persian inspired vegan mezze at Koocha, Gloucester Road, Bristol. Delicious! โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Koocha, Persian inspired vegan mezze ๐ซ
23 May, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (32), Magdalena Koลพenรก (30), Herman Dune (12), Holly Macve โฆ
22 May, 2021: Eurovision. Watched, scored, voted (Belgium & Ukraine for me). Drank wine. Waiting for results. โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2021: Quite a grey day today. Stackpole Quay in the morning. Cleddau Bridge in the afternoon. โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ The Jolly Sailor, Burton Ferry. Pint of Reverend James ๐บ
20 May, 2021: means โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2021: Barbecued vegetables, pitta breads, hummus, taramasalata and sriracha sauce. Enjoying the good โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2021: Breezy morning at Manorbier. โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2021: Currently reading: Jack Kerouac: King of The Beats by Barry Miles ๐
18 May, 2021: Bit of rain, but we have HPA ๐บ โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2021: Henryโs Moat Hobbit House, St. Florence โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2021: Check in ๐บ โ Henryโs Moat Hobbit House, Florence Springs Eco Glamping, St. Florence, Pembrokeshire.
16 May, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (11), Cardiacs (5), Glenn Gould (2), John Coltrane (2) & โฆ
9 May, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: John Coltrane (36), Bobby Lee (8), Thelonious Monk (8), Solti, Chamber โฆ
6 May, 2021: Watched: The Midnight Sky, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
5 May, 2021: Watched: Stowaway, 2021 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
2 May, 2021: My Micro.blog anniversary My first post to Micro.blog was made four years ago today - on Tuesday 2nd May 2017. There are posts โฆ
2 May, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Cardiacs (47), Thom Yorke (18), Magma (16), National Health (7) & EOB โฆ
28 April, 2021: Paella de verduras โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2021: Planning a paella de verduras โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Smashing Pumpkins (61), Magma (32), Thom Yorke (25), Goblin (17) & โฆ
23 April, 2021: Gardening Diary ๐ฑ โ ๐ 23rd April 2021 In July 2011 my father-in-law built a treehouse for our children. (Apologies for the quality of the โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 April, 2021: Currently reading: Medical Grade Music by Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi ๐
21 April, 2021: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ food, dal
21 April, 2021: Medical Grade Music ๐๐ต Received my signed copy of Medical Grade Music by Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi. Last week I joined a โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2021: I find myself eating ๐ for the first time in years. โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2021: Compulsory worship of national symbols is the sure sign of a culture in decline - Article by Nesrine โฆ
18 April, 2021: Leaving Wales for a few hours. Prince of Wales Bridge across the River Severn, heading into England. โ ๐ธ
18 April, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Abbado, VPO, Norman (48), Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey โฆ
17 April, 2021: Watched: Greenland, 2020 - โ โ ๐ฅ
17 April, 2021: Watched: Band of Outsiders, 1964 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
15 April, 2021: Tonight is the night for cocktails ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2021: Should Feminists Read Baudelaire? BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature ๐
11 April, 2021: Watched: Rampage, 2018 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
11 April, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (28), Dub Spencer & Trance Hill (15), Nun Gun (12), The โฆ
10 April, 2021: Monotone - green olives, jalapeรฑos and capers ๐ โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2021: Yet again, Saturday night is pizza construction time ๐ โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2021: Grey Trees Belgian Blonde ๐บ โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2021: Annual arrival day ๐ โ ๐ธ
9 April, 2021: The CricViz app has improved to become a great way to follow live cricket scores - Iโm currently โฆ
9 April, 2021: This was delicious! ๐ โ ๐ธ
9 April, 2021: Watched: The Source, 1999 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
8 April, 2021: Ryley Walker: ‘Going two days sober was impossible since I was a kid’ ๐ ๐ต … the โฆ
7 April, 2021: Watched: The Opera Game, 2019 - โ โ ๐ฅ
6 April, 2021: Watched: The Love Witch, 2016 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
6 April, 2021: Sum total of our April snow so far โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
4 April, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jack Kerouac (15), Solti, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alicia de Larrocha โฆ
2 April, 2021: Like Clockwork ๐บ โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2021: Cat increasingly sulky on the doorstep because I wonโt let her in the house on a nice sunny day. โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2021: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ drinks, books
30 March, 2021: Sunny day โ๏ธ - trying to colour coordinate drinking and reading ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2021: Currently reading: The Beats: A Graphic History by Harvey Pekar, Ed Piskor et al ๐
30 March, 2021: Interesting and informative podcast series from the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association and โฆ
28 March, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Public Service Broadcasting (20), Kevin Morby (11), William The Conqueror โฆ
27 March, 2021: Watched: Breathless, 1983 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
27 March, 2021: Jazz audiences are always On the Road ๐ ๐ต
26 March, 2021: Optimistically booked tickets to see Laura Marling in Cardiff in October. ๐ต
25 March, 2021: Homescreening because I listened to today’s episode of Hemispheric Views // @HemisphericViews. โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 March, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (16), Jack Kerouac (14), Suede (14), โฆ
20 March, 2021: Half-time France 17 - 17 Wales in Six Nations ๐. Action packed first half. As a bonus I think TV โฆ
19 March, 2021: Watched: Solaris, 1972 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
15 March, 2021: Watched: On the Road, 2012 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
14 March, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: William The Conqueror (40), Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music, Kirkby (28), โฆ
13 March, 2021: England 23 - 20 France in the Six Nations. Really enjoyed that - sharp, open, flowing rugby by both โฆ
9 March, 2021: Returning Seren โ ๐ธ
9 March, 2021: Painting ๐จ โ ๐ธ
7 March, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Alabama Shakes (25), Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (16), William The โฆ
7 March, 2021: The Jalapeรฑo Popper Vegan Grilled Cheese (jalapeรฑos, pickled chillis, chilli jam and vegan cheese in โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2021: This has stuck in my mind from last nightโs Later … with Jools Holland - Tom Jones & โฆ
6 March, 2021: Another short Test match, another England batting collapse. India win the Test series 3-1 ๐
4 March, 2021: Risking it โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2021: Watched: Pretty Woman, 1990 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
3 March, 2021: Watched: The Shape of Water, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
2 March, 2021: Morning birdsong ๐ต Recorded Werfa, Aberdare at 10:16am on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021
28 February, 2021: Coffee in the sun ๐ โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: up โ Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, March 2019 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: William The Conqueror (45), The Nightingales (25), Laundromat (14), Alabama โฆ
27 February, 2021: Wales 40 - 24 England. The rest of my household is happy. ๐
27 February, 2021: Half-time. Wales 17 - 14 England. Not sure how Wales got two tries, some strange decisions by the โฆ
27 February, 2021: Six Nations Wales v England starting soon. ๐
27 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: pompasetting โ Pompasetting at the National โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 February, 2021: Laundromat and on Bandcamp ๐ โ Three EPs. Blue, Green Red. Electronic and relaxed. Laundromat is โฆ
26 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: favourite โ August 2008. First time at my โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2021: England bowled out for 81. Achieving their lowest total in a Test in India ๐ข. So far in the day - โฆ
25 February, 2021: Now India open there bowling with 2 wickets in the first 3 deliveries by Axar Patel. Wow! ๐
25 February, 2021: Joe Root bowling in the first session this morning - 5 wickets for 8 runs in 6.2 overs. His first โฆ
25 February, 2021: Michael Rosen blog post on Reading for Pleasure ๐ ๐ A child A book A read A chat. This is the โฆ
25 February, 2021: England 112 all out yesterday, India now 125-8 after an hour of play this morning. Some impressive โฆ
25 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: code โ Not exactly code but the 3rd century BCE โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 February, 2021: Gardening Diary ๐ฑ โ ๐ 24th February 2021 โ Three wasabi plants I planted in May last year have โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 February, 2021: Third Test India v England - pink ball match - at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad is about to start. โฆ
24 February, 2021: Currently reading: Jews Donโt Count by David Baddiel ๐
24 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: baby โ My daughter and her babies at โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2021: The Great British Art Tour: why is Keats at Guy’s hospital? ๐ The Romantic poet John Keats โฆ
23 February, 2021: John Keats: five poets on his best poems, 200 years since his death ๐ Ode to a Nightingale (1819) My โฆ
23 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: banana โ Sal, Cape Verde, April 2016 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
22 February, 2021: Re-watched Season 1 of For All Mankind over the last five days - now ready to embark on Season 2 ๐จโ๐ โฆ
22 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: spell ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: colors โ Burano, December 2016 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Carole King (24), Strawbs (20), Arlo Parks (12), Nun Gun (12) & The โฆ
20 February, 2021: Kazuo Ishiguro: ‘AI, gene-editing, big data … I worry we are not in control of these โฆ
20 February, 2021: I’ve missed a couple of days of the Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge but am trying โฆ
20 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: weather โ Crete, August 2016 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
17 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: still โ Penderyn Distillery, April 2013 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: erudite โ Amsterdam, March 2019 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: reflection โ I still have my Power Macintosh G4 โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: compassion โ I prepared a Valentine’s Day โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Nightingales (22), Strawbs (18), Carole King (14), James Taylor (11) โฆ
14 February, 2021: Waking up to a Sunday morning England collapse ๐ ๐
13 February, 2021: ‘It shook me to my core’: 50 years of Carole King’s Tapestry ๐ James Taylor: The โฆ
13 February, 2021: Six Nations - Italy score a try against England after two and a half minutes of play ๐ข ๐
13 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: make โ It’s snowing ๐จ๏ธ. I’m making โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: sporg โ British Museum, January 2020 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2021: Watched: King Rocker, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
11 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: machine โ Agios Nikolaos, Messenia, Greece, 2015 โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2021: Watched: Pawn Sacrifice, 2014 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
10 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: energy โ Solar & Wind ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: muddy โ Tom at Challenge Valley - the muddiest โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: hope โ Hoping to reach the summit, Vesuvius, โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: craving โ travel, eating out, warm weather ๐ท โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Piotr Anderszewski (13), Furtwรคngler, BPO (2), Glenn Gould (2), Bartok โฆ
6 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: sport โ Millennium Stadium, 24th November 2007, โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: pets ๐ท โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2021: Watched: Snowpiercer, 2013 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
4 February, 2021: Great news - India vs England TV coverage: Channel 4 seals rights ๐ ๐ It means the first Test in โฆ
4 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: layers โ Rome, 2018 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
3 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: comfort ๐ท โ ๐ธ
3 February, 2021: โHealthy and positiveโ communities: Facebook and the restriction of political content ๐ Recently โฆ
2 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: morning beverage โ Preparing breakfast coffee at โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 February, 2021: Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: close up โ Portugal, 2005 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2021: Watched: The Dig, 2021 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
31 January, 2021: Wintry scenes have returned this morning โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Piotr Anderszewski (9), Holly Macve (6), Lael Neale (4) & Glenn Gould โฆ
30 January, 2021: The Dig: Will Gompertz film review ๐ It’s late summer in England, 1939. The sight and sound of โฆ
30 January, 2021: Facebook is banning leftwing users like me - and it’s going largely unnoticed | Akin Olla ๐ In โฆ
30 January, 2021: Viral Lies ๐ Some falsehoods about the pandemic are so dangerous that they should be banned. By โฆ
29 January, 2021: Watched: The Theory of Everything, 2014 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
26 January, 2021: Watched: The Quiet Ones, 2014 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
26 January, 2021: Venice, January 2019 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
26 January, 2021: Antiquarium of Pompeii reopens ๐ The Antiquarium of Pompeii reopened today after an extensive โฆ
25 January, 2021: Orion โ ๐ธ
24 January, 2021: Watched: Parasite, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
24 January, 2021: Currently reading: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline ๐
24 January, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Years & Years (31), Suede (27), Yorkston/Thorne/Khan (27), Concerto โฆ
24 January, 2021: Iโve woken up to a slight change from the sunshine of yesterday โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
23 January, 2021: Walk then beer in the winter afternoon sun โ๏ธ ๐บ โ ๐ธ
23 January, 2021: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ flickrfriday, recursion
23 January, 2021: Baking some homemade burger buns for later today ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2021: I donโt know the details, but it canโt be a bad thing. ๐บ โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2021: Watched: Ready Player One, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
21 January, 2021: Watched: Cure, 1997 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 January, 2021: Been tinkering with @vincentโs Sublime Ads on my blog thedimpau.se. Works very nicely. ๐
19 January, 2021: India beat Australia by 3 wickets in the fourth and final Test. Tremendous finish to the series, โฆ
19 January, 2021: Up early enough to see the final 25 overs of the fourth Australia v India Test match. Rishabh Pant โฆ
17 January, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Prefab Sprout (11), David Bowie (6), Troyka (4), Melody Gardot (4) & โฆ
16 January, 2021: A vegan cheese selection from Honestly Tasty was very impressive. โ ๐ธ
16 January, 2021: Watched: Education, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
14 January, 2021: Watched: Alex Wheatle, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
13 January, 2021: Watched: Red, White and Blue, 2020 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
12 January, 2021: Watched: Lovers Rock, 2020 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
10 January, 2021: Watched: Pierrot le Fou, 1965 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
10 January, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Walter, Columbia SO (4), Walter, Columbia SO, Miller (4), Ian Bostridge, โฆ
9 January, 2021: Watched: Mangrove, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
7 January, 2021: Walking in a frosty Dare Valley Country Park this morning. Views from the Penrhiwllech Trail. Plenty โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2021: Published 17 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ
6 January, 2021: Canโt resist staying up late to see the start of the third Test between Australia and India in โฆ
5 January, 2021: There’s no need to peel ginger | Waste not ๐ I used to peel my ginger badly, trimming off โฆ
3 January, 2021: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (8), The Doors (5), Evgeny Kissin (3), Radiohead (3) & โฆ
2 January, 2021: Watched: Red Sparrow, 2018 - โ โ ๐ฅ
2 January, 2021: Doorstep Flame Grilling Beyond Burgers ๐. Getting my first BBQ of the year in early. โ ๐ธ
1 January, 2021: Happy Panoramic Homely New Year to All โ ๐ธ
29 December, 2020: Watched: Tenet, 2020 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
27 December, 2020: Running a little late, but finally starting to cook our Xmas Dinner. โ ๐ธ
27 December, 2020: Watched: Coco, 2017 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
27 December, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Robby Krieger (20), Robert Wyatt (5), Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra โฆ
25 December, 2020: Xmas day. Eggs make me angry ๐ก โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (19), Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, ECO, Lewis (18), Glenn Gould โฆ
13 December, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Ivor Cutler (92), Janรกcek Quartet (7), Robert Wyatt (7), Furtwรคngler, VPO โฆ
6 December, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Kevin Morby (10), Haitink, Concertgebouw (6), Herman Dune (5), Robert Wyatt โฆ
2 December, 2020: Published 32 photos on my Flickr account โ Cardiff Before Christmas ๐ท โ ๐ธ
1 December, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes. Bilidowcar Single Hop from Tenby Harbwr Brewery. Pan fried hake. ๐บ ๐
1 December, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Barker Coffee. Cappuccino and smoked salmon, cream cheese and rocket bagel. Great idea โฆ
30 November, 2020: Fairly quiet at 9:30pm on Monday night in Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Back to Revolucion de Cuba for wine after Bar 44. ๐ท
30 November, 2020: Chocolate truffles and sherry. โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2020: Tapas at Bar 44 in Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Bar 44 for tapas and wine ๐ท
30 November, 2020: Having Monday Margaritas at Revolucion de Cuba before Walesโ Friday alcohol restrictions… โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Revolucion de Cuba. Margaritas๐ธ
30 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Duke of Wellington. Malbec ๐ท
30 November, 2020: Currently reading: The Ruins by Mat Osman ๐
30 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Two nights in the Hilton, Cardiff.
30 November, 2020: Enclosing their lives Old castle walls reinforce The rule of the few โ๏ธ #mbnov
29 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ The Gwaelod y Garth Inn . Sunday lunch. Hereford Pale Ale ๐บ
29 November, 2020: I’m gazing downwards A tiny pedestrian Fights against the flow โ๏ธ #mbnov
29 November, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Gwenifer Raymond (45), Robert Wyatt (27), Haitink, Concertgebouw (23), โฆ
28 November, 2020: Behind a dark mask Punchinello imagines Time of Carnival โ๏ธ #mbnov
27 November, 2020: Nice to have the return of some international cricket. South Africa v England T20 at Newlands, Cape โฆ
27 November, 2020: What can be certain? No dilemma for Descartes - I am, I exist โ๏ธ #mbnov
26 November, 2020: Adjust the colour Wait for something to happen But nothing was changed โ๏ธ #mbnov
25 November, 2020: Watched: Time Trap, 2017 - โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
25 November, 2020: A call through the mist Angry noisy chattering Tiding of magpies โ๏ธ #mbnov
24 November, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ believe, flickrfriday
24 November, 2020: Ancient monument Provision of memory On featureless plains โ๏ธ #mbnov
23 November, 2020: Books quickly devoured But to capture the meaning Is more of an art โ๏ธ #mbnov
22 November, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Gwenifer Raymond (17), Glenn Gould (7), Robert Wyatt (6), Il Giardino โฆ
22 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Rhoswenallt Inn. Jeminaโs Pitchfork and Santaโs Little Belter ๐บ
22 November, 2020: Seeking a refuge Lands of milk and honey lie Beyond the border โ๏ธ #mbnov
21 November, 2020: A winter journey Departing warmth and shelter Towards the unknown โ๏ธ #mbnov
20 November, 2020: Why are the Labour party turning their back on the Green Industrial Revolution? … ๐ Labourโs โฆ
20 November, 2020: The piles of books I posted a photo of yesterday have been re-housed upstairs. According to Apple โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2020: Old photographs fade Our history in albums Dusty from neglect โ๏ธ #mbnov
19 November, 2020: Moving four large bookcases. Trying to prevent our books from descending into chaos. ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
19 November, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ melting, flickrfriday
19 November, 2020: End of a rainbow in the Dare Valley Country Park. โ ๐ธ
19 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Dare Valley Country Park.
19 November, 2020: Possible worlds spin Planets around their orbits Peopled by strangers โ๏ธ #mbnov
18 November, 2020: Covering the tree - Dependence on an other - Lichen spreads slowly โ๏ธ #mbnov
17 November, 2020: My train of thought lost Interruptions disturb me Or are they welcome? โ๏ธ #mbnov
16 November, 2020: Sunrise this morning. โ ๐ธ
16 November, 2020: Pale marble headstone Memory of young poet - A broken Greek lyre โ๏ธ #mbnov
15 November, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Herman Dune (29), Ivor Cutler (9), Robert Wyatt (8), Plastics (4) & โฆ
15 November, 2020: Rumbling thunder sounds Far away lightning flashes Rain in the valleys โ๏ธ #mbnov
14 November, 2020: Trees disturbed by breeze Shadows beyond the window Spooky gloominess โ๏ธ #mbnov
13 November, 2020: Difficult to guess The story of an image Caught in an instant โ๏ธ #mbnov
12 November, 2020: Hard and unyielding All things will slowly wear down Given enough time โ๏ธ #mbnov
11 November, 2020: Watched: American Beauty, 1999 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
11 November, 2020: Mary on the Green Iโd say the bright statue speaks In true memory โ๏ธ #mbnov
10 November, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Pukka Tucka. Cheese toastie and latte โ๏ธ
10 November, 2020: Mary Wollstonecraft finally honoured with statue after 200 years. ๐ It shows a silvery naked โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2020: Elderly pathways Straight lines through an empty town Lost destinations โ๏ธ #mbnov
9 November, 2020: Force me to select One highlight of the autumn - Abundance of squash โ๏ธ #mbnov โ ๐ธ
8 November, 2020: Trying to bind us Ivy creeps slowly over The cracks in our walls โ๏ธ #mbnov
7 November, 2020: Earlier fears were well founded. Difficult to get above 250ยฐC with the wood we had available. Tried โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 November, 2020: Trying our pizza oven with its wood burner for the first time. Itโs brilliant when gas fired but Iโm โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 November, 2020: To inflate one’s worth Beyond the reality - Mistake of many โ๏ธ #mbnov
6 November, 2020: Beginning of day Puzzling over breakfast tea Wondering what next? โ๏ธ #mbnov
5 November, 2020: Green changed to amber Pine needles are covering Red tiles on the stoop โ๏ธ #mbnov
4 November, 2020: Near neighbours entwine Branches and tendrils twisted Broken in the fall โ๏ธ #mbnov
3 November, 2020: A fake persona Wane into obscurity Astonish me now โ๏ธ #mbnov
2 November, 2020: Concentrate on sleep Losing thoughts and ideas Mislaid in the mist โ๏ธ #mbnov
1 November, 2020: An autumn morning Dreary days of wind and rain Sweeping sodden leaves โ๏ธ #mbnov
1 November, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Plastics (25), Glenn Gould (11), Itzhak Perlman (4), Krฤek, Capella โฆ
31 October, 2020: John Keats was born #OnThisDay, 31st October 1795. And on 31st October 1820 the 25 year old poet โฆ
31 October, 2020: We Stand with Jeremy Corbyn ๐ Jeremy Corbyn has been a champion of decency and an ally to all โฆ
31 October, 2020: The Weaponisation of Labour Antisemitism ๐ โ David Graeber
29 October, 2020: Published 30 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ Paris 1997 โ ๐ธ
26 October, 2020: Without Trace - George Monbiot ๐ If you are not incandescent with rage, you havenโt grasped the โฆ
25 October, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Ivor Cutler (18), Glenn Gould (17), Robert Wyatt (13), Kevin Morby (10) โฆ
24 October, 2020: Very weird that Six Nations rugby is on in October. But watching Ireland v Italy ๐
24 October, 2020: Watched: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 2020 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
21 October, 2020: Watched: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006 - โฆ
20 October, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Bunch of Grapes for lunch and Grey Treesโ Mosaic Pale Ale ๐บ
19 October, 2020: The State of It โ George Monbiot ๐ The Conservative promise to shrink the state was always a con. โฆ
18 October, 2020: Watched: The Greatest Showman, 2017 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
18 October, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (94), Waxahatchee (23), Kevin Morby (21), Real Estate (21) โฆ
16 October, 2020: Watched: The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
15 October, 2020: Inspired by seeing the Eastern European Jewish sweet bread babka on The Great British Bake Off I โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2020: 14 Oct 2020 at 10:09 - Walking Track - Check out my @viewranger track (#walking) - total distance โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2020: A Day in the Life Walking through the Ynys Recreation Ground โ Aberdare Cricket Club winding down โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 October, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (32), Jonathan Wilson (26), Pet Shimmers (24), Garcia Peoples โฆ
11 October, 2020: Worrying. I have become that elderly person with a blanket on their lap. Itโs getting chilly โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2020: Whitebait, mackerel with black garlic braised lentils and a coffee crรจme brรปlรฉe - a brilliant Sunday โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Sunday dinner at the Bunch of Grapes ๐บ
10 October, 2020: Crete, 2004 โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2020: Watched: The Fly, 1958 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
8 October, 2020: Watched: Akira, 1988 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
8 October, 2020: Currently reading: The Fire of Joy by Clive James ๐
8 October, 2020: Currently reading: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ๐
7 October, 2020: Watched: Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, 2009 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
7 October, 2020: Earliest frescoes in Venice found during mosaic restoration ๐ They also offer a rare glimpse into โฆ
7 October, 2020: The most important invention of the 20th century keeps us alive but is killing the environment. The โฆ
6 October, 2020: Continuing the saga - Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Ugandan rolex. Superb! Far exceeded my โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2020: From standup to stanzas: Frank Skinner’s terrific guide to poetry ๐ Now embarking on its โฆ
4 October, 2020: Aston Villa - Liverpool finishes 7-2. Outstanding night for Villa! โฝ๏ธ
4 October, 2020: Aston Villa v Liverpool. Villa leading 4-1 at half-time! Hat-trick for Ollie Watkins ๐ โฝ๏ธ
4 October, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Juliette Grรฉco (80), Michael Kiwanuka (34), Glenn Gould (28), Pet Shimmers โฆ
3 October, 2020: Watched: Hacksaw Ridge, 2016 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
3 October, 2020: Bread today turned out surprisingly cat-like. Tasted good but not sure what made the loaf collapse. โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2020: How the Indian Premier League clean bowled English T20 cricket ๐๐ Two hundred million people watched โฆ
3 October, 2020: Why Radiohead are the Blackest white band of our times ๐ Radiohead released Kid A 20 years ago โฆ
3 October, 2020: Baking wonโt get me through a Covid winter but a bossy, breathless Melvyn Bragg just might ๐ In Our โฆ
2 October, 2020: For my second night of cooking Meera Sodha recipes Iโve gone for vegan chilli cornbread with โฆ โ ๐ธ
2 October, 2020: Watched: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
1 October, 2020: Cooking Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Shaoxing and soy braised tofu with pak choi. And sticky โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 October, 2020: Watched: The Social Dilemma, 2020 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
1 October, 2020: France divided over calls for Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine to be reburied in Panthรฉon ๐ The โฆ
28 September, 2020: Clive James: ‘The poems I remember are the milestones marking the journey of my life’ ๐ โฆ
27 September, 2020: ‘He returned to what he really was’: Clive James’s daughter on his poetic farewell โฆ
27 September, 2020: Every time I read Meera Sodha’s column in The Guardian I find things I must cook. My latest โฆ
27 September, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (4), Krฤek, Capella Istropolitana (3), Golschmann, Columbia SO, โฆ
26 September, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ lazy, flickrfriday
26 September, 2020: Aperol Spritzing our way through a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. ๐ โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2020: A Pizza Express Neptune Pizza ๐ โ Excerpt: I’m sure Pizza Express won’t mind my singing โฆ
25 September, 2020: David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59 ๐ โ Excerpt: David Graeber, โฆ
25 September, 2020: Why Can’t My Camera Capture the Wildfire Sky? ๐ โ Your Phone Wasnโt Built for the Apocalypse
25 September, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ industrial, flickrfriday
24 September, 2020: Big bread - Turkish bread from a Cardiff bakery. ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
24 September, 2020: Watched: Interstellar, 2014 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 September, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Kevin Morby (35), David Bowie (17), Cornershop (15), Laura Marling (15) โฆ
19 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Pembroke Castle. ๐ฐ
19 September, 2020: Addressing The Claims In JK Rowlingโs Justification For Transphobia ๐ โ Excerpt: Recently JK โฆ
18 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Pembroke Rugby Football Club. Old Speckled Hen.๐บ
18 September, 2020: Breakfast on Manorbier beach this morning. โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ The Dial Inn, Lamphey. Bilidowcar Single Hop Pale Ale (Tenby Harbour Brewery). ๐บ
17 September, 2020: Never cooked on a gas barbecue before this week. Never thought Iโd close a lid on a barbecue whilst โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2020: Bethesda Baptist Church, Narberth. โ ๐ธ
16 September, 2020: Glenn Maxwell gets his century and looks like he and Carey will win the match and the ODI series for โฆ
16 September, 2020: Pleased that Test Match Special is still broadcast on 198 kHz Radio 4 Long Wave and not just on โฆ
16 September, 2020: Sprilly Maid by Caffle Brewery. Ale infused with rosemary. Very good, even when drunk out of a โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 September, 2020: Currently reading: Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present by Yanis Varoufakis ๐
15 September, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ horizon, flickrfriday
15 September, 2020: BBQ time. โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Florence Springs Eco Glamping. Woodstock Hobbit House.
15 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Lillies Coffee Shop, Narberth. Cappuccino โ๏ธ.
14 September, 2020: Hobbit facilities. โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2020: Now moved into a Hobbit House. โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2020: Spent a few hours on South Beach, Tenby today. โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Harbwr Tap & Kitchen. Caldey Lollipop ๐บ.
14 September, 2020: Currently reading: Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis ๐
13 September, 2020: Tenby Harbour. Round and about Tenby for a few days. โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Broadmead Hotel, Tenby.
13 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Coach & Horses, Tenby.
13 September, 2020: Yanis Varoufakis: capitalism isn’t working. Here’s an alternative ๐ โ Excerpt: When โฆ
10 September, 2020: Watched: The Legend of Hell House, 1973 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
6 September, 2020: England beat Australia by 6 wickets and win the T20 series by taking a 2-0 lead. Not as entertaining โฆ
6 September, 2020: Australia finish on 157-7. ๐
6 September, 2020: Todayโs England v Australia Second International T20 is live on BBC One. And Australia are 3-2 after โฆ
6 September, 2020: Watched: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016 - โ โ ๐ฅ
6 September, 2020: Currently reading: Bob Willis: A Cricketer and a Gentleman by Bob Willis and Mike Dickson ๐
4 September, 2020: Wow! That was a surprise, Australia collapse and England win the 1st Vitality T20 International. โฆ
4 September, 2020: England 162-7 in their T20 innings. Reachable for Australia. ๐
4 September, 2020: Some great batting from Dawid Malan in the 1st England v Australia T20. England donโt look like โฆ
4 September, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ pentaxk100d, flickrfriday, magnetic
2 September, 2020: How maps in the media make us more negative about migrants ๐ โ Excerpt: Itโs like one of those โฆ
1 September, 2020: Bakewell Tart. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
1 September, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Costa Coffee, Strensham Services.
31 August, 2020: Watched: Joker, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
31 August, 2020: Delicious breakfast this morning, bookmarked for cooking again - ๐ Vegan Mushroom Bacon Breakfast โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 31: Love โ Honeymoon, 1996 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2020: Greece is the word for white wines ๐ โ Excerpt: Diamantakis Diamantopetra White, Crete, Greece 2019 โฆ
30 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 30: Discovery โ Finding jellyfish on Llansteffan Beach โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 August, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Llansteffan Beach
30 August, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Just Joans (41), LCP, Norrington (17), Holland Baroque Society, Rachel โฆ
29 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 29: Flake โ December 2010 was probably the heaviest โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 August, 2020: England v Pakistan first T20 match is underway at Old Trafford. Really surprised that the weather โฆ
28 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: Emotions โ Overexcitement ๐ท โ ๐ธ
28 August, 2020: Watched: Prospect, 2018 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
28 August, 2020: Autonomy Online: A Case For The IndieWeb ๐ โ Excerpt: There is an alternative to corporate bubbles โฆ
27 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: Overcome โ I did not overcome the opposition โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2020: Watched: The Edge, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
26 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: Relentless โ Yesterday the wind was relentless โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: (Abandon) Hope โ London, January 2020 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2020: Italy in a bowl: 10 simple, delicious summer pasta recipes โ chosen by chefs ๐ โ Excerpt: Pasta with โฆ
24 August, 2020: Lunch ๐ โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ vanishingpoint, flickrfriday
24 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: Frosty โ Cool chillies ๐ถ ๐ท โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: Graceful โ Ballet Seren, 2009 ๐ท (late entry โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Jacobs, Concerto Vocale, Nederlands Kamerkoor (51), Tan, LCP, Norrington โฆ
22 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: Home โ Streaming Green Man Festival in the garden โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: Crunch ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 August, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ countryside, flickrfriday
20 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: Change โ Just noticed that this roughly circular โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 August, 2020: Watched: The Dark Knight Rises, 2012 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
19 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 19: Ribbon โ My Grandfather’s France and Germany โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 18: Grid โ Bridge grids - Prince of Wales (Second โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 August, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Giggling Squid.
18 August, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Clifton Suspension Bridge.
17 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: Cuddly ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2020: Glamorganโs first home game of the recently started cricket season - Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: Stationary โ Almost… ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (28), Tame Impala (24), Another โฆ
15 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: Silhouette โ Cardiff Bay, January 2020 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 August, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Cwrw Gorslas in a Pod at the Rhoswenallt. ๐บ โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: Among โ Among the undergrowth… ๐ท โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2020: Watched: The Dark Knight, 2008 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
14 August, 2020: Field of Streams - Green Man Festival ๐ โ Summary: Green Man has announced plans for a virtual โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2020: Sir Roger Norrington Interview with Bruce Duffie ๐ โ Excerpt: Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington was โฆ
13 August, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ flickrfriday, splash
13 August, 2020: Watched: Batman Begins, 2005 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
13 August, 2020: The weather was a little unpredictable today โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
13 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: Filter ๐ท โ ๐ธ
12 August, 2020: Paella de verduras ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
12 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: Sound โ Garden chimes ๐ท โ ๐ธ
11 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: Transport โ Aberdare Bus Station ๐ท โ ๐ธ
10 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: Windows ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: Black and White โ Nasturtium ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 August, 2020: Finished reading: Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 by David Fletcher ๐
9 August, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Another Sky (36), Golschmann, Columbia SO, Gould (15), Bernstein, Columbia โฆ
9 August, 2020: How to make the most of past-their-best aubergines โ recipe ๐ โ Excerpt: India is a country thatโs โฆ
8 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: View โ Looking over Aberdare โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: Day tripping โ My in-laws took a day trip to our โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2020: Debut album from Another Sky - I Slept on the Floor - just arrived in this morning’s post. ๐ ๐ต โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2020: Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd Went to the Bunch of Grapes in Pontypridd for a meal last night - pubs and restaurants in Wales were โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2020: Bunch of Grapes. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2020: Pakistanโs bowling attack is looking sharp. England 12-3 after 5.3 overs. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ v ๐ต๐ฐ 1st Test, Day โฆ
6 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: Bisect ๐ท โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2020: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ flickrfriday, 90degrees
5 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: Flow โ Afon Cynon, Aberdรขr โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2020: Wasnโt expecting Ireland to beat England in the One Day International ๐ today - close ending to an โฆ
4 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: Peace โ A Crass badge from the early 1980s. ๐ต๐ท โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2020: Why Autonomy News? โ Autonomy News ๐ โ Excerpt: The Autonomy News collective plans to produce โฆ
4 August, 2020: The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born #OnThisDay, 4th August 1792. โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: Bug ๐ท โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2020: Casa do Frangoโs Portuguese summer spread โ recipes ๐ โ Excerpt: Chargrilled spicy cauliflower with โฆ
2 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: Floating ๐ท โ ๐ธ
2 August, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Holland Baroque Society, Rachel Podger (36), Itzhak Perlman (32), Nick Cave โฆ
1 August, 2020: Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: Up ๐ท โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2020: A waste-free Middle Eastern runner bean meze recipe ๐ โ Excerpt: At 14, I worked on a pig farm for โฆ
29 July, 2020: New Research Reveals Origin of Stonehenge Stones ๐ โ Excerpt: A new study has revealed the origins โฆ
29 July, 2020: Currently reading: The Periodic Table by Primo Levi ๐
28 July, 2020: Watched: Blindness, 2008 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
26 July, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Algiers (65), Blake Mills (55), Mitropoulos, NYPO (54), Kikagaku Moyo (22) โฆ
25 July, 2020: Saturday night pizza ๐ โ ๐ธ
25 July, 2020: Basil and wine - in the midst of making pizza ๐ ๐ท โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2020: The scramble for Edtech โ just another data mining operation? ๐ โ Excerpt: …students arenโt โฆ
23 July, 2020: Published 5 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ venice, italy, ilford, xp2
23 July, 2020: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account ๐ท ๐ท๏ธ canoneos300d, flickrfriday, polished
22 July, 2020: Cardiacs' Tim Smith: a one-man subculture who inspired total devotion โ Excerpt: Tim Smith, who has โฆ
22 July, 2020: Chris Frantz: Remain in Love ๐ โ Excerpt: David Byrne overwhelms the image of Talking Heads. With โฆ
21 July, 2020: Watched: Annihilation, 2018 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
21 July, 2020: Watched: Looper, 2012 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 July, 2020: Watched: Buรฑuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, 2018 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
18 July, 2020: Check in ๐บ โ Tinto Lounge. First meal out since the beginning of March. Very good vegan Beyond โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 July, 2020: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account ๐ท
13 July, 2020: Goan Fish Curry with Fragrant Rice ๐ โ Excerpt: Method Prep time: 10 min Cooking time: 30 min Step 1 โฆ
13 July, 2020: Watched: Weekend, 1967 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
12 July, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Algiers (27), Nadine Shah (11), Abbado, BPO (1), Furtwรคngler, BPO (1) & โฆ
11 July, 2020: Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Sri Lankan cucumber cashew curry ๐ โ Excerpt: Itโs possible โฆ
10 July, 2020: Watched: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, 2020 - ยฝ ๐ฅ
10 July, 2020: Watched: Greyhound, 2020 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
9 July, 2020: Watched: Aniara, 2018 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
8 July, 2020: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account ๐ท
8 July, 2020: The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died #OnThisDay, 8th July 1822, at the age of 29, when his โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Paul Weller (61), Mitropoulos, NYPO (23), Algiers (9) & David Bowie (9) โฆ
4 July, 2020: Watched: Zombieland: Double Tap, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
2 July, 2020: Published 2 photos on my Flickr account ๐ท
28 June, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (10) via tweekly.fm
26 June, 2020: Currently reading: The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell ๐
26 June, 2020: Watched: Coherence, 2013 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
25 June, 2020: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account ๐ท
22 June, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Sena Jurinac & Franz Holletschek (20), Mitropoulos, Minneapolis SO (8), โฆ
21 June, 2020: Watched: All the Money in the World, 2017 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
20 June, 2020: Watched: What We Do in the Shadows, 2014 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
14 June, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Young’Uns (17), Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger (10), Park Jiha โฆ
14 June, 2020: Tried making sushi for the first time today - avocado and cucumber rolls. โ ๐ธ
12 June, 2020: Flickr Blog - Why todayโs Explore is important. ๐ โ Excerpt: Today weโre populating Flickrโs Explore โฆ
11 June, 2020: Watched: The Vast of Night, 2019 - โ โ ๐ฅ
10 June, 2020: Watched: Get Out, 2017 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
8 June, 2020: Watched: Days of the Bagnold Summer, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
8 June, 2020: Linguine with carrot top pesto ๐ฅ โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2020: Vegetables: Riverford Organic Farmers ๐ฑ Using my submission to this week’s Flickr FlickrFriday theme #Vegetables in praise of โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: A.L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl (80), A.L. Lloyd (26), Ewan MacColl (23), โฆ
6 June, 2020: Watched: Justice League, 2017 - โ โ ๐ฅ
6 June, 2020: Currently reading: My Lord, What a Morning by Marian Anderson ๐
4 June, 2020: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account ๐ท
3 June, 2020: Watched: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
31 May, 2020: Watched: Snowpiercer, 2013 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
31 May, 2020: Watched: Audition, 1999 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
30 May, 2020: A historic walk around Aberdare town centre ๐ โ Excerpt: Many of us visit Aberdare to shop and for โฆ
28 May, 2020: Further Delay to Cricket Season Announced ๐ โ Excerpt: The England & Wales Cricket Board have โฆ
27 May, 2020: Garden plant identification. Does anyone know what these purple flowers are? ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2020: Rosa canina, commonly known as the dog rose. ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2020: Watched: A Quiet Place, 2018 - โ โ โ ๐ฅ
25 May, 2020: Gardening Diary ๐ฑ โ ๐ 25th May 2020 After years of neglect we’ve been trying to improve and actually make use of the area of โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (19), Marian Anderson & Franz Rupp (18), Marian Anderson โฆ
22 May, 2020: Sister Seren popped round for tea this evening. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
21 May, 2020: I’m an NHS doctor โ and I’ve had enough of people clapping for me ๐ โ Excerpt: I work โฆ
20 May, 2020: Currently reading: The Book of Tokyo: A City In Short Fiction (Reading the City) edited by Jim โฆ
20 May, 2020: This weekโs Flickr Friday theme of Childhood Memories gave me the opportunity to do this. Luckily โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2020: Track 18 May 2020 at 14:30 - Walking Track - ViewRanger ๐ โ 5 mile circular route.
18 May, 2020: The best Japanese film of every year โ from 1925 to now ๐ โ Excerpt: Itโs a foolish endeavour to try โฆ
14 May, 2020: Track 14 May 2020 at 14:45 - Walking Track - ViewRanger ๐ โ afternoon walk.
10 May, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Einstรผrzende Neubauten (43), Florestan Trio (18), Busch String Quartet (17) โฆ
5 May, 2020: Covid-19 surveillance tech explained: 6 ways governments are monitoring the virus โ and you ๐ โ โฆ
5 May, 2020: Brace yourself for the most dangerous idea yet: most people are pretty decent ๐ โ Excerpt: Right โฆ
3 May, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (2), Michael Riesman & Philip Glass Ensemble โฆ
3 May, 2020: Watched: Suicide Squad, 2016 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
30 April, 2020: Watched: The Game, 1997 - โ โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
26 April, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: EOB (28), Radiohead (14), Kavus Torabi (10), Laura Marling (10) & โฆ
25 April, 2020: Intense Santorini ๐ฌ๐ท โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2020: Evening games. โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2020: Lockdown just got serious - teaching my wife and daughter to play chess - their first game… โ โ ๐ธ
24 April, 2020: Watched: The Wandering Earth, 2019 - โ โ ยฝ ๐ฅ
24 April, 2020: Currently reading: Whatever by Michel Houellebecq ๐
24 April, 2020: ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season. No professional cricket will be โฆ
21 April, 2020: Watched: Things to Come, 2016 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
20 April, 2020: Rachel Roddy’s recipe for piadina flatbread ๐ โ Excerpt: No 17 on my plan of things to do when โฆ
19 April, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: EOB (49), Julian Cope (13), Au Pairs (10), Kavus Torabi (3) & Soul II โฆ
17 April, 2020: Currently reading: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer โฆ
16 April, 2020: Easy as 1,2,3: chefs on the 50 most simple, delicious three-ingredient recipes ๐ โ Excerpt: Most โฆ
15 April, 2020: …and this is the card we got her ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2020: My daughterโs 19th lockdown birthday celebration this morning. ๐ โ ๐ธ
14 April, 2020: Radical Wordsworth by Jonathan Bate review โ fleet-footed and inspiriting ๐ โ Excerpt: In 1798, โฆ
12 April, 2020: Regressing back to medieval times today and drinking mead with hops from Wye Valley Meadery. โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2020: Chard dressed with lemon and Parmesan ๐ โ Excerpt: Method Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 10 min The โฆ
12 April, 2020: Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘Humanity has only really learned from disaster’ ๐ โ โฆ
12 April, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (22), Kavus Torabi (20), Laura Marling (13), Julian Cope (11) โฆ
10 April, 2020: Copycats ๐ โ ๐ธ
9 April, 2020: Watched: Riverworld, 2003 โ ๐ฅ
9 April, 2020: Currently reading: Ascension by Gregory Dowling ๐
7 April, 2020: William Wordsworth was born on 7th April 1770. #OnThisDay 250 years ago.
5 April, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: David Bowie (2), Another Sky (1), Caravan (1), Echo & the Bunnymen (1) โฆ
2 April, 2020: Kimchi Miso Hotpot โ ๐ธ
2 April, 2020: In the process of cooking a Kimchi Miso Hotpot from Tim Andersonโs Vegan Japaneasy โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2020: Dark Sky Blog ๐ โ Dark Sky has joined Apple.
30 March, 2020: Watched: 2 Days in Paris, 2007 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
29 March, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Fall (56), Julian Cope (21), Bernstein, NYPO (10), Neil Young (10) โฆ
28 March, 2020: Cooked pizzas. Scary daughter included! ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 March, 2020: Watched: Zombieland, 2009 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
28 March, 2020: Saturday night pizzas about to go into the oven ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 March, 2020: Watched: Vivarium, 2019 - โ โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
27 March, 2020: Currently reading: The Feed by Nick Clark Windo ๐ โ ๐ธ
26 March, 2020: Coronavirus in context: a guide to help you understand the pandemic ๐ โ Excerpt: The coronavirus has โฆ
23 March, 2020: Just received Tim Andersonโs Vegan JapanEasy in todayโs post. Still awaiting delivery of some โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2020: Cricket has lost the role it had in 1939 but it’s still far more than a game ๐ โ Excerpt: โฆ
22 March, 2020: Weโve got no shortage of coffee making options. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Julian Cope (13), Baudo, LPO (10), Bernstein, NYPO (10), Cornershop (10) โฆ
21 March, 2020: Sunny spring day in the garden, if a little breezy. โ ๐ธ
20 March, 2020: Made a loaf using khorasan flour for the first time. Rise was a bit peculiar but I really like the โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 March, 2020: My walk across desolate Venice ๐ โ Excerpt: Gregory Dowling: So, as I anticipated in my last post, โฆ
15 March, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: Cornershop (70), Soul II Soul (35) & Pet Shimmers (24) via tweekly.fm
14 March, 2020: Rushden Transport Museum. Check in ๐บ ๐บ - drinking Black Country Bitter by Holdens Brewery โ ๐ธ
11 March, 2020: Poetโs corners: a car-free tour of inspiring Wordsworth sites ๐ โ Excerpt: William Wordsworth was โฆ
11 March, 2020: Delico Deli. Check in ๐บ - cappuccino and vegan steak bake. โ๏ธ
10 March, 2020: Anna Jonesโ squash and crispy kale pizza recipe ๐ โ Excerpt: Pizza is a big part of my life. Itโs โฆ
10 March, 2020: Whipped feta, potato stew: Anna Jonesโ recipes from Greece ๐ โ Excerpt: One of the things I need to โฆ
9 March, 2020: Currently reading: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan ๐
8 March, 2020: Australia certainly dominated the ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup Final to win their fifth title. Not as โฆ
8 March, 2020: ๐ต My Top weekly artists: The Just Joans (46), Finley Quaye (31), Cornershop (30), Anaรฏs Mitchell โฆ
8 March, 2020: Early Sunday morning (UK) watching and listening - coverage of India v Australia in the ICC โฆ
7 March, 2020: England beat Wales 33-30 in a thrilling Six Nations encounter ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 March, 2020: Twickenham Stadium. England v Wales, Six Nations ๐ โ ๐ธ
7 March, 2020: Prince Blucher. Drinking a London Pride by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in ๐บ ๐บ
7 March, 2020: Comptoir Libanais. Check in ๐บ - breakfast. โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2020: Cornershopโs England is a Garden - 5* review in _The Times_today. Ample Play ๐ต โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2020: Premier Inn London Kingston Upon Thames. Check in ๐บ
6 March, 2020: The Bishop. Check in ๐บ ๐บ - drinking a Young’s London Special by Eagle Brewery (formerly โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 March, 2020: A Quietus Interview ๐ต ๐ โ Excerpt: Duncan Seaman talks to Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres of Cornershop โฆ
5 March, 2020: I was looking forward to watching the India v England ๐ semi-final this morning but … โฆ
4 March, 2020: Bar 44. Check in ๐บ - brilliant tapas, as usual! โ ๐ธ
1 March, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 30: Vision - Hawk-eyed. Fresco by Giandomenico Tiepolo. (Ca' โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 March, 2020: Florentino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria. Check in ๐บ
1 March, 2020: England playing West Indies in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup - a victory for England will send โฆ
1 March, 2020: โซ My Top weekly artists: Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Koลพenรก & Sir Simon โฆ
29 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 29: Leap - Water still leaping out of the ground in Mountain โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2020: “Que sais-je?” - Michel de Montaigne, philosopher, was born #onthisday 1533 โฆ
28 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: Below - At the WNO performance of Carmen last night we โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 February, 2020: Wales Millennium Centre. Check in ๐บ - Carmen, Welsh National Opera. โ ๐ธ
27 February, 2020: Las Iguanas. Check in ๐บ - cocktails, wine and bar snacks in Cardiff Bay. Weather is gorgeous. โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
27 February, 2020: Hotel Indigo Cardiff. Check in ๐บ
27 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: Together - Birch & Ivy ๐ท โ ๐ธ
26 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: Escape ๐ท โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: Hurdle - Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, 2018. There have โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: Double - Lift (photo from January 2018) ๐ท โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2020: Porto Lounge. Check in ๐บ - for a Beyond burger and Malbec ๐ท โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: Station - Aberdare station this afternoon. Deserted because โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2020: Rhoswenallt Inn. Check in ๐บ ๐บ โ Drinking a Try Time by Glamorgan Brewing Co โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2020: โซ My Top weekly artists: Suede (34), The Just Joans (24), Marika Hackman (22), Goldfrapp (20) & โฆ
22 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: Spectacle - Watching Wales v France in the Six Nations ๐ ๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: Progress - Progress up an escalator. Thereโs been a lot โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2020: ICC Womenโs T20 World Cup ๐ starts today - good to see full TV coverage in the UK (Sky), plus BBC โฆ
20 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: Scale - Home in the South Wales Valleys (courtesy of a trip โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2020: Klaus Thomsen, Coffee Collective onย The Idealists podcast ๐ โ Excerpt: To evade the so-called coffee โฆ
19 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 19: Space - Sal, Cape Verde, April 2016 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
18 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 18: Oppose ๐ท โ ๐ธ
17 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: Cool - Commercial Street, Aberdare ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2020: 3rd T20I between South Africa and England - Superb performance by Eoin Morgan to win the game for โฆ
16 February, 2020: 3rd T20I between South Africa and England - South Africa set a total of 222, some spectacular โฆ
16 February, 2020: Watching the 3rd T20I ๐ between South Africa and England, the final and decisive T20 match of โฆ
16 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: Rest ๐ท โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2020: โซ My Top 5 weekly artists: Michael Kiwanuka (14), Pet Shimmers (13), The Just Joans (10), Caitlin โฆ
15 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: Balance - Taking todayโs prompt literally… ๐ท โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: Warmth - Picante! Spanish pimentรณn is one of my favourite โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 February, 2020: Watched: Ad Astra, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ๐ฅ
13 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: Rise - Breakfast coffee rising through a Moka pot ๐ท โ ๐ธ
12 February, 2020: Nant Ddu Hotel and Spa. Check in ๐บ - lunch.
12 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: Attachment ๐ท โ ๐ธ
11 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: Plain ๐ท โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2020: I’ve been reading articles at The Correspondent for a few months now. Episode 13 of The โฆ
10 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: Sign ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: Lull - Need a lull in Storm Ciara to deal with a tree โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 February, 2020: โซ My Top 5 weekly artists: David Bowie (37), Goldfrapp (28), Anaรฏs Mitchell (20), Pet Shimmers (12) โฆ
9 February, 2020: While We’re Young, 2014 - โ โ โ Watched on Sunday February 9, 2020. ๐ฅ
8 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: Contrast - Some of my 2 Tone vinyl from the late 1970s ๐ท ๐ต โ ๐ธ
7 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: Above - Wind turbines on the hills above Aberdare ๐ท โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2020: Currently reading: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel ๐
6 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: Plant - Winter morning herbs: frozen oregano and rosemary ๐ท โ ๐ธ
5 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: Hide - I cannot claim credit for this photo, but I am the โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: Spot - In honour of Day 4, my attempt at a vegan Spotted โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2020: Walking in London - Finding poetry, politics and more - a Flickr album ๐ท ๐ โ ๐ธ
3 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: Reflect - Cardiff Bay, Saturday 18th January 2020 ๐ท โ ๐ธ
3 February, 2020: โซ My Top 5 weekly artists: Pascal Rogรฉ (17), Xylouris White (11), Abbado, BPO, Argerich (3), Martha โฆ
2 February, 2020: Andy Gill: Gang of Four’s genius guitarist who burned a route out of punk ๐ โ Excerpt: โฆ
2 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: Sight - An old Philip Harris microscope ๐ท โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2020: The Discover tab in Micro.blogโs Sunlit app is a brilliant way to browse February Photoblogging โฆ
2 February, 2020: Cooked Rachel Roddyโs recipe for fried potatoes and eggs for Sunday brunch. Very comforting! Had to โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 February, 2020: The Mad Bishop & Bear. ESB, watching Wales v. Italy Six Nations rugby, waiting for a train to โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 February, 2020: Pisqu. Peruvian restaurant, very fresh and tasty food! Check in ๐บ
1 February, 2020: February Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: Open - Books on display in the William Blake exhibition at โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2020: The Parthenon Rooms. At the British Museum to see the โTroy: myth and realityโ exhibition. Check in โฆ
31 January, 2020: Cafรฉ In The Crypt. Check in ๐บ. Coffee in a crypt - tables are on gravestones. A little โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2020: National Gallery. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2020: Tate Britain. Tate Britain, mainly to see the William Blake exhibition. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: The Jack Horner. Brilliant beer! โ Drinking an ESB by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: Tate Modern. Check in ๐บ
30 January, 2020: Tate Modern - Kara Walker: Fons Americanus - review ๐ โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: Keats Bar at the Globe. Drinking a London Pride by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: Keats House, Hampstead โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: Keats House. Check in ๐บ
30 January, 2020: Pret A Manger. Mornington Crescent. Check in ๐บ - veggie New Yorker sandwich and flat white โ๏ธ
30 January, 2020: St Pancras Old Church - memorial stone to Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin and The Hardy Tree. โ ๐ธ
30 January, 2020: St Pancras Old Church. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
29 January, 2020: Royal Festival Hall. Check in ๐บ
29 January, 2020: Margarita, wine and Brazilian dough balls by the Thames in winter ๐ฅถ โ ๐ธ
29 January, 2020: The Wheatsheaf. Drinking a Landlord by Timothy Taylor. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
29 January, 2020: Shelley in London: Poland Street ๐ โ Excerpt: Soho is my favourite part of London. I love walking โฆ
29 January, 2020: A visit to St Pancras Old Church: Mary Wollstonecraft, Sir John Soane and Edward Carpue ๐ โ Excerpt: โฆ
29 January, 2020: Mary in St Pancras ๐ โ Excerpt: And then outside, to try to find Mary’s memorial. It is โฆ
29 January, 2020: Mary in Somers Town ๐ โ Excerpt: A few days ago I went exploring, with Chihiro Umegaki, the Japanese โฆ
28 January, 2020: Cardiff Bay to Penarth - a Flickr album ๐ท ๐ โ ๐ธ
26 January, 2020: Weekly โซ My Top 3 artists: Donovan (31), David Bowie (15)
22 January, 2020: Nant Ddu Hotel and Spa. Check in ๐บ - katsu cauliflower curry.
21 January, 2020: In Fabric, 2018 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Tuesday January 21, 2020. ๐ฅ
21 January, 2020: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, 2019 - โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Tuesday January 21, 2020. ๐ฅ
21 January, 2020: Delico Deli. Check in ๐บ - vegan steak bake and espresso โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
19 January, 2020: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Plastered Pheasant by Quantock Brewery. Check in ๐บ
19 January, 2020: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: The Just Joans (32), David Bowie (25), Andreas Staier (9), Glenn Gould โฆ
18 January, 2020: Lezzet. Fantastic Turkish restaurant!. Check in ๐บ
18 January, 2020: Duke Of Wellington. Drinking SA Gold by Brains. Check in ๐บ
18 January, 2020: The Waterguard. Keg not cask :( โ Drinking an Old Brewery Bitter by Samuel Smith. Check in ๐บ โ ๐ธ
18 January, 2020: McDonald’s. Check in ๐บ - Egg McMuffin and latte โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
17 January, 2020: Revolucion de Cuba. Check in ๐บ - Malbec & Mojito ๐ท โ ๐ธ
12 January, 2020: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: The Just Joans (48), Walter, Columbia SO (10), Grateful Dead (9), Dorati, โฆ
11 January, 2020: Delico Deli. Check in ๐บ - double espresso and toast. โ๏ธ
8 January, 2020: Once Upon a Timeโฆ in Hollywood, 2019 - โ โ โ โ ยฝ Watched on Wednesday January 8, 2020. ๐ฅ
8 January, 2020: Doors drummer, John Densmore: โIt took me years to forgive Jim Morrisonโ ๐ โ Excerpt: It took the โฆ
8 January, 2020: How to make the perfect broccoli and stilton soup ๐ โ Excerpt: So entrenched is broccoli and stilton โฆ
7 January, 2020: In Bristol, dropping my daughter back off at university after the Xmas break. โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2020: Porto Lounge. Check in ๐บ - Malbec ๐ท
7 January, 2020: For the sake of balance, ๐ท … (sitting outside a pub in Bristol with LOTS of โvintageโ signs) โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2020: ๐บ โ ๐ธ
7 January, 2020: Masons Arms. Drinking a Henry’s IPA by Wadworth โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2020: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: Claude Debussy (36), The Smiths (13), Baudo, LPO (10), Sigmatropic (6)
30 December, 2019: The best movies of 2019 that you haven’t seen ๐ โ Excerpt: This quite extraordinary film from โฆ
29 December, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: Cornershop (25), The Breeders (24), The Doors (23), Charles Baudelaire โฆ
28 December, 2019: The Moon at Wales Millennium Centre. โ ๐ธ
28 December, 2019: Newport Railway Station (NWP). Check in ๐บ - Espresso con panna โ๏ธ
28 December, 2019: Rooftop terrace at Celtic Manor Resort. โ ๐ธ
28 December, 2019: Rooftop Terrace. Check in ๐บ - Ice skating and mulled wine. Just the latter for me. ๐ท
24 December, 2019: The (Quiet) Death of a Legendary Parisian Bookstore ๐ โ Excerpt: When it was announced that the โฆ
22 December, 2019: Carmarthen Golf Club. Mauriceโs birthday Sunday dinner. Check in ๐บ
22 December, 2019: Meera Sodhaโs Christmas recipe for vegan achari brussels sprout curry โ link ๐
22 December, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: elbow (33), XTC (10), Bent Knee (1), Cerys Matthews (1)
17 December, 2019: Divine inspiration: rescuing run-down churches โ a photo essay โ link to The Guardian ๐
16 December, 2019: Anna Karina: an actor of easy charm and grace whose presence radiated from the screen โ link to The โฆ
15 December, 2019: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Hobby Horse by Rhymney Brewery and a Gorlovka Imperial โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 December, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: Il Giardino Armonico (15), Solti, LSO (4), Andreas Staier (2), โฆ
14 December, 2019: Watchmen, 2009 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday December 14, 2019. ๐ฅ
13 December, 2019: Edge of Tomorrow, 2014 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Friday December 13, 2019. ๐ฅ
12 December, 2019: UK General Election. Polling stations open from 7am to 10pm. ๐ณ๏ธ You don’t need your polling โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 December, 2019: Fascism: I sometimes fear… โ link to a poem by Michael Rosen ๐
11 December, 2019: Found myself unusually popular tonight - often itโs more of an exclusive cat arrangement. ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 December, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano and mozzarella, tomato and pesto panini. โ๏ธ
9 December, 2019: Lezzet. New discovery in Cardiff - a great Turkish restaurant. โ ๐ธ
9 December, 2019: Duke Of Wellington. Malbec ๐ท โ ๐ธ
9 December, 2019: Labourโs Manifesto is fit for purpose. So, why are the middle classes so hostile to it? โ link at โฆ
8 December, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top artist: The Beatles (30) via @tweeklyfm
7 December, 2019: Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967 - โ โ โ โ Watched on Saturday December 7, 2019. ๐ฅ
2 December, 2019: Some really interesting photographs in this collection. In the remains of a bombed-out Soviet โฆ
1 December, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 3 artists: Leonard Cohen (45), Cornershop (22)
30 November, 2019: My favourite types of coffee as a long drink (rather than espresso) tend to be the lightly roasted โฆ
29 November, 2019: Brilliant live performance by Fat White Family at The Tramshed, Cardiff on Wednesday 22nd November. โฆ โ ๐ธ
29 November, 2019: How to measure a year of reading ๐ - this sums it up nicely Tom Gauld in The Guardian โ link ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2019: Tiny Rebel. Drinking a Oystermouth Stout by Mumbles Brewery โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2019: National Museum Cardiff. Under wraps but still open. โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2019: Duly delivered. โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2019: Cรดte Brasserie. Needing a cooked breakfast ๐ณ โ ๐ธ
28 November, 2019: William Blake, poet and printmaker, was born #OnThisDay 1757 BBC In Our Time
27 November, 2019: The Royal Hotel. Wine before bed ๐ท
27 November, 2019: The Alchemist. A negroni.๐ธ โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2019: Tramshed. Fat White Family ๐ต
27 November, 2019: Liberty Park. Nialโs House.
27 November, 2019: Madame Bobalรบ ๐ท โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2019: Fantastic tapas and wine at Curado Bar, Cardiff, including Cabrales, my favourite blue cheese, and โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2019: Curado Bar. Brilliant tapas. โ ๐ธ
27 November, 2019: How Utopia shaped the world โ link on bbc.com ๐
27 November, 2019: Been shopping - now fully equipped for Xmas cake making this weekend. Apprehensive because last time โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 November, 2019: Media misrepresentations of the Labour party are being used strategically to create left wing folk โฆ
26 November, 2019: Listening to Thanks for the Dance, the album of Leonard Cohen’s final songs. ๐ต What is โฆ
25 November, 2019: Outbatted, outbowled, outplayed. New Zealand beat England by an innings and 65 runs in the first โฆ
24 November, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn. Drinking a Santa’s Little Belter by Glamorgan Brewing Co โ ๐ธ
24 November, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: Steve Hillage (14), Bent Knee (13), Ann Murray/Nobuko Imai/Stephen โฆ
23 November, 2019: Gong and Steve Hillage at The Tramshed, Cardiff, 22nd November 2019 ๐ต โ ๐ธ
23 November, 2019: Doh! How does Homer get on at the British Museum? โ โ โ โ โ โ link ๐
23 November, 2019: He may be an anarchist who has voted only once in his life, but the comics legend Alan Moore is โฆ
22 November, 2019: Bar 44. Still my favourite place to eat in Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
22 November, 2019: Tiny Rebel. Had to try a pint because of the name. Not disappointed. โ Drinking a Stuck In A โฆ โ ๐ธ
22 November, 2019: Off to see Steve Hillage and Gong at The Tramshed, Cardiff tonight. Flying teapots and electric โฆ
21 November, 2019: Simon Armitage: โNature has come back to the centre of poetryโ โ link ๐
20 November, 2019: Back to Test cricket - New Zealand play England in the first of two Test matches. Match at the Bay โฆ
20 November, 2019: The Double, 2013 - โ โ โ โ โ Watched on Wednesday November 20, 2019. ๐ฅ
20 November, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano and pesto panini โ๏ธ
19 November, 2019: 4000 year old Babylonian stews from cuneiform tablets โ link ๐ A short video of the attempt to โฆ
18 November, 2019: There’s a really good explanation of a Green New Deal for the UK on the Labour for a Green New โฆ
17 November, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn. Drinking a Jemima’s Pitchfork by Glamorgan Brewing Co โ ๐ธ
17 November, 2019: Weekly โซ My Top 5 artists: Abbado, VPO, Norman (54), The Sufis (35), Bent Knee (14), Gloria (10)
17 November, 2019: Helen of Troy: the Greek epics are not just about war โ theyโre about women โ link ๐
16 November, 2019: Waters Close Over Venice โ link ๐
16 November, 2019: Politics and social media An interesting article on The Correspondent about social media and politicians - If a politician can โฆ
15 November, 2019: The Great NHS Heist, a documentary film that I supported on GoFundMe, is being released online on โฆ
14 November, 2019: Baudelaireโs unknown extra verse to erotic poem revealed โ link ๐ ๐
14 November, 2019: Trying a Labour Party Webinar Last night I took part in a Labour Party video webinar with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 November, 2019: Apparently sometimes I’m a Morning Motivator and sometimes a Sunrise Sloth. Thanks Nescafรฉ. โ ๐ธ
12 November, 2019: Good that I can still use my old iPod touch as a music player to some extent. Catalina syncs my โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 November, 2019: Cat on a (not Hot Tin) Roof โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2019: Bunch of Grapes. Drinking a Mosaic Pale Ale by Grey Trees Brewery โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2019: Not again! England beat New Zealand in super over to win T20 series 3-2. Havenโt watched it yet but โฆ
10 November, 2019: Weekly ๐ต โ โซ My Top 3 artists: Tamino (24), Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (16)
9 November, 2019: Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery. โ ๐ธ
9 November, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano and toastie โ๏ธ
9 November, 2019: New buildings near Cardiffโs Principality Stadium take advantage of all the available space. โ ๐ธ
8 November, 2019: Courier delivery at 11:33 this morning. Driver left our property at 15:36. He inexplicably reversed โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 November, 2019: England beat New Zealand in the 4th T20 match to level the series 2-2. Good to see an outstanding โฆ
8 November, 2019: Evening T20 match in New Zealand means that at least Iโm up early enough in the UK to see half the โฆ
7 November, 2019: Sunny and warm enough to be sitting outside this afternoon with a coffee and a book. And two โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 November, 2019: Forward Arts Foundation in conversation with Fiona Benson โ link ๐
6 November, 2019: Currently reading: Vertigo & Ghost by Fiona Benson ๐ Purchased after reading this review in The โฆ
5 November, 2019: Always get a crop of various fungi (mushrooms? toadstools?) in our garden during late summer and โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 November, 2019: Making sourdough starters using Paul Hollywoodโs method. Very active even in our relatively cool โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 November, 2019: November afternoon in Cardiff Bay. โ ๐ธ
3 November, 2019: Duke Of Wellington. Malbec ๐ท
3 November, 2019: Bayside Brasserie.
3 November, 2019: The Dock. Drinking a SA Gold by Brains โ ๐ธ
3 November, 2019: Weekly ๐ต โ โซ My Top 3 artists: Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort (29), Nick Cave
2 November, 2019: South Africa win the Rugby World Cup 2019. They dominated the game, outplaying England and โฆ
2 November, 2019: England 6-12 South Africa at half-time in the RWC Final - not going quite as Iโd hoped. England not โฆ
2 November, 2019: Saturday morning. First prepare coffee. Next make breakfast. Then take a seat for England v South โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 November, 2019: A New Financial Order - Aaron Bastani Meets Yanis Varoufakis โ link ๐
1 November, 2019: Currently reading: Baudelaire by Claude Pichois and Jean Ziegler ๐
30 October, 2019: Bristol Zoo Gardens. Luzon bleeding-heart. โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2019: Cardiff Central Railway Station (CDF).
28 October, 2019: Appointment at the Cardiff Apple Store Genius Bar this morning, first for several years. Bit of a โฆ
28 October, 2019: Tiny Rebel. Drinking a Time Lapse by Good Chemistry Brewing
28 October, 2019: Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Heading to Appleโs Genius Bar ๐ฒ
27 October, 2019: Wales 16-19 South Africa in the second Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final. Tight game, not that โฆ
27 October, 2019: Wales v South Africa Rugby World Cup semi-final kickoff is early Sunday morning so will be sticking โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2019: Most ๐ต listens this week โ โซ My Top 5 artists: Thom Yorke (26), David Bowie (16), Nick Cave
26 October, 2019: England 19-7 New Zealand in the first Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final. Outstanding and dominant win โฆ
26 October, 2019: How to make cinnamon buns โ link ๐
26 October, 2019: Rugby World Cup semi-finals this weekend - England v New Zealand this morning and Wales v South โฆ
24 October, 2019: Finished reading: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon ๐
23 October, 2019: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Dreadnought by Nottingham Brewery โ ๐ธ
23 October, 2019: Delico Deli. Latte and toastie โ๏ธ
21 October, 2019: Caroline Lucas & Yanis Varoufakis search for what went wrong with democracy โ link ๐
20 October, 2019: My top ๐ต listens this week โ โซ artists: Georges Chelon (35), Elbow (9), Magdalena Koลพenรก, Sir Simon โฆ
19 October, 2019: Top 10 books about Europe โ link ๐
19 October, 2019: Wildcat and the Egghead: The life of Donald Rooum โ link ๐
15 October, 2019: Rachel Roddyโs recipe for potato, onion and tomato gratin โ link ๐
15 October, 2019: Rachel Roddyโs recipe for Bolognese rice cake โ link ๐
14 October, 2019: Yotam Ottolenghiโs recipes for butternut squash โ link ๐
12 October, 2019: First time trying a selection of vegan cheeses. โ ๐ธ
12 October, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano โ๏ธ & Danish ๐ฅฎ
7 October, 2019: st nicholas gate pub.
7 October, 2019: Woodrow Wilson (Wetherspoon). Just a coffee :(
6 October, 2019: The Thin White Duke. Drinking a Loweswater Gold by Cumbrian Legendary Ales โ ๐ธ
6 October, 2019: Premier Inn Carlisle Central hotel.
6 October, 2019: Premier Inn Leeds City Centre (Whitehall Road).
5 October, 2019: Lazy Lounge. Prosecco
5 October, 2019: Editor’s Draught. Drinking a Editor’s Draught by Naylor’s Brewery โ ๐ธ
5 October, 2019: Woodall Northbound Services (Welcome Break).
4 October, 2019: ASK Italian.
3 October, 2019: Currently reading: Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey by Richard Ayoade ๐
2 October, 2019: Bar 44. Tapas
2 October, 2019: Sully’s Cafรฉ. Sagres ๐บ
2 October, 2019: Duke Of Wellington. Pint of Dark ๐บ
28 September, 2019: Delico Deli. Spanish quiche and latte โ๏ธ
28 September, 2019: Ne Travaillez Jamais! ca. 1965-66 - Situationniste Blog ๐
22 September, 2019: Chips, cheese and gravy - Puckinโ Poutine. โ ๐ธ
22 September, 2019: Abergavenny Market. Abergavenny Food Festival
22 September, 2019: The Coffee Pot. Cappuccino
19 September, 2019: Close up of the grass snake. โ ๐ธ
19 September, 2019: Found a few surprises whilst moving my winter log pile this morning - at least three toads and a โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2019: Sea bream and sea bass with the broccoli, of course! โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2019: Barbecuing some broccoli - results as yet uncertain … โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2019: Currently reading: The Second Sleep by Robert Harris ๐
17 September, 2019: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Leicestershire ๐
17 September, 2019: Gorgeous day for Glamorganโs final home Specsavers County Championship match of the season against โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2019: Brewhouse & Kitchen. Eisteddfod Star ๐บ
17 September, 2019: Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Heading for Glamorgan v Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens ๐
14 September, 2019: Found a Masonโs Arms in Bristol so felt obliged to visit. Good beer - Hoptimistic Monk - and a great โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2019: Masons Arms. Hoptimistic Monk from the Flying Monk Brewery ๐บ
14 September, 2019: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Vegetarian breakfast
11 September, 2019: Porto Lounge. โBeyond Cheeseโ burger (vegan), tapas and Malbec ๐ท
11 September, 2019: The Old Post Office. Butcombe Bitter ๐บ
7 September, 2019: Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2019: Spiced Apple Chutney production โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2019: Tenby Harbour โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2019: Buccaneer Inn. Trawlersโ Dread black IPA ๐บ โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2019: Currently reading: Artemis by Andy Weir ๐
26 August, 2019: Bank Holiday Monday cricket - Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks in Vitality Blast T20 match, Will Beer โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 August, 2019: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks Vitality Blast T20
9 August, 2019: A secondhand book is a glimpse into the lives of other readers ๐๐
4 August, 2019: Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on this day in 1792 - BBC In Our Time - The Later โฆ
31 July, 2019: Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini and Americano โ๏ธ
28 July, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn. Jemimaโs Pitchfork ๐บ
21 July, 2019: Latitude Festival.
20 July, 2019: At Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Suffolk for the weekend - Gomez on the BBC Sounds stage ๐ต โ ๐ธ
14 July, 2019: England win the ICC Cricket World Cup final. Unbelievable and dramatic game of cricket - Iโve been โฆ
13 July, 2019: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Breakfast prior to my work leaving do.
11 July, 2019: Brilliant! England beat Australia by 8 wickets in 32.1 overs to go into the ICC Cricket World Cup โฆ
11 July, 2019: Australia all out for 223 in the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against England. Some really โฆ
9 July, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn. First time in the new Glamorgan Brewery Rhoswenallt Inn. Great beer!
8 July, 2019: Stafford (South) Motorway Services (Roadchef). Terrible services - only McDonaldโs open and that not โฆ
7 July, 2019: Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU) (ฮฯฮฑฯฮนฮบฯฯ ฮฮตฯฮฟฮปฮนฮผฮญฮฝฮฑฯ ฮฮญฯฮบฯ ฯฮฑฯ ฮฯฮฌฮฝฮฝฮทฯ โฆ
7 July, 2019: Skiathos National Airport A.Papadiamantis (JSI) ฮฯฮฑฯฮนฮบฯฯ ฮฮตฯฮฟฮปฮนฮผฮญฮฝฮฑฯ ฮฃฮบฮนฮฌฮธฮฟฯ ฮ.ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮดฮนฮฑฮผฮฌฮฝฯฮทฯ. โฆ
7 July, 2019: Just catching up on yesterdayโs cricket results - so, amazingly, itโs England v Australia in a World โฆ
7 July, 2019: Skiathos Town harbour nights โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2019: Our final evening in Skiathos - meal at BU on the Bourtzi of Skiathos. Possibly the best grilled โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2019: Bourtzi Cafe (Cafe ฮฯฮฟฯฯฯฮถฮน).
6 July, 2019: cafe Nostalgic (ฮท ฮฝฮฟฯฯฮฑฮปฮณฯฯ). โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2019: Kalamari at Mikros Vasilias beach cafe โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2019: Small Vasilias Cantine.
5 July, 2019: Vegetarian whitebait? โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2019: Currently reading: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell ๐
4 July, 2019: The House of Alexandros Papadiamantis in Skiathos 2017 The House of Alexandros Papadiamantis in โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 July, 2019: Bourtzi Cafe (Cafe ฮฯฮฟฯฯฯฮถฮน).
4 July, 2019: Foodie Cafe.
4 July, 2019: Slighty disturbed that Iโve spent my pool and beach time this holiday lying on a One Direction โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 July, 2019: England dispatch New Zealand to seal Cricket World Cup semi-final spot - England 305-8, New Zealand โฆ
3 July, 2019: Interesting ๐ stats: Most wickets by an England bowler at a World Cup JC Archer - 17 (2019) IT โฆ
3 July, 2019: Currently reading: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Simon Armitage (trans.) ๐
2 July, 2019: Very impressed with this update to NewsBlur on iOS
2 July, 2019: Currently reading: Ways of Seeing by John Berger ๐
1 July, 2019: Currently reading: Cane by Jean Toomer ๐
1 July, 2019: Finished reading Circe by Madeline Miller. Very readable and lively recounting of the Greek Odyssey โฆ
1 July, 2019: England v India: Jonny Bairstow & Liam Plunkett star in hosts' Cricket World Cup win. Exciting โฆ
30 June, 2019: Increasing my limited space holiday cooking repertoire - โpizzaโ made in a frying pan using pitas, โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 June, 2019: Very pleased to get BBC Test Match Special streaming in Greece ๐ฌ๐ท to listen to England v India โฆ
30 June, 2019: Tubes โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2019: Skiathos mirror 2017 Skiathos mirror 2019 โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2019: A short walk - Achladias to Skiathos Town โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2019: Rada Bar Restaurant.
28 June, 2019: Vasilias Beach, Skiathos โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2019: Vasilias Beach. โ ๐ธ
27 June, 2019: Location check in ๐บ โ ฮฮฑฯฮฑฯฮฟฯฮปฮฑฯฯฮตฮฏฮฟ “ฮคฮฟ ฮ ฯฯฯฮฟ”. Kataifi and baklava
27 June, 2019: Currently reading: Circe by Madeline Miller ๐
26 June, 2019: Skiathos Town Cat โ ๐ธ
26 June, 2019: Stamatis.
25 June, 2019: Rose Garden restaurant bar.
25 June, 2019: Currently reading: Dr James Barry - A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Michael du Perez & Jeremy โฆ
25 June, 2019: Currently reading: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris ๐
24 June, 2019: Kon Tiki Restaurant.
24 June, 2019: Elenis Bar. Skiathos
23 June, 2019: Gate 23.
23 June, 2019: Giraffe. Breakfast
23 June, 2019: Premier Inn Manchester Altrincham.
19 June, 2019: Matthew Bourneโs ballet Romeo and Juliet at Wales Millennium Centre (this was the interval set โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 June, 2019: Wales Millennium Centre. Matthew Bourneโs Romeo and Juliet
15 June, 2019: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - South Africa v Afghanistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Imran Tahir โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 June, 2019: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. South Africa - Afghanistan ๐
12 June, 2019: woodfired pizza & kitchen. โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2019: Henry’s Cafe Bar. Gower Gold ๐บ
8 June, 2019: Bravissimo. Buying a ๐
28 May, 2019: ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - Bangladesh v India. First photo is โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2019: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up - Bangladesh v India ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2019: Currently reading: A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes ๐
27 May, 2019: Some highlights of Merthyr Rising Festival ๐ต this weekend - Attila the Stockbroker and Bedface The โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 May, 2019: ๐ Less whaling in Moby Dick! - Tom Gauld on fan petitions โ cartoon
24 May, 2019: A crowdfunding appeal is bringing readers, authors and publishers together to help keep the copy of โฆ
24 May, 2019: The immortal Gong at The Globe, Cardiff, Thursday 23rd May 2019 ๐ต โ ๐ธ
23 May, 2019: The Globe. Gong ๐ต
23 May, 2019: Da Mara.
21 May, 2019: Informative and interesting article on The Quietus - ๐ The Strange World Of…Gong - including โฆ
18 May, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn.
18 May, 2019: Delico Deli.
16 May, 2019: ๐ Don’t talk about ‘food poverty’ โ it’s just poverty
14 May, 2019: Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion in a penalty shootout to reach the Championship play-off final โฆ
12 May, 2019: Currently reading: The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi ๐
11 May, 2019: A day to easily get lost in sport - England v Pakistan ODI ๐, Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion โฆ
4 May, 2019: Currently reading: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ๐
4 May, 2019: Overgrown โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2019: Wales Millennium Centre. This is Going to Hurt - Adam Kay
28 April, 2019: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Surrey ๐ โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2019: Views from the square during the Glamorgan v Surrey lunch interval. Lukas Carey of Glamorgan didnโt โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 April, 2019: Royal London One-Day Cup - Glamorgan v Surrey at Sophia Gardens. Gareth Batty bowling to Billy Root, โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 April, 2019: Went to see Suede at The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students' Union last night ๐ต. They were โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2019: ๐ A couple of simple tofu ideas I may try this weekend, both from BBC Food: Tofu Thai green curry โฆ
22 April, 2019: Currently reading: Vengeance in Venice by Philip Gwynne Jones ๐
22 April, 2019: Weโve had this portable barbecue for 25 years now - it has served us well. โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano and toastie โ๏ธ
18 April, 2019: Photos of misty Penarth taken on Tuesday 16th April. โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2019: Attending my first cricket game of the season - Glamorgan v Essex in the Royal London One-Day Cup. โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 April, 2019: Penarth Railway Station (PEN).
16 April, 2019: The Royal Hotel.
16 April, 2019: Retro-gaming at Kongs Bar, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2019: The Gatekeeper (Wetherspoon).
15 April, 2019: Chloe Foy at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff tonight - superb, now looking forward to seeing her at the Green โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2019: Bryony Sier at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff ๐ต ๐ธ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2019: Tiny Rebel. ๐ต
15 April, 2019: Revolucion de Cuba.
15 April, 2019: The Alchemist.
15 April, 2019: Out and overnight in Cardiff tonight celebrating my daughterโs 18th birthday. โ ๐ธ
13 April, 2019: Currently reading: The Black Book by Lawrence Durrell ๐
6 April, 2019: Reflective cat โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2019: Carmarthen Golf Club. Motherโs Day Sunday dinner.
30 March, 2019: Rhoswenallt Inn. Sunny afternoon lunch and beer.
25 March, 2019: Currently reading: The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell ๐
23 March, 2019: Delico Deli. Americano and panini again โ๏ธ
17 March, 2019: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).
16 March, 2019: Left the Irish bar after seeing Wales beat Ireland to get the Six Nations ๐ Grand Slam. Not staying โฆ
16 March, 2019: St. James' Gate. Wales - Ireland ๐
16 March, 2019: Mixing it up in Amsterdam - ready for Wales game in Irish pub with Italian wine and lots of Dutch โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Spiritualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. ๐ต โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Carter Bar & Kitchen. โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Awaiting Spirtualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. ๐ต โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Rain, beer and guidebook. โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Checked in at Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder. Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder โ ๐ธ
15 March, 2019: Checked in at Oude Kerk. Oude Kerk. โ ๐ธ
14 March, 2019: Checked in at Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam) โ ๐ธ
11 March, 2019: Successfully installed Dialog app for Micro.blog onto a Kindle Fire tablet. Easier than I thought it โฆ
8 March, 2019: At the New Theatre, Cardiff for the RSC production of Romeo & Juliet. โ ๐ธ
8 March, 2019: Checked in at New Theatre. RSC Romeo & Juliet.
8 March, 2019: Finished reading: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman ๐
7 March, 2019: Currently reading: Snap by Belinda Bauer ๐
3 March, 2019: Checked in at The Hardwick. Sunday lunch.
27 February, 2019: At the National Museum Cardiff visiting the Leonardo Da Vinci - A Life in Drawing exhibition. โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2019: Currently reading: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman ๐
25 February, 2019: Finished reading: The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis ๐
23 February, 2019: Wales 21 - 13 England ๐ Best game of Six Nations so far even though not the result I would have โฆ
23 February, 2019: Very enjoyable first half of rugby - Wales 3 - 10 England in the Six Nations ๐
23 February, 2019: Trying a BrewDog Electric India - relatively light and less โaggressiveโ than a lot of BrewDog โฆ
23 February, 2019: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano & panini for breakfast.
22 February, 2019: Another Sky at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff last night. Strong backlights, mists and shadows. Great โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2019: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Another Sky. Another Sky ๐ต
21 February, 2019: Currently reading: The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis ๐
20 February, 2019: Got home from work in time to watch most of West Indies hitting 21 fours and 23 sixes in their ODI โฆ
17 February, 2019: ๐ Cooking Sunday roast causes indoor pollution โworse than Delhiโ During the day of cooking, PM2.5 โฆ
17 February, 2019: Currently reading: Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh ๐
16 February, 2019: ๐ Welsh National Operaโs Un Ballo in Maschera - terrific gory fun with pirates, witchcraft and โฆ
16 February, 2019: Un ballo in maschera - interval. โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2019: Pre-opera glass of wine. At Wales Millennium Centre for Verdiโs Un ballo in maschera. โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2019: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre. Verdiโs Un ballo in maschera
15 February, 2019: ๐ Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii
1 February, 2019: Walking in the snow this afternoon - with a view over Aberdare. โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2019: Red sky in the morning, shepherdโs warning. โ ๐ธ
29 January, 2019: Milk! ... a strange battle has emerged, between an industry trying to replace something it says we โฆ
23 January, 2019: Currently reading: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton ๐
23 January, 2019: ๐ Donโt trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users
19 January, 2019: Tom Gauld on how to deal with owning too many books โ ๐ cartoon ๐ โ ๐ธ
14 January, 2019: ๐ Recipe to try: Rachel Roddyโs rocket, leek and potato soup
7 January, 2019: ๐ There is no leftwing justification for Brexit. We must fight it to the last.
6 January, 2019: Checked in at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) (Aeroporto di Venezia “Marco Polo”)
5 January, 2019: Final night out in Venice. โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Ai Barbacani โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2019: Obligatory Venetian selfie. โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Campo Santa Margherita.
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario (vulgo Gesuati)
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Campo Santa Margherita
5 January, 2019: Checked in at Ca' Rezzonico โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2019: Checked in at Trattoria Da Carletto
4 January, 2019: Checked in at Chiesa di Sant’Alvise
4 January, 2019: San Michele, the cemetery of Venice - โpossibly the most beautiful cemetery in the worldโ according โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2019: Checked in at Cimitero di San Michele
3 January, 2019: Washing day. โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Chiesa Della Madonna Dell’orto
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Campo del Ghetto Novo
3 January, 2019: First full day in Venice of our four night stay. Ogio cafe, where they fit as many crisps as โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Ristorante Contemporaneo Ogio
3 January, 2019: Checked in at St. Mary of Nazareth Church (Church of the Scalzi) (Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth โฆ
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Campo dei Frari
3 January, 2019: Checked in at Ca' del Campo Hotel Venice. Venice, for four nights.
2 January, 2019: Checked in at Ristorante La Serenissima
2 January, 2019: Checked in at Venice Water Bus
2 January, 2019: Checked in at Bristol Airport (BRS). Heading for Venice
2 January, 2019: Checked in at The Cabin โ ๐ธ
20 December, 2018: Checked in at Bunch of Grapes. Starting with a pint of Diggers Gold โฆ
19 December, 2018: Checked in at Wahaca โ ๐ธ
18 December, 2018: ๐ The new rules of Christmas dinner: donโt ask for Yorkshire puddings and always wear a party hat
12 December, 2018: ๐ Google+ to shut down early after privacy flaw affects over 50m users
11 December, 2018: Another Sky ๐ต ๐ Heavens above
11 December, 2018: An important epidemiological study :) ๐ Turncoat Game of Thrones characters most likely to survive, โฆ
8 December, 2018: ๐ Anna Jonesโ vegetarian Christmas squash and chestnut tart recipe
8 December, 2018: ๐ Nigel Slaterโs Christmas vegetarian loaf
8 December, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee and toastie. โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2018: Australia vs India cricket commentary ๐ Great to see BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra broadcasting ABC Grandstandโs live ball by ball coverage of โฆ
4 December, 2018: Currently reading: Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old โฆ
2 December, 2018: Checked in at The Littleton Arms
2 December, 2018: Checked in at Premier Inn Nottingham North West (Hucknall)
1 December, 2018: A day in Nottingham โ trams, Nottingham Trent University Open Day and Nottingham Contemporary art โฆ โ ๐ธ
1 December, 2018: Checked in at Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery
1 December, 2018: Checked in at Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Lecture Theatre. Psychology talk
1 December, 2018: Checked in at Bonington Lecture Theatre. Photography talk
1 December, 2018: Checked in at Newton Building. Nottingham Trent University Open Day
28 November, 2018: Blimey! Alerts on my phone were going crazy! Aston Villa 5-5 Nottingham Forest โ Tammy Abraham โฆ
28 November, 2018: Garden casualty in todayโs strong winds. โ ๐ธ
24 November, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Latte and cheese and tomato toastie
22 November, 2018: I don’t think I want to see Mastodon content in the Micro.blog (app or web) Discover sections, โฆ
22 November, 2018: Currently reading: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ๐
22 November, 2018: Half-Life at 20 ๐ Why it is the most important shooter ever made
21 November, 2018: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. RM Technical Seminar
19 November, 2018: ๐ The fresco “Leda and the Swan” - Parco Archeologico di Pompei
18 November, 2018: Middle of November and itโs warm enough to spend the afternoon sitting in the garden. โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2018: View over Aberdare on a short walk this afternoon. โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2018: my.viewranger.com Sharing a track from ViewRanger
15 November, 2018: HT @lohang@mastodon.social ๐ War, censorship, and the invention of โfake newsโ
14 November, 2018: ๐ A gallon of 2,000-year-old wine found in tomb
9 November, 2018: ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 ๐ starts today โ see tournament guide and players to watch and โฆ
8 November, 2018: Found a minor niggle with the new Mastodon features. Set up my ActivityPub/Mastodon-compatible โฆ
4 November, 2018: Alone for my evening meal tonight, so I cooked moules mariniรจre. โ ๐ธ
2 November, 2018: ๐ King Crimson Cardiff Show by Tony Levin
1 November, 2018: King Crimson at St. Davidโs Hall, Cardiff, Wednesday 31st October 2018. ๐ต โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2018: Flooding in Venice ๐ Acqua alta is a big nuisance
31 October, 2018: Train to work cancelled because of slippery rails ๐ ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2018: Thought this was an appropriate choice to start reading on Halloween ๐ป ๐ ๐ โ ๐ธ
31 October, 2018: Currently reading: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver ๐
30 October, 2018: ๐ Venice under water as Italy hit by fierce wind and heavy rain
28 October, 2018: ๐ David Byrne: โMy agent says Iโm having a Leonard Cohen momentโ
28 October, 2018: David Byrne at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Saturday 27th October 2018. Brilliant show with excellent โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2018: Checked in at Motorpoint Arena for David Byrne - American Utopia Tour. David Byrne supported by โฆ
27 October, 2018: Checked in at Ask
26 October, 2018: ๐ Enchanted garden of frescoes unearthed at Pompeii
26 October, 2018: ๐ Whoโs the Most Instagrammed Writer of All Time?
26 October, 2018: I will be tempted ๐ฎ โ Sega Mega Drive returns
25 October, 2018: ๐ Why the ultimate breakfast of champions might just be wine and cheese
25 October, 2018: Currently reading: Venice by Peter Ackroyd ๐
24 October, 2018: Testing out Pi-Hole applied as DNS to a few of our mobile devices - seems to be working well โ ๐ธ
21 October, 2018: ๐ Peterloo: The man who ordered a massacre
20 October, 2018: Blue Monday is a great song by New Order โ just eating an equally brilliant cheese of the same name โฆ
19 October, 2018: What?? โ Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs
19 October, 2018: Poor season for Glamorgan, but not sure this was called for โ Robert Croft has left his role as head โฆ
19 October, 2018: Tom Gauld on buying a novel in the digital age โ cartoon ๐
16 October, 2018: Currently reading: Are you experienced? by William Sutcliffe ๐
16 October, 2018: Echo and the Bunnymen at St. Davidโs Hall, Cardiff, Monday 15th October 2018 ๐ต โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2018: In a tapas bar with four drinks on the go at the same time โ next weโre heading to see Echo and the โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 October, 2018: Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas.
14 October, 2018: A day in Manchester City Centre โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2018: Checked in at Gino D’acampo My Pizza & Prosecco Bar
14 October, 2018: Ceiling selfie โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2018: Checked in at Britannia Country House
13 October, 2018: Pint of Titanic Cherry Dark ๐บ in The Salutation โ it was on these premises in 1846 that Charlotte โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2018: At Manchester Metropolitan University Open Day โ my daughter considering a Psychology course here. โ ๐ธ
13 October, 2018: Checked in at MMU Brooks Building. Manchester Metropolitan University Open Day
13 October, 2018: Checked in at Simon Building
5 October, 2018: Mentioned this in a previous post, but just seen this in The Guardian, which has a little more โฆ
5 October, 2018: Sian Berry, the Green Party’s co-leader, made some really good points on BBC Radio 4’s โฆ
4 October, 2018: 16-bit Intel 8088 chip It’s National Poetry Day, so … 16-bit Intel 8088 chip with an Apple Macintosh you โฆ
3 October, 2018: I enjoy a Macallan malt, but maybe quite not this much โ Bottle of whisky sold for world record โฆ
3 October, 2018: Spot our cat ๐ ! โ ๐ธ
3 October, 2018: Currently reading: The Snowman by Jo Nesbo ๐
29 September, 2018: The Facebook account breach extends way beyond the site itself. The compromise of access tokens โฆ
29 September, 2018: Cooked rakott kelkรกposzta โ Hungarian layered savoy cabbage casserole โ last night, using Quorn โฆ
28 September, 2018: Went to see the incredible Norwegian band Major Parkinson at Exchange in Bristol last night. One of โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2018: Just upgraded Acorn image editor from version 4 to version 6 To celebrate the launch of macOS โฆ
26 September, 2018: Adding to the post-a-homescreen timeline. ๐ฑ โ ๐ธ
25 September, 2018: Cooked with cime di rapa for the first time last night โ spaghetti with cime di rapa, garlic, โฆ
22 September, 2018: Olive and anchovy ๐ โ ๐ธ
21 September, 2018: Interesting ‘earliest’ stories in the news this week ๐ Earliest animal fossils are โฆ
21 September, 2018: Peace Park, a small park I walk through on my daily commute, looks to have completely flooded in โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 September, 2018: Havenโt seen crows congregating next to Aberdare railway station before. They did this morning! โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2018: Cricket commentary for Micro.blog now over for today! Just need the ๐ emoji tag activated ;)
15 September, 2018: Moeen Ali in immense form โ as captain, batter and bowler โ successfully leads Worcestershire Rapids โฆ
15 September, 2018: Worcestershire set 158 to win in the T20 Blast Final. Another great bowling performance, especially โฆ
15 September, 2018: Trying an unfiltered natural wine for the first time. Reminds me a bit of a good quality still โฆ
15 September, 2018: Itโs the Sussex Sharks meeting the Worcestershire Rapids in the final of the Vitality T20 Blast ๐
15 September, 2018: And the Worcestershire Rapids win the first T20 Blast semi-final. Some great bowling by Moeen Ali โฆ
15 September, 2018: The good thing about the timing of the T20 Blast Finals Day is the return of England players to โฆ
15 September, 2018: Vitality Blast T20 Finals Day today โ plenty of cricket to be watched; two semi-finals plus the โฆ
14 September, 2018: These are impressive โ India to break record for world’s largest statue - twice โ ๐ธ
13 September, 2018: Good luck to NASA! โ Can Mars rover beat the dust to trundle on again?
12 September, 2018: Still intend to skip todayโs iteration of the iPhone X โ after a decade or so of getting a new phone โฆ
11 September, 2018: Currently reading: The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo ๐
9 September, 2018: Alastair Cook’s final Test innings for England is just starting now at The Oval - Englandโs โฆ
4 September, 2018: Googleโs Art Selfie goes worldwide and thereโs no getting away from it โ I am Man with a White Beard โ ๐ธ
2 September, 2018: A little Hive to pass the time in the airport. โ ๐ธ
2 September, 2018: Checked in at Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (ZTH) (ฮฯฮฑฯฮนฮบฯฯ ฮฮตฯฮฟฮปฮนฮผฮญฮฝฮฑฯ ฮฮฑฮบฯฮฝฮธฮฟฯ โฆ
1 September, 2018: Checked in at El Greco. Third time in El Greco, Alykes in a fortnight. Great food! โ ๐ธ
31 August, 2018: Checked in at Al Fresco
31 August, 2018: Checked in at Kaki Rahi Taverna โ ๐ธ
30 August, 2018: Carcassonne in the bar โ ๐ธ
30 August, 2018: Checked in at Anatolitiko (ฮฮฝฮฑฯฮฟฮปฮฏฯฮนฮบฮฟ) โ ๐ธ
30 August, 2018: Currently reading: The Devilโs Star by Jo Nesbo ๐
30 August, 2018: Currently reading: Percy Bysshe Shelley โ Poet and Revolutionary by Jacqueline Mulhallen ๐
29 August, 2018: ๐ฅ ๐ฅช action! โ ๐ธ
28 August, 2018: Checked in at El Greco
27 August, 2018: Checked in at Paolos Corner โ ๐ธ
27 August, 2018: Currently reading: An Endangered Species by David Gower ๐
26 August, 2018: Checked in at Taverna Zorbas โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2018: Greek coffee โ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2018: Checked in at Al Fresco โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2018: Checked in at Alykanas Beach (ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮปฮฏฮฑ ฮฮปฯ ฮบฮฑฮฝฮฌ) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2018: At Fito Cafe opposite the fish market in Zakynthos Town yesterday. โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2018: Agios Charalambos โ ฮฮณ. ฮงฮฑฯฮฌฮปฮฑฮผฯฮฟฯ โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2018: Watching the procession of Saint Dionysios through Zakynthos Town. โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2018: Checked in at Zakynthos Port (ฮฮนฮผฮฌฮฝฮน ฮฮฑฮบฯฮฝฮธฮฟฯ )
24 August, 2018: Checked in at ฮฮปฮฑฯ ฮดฮนฮฑฮฝฯฯ โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2018: Some limited space cooking โ tomato, cheese and oregano omelectte and garlic/tomato bread. โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2018: Currently reading: The Complete Short Stories of Raffles by E. W. Hornung ๐
23 August, 2018: Checked in at Anatolitiko (ฮฮฝฮฑฯฮฟฮปฮฏฯฮนฮบฮฟ) โ ๐ธ
22 August, 2018: A couple of excellent grilled sea bass earlier this evening. โ ๐ธ
22 August, 2018: Currently inhaling insecticide, playing crib and drinking ouzo. โ ๐ธ
22 August, 2018: Checked in at Apollo Taverna
21 August, 2018: Checked in at Taverna Asteria
21 August, 2018: A view from a sun lounger. โ ๐ธ
21 August, 2018: Currently reading: Terror and terroir โ The winegrowers of the Languedoc and modern France by Andrew โฆ
20 August, 2018: Indulging โ ๐ธ
20 August, 2018: Checked in at El Greco
20 August, 2018: Just noticed that the book Iโm currently reading is published by Cambridge University Press but just โฆ
20 August, 2018: Currently reading: Monteverdiโs Unruly Women โ The Power of Song in Early Italy by Bonnie Gordon ๐
20 August, 2018: Perfectly acceptable retsina at โฌ2.20 a litre ๐ท โ ๐ธ
20 August, 2018: Zakynthos for a fortnight, starting with a morning frappรฉ ๐ โ ๐ธ
19 August, 2018: Checked in at ฮฮปฯ ฮบฮญฯ
17 August, 2018: Two of my favourite places in Cardiff - Bar 44, on the left, and Tiny Rebel, on the right. Theyโre โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Rain stops play :( Surrey defeated Glamorgan by 24 runs under the DLS Method. Neither progress to โฆ
17 August, 2018: Delayed restart โ view from opposite side of the stadium โ Michael Hogan bowling to Aaron Finch โ โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Interval, but covers on and raining โ๏ธ ๐ โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Glamorgan vs Surrey โ Tom Curran bowling to Colin Ingram ๐ โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs Surrey ๐
17 August, 2018: Tiny Rebel XLPA ๐บ โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Kizuna โ Japan Wales Design โ exhibition at the National Museum in Cardiff โ ๐ธ
17 August, 2018: Checked in at Tiny Rebel. XLPA ๐บ
17 August, 2018: Checked in at National Museum Cardiff. Kizuna. Japan Wales Design.
17 August, 2018: ๐ Celebrity is not harmless fun
15 August, 2018: Finished reading: Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europeโs Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis โฆ
13 August, 2018: Reducing a tomato glut ๐ โ ๐ธ
11 August, 2018: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Only because the Rhoswenallt was full ๐ก
11 August, 2018: Checked in at Court Vean
11 August, 2018: Chris Woakes gets a well deserved century against India at Lordโs. Woakes now gets his name on the โฆ
10 August, 2018: I have got to try and make this โ Manousheh: the Lebanese breakfast pizza that stole my heart
9 August, 2018: My first ever Japanese whisky (bottle started a few weeks ago, not tonight!) - as a long-time โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2018: K. T. Tunstall ๐ต Edit after the event, when I wasn’t watching the bands: K. T. Tunstall was โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2018: Checked in at Cyfarthfa Castle. Simple Minds, Pretenders & K. T. Tunstall ๐ต
4 August, 2018: One of our cats appears to have lost her front legs โ the other is fine! โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2018: Englandโs 1000th test match since 1877 - won against India by 31 runs in just over 3 days. โฆ
4 August, 2018: Lovely sunny breakfast this morning - going to be another hot weekend I think ๐ โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2018: The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born On This Day in 1792 - The Later Romantics
3 August, 2018: Meschede makes 77 as Glamorgan win a thriller by two runs ๐
3 August, 2018: Couple of shots of the River Taff taken whilst walking back into Cardiff from the cricket at Sophia โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2018: Dramatic finish! Tim van der Gugten clean bowls Tye off the final ball of the game to seal a โฆ
3 August, 2018: Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire T20 at Sophia Gardens โ Tye bowling to Meschede in the final over. โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2018: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs. Gloucestershire ๐
1 August, 2018: Bats in libraries Some impressive interiors in this collection of The world’s most beautiful libraries. This โฆ
31 July, 2018: Fantastic result from Glamorgan CC as they chase down 195 to defeat Surrey in the Vitality Blast T20 โฆ
30 July, 2018: Currently reading: Opening Up by Mike Atherton ๐
30 July, 2018: Emily Brontรซ’s Wuthering Heights โ in charts ๐
28 July, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Cappuccino & ๐ง toastie.
25 July, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Quiche, salad & Americano.
25 July, 2018: Currently reading: Poetry Notebook: 2006โ2014 by Clive James ๐
23 July, 2018: Variation from The Green Roasting Tin โ Courgette, Beetroot, Onion and Goatโs Cheese Tart โ ๐ธ
21 July, 2018: Cartoon โ Tom Gauld on The Odyssey
16 July, 2018: Leaving an outside light on has attracted a few moths. โ ๐ธ
16 July, 2018: Currently reading: Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson ๐
13 July, 2018: Inter-band reading :) โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2018: Fantastic! The Selecter at Caerphilly Castle ๐ต โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2018: Very strange to buy a full bottle of wine in a plastic bottle. Itโs a Bulgarian Sauvignon. Itโs OK โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2018: Definitely quite a unique setting for a gig ๐ต โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2018: Arrived at Caerphilly Castle for open air concert with the 2Tone bands The Selecter and The Beat ๐ต โ ๐ธ
13 July, 2018: Stig of the Dump โ published the year I was born, a book I remember extremely well from my โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 July, 2018: Good article by Owen Jones in The Guardian today โ ๐ Protest against what Donald Trump represents, โฆ
12 July, 2018: He was high-brow, low-brow, every-brow! ๐ the genius of Leonard Bernstein ๐ต
11 July, 2018: The Breeders at the O2 Academy Bristol, Tuesday 10th July ๐ต โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2018: Pip Blom ๐ต โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2018: At the O2 Academy, Bristol awaiting The Breeders ๐ต โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2018: Checked in at O2 Academy. The Breeders. ๐ต
10 July, 2018: Checked in at Sergio’s. Italian!
9 July, 2018: Glamorgan vs. Sussex Sharks in T20 Blast at Sophia Gardens on Sunday 8th July. Rashid Khan bowling โฆ โ ๐ธ
6 July, 2018: England vs. India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Friday 6th July. England 149 for 5 India 148 for 5 โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 July, 2018: The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer @missminifer arrived today โ Oven Baked Ratatouille cooked. โ ๐ธ
3 July, 2018: England - India T20 cricket ๐ starting now, England - Colombia World Cup โฝ๏ธ match in an hour and a โฆ
2 July, 2018: Nice little quiz, in a format I haven’t seen used before โ NHS at 70: how well do you know the โฆ
2 July, 2018: Currently reading: Islam for the Politically Incorrect by Khaled Diab ๐
1 July, 2018: 22:42 โ ๐ธ
1 July, 2018: Ouzo summer evenings time. โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2018: I’ve heard of Cyberpunk and Steampunk before โ and read books that fall into those categories โฆ
28 June, 2018: Being a little traitorous tonight … but enjoying it #ENGBEL ๐บ โฝ๏ธ โ ๐ธ
28 June, 2018: Now reading Introducing Sartre: A Graphic Guide by Philip Thody (Author) and Howard Read โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 June, 2018: Now reading The Fall by Albert Camus ๐ โ ๐ธ
22 June, 2018: PiL โ Public Image Limited โ at Tramshed, Cardiff on Thursday 21st June ๐ต โ ๐ธ
21 June, 2018: Checked in at Tramshed. PiL ๐ต
20 June, 2018: Just noticed there is a football/soccer โฝ Discover link now active on Microblog. Thanks @manton :) I โฆ
20 June, 2018: ๐ Daลกa Drndiฤ โ ‘unflinching’ Croatian novelist, dies aged 71. ๐
17 June, 2018: Fatoumata Diawara, Le Gateau Chocolat and stage views last night at Utopia, curated by Charlotte โฆ โ ๐ธ
16 June, 2018: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre Bar. Bean burger ๐ & Malbec ๐ท
14 June, 2018: I knew it - Mexico! World Cup 2018 personality quiz: Which country should you really support? โฝ โ ๐ธ
12 June, 2018: Looks like at least an extra half hour of podcast listening is available for me then. โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2018: Cooking sea bream on a bucket. Donโt think the bush is happy that I keep barbecuing in this spot. โ ๐ธ
9 June, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano.
6 June, 2018: Aberdare Canal - on a walk to work this morning after my train was cancelled. โ ๐ธ
4 June, 2018: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre. Acosta Danza.
1 June, 2018: Glamorgan vs. Sussex Sharks in Royal London One-Day Cup at Sophia Gardens ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2018: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs. Sussex in Royal London One-Day Cup ๐ โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2018: Avoiding meat and dairy is โsingle biggest wayโ to reduce your impact on Earth
31 May, 2018: Amber warning: Severe thunderstorms likely to produce torrential downpours, flooding in some places โฆ โ ๐ธ
31 May, 2018: David Attenborough - World Music Collector โ Fascinating documentary from BBC Radio 3 featuring some โฆ
30 May, 2018: Is Japanese knotweed driving you wild? Don’t curse it โ cook it. I never imagined this was โฆ
30 May, 2018: Beer - Otley O2 Croeso - and chickpea, coriander & chilli burger at The Bunch of Grapes, โฆ โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2018: Now reading Instrumental by James Rhodes ๐ โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2018: Supporting The Great NHS Heist Documentary via @gofundme
29 May, 2018: Merthyr Rising Festival 2018 Dreadzone โ Friday 25th May Roland Gift (of the Fine Young Cannibals) โ Saturday 26th May The โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2018: Checked in at REDHOUSE- Old Town Hall, Hen Neyadd y Dref. NHS, DOA at 70?
27 May, 2018: Checked in at JOL’s. Sunday lunch.
17 May, 2018: Enjoying my first listen to Sweet Thursday โ the new Herman Dune album released today. ๐ต โ ๐ธ
16 May, 2018: An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord's 'The Society of the Spectacle' From Hyperallergic: An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord’s ‘The Society of the โฆ
15 May, 2018: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Cribyn Ale.
6 May, 2018: Glamorgan vs. Kent at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff ๐ โ Marchant de Lange bowling to Daniel Bell-Drummond. โ ๐ธ
4 May, 2018: ๐ No More Than a Litre of Wine a Day French 1950s Health and Sobriety posters. Interesting article โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 May, 2018: Good to see that Glamorgan Cricket Club’s home ground in Cardiff is being renamed back to โฆ
1 May, 2018: Gateway ๐ท โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: Now reading Red Gas by Edward Topol ๐ โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: Checked in at Cardiff Central Railway Station (CDF) โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: At the Duke of Wellington, Cardiff. โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: Checked in at Duke Of Wellington. Malbec.
29 April, 2018: Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas. โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: Porthcawl won with the last kick of the game ๐
29 April, 2018: Pembroke vs. Porthcawl WRU Bowl Final ๐ โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2018: Checked in at Principality Stadium. Pembroke vs. Porthcawl WRU Bowl Final ๐
28 April, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee and cheese & onion pasty.
25 April, 2018: Microblogging and fragmentation by Riccardo Mori
24 April, 2018: Going to be interesting to find out if Amazon’s remake of Utopia is anywhere close to the โฆ
24 April, 2018: Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece review โ Astonishing, ravishing, sublime โ exhibition at the โฆ
22 April, 2018: Cooking! โ ๐ธ
22 April, 2018: Zeitgeist - Idiosyncratic Black Lager by BrewDog. ๐บ โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2018: Weather has been good for a couple of days so I walked home from work for the first time this year. โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2018: Now reading The Last Weekend by Blake Morrison. ๐ โ ๐ธ
20 April, 2018: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive
20 April, 2018: Checked in at Aberdare Railway Station (ABA) โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2018: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn โ ๐ธ
19 April, 2018: Checked in at Fernhill Railway Station (FER). Homeward bound.
19 April, 2018: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive. Still working…
18 April, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano.
15 April, 2018: Interesting - island stage set up for Arcade Fire tonight at the NEC. Donโt know where the front is! โฆ โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2018: Checked in at Brewhouse & Kitchen. Serenโs 17th birthday.
14 April, 2018: Checked in at The White Horse. Rioja!
14 April, 2018: Checked in at Ask โ ๐ธ
14 April, 2018: The best pub in Sutton Coldfield - The Station. โ ๐ธ
13 April, 2018: Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s remains rediscovered in wine cellar ๐ โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2018: Aperitif at The Salt Cellar. โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2018: Blue skies in Tenby this morning. โ ๐ธ
12 April, 2018: I used to enjoy a Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewell. Not so sure I will now โ What is Britain eating?
11 April, 2018: Microbrewery in Tenby ๐บ. Enjoying a Caldey Lollipop IPA at Tenby Harbour Brewery. โ ๐ธ
11 April, 2018: Checked in at Coast just outside Saundersfoot. Brilliant food is an understatement. Exceptional! โ ๐ธ
11 April, 2018: Today Iโve learned that Saundersfoot railway station is in the middle of nowhere, a mile and a half โฆ
11 April, 2018: View over the beach from The Old Chemist Inn at Saundersfoot. โ ๐ธ
11 April, 2018: Tenby Harbour. โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2018: St. Fagans Museum of Welsh Life Kennixton Farmhouse Iron Age Roundhouses Abernodwydd Farmhouse Stryd Lydan Barn โ ๐ธ
5 April, 2018: Ready for cricket! Indian Premier League starts on Saturday and the County Championship next week. ๐
5 April, 2018: Wales Millennium Centre for Matthew Bourneโs Cinderella. โ ๐ธ
4 April, 2018: Matthew Bourneโs Cinderella. โ ๐ธ
3 April, 2018: Another interesting nightโs (for me) cricket - New Zealand did incredibly well to hold out to win โฆ
2 April, 2018: Robotic bees ๐ on Mars! โ Planet of the apis
1 April, 2018: Spring by Edna St. Vincent Millay Spring To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet โฆ
31 March, 2018: Now Iโve just got to investigate Ursula K Le Guin’s electronica album and the associated book โฆ
30 March, 2018: Arcade Fire interview ‘People have lost the ability to even know what a joke is. Itโs very โฆ
30 March, 2018: Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd for great food and even better beers. โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2018: First listen to Solar Divination by Kavus Torabi ๐ต โ ๐ธ
29 March, 2018: Experimenting with a few crossposting ideas between Microblog, 10Centuries and Pnut. Not entirely โฆ
29 March, 2018: Google and Facebook data โ Despite myself, I’m quite impressed with the data that Google holds โฆ
28 March, 2018: Testing a Python script to crosspost from 10Centuries.org to Micro.blog » originally posted at โฆ
26 March, 2018: Now reading The Executor by Blake Morrison. ๐ โ ๐ธ
26 March, 2018: Ludlow Castle. โ ๐ธ
24 March, 2018: Long Mynd - a bit cold and misty. โ ๐ธ
24 March, 2018: Ludlow Brewery. โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2018: Definitely something up with Dark Sky (I hope!) โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2018: Switched my radio on at 4am this morning to listen to a bit of the cricket - Englandโs first Test โฆ
20 March, 2018: Just found an old Acorn A5000 computer at work (monitor doesnโt belong with it). Still boots, but โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 March, 2018: Another snow day means time to bake some scones (and Scottish shortbread biscuits, and a rosemary โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 March, 2018: Just watched the first three episodes of the BBCโs Troy: Fall of A City. Quite impressed by this โฆ
18 March, 2018: The Return of the Snow. โ ๐ธ
17 March, 2018: Looking a bit cold in Bolton for the Villa game. Pleased not to be there! โ ๐ธ
17 March, 2018: ๐ Against all expectations I enjoyed Italy-Scotland most today. Donโt know how Wales managed to win โฆ
17 March, 2018: ๐ Good job Ireland - must be looking forward to the World Cup now!
17 March, 2018: ๐ ๐ค All going Irelandโs way - great play, Grand Slam imminent I think.
17 March, 2018: ๐ Italy 27-29 Scotland - disappointed for Italy, played so well for the first hour and probably โฆ
17 March, 2018: Hey @micron Iโve just noticed that the rugby ๐ category is missing from your Discover Search โฆ
17 March, 2018: I see that the Bolton-Aston Villa โฝ๏ธ match is also being broadcast live today. Another Saturday โฆ
17 March, 2018: Final day of this yearโs Six Nations ๐ competition. Beers ๐ป at the ready!
13 March, 2018: Tonight I will definitely be getting my greens! โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2018: Trying the experiment of turning off all the retweets from people I follow on Twitter using the โฆ
12 March, 2018: I finally got to watch Blade Runner 2049 last weekend. Very impressed with the film so have decided โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2018: Interesting article by Blake Morrison - Up in smoke: should an author’s dying wishes be โฆ
10 March, 2018: Yes! Aston Villa 4-1 Wolves โฝ๏ธ
10 March, 2018: Switched from France-England ๐ rugby to Villa-Wolves โฝ๏ธ football and seen two fantastic Villa goals โฆ
10 March, 2018: France - England ๐ second half exciting but ultimately disappointing. Far too many penalties given โฆ
10 March, 2018: England ๐ errors are mounting.
10 March, 2018: Still think St. Austell Proper Job is one of the best bottled beers you can buy. ๐บ An authentic IPA โฆ
10 March, 2018: Disappointed in Scotlandโs final passes, disappointed that Ireland got a bonus point, but Ireland โฆ
10 March, 2018: Six Nations ๐ returns. Hoping for another win for Scotland ;)
7 March, 2018: Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), the first book in โฆ
4 March, 2018: Pizza ready to go! โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2018: Pizza ๐ entering the oven. โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2018: White melting away to green. โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2018: Wall tiles at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, Athens. โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2018: Wall tiles painted with split-leaves revolving around a rosette, c. 1560 - at the Benaki Museum of โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2018: Testing RSS to Pnut as a Service (RTPaaS) for cross-posting my Micro.blog feed to pnut.io.
2 March, 2018: Snow days. โ ๐ธ
28 February, 2018: Bobby Klein’s best photograph: Jim Morrison has a beer for breakfast. โ ๐ธ
26 February, 2018: Edna St Vincent Millay is one of my favourite poets - just noticed and appreciated this article, โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2018: Athens (stylised by Google) โ ๐ธ
24 February, 2018: Two great games of rugby ๐ in the Six Nations today. Neither result went the way I would have liked, โฆ
24 February, 2018: Flight home delayed :( :) โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2018: Last day in Athens โ ๐ธ
23 February, 2018: Parko Navarinou โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2018: Retsina at the Acropolis Museum๐ท โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2018: Kerameikos Cemetery Reliefs Photo I: A relief of the deceased girl Korallion, shown seated, holding out her hand to her husband. โฆ โ ๐ธ
21 February, 2018: I was very impressed with the ancient cemetery site of Kerameikos in Athens today. The small museum โฆ โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2018: Hobbling around the Temple of Hephaestus. โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2018: Just visited Athens Gasworks. We were practically the only people there ;) โ ๐ธ
20 February, 2018: Fava and aubergine salad at Cafรฉ Avissinia. โ ๐ธ
19 February, 2018: Arrived in Athens for a five day stay. In quite a โbudgetโ area but found a little cafe down an โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 February, 2018: Happy Death of Captain Cook! I know it seems to gets more commercialized every year, but let’s โฆ
11 February, 2018: Villa beat the Blues to win the local derby and go up to second place in the Championship Aston โฆ
10 February, 2018: Out of Order. โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2018: Really enjoyed England vs Wales ๐ today. Result for England was just about deserved, Jonny May was โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 February, 2018: Twickenham Fine Ales ๐บ
9 February, 2018: Checked in at Premier Inn London Kingston Upon Thames
9 February, 2018: Checked in at Starbucks. Membury Services, M4.
8 February, 2018: Watching Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure Episode 6/6 Mainland Spain. Some great looking food, โฆ
4 February, 2018: Match ended Italy 15-46 England - Italy deserved probably deserved more, played well, but very happy โฆ
4 February, 2018: Italy vs England in the Six Nations for the final match of the weekend. Iโd love to be in Rome โฆ
3 February, 2018: France vs Ireland - great French defence, outstanding French try, game won for Ireland by Johnny โฆ
3 February, 2018: Finding France vs Ireland quite tame compared to the Wales game earlier today. ๐
3 February, 2018: Wow - sixth consecutive win for Villa. A brilliant sporting Saturday! โฝ๏ธ Aston Villa 3-2 Burton โฆ
3 February, 2018: So, Wales 34-7 Scotland in the Six Nations opener. Very pleased with the result but tomorrow and โฆ
3 February, 2018: Great to have a Micro.blog page for posts about rugby in time for the 2018 Six Nations opening โฆ
3 February, 2018: Pre-rugby ๐ breakfast at Delico Deli, Aberdare. โ ๐ธ
2 February, 2018: Now reading The Outrun by Amy Liptrot ๐ โ ๐ธ
31 January, 2018: Japanese, Indian, Middle Eastern, North African and Italian ingredients from Sous Chef - let the โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 January, 2018: Sunlit test from my Instagram account. โ ๐ธ
25 January, 2018: First test photo from Sunlit โ ๐ธ
24 January, 2018: Legend of the Fall โ Mark E Smith kept swinging to the end ๐ต
24 January, 2018: New Face in Hell ๐ต โ Mark E Smith, lead singer with The Fall, dies aged 60. So many hours of my life โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 January, 2018: Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88. The Dispossessed has always been one of โฆ
23 January, 2018: Xylouris White โ Only Love ๐ต
22 January, 2018: St. Davidโs Hall, Cardiff for La Traviata. โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2018: Checked in at St David’s Hall
22 January, 2018: Checked in at Cafe Citta. Cardiff, linguine & wine ๐ท
20 January, 2018: Checked in at Delico Deli. Aberdare, large Americano and a cheese and onion pasty. โ ๐ธ
16 January, 2018: Quite ridiculous! - A new trend to โcoordinateโ the look of your library by turning the spines to โฆ
15 January, 2018: My kitchen bookcase is getting a little overcrowded. ๐ โ ๐ธ
14 January, 2018: Now reading a biography - D. H. Lawrence - The Life of Outsider by John Worthen. ๐ โ ๐ธ
14 January, 2018: I used to sporadically keep a record of the books I was reading on a Tumblr blog at โฆ
14 January, 2018: Sea bass grilled, served with a borlotti bean and mushroom stew and broccoli stir fried with chilli โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 January, 2018: Not quite the weather for a BBQ, but planning to charcoal grill some sea bass on our balcony. May โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 January, 2018: Whatโs not to love! โ ๐ and ๐ต โ Sticky Wickets by The Duckworth Lewis Method
10 January, 2018: Just noticed that there were updates to Apple AirPort firmware released in December - AirPort Base โฆ
10 January, 2018: Interesting brief survey of the history, themes and current state of dystopian fiction in this BBC โฆ
5 January, 2018: Accidental Tech Podcast 255: The Thermal Paste Lottery @atpfm filled my flight home from Rome almost โฆ
5 January, 2018: Checked in at Leonardo da VinciโFiumicino Airport (FCO) (Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino)
5 January, 2018: Checked in at Chicco di Grano. Final lunch in Rome. Seren having spaghetti al pomodoro again… โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: Through the Keyhole. โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: Early morning view from Trajan’s Forum. โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: Grave of John Keats in the Non-Catholic Cemetery, Rome โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: The Colosseum โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: Circus Maximus โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2018: Checked in at Taverna Volpetti. Pasta.
3 January, 2018: Lights! โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2018: Checked in at Trattoria Al 19. Brilliant meal! โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2018: Keats-Shelley House โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2018: Spot the coins … โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2018: Checked in at Antica Enoteca. Pizza & wine.
3 January, 2018: Checked in at Fondazione Keats-Shelley Memorial
3 January, 2018: Checked in at Antico Caffรจ Greco. Espresso con panna. โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2018: Checked in at Antico Caffรจ Greco. Espresso con panna.
2 January, 2018: Colosseum โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2018: Denise at Er Baretto, Rome. โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2018: Seren at Er Baretto, Rome. โ ๐ธ
2 January, 2018: Checked in at Er Baretto
2 January, 2018: Checked in at Bristol Airport (BRS). Rome bound.
31 December, 2017: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). New Yearโs Eve curry.
30 December, 2017: Checked in at Bradley’s Coffee
26 December, 2017: Checked in at The Sticks Hotel, Llanstephan
26 December, 2017: Checked in at Llansteffan Beach. A short and rainy walk.
25 December, 2017: Checked in at Foelcwan Farm. Xmas Dinner.
23 December, 2017: Checked in at Davidโs Italian Restaurant โ ๐ธ
23 December, 2017: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee pre-last minute Xmas shopping.
21 December, 2017: There’s a nice compilation of 2017 ‘Albums of the Year’ lists at โฆ
20 December, 2017: The first Christmas card designed by John Callcott Horsley in 1843. โ ๐ธ
14 December, 2017: Average wine glass capacity has increased from 66ml in the 1700s to 417ml in the 2000s, with the โฆ
9 December, 2017: Despite overnight snow we still managed to receive a delivery of a fine selection of Italian, โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 December, 2017: Slightly snowy outlook from my front door this morning โ ๐ธ
7 December, 2017: Many years ago I used to cook Sarah Brown’s Red Dragon Pie from her Vegetarian Kitchen book. I โฆ
7 December, 2017: To cook โ The perfect panforte
6 December, 2017: Bitcoin energy consumption โ Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than 159 Countries โฆ
6 December, 2017: Posting from newly released MarsEdit 4. Great work @danielpunkass!
5 December, 2017: Bookmark โ an interesting short article about the Welsh artist Augustus John by Colin Ward.
4 December, 2017: Have had BBC Test Match Special on all morning. Great coverage and an exciting couple of hours of โฆ
4 December, 2017: Monday morning. Woken up to an England batting collapse in the second Ashes Test.
3 December, 2017: My daughter and her grandfather head for our local pub. โ ๐ธ
3 December, 2017: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Sunday Lunch.
2 December, 2017: Wales 24-22 South Africa โ ๐ธ
2 December, 2017: Cafe Citta, Cardiff โ ๐ธ
2 December, 2017: Checked in at Cafe Citta. Italian lunch before going to Wales-South Africa at the Principality โฆ
2 December, 2017: Checked in at Tiny Rebel. Pint of Compton Cricket Club.
1 December, 2017: Checked in at Watershed for Happy End โ ๐ธ
1 December, 2017: Checked in at Mackenzies. Tapas, beer, wine.
30 November, 2017: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Quiz night.
29 November, 2017: ๐ Ramen noodles with fresh greens and chilli miso www.theguardian.com
28 November, 2017: Going to have to try and get tickets to An Evening with King Crimson at St David’s Hall, โฆ
27 November, 2017: ๐ Illuminating India โ photography 1857โ2017
26 November, 2017: Checked in at Mamma Mia. Italian Sunday lunch in Swansea.
25 November, 2017: Result! Preston North End 0-2 Aston Villa Season looking good so far. Consolidating a play-off โฆ
25 November, 2017: ๐ Sustainability taken a step too far? โ Goblet of fire: how spat-out wine is being turned into โฆ
24 November, 2017: Heading to the Rhos โ ๐ธ
24 November, 2017: ๐ Instant gratification and total convenience and delivery โ How the sandwich consumed Britain
24 November, 2017: ๐ซ Buy Nothing Day - Friday November 24th 2017 โ #BuyNothingDay
23 November, 2017: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Dinner and possibly Quiz Night.
23 November, 2017: It's just not cricket! There seems to be about 10 mins worth of video clips of today’s Ashes play available for free โฆ
22 November, 2017: 95% chance of heavy rain and Yellow warning of strong wind โ I think I may get a little wet walking โฆ
21 November, 2017: What Other Pains will WoW Classic Bring? โ this bought back a lot of memories of playing World of โฆ
21 November, 2017: I was a little irritated when I found out that all the Ashes 2017 cricket coverage is going to be on โฆ
20 November, 2017: Sri Lankan cooking tonight I recently bought this book ‘Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka’ by Bree Hutchins - from our โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 November, 2017: Pizza time ๐ โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2017: Checked in at Delico Deli. Saturday morning breakfast routine!
17 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Seven: “Shadow”. I haven’t been outside much in the โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 November, 2017: ๐ The system is failing โ Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web. (ht @adamprocter)
16 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Six: “Seasonal”. Fungi in the fallen leaves. โ ๐ธ
15 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Five: “Liquid”. Reflections in the River Cynon. โ ๐ธ
14 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Four: “Up Close”. Baby squid, taken during the โฆ โ ๐ธ
13 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Three: “On the Move”. โ ๐ธ
12 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Two: “Tasty”. Greek style Sunday dinner - Vefa โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 November, 2017: ๐ Keeping in mind for Xmas โ Joe Trivelliโs Italian Christmas recipes
11 November, 2017: Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day One: “Squares”. Taken on a short and muddy walk this โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 November, 2017: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee & toast.
11 November, 2017: Syd Arthur at Clwb Ifor Bach, Friday 10th November 2017 @sydarthurband @ClwbIforBach โ ๐ธ
11 November, 2017: ๐ Itโs true, wind turbines are monstrous โ But I have learned to love them โ Alice OโKeeffe
10 November, 2017: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Syd Arthur
10 November, 2017: Checked in at Tiny Rebel
10 November, 2017: Queso de Cabrales - a brilliant blue cheese! โ ๐ธ
10 November, 2017: Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas. One of the best places to eat in Cardiff!
10 November, 2017: Heading to Cardiff to see the outstanding Syd Arthur @sydarthurband at Clwb Ifor Bach tonight. โ ๐ธ
9 November, 2017: Checked in at Cardiff University Julian Hodge Building. George Monbiot lecture.
8 November, 2017: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Five-bean chilli and a pint of Spitfire.
8 November, 2017: Checked in at Merthyr Tydfil College. Parents Evening.
8 November, 2017: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. RM Seminar time.
6 November, 2017: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Mark Eitzel.
6 November, 2017: Frost & fog this morning. โ ๐ธ
4 November, 2017: Checked in at Delico Deli. Saturday breakfast.
30 October, 2017: Sunny morning in Monmouth โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2017: Checked in at The Gate House. More Wye Valley Hopfather! โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2017: Checked in at The Whitebrook. Restaurant with rooms โ www.thewhitebrook.co.uk
29 October, 2017: Checked in at The Robin Hood Inn. Had to have a beer (Doombar) here as itโs Monmouthโs oldest โฆ
29 October, 2017: Checked in at Monnow Bridge โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2017: Checked in at The Gate House. Wye Valley Brewery - The Hopfather
27 October, 2017: Checked in at Rummer Tavern. Pint of Boss Blonde
27 October, 2017: Checked in at Fernhill Railway Station (FER) โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2017: Another Twitter irritation I haven’t come across before! โ ๐ธ
27 October, 2017: The Chronikler ๐ Bookmark โ The Chronikler โ “a thought provoking trip through both the main avenues and back โฆ
26 October, 2017: A touch of mist โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2017: Testing OwnYourSwarm by Aaron Parecki @aaronpk. Seems to work faultlessly and nice to see it feeds โฆ
25 October, 2017: Checked in at Peace Park โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2017: Checked in at Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Testing a Swarm feed
23 October, 2017: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive
19 October, 2017: ๐ Still photographs spring to life
17 October, 2017: ๐ An Animated Introduction to Michel de Montaigne
16 October, 2017: The Russian Revolution: then and now photographs
16 October, 2017: ๐ WPA2 security vulnerability โ ‘All wifi networks’ are vulnerable to hacking, security โฆ
13 October, 2017: Early Bird tickets booked โ Merthyr Rising Festival 2018 - Music, arts, and ideas at the birthplace โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2017: The Gentle Good @ghbonello at Clwb Ifor Bach โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2017: Cafรฉ Cittรก, Cardiff - superb home-cooked Italian meal, already booked again for Wales-RSA rugby ๐ in โฆ โ ๐ธ
11 October, 2017: ๐บ Small Bar, Cardiff for a pint of Grey Treesโ Afghan Pale Ale
11 October, 2017: Time for a quick feed test …
11 October, 2017: Morning โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2017: October, but great weather, so Iโm barbecuing a mackerel โ ๐ธ
8 October, 2017: ๐ถ Listening to โ Ruins / Adfeilion by The Gentle Good
6 October, 2017: ๐ Full moon this morning โ ๐ธ
4 October, 2017: Farewell to The Matrix โ Physicists find weโre not living in a computer simulation
1 October, 2017: ๐ถ Listening to โ american dream by LCD Soundsystem on Apple Music
30 September, 2017: ๐ท Iโve got to admit that I am seduced by interesting wine labels. In this case the wine is also โฆ โ ๐ธ
27 September, 2017: Amazon still lags behind Apple, Google in Greenpeace renewable energy report โ a few months old, but โฆ
25 September, 2017: ๐ Bookmark โ Tim Roth: touching evil in Michael Haneke’s Funny Games
25 September, 2017: The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life The new sleep science โ An adult sleeping only 6.75 hours a night would be predicted to live only to โฆ
24 September, 2017: … and I still base my nut roast on a recipe in my 30+ year old Cranks recipe book. Canโt be โฆ โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2017: The best dried oregano ๐ฟ Iโve ever found! โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2017: ๐ Bookmark โ iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review: India โ Austin Mann (ht @moridin)
21 September, 2017: ๐ถ Listening to โ Golden Eagle by Holly Macve on Apple Music
21 September, 2017: ๐ Bookmark โ Natan Dvir โ some interesting photographs.
20 September, 2017: ๐ Bookmark โ Wine, protest and Macron: why southern French wine producers are so angry
20 September, 2017: Cooked these tonight โ Aloo Paratha (Indian Potato Stuffed Flatbread) โ Delicious!
20 September, 2017: Revived my old Samsung Q1 after several years of it sitting in a drawer and have actually been using โฆ โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2017: Extensive pruning of the trees along the lane leading to my house has opened up the view across the โฆ โ ๐ธ
17 September, 2017: Photographing the rather bleak Carlisle Castle on a rather bleak day. โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2017: ๐ท โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2017: ๐Bookmark โ Mary Shelley review โ sturdy literary biopic fails to resurrect spirit of author โ but I โฆ
12 September, 2017: Watched an Apple event live for the first time, to see the iPhone X. But possibly more impressed โฆ
12 September, 2017: Superduper! by @dnanian saves the day again for me. My work 2011 iMac, rendered almost unusable by โฆ
10 September, 2017: Impressed by this ethical business initiative: The Brewdog Unicorn Fund โ Giving away 20% of our โฆ
9 September, 2017: ๐Bookmark โ Giant toddler peers over US-Mexico border wall
5 September, 2017: ๐Bookmark โ Brew period: the craft beer labels that are works of art
3 September, 2017: Tapas at Bar 44 Another delicious tapas meal at Bar 44 in Cardiff last night. Their Cabrales blue cheese was a โฆ
1 September, 2017: Really like the Safari Extension in MarsEdit 4 Public Beta - got mine configured to create a โฆ
31 August, 2017: ๐Bookmarking โ A nice bit of squirrel: should we chow down a diet of invasive species?
30 August, 2017: Importing bookmarks from Chrome to Safari works a lot better now than I remember from the past.
20 August, 2017: Fruit Bats at Green Man Festival @Fruit_Bats @GreenManFest โ ๐ธ
20 August, 2017: Oh noes! @GreyTreesBrewer @GreenManFest #beer โ ๐ธ
16 August, 2017: Veritas technical support @veritastechllc far outdid Microsoft technical support @MicrosoftHelps in โฆ
11 August, 2017: Old servers out, data migrated to new servers, tidier server room! Next stage is upgrading to Server โฆ โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2017: The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born #OnThisDay in 1792 - The Later Romantics
3 August, 2017: Interesting article by Gladstone Small about Lawrence Rowe in the August 2017 edition of The โฆ โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2017: Enjoying my final Fix in Greece โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2017: House of Alexandros Papadiamantis โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2017: Reflecting on Skiathos town โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2017: “Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price โฆ
26 July, 2017: BBQ Toolbox - It’s a barbecue … in a toolbox - from @whatsamadder on Twitter, always a โฆ
26 July, 2017: Even on holiday, not thinking about work, the death of Flash makes me happy: Adobe is ending โฆ
25 July, 2017: Skiathos town โ ๐ธ
25 July, 2017: …with a view! โ ๐ธ
25 July, 2017: Tapas time… โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2017: Crib time โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2017: We’re staying in a room about 12’x15' - impressed that there is an illuminated exit sign โฆ โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2017: Looking across to mainland Greece from Skiathos โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2017: Agia Paraskevi beach โ ๐ธ
24 July, 2017: Cheese pies on the beach for breakfast โ ๐ธ
23 July, 2017: Third night of delicious food in Skiathos - grilled sea bass โ ๐ธ
22 July, 2017: Just started reading the first of Peter F. Hamilton’s Chronicle of the Fallers Series - two โฆ
22 July, 2017: Greece needs bigger tables (or maybe we should order less food) … โ ๐ธ
22 July, 2017: Trying out Micro.blog cross posting to Facebook.
21 July, 2017: โฌ5.50 for 1.5l of Kourtaki retsina in Skiathos supermarket :) Has to be done!
15 July, 2017: ๐ฆ โ ๐ธ
15 July, 2017: Up close and personal ๐ฆ โ ๐ธ
15 July, 2017: Curiously, a bat just decided to land on my doorstep. โ ๐ธ
8 July, 2017: BBQ imminent … โ ๐ธ
2 July, 2017: Broken hammock replaced :) โ ๐ธ
23 June, 2017: Playlist: Death in Vegas feat. Liam GallagherโซScorpio Rising Chris IsaakโซWicked Game BlondieโซHanging โฆ
21 June, 2017: A poplar hawk-moth has appeared in my server room. โ ๐ธ
18 June, 2017: Hot day = Ouzo night โ ๐ธ
18 June, 2017: Had a hammock disaster :( โ ๐ธ
17 June, 2017: Talk & The Optimist - D. H. Lawrence โ ๐ธ
15 June, 2017: Prompt delivery from Sous Chef @SousChefTweet - in time for some weekend cooking :) โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2017: Some excellent gins at Cardiff Gin Festival but queue times at bars really needs sorting out โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 June, 2017: Royal Gun Salute outside Cardiff City Hall โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2017: Early to vote in the rain โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2017: ICC Champions Trophy 2017 starts today - nice to see a Google Doodle celebrating it. ๐ โ ๐ธ
31 May, 2017: Wine glasses have increased in size from a capacity of 65ml 300 years ago to 450ml today - ๐ Bigger โฆ
30 May, 2017: Yanis Varoufakis at the Hay Festival
29 May, 2017: Bought the book, not so convinced by the wine … #Hay30 @yanisvaroufakis โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2017: Just seen Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis speaking at Hay Festival - very impressed! #HayFestival
29 May, 2017: And finally - Alabama 3 headlining Sunday night at Merthyr Rising - Superb!@TheAlabama3 โฆ โ ๐ธ
29 May, 2017: Fantastic to see the Grey Trees brewery bar at the Merthyr Rising festival - enjoyed great beer all โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2017: Stereo MCs headlining Merthyr Rising on Saturday night โ ๐ธ
28 May, 2017: Merthyr Rising festival on Sunday 28th May @merthyrrising โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2017: Pretty Vicious in Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil on Friday night. โ ๐ธ
27 May, 2017: Weekend is sorted! Merthyr Rising www.merthyrrising.uk โ ๐ธ
26 May, 2017: Valley view โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2017: The Crucible opening set โ ๐ธ
19 May, 2017: Echobelly at The Globe, Cardiff - Thursday 18th May 2017 โ ๐ธ
14 May, 2017: 10C REFUND AT COLLECTION POINTS WHEN SOLD IN SA - why don’t more countries do this on canned โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 May, 2017: Beavertown Smog Rocket Smoked Porter - unfiltered, unpasteurised, natural beer from โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 May, 2017: When broadcasting 4:3 programmes for widescreen television do we really need bright pink borders - โฆ โ ๐ธ
9 May, 2017: The Line โ ๐ธ
7 May, 2017: Nice evening โ ๐ธ
6 May, 2017: Watching Indian Premier League cricket - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiant. David โฆ
4 May, 2017: I’ve been polled! #vote โ ๐ธ
4 May, 2017: Walking home โ ๐ธ
3 May, 2017: Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis review โ one of the greatest political memoirs ever?
2 May, 2017: Afon Cynon โ ๐ธ
2 May, 2017: A fantastique test photo from the micro.blog iOS app โ ๐ธ
2 May, 2017: Twitter archive for TheDimPause now imported into this micro.blog
2 May, 2017: How sweet it is to sit and read the tales Of mightiest poets and to hear the while Sweet music, โฆ
26 April, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Manic Street Preachers (18), Karajan, BPO, Ferras (10), Julian Cope (9), โฆ
21 April, 2017: Great #coffee in St. Mary Street, Cardiff @coffeeheavenuk - very good smoked salmon, cream cheese โฆ
21 April, 2017: Patrick Jones #poetry at Tramshed Cardiff @TramshedCF @heretic101 #Hipstamatic โฆ
19 April, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (87), Sigmatropic (35), Nick Cave & The Bad โฆ
12 April, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (18), Baudo, LPO (5), Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (4), โฆ
5 April, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Simple Minds (21), Blondie (20), The Breeders (20), Magdalena Koลพenรก (11) & โฆ
29 March, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (5), Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (4), Glenn Gould (4), Julian Cope โฆ
22 March, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: The Walkabouts (28), Glenn Gould (23), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jรถrg Demus (14), โฆ
17 March, 2017: Just got home from work to find this in our garden … #cows https://t.co/uXWTaGkU63
15 March, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Elbow (38), Brasstronaut (36), Electric Light Orchestra (28), Julian Cope (25) โฆ
11 March, 2017: RT @BBCInOurTime: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, conceived in a long summer storm in 1816, was โฆ
8 March, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Bruce Springsteen (62), Cabaret Voltaire (37), Camper Van Beethoven (28), Ian โฆ
1 March, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jรถrg Demus (30), Furtwรคngler, VPO (10), Samuel Rhodes, โฆ
22 February, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (24) & Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, โฆ
15 February, 2017: Edna St.Vincent Millay #poetry https://t.co/q8JHFlTJQJ
15 February, 2017: โซ My Top 3 #lastfm artists: Glenn Gould (28), Tinariwen (13) & BBC Radio 4 (1) via @tweeklyfm โฆ
13 February, 2017: #cricket (Joe Root appointed England Test captain with Ben Stokes his deputy | Sport | The Guardian) โฆ
8 February, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Elbow (20), Sundara Karma (17), Xylouris White (11), Mark Padmore and Nicholas โฆ
1 February, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: PJ Harvey (58), GE Podcast Theater / Panoply / The Message (19), King Creosote โฆ
31 January, 2017: Yanis Varoufakis: Europeans should be excited about Benoรฎt Hamon winning the French presidency โฆ
25 January, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (8), Leonard Cohen (3), Elbow (2), King Gizzard & The Lizard โฆ
22 January, 2017: RT @BBCInOurTime: Lord Byron, poet, was born #OnThisDay 1788 https://t.co/Vophborhnx
21 January, 2017: Here I Am #books #reading #nowreading https://t.co/lJnYtCaZae
18 January, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Scott Walker (28), Tinariwen (21), BBC Radio 4 (7), Leonard Cohen (5) & โฆ
11 January, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: B.B. King (25), Arcade Fire (20), Throwing Muses (20), Ultra Vivid Scene (20) โฆ
4 January, 2017: Fallen via Instagram bit.ly/2hSA8q4 โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2017: Training via Instagram bit.ly/2hSDzNq โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2017: Reflecting via Instagram bit.ly/2j9y4Mn โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2017: Bridging via Instagram bit.ly/2iAy7Q4 โ ๐ธ
4 January, 2017: โซ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (55), Handley, RLPO (29), The Doors (22), The Cardigans (21) & โฆ
28 December, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Federico Garcรญa Lorca y La Argentinita (69), Robert Johnson (42), Leonard Cohen โฆ
26 December, 2016: Llansteffan Castle via Instagram bit.ly/2iwob6S โ ๐ธ
26 December, 2016: Daffodils blooming on Boxing Day via Instagram bit.ly/2i7zyDb โ ๐ธ
26 December, 2016: RT @KP24: Cricket properly back on terrestrial TV here in UK right now - @cricketon5! Soooo good! โฆ
22 December, 2016: Ca' Rezzonico selfie via Instagram bit.ly/2hdzHGF โ ๐ธ
22 December, 2016: Palazzi Mocenigo via Instagram bit.ly/2hcIM2j โ ๐ธ
21 December, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Cabaret Voltaire (19), Van der Graaf Generator (14), Baker Gurvitz Army (12), Guy โฆ
20 December, 2016: Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari via Instagram bit.ly/2gYCdgn โ ๐ธ
14 December, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Gong (132), Xylouris White (50), Tinariwen (31), XTC (25) & Throwing โฆ
7 December, 2016: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Gong (12) & Mitski (11) via @tweeklyfm #music
30 November, 2016: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: The Barker Band (16) & St. Petersburg String Quartet (10) via โฆ
20 November, 2016: Sunday Sourdough via Instagram bit.ly/2g6LG5p โ ๐ธ
20 November, 2016: Early early morning snow - melting fast via Instagram bit.ly/2ftjQjT โ ๐ธ
16 November, 2016: โซ My Top 3 #lastfm artists: Kristin Hersh (24), Einstรผrzende Neubauten (11) & Gong (8) via โฆ
10 November, 2016: Deer in Cardiff via Instagram bit.ly/2fGikKS โ ๐ธ
9 November, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Kristin Hersh (36), Gong (15), Syd Arthur (15), Elton John (2) & โฆ
4 November, 2016: Cardiff cranes via Instagram bit.ly/2fCMdR4 โ ๐ธ
2 November, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Xylouris White (73), Kristin Hersh (59), Pixies (24), Leonard Cohen (11) & โฆ
26 October, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Syd Arthur (51), The Clash (29), Dexys Midnight Runners (24), Evgeny Kissin (23) โฆ
19 October, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Bent Knee (22), Red Martian (16), SEXWITCH (6), BBC Radio 4 (4) & โฆ
15 October, 2016: 8th September 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Aston Villa | First day of the Football League | โฆ
12 October, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Walter Gieseking (27), Chumbawamba (23), Bartok Quartet (19), Baker Gurvitz Army โฆ
11 October, 2016: Ben Ottewell via Instagram bit.ly/2dHwLzk โ ๐ธ
10 October, 2016: Squashed via Instagram bit.ly/2dP3Rg8 โ ๐ธ
7 October, 2016: Sir Tom Jones via Instagram bit.ly/2dSfZkj โ ๐ธ
5 October, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Bent Knee (69), Bjรถrk (35), Cabaret Voltaire (31), Neu! (24) & Manic Street โฆ
1 October, 2016: Dร Mhรฌle Seaweed Gin via Instagram bit.ly/2cJoV5j โ ๐ธ
30 September, 2016: Big, Big, Big Red Wine via Instagram bit.ly/2d254zg โ ๐ธ
30 September, 2016: Big, Big, Big Red Wine @ Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff https://t.co/YePExetTdw
28 September, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (27), Young Marble Giants (23), Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott โฆ
21 September, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (3), The Doors (3), Ezza (2), Gun Outfit (2) & Neu! (2) โฆ
18 September, 2016: Abergavenny Food Festival means Little Rumba via Instagram [bit.ly/2czEiDt](http://bit.ly/2czEiDt) โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2016: The Great Gatsby via Instagram [bit.ly/2d823OI](http://bit.ly/2d823OI) โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2016: Biltong and Cider via Instagram [bit.ly/2d3KaEI](http://bit.ly/2d3KaEI) โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2016: Abergavenny Food Festival via Instagram [bit.ly/2czH4Fy](http://bit.ly/2czH4Fy) โ ๐ธ
18 September, 2016: Early at Abergavenny Food Festival via Instagram [bit.ly/2cUCWlZ](http://bit.ly/2cUCWlZ) โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (27), Einstรผrzende Neubauten (18), Enrique Morente (13), Etran โฆ
7 September, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Fall (95), Cornershop (76), King Crimson (63), Glenn Gould (61) โฆ
31 August, 2016: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Edna St. Vincent Millay (5) & Louis MacNeice (2) via @tweeklyfm โฆ
26 August, 2016: Calm, crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean via Instagram bit.ly/2bFPSf3 โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2016: Hazy balcony sunset via Instagram bit.ly/2bOmxLm โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Poe (18), Echo & the Bunnymen (16), The Doors (16), Melody Gardot โฆ
17 August, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Gun Outfit (21), Laura Marling (21), Guerrero, Nashville SO, Binelli (6), Cabaret โฆ
10 August, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Au Pairs (24), Gun Outfit (12), Haitink, Concertgebouw O., Perahia (6), The โฆ
3 August, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: XTC (16), Hector Zazou (12), Benjamin Clementine (11), Haitink, Concertgebouw O., โฆ
27 July, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Laura Marling (25), Robert Tear, Philip Ledger (23), Mark Padmore and Nicholas โฆ
20 July, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Einstรผrzende Neubauten (13), Belle and Sebastian (6), The Doors (3), The Unthanks โฆ
13 July, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: The Doors (24), Belle and Sebastian (22), BBC Radio 4 (8), Guy Garvey (7) & โฆ
8 July, 2016: RT @britishlibrary: Percy Bysshe Shelley died #otd in 1822. Explore how he came to write his poem โฆ
6 July, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: The Smashing Pumpkins (27), Estrella Morente (14), Islaja (13), Public Image Ltd. โฆ
29 June, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (15), Gun Outfit (5), Algiers (2), Laura Marling (2) & โฆ
25 June, 2016: Rajah Rammohun Roy via Instagram bit.ly/28V722L โ ๐ธ
22 June, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: XTC (89), Einstรผrzende Neubauten (37), Cornershop (33), Gun Outfit (11) & The โฆ
19 June, 2016: Father's Day via Instagram [bit.ly/1W7APKd](http://bit.ly/1W7APKd) โ ๐ธ
15 June, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (25), Einstรผrzende Neubauten (18), Knifeworld (16), Benjamin Clementine โฆ
8 June, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Takรกcs Quartet (8), Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, Maxim Rysanov, โฆ
1 June, 2016: Steyn bowling via Instagram bit.ly/1UfmPc0 โ ๐ธ
1 June, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (46), Bartok Quartet (12), BBC Radio 4 (8), Lang Lang, VPO, Gergiev โฆ
25 May, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Henry’s Funeral Shoe (50), Cornershop (12), Knifeworld (12), BBC Radio 4 โฆ
24 May, 2016: Lamphey Church via Instagram [bit.ly/1sz9pRr](http://bit.ly/1sz9pRr) โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2016: Beach stroll via Instagram bit.ly/1OUucsU โ ๐ธ
24 May, 2016: Freshwater East via Instagram [bit.ly/25kgJlV](http://bit.ly/25kgJlV) โ ๐ธ
18 May, 2016: โซ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: Radiohead (38), Laura Marling (28), XTC (14) & Lush (2) via โฆ
14 May, 2016: Black & White via Instagram [bit.ly/1TdbjBp](http://bit.ly/1TdbjBp) โ ๐ธ
14 May, 2016: Grey Trees via Instagram [bit.ly/27mBlIG](http://bit.ly/27mBlIG) โ ๐ธ
11 May, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Radiohead (75), XTC (18), Melody Gardot (10), Troyka (6) & Ezza (5) โฆ
4 May, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Mogwai (14), Bjรถrk (4), Sigmatropic (3), Slint (3) & Fay Hield (2) โฆ
2 May, 2016: Grey May Day via Instagram [bit.ly/1Y34vq5](http://bit.ly/1Y34vq5) โ ๐ธ
29 April, 2016: Skeleton mosaic found in Turkey - "Be cheerful and live your life" via Instagram bit.ly/26zvVte ๐ History Blog โ ๐ธ
27 April, 2016: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Knifeworld (11) & Abbado, BPO (6) via @tweeklyfm #music
21 April, 2016: Trying BrewDogโs @BrewDog This. Is. Lager. I can confirm It. Is. Lager. and It. Is. Brilliant.๐บ
20 April, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (13), The Doors (11), David Bowie (4), Portishead (4) โฆ
17 April, 2016: Antarctic 100 Memorial via Instagram [bit.ly/1p9b1zl](http://bit.ly/1p9b1zl) โ ๐ธ
17 April, 2016: Awaiting The Rite of Spring via Instagram [bit.ly/1VunN9G](http://bit.ly/1VunN9G) โ ๐ธ
15 April, 2016: iPad carnage via Instagram [bit.ly/1qLc2z9](http://bit.ly/1qLc2z9) โ ๐ธ
14 April, 2016: Ffresh Fish & Chips via Instagram [bit.ly/1p1tz4n](http://bit.ly/1p1tz4n) โ ๐ธ
13 April, 2016: Garden visitor https://t.co/LN4tbzo6AM
13 April, 2016: Garden visitor via Instagram [bit.ly/1Vmu3Ad](http://bit.ly/1Vmu3Ad) โ ๐ธ
13 April, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Glenn Gould (66), Guy Garvey (25), White Denim (21), Gun Outfit (16) โฆ
8 April, 2016: I just finished walking 5.90 miles in 1h:52m:41s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/B1TmclX5ie
6 April, 2016: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Federico Garcรญa Lorca y La Argentinita (12) & White Denim (7) via โฆ
3 April, 2016: Still hope for 150+ #ENGvWI #WT20Final #bbccricket
3 April, 2016: Following #ENGvWI #WT20Final from Cape Verde via #bbccricket Live Reporting - hope it’s not a โฆ
2 April, 2016: Retro-gaming via Instagram [bit.ly/1POc2T8](http://bit.ly/1POc2T8) โ ๐ธ
2 April, 2016: Sparrows for breakfast? via Instagram [bit.ly/1V155Gk](http://bit.ly/1V155Gk) โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2016: Lighthouse via Instagram [bit.ly/25ASH3w](http://bit.ly/25ASH3w) โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2016: Musical Dinner II via Instagram [bit.ly/1pQZFRg](http://bit.ly/1pQZFRg) โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2016: Musical Dinner I via Instagram [bit.ly/1Vg74FG](http://bit.ly/1Vg74FG) โ ๐ธ
1 April, 2016: Looking back... via Instagram [bit.ly/1Vg6Deu](http://bit.ly/1Vg6Deu) โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2016: Lonely beach photo via Instagram [bit.ly/1X0clQI](http://bit.ly/1X0clQI) โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2016: Fishermen, Cape Verde via Instagram [bit.ly/25yFjgn](http://bit.ly/25yFjgn) โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2016: Main square via Instagram [bit.ly/25yF3hg](http://bit.ly/25yF3hg) โ ๐ธ
31 March, 2016: Santa Maria via Instagram [bit.ly/1RPMRHF](http://bit.ly/1RPMRHF) โ ๐ธ
30 March, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Gun Outfit (69), Belle and Sebastian (55), New Order (47), Steve Mason (30) & โฆ
29 March, 2016: Mystery object via Instagram [bit.ly/1The8BI](http://bit.ly/1The8BI) โ ๐ธ
29 March, 2016: Small beer via Instagram [bit.ly/1RGdOu0](http://bit.ly/1RGdOu0) โ ๐ธ
28 March, 2016: Jaipur & a bacon butty via Instagram [bit.ly/22GJOXp](http://bit.ly/22GJOXp) โ ๐ธ
27 March, 2016: Rainbow over Manchester Airport via Instagram [bit.ly/1MKPhzI](http://bit.ly/1MKPhzI) โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Nadia Reid (52), Fufanu (12), Gun Outfit (12), Astor Piazzolla (10) โฆ
23 March, 2016: I just finished walking 1.15 miles in 18m:38s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/VEAA7NWYIw
22 March, 2016: I just finished walking 5.52 km in 1h:00m:04s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/MBquoRHF2v
19 March, 2016: Choices! #INDvPAK #cricket #WT20 or #WALvITA #rugby #6Nations?
18 March, 2016: Misty Fernhill via Instagram [bit.ly/1MrJxL3](http://bit.ly/1MrJxL3) โ ๐ธ
16 March, 2016: Cardiff Bay, March 2016 via Instagram [bit.ly/1UA7WVd](http://bit.ly/1UA7WVd) โ ๐ธ
16 March, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Nadia Reid (10), Fleetwood Mac (8), Portishead (7), Gang of Four (4) โฆ
12 March, 2016: Tabasco is great! via Instagram [bit.ly/1RGea11](http://bit.ly/1RGea11) โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2016: Twickenham feeling like Wales... via Instagram [bit.ly/1QOsl7E](http://bit.ly/1QOsl7E) โ ๐ธ
12 March, 2016: The Prince Blucher, Twickenham Green via Instagram [bit.ly/1V0K4KY](http://bit.ly/1V0K4KY) โ ๐ธ
11 March, 2016: Espresso & Grappa via Instagram [bit.ly/1LgIYc5](http://bit.ly/1LgIYc5) โ ๐ธ
9 March, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: CHVRCHES (13), White Denim (13), Gun Outfit (12), The Doors (6) & King โฆ
24 February, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Gergiev, Kirov Orch., Mariinsky Theatre (42), Genesis (15), Fidetzis, Athens โฆ
21 February, 2016: England lose 6 wickets for 9 runs :( #RSAvEng #cricket
21 February, 2016: Time for a little #cricket then - #RSAvEng in the second and final match of the T20 series
20 February, 2016: GNU social: https://t.co/HaTtMvgNxo Friendica: https://t.co/8zf8hzHxuJ
19 February, 2016: Nice photo from the ECB prior to the start of RSAvENG T20 match in Cape Town #cricket #cricket โฆ
18 February, 2016: Sunlight via Instagram [bit.ly/1XA9Bdl](http://bit.ly/1XA9Bdl) โ ๐ธ
17 February, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (35), Savages (15), Misty In Roots (14), White Denim (10) โฆ
11 February, 2016: Testing out a GNU social account.
10 February, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: White Denim (57), Golden Animals (11), Duke Garwood (10), The White Stripes (9) โฆ
3 February, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Algiers (30), Songhoy Blues (14), St. Petersburg String Quartet (11), The Verve โฆ
27 January, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Dub Syndicate (26), The Smashing Pumpkins (13), Dmitri Shostakovich (11), Algiers โฆ
22 January, 2016: Photo Madness! via Instagram [bit.ly/1nE2fsY](http://bit.ly/1nE2fsY) โ ๐ธ
20 January, 2016: "The frost has settled down upon the trees" via Instagram [bit.ly/1ZLVJ4G](http://bit.ly/1ZLVJ4G) โ ๐ธ
20 January, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (19), David Bowie (12), Radiohead (9), Slint (9) & The โฆ
13 January, 2016: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: David Bowie (60), The Smiths (51), Fleetwood Mac (40), Fay Hield (36) โฆ
8 January, 2016: Charging via Instagram [bit.ly/1RdrkHF](http://bit.ly/1RdrkHF) โ ๐ธ
6 January, 2016: โซ #lastfm artists: Fleetwood Mac (84), David Bowie (21), Julia Holter (20), Gang of Four (13) & โฆ
30 December, 2015: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (62), Crass (35), Camper Van Beethoven (20), Sigmatropic โฆ
23 December, 2015: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Julia Holter (20), Songhoy Blues (15), Joy Division (14), Slint (9) โฆ
16 December, 2015: โซ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: The Pop Group (11) & Pond (11) via @tweeklyfm #music
9 December, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (23), Tear, Robert with Philip Ledger (19), Algiers (15) & Billy โฆ
2 December, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Krฤek, Capella Istropolitana (64), Courtney Barnett (18), The Doors (11), Algiers โฆ
25 November, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Melody Gardot (17), Algiers (11), Reigakusha, Sukeyasu Shiba (11), The Districts โฆ
19 November, 2015: Melody Gardot in Cardiff via Instagram [bit.ly/1MEm9cR](http://bit.ly/1MEm9cR) โ ๐ธ
18 November, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Ted Hughes (12), Echo & the Bunnymen (9), Jack Wallen (9), Sigmatropic (5) โฆ
12 November, 2015: Burnt Graffiti via Instagram [bit.ly/1LbCcNx](http://bit.ly/1LbCcNx) โ ๐ธ
11 November, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (36), Pond (15), Melody Gardot (15), Takรกcs Quartet (13) & King โฆ
11 November, 2015: QI: Percy Bysshe Shelley’s lost poem acquired by Oxford University https://t.co/MTIlqKeUYh
4 November, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Elฤซna Garanฤa (18), Melody Gardot (18), Bernstein, NYPO (6), Handley, RLPO, โฆ
30 October, 2015: Too much music... via Instagram bit.ly/1ipOGu0 โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: Detail of the Picton memorial via Instagram [bit.ly/1k9LVxY](http://bit.ly/1k9LVxY) โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: General Picton memorial, Carmarthen via Instagram [bit.ly/1RB91IO](http://bit.ly/1RB91IO) โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: Tenby beach via Instagram [bit.ly/1igyjzS](http://bit.ly/1igyjzS) โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: Books via Instagram [bit.ly/1M1ydIi](http://bit.ly/1M1ydIi) โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: Tenby on a rainy day via Instagram [bit.ly/1GwLvMR](http://bit.ly/1GwLvMR) โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Karajan, BPO (43), July (14), Tom Robinson (11), Courtney Barnett (10) & LCP, โฆ
21 October, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (25), Tom Robinson (11), Reigakusha, โฆ
17 October, 2015: The outstanding Starsailor in Bristol last night via Instagram bit.ly/1OAEo8o โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Yokoyama, Tsurata, Music Dept., Imperial Household (7), Portishead (5), Bjรถrk โฆ
7 October, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Reigakusha, Sukeyasu Shiba (22), Ezza (11), Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra Of โฆ
30 September, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Ezza (17), Ramshackle Union Band (11), Sigmatropic (7), John Matthias, Trinity โฆ
26 September, 2015: Sun streaming in today via Instagram [bit.ly/1R8roFa](http://bit.ly/1R8roFa) โ ๐ธ
26 September, 2015: I may be in the wrong place... via Instagram bit.ly/1iS96gg โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2015: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Bjรถrk (14), Paco de Lucรญa (8), Richard James (5), Portishead (2) & โฆ
9 September, 2015: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fleetwood Mac (19), Melody Gardot (18), King Crimson (14), Bjรถrk (13) โฆ
6 September, 2015: Preparing for Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes Bowl via Instagram [bit.ly/1KywnQx](http://bit.ly/1KywnQx) โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2015: Drinking like a fish #boots #wine http://t.co/rGVDLqRlJR
6 September, 2015: Drinking like a fish via Instagram [bit.ly/1FqZcXu](http://bit.ly/1FqZcXu) โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2015: Sunset over Iggy Pop at Milton Keynes Bowl via Instagram [bit.ly/1JYhL6o](http://bit.ly/1JYhL6o) โ ๐ธ
3 September, 2015: Ready for King Crimson at St. David’s Hall http://t.co/SSRAhsUqi4 โ ๐ธ
2 September, 2015: โซ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Darren Hanlon (46), Black Yaya (24), Ezza (17), The Breeders (15) & โฆ
26 August, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (32), Ezza (27), Modeste Hugues (20), Nitin Sawhney (17) & โฆ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #9 - The Drink via Instagram [bit.ly/1Jjhv4H](http://bit.ly/1Jjhv4H) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #8 - This is the Kit via Instagram [bit.ly/1JUHUZZ](http://bit.ly/1JUHUZZ) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #7 - Black YaYa via Instagram [bit.ly/1JgFGhX](http://bit.ly/1JgFGhX) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #6 - Tom Robinson via Instagram [bit.ly/1NyQYEs](http://bit.ly/1NyQYEs) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #5 - Darren Hanlon via Instagram [bit.ly/1JtkS6b](http://bit.ly/1JtkS6b) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #3 - Syd Arthur via Instagram [bit.ly/1PPBhar](http://bit.ly/1PPBhar) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #4 - Bombs via Instagram [bit.ly/1JjgCJs](http://bit.ly/1JjgCJs) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #2 - The Fall via Instagram [bit.ly/1NyQcqW](http://bit.ly/1NyQcqW) โ ๐ธ
25 August, 2015: Green Man Festival #1 - Courtney Barnett, in silhouette via Instagram [bit.ly/1UaHZIv](http://bit.ly/1UaHZIv) โ ๐ธ
19 August, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: The Walkabouts (105), Marika Hackman (42), Courtney Barnett (106), St. Vincent โฆ
14 August, 2015: Sleeping pillion via Instagram bit.ly/1LamSqg โ ๐ธ
14 August, 2015: Sunrise at Agios Nikolaos harbour via Instagram [bit.ly/1UGz0Ry](http://bit.ly/1UGz0Ry) โ ๐ธ
13 August, 2015: A shed, a caravan and a small olive grove - what more could you want? via Instagram bit.ly/1DPk6UJ โ ๐ธ
13 August, 2015: View of Agios Nikolaos whilst walking to Stoupa this morning via Instagram bit.ly/1P8Qi5W โ ๐ธ
12 August, 2015: Agios Nikolaos at night via Instagram bit.ly/1h3Luo4 โ ๐ธ
12 August, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (12), Terakaft (3), Linval Thompson (1), Thomas Newman (1) & โฆ
11 August, 2015: Pantazi Beach via Instagram bit.ly/1N6yQk1 โ ๐ธ
10 August, 2015: Sunset at Agios Nikolaos via Instagram bit.ly/1WcSmPT โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2015: 2nd ball of Stokes' 2nd over in the Australian 2nd innings was the 1,000,000th legal delivery bowled โฆ
5 August, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (10), Terakaft (4), Ali Farka Tourรฉ (3), Duke Garwood (3) & โฆ
29 July, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Nitin Sawhney (18), The Fall (12), The Walkabouts (12), Fidetzis, Athens State โฆ
22 July, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Radiohead (19), Duke Garwood (10), Son Lux (3), Camper Van Beethoven (2) & โฆ
18 July, 2015: Portishead with Thom Yorke at Latitude 2015 via Instagram bit.ly/1J7TlLO โ ๐ธ
18 July, 2015: Very good - Tom Robinson playing through a few songs pre-official slot via Instagram [bit.ly/1J6KjyE](http://bit.ly/1J6KjyE) โ ๐ธ
18 July, 2015: Lake swimming at Latitude Festival via Instagram [bit.ly/1VdI6Gt](http://bit.ly/1VdI6Gt) โ ๐ธ
15 July, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Benjamin Booker (24), Stornoway (12), Bjรถrk (10), tUnE-yArDs (10) & โฆ
8 July, 2015: โซ #lastfm artists: Bjรถrk (12), Hector Zazou (12), Melody Gardot (11), The Smashing Pumpkins (7) โฆ
2 July, 2015: Sign The Ello Bill of Rights for Social Network Users from @elloword: https://t.co/nnDs5EjIxA
28 June, 2015: @NakedWines A little Boy Meets Girl was on the cards! … the @BMGwines A & R Shiraz โฆ
27 June, 2015: Having the first wines we chose during the @NakedWines Cardiff tasting - order arrived today - as โฆ
21 June, 2015: Craft ale danger! via Instagram [bit.ly/1LsogB7](http://bit.ly/1LsogB7) โ ๐ธ
6 June, 2015: Pellรฉas et Mรฉlisande / WNO via Instagram [bit.ly/1Me9DkX](http://bit.ly/1Me9DkX) โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2015: Nearing the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain via Instagram bit.ly/1O3NeIT โ ๐ธ
19 February, 2015: Browns Fish and Chips in Pembroke via Instagram [bit.ly/1EsHqmI](http://bit.ly/1EsHqmI) โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2015: Cleddau Bridge II via Instagram [bit.ly/1AKobGr](http://bit.ly/1AKobGr) โ ๐ธ
16 February, 2015: Cleddau Bridge via Instagram [bit.ly/1vQhRNh](http://bit.ly/1vQhRNh) โ ๐ธ
15 February, 2015: Freshwater East via Instagram bit.ly/19l4KcH โ ๐ธ
5 December, 2014: Just spent nearly an hour reconnecting about 50 keyboards and mice back into computers in four IT โฆ
28 October, 2014: Tapas at the Rhoswenallt Inn tonight!
28 September, 2014: Pinot Noir Photo via Instagram bit.ly/1t7NHwX โ ๐ธ
28 September, 2014: Reflections of Butty Bach Photo via Instagram bit.ly/1t7NGch โ ๐ธ
27 September, 2014: Three Choirs Vineyard, near Newent Photo via Instagram bit.ly/Yqhusk โ ๐ธ
10 August, 2014: …and fantastic wine, especially the Prosecco!
10 August, 2014: Good free wifi in The Wine Bar ! http://t.co/hFO2OLaHsO
9 August, 2014: Sun-drying tomatoes in Ravello โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2014: Aglianico and Falanghina now added to the list of Italian wines I like! (Red and white respectively)
8 August, 2014: Ravello - outside the location where D. H. Lawrence wrote some of Lady Chatterley’s Lover โฆ โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2014: Vesuvius crater #2 โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2014: Vesuvius crater #1 โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2014: View over Naples from Vesuvius โ ๐ธ
7 August, 2014: Tom having a little jig on the top of Vesuvius :) http://t.co/Htr12exSY8 โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2014: In Herculaneum http://t.co/xFmPtqH6vu โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2014: Bronze herm of a homeowner, Herculaneum โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2014: Herculaneum โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2014: Memorial Arch, Pompeii โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2014: Navigating Pompeii http://t.co/3dvbfpjDlp โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2014: Vesuvius from Sant Agnello โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2014: First pizza in Italy! http://t.co/isACPBrrT5 โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2014: …but #AutoAwesome doesn’t always get its panoramas quite right! http://t.co/cpLBEsYPQ5 โ ๐ธ
1 August, 2014: Today I discovered that Google’s #AutoAwesome creates its own panoramas… โฆ โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2014: Two Spitfires overhead The Secret Garden Party โ ๐ธ
28 July, 2014: The Emerald City The Secret Garden Party โ ๐ธ
23 July, 2014: Mountains of tapas and mojitos this afternoon…now at Urban Tap House. http://t.co/rPMi7XKBzj
22 July, 2014: Tapas night at the Rhoswenallt Inn next Tuesday - we’ll be there!
17 July, 2014: RT @henrymoeranBBC: Well played Rahane - 103 on a difficult pitch. @HomeOfCricket looking superb in โฆ
16 July, 2014: Quite like what Google’s #AutoAwesome has been doing to my photos - this one of Uplands, โฆ โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2014: Stations past and present โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2014: Aberdare Station โ ๐ธ
10 July, 2014: Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Aberdare โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2014: Quails' eggs #2 โ ๐ธ
29 June, 2014: Quails' eggs โ ๐ธ
21 June, 2014: #ENG messed up the football #WorldCup, messing up the rugby #NZLvENG - hope the cricket #EngvSL โฆ
8 June, 2014: Avebury โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2014: Avebury stones โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2014: Chiswick from on high Morning view over Chiswick from Hammersmith Premier Inn #London โ ๐ธ
8 June, 2014: Arcade Fire Arcade Fire, Earl's Court, Saturday 7th June 2014 โ ๐ธ
7 June, 2014: ยฃ11.60 for two 187ml glasses of wine??? :(
6 June, 2014: Now in St John the Evangelist church, Canton, paying for wine with “a donation of our โฆ
17 May, 2014: Cardiff Bay from the barrage โ ๐ธ
17 May, 2014: Tapas #food (@ La Cha Cha) http://t.co/NwmiZCw2Ge
17 May, 2014: Glorious weather, Iโm at Terra Nova! Give It Some Welly #beer http://t.co/tGgPC1UJKg
13 May, 2014: โฆtime, like money, is measured by our needs. #qotd
8 May, 2014: Life wants padding. #QOTD
5 May, 2014: Old, worn out & faded โ ๐ธ
1 May, 2014: Aberdare skyline โ ๐ธ
27 April, 2014: Digger’s Gold from @greytreesbrewer fantastic on the Rhos today (@ Rhoswenallt Inn) โฆ
24 April, 2014: Cloudy at MACS today http://t.co/SukCDvTumQ
24 April, 2014: Pwll Waun Cynon Nature Reserve โ ๐ธ
24 April, 2014: From Middlemarch #QOTD http://t.co/jZ3gUKWu36
9 April, 2014: Elbow Elbow at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff on Tuesday 8th April 2014 โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2014: Pizza - again! (at @PizzaExpress) http://t.co/Hz0yJ80Sko
1 April, 2014: Fog filling the Cynon Valley โ ๐ธ
29 March, 2014: Pints of red wine @Manics http://t.co/3kQvEA1xzQ
29 March, 2014: Eating pizza (at @PizzaExpress) http://t.co/Op26pD7tdL
29 March, 2014: Nice light show with the music at #wt20 #bbccricket :)
29 March, 2014: Watching cricket #wt20 whilst drinking a Winter Warmer ale doesn’t seem right.
23 March, 2014: Kachikally Crocodile Pools Bakau, #TheGambia โ ๐ธ
22 March, 2014: Clouds over Aberdare โ ๐ธ
9 March, 2014: Kachikally Crocodile Pool, The Gambia Nests #TheGambia #pressgram โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2014: Malaria tablets washed down with champagne…
1 March, 2014: High over North Africa High over North Africa Sunset en route to UK โ ๐ธ
22 January, 2014: Five years' use of @LogMeIn now over - all removed from my computers and iOS devices. #logmeout โฆ
17 January, 2014: Aberdare Station: Early morning coal train approaching #DiscoverPressgram โ ๐ธ
17 January, 2014: Early morning coal train approaching Aberdare Station โ ๐ธ
3 January, 2014: No electricity = candles + wine http://t.co/E2yuCRHBHh
22 December, 2013: Towy Sunset over the River Towy near Carmarthen โ ๐ธ
7 December, 2013: The Station: My favourite #pub in Sutton Coldfield #pressgram http://t.co/GDsi86TnlL โ ๐ธ
7 December, 2013: The Station My favourite #pub in Sutton Coldfield #pressgram โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2013: Morning contrails: #sunrise #pressgram http://t.co/A1lNMJHt0K โ ๐ธ
6 December, 2013: Morning contrails #sunrise #pressgram โ ๐ธ
30 November, 2013: Cat by firelight โ ๐ธ
11 November, 2013: Rusty Bridge Rusty #Autumn in the Cynon Valley โ ๐ธ
4 November, 2013: KT Tunstall stage St. David’s Hall โ ๐ธ
4 November, 2013: Shiraz and KT Tunstall KT Tunstall at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff tonight #Music โ ๐ธ
2 November, 2013: Paul and Tina at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd โ ๐ธ
30 October, 2013: Arctic Monkeys Cardiff Motopoint Areana, Tuesday 29th October 2013 #arcticmonkeys #cardiff โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2013: I believe I’m the only person drinking red wine in the Motopoint Arena #ArcticMonkeys
29 October, 2013: Tracks Fernhill: Green light #tracks #DiscoverPressgram http://t.co/02MgMiaGjp โ ๐ธ
29 October, 2013: Tracks Fernhill Green light #tracks #DiscoverPressgram โ ๐ธ
28 October, 2013: View from Peace Park There was some blue sky today in the #CynonValley โ ๐ธ
14 October, 2013: Early morning - Streetlights, Aberdare โ ๐ธ
9 October, 2013: Bar One โ ๐ธ
7 October, 2013: Sunset over Cardiff Bay โ ๐ธ
29 September, 2013: Cardiff Bay Millennium Centre โ ๐ธ
28 September, 2013: Goes well with red wine! From http://t.co/m6BvrfPl60 http://t.co/iy19VF7cPe
28 September, 2013: Nice! Aston Villa 3-2 Man City http://t.co/usZKFE1Eyq
26 September, 2013: Fish and chips Fish and chips, Rhoswenallt Inn โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2013: Severn Bridge: Dreadful weather crossing the Severn Bridge http://t.co/kEaZXVEfws
23 September, 2013: Abergavenny Food Festival Buying Welsh Cakes! โ ๐ธ
23 September, 2013: Vietnamese Summer Roll Vietnamese tofu summer roll at the Abergavenny Food Festival โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2013: Severn Bridge Dreadful weather crossing the Severn Bridge โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2013: Pint of Bullshit Sweet potato and fig tagine - plus a pint of Bullshit โ ๐ธ
15 September, 2013: Shakespearean character Stained glass at the RSC Theatres โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Swan Theatre stage Stage set for opening of Titus Andronicus โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: @AbernantEagle Semi-jealous about being in Stratford and not at the cricket :(
14 September, 2013: Titus Andronicus Some light-hearted entertainment lined up for tonight! โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Wild Beaver I haven't (yet) taken up the offer... โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: The bright day is done... Evening meal all done and posted! Can tell we're staying in Shakespeare's county :) โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Apple dessert, White Swan Apple samosa, cinnamon panna cotta, apple sorbet, poached apples, toffee apple purรฉe - White Swan, โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Plaice main, White Swan Poached plaice in burnt caraway noisette, crayfish tortellini, saffron spiced white radish, candied โฆ โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Salmon main, White Swan Pan roast salmon, mussels & cocoa bean chowder - White Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon #food โ ๐ธ
14 September, 2013: Quail starter, White Swan Pan roast quail breast, confit leg, Scotch quail egg, spring onions, quinoa, radish - White Swan, โฆ โ ๐ธ
12 September, 2013: King prawn and chorizo linguine Rhoswenallt Inn evening meal โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2013: Usk Castle Trotsky at Usk Castle โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2013: Giant Hogweed Giant Hogweed at Usk Castle โ ๐ธ
8 September, 2013: Rhod Gilbert Last night's entertainment was excellent! โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2013: Moon and Chinese lantern Moon and Chinese lantern over Green Man Festival #greenman13 โ ๐ธ
6 September, 2013: Red berries Red berries in a sea of knotweed โ ๐ธ
5 September, 2013: Yes, #Pressgram has arrived - my first quick photo test! #photography http://t.co/PNDp3buTtp โ ๐ธ
24 August, 2013: Spotting computers in film and on TV! http://t.co/bo5WvIy7ZN
21 August, 2013: Was out walking 5.74 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/7UgmPF2N2h
20 August, 2013: Was out walking 5.83 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/NcwCTgk8zJ
6 August, 2013: Lindos Amphitheatre and Acropolis http://t.co/mhV1qz0XSt โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2013: Lindos https://t.co/MbRRDnjGkG โ ๐ธ
6 August, 2013: Rooftop cafe in Lindos. http://t.co/lvfH9FRDYa โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2013: oh well, rain in Manchester, I’ll celebrate quietly and return to holiday pursuits #bbccricket โฆ
5 August, 2013: But for a brighter view I can always look up from the table! #bbccricket #bbcashes โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2013: This is what my grey and white (like the DRS!) world looks like now #bbccricket #bbcashes #ashes โฆ โ ๐ธ
5 August, 2013: “England are well and truly in the brown.” - Great quote from #BBCcricket #BBCAshes โฆ
4 August, 2013: …but I can be tempted away https://t.co/r0SBtmaAzS โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2013: My Greek beloved… https://t.co/bVhjIBVcaJ โ ๐ธ
4 August, 2013: I finished Ready Player One a couple of days ago, and now Dark Eden. If I was somewhere with โฆ
3 August, 2013: Whitebait, fried courgettes, dips #foodphoto http://t.co/3rxdcre5ys โ ๐ธ
3 August, 2013: Beach outside our apartments at Pefkos, Rhodes. http://t.co/ZIvczysQfV โ ๐ธ
25 July, 2013: Why that Jane Austen quotation on the new ยฃ10 note is a major blunder http://t.co/CONzZEtUqy #adn
15 July, 2013: @valleyboi1 It’s not such fun on foot in this weather either!
15 July, 2013: No cricket, no tennis, no rugby, so #Pointless #adn
15 July, 2013: Anarchy in Peterloo: Shelleyโs poem unmasked http://t.co/5bSHTIwqOM #adn
15 July, 2013: Trying to sit and have breakfast in the garden - midges can’t sleep much, they’re โฆ
13 July, 2013: @Aggerscricket “Did she work or was she a housewife?” - asking for trouble!
13 July, 2013: Currently hammocking in the garden whilst listening to the cricket - ideal summer pursuits. โฆ
11 July, 2013: Today is the first time I’ve ever seen a group of people swimming in the River Cynon. Suppose โฆ
6 July, 2013: Cats stalking the mole in our garden. I’m hoping they get it - shifted 2 wheelbarrows of โฆ
19 April, 2013: I’ve just ordered lots of strangely named Domino’s Pizzas from the Aberdare store. Mmmm.
31 March, 2013: Was out walking 3.19 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/WHlaGpOsZK
29 March, 2013: Appropriate names for a winery #63 @ Bugibba, Malta http://t.co/jZB7Ftcb8g
27 March, 2013: The world is fine as seen through wine. http://t.co/duI2IkwXiU
22 March, 2013: Fire, Pizza, Quirky Bird and … The Lost Boys …
18 March, 2013: Just bought our Green Man Festival 2013 tickets. Please, please @GreenManFest - sort the weather out โฆ
16 March, 2013: Benson the foot warmer in action. Amazing what a crust of pizza will buy you! http://t.co/s0b5sPEz5U
3 March, 2013: Was out cycling 8.70 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/3JhynttNCe
2 March, 2013: Not seen Shinji Kagawa play for MU before today. Now watching him on MOTD - looks very composed - โฆ
20 February, 2013: This morning’s experiment listening to cricket on iPlayer Radio whilst walking to work fails. โฆ
26 January, 2013: I don’t make many cakes but second time for this one in 2 weeks - Spiced Olive Oil Cake - โฆ โ ๐ธ
26 January, 2013: RT @PenPastwn: Caged wine. I only want Rioja. http://t.co/YksxTwop
3 January, 2013: Tree coming down in lane outside our house, falling towards our garden and stretching our telephone โฆ
2 September, 2012: Determined to have first and last #bbq of the summer holidays this evening…whatever the โฆ
22 August, 2012: “Well and what’s cheese? Corpse of milk.” #qotd
1 August, 2012: Millennium Stadium from up high! http://t.co/zvbFqtLo โ ๐ธ
26 July, 2012: My favourite white wine of this year'’s tasting event in Cardiff - ordered a couple of โฆ
28 June, 2012: …but getting darker and darker as I walk to the station - think it’s going to pour โฆ
27 June, 2012: A little earlier! RT @NakedWines: Naked tasting at #Cardiff City Hall in full swing โฆ
27 June, 2012: Great evening at wine tasting at Cardiff City Hall @NakedWines #nakedtour2012 - nice selection of โฆ
27 June, 2012: Not too crowded - too easy to get wine! http://t.co/HpHNSR9h
27 June, 2012: In Revolucion de Cuba for tapas prior to wine tasting @NakedWines in Cardiff #nakedtour2012
26 June, 2012: Looking forward to it! RT @nakedwines: Who’s coming to our #wine tasting in #Cardiff tomorrow? โฆ
19 June, 2012: From Civilization to Big Brother: how a game recreated Orwell’s 1984 http://t.co/cG4qPVnO - โฆ
4 June, 2012: @Iain_Slitherine You love it! (Thankfully!)
23 May, 2012: Rules to live by #4284 - How to eat: pizza http://t.co/D9pyfcyj via @guardian
19 April, 2012: finished Young Romantics: The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives by Daisy Hay โฆ
17 April, 2012: @valleyboi1 Cheers - having another good dose of tapas and watching Bayern Munich-Real โฆ
14 April, 2012: Some of the best tapas we’ve ever eaten - El Capitain, Caleta de Fuste http://t.co/qogg8Wrc
26 March, 2012: Was out walking 1.05 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/kPapXIYb
17 March, 2012: Rugby done, tapas underway, dance next… http://t.co/8QuB4rAd
17 March, 2012: SA and red wine before midday - not looking good… http://t.co/stgQFtLM
14 March, 2012: Was out walking 5.30 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/BAsJVrUg
23 February, 2012: Morse Code wine by Henry’s Drive Vignerons (http://t.co/cYEBKsj0) - good price at Tesco at the โฆ
5 February, 2012: Even the snowmen are Villa supporters in Sutton Coldfield! http://t.co/cck9hOmx โ ๐ธ
4 February, 2012: Stepping back in time and having a glass of green ginger wine!
2 February, 2012: fin de Spectacle? - another edition of Spectacular Times found and displayed online at โฆ
3 January, 2012: Peace Park a little flooded - could have walked along fence, I suppose! http://t.co/TYPIJcrA โ ๐ธ
25 December, 2011: Xmas dinner is over! Sitting down to drink now! http://t.co/z65zkOEq โ ๐ธ
8 December, 2011: Great wine labels! @NakedWines http://t.co/g0Gj2eLy
30 November, 2011: Great delivery this morning - Wild Meat Company and @NakedWines, perfect partners! โฆ
17 November, 2011: Uploaded a whole batch of photos taken with my phone up to flickr…Green Man 2011, Turkey and โฆ
12 November, 2011: @NakedWines Beers???? Traitor!
12 November, 2011: a 15 minute strike = a coffee break #strike #30nov
8 November, 2011: Throwing Muses at The Gate, Cardiff http://t.co/FJEhXn5w โ ๐ธ
5 November, 2011: Looking like fantastic weather for a Guy Fawkes Night!
31 October, 2011: Julian Cope at The Globe, Cardiff on Saturday night. http://t.co/iDa4lqMU โ ๐ธ
25 October, 2011: Wales Millennium Centre, pre-Strictly Gershwin http://t.co/4NLtlmJF โ ๐ธ
22 October, 2011: @serenalys Ballet, Pizza Hut, Strictly
15 October, 2011: Not that I’m drinking wine this early in the morning - will be having a beer with #rwc2011 โฆ
15 October, 2011: Another lovely wine from naked! Smooth, clean tasting with loads of flavour - fruit and light โฆ
10 September, 2011: Tapas in Cardiff http://t.co/CnXWHzW
4 September, 2011: Sad state of affairs that it takes nearly as long to travel Gatwick-Aberdare as Turkey-UK. One โฆ
3 September, 2011: Was out walking 8.20 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/tCC9lK5
2 September, 2011: Was out walking 6.67 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/gLrJj8s
30 August, 2011: Antalya, Turkey, Partly Cloudy 29ยฐ #berryweather - not too hot today, temperatures rising through โฆ
10 August, 2011: Was out walking 5.21 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/qqC58J
6 August, 2011: Was out walking 5.27 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/nIPSoz
5 August, 2011: Stonehenge - thee days in Wiltshire/Dorset instead of two weeks in Cyprus! http://twitpic.com/61aesu โ ๐ธ
27 July, 2011: Treehouse with wood store beneath nearly finished - construction in our garden by Maurice Crayford! โฆ
15 July, 2011: Making myself an anchovy, olive and jalapeno pizza to counteract two days of scrounging bland โฆ
2 July, 2011: Romcom, pizza and wine tonight…girls' night in plus me…
25 June, 2011: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Kills (11), The Dead Weather (11) & Leonard Cohen (8) โฆ
4 June, 2011: BBQ weather! http://lockerz.com/s/107626352
31 May, 2011: Toilet humour still prevalent ;) http://twitpic.com/551xom โ ๐ธ
31 May, 2011: Neptune 1965, pizza without cheese take 2 ! http://lockerz.com/s/106450284
10 May, 2011: Getting seriously pissed off with a mole who lives in our garden :( http://lockerz.com/s/100485254
6 May, 2011: 3 cheers for #Asda - replaced failed #XBox360 8 weeks after purchase. Not so pleased with #M$, โฆ
4 May, 2011: Pizza from 1965 apparently - tuna, anchovies, capers, olives, onion, parsley, a squeeze of lemon โฆ
4 May, 2011: Pizza Express, Cardiff Bay. http://lockerz.com/s/98674523
28 April, 2011: sigh of relief - core system upgrades on 4 servers and 334 workstations just finished - can enjoy โฆ
22 April, 2011: Great design of wine label from @NakedWines http://plixi.com/p/94851243
2 April, 2011: Great looking ground in Mumbai - RT @Aggerscricket: We are in! http://twitpic.com/4fz3lq โ ๐ธ
23 March, 2011: Was out walking 5.30 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/dRlSyb
19 March, 2011: Pendine, United Kingdom, Clear 10ยฐ #berryweather http://tinyurl.com/5t5rao8
19 March, 2011: Dylan Thomas' writing shed and boat house - better pictures will be uploaded to โฆ
17 March, 2011: Was out walking 5.06 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/i5xO5c
26 February, 2011: Ready for rugby - 4 pint take-out of Butty Bach, free Wye Valley glass & mat from Red Cow Inn! โฆ โ ๐ธ
19 February, 2011: Alfred Hitchcock alive and well in Carmarthen - thousands of starlings! http://twitpic.com/41i8rw โ ๐ธ
6 February, 2011: Weather turned absolutely atrocious as soon as we’ve come past Abergavenny on the way home โฆ
22 December, 2010: Credit also due to Parcel Force who got a box of 15 bottles of wines (@NakedWines) up here - Royal โฆ
22 December, 2010: Seriously impressed @NakedWines - got our Xmas delivery despite a load of snow. Have had no other โฆ
16 December, 2010: R4 LW + old Roberts radio = cricket on the way to work. Better than DAB! #Ashes
4 December, 2010: Not that I’m drinking at this time of the morning - just saw the @NakedWines tweet whilst โฆ
4 December, 2010: Great wine! RT @NakedWines: The Manley Pinotage has quite a few cult followers… the new โฆ
26 November, 2010: Steak and kidney pie, mash and peas - ideal meal for snowy weather!
26 November, 2010: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: โฆ
25 November, 2010: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: โฆ
25 November, 2010: RT @walesweather: 25/05:07: Heavy Snow - Wales: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from โฆ
24 November, 2010: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: โฆ
13 November, 2010: Fire lit, dough for homemade pizzas proving, wine breathing, set for an ideal evening - if it โฆ
5 November, 2010: Foul weather for a bonfire night in Carmarthen!
5 November, 2010: RT @walesweather: 05/11:34: Severe Gales - Wales: ADVISORY of Severe Gales for Wales valid from 0001 โฆ
20 October, 2010: A baker’s dozen of @NakedWines arrived - mainly syrah & malbec - now, which to have with โฆ
20 October, 2010: @NakedWines Go on then - I’ll give the Lorca malbec a try! Expect an update in a couple of โฆ
20 October, 2010: Lorca malbec VERY smooth, fruity, slightly spicy, too drinkable! @NakedWines - went well with a โฆ
9 October, 2010: Tapas in Cardiff, after a quick visit to the Apple store :) http://plixi.com/p/49598805
29 September, 2010: Battlefield Academy - http://bit.ly/b9jRo5 - one of the best games I’ve played for a long โฆ
29 September, 2010: @Iain_Slitherine Saw the video, bought the game, hope it measures up to BBCBA standards :)
26 August, 2010: All the cheap retsina we’re buying in Kefalonia is from Crete - long way for it to โฆ
21 August, 2010: Smoke Fairies at the Green Man Festival last night - in the rain! http://twitpic.com/2gq1f7 โ ๐ธ
18 August, 2010: Test image from Opera Mini on phone - CenterParcs climbing wall! http://twitpic.com/2ftmpb โ ๐ธ
8 August, 2010: RT @AtheistQOTD: “It can’t be seen, smelled, felt, measured, or understood, therefore โฆ
28 July, 2010: Cheap crown capped retsina is as good as ever!
25 July, 2010: Messy hair day! http://twitpic.com/28lxdf โ ๐ธ
25 July, 2010: On the beach at Weston. http://twitpic.com/28lzwu โ ๐ธ
30 May, 2010: Very bracing and blustery on Sully Island today! http://twitpic.com/1sgt8n โ ๐ธ
23 May, 2010: White Horse Hill http://twitpic.com/1qbyis โ ๐ธ
23 May, 2010: Had picnic on White Horse Hill - great weather and scenery! http://twitpic.com/1qcjox โ ๐ธ
22 May, 2010: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Poe (36), The Who (31) and The Dead Weather (22) โฆ
10 May, 2010: Just been a brief but fairly glowing mention of @nakedwines on BBC R4 ‘Food Programme’
25 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1ifiui - Daffodils! โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1ifiya - Daffodils! โ ๐ธ
25 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1ifm2z - 2 bbqs in 2 days! Some of it in rain today tho'! โ ๐ธ
10 April, 2010: Slippery Wembley surface for FA Cup semi today! Villa very unlucky not to be awarded penalty. #avfc
10 April, 2010: Top pizza topping - anchovies, capers & black olives :)
9 April, 2010: “The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Plato (#qotd)
8 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1e0juk - Hay not all about pubs though! โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1e1nxe - Sunny day! โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1e1w1g - Even warm and dry enough to sit outside Kilverts Inn … โ ๐ธ
8 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1e2elw - Gravitas. โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1dt5vr - Beacons snow in April! โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1duzo9 - Pubs of Hay-on-Wye #1 - staying here! โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1dv99i - Hay pub #2 - sardines, anchovies and Landlord… โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1dvjpl - Rural view from room window - leaning out trying to find a phone signal โฆ โ ๐ธ
7 April, 2010: http://twitpic.com/1dvl30 - Hay pub #3 - several beers, including lovely HPA! โ ๐ธ
4 March, 2010: http://twitpic.com/16kvq4 - First cake I’ve baked in years - made with help of Seren for โฆ โ ๐ธ
25 February, 2010: @NakedWines Definitely a compliment!
24 February, 2010: Curse you, @NakedWines, you’ve ruined cheap supermarket wine for me!
24 February, 2010: Reduced to watching BBC Live Text online for the Villa FA Cup replay :(
14 February, 2010: Italy - England too close for comfort and now it’s 1-1 in Palace - Villa cup tie :(
14 February, 2010: Replay at Villa Park then?
12 February, 2010: RT @walesweather: Heavy Snow - Wales: ADVISORY of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from 0001 Tue 16 Feb to โฆ
6 February, 2010: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Shearwater (21), Chumbawamba (13) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (4) โฆ
5 February, 2010: RT @AtheistQOTD: “If atheism can be called a belief, can I say that my not collecting stamps โฆ
4 February, 2010: Just worked out that the quantity of tweets I type and coffee I drink increase exponentially with โฆ
4 February, 2010: Virginity auction, Mel Gibson swearing, shark kill, psychic cat, head in pizza oven - Bizarre top 5 โฆ
23 January, 2010: RT @AtheistQOTD: “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to โฆ
20 January, 2010: @valleyboi1 And another goal!!! Haven’t seen Villa score this many for ages!
16 January, 2010: RT @walesweather: 16/11:03: Heavy Snow - Wales: ADVISORY of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from 0001 Wed โฆ
12 January, 2010: RT @walesweather: 12/13:47: Heavy Snow - Wales: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from โฆ
10 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in Sub โฆ
9 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Public Race Camino Viejo โฆ
9 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Headquarters in Favela. โฆ
8 January, 2010: http://twitpic.com/x6uci - See - Domesticity at home, laptop in kitchen = multiple tweets… โ ๐ธ
8 January, 2010: The truth behind the snow! - Britain at standstill as terrorists use weather to create chaos โฆ
8 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Team โฆ
8 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Racing in Season Play Level 7 - โฆ
8 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Headquarters in Invasion. โฆ
8 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Domination in Wasteland. โฆ
8 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Racing in Season Play Level 9 - โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Domination in Invasion. โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Domination in โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. In pre-game lobby. (Xbox Live โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in โฆ
7 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Domination in Estate. โฆ
6 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. In pre-game lobby. (Xbox Live โฆ
6 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Headquarters in Derail. โฆ
5 January, 2010: http://twitpic.com/wrlow - Sent home because of #uksnow - which has now completely stopped! โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2010: http://twitpic.com/wrm82 - See!! โ ๐ธ
5 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Headquarters โฆ
5 January, 2010: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2. Playing Free-for-all in Skidrow. โฆ
4 January, 2010: My Xbox gamertag Lagedor is playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2: Modern Warfareยฎ 2 - score: 145 of 1000, โฆ
4 January, 2010: I’m Xbox gaming - Lagedor is playing Modern Warfareยฎ 2: Modern Warfareยฎ 2 - score: 145 of โฆ
29 December, 2009: Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seventh Season DVD ~ Larry David http://amzn.com/B002OOWKSA - โฆ
21 December, 2009: http://twitpic.com/uh8zf - Early morning snow on 21st December, and a day off work :) โ ๐ธ
21 December, 2009: http://twitpic.com/uhw4a - Afternoon snow! More in the gallery at nntk.net โ ๐ธ
18 December, 2009: http://twitpic.com/u01le - Then & now :) (Higher quality images at http://nntk.net) โ ๐ธ
17 December, 2009: http://twitpic.com/tx1lq - See, #snow in Aberdare! โ ๐ธ
16 December, 2009: New ‘Now reading:’ entry: Darwin among the Machines - http://tinyurl.com/y9sclqh
27 March, 2009: Listening to Bon Iver for first time - in anticipation of Green Man - not sure who his voice reminds โฆ
