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December 2025
: Watched: West Side Story, 2021 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Jalfrezi 🌶️
Ashes 🏏 breakfast, with hash browns
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Big Special (29 plays), The Utopia Strong (14), …
: Now going to listen to a couple of cricket podcasts, which is going to depress the mood. The episode …
: Great pressure, great goal from Villa to take the last minute win. Fantastic game 👏⚽️
: Watching the second half after catching up with an hour’s sleep. At least Villa v Arsenal is a good, …
: Disappointing Ashes 🏏 viewing this morning, dare I watch Aston Villa v Arsenal ⚽️ ?
: The football World Cup 2026 Draw is on TV now for 2 hours 😮📺⚽️
: 🔗 Three-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to earn official rating ♟️ Kushwaha defeated …
: All action in the first overs. Mitchell Starc is England’s nemesis 🏏
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The Ashes, 2nd Test at the Gabba 🏏
Large coffee ☕️, small whisky 🥃
: Another exciting Premier League match tonight. Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa ⚽️ Villa, after being 2 …
: Fulham v Manchester City match tonight is very eventful ⚽️
: Watched: It’s What’s Inside, 2024 - ★★★ 🎥
November 2025
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Big Special (29 plays), George Xiaoyuan Fu (19), The …
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Wales 🏴 v 🇿🇦 South Africa 🏉
Slightly amusing 🫤
: At the Donald Gordon Theatre to see To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Richard Coyle as Atticus Finch
: Location check in — Wales Millennium Centre 🎭 🗺 Map of area
: Watched: The Fantastic 4: First Steps, 2025 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Deathline (22 plays), Fretwork & Silas Wollston (22), …
: Century for Travis Head off 69 balls 👏👏👏🏏 Australia running away with this at a rapid pace. Probably …
: England innings quickly over again. Tea taken. Australia set a target of 205 to win the first Test. …
: Shockingly it’s happening again. Crawley out for a pair from Starc’s 5th ball of the first over 🏏
: The Ashes 2025/26, first Test, day two. Play starting 👏🏏
: Watched: Malice Season 1 📺 David Duchovny and Jack Whitehall ✔️
: The Ashes 2025/26 first Test. Day One Stumps 🏏 Well that was an all-action day of Ashes cricket. 19 …
: Australia 🇦🇺 v 🏴 England First Test 🏏 Successfully woken up at 2am 😅 National anthems underway …
: Watched: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1E1, Strange New Worlds 📺 Season 1 finally available on a …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sleaford Mods (52 plays), Big Special (41), Devendra …
: Great result, the match flew by! 🏉 England 🏴 33-19 🇳🇿 New Zealand England’s last victory …
: Excess power ⚡️ There are at least 21 mains power sockets in our (fairly standard double bed sized) hotel room. 3 …
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Experiencing Storm Claudia in Stratford. It’s wet outside. Spending the whole afternoon in The White …
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Location check in — At the RSC Swan Theatre to see Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, starring …
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Complimentary Shakespeare Distillery Stratford Dry gin in our hotel room 😀
Tudor Garden inspired …
: Location check in — White Swan Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon 🗺 Map of area
: Watched: Now You See Me 2, 2016 - ★★★ 🎥
: Tree cutting Had to have some emergency tree surgery this week! There was an tall conifer growing on our property …
: Watched: Now You See Me, 2013 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: The Running Man, 1987 - ★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Baxter Dury (25 plays), The Doors (19), Florence + the …
: Watched: The Test S2E1, Own Your Own Space 📺 I watched the documentary series The Test when it was …
: Watched: The Narrow Road to the Deep North 📺 Superb book by Richard Flanagan, impressive adaptation …
: Watched: Zero Dark Thirty, 2012 - ★★★★½ 🎥
: India win the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 👏 🏏
: South Africa, batting second, starting their innings, chasing a total of 299 to win 🏏
: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Final 2025 🏆 India Women 🇮🇳 v 🇿🇦 South Africa Women Dr DY Patil Sports …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Serebrier, Russian National Orchestra, Yang, …
: Very weird version of Radiohead’s Creep on Strictly. Fantastic dance too 👏 🎵
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Strictly Halloween Special 💃🎃
Two excellent cheeses and great Italian red wine 🧀🍷
October 2025
: Grim Halloween weather this afternoon - gloomy with wind and rain - so I’ve watched The Haunting …
: Watched: The Haunting, 1963 - ★★★★ 🎥 […] in the night, in the dark.
: India beat Australia and get to the World Cup Final 👏 🏏 That was a fantastic match. India score …
: Really exciting World Cup semi-final between India and Australia. 10 overs to go and the result is …
: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final: India 🇮🇳 v 🇦🇺 Australia Australia won the toss and …
: World Cup semi-final: England 🏴 v 🇿🇦 South Africa South Africa dominant, victorious and …
: Finished reading: Introduction to Buddhism and the Practice of Zazen: The Teachings of Gudo …
: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 First semi-final: England 🏴 v 🇿🇦 South Africa South Africa, …
: Watched: Thunderbolts*, 2025 - ★★½ 🎥
: Some great Villa defending in the second half and nice goal by Matty Cash in the first. Aston Villa …
: Viewing Micro.blog conversation threads in Tapestry is really useful and convenient. Thank you …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sprints (22 plays), Gary Kemp (20), George Xiaoyuan Fu …
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Strictly 💃 & Pizza 🍕
Mine was tuna, black olive, caper and jalapeño. With Chianti 🍷
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Watched: A House of Dynamite, 2025 - ★★★★★ 🎥
Brilliant. A tense two hours flew by.
: Watched: Drag Me to Hell, 2009 - ★★★★ 🎥 Warming up for Halloween with stylish, old-school horror 🎃
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Watched: The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, 2023 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: The Last Kingdom 📺 It’s taken me nearly two years to work my way through all five seasons …
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That worked quite well for a first attempt. Slightly soggy bottom my only criticism 😁
Served with …
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I have constructed a salmon Wellington. To be baked shortly 🐟
: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa. Villa’s season recovery continues. And a fantastic second goal! ⚽️🙂
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Alim Beisembayev (14 plays), Tadaaki Otaka, BBC …
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Watched: The Hurt Locker, 2008 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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Cellist rehearsing, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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Preparing for a piano concerto, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
: BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff 🎵 Thursday 25th October 2025 Themes & Variations Dmitri Shostakovich - …
: Location check in — Wales Millennium Centre 🗺 Map of area
: Watched: The Woman in Cabin 10, 2025 - ★★ 🎥
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Watched: High Life, 2018 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Alien: Earth Season 1 👽📺 Really enjoyed this expansion of the Alien world. Looked …
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Log burner alight for the first time this autumn 🔥🍂
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Cardiacs (33 plays), Avi Avital & Between Worlds (19), …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Devendra Banhart (23 plays), Van Morrison (15), …
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Film log - watched: One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Location check in — Kamari Open Air Cinema to see One Battle After Another 🎥 🗺 Map of area
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Spotted yesterday afternoon in Oia, but since it’s #Caturday today 🐈⬛
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Going back to my morning walk today … it definitely was not in a straight line 😁
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Oia and the sunset this evening 🌅
: Location check in — Ancient Thera 🏛️ 🗺 Map of area
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Thursday 2nd October. Warmest, stillest night of our time in Santorini so far. Other nights have …
: Finished reading: The Stone Door by Leonora Carrington 📚 Not an easy or straightforward read. …
: Finished reading: Smile Please: An Unfinished Autobiography by Jean Rhys 📚
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Greek breakfast in Perissa after a short, slightly choppy boat ride 🌊
September 2025
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Visit to Gaia Winery this afternoon was fantastic.
Table for two on the beach, tasting five of their …
: Finished reading: Balthazar by Lawrence Durrell 📚 Audiobook version 📣
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Backgammon in Kamari Beach Bar 🍷
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Barrel Houses, Kamari
Located between the streets of Odos Myrtidiotissas and Odos Apollonos are …
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Enjoying the Santorini nightlife 📚 😊
: Finished reading: Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk by Shozan Jack Haubner 📚
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Walked a mile and a half along the beach from Kamari to the Gaia Winery 🍷
Dry white wines: Santorini …
: England outclass Canada to capture glorious Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph 🏉 🔗 They are world …
: ⚽ On the ball - 27/09/2025 I guessed the player in 2 guesses Score: 63 Top 50% of players today See …
: Finished reading: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 📚
: Yesterday in Fira, Santorini 🇬🇷
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Good morning on a relaxed #Caturday
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Taste-testing anonymous supermarket raki in our apartment, accompanied by oregano crisps 😊
: Location check in — Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Fira, Santorini 🇬🇷 🗺 Map of area
: Finished reading: The Short End of the Sonnenallee by Thomas Brussig 📚
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Scrabble and pizza on Kamari Beach 🍕🍷🏖️
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Greek salad in a freshly baked loaf of bread was really good 😊
: Location check in — Sellada Apartments, Kamari, Santorini, Greece 🇬🇷 🗺 Map of area
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Cardiacs (54 plays), Dervaux, Choeurs et Orchestre du …
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Espresso martini time 🍸
I don’t usually enjoy espresso martinis. They’re often too sweet. I love the …
: England beat France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup to reach the final next Saturday, where they will …
: France 🇫🇷 v 🏴 England in the second Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final 🏉
: Canada knock out six-time champions New Zealand to reach the Women’s Rugby World Cup Final. The best …
: 25 minutes gone and Canada seem to be dominating New Zealand in the Women’s Rugby World Cup …
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Released today, LSD is the sixth and final studio album by Cardiacs
Also available as double LP, …
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Glamorgan are promoted to Division One of the County Championship 👏
🔗 Glamorgan Cricket 🌼 🏏 …
: Welsh National Opera: Tosca Tosca review – Natalya Romaniw is riveting in WNO’s season-opener This …
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Film log - watched: The Godfather Part III, 1990 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: The Godfather Part II, 1974 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Audiobook opinions 📚 I only infrequently listen to (read?) audiobooks. I usually find myself getting distracted, drifting …
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A very Italian day today 🇮🇹
Spaghetti alle vongole for lunch at Signor Valentino, Cardiff Bay …
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Staying at the Cardiff Bay Premier Inn for a night. Nice view from our room but weather not so good!
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Public Service Broadcasting (41 plays), Devendra …
: Credit to BBC radio and Sky TV coverage of the Blast Finals. Commentators have been great 🏏
: Been watching or listening since 11am this morning. T20 Blast Finals Day is superb. Enjoying it so …
: The Vitality Blast Final is Somerset v Hampshire Hawks 🏏
: T20 Men’s Vitality Blast Finals, Saturday 13th September 2025, Edgbaston 🏏 Semi-finals first - 11:00 …
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Film log - watched: The Godfather, 1972 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: ODI record win for England. Biggest winning margin in Men’s ODI history 🏏 England 414. South Africa …
: England v South Africa, 3rd ODI 🏏 Jofra Archer taken 4-5 in 4.5 overs.
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Very decent Sunday lunch at the Eliot Arms, South Cerney. Beetroot Wellington and Arkell’s 3B bitter …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra (44 plays), Suede (11), …
: Suede: Antidepressants review – edgy post-punk proves reunited Britpoppers remain on the up 🎵
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First morning of a weekend lakeside break in the Cotswolds.
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Film log - watched: The Debussy Film, 1965 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Finished reading: I, Claudius by Robert Graves 📚 Audiobook version 📣
August 2025
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Film log - watched: Elgar: Portrait of a Composer, 1962 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Van Morrison (50 plays), TOPS (12), Wolf Alice (11), …
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Film log - watched: The Thursday Murder Club, 2025 - ★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Canada v Wales. Canada 42-0 up after an hour. Hadn’t realised how good …
: Watching 📺: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Canada v Wales. Wales need to win to have a realistic chance of …
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Film log - watched: Song of Summer, 1968 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Not a huge range of food options, but the noodles were very good!
: Mushroom Yaki Udon for lunch 🍜
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Tom Norton, on his Glamorgan debut, bowling to Peter Handscomb, having already dismissed Shan Masood …
: Location check in — Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Glamorgan vs Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One …
: Got absolutely soaked through walking the mile to Aberdare station this morning. Unexpected …
: Location check in — Llantwit Major beach café ☕️ 🗺 Map of area
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Beecham, RPO (14 plays), Wolf Alice (11), Andris …
: They’re among the best in British indie. So why have Field Music become a Doors cover band? 🎵
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Film log - watched: A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible, 1989 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link …
: Finished reading: Finding the Edge by Jimmy Anderson 📚
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Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire, One Day Cup 🏏
Today’s wicket
: Location check in — Sophia Gardens - Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire in a Metro Bank One Day Cup match 🏏 …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Van Morrison (84 plays), The Montgolfier Brothers …
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Franklin’s Tower playing on the speaker, drinking Valpolicella, about to make pizza. #Caturday …
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New candidate for my favourite whisky 🥃
Bunnahabhain 2013 Staoisha Aged 11 years Matured in 1st …
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Feels like Greece 🇬🇷
But we’re in a Welsh heatwave 🏴
: Finished reading: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 📚
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Film log - watched: The Rainbow, 1989 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Wordle 1,514 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 If only …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Manon Mullener (21 plays), Thomas Adès & Ian Bostridge …
: Steve Smith and David Warner in action in The Hundred shortly - Welsh Fire vs London Spirit 🏏
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Film log - watched: Women in Love, 1969 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: 🔗 A Span of Autonomy An audio documentary about Colin Ward which tells the story of anarchy in the …
: England - India Test series drawn 2-2 🏏 India win a very dramatic Fifth Test by 6 runs. Mohammed …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sigmatropic (43 plays), Oasis (26), XTC (25), …
: An invaluable article but I’m disappointed that Tesco Finest Lightly Salted Crisps aren’t included. …
July 2025
: England 🏴 v 🇪🇸 Spain UEFA Women’s Euro Final underway ⚽️
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Neschling, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, …
: More from Joe Root 🏏 He’s now gone past Ricky Ponting to be the second all-time Test run scorer, …
: Roooot! Century for Joe Root! His 38th Test hundred 🏏 He’s also up to third in the all-time Test run …
: UEFA Women’s Euro - Semi-finals - England 🏴 2-1 🇮🇹 Italy after extra time with another …
: UEFA Women’s Euro - Semi-finals - England equalise 5 minutes into added time to make it England …
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Glamorgan now batting. Kent all out for 155 🌼🏏
Wes Agar bowling to Asa Tribe.
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Sophia Gardens. 📍
Sophia Gardens for County Championship, Day 1 of Glamorgan v Kent 🏏
Asitha …
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Film log - watched: The Time Travelers, 1964 - ★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: Quintet, 1979 - ★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: On the Beach, 1959 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Four parts tomato juice, not five ✅
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Böhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, …
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Trying to support our local pub, which is under new management. Good beer - plus they even serve …
: Finished reading: Everything Must Go: Why We Are Obsessed With the End of the World by Dorian …
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Reading on a quiet beach 📖
Llantwit Major 🏴
: Location check in — Llantwit Major beach 🌊 🗺 Map of area
: Sweden 🇸🇪 2-2 🏴 England after extra time. Penalties ⚽️
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Coco’s Coffee & Candles, Aberdare
Americano, Alex Gooch sourdough toast, marmalade ☕️
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Film log - watched: A Complete Unknown, 2024 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Bashir takes the final wicket to give England a 22 run victory. Fascinating and dramatic Test match …
: Final session at Lord’s then. I wasn’t expecting the match to last this long, still with the outcome …
: Jofra Archer bowls Pant! Great delivery, vital wicket 🏏
: Day 5 of the 3rd Test England 🏴 v 🇮🇳 India at Lord’s. Unpredictable! 🏏
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra (43 plays), Furtwängler, …
: And another superb ball from Bumrah to dismiss Root. Plenty happening this morning on the second day …
: Great delivery by Bumrah to dismiss Stokes 🏏
: First ball 4 for a Joe Root century at Lord’s 👏 🏏
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Not an advert, but this pizza was surprisingly good for a supermarket pizza 🍕
: ☀️ 📻 🏏 🌱 Heatwave, TMS, garden
: Currently reading: L.A.Baby! by Tim Key 📚
: England 🏴 v 🇳🇱 Netherlands about to start ⚽️
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Film log - watched: These Final Hours, 2013 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: 28 Weeks Later, 2007 - ★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: 28 Days Later, 2002 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: Deep Impact, 1998 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Bonney, Kirchschlager, …
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Wales Millennium Centre for The Book of Mormon 🎵
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First time I’ve seen official merch stores set up and open outside the stadium more than two days …
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New hat for Glamorgan v Gloucestershire #OhGlammyGlammy 🏏😊
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Couldn’t make it for County Cricket Day on Sunday, but I am at Sophia Gardens today for Day 4 of …
June 2025
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solitude — day 30 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Manorbier, September 2021
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winding — day 29 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Porto, April 2025
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Franz Ferdinand (34 plays), Stanley Brinks (25), …
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ephemeral — day 28 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
: The Eternaut, Netflix 2025 - ★★★★★ 📺
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collective — day 27 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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bridge — day 26 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Bath, March 2023
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Film log - watched: Warfare, 2025 - ★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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decay — day 25 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Thasos 🇬🇷, 2022
: England 🏴 v 🇮🇳 India, First Test, day five, Headingley 📺🏏 So glad the rain has held off …
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bloom — day 24 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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fracture — day 23 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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hometown — day 22 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Aberdare, Wales 🏴
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: David Bowie (39 plays), Stanley Brinks (25), Jackson …
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silhouette — day 21 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Of course I had to try the relaunched Double Diamond 🍺
It’s not too bad, a fairly light and …
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gather — day 20 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
London, 2015
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equal — day 19 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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texture — day 18 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Alfred Brendel obituary 🎵 Alfred Brendel, pianist, born 5 January 1931; died 17 June 2025
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warmth — day 17 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Film log - watched: I Am Legend, 2007 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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blur — day 16 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Wine tasting in Cardiff City Stadium 🍷
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tie — day 15 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Porthleven, Cornwall, February …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Thee Oh Sees (18 plays), Los Thuthanaka (8), Elbow …
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twilight — day 14 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Cardiff Central 🚉
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Elbow, The Coral and Billie Marten at Cardiff Castle last night 🏰 🎵
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pathway — day 13 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Igreja do Carmo, Porto, April …
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hidden — day 12 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
King’s Quoit, Neolithic burial …
: Location check in — Heraklion Airport. Cheese and spinach pie. Red wine 🛫 🍷 🗺 Map of area
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brick — day 11 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Bruegel House, Brussels, 2024
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Final night’s retsina! Probably the best of the ones I’ve tried on this trip.
: Location check in — Kyknos Taverna, Gouves 🇬🇷 🗺 Map of area
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Early evening retsina. Not a lot of info on the label but it’s marked 1895 on the crown cap so I …
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rail — day 10 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Athens, 2018
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Tonight’s retsina, from Peza Agricultural Union, Crete 🇬🇷
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wood — day 9 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Currently reading: Everything Must Go: Why We Are Obsessed With the End of the World by Dorian …
: Finished reading: Second Place by Rachel Cusk 📚
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travel — day 8 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Heraklion International Airport …
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Kato Gouves Beach. 📍
Capturing the sunset 🌅
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Tonight’s retsina - Mihalis Georgiadis. From the label the winery appears to be based in …
: Currently reading: Second Place by Rachel Cusk 📚 A female narrator, M, invites a famous painter, L, …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Jacques Brel (40 plays), Paul Simon (40), The Who …
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We have a sea view from our balcony. Just need to zoom in a little 🔭😄
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switch — day 7 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Location check in — Artemis Apartments, Kato Gouves, Crete 🇬🇷 🗺 Map of area
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contrast — day 6 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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reflection — day 5 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Lord Merthyr, Aberdare Park
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nostalgia — day 4 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Feeding the pigeons in …
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Film log - watched: The Two Faces of January, 2014 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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shadow — day 3 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Porto, April 2025
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curve — day 2 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
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tree — day 1 of the micro.blog june 2025 photoblogging challenge 📷
Rectory Park, Sutton Coldfield. I …
: That was quite close! Joe Root saved the day 👏🏏 Joe Root became England’s leading run-scorer in …
: Location check in — Sophia Gardens, England v West Indies ODI 🏏 🗺 Map of area
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Who (42 plays), The Beautiful South (20), …
May 2025
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Film log - watched: Captain America: Brave New World, 2025 - ★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: The Doors: Live at the Bowl ‘68, 1987 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Finished reading: Cricket in Poetry: Run-Stealers, Gatlings and Graces by Bob Doran 📚
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Metallica (25 plays), Peter Doherty (22), Carolyn …
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Northeast and Carlson go on to both get their centuries 👏🏏
Glamorgan 266-3
: Northeast and Carlson steadying the innings - both getting their half centuries. Glamorgan 174-3 🏏
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Sophia Gardens. 📍
Clouds starting to clear, should be another sunny day!
Glamorgan batting first on …
: Location check in — Aberdare Station 🚉 🗺 Map of area
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Film log - watched: Infinity Pool, 2023 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Roger Waters (15 plays), Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke …
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Had to move to a higher viewpoint - it was getting a little hot in the sun low down in the stands …
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Sophia Gardens. 📍
County Cricket day again - Day 1 of Glamorgan v Northamptonshire at Sophia Gardens …
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Franz Ferdinand (45 plays), Blur (31), Pink Floyd …
: Currently reading: Cricket in Poetry: Run-Stealers, Gatlings and Graces by Bob Doran 🏏📚
: Finished reading: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 📚
: Currently reading: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 📚
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Blur (69 plays), Carolyn Sampson; Bach Collegium Japan …
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Film log - watched: The Commitments, 1991 - ★★★★½ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Sophia Gardens. 📍
Drinking a pint of Glamorgan Brewing Co 1888 Pale Ale whilst watching Glamorgan v …
: Finished reading: Scarpia by Piers Paul Read 📚
April 2025
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Film log - watched: Flintoff, 2025 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: Living, 2022 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Currently reading: Scarpia by Piers Paul Read 📚
: Finished reading: What Remains: The Collected Poems of Hannah Arendt by Hannah Arendt 📚
: 🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Kinks (36 plays), Jeremy Pelt (17), Stacey Kent …
: Aston Villa last won the FA Cup in 1957 ⚽️
: Saturday afternoon - a prawn curry, a pint of Old Peculier 🍺 and watching 📺 Crystal Palace v Aston …
: Inside the Colosseum: Hidden Mechanisms of Ancient Rome 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Leif Ove Andsnes (24 plays), Roger Waters (22), Lankum …
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Film log - watched: Gladiator II, 2024 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Birthday lunch at The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd - oven roasted miso cod, wild rice, red pepper & …
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Film log - watched: Black Mirror: USS Callister – Into Infinity, 2025 - ★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
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My daughter’s birthday today. We were with a mixed clientele in the pub.
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The Grace. 📍
Some wax clearance needed 🕯️
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Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. 📍
A Ton of Tea
Ai Weiwei
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Harding, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa …
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The Grace. 📍
Blue Sky Drinking by Arbor Brewery 🍺
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Mercado Bom Sucesso. 📍
Today’s itinerary:
: O Manel’s. 📍 Brilliant food!
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Three days in Porto 🇵🇹
Tourist and selfie poses 😁
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: KT Tunstall (14 plays), The Loft (10), Goose (5), …
: Location check in — HF Fénix, Porto 🏨 🗺 Map of area
: Glamorgan 1st innings, all out for 229 🏏
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Teatime repairs - Glamorgan 181-8 🏏
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And this afternoon I’ve had to put sun cream on 🌞🏏
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Sophia Gardens. 📍
The wicket at lunch - Glamorgan 90-3 🏏
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Gray and slightly chilly start to the day at Sophia Gardens for the first day of the County …
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First time on one of the new South Wales Metro electric trains 🚊
: Film log - watched: Hammer Films - Letterboxd link 🎥
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Film log - watched: A Real Pain, 2024 - ★★★★★ - Letterboxd link 🎥
: Location check in — a brisk morning walk in Rectory Park, Sutton Coldfield🚶♂️ 🗺 Map of area
March 2025
: Second goal for Rashford within five minutes ⚽️
: Goal for Marcus Rashford - his first for Villa 👏 ⚽️
: Looking forward to the FA Cup Quarter-final - Preston North End v Aston Villa, kicking off at 13:30 …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (72 plays), Julian Cope …
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Early morning spring walk through town.
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Location check in — ABBA Voyage 🎵
🗺 Map of area
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Location check in — Greenwich Market
🗺 Map of area
: Currently reading: What Remains by Hannah Arendt 📚
: Location check in — Premier Inn, Greenwich 🏨 🗺 Map of area
: Finished reading: The Red Hollow by Natalie Marlow 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: clipping. (27 plays), The Specials (26), Field Music …
: 🎥 The Electric State (2025) ★★
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Bonk (31 plays), Goose (22), Pet Shimmers (21), …
: Wow! First half of France 🇫🇷 v 🏴 Scotland was incident (penalty!) packed and close. Don’t know …
: Wales 🏴 14 - 68 🏴 England 🏉 England superb today. Wales' heaviest defeat in Cardiff in …
: 🔗 Sophia Gardens in Washington DC? Glamorgan thrilled with their new Welsh Fire partners 🏏 Sanjay …
: 📺 Small Town, Big Story (2025)
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Micro Bar, Bike Repairs, Brushes, Burgers - in Monmouth.
: Listening to (and hopefully watching some of) the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Final - India 🇮🇳 vs 🇳🇿 …
: Currently reading: The Red Hollow by Natalie Marlow 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Flora Hibberd (18 plays), Manic Street Preachers (12), …
: After the first twenty minutes France have been relentless 🇫🇷 🏉 👏
: Watching Ireland 🇮🇪 v 🇫🇷 France 🏉, having some Torres Black Truffle Potato Crisps (which are superb …
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I must down to the seas again
Sea-Fever
John Masefield, born 1878, Ledbury
: Finished reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey 📚
: Been having a few days holiday in gorgeous weather but it’s raining tonight. So we’re confined in a …
: Currently reading: Orbital by Samantha Harvey 📚
: Location check in — Aconbury Camp Iron Age Hill Fort 🗺 Map of area
: Finished reading: The Witcher: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 📚
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Hot tub as the sun goes down 🌅
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Having a margarita at sunset in a hot tub 🌅🍸
: Currently reading: Tir: The Story of the Welsh Landscape by Carwyn Graves 📚
: Finished reading: Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini 📚
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Ewes’ Retreat, Wye Valley. In a shepherd’s hut for a few days 😁
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Prêtre, Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris, …
February 2025
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The day’s produce, created whilst watching and listening to Afghanistan v England 😊
: Afghanistan’s highest score in ICC ODI tournaments 325-7. Ibrahim Zadran hits 177 - the highest ever …
: Over bowled by Joe Root just hit for 23 🫣🏏
: So far so good in today’s Champions Trophy match 🏴 🏏
: Finished reading: Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves 📚
: 🔗 Champions Trophy 2025: Australia-South Africa abandoned in Rawalpindi 🌧️ 🏏
: 🔗 Seven planets align in UK skies this week for last time until 2040 Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, …
: Went for a walk because it’s raining in Rawalpindi and the cricket hasn’t started. Photographing …
: 🎥 Asteroid City (2023) ★★★★★
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This package from Finland worried me slightly 😀💿🎵
According to Google Translate the text by the …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Gui, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, …
: England giving Australia some catching practice 😞 🏏
: Australia 🇦🇺 v 🏴 England 🏏, Wales 🏴 v 🇮🇪 Ireland 🏉, England 🏴 v 🏴 Scotland …
: ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 starts today with Pakistan 🇵🇰 v 🇳🇿 New Zealand in Karachi. Then it’s …
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Maria by Callas, 2017 - ★★★★★
Fascinating sequence of archive footage - including performances, interviews and home movies. No …
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Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, 2024 - ★★½
Less enjoyable and less interesting than Part One.
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Bridget Jones's Baby, 2016 - ★★★
Watched on Sunday February 16, 2025.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Böhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, …
: Currently reading: Zen and the Art of Murder by Oliver Bottini 📚
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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023 - ★★★½
Despite reading a number of very bad reviews of this film I quite enjoyed it as a sci-fi/fantasy …
: Yesterday I cooked the recipe for slow cooked Sifnos Chickpeas shared by Jeremy Cherfas …
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Trying a white stout for the first time.
Nethergate Brewery White Stout 🍺
This new hazy beer is …
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I haven’t used Flickr too much recently but I am now trying their 21st birthday 21 Day Flickr …
: Blocked pathways I encountered fallen trees on my walk, prompting me to explore Micro.blog photo collections.
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Location check in — One night stay at Hotel du Vin, The Sugar House, Bristol.
🗺 Map of area
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Klemperer, Philharmonia, Gedda, Janowitz, Schwarzkopf, …
: What a dramatic finish! 🏴 🏉
: Halftime in England 🏴 v 🇫🇷 France, last half hour has been good to watch. Definitely looking …
: Pre-match beer is a Fuller’s London Porter. Italy 🇮🇹 v 🏴 Wales shortly 🏉🍺
: Severance S2E4 Woe’s Hollow - that was a wild ride 📺
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Apollo 11, 2019 - ★★★★★
Watched on Friday February 7, 2025.
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Gladiator, 2000 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday February 6, 2025.
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Following the red brick road
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Alien: Romulus, 2024 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday February 5, 2025.
: Question about Tapestry @manton - I can get posts from Mastodon opening in Ivory and posts from …
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Detour required on my walk today 🌳🚶♂️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Franz Ferdinand (28 plays), Flora Hibberd (11), …
January 2025
: Some brilliant play by France but would have liked to see Wales score some points 😞 🏉
: Plans for tonight: cook a paella 🥘 then watch the opening Six Nations 🏉 match, France 🇫🇷 v 🏴 …
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Civil War, 2024 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday January 31, 2025.
: Location check in — Pint of Butty Bach 🍺 and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps at the Old Kings …
: Pint of Felinfoel Double Dragon 🍺 and a packet of Scampi Fries at Pembroke Power Station Sports & …
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Leave Her to Heaven, 1945 - ★★★★
Watched on Tuesday January 28, 2025.
: 8 sixes and 5 fours in 25 balls. Extraordinary batting display by Mitch Owen for the Hobart …
: Storm Herminia. Yellow warnings in place for wind and heavy rain 🌧️ So staying in watching the Big …
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Fly Me to the Moon, 2024 - ★★★
Enjoyed as a Sunday afternoon film.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (48 plays), OddLeaf (24), Hector Zazou (12), …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Anastasia Kobekina & Kammerorchester Basel (11 plays), …
: Currently reading: Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (20 plays), Abbado, Orchestra del Teatro alla …
: Finished reading: Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young 📚🎵
: Snowy Sunday morning – fire lit, watching Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers 🇦🇺🏏❄️🔥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (50 plays), Kim Deal (22), Paul Clayton (19), …
December 2024
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Settling down for a quiet New Year’s Eve 🍸
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Love Actually, 2003 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday December 30, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw …
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Our family Christmas dinner this year was a Mexican themed menu 🌮 🇲🇽
Cooked from three cookbooks, …
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Happy Christmas! Not sure how long she’ll tolerate her #Catmas collar 🐈 🎁
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Julian Cope (11 plays), Arooj Aftab (9), Yannis & The …
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Having the first of my Xmas beers 🍺
: Watching 📺 my first match in the Big Bash League this year - Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars. …
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Redcliffe Bascule Bridge, Bristol
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Clarissa Connelly (11 plays), Julian Cope (11), David …
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Watching the Strictly Come Dancing Final with family & friends 💃🕺
Champagne 🥂 Beer 🍺 Port 🍷 Snacks …
: Location check in — El Diablo Tacos & Margs 🇲🇽 🗺 Map of area
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The Legend of Hell House, 1973 - ★★★★★
Still my favourite horror/haunted house film.
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First sighting of a jay (Garrulus glandarius) feeding in the garden this winter.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kim Deal (22 plays), The Smile (15), Michael Kiwanuka …
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Emergency lighting evening. Will be attempting Trivial Pursuit by candlelight accompanied by cheese …
: Power out since 2pm due to the high winds. National Grid say it’s expected to be restored by midday …
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Storm Darragh 💨
Tree down in garden
Gate not happy 😢
Just missed greenhouse and shed
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1954 Pegaso Z-102
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1971 Matra 530 LX
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Between bouts of heavy rain and wind I managed about 10 miles of morning walks this week 🚶♂️
Dare …
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Misty morning walk in Dare Valley Country Park 🚶♂️
Originally posted on Glass
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Foals (15 plays), Stornoway (14), Yannis & The Yaw …
November 2024
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The Hunt, 2020 - ★★
Watched on Saturday November 30, 2024.
: Apologies for lots of duplicate posts in the last half hour - an automated service I was using went …
: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale & …
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Deadpool & Wolverine, 2024 - ★★★½
Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.
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Deadpool 2, 2018 - ★★★
Watched on Friday November 22, 2024.
: Finished reading: Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon 📚
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Wolfs, 2024 - ★★★
Watched on Monday November 18, 2024.
: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: David Bowie (46) clipping. (20) Celeste (13) Jackson Browne (10) …
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Blade Runner 2049, 2017 - ★★★★★
Watched on Saturday November 16, 2024.
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Blade Runner, 1982 - ★★★★★
Watched on Friday November 15, 2024.
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The Velvet Underground, 2021 - ★★★★★
Watched on Thursday November 14, 2024.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (20) Christy Moore (13) Karajan, BPO (6) …
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Wild God Tour - Cardiff Utilita Arena, Wednesday 6th November 2024 🎵 …
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Utilita Arena, Cardiff to see Nick Cave with Black Country, New Road as support 🎵
: Location check in — Negroni at The Alchemist, Cardiff 🍸 🗺 Map of area
: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: The Cure (32) Billie Marten (18) Furtwängler, VPO (18) …
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Autumn walk
Originally posted on Glass
October 2024
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The Trial of the Chicago 7, 2020 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday October 31, 2024.
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Slightly inspired by last night’s Great British Bake Off, my autumnal-ish bake today is a mushroom, …
: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Nico (23) The Smile (20) The Cure (17) Billie Marten (13) Laura …
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Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert, 1981 - ★★★★★
Watched on YouTube - youtu.be/edXvLGqLtmM - superb 🎵
: Currently reading: Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio by James Young 📚
: ♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: The Smile (25) Claire Booth & Ensemble 360 (20) Elbow (16) Holly …
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Red Admiral basking in today’s sun ☀️🦋
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The First Omen, 2024 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday October 17, 2024.
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Moonlit view over Lindos on our way to our final evening meal in Rhodes at Agostinos Restaurant.
: Finished reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides 📚
: Currently reading: The Fury by Alex Michaelides 📚
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Retsina and Hive on the beach 🏖️🍷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Heaton (13 plays) The Smile (10) Field Music (5) …
: On this day 28 years ago, at roughly the time I’m posting this, my wife and I were dancing to Neil …
: Finished reading: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton 📚
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🐈 #Caturday poolside attack 😁
: Letterboxd besties 🎥 🔗 Zero people share 4 or 3 of my favourite films. A surprising number share 2 …
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Sailing into the olive grove
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Sailing into the olive grove
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: Record breaking 🏏 Some runs being scored and records set in the Pakistan 🇵🇰 v 🏴 England 1st Test 🏏 England’s …
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The Acropolis of Lindos
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The Acropolis of Lindos
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The Acropolis of Lindos
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Quite a warm walk up to the Acropolis of Lindos this afternoon 🏛️
: Finished reading: Reflections on a Marine Venus by Lawrence Durrell 📚
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Thank goodness for the tiny St Paul’s Beach, the only beach in Lindos not packed with sunbeds 🏝️ …
: Currently reading: Reflections on a Marine Venus by Lawrence Durrell 📚
: Late afternoon break from the sun to watch Villa v Man Utd in the bar ⚽️🍺
: Currently reading: Exodus: The Archimedes Engine by Peter F. Hamilton 📚
: Finished reading: Magritte by Alex Danchev 📚 Superb book. Very informative and very well illustrated …
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Starting my vowel collection
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Demanding entry
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Alien landscape 🇬🇷
Originally posted on Glass
: Currently reading: Magritte by Alex Danchev 📚
: Finished reading: Death’s End by Cixin Liu 📚
: Location check in — Lambis Studios, Lindos, Rhodes 🇬🇷 🗺 Map of area
September 2024
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin (22 plays) The Cure (16) …
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Succisa pratensis, also known as devil’s-bit or devil’s-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the …
: Favourite Museums After a recent trip to Brussels I’ve been thinking of museums I’ve visited. My top five at the …
: Alone - The Cure Alone On Thursday 26th September 2024 The Cure released the single Alone 🎵 Birds fall from the sky, …
: Just been given 3.5kg of green tomatoes. Think I’ll be making green tomato chutney tomorrow 🍅
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024 - ★★★
Watched on Tuesday September 24, 2024.
: Location check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Sampling their Otley beers: Boss, Retrograde and …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Simon (28 plays) Peter Alexander Jobson (4) …
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Northern Soul, 2014 - ★★★
Watched on Sunday September 22, 2024.
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The Mummy, 1959 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday September 20, 2024.
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Antiques. Rue Blaes, Brussels
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Brussels Beer Project Bailli
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La Fleur en Papier Doré, Brussels
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Window next door to La Fleur en Papier Doré, Brussels. With reflection of the windows of the building opposite 😄
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The Revenge of Frankenstein, 1958 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday September 15, 2024.
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Bird bath ⛲️
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Back in the UK and having margaritas at San Marino in Brixton 🍸
: Location check in 🗺 — San Marino, Brixton for margaritas 🍸
: Location check in 🗺 — Eurostar, Gare du Midi, Brussels 🚆
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Moules frites at Ploegmans, Rue Haute 148, Bruxelles, Belgium 🇧🇪
: Location check in 🗺 — Ploegmans for moules marinière 🇧🇪
: Location check in 🗺 — Le Petit Lion 🍺
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Favourite bar of yesterday - Le Coq. And Nick Cave was in the Gents 😊🍺
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Favourite bar of yesterday - La Fleur en Papier Doré 🍺
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Elbow at Cirque Royal, Koninklijk Circus, Brussels tonight. Brilliant! 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Cirque Royal Koninklijk Circus to see Elbow 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — La Fleur en Papier Doré 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Musée Magritte 🖼️
: Location check in 🗺 — B&B Hotel Brussels Centre Louise 🏨
: Location check in 🗺 — BBP Bailli. Triple Bertha wheat beer 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — St Pancras, Eurostar 🚆
: Location check in 🗺 — Premier Inn London Tower Bridge hotel 🏨
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Raised bridge. Arrived in London yesterday for the start of six day mini-break - travelling onwards …
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Three Thousand Years of Longing, 2022 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday September 8, 2024.
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The Water Lilies
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Dracula, 1958 - ★★★★½
Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.
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The Abominable Snowman, 1957 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.
: Finished reading: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis 📚
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Guardian of the Grape
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White
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Red
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Vines & Poplars
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Llanerch Vineyard
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Very interesting and enjoyable visit to and tour of Llanerch Vineyard, Vale of Glamorgan yesterday …
: Location check in 🗺 — Llanerch Vineyard 🍷
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Quatermass 2, 1957 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday September 1, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (20 plays) Furtwängler, VPO …
August 2024
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Levels of processing.
Halide’s Process Zero
and NordStudio’s Wes Anderson - Inspired
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Summer walk
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: Joe Root hits a record 34th Test century for England. A century in both innings. England v Sri …
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I may have made some dodgy choices. Sitting in the garden on a warm but cloudy afternoon, listening …
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Seat taken
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The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday August 30, 2024.
: Hammer Films Building a list of Hammer Film Productions as I watch them 📽️ Inspired by the Hammer House of …
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X the Unknown, 1956 - ★★½
Watched on Thursday August 29, 2024.
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The Quatermass Xperiment, 1955 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday August 29, 2024.
: Currently reading: Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis 📚
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Thursday night tapas at Bar 44, Cardiff
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Laf (22 plays) Lotte Betts-Dean & James Girling (13) …
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Cardiff gull
Originally posted on Glass
: England in a tense run-chase against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the three match series 🏏 and …
: Currently reading: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 📚
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The Village Inn, Pontprennau. An hour or so of time to kill 🍺
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Barbarian, 2022 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday August 22, 2024.
: The weather strikes again. We were meant to be seeing New Order and The Charlatans in an outdoor …
: Location check in 🗺 — Bar 44, Cardiff for tapas 🇪🇸
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lotte Betts-Dean & James Girling (26 plays) …
: Currently reading: Death’s End by Cixin Liu 📚
: Finished reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu 📚
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Tetris, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday August 16, 2024.
: 🔗 Ajax beat Panathinaikos after 34-penalty shootout ⚽ Ajax beat Panathinaikos 13-12 on penalties …
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I’m not expecting too much help with the decorating this morning 🐈⬛ 💤
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Papillon, 2017 - ★★★
Watched on Wednesday August 14, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Rosie Frater-Taylor (10 plays) Lankum (9) Sean Khan & …
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Jamaican Dragon Stout in a half pint bottle. Should have bought more than one 😞🍺
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Color Out of Space, 2019 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday August 8, 2024.
: Finished reading: Don’t Be a Jerk by Brad Warner 📚
: Finished reading: Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: The Kinks (34 plays) Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony …
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Dune: Part Two, 2024 - ★★★★½
Watched on Saturday August 3, 2024.
: Mini-barbecue for burgers time 🍔
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The Batman, 2022 - ★★★
Watched on Friday August 2, 2024.
July 2024
: Watching both of the Olympic Triathlons this morning. Women’s event underway now. The swim in the …
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Weather yesterday was good enough for garden pizza 😄
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Dune, 2021 - ★★★★½
Second time rewatching in a fortnight. Still impressive. Ready for Part Two now.
: Finished reading: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis 📚
: Location check in 🗺 — Aeroport de Menorca ✈️
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Hot and rocky! My phone kept overheating. But guided by Google Maps I walked to and found the site …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: PFM Premiata Forneria Marconi (34 plays) Jorge Bolet …
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Morning coffee in Menorca ☕️🇪🇸
: Currently reading: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis 📚
: Finished reading: The Box Man by Abe Kōbō 📚
: Currently reading: The Box Man by Abe Kōbō 📚
: Location check in 🗺 — Carema Beach Menorca 🇪🇸
: Abney Park - one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ garden cemeteries of London
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Andrei Rublev, 1966 - ★★★★
I’ve seen Tarkovsky’s other six films, some more than once. Now I’ve come to Andrei Rublev and of …
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Dune, 2021 - ★★★★½
Watched on Monday July 15, 2024.
: I’ll probably watch some tennis and some football today 🎾⚽📺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Secret Affair (35 plays) The Who (23) Järvi, Frankfurt …
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Ticket to Paradise, 2022 - ★★½
Watched on Saturday July 13, 2024.
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The Zone of Interest, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Saturday July 13, 2024.
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Performance, 1970 - ★★★★
Surprisingly modern. Surprisingly brutal. Quite weird.
: Brilliant. So pleased Ollie Watkins scored the winning goal #AVFC 👏⚽️ So England meet Spain on …
: Euro 24 semi-final. Netherlands 🇳🇱 v 🏴 England. 10 minutes until kickoff 😬⚽️
: Final Test for Jimmy Anderson 🏏 So wrapped up in Euro 24 football that I forgot about cricket. Today is the start of the England v …
: Euro 24. Spain 🇪🇸 v 🇫🇷 France. Half-time. That was an exceptional half of football, really looking …
: I was meant to be going to a concert at Chepstow Racecourse this evening to see Hozier and Brittany …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Scott Ross (15 plays) Evanescence (12) Paul Weller (9) …
:
Election night. I’m not sure why but I’m staying up. Dual screening. Having a whisky 🥃
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Today’s kitchen experiment: Lacto-fermented green beans. Results will be known in about a fortnight …
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New premises in Aberdare for our local independent craft brewery Grey Trees Brewery 🍺
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UK General Election
Vote! 🗳️
: If you are bored and disgusted by politics and don’t bother to vote, you are in effect voting for …
: Live election results watch-along: July 4th from 9:45pm - Freedom News We will chart the winners …
June 2024
: Having an oak aged gin to celebrate 🏴⚽️
: Huge sigh of relief 🏴⚽️
: FFS. Cutting it fine. Nervous wreck 🏴 ⚽️
: Euro 2024. England 🏴 v 🇸🇰 Slovakia. Half time. 0-1. Worrying ⚽️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Mishka Rushdie Momen (18 plays) The Who (17) Glenn …
: That catch by Suryakumar Yadav! 👏👏👏 Very tense last couple of overs. But South Africa just fail in …
: 4 overs to go, only 26 runs needed. South Africa impressively attacking the spin bowling. But as I …
:
Also keeping an eye on the football ⚽️
: South Africa 🇿🇦 v 🇮🇳 India 🏏 Interval. India recovered that well! Going to need some good batting by …
: South Africa having a good start 🏏
: Settling down on a Saturday afternoon to watch the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final South Africa 🇿🇦 v …
: My first viewing of the live broadcasts from Glastonbury this year. Paul Heaton with Rianne Downey …
: India 🇮🇳 v 🏴 England T20 World Cup semi-final now underway 👏🏏
: Currently reading: Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (12 plays) Mitropoulos, International Society …
:
Jake Blount at St. George’s, Bristol on Friday 21st June 2024.
Jake Blount (banjo, fiddle), Gus …
:
Instead of the usual one 1¼ hrs it took us over 2½ hrs to drive to Bristol last night - delays …
: Location check in 🗺 — St George’s, Bristol to see Jake Blount 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Hatchet Inn, Bristol. Proper Job 🍺
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Calvados Old Ale - 2022 Vintage
Beer choice for this evening’s Serbia 🇷🇸 v 🏴 England Euro 2024 …
: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
: St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Furtwängler, BPO (12 plays) Jake Blount (12) …
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Hit Man, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday June 14, 2024.
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American Fiction, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday June 13, 2024.
: Finished reading: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs 📚
: Currently reading: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds by John Higgs 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Ainsley, Quasthoff, …
: T20 World Cup. England 🏴 v 🇦🇺 Australia. Some rampant Australian batting, England facing a …
:
Morning book, coffee & cat 📖☕️🐈
#Caturday
: USA having a fantastic start bowling against Pakistan 🏏
: England v Scotland - match abandoned. Scotland batted well and had a defendable total 🤔🌧️🏏
: England v Scotland underway now. First ever T20 match between the two countries 🏏
: England v Scotland in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup about to begin - and it’s started raining in …
: European Hornet 🦟 (Vespa crabro)
: Lankum: If microphones are put in front of us, we are going to talk about Gaza “I think that if you …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque (55 plays) Rachel …
May 2024
:
Gandhi, 1982 - ★★★★★
Watched on Thursday May 30, 2024.
: Post-apocalyptic films (cloned from a BFI list 🙂) Things to Come La Jetée The War Game Planet of the Apes The …
: England v Pakistan match now abandoned 😢 On the plus side had nice samosas and bhajis at the ground …
: At Sophia Gardens for England v Pakistan T20. Constant drizzle, no play yet ☔️🏏
:
A grey, rainy morning in Cardiff ☔️🏴
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Wales Millennium Centre for Nye, starring Michael Sheen 🎭
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kavus Torabi (24 plays) Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque …
: Saturday afternoon sports viewing. England playing Pakistan at Edgbaston in the 2nd T20I. And …
: Unfortunately I missed the live Microcamp last Friday because I was away for a long weekend 🙂 Back …
:
Bunch of Grapes’ vegan starters and mains. Recommended! 😋
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At the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd to try their Vegan Grill Week menu.
: 2 Tone 🎵 Exhibition at the Barbican
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Purple Hibiscus at the Barbican Centre
A new artwork by Ibrahim Mahama transforms our Lakeside …
: Location check in 🗺 — Founder’s Arms. Young’s Special beer 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Barbican Centre
: Location check in 🗺 — Hackney Empire to see Lankum perform their album False Lankum 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Abney Park Cemetery
: Stoke Newington has changed a lot since I lived there in 1982/3.
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Very continental! Made in France wine merchant on Church Street, Stoke Newington. Sparkling burgundy …
:
Sunny afternoon in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington. Small picnic of beer, olives and crisps 🌞
: Location check in 🗺 — Clissold Park, Stoke Newington 🌞
:
I’ve been dipping my toes into the Hipstamstic world again. The app has improved a lot since the …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Paul Weller (24 plays) Kavus Torabi (8) MC5 (6) Dmitri …
:
Hotel rooftop bar serving a microbrewery IPA 🍺😊
: Location check in 🗺 — Kingsland Locke, Dalston
: Location check in 🗺 — National Express coach, Cardiff to London 🚌
: Finished reading: Buried by Alice Roberts 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Maurizio Pollini (10 plays) Hozier (9) MC5 (8) Ozawa, …
:
Bristol. Walking back to my daughter’s flat in the early morning.
: Looking back. Cape Verde 2016. A very old Samsung phone was used 😞
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The Killing Fields, 1984 - ★★★★½
Watched on Thursday May 9, 2024.
: 7th May 🎵 Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was first performed in Vienna on 7th May 1824. Today …
: Location check in 🗺 — Beer and cooked breakfast at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, Aberdare 🍺
: Currently reading: The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu 📚
: Finished reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 📚
: Location check in 🗺 — Six by Nico, New York Menu and matching wines 🍷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Thom Yorke (28 plays) Roger Waters (14) Maurizio …
: Yesterday’s local election voting 🗳️ 😔 … there were low turnouts across Wales. The highest was in …
:
Suspiria, 2018 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday May 2, 2024.
:
Local elections today - just for the Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales in our area. …
April 2024
:
hometown — day 30 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon …
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drift — day 29 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Severn at Worcester
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community — day 28 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Tewkesbury Abbey
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: de Sabata, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, …
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Crossed the old Severn Bridge for a change
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surprise — day 27 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Unusual places to find a …
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critter — day 26 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Tate Modern Turbine Hall, …
: Books in Fernando Pessoa’s library, Lisbon, April 2023
:
spine — day 25 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Books in Fernando Pessoa’s …
: Currently reading: Buried by Alice Roberts 📚
: Edinburgh, November 2023 🏴
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light — day 24 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Edinburgh, November 2023 …
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dreamy — day 23 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Pet Shimmers, 2019 🎵
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blue — day 22 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Thasos, July 2022 🇬🇷
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mountain — day 21 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
The Sugar Loaf, …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog (24 plays) pregoblin (16) Oscar …
:
ice — day 20 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Sunny Saturday Aperol Spritz 🌞
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birthday — day 19 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
My daughter and I both had …
: Finished reading: The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris 📚
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mood — day 18 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Black Lion, Aberaeron. Quiet little beer garden (yard?) overlooked by a chapel 🍺💒
: Location check in 🗺 — Black Lion, Aberaeron - Sunny Dai by Cardigan Brewery 🍺
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Clear skies last night means there’s a little frost this morning. Sitting outside with a hot coffee …
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After a birthday day of beach, beer and pizza will be finishing with cheese (Perl Wen and Perl Las) …
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Another breezy beach walk today
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transcendence — day 17 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Saint Carannog …
: Location check in 🗺 — The Grosvenor, Cardigan - Cardigan Brewery Dai IPA 🍺
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It’s my birthday today 🎂
Got a fortune cookie to open with my cards 🥠
Better to be lucky than clever
:
flâneur — day 16 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Is a beach flâneur possible? …
:
Had a fantastic weekend in Bristol celebrating my daughter’s birthday - Japanese restaurant, board …
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small — day 15 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
St Thomas' Hospital, London, …
: Location check in 🗺 — The Social, Bristol for veggie breakfast and a Bloody Mary
: Prickly pears in front of olives. Kalamata, Greece, 2015
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo (12 plays) The Libertines …
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cactus — day 14 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Prickly pears in front of …
: Location check in 🗺 — Beercosm. Cheddar Ales Totty Pot Dark Porter 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Izakaya Japanese Bar, Bristol 🇯🇵
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page — day 13 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Beer festivals past. When we …
: Dare Valley Country Park, above Tarren y Bwllfa, January 2021
: Edinburgh Waverley Station, November 2023
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magic — day 12 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
A little hidden magic in …
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sky — day 11 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Edinburgh, November 2023
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train — day 10 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Edinburgh Waverley Station, …
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crispy — day 09 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
: At the Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre for Death Trap, two short pieces by Rambert …
: Location check in 🗺 — Wales Millennnium Centre 🎭
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prevention — day 08 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Tate Modern, 2008
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Anatomy of a Fall, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday April 7, 2024.
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Ivan's Childhood, 1962 - ★★★★½
Watched on Sunday April 7, 2024.
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wellbeing — day 07 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
National Museum of …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Ainsley, Quasthoff, …
: Glamorgan declared for 620. Sam Northeast not out on 335, setting a new record run-score for a …
: Double century at Lord’s for Sam Northeast, Glamorgan captain, in his first innings of the season 👏🏏
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windy — day 06 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Dare Valley Country Park, …
: My brother has made the news! 👏🔗: ‘Once in a lifetime’ comet spotted from Derbyshire garage roof - …
: It’s the start of the County Cricket season today 🏏 A number of rain delays but Middlesex v …
:
serene — day 05 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Cardiff Bay, October 2013
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foliage — day 04 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Willow
: Finished reading: Turning Over the Pebbles by Mike Brearley 📚
: Just been watching Sunil Narine opening the batting for KKR in the IPL. A brilliant 85 off 39 balls, …
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card — day 03 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
I appreciated the recent …
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flowers — day 02 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
Garden primroses and heather …
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toy — day 01 of the micro.blog april 2024 photoblogging challenge 📸
TOY at the Green Man Festival …
March 2024
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo (29 plays) Elbow (25) …
: Finished reading: Outline by Rachel Cusk 📚
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View from the bedroom window. Woke up to a little unexpected snow this morning ❄️
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Napoleon, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday March 25, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Krček, Capella Istropolitana (39 plays) Mary Lou …
: Currently reading: Turning Over the Pebbles by Mike Brearley 📚
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Dark Encounter, 2019 - ★★★½
Strange film. Not sure what to make of it. Combination of child disappearance and alien encounter. …
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The Highwaymen, 2019 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday March 21, 2024.
: Finished reading: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay 📚
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My bread is trying to escape! ⚠️🍞
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In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, 2022 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday March 17, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Handley, RLPO (13 plays) Arab Strap (2) Gong (1)
: Wordle 1,000 🎉 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
: Gong at The Globe, Sunday 10th March 2024 🎵
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Gong and Ozric Tentacles at the sold out and very crowded Globe, Cardiff, Sunday 10th March 2024 📷 🎵 …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Bessie Smith (44 plays) Kendrick Lamar (19) Bessie …
: Two very close, exciting games of Six Nations rugby today. Two unexpected results for Italy 🇮🇹 and …
: Watching rugby - Italy 🇮🇹 v 🏴 Scotland - and drinking a Dead Canary 🍺🏉
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Hay-on-Wye bookshops 📚📸
Documenting in photographs some of the current bookshops in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, the world’s first …
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Now listening: Any Woman’s Blues - Bessie Smith
Playlist:
🔗 Jackie Kay on Bessie Smith 📚🎵
: 🔗 Some thoughts on International Women’s Day Speaking truth to the power of the patriarchy is …
: Currently reading: Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay 📚
: 🔗 The Long Wait Implement a genuine progress index in place of GDP At the moment, every attempt to …
: 🔗 Outrage Farming Sunak leads a government that has introduced the most draconian anti-protest laws …
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Lunch at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd 🍺
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Sharper, 2023 - ★★★½
Watched on Monday March 4, 2024.
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The Hunger Games, 2012 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday March 3, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Nadine Shah (16 plays) Brittany Howard (12) Portishead …
February 2024
: Location check in 🗺 — Hay Distillery, sampling gins
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Staying at The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye. They do excellent Wye Valley Smokery kippers for …
:
Starter
Main course
Dessert
(I got distracted midway 😊)
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Captain on deck 🫡
(A little upset that AI alt text generator didn’t recognise Kirk or Picard 😆🖖)
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Someone spent too much time sorting books by spine colour 😡📚
: Now listening to Nadine Shah’s new album Filthy Underneath. It’s very good 🎵
: Woke up at quarter to seven to hear Bashir take 2 wickets in 2 balls. Will now be glued to the radio …
:
Oppenheimer, 2023 - ★★★★★
Watched on Sunday February 25, 2024.
: Dramatic and slightly disappointing morning of cricket. Hoping for more drama in the final half an …
: BBC Hoddinott Hall Wales Millennium Centre
:
Cardiff Bay last night 📷 🎵
Senedd Cymru
BBC Hoddinott Hall
Cardiff Bay
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Suede (17 plays) Ozawa, Boston SO, Zimerman (12) …
: Wales Millennium Centre for 🎵 Folk Fusions – Japan meets Eastern Europe Takemitsu - Three Film …
: Location check in 🗺 — Cardiff Bay
: Cooking some burgers to have during Ireland 🇮🇪 v 🏴 Wales 🍔🏉
: Today’s plan: Morning 🏏 Afternoon 🏉 Evening 🎵
: England survive the first day to reach 302-7. A patient Joe Root worked hard to get a well-deserved …
: Lots of wickets in the morning session of the first day of the fourth Test. This isn’t going to be a …
:
800, 2023 - ★★★★
As a sports biopic I really enjoyed this; 2h40m went by quickly! Interesting content - I learnt a …
:
Nomadland, 2020 - ★★★★
Watched on Tuesday February 20, 2024.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, 2023 - ★★★
Watched on Monday February 19, 2024.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Grails (18 plays) Bob Marley & The Wailers (10) The …
: Location check in 🗺 — The Social, Bristol. Bloody Mary and vegan breakfast.
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Had a Sharon last night - manzanilla, sweet vermouth and Campari 🍸
: Chase of 557. Easy, plenty of time 🤣 😳 🏏
: Some brilliant batting by India now 🏏
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Preparing my new album cover 😉
: Location check in 🗺 — Root, Bristol
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Eternals, 2021 - ★★★★
A slightly different but fun Marvel spectacle. I thought the performances and the characters were …
: 🇮🇳 🏴 Ravichandran Ashwin dismisses Zak Crawley to reach 500 Test wickets. Rapid century for …
: TIL 🔗 Why mead is made for Valentine’s Day mead, a drink that newlyweds used to be given for a …
: 🏏 May need to wake up earlier. Up at 5am, only an hour’s play, and India already 39-3 🇮🇳 🏴 😳
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 - ★★★
Watched on Wednesday February 14, 2024.
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Home screen status update!
I use the first two screens of my phone as easily accessible ‘Home’ …
: It poured with rain all day yesterday. But it was a good, lazy day. My wife had the rare day off …
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Triangle of Sadness, 2022 - ★★★★★
Watched on Tuesday February 13, 2024.
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Bird Box Barcelona, 2023 - ★★★★
In contrast to most opinions and reviews I think I preferred this to the original.
:
Italian theme tonight - spaghetti with (vegan) meatballs and Chianti Classico 🍷 🇮🇹
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Hozier (43 plays) Leon McCawley (42) Ola Szmidt (29) …
:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday February 9, 2024.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday February 8, 2024.
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New coffee shop in town. Coco’s. Alex Gooch almond croissant and americano ☕️
: Location check in 🗺 — Coco’s, Aberdare ☕️
: Some fantastic wildlife images here: Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award winner …
: Linkblog 🔗: John Cage: Organ playing 639-year-long piece changes chord 🎵 The longest - and slowest …
: ‘Every piece of filth that comes out of my mouth – that’s mine’: inside Curb Your Enthusiasm’s final …
: Awake at 4:30am so of course I decide to get up to watch day 4 of the India v England second Test. …
: Location check in 🗺 — Mud Dock Cafe, Bristol. Bristol Beer Factory Independence Pale Ale plus a …
: Travelling to Bristol to help my son move flat. Cricket on the radio 🚘🏏
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Radiohead (25 plays) Philip Selway (19) Claude Debussy …
:
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, 2022 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday February 2, 2024. 🎵
: Experimenting with the Beluga.social app 🐳 I’m still playing around with Beluga and I quite like the way it works. I’m sharing my Beluga posts …
:
From ESPN CricInfo 🔗🏏
Neither Rehan nor Bashir was born when Anderson made his Test debut at Lord's …
: Mossy path on a route from home locally described as “up the mountain” 🚶♂️
: Jimmy Anderson with blonde highlights - 😮 - takes a wicket! 🏏
: Second Test between India 🇮🇳 and England 🏴, day one. Missed the 4am start but did get up at …
:
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, 2023 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday February 1, 2024.
January 2024
:
This is the first time I’ve encountered a YouTube My Mix. I don’t usually use or like the playlists …
: A lot to like about that First Test between India and England, enjoyed it immensely. Twists and …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Philip Selway (21 plays) Portishead (14) Sarah …
: Now there should be some play on Day four of the Test 🏏
: At least there was something worth waking up ridiculously early for. A brilliant century for Ollie …
: Linkblog 🔗: Colin Ward: Everyday Anarchy - a Community crowdfunding project in Norwich by Patrick …
: Time for a small Lagavulin. Just realised it’s Burns Night 🥃
:
The Creator, 2023 - ★★½
Watched on Thursday January 25, 2024.
: Currently reading: The Anglo-Saxons by Marc Morris 📚
: Finished reading: Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller 📚
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Mirror, 1975 - ★★★★
Watched on Tuesday January 23, 2024.
:
Had to buy a new kettle. Our drinks preparation area now looking quite high tech ☕️😊
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Christy Moore (21 plays) Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (15) …
:
The Sacrifice, 1986 - ★★★★
Watched on Tuesday January 16, 2024.
:
Nostalgia, 1983 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday January 15, 2024.
: Gateway and door on a misty morning walk
:
Choices. On a slightly misty walk this morning 🚶♂️
: Gate on the path of the old Abernant to Cwmbach railway line
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Phish (20 plays) George Harrison (13) Fidetzis, Athens …
: Watching the SA20 League for the first time - Paarl Royals v Pretoria Capitals. Some England …
: These three have been some of my favourite players to watch - good news if they can coach as well as …
:
Well, this will account for a large part of my day now 🕰️
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The soup turned out to have quite an attractive colour when blended 😊
:
Well, this is vibrant! The beginnings of a carrot, butternut squash, sweet potato and beetroot soup, …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Benji Merrison (24 plays) Uri Caine Ensemble (9) Dhruv …
:
The Beatles and India, 2021 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday January 5, 2024.
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Prey, 2022 - ★★★
A slightly novel direction for the Predator franchise. Very watchable if you don’t expect anything …
:
St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare
: St John the Baptist Parish Church, Aberdare
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Time for a New Year’s Day Bloody Mary 🍹
December 2023
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The party’s really kicking off here now. A Happy New Year to everyone 🥳
:
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023 - ★★★★½
Enjoyed that far more than I expected to. Thought Phoebe Waller-Bridge was really good, as, of …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (12 plays) Natalie Merchant (10) NAÏSSAM JALAL …
:
Saltburn, 2023 - ★★★★
Very darkly entertaining!
: Watching Bernard Levin interviewing Leonard Bernstein from 1982. Making me appreciate how impressive …
:
Predators, 2010 - ★★★½
Definitely in the same vein as the 1987 Predator. Not too bad as a sci-fi survival action film.
: Finished reading: Why Mahler? by Norman Lebrecht 📚
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Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, 2007 - ★
Definitely the poorest of the Alien/Predator/AvP films I’ve seen so far. Very poor and very dark …
:
AVP: Alien vs. Predator, 2004 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday December 24, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Coe, Peters & Smyth (16 plays) Lankum (12) Ozric …
:
Maestro, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday December 22, 2023.
: Lankum, Roundhouse, 13th December 2023
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Peterloo, 2018 - ★★★★★
This is my second viewing of Peterloo and I've rated it more highly this time - 5★ instead of 4★. On …
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… and Xmas essentials #2 just arrived 🍷🎄
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Traditional Xmas essentials 📖 📺
: I like the blue connection in today’s NYT Connections Puzzle #193 🟩🟨🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦
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Bought some mince pies from an Ottolenghi deli during my recent visit to London. Now trying them …
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Bright Star, 2009 - ★★★★★
Watched on Wednesday December 20, 2023.
: Location check in 🗺 — Koocha Vegan Mezze Bar
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sawallisch, LPO, Kovacevich (2 plays) Walter, Columbia …
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Watching the Strictly Come Dancing final with my wife and daughter 🥂
: Location check in 🗺 — Keats House, Hampstead 🪶⚱️
: Location check in 🗺 — Tai Pan Alley, Camden - nasi lemak with prawn sambal, crispy tofu filled bao …
: Location check in 🗺 — Camden Coffee, Camden Market. Flat white and feta borek ☕️
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Lankum and Rachael Lavelle at Roundhouse, London 🎵
Wednesday 13th December 2023
: Location check in 🗺 — Roundhouse, Chalk Farm for Lankum 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Hampstead Premier Inn 🏨
: Location check in 🗺 — Membury Services, M4 ☕️ 🥐 🚗
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 2021 - ★★★
Watched on Tuesday December 12, 2023.
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Uncharted, 2022 - ★★★
Watched on Monday December 11, 2023.
: Finished reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein 📚
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Venom, 2018 - ★★½
Watched on Sunday December 10, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Lankum (23 plays) Mackerras, VPO, Popp (23) John …
: Great week for Villa. Arsenal had a lot of chances in that game but some fantastic defending ⚽️
: I’m being spoilt with watching Aston Villa games on TV this week - on Wednesday the Manchester City …
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Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday December 8, 2023.
: The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh
: Linkblog 🔗: X isn’t an airport, but we’re announcing our departure - Freedom News
: Currently reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein 📚
: Finished reading: Julian of Norwich by Janina Ramirez 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Furtwängler, BPO (12 plays) Paul Simon (11) The Coral …
November 2023
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A Haunting in Venice, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday November 30, 2023.
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Flight of beers at the Halfway House, Fleshmarket Close 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Edinburgh Castle 🏰
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Tapas at Casa Andaluz, Edinburgh last night
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Rubbing the toe of David Hume 😀
: Location check in 🗺 — National Museum of Scotland 🏴
: Frosty morning. On my way to Cardiff for an Escape Room followed by a bottomless prosecco brunch …
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1917, 2019 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday November 24, 2023.
: 🚶♂️ Walking some of the Cynon Trail
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Fish and chip supper with my father-in-law and a Pembrokeshire Henry VII cider 🍺
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Crossing Cleddau Bridge, view towards Milford Haven.
: 🏏 Watching Australia 🇦🇺 v 🇮🇳 India playing the ICC Men's World Cup Final 🏆 📺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: PJ Harvey (25 plays) Longpigs (24) Ozric Tentacles …
: PJ Harvey: Tiny Desk Concert 🔗🎵
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John Wick: Chapter 4, 2023 - ★★★★
Watched on Tuesday November 14, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Gong (16 plays) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (12)
: An incident packed Australia 🇦🇺 v 🇦🇫 Afghanistan match in the Cricket World Cup 🏏
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Roger Waters (23 plays) Stornoway (23) Burning Spear …
: Stornoway at Tramshed, Cardiff, Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Tramshed, Cardiff, Tuesday 31st October 2023 🎵
Stornoway
I’m aglow
October 2023
: Location check in 🗺 — Tramshed, Cardiff for Stornoway 🎵
: Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. T. S. Eliot From Dante, a 1929 essay. The …
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Haunted Mansion, 2023 - ★★½
Watched on Monday October 30, 2023.
: Tarkovsky Stalker Nostalgia Ivan's Childhood Boris Godunov Mirror Andrei Rublev The Sacrifice …
: Toyah & Robert at Swansea Grand Theatre, Saturday 28th October 2023
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Very entertaining and amusing show by Toyah Wilcox and Robert Fripp at Swansea Grand Theatre last …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Miloš Karadaglić (12), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the …
: Location check in 🗺 — Swansea Grand Theatre for Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch Live! 🎭 🎵
: Just finished watching the Pakistan 🇵🇰 v 🇿🇦 South Africa match. Probably the most exciting game of …
: View from Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf
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Squash, sage & maple soda bread 🍞
from a Riverford recipe
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A Welsh - Portuguese - Italian breakfast today ☕️
: Sail Bridge, River Take, Swansea
: Location check in 🗺 — The Grace, Bristol, Timothy Taylor’s Landlord 🍺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Abbado, VPO, Norman (24), Jennifer Gentle (17), Eric …
: 🏴🇿🇦🏏 That was no contest. South Africa dominated.
: 🏆 It’s an ENG 🏴 v 🇿🇦 RSA World Cup day today. At 09:30 BST it’s a cricket group stage match 🏏 …
: Captain Cat The sleepers are rung out of sleep with his loud get-out-of-bed bell - Under Milk Wood
: The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea
: Dylan Thomas Theatre, Swansea
: Dylan Thomas Square, Swansea
: Linkblog 🔗: Seaweed was common food in Europe for thousands of years, researchers find Study …
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Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday October 16, 2023.
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Top Gun, 1986 - ★★★
Watched on Monday October 16, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Roger Waters (53), Allison Russell (32), Simon Rattle & …
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I watched The Great British Bake Off’s Bread Week on Tuesday so of course I’ve had to attempt a …
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Stalker, 1979 - ★★★★★
Watched on Friday October 13, 2023.
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Dylan Thomas around Swansea Marina
Dylan Thomas Square
Dylan Thomas Theatre
Captain Cat
The …
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Ships in Tawe Basin
Canning Tugboat
Trinity House Lightship 91 Helwick
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Swansea Marina
Pump House
Shallow water
Slipway
Garden
Blocked, Prince of Wales Dock
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Waterstones bookshop in Swansea. Very nice building but a real shame the upper two floors do not …
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What We Did on Our Holiday, 2014 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday October 12, 2023.
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Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday October 12, 2023.
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Breakfast today for our 27th wedding anniversary 💍
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Star Trek Beyond, 2016 - ★★★★★
Watched on Wednesday October 11, 2023.
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A morning of kimchi production 🇰🇷
: Currently reading: Star Trek: Picard: Rogue Elements by John Jackson Miller 📚
: Finished reading: Star Trek Picard - The Dark Veil by James Swallow 📚
: Well, that was certainly a decisive victory for New Zealand 🏏
: New Zealand 🇳🇿 v 🏴 England underway 🏏
: 🏏 Cricket World Cup starts today
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Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013 - ★★★★
Watched on Wednesday October 4, 2023.
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Star Trek, 2009 - ★★★★★
Watched on Monday October 2, 2023.
: Linkblog 🔗: James Webb telescope makes ‘JuMBO’ discovery of planet-like objects in Orion Some …
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Boiling Point, 2021 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday October 1, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Kitty Whately & Simon Lepper (30), Abbado, VPO, Norman …
September 2023
: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton, hat-trick for Ollie Watkins 👏 ⚽
: thedimpau.se now furnished with Tinylytics webring and countries. Very nice @vincent 🙏
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treasure — day 30 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Gold death-mask, known …
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contrast — day 29 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
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workout — day 28 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Side, Turkey, 2009
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embrace — day 27 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
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WNO Ainadamar curtain call 🎵
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At the Wales Millennium Centre
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Should have waited until my second beverage before posting my daily photoblogging image - I prefer …
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beverage — day 26 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
: At the Wales Millennium Centre for a production of Ainadamar by the Welsh National Opera 🎵
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flare — day 25 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Green Man Festival, 2013
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belt — day 24 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Bristol Airport
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Final evening in Greece so it will be retsina 🍷 followed by an ouzo nightcap
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Away from home, so it’s a Greek #Caturday 🇬🇷 🐈
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a day in the life — day 23 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
reading on …
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road — day 22 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Chrysogiali 🇬🇷
: Currently reading: Star Trek Picard - The Dark Veil by James Swallow 📚 🖖
: Finished reading: Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack 📚 🖖
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Live music at the restaurant we went to tonight was fantastic (as was the food) - all Greek music …
: Currently reading: Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope by Una McCormack 📚🖖
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Wandering near Mylos watermill
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I am going to have to attempt to recreate these at home 😋
: Location check in 🗺 — Mylos Watermill - frappe, baklava and Greek pancakes with feta
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fall — day 21 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Anthousa Waterfall
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Morning walk into the hills to find waterfalls and water mills. 10am, cloudy but still hot, …
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disruption — day 20 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
London, 2015
: Location check in 🗺 — Taverna Stefanos, Parga 🐟
: Finished reading: Radicalized by Cory Doctorow 📚
: Currently reading: Why Mahler? by Norman Lebrecht 📚
: Currently reading: Radicalized by Cory Doctorow 📚
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edge — day 19 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Parga, Greece
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fabric — day 18 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Venice, 2019
: Finished reading: Every House is Haunted by Ian Rogers 📚
: Currently reading: Every House is Haunted by Ian Rogers 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Black Country, New Road (22), Kubelik, Bavarian RSO (22), …
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intense — day 17 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Parga, Greece
: Location check in 🗺 — Preveza Airport ✈️
: Location check in 🗺 — Bristol Airport ✈️
: 🔗 ‘I’d been fired once; it didn’t hurt’: Melvyn Bragg on breakdowns, bust ups and 1,000 episodes of …
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oof! — day 16 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Finished reading: Wittgenstein’s Mistress by David Markson 📚
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red — day 15 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil
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The Commuter, 2018 - ★★★
Watched on Friday September 15, 2023.
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statue — day 14 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Paris, 1997
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glowing — day 13 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Werfa, Abernant, …
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Late summer greenhouse tomatoes. I’m currently roasting them for a pasta sauce 🌱🍅
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panic — day 12 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Ravello, 2014
: Finished reading: The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow 📚
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retrospect — day 11 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Hay-on-Wye, 2023
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Rattle, Bavarian RSO (11), Ezra Collective (10), …
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cycle — day 10 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Berlin, 2022
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Preparing for a hot #Caturday 🐈
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language — day 09 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Wales Millennium …
: Watching the England v New Zealand 🏏 ODI on TV. It’s being played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, …
: Currently reading: The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow 📚
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yonder — day 08 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Halkidiki, 2010
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panorama — day 07 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Manorbier, …
: Finished reading: Peace, Love & Petrol Bombs by D.D. Johnston 📚
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well — day 06 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
Venice, 2019
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forest — day 05 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
: 🚶♂️ Early morning walk whilst it’s cool
: Currently reading: Peace, Love & Petrol Bombs by D.D. Johnston 📚
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orange — day 04 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Nice weather so trying out cooking flatbreads over a fire pit. Will later be barbecuing salmon and …
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precious — day 03 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Karajan, BPO (16), Stars of the Lid (15), Kikagaku Moyo …
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About to try Norwegian brown cheese, brunost, for the first time. Pictured alongside a piece of …
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buildup — day 02 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — Margham Park for a food festival
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abstract — day 01 of the micro.blog september 2023 photoblogging challenge 📸
August 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, 2023 - ★★★½
Watched on Monday August 28, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan (15), Thee Oh …
: Puzzling message Every day my wife and I exchange messages. The problem is that these messages are growing ever …
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Dirty fries - sauerkraut, cheese, aioli, ketchup - and sticky tempura aubergine, coriander and …
: Location check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Otley Gorllewin 🍺
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Barbie, 2023 - ★★★½
Watched on Tuesday August 22, 2023.
: Location check in 🗺 — Vue Cinema, Merthyr Tydfil for Barbie 🎥
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Spider-Man: Far from Home, 2019 - ★★★½
Watched on Monday August 21, 2023.
: May as well continue with a football themed day - Villa v Everton ⚽️
: World Cup Final. Spain played some very precise and clever football and deserved to win the match. …
: 🏆 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final 2023 ⚽ - Spain 🇪🇸 v 🏴 England
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: The Kinks (27), Howlin' Wolf (14), Blur (10), Lyr (9), …
: Watching Wales 🏴 v 🇿🇦 South Africa Rugby World Cup warm-up match. South Africa dominating and …
: Finished reading: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (33⅓ series) by Andy Miller …
: 🏴 World Cup Final it is then ⚽️🏆👏
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Muffins on a cast iron griddle - today’s baking experiment 🥯
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists logged by last.fm: Kikagaku Moyo (30), The Kinks (13), Blur (10), Stornoway …
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Rainy outside so staying in this #Caturday 🐈
: Plenty of football today. World Cup Quarter Finals - Australia 🇦🇺 v 🇫🇷 France on now, followed by …
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Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017 - ★★★
Watched on Friday August 11, 2023.
: Finished reading: Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow 📚
: Currently reading: Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow 📚
: 🏉 Wales 🏴 v 🏴 England - Rugby World Cup warm-up match.
: Saturday morning. Pouring with rain outside. Watching Japan 🇯🇵 v 🇳🇴 Norway. Japan have just taken …
: 🔗📸 Best of the iPhone photography awards 2023 – in pictures Some interesting photographs, almost all …
: Linkblog 🔗: Don’t Network: The Avant-Garde after Networks [2018]
: Superb, confident start and fantastic goals from England. Think I’m going to relax ⚽️🏆
: ⚽️ China 🇨🇳 v 🏴 England very soon. Still a possibility England won’t progress 😬 🏆
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.
: Linkblog 🔗: At last, Hyperion recordings are streamable. We pick some of the standouts 🎵
: Linkblog 🔗: The BBC on Mastodon: experimenting with distributed and decentralised social media
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An old loaf tin has made a re-appearance since my bread maker broke down. Handmade bread which is …
: 🏏 England win the Test 🙂 And draw the Ashes Series 2-2 🙁 Stuart Broad’s final game before retirement …
: 🏏 Ashes coming to a tense conclusion
: ⏲️ Cricket delayed, watching Canada 🇨🇦 v 🇦🇺 Australia World Cup match ⚽️ 🏆
: Location check in 🗺 — Tinto Lounge, Gloucester Road, Bristol for vegan Beyond Meat Cheeseburger and …
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Great selection delivered from The Tinned Fish Market 🐟
: Linkblog 🔗: David Harewood on Blackface - a shocking, deeply moving piece of television A little …
: Great catch by Ben Stokes to end the day and Australia’s innings 🏏
: Ashes cricket has livened up a little since the lunch interval. After this morning’s session I …
: Not a fantastic game for the most part and England not entirely convincing towards the end but they …
: Sensational early goal by Lauren James 🏴 ⚽️ 🏆
: The final group matches in the FIFA Women’s World Cup are looking very interesting. Some crucial …
: ⚽️ Raining very heavily during the Canada v Ireland match in Perth 🌧️
: 🏆 Breakfast while watching the second half of Japan v Costa Rica ⚽️
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, 2008 - ★★★★½
Saw this at the cinema when it was released, don't think I've re-watched it until now, after …
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, 1989 - ★★★★½
Watched on Monday July 24, 2023.
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Spinach and onion frittata 🥚
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday July 24, 2023.
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I very rarely share meme-type images but this took my fancy … 🏏
England’s first drawn Test under …
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, 2023 - ★★★★
Enjoyed a lot as a late Sunday afternoon film 😊 More humour than I’d anticipated - I’d say they were …
: A bad day for bread. My Panasonic SD-2501WXC bread maker appears to have given up the ghost today …
: Love detonates this distance between us to ash holds your flooded heart in the fire of night Robert Montgomery
: All palaces are temporary palaces Robert Montgomery
: ☔ Looks like I’ll be watching some of the France v Jamaica FIFAWWC match whilst the weather makes …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Jackson Browne (20), XTC (14), Phish (13), Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood …
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Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981 - ★★★★★
Watched on Saturday July 22, 2023.
: 🏆 Haiti came close to earning a draw in that entertaining match 🏴🇭🇹⚽️
: Linkblog 🔗: ‘I’ve played for 60 years. That’s long enough’: guitar hero Vini Reilly on PTSD, life on …
: 🏏 😄 Live pictures from Old Trafford pic.twitter.com/RFHXOyb1Fo — Henry Moeran (@henrymoeranBBC) July …
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This is our weather forecast this fine July day ☔️
If Old Trafford is experiencing anything similar …
: VAR is being used a lot in the World Cup matches I’ve seen so far ⚽️
: ⚽ 🏴 England v Haiti 🇭🇹
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Gateway
Hay Castle, Hay-on-Wye
: I find myself having a bagel and coffee for breakfast and watching football. At just after 2am. My …
: 🏏 189 for Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford, SR 104 👏
: The Ashes 2023: After victory by England Women in the ODI yesterday, inflicting Australia’s first …
: Linkblog 🔗: Earth review – Chris Packham steps confidently into David Attenborough’s shoes
: 🥧 Pie, baked potato and peas for tea 😋
: Finished reading: Tales From The Loop by Simon Stålenhag 📚 Curious to see the book after I had …
: Finished reading: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells 📚
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Bird Box, 2018 - ★★★½
Re-watching because I plan to see the sequel (?) Bird Box Barcelona soon. A little better than I …
: 🏏 Women’s Ashes Series match - Australia bat first against England in crucial second ODI
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque (16), XTC (16), Jackson Browne (11), …
: It’s Saint Swithun’s Day. It’s raining heavily. It’s very windy. We’ve had two power cuts already. …
: 🎾 Anyone for tennis? Ons Jabeur v Marketa Vondrousova in the Wimbledon women's singles final.
: Linkblog 🔗: Here comes the next phase of Brexit – and it will be bad for our diet, health and wealth
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: PJ Harvey (48), Jake Blount (21), Grian Chatten (18), The Kinks (15) & …
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019 - ★★★½
Watched on Saturday July 8, 2023.
: 8th July, 1822 – The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died on this day when his boat went down in a sudden …
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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018 - ★★★
Watched on Saturday July 8, 2023.
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This morning’s improved photograph of the toad who lives in my greenhouse 🐸 🌱
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Sometimes I cave in …
Egg & Cheese McMuffin meal with latte for breakfast ☕
: 7/7 12:30am - First listen to I Inside the Old Year Dying 🎵
: 🔗 Hard act to swallow: gull caught on film eating squirrel whole It is a jaw-dropping scene worthy …
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View through our letterbox on returning home after an evening doing a quiz in our local pub 🐈
(photo …
: First over: Stuart Broad removes David Warner - for the 16th time in Tests - for 4 🏏
: 🏏 Ashes: Day one, third Test, Headingley
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This is the toad who lives in my greenhouse 🐸
Seems like a very strange (sometimes very hot) place …
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Book 📚 and Butty Bach 🍺 in Hay
: Location check in 🗺 — one night at The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye. Superb Wye Valley Smokery kippers …
: Location check in 🗺 — Blue Boar, Hay-on-Wye for a pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, one of my …
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South Wales Fire Service helicopter carrying water has been repeatedly flying back and forth over …
: Very dramatic final day in the 2nd Ashes Test 🏏
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Kinks (15), Jonathan Wilson (3), Sparks (3), Jonathan Russell (2) & …
: 🔗 ‘Am I still any good? Have I still got it?’: PJ Harvey on doubt, desire and deepest, darkest …
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Burger buns baked. Unusually uniform shape and size for my baking 🍔
: Location check in 🗺 — Delico Deli, Aberdare for tuna melt panini and cappuccino ☕️
June 2023
: 🔗 ‘A nuclear reactor of music’: the story of Simple Minds’ classic album Empires and Dance 🎵 …
: 🔗 Pompeii fresco depicts what might be the precursor of pizza Archaeologists have discovered a …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Kinks (30), The Wedding Present (3), William The Conqueror (3), …
: Location check in 🗺 — Wales Millennium Centre for the WNO production of Bernstein’s Candide 🎵
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2024 Eisteddfod Proclamation 🏴
National Eisteddfod of Wales
2024 Eisteddfod Proclamation, Aberdare, Saturday 24th June 2023 …
: Location check in 🗺 — Darren Fawr Round Cairns
: Linkblog 🔗: Pagan Fires Burning: The New Wave of Dark Folk from the UK and Ireland 🎵
: ☕️ Asher’s Whisky Fruit Cake and coffee
: Too much cricket but I can’t stop myself. Women’s Ashes Test about to start. Australia batting first …
: June 21st 2023, the summer solstice, was the sixth annual #ShowYourStripes day. showyourstripes.info
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Good morning from the greenhouse. I’m watering the tomatoes 🌱
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A Quiet Passion, 2016 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday June 21, 2023.
: 🏏 1st Ashes Test approaching an end. Outcome still very uncertain.
: 🔗 Multicultural Man: On technology As regular readers of this column know, I don’t think there is …
: Linkblog 🔗: Upcoming anarchist books in 2023
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Sparks (12), The Wedding Present (7), Grian Chatten (6), Tracy Chapman …
: My radio just switched from cricket to The Shipping Forecast 🌧️ 🚢 🏏
: 🔗 Tim Dowling: is this a hangover – or just what being 60 feels like? Is this what it’s like from …
: Currently reading: Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket by Stefan Szymanski 📚🏏
: 🏏 England declare half an hour before the end of play on day one of the first Ashes Test. Ambitious …
: 🏏 The sun rises at Edgbaston ahead of the opening day of the #Ashes. #BBCCricket …
: 🔗 Extreme websites peddle conspiracies, but what about the mainstream outlets that do it too? …
: Finished reading: The Trial of Julian Assange by Nils Melzer 📚
: 🍺 Rhoswenallt Inn for a pint of Glamorgan Bitter
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Synchronic, 2019 - ★★★
Watched on Monday June 12, 2023.
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Just the two of us for dinner tonight. Not sure which two. 🐈
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (12), Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood (6), Vox Clamantis & Jaan-Eik …
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Nephew and son, nephew and daughter
: 🎉 On our way to my nephew’s 18th birthday party
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Saturday shopping for celebration barbecue 🍺🍷 🛒
: Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood - Taq ou-Dub (feat. Nour Freteikh) (Live At The Hamam) 🎵
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And the concrete path is too hot to stand on barefoot 🌞
: As well as (and for some of the time whilst) walking I’ve been listening to the World Test …
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Morning walk through local forestry to a nearby scheduled monument, the Carn Castell y Meibion …
: Location check in 🗺 — Carn Castell y Meibion ring cairn
: Finished reading: Tomorrow by Chris Beckett 📚
: 4 mile walk to collect a package that should have been delivered to my address on Friday. Thanks DPD …
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Now being summoned for supper 🐈
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Late #Caturday (OK, so it’s Sunday)
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (8), Bernstein, Orchestra National de France (4), Kavus Torabi & …
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Wiper and True Mild in Bristol 🍺
: 🍺 Wiper and True Heading Home Mild at the Hatchet Inn, Bristol
: 🚗 Lots of car travelling this evening being saved by the Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show on BBC …
: 🏆 Watching the FA Cup Final with Titanic Brewery Plum Porter 🍺⚽️
: 🍺 Butty Bach at the Boot Inn, Sutton Coldfield
: Linkblog 🔗: Kavus Torabi and Richard Wileman – Heaven’s Sun 🎵 From the shimmering guitars that …
: 🏏 Double century for Ollie Pope just after tea. Then he’s out stumped for 205. And England declare …
: 🏏 Pope has reached his century and Duckett out on 182 at Lord’s today. Brilliant partnership 👏
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Another walk with my daughter this morning - 6.5 miles, we’re upping the ante 🙂
Panoramic view over …
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After watching/listening to the England v Ireland Test throughout today I’m now following the …
: 🏏 England v Ireland Test match. Now the summer has started.
May 2023
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Some views over the Cynon Valley yesterday morning whilst walking with my daughter.
The ground is …
: Old review – M Night Shyamalan’s fast-ageing beach horror is top notch hokum 🎥 🔗 Old is a bit like …
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Old, 2021 - ★★★★★
Watched on Tuesday May 30, 2023.
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Getting warm outside 🔥
(Lunchtime approaching 😊)
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The Suicide Squad, 2021 - ★★★
Watched on Monday May 29, 2023.
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Bank Holiday start - been making a vegan soda bread loaf. Then ate half of it for breakfast - tasted …
: Where Have I Been @Manton started this … I see something, I have to join in 🤣 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇮🇨 Canary Islands …
: Just had to post my weekly music stats manually. I fear that Tweekly.fm may have reached the end of …
: ♫ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: Lankum (28), George Harrison (9), Ozric Tentacles (8) & William The …
: Villa beat Brighton 2-1 and get their Europa Conference League place. Phew 👏
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Huyghe Delirium 🍺
Bottle is superb but on first taste the beer is a little too florally scented. It …
: Following some of the final matches of this season’s Premier League. Not so bothered about the …
: Trying the Vivaldi browser beta on iOS and so far it’s looking really good. I’ve been using Vivaldi …
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Browsing a charity shop in town today and found this weighty 500 page book on Greek food - Culinaria …
: Breakfast in Wetherspoons with a pint of Frothingham Best 🍺
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Early #Caturday morning garden coffee 🪴🐈☕️
: Currently reading: Tomorrow by Chris Beckett 📚
: Have been finding Mastodon List Manager by @acbeers@hachyderm.io very useful in tidying up and …
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, 2016 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday May 24, 2023.
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Ithaka, 2021 - ★★★★
Watched on Monday May 22, 2023.
: Finished reading: Two-Way Mirror by Fiona Sampson 📚
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Carmarthen Golf Club (I’m just dining and drinking, not playing ⛳️😀).
: Location check in 🗺 — Carmarthen Golf Club for Sunday lunch
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Julian Cope (26), Prefab Sprout (19), Ozric Tentacles (16), Lankum (13) …
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Had some Japanese whisky for World Whisky Day, courtesy of my daughter’s boyfriend. But then my …
: Afraid I won’t be able to join Micro Camp live today - my sister-in-law’s 50th birthday celebrations …
: Oh no! It’s World Whisky Day. I can foresee consequences 🥃
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Avengers: Endgame, 2019 - ★★★½
Watched on Tuesday May 16, 2023.
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A generous half pint of Cwrw Otley Diafol. Delicious and brewed at The Bunch of Grapes. 7.4% ABV. …
: ♫ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: William The Conqueror (23), Prefab Sprout (19), Mary Lou Williams (12) & …
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From #Caturday sun …
… to #Caturday shade
Some cats just can’t take the heat 🐈
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Avengers: Infinity War, 2018 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday May 12, 2023.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022 - ★★★★½
Watched on Thursday May 11, 2023.
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Inside the One Cup Sake. I have not been warming mine on a camping stove 😟
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Beatles (14), The Smile (13), Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo (12), …
: Currently reading: Two-Way Mirror by Fiona Sampson 📚
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Can’t be comfortable #Caturday 🐈
: Obligatory anti-monarchy rant - Freedom News 🔗
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Doctor Strange, 2016 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday May 5, 2023.
: Location check in 🗺 — new venue – The Vegan Coffi House, Aberdare for coffee, crisps and cake ☕️
: Had it all this morning - instant coffee followed by a double espresso and now a drip filter coffee …
: Drinking a Belgian beer watching a Belgian (Luca Brecel) play stunning snooker 🎱🍺
April 2023
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Beatles (29), Lou Reed (26), Steve Mason (12), Lou Reed & Antony (1) …
: 🎱 Haven’t really watched snooker since the Steve Davis era of the 1980s but am finding this year’s …
: Looks like we won’t be seeing any sun or blue skies for the next ten days of April/May 😞 ☁️
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Chaos Walking, 2021 - ★★
Watched on Tuesday April 25, 2023.
: 🖖 Picard - The Last Generation S3, E10 📺
: Linkblog 🔗: Mark Stewart, Pop Group frontman and revered countercultural musician, dies aged 62 🎵
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Babyshambles (16), Ozawa, Boston SO, Silverstein (12), Stornoway (11), …
: 🎵 Just booked tickets to see Stornoway in October. Their first tour in over 6 years.
: Hemispheric Views 082: A Hacker Has Entered the Chat! made my flight home pass far more pleasantly. …
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An airport corner for final Nata - not the same ✈️
: 🛌 Early night 😞 Up at 6 to get to airport asap 😢
: Location check in 🗺 — Cervejaria Trindade. IPA and cockles 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Praça das Amoreiras
: ☕️ Espresso at Leitaria Académica
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Casa Fernando Pessoa impressed me. Small museum but we spent a couple of hours there today.
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Lovely evening on a road behind Rossio Square. Plate of sardines, plate of cheese, bread, two …
: 🥵 Very hot in the TimeOut Market Hall. Not staying!
: Location check in 🗺 — Noobai. Wine and dips with a view of the river.
: Location check in 🗺 — Casa Fernando Pessoa 📖
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An empanada in the Jardin da Estrela
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Who’s responsible for this !?
: Location check in 🗺 — da Prata 52. Tapas.
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Floors are looking a bit psychedelic
Could be
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Joining the Lisbon sticker spotter club @maique @stickerspotter
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Petisqueira Conqvistador, beer and bolinhos de bacalhau
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Looking at the real life map of Lisbon 🗺️
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Breakfast ☕️ - Confeitaria National
: Location check in 🗺 — Lisboa Prata Boutique Hotel 🇵🇹
: Location check in 🗺 — Rooftop Terrace at Bristol Airport ✈️
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Got to Bristol Airport early (as usual), through security then had notification that flight to …
: Location check in 🗺 — Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Bristol City Centre
: 🛣️ Travelling from London to Bristol
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Pre-dinner cocktails outside Shiro Japanese restaurant last night. Food later was stunning. …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lankum (28), Dry Cleaning (26), Jean Ritchie (16), Tom Rosenthal (8) & …
: Location check in 🗺 — Shiro Japanese Restaurant
: Location check in 🗺 — Merchant & Weaver, Old Spitalfields Market, Salt Jute IPA 🍺
: 🧳 Departing for a week of travels
: 🦤 Importing my Twitter archive into my Micro.blog
: I’ve certainly been enjoying the Spring weather in the garden this morning 😖
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Visited Lamphey, Pembrokeshire for lunch yesterday and included a short detour to the (in parts) …
: Location check in 🗺 — Lamphey Hall Hotel - Butty Bach 🍺
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo (24), Scott Ross (12), Altin Gün (8), Pink …
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Walls on a walk. Hoping the first has got something to do with Easter, otherwise it’s just plain …
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My choice of walking route wasn’t fully appreciated by everybody this afternoon 😊
: Linkblog 🔗: Jason deCaires Taylor Museums are places of conservation, education, and about …
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Just installed a dartboard in our kitchen 🎯🙃
: 🍺 Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
: Location check in 🗺 — St Fagans National Museum of History 🏴
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Late morning veggie breakfast in Wetherspoons. They’ve sold out of mushrooms and tomatoes 😞
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Lana Del Rey (23), The Libertines (19), Peter Doherty (17), Peter …
: ⚽ Chelsea v Aston Villa, Watkins scores after 18’ 👏
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Been on a short walk, just destroying the benefits of it 🍺🫤
: 🍺 The Rhoswenallt Inn, pint of Glamorgan Brewing Co Thunderbird IPA
March 2023
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practice — day 31 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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My Neighbor Totoro, 1988 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday March 30, 2023.
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mirror — day 30 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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slice — day 29 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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prompt — day 28 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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support — day 27 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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instrument — day 26 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Suede (27), Altin Gün (15), THUS LOVE (10), Evgeny Kissin (5) & …
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spice — day 25 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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court — day 24 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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Suede were absolutely sensational at St David’s Hall in Cardiff last night 🎵
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chance — day 23 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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St David’s Hall, ready for Suede 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — St David’s Hall, Cardiff to see Suede 🎵
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insect — day 22 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: Finished reading: Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami & Seiji Ozawa 📚
: Location check in 🗺 — Wales Millennium Centre for Rambert Dance’s Peaky Blinders
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tiny — day 21 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: Finished reading: Meru by S. B. Divya 📚
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houseplant — day 20 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday March 19, 2023.
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analog — day 19 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Desperate Journalist (22), Suede (15), Sleaford Mods (14), Lang Lang …
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Black Heart – tastes great but not a fan of an in-can widget 🍺
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New cat bed gets the begrudging seal of approval #caturday 🐈
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portico — day 18 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: 🖖 Picard - Imposters S3, E5 📺
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early — day 17 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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Trying the alcohol free Tropical IPA by Drop Bear Beer Co.
Quite impressed. Surprised it’s rated so …
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road — day 16 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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patience — day 15 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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Fall, 2022 - ★★★
Some definitely dizzying visual effects and a real sense of jeopardy and suspense at times.
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horizon — day 14 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: 🍃 It is very windy this morning. Have been re-attaching some roofing felt to our garage roof.
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connection — day 13 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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shiny — day 12 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Philip Selway (13), Steve Mason (13), KT Tunstall (10), The Doors (10) & …
: 🖖 Picard - No Win Scenario S3, E4 📺
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gimcrack — day 11 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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Luther: The Fallen Sun, 2023 - ★★★
Watched on Friday March 10, 2023.
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ritual — day 10 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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together — day 09 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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walk — day 08 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — The Roman Baths, Bath
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View from our hotel room window in Bath this morning ❄️
: Location check in 🗺 — The Francis Hotel, Bath
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whole — day 07 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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The Joy of Sesh IPA 🍺 and a flight of Bath gins at The Black Fox, Bath
: 🥑 Breakfast at Hotel Indigo, Cardiff
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KT Tunstall at St David’s Hall 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — St David’s Hall for KT Tunstall 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Franco Manca Pizza, Cardiff 🍕
: Location check in 🗺 — Bute & Co Coffee House for a flat white ☕️
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engineering — day 06 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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The result of my Sunday trim. I definitely needed to wear a hat on today’s walk ❄️
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tile — day 05 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: ✂️ Time for a trim. Hair and beard.
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Dry Cleaning (40), Abbado, VPO, Norman (17), Dehd (13), THUS LOVE (10) & …
: Location check in 🗺 — The Rhoswenallt Inn 🍺
: 🚊 Saturday night train back to Aberdare. Never quiet 😊
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Leszet Turkish Kitchen. Enjoyed a really good meal for Denise’s birthday 🎂
: Location check in 🗺 — Leszet Turkish Kitchen, Cardiff
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Drinking a Smoked & Spicy 🍸
Dangerous Don Mezcal, Smoky Ginger Ale, Angostura Bitters, Chilli, Lime, …
: ⚖️ Escaped an Escape Room with 38 seconds to spare
: Location check in 🗺 — Barker Rum & Fizz, Cardiff 🍸
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zip — day 04 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: 🖖 Picard - Seventeen Seconds S3, E3. I’m enjoying the way this series is unfolding 📺
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solitude — day 03 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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I’ve been inspired by Rachel Roddy this week. Some delicious results.
On Tuesday I cooked her recipe …
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The X Files: I Want to Believe, 2008 - ★★½
Watched on Thursday March 2, 2023.
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weather — day 02 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
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Dry Cleaning at Tramshed Cardiff last night supported by THUS LOVE and Dehd 🎵
THUS LOVE
Dehd
Dry …
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secure — day 01 of the micro.blog march 2023 photoblogging challenge #mbmar 📸
: 🚶 Morning walk round Dare Valley Country Park. It’s starting to rain 😔
February 2023
: 🎵 Dry Cleaning at Tramshed Cardiff
: Location check in 🗺 — Tramshed, Cardiff
: 🏏 Australia win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final by 19 runs
: 🏏 Innings interval - run chase for South Africa is definitely not out of reach
: 🏏 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final is underway - Australia v South Africa, Australia batting first
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Karajan, BPO (11), Algiers (8), Sleaford Mods (8), Steve Mason (4) & …
: ☕ Cappuccino and panini at Delico Deli
: Everton v Aston Villa this afternoon - This is the 210th staging of the most-played fixture in …
: Felt this earthquake last night. Epicentre was less than 20 miles from us. My first thought was that …
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1408, 2007 - ★★★★
Impressed. Surprised that I hadn’t come across this film before - released in 2007 but for me a …
: 🏏 Dramatic and close semi-final. South Africa win by 6 runs and get to the World Cup final for the …
: 🏏 Some great batting by South Africa. Not an easy target for England to chase
: 🏏 Women’s T20 World Cup - second semi-final starting in about 20 minutes, England v South Africa, …
: 🖖 Picard - Disengage S3, E2 📺
: 🏏 Women’s T20 World Cup - semi-final about to start, Australia v India, Australia batting first
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Boston Tea Party flat white ☕️
Cheltenham Road, Bristol
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St Elvan's Church, Aberdare
Visited the recently renovated St Elvan’s Church this morning. Very impressive, with the benefit of …
: ☕ Flat white at St Elvan’s Church
: Location check in 🗺 — Spires Coffee Shop at St Elvan’s Church, Aberdare. Flat white and toast ☕️
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 - ★★★
Watched on Sunday February 19, 2023.
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (27), Cleobury, ECO, Choir Of …
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Knives Out, 2019 - ★★★
Watched on Saturday February 18, 2023.
: Women’s T20 World Cup: England v India. India bowling first have made a good start, taking 2 wickets …
: 🖖 Beginning Picard - Season 3 📺
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The X Files, 1998 - ★★★½
Watched on Friday February 17, 2023.
: Linkblog 🔗: Athens museum unveils design for major renovation
: Australia v Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Chamari Athapaththu is a great batter to watch. …
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Slightly rusty handlebars and slighty rusty cycling ability but I’ve completed an easy 8 mile ride 🚲
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Pumped up the tyres on my aged bike for the first time in about 3 years. They seem to be holding …
: Finished reading: Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka 📚
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Arctic Monkeys (10), Jake Blount (10), Handley, RLPO (8), Kae Tempest …
: Sports weekend. England T20 World Cup 🏏 match is (successfully) over, can now focus on Six Nations …
: 🏏 England scoring quickly chasing down 135
: 🍺 Cake Cartel, a hazelnut stout by BrewDog
: 🏏 Women’s T20 World Cup - West Indies v England
: 🏏 Opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is just starting - SA v SL at Newlands, Cape Town
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Delighted to be able to repeat yesterday’s outdoor reading in the afternoon sun ☀️
Tomorrow looks …
: 🚘 De-icing. Frosty again. That’s what clear skies do.
: Finished reading: Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell 📚
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Final pint of beer in London before heading for home - Fuller’s ESB at The Old Pack Horse, Chiswick …
: Location check in 🗺 — Tate Modern
: Location check in 🗺 — The British Museum
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Smile (13), Crosby, Stills & Nash (10), Tears for Fears (10), …
: The Old Ship, Hammersmith. Drinking Young’s Special 🍺 overlooking the Thames.
: Location check in 🗺 — The Old Ship, Hammersmith
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George & Devonshire, Chiswick
: Location check in 🗺 — George & Devonshire, Chiswick. Fullers pub, in Chiswick, so London Pride 🍺
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Citizen Kane, 1941 - ★★★★½
Recently listened to the BBC radio In Our Time episode on Citizen Kane so thought I’d rewatch the …
: 🏏 South Africa v England (3rd ODI). England innings complete - that was a great recovery from losing …
: 🏏 South Africa v England (3rd ODI) in Kimberley. England batting first, not off to an auspicious …
January 2023
: 🚶 On a slightly breezy walk.
: 🏏 Impressive run chase by South Africa to beat England’s 342 in the ODI. Good match.
: 🏏 South Africa v England (2nd ODI) is my Sunday afternoon viewing 📺
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Scott Ross (91), Johnny Flynn & Robert Macfarlane (23), Algiers (18), …
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Wild Beer Co Beyond Modus 8 🍺
Very wine-like beer - a “strong, wild and sour Flanders Red”. …
: 🏏 South Africa v England (1st ODI) coming to a close finish
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It’s been over a week since it snowed. Everything lower down in the valley has completely melted but …
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Strictly Ballroom, 1992 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday January 22, 2023.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (18), Sleaford Mods (14), Kae Tempest …
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Spritzes and crosswords in the snow.
: 📺 Inspector Morse : Deceived by Flight
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De-icing again, still can’t get the car to the top of our drive.
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Snowy morning
Ian Mason
Snowy morning
: Location check in 🗺 — Sonny Stores, Bristol
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The Last Samurai, 2003 - ★★★
Watched on Monday January 16, 2023.
: 🛒 Sadly in Merthyr Retail Park
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Sunday morning. I don’t usually let our cat sleep next to my desk - the shed hair becomes an …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jake Blount (63), The Animals (14), Raffaele Grimaldi (8), Anna Friederike …
: Finished reading: The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza …
: Finished reading: Ten Poems about Music: The Blue Album introduced by Cerys Matthews 📚 Additional …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jake Thackray (55), Fontaines D.C. (49), Slow Club (18), PJ Harvey (14) & …
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Bar 44, Clifton, Bristol. Excellent tapas 🍷
: Location check in 🗺 — The Quadrant, Clifton. Tribute 🍺
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Traffic delays and rainbows 🌈
: 🛣️ Motorwaying to Bristol to pick up my daughter and have a late lunch in Clifton.
: 🛠 Tinkering with web design (again) 🕸️
: Finished reading: On Connection by Kae Tempest 📚
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Grey and rainy day in Aberdare ☔️
: ⏰ Early morning Bank Holiday of course
: ⚽ Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Aston Villa. I enjoyed that.
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Trappistes Rochefort 10
by Abbaye Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy
Belgian Quadrupel, 11.3% ABV 🍺
Dark and …
: ⚽ New Year’s Day football Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Fontaines D.C. (21), LCD Soundsystem (15), alt-J (12), Arctic Monkeys (10) …
December 2022
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Really!? Pub Wifi password … but I’ve typed it and it works … got a feeling it’s the default and …
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Otley Oxymoron stout and O-Ho-Ho ESB brewed at the Bunch of Grapes 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Otley beers being brewed here again 🍺
: Came up in my Readwise Daily Review today. Hadn’t realised that the phrase We live, as we dream — …
: Inspired and informed by The Monitor by @maique 🙏 I’ve got @neatnik’s Web Monitor set up and working …
: Cookery Books: Afro Vegan by Zoe Alakija 📚 Used for our Christmas meal this year 🎄
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Xmas Dinner 2022
I know I’m composing this post a few days late, on the morning of New Year’s Eve, 31st December …
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Murder on the Orient Express, 1974 - ★★★★
I also enjoyed Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 version but this more dramatic, star-studded production is a …
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🔗 Gravestone-encircled ‘Hardy Tree’ falls in London
Couple of my photos from January 2020 📸
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Walking my in-laws’ dog at 3am this morning after a long and indulgent Boxing Day. Dog is the blur …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (18), Dry Cleaning (11), Kae Tempest …
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Winter Wonderland Wheel, Cardiff
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Cardiff City Hall and Winter Wonderland
: Location check in 🗺 — Duke of Wellington, Cardiff. Pint of Brains SA 🍺
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First mince pie of the season
: 🎅 Mince pie and flat white for breakfast. Preparing for Xmas shopping ☕️
: Linkblog 🔗: Terry Hall: lead singer of the Specials dies aged 63
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Andreas Staier (23), Kae Tempest (15), Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra (15), …
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Surge, 2020 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday December 15, 2022.
: Linkblog 🔗: The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis review – a classic laid bare
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The Matrix Resurrections, 2021 - ★★★★½
Watched on Tuesday December 13, 2022.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Schäfer, Fink, Arnold Schoenberg Choir …
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Hitting some snow flurries as we head north …
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Some light snow in Bristol this morning ❄️
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23% possession, great defending and goalkeeping, well deserved 🇲🇦 ⚽️
: ⚽ Morocco 🇲🇦 - superb, the first team from Africa to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
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Eighth floor Bristol near sunset 🌇
Pretty heavily filtered because it’s through a pretty dirty …
: Location check in 🗺 — Bristol Museum & Art Gallery 🏛️
: ⚽ Incident packed World Cup quarter-final between Netherlands and Argentina. Going to penalties.
: Currently reading: Orlam by PJ Harvey 📚
: Currently reading: Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa 📚
: Finished reading: The Whistleblower by Robert Peston 📚
: 🎻 Trying out the Vivaldi browser
: ⚽ Wow! Morocco 🇲🇦 into the quarter-finals. Impressive penalty shootout.
: ⚽ World Cup extra time. Morocco 🇲🇦 getting some good chances against Spain 🇪🇸
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Temperatures dropping, time to find a warm spot, preferably with a friend 🐈 🐑
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Pickpocket, 1959 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday December 4, 2022.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jack White (18), Sleaford Mods (11), The Mysterines (9), Muse (4) & Ezra …
: Linkblog 🔗: Exarcheia, the subway station, and public space What is crucial to understand is that …
November 2022
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Squash and leek lasagne turned out to be very good. Bookmarking idea for future use 🤤
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Experimenting. This will be a butternut squash and leek lasagne.
: Ready for the final World Cup 2022 Group B games – Wales 🏴 v England 🏴 – always a …
: Of course I’m trying - and liking the look of - Album Whale. HT to all who’ve mentioned it on …
: Brilliant goal by Alphonso Davies for Canada 🇨🇦 against Croatia 🇭🇷 in under two minutes. I thought …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: PJ Harvey (29), Cleobury, ECO, Choir Of King’s College Cambridge (19), …
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Had some heavy rain in the last week 🌧
: 🐢 On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was published OnThisDay, 24th November 1859 📚
: Brilliant second half of football by Japan 🇯🇵 against Germany 🇩🇪 ⚽️
: Support from the Mexican fans in the stadium for the Mexico 🇲🇽 v Poland 🇵🇱 World Cup match seems …
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St Stephen’s Church, Bristol
Clare Street, Bristol
Leonard Lane, Bristol
: 🍺 Banks’s Mild in The Commercial Rooms, Bristol
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Striding through St Nicholas Markets, Bristol
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Excursion into sticker territory…
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: PJ Harvey (26), John Coltrane (7), Richard Dawson (3), The Smashing …
: 🍺 Joyful Day by Wiper And True microbrewery at The Hatchet Inn, Bristol
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Escaped the Séance Escape Room 😀
: 🙀 About to start my first Escape Room
: Three Lions (It’s Coming Home for Christmas) ⚽🎵
: Linkblog 🔗: The country’s going to the dogs, but at least the police have cleared the M25
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Vaults Dark 🍺 and crisps. Heaven.
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Drinking Reverend 🍺 at The Spirit Vaults, Melbourne. Lovely little microbrewery and pub.
: Location check in 🗺 — The Thomas Leaper, Derby – Little John Bitter by Milestone Brewery 🍺
: It didn’t rain in Melbourne! Good match 🏏
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Rudolf Firkušný (31), Low (11), The Smashing Pumpkins (11), Fischer, …
: 🏏 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final – England 🏴 v Pakistan 🇵🇰
: There’s a lot of World Cups happening around now. Watching the Women’s Rugby Union World Cup final …
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Ikiru, 1952 - ★★★★½
Watched on Friday November 11, 2022.
: I get a box of vegetables delivered weekly from Riverford Organic Farmers. Included with each box is …
: 🏏 Superb bowling by Adil Rashid in the World Cup semi-final: 1-20 from his 4 overs
: 🏏 India v England under way - ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 🇮🇳 🏴 …
: Linkblog 🔗: Oldest known written sentence discovered – on a head-lice comb
: Linkblog 🔗: Low’s Mimi Parker was a voice of hope and healing in indie rock 🎵
: Linkblog 🔗: What is Mastodon, and will it replace Twitter? - New Statesman Mastodon is not …
: 🍺 Thunderbird IPA at the Rhoswenallt Inn
: 🍰 Cherry Bakewell and Americano at Delico Deli
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Death on the Nile, 2022 - ★★★★
Branagh makes a stylish Poirot and a stylish, enjoyable Christie adaptation. Would rank Death on the …
: Linkblog 🔗: Philologist Irene Vallejo: ‘Alexander the Great’s library was the first step towards the …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Aphrodite’s Child (22), The Umlauts (12), Thelonious Monk (12), Dry …
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Broke all the rules tonight, made (and ate) a vegan Hawaiian pizza. I’m not vegan or Hawaiian 🍕
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Rugby on #Caturday … Wales trailing, cat sleeping through it 🐈 🏉
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Murder on the Orient Express, 2017 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday November 2, 2022.
: 🏏 England v New Zealand - game on, it’s not raining in Brisbane, it definitely is here in Wales this …
October 2022
: India v South Africa definitely a dramatic match with a lot of twists and turns. Outcome still not …
: After the disappointment of the abandoned Australia v England T20 World Cup match on Friday I’m now …
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Viewing autumn wind and rain through our bedroom window 🍂
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Aphrodite’s Child (17), Jacobs, Concerto Vocale, Nederlands Kamerkoor (11), …
: Linkblog 🔗: Feeding Of The Five Thousand 29-10-2022 🎵
: Linkblog 🔗: TS Eliot’s Waste Land was a barren place. But at least a spirit of optimism still …
: 💉 Received my COVID-19 vaccination booster at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon - over my four doses I’ve now had the …
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Pastrami style cured salmon followed by a vegan burger
: Location check in 🗺 — The Bunch of Grapes, Manchester Bitter 🍺
: Ireland off to a flying start in their World Cup match against England 🏏
: ☕ Delico Deli for jacket potato with salad and a cappuccino
: 🚶♂️Morning walk in Dare Valley
: Linkblog 🔗: Dry Cleaning: ‘We bond over food a lot. It’s a big part of the band’
: 📻 Listening to Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar - one of my favourite BBC Radio 4 comedy shows …
: MCG looks absolutely packed for India v Pakistan 🏏 🙂
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Arctic Monkeys (30), Dry Cleaning (25), Aphrodite’s Child (15), Paul Lewis, …
: 🏏 Time for England v Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup
: Linkblog 🔗: Arctic Monkeys: The Car review | The Guardian 🎵 aching songs of soured dreams […] It’s …
: Linkblog 🔗: Dry Cleaning: Stumpwork review | The Guardian 🎵 deadpan chat, funk and hypnotic …
: Finished reading: Lessons by Ian McEwan 📚
: 🏏 And Zimbabwe beat Scotland. Now looking forward to England's opening World Cup game against …
: 🏏 Ireland knock West Indies out of the Men's T20 World Cup and proceed to the Super 12 stage.
: Hand grinding coffee ☕ … my Apple watch has decided that I’ve started an Elliptical Workout. Didn’t …
: ⚽️ Watching Aston Villa v Chelsea 📺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: John Coltrane (24), Future Islands (21), Miles Davis Quintet (21), The …
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Elvis, 2022 - ★★★★
Watched on Saturday October 15, 2022.
: 💃 Autumn Saturday night so there's no option in our household … Strictly Come Dancing 📺
: Linkblog 🔗: The Umlauts - Another Fact - review at The Quietus 🎵 the multilingual group unleash a …
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This Isn’t Bacon roll. My sub rolls turned out a little plump but very tasty 🤤
: 🥖 Baking bread rolls for breakfast/brunch
: 🎵 Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
: 🚲 10 mile indoor cycle workout
: 📸 Browsing the Micro.blog A Day in the Life 2022 timeline
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Micro.blog A Day in the Life Photo Challenge 📸
Thursday 13th October 2022, 6:07pm BST
Self-portrait …
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Pale tussock moth caterpillar 🐛
: 💒 Denise and I celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary today 🥰
: Linkblog 🔗: Why DH Lawrence still gets under our skin
: Linkblog 🔗: The Rise of the Pawns - Existential Comics I’m telling you man, they are just using us …
: 🍝 Sunday dinner: spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino. Followed Rachel Roddy's guidance from 'Five …
: Linkblog 🔗: The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis – genesis of a masterpiece
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (27), Suede (19), Medici Quartet (12), Fidetzis, Athens State …
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Good to eat outside in October. Spontaneous, quick barbecue fare but the result was delicious 😋
: 🔥 Weather is so good, have decided to BBQ in the garden.
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Just discovered why we’ve got so many wasps flying around the front of our house – they’re nesting …
: 🧹 Sweeping leaves (and acorns) 🍂
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Coffee, book and cat in the early morning Autumn sun ☕️
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Atonement, 2007 - ★★★★★
Excellent film of a very good book.
: ☕ Americano and cherry bakewell at Delico Deli, Aberdare.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Suede (26), Borodin Quartet (15), The Beatles (15), clipping. (14) & John …
September 2022
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Justine, 1969 - ★★★★
Don’t view with the expectation that the film will fairly represent the books of the Alexandria …
: 🏏 More Pakistan v England T20 cricket. This series is coming thick and fast.
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The Iceman, 2012 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday September 29, 2022.
: Linkblog 🔗: The vision of Ralph Vaughan Williams
: 🏏 Watching England play Pakistan in the fifth of seven T20 matches.
: 📺 The Great British Bake Off
: 👽 First contact from status.lol
: Linkblog 🔗: Hilary Mantel knew how corrosive deference to monarchy can be – and why we must resist | …
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Cosmopolis, 2012 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday September 25, 2022.
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Pizza. Olives, capers and green chilli 🍕
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Lebanese wine with our pizza tonight 🍕 🍷 🇱🇧
: Film log - watched: Cosmopolis, 2012 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Suede (41), Golschmann, Columbia SO, Gould (9), Madeleine Cocolas (8) & Dry …
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The Fly, 1986 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday September 23, 2022.
: Film log - watched: The Fly, 1986 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Linkblog 🔗: Restoring the Old Way of Warming: Heating People, not Places - LOW-TECH MAGAZINE via …
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A History of Violence, 2005 - ★★★★★
Watched on Thursday September 22, 2022.
: Film log - watched: A History of Violence, 2005 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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Yesterday at Abergavenny Food Festival
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (32), Walter, Columbia SO (18), Dry Cleaning (10) & Solti, LPO, …
: Linkblog 🔗: Ian McEwan’s long look back British politics does not offer much more cause for …
: Linkblog 🔗: Jean-Luc Godard: a genius who tore up rule book without troubling to read it
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One of my favourite beers: Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, at The Gloucester Old Spot, Bristol 🍺
: Linkblog 🔗: There’s more to spritz than Aperol
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Baked polenta with melted gorgonzola – Polenta Pasticciata con Gorgonzola
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I’ve been stirring polenta for nearly 40 minutes. My arm is aching.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Evgeny Kissin (19), Lou Reed (14), Ezra Furman (13), Dry Cleaning (10) & …
: Linkblog 🔗: Exposed by Caroline Vout review – the real Greek and Roman body
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022 - ★★★½
Watched on Sunday September 4, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2022 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Boult, LPO, Tortelier (7) & Dactyl Terra (6) via tweekly.fm
: Currently reading: Tales From The Loop by Simon Stålenhag 📚
: Currently reading: Endless Forms by Seirian Sumner 📚
August 2022
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jenny Hval (13), Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (11), Ezra Furman (3), The …
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It’s been a hard Caturday 💤 🐈
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Beyond burgers and mushrooms 🍔🍄
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Abbot Ale and long wave radio in the garden for today’s cricket - TMS & England v South Africa 🏏
: Linkblog 🔗: Lawns: Are they worth it anymore? - The Washington Post
: Linkblog 🔗: An ode to the Great British music festival - New Statesman From Green Man to …
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Camp from Thursday to Monday at the Green Man Festival 🎵
Five days with virtually no internet access …
: Location check in 🗺 — Arriving at Green Man Festival 2022, near Crickhowell, Powys 🎵
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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 …
: Location check in 🗺 — Junjira Thai restaurant in Aberdare Market 🍜
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Greek Village Salad – Horiatiki Salata
Looks like today is going to be the last hot day of our …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Low (13), Dactyl Terra (11), Morcheeba (10), Christian Curnyn (7) & …
: Finished reading: The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton 📚
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Shaded garden spots reserved for the next few days of hot weather.
For me:
For Duffy:
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Went to my first Hundred cricket match yesterday, Welsh Fire v Oval Invincibles at Sophia Gardens in …
: Location check in 🗺 — Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 🏏
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Low (25), Walter Gieseking (15), alt-J (12), Retribution Gospel Choir (10) …
: Muse’s Matt Bellamy 🔗 🎵 I think my brain’s been manipulated by Stranger Things and that’s what I …
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Summer. Wales. Raining. At least it’s warm so I can sit in the garden with a beer 🍺
July 2022
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Kirill Kozlovski (32), Jack White (24), Sleaford Mods (24), Nigel Kennedy, …
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Walk the Line, 2005 - ★★★
Watched on Saturday July 30, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Walk the Line, 2005 - ★★★ 🎥
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Amulet, 2020 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday July 29, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Amulet, 2020 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Really special and enjoyable day in Bristol, my daughter’s graduation ceremony – BSc Psychology with …
: Location check in 🗺 — Bristol Cathedral. UWE Bristol graduation ceremony.
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The Olde Hatchet Inn, Bristol.
: Location check in 🗺 — The Olde Hatchet Inn, Bristol. Good Chemistry Brewing Full Circle 🍺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Dimentia 13 (19), The Mysterines (13), Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets …
: Sam Northeast: Glamorgan batter hits 410 - third highest score in County Championship history 🏏🔗 …
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Jurassic World, 2015 - ★★★
Watched on Friday July 22, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Jurassic World, 2015 - ★★★ 🎥
: Currently reading: The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton 📚
: Location check in 🗺 — Kavala Airport, time for one last spinach pie and Alfa 🍺
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Final nightcap – Isalos ouzo
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Impressive seafood spaghetti tonight at Taverna Pirofani on our last evening on Thasos 🇬🇷
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Spending the last few days of our holiday relaxing on the beach by (and swimming through) Tripiti …
: Currently reading: Salvation Lost by Peter F. Hamilton 📚 Whizzing through and really enjoying The …
: Currently reading: Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Doors (23), Kevin Morby (12), Ryley Walker (10), James Rhodes (9) & …
: Finished reading: Three Philosophies and One Reality & NHK Radio Talks by Gudo Wafu Nishijima 📚
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Lazy, simple evening meal in our apartment tonight – dolmades, Throumba olives, tzatziki and bread.
: Linkblog 🔗: Oldest house in Wales found in Cardiff
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Strangely we had Italian food tonight - seafood linguine and gnocchi alla Sorrentina. The owners of …
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Mount Athos from Limenaria, just before sunset
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Empty beds view a moonrise 🌙
: From the comments to that last linked article on wasps: Bees were once wasps but diverged from them …
: Linkblog 🔗: Country diary: We should open our eyes to the wonder of wasps
: Never seen anything like this before: How a fake ‘IPL’ cricket league ran for Russian punters 🏏🔗
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Late lunch in the bar 🍺
Anchovies 🐟
Games 🎲
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Image of the Harpie, 1497
I’m struck by some images on a Kindle 🫤
from The Burning Man by Frances …
: Linkblog 🔗: Long gone, but speaking clearly to our age – Shelley, the poet of moral and political …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes (12), James Taylor (8), Derrick Harriott …
: Currently reading: Don’t be a Jerk by Brad Warner 📚
: Currently reading: Z by Vassilis Vassilokos 📚
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Drinks in a bar with my daughter. She finds my conversation stimulating 😉 📕 🍺
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Breakfast after a night of storms, thunder and lightning ⛈
: Percy Bysshe Shelley died on 8th July 1822, at the age of 29, when his boat went down in a sudden …
: A little Thasos rain this morning 🌧
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Morning coffee at Limenaria harbour ☕️
: Location check in 🗺 — Rodon House, Limenaria, Thasos 🇬🇷
: Location check in 🗺 — North Terminal, Gatwick Airport ✈️
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La Chouffe 🍺
India building a substantial lead 🏏
: Location check in 🗺 — Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, Aberdare - Purity Mad Goose 🍺
: Just watched an incredible over for India, the record for the most runs in a Test over! Stuart Broad …
June 2022
: Location check in 🗺 — Burrows Cottage, Cwm Ivy, Llanmadoc
: Linkblog 🔗: Portable Magic by Emma Smith review – a love letter to reading
: Linkblog 🔗: ‘It’s dopamine’: why we love to track our watching and reading habits
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Sleaford Mods (25), The Utopia Strong (18) & Nina Simone (11) via …
: Location check in 🗺 — National Museum Cardiff - Destination masterpiece: 75 great artworks to see …
: Location check in 🗺 — Brodies Coffee Co - flat white & toastie ☕️
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Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods, 2017 - ★★★★
Watched on Wednesday June 22, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Bunch of Kunst, 2017 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Assimilate, 2019 - ★½
Watched on Sunday June 19, 2022.
: Location check in 🗺 — Ye Olde Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina – pints of Abbot Ale and Sharp’s Atlantic 🍺
: Film log - watched: Assimilate, 2019 - ★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Mysterines (13), Sleaford Mods (12) & Molchat Doma (3) via tweekly.fm
: Location check in 🗺 — Koocha, Bristol – Persian inspired vegan cuisine.
: Just arrived home from nearly a week’s break in Berlin. I’d forgotten how much I like visiting big …
: Location check in 🗺 — Berlin-Brandenburg Airport ✈️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artist: The Utopia Strong (9) via tweekly.fm
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Tempelhof Airport for the Tempelhof Sounds festival 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Tempelhof Airport for the Tempelhof Sounds festival 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — Taverna Athene. Ouzo, retsina, anchovies, moussaka, white bean soup and Greek …
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Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn is on the far side 🎵
: Location check in 🗺 — DDR Museum
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Craft beer in Berlin - BRLO Brwhouse beer garden 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — BRLO Brewhouse microbrewery - Helles and Berliner Weisse 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Holiday Inn Express, Berlin City Centre 🇩🇪
: Location check in 🗺 — Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5 ✈️
: Location check in 🗺 — Ostrich Inn, Colnbrook. Pint of Spitfire 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — Ye Olde George, Colnbrook. Pint of Amstel 🍺
: 64 years ago - 1958. Last time Wales reached the World Cup Finals. Incredible 🏴 ⚽️
: Outstanding 🏏 stats by Andrew Samson @AWSStats: Youngest to reach 10 000 Test runs: AN Cook 11479 …
: Day 4 of England v New Zealand 🏏 Joe Root hits his 26th Test century to also reach 10,000 Test runs. …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (7) & Solti, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, …
: OtD 4 Jun 1913 socialist suffragette Emily Davison was seriously injured while trying to grab the …
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My only Jubilee celebration - Pact Coffee’s Remera Tugirekawanziza Rwandan coffee, their Platinum …
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Bank holidays. Yesterday was small barbecue day, today is pizza day.
May 2022
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On review I somehow missed posting Day 4 😊
So for the sake of completeness …
thorny — day 04 of the …
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endurance — day 31 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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fish — day 30 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Linkblog 🔗: The love song of TS Eliot: intense letters reveal the passion behind the pen
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stripes — day 29 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Kirill Kozlovski (16), Dave Graney and The Coral Snakes (15), Bernstein, …
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fair — day 28 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Finished reading: Big Snake Little Snake: An Inquiry into Risk by DBC Pierre 📚
: Finished reading: Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan’s Food Culture by Matt Goulding 📚
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written — day 27 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. design by william blake: thomas …
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Call Me by Your Name, 2017 - ★★★★
Watched on Thursday May 26, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Call Me by Your Name, 2017 - ★★★★ 🎥
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schedule — day 26 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Sticker on lamppost in Hay-on-Wye.
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mountain — day 25 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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intricate — day 24 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Alien, 1979 - ★★★★★
Re-watching the 2003 Director’s Cut. Superb, even better than I remember 😊
: Film log - watched: Alien, 1979 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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plain — day 23 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. plain foreground athens 2018 📸
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textile — day 22 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. tapestry night sky 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — Mansion House, Llansteffan for Sunday lunch of shellfish ravioli 🦐
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Maazel, Orchestre National De France, Migenes, Domingo, Choeurs De Radio …
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Midjourney AI-powered generative art project
My beta invite from Midjourney, the AI-powered generative art project, arrived today.
First attempt …
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symmetry — day 21 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — Delico Deli, Aberdare for Saturday breakfast and coffee ☕️
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beverage — day 20 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. moroccan mint 📸
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Acoustic sets at Clwb Ifor Bach last night - James Walsh 🎵
supported by Ellie Thomas
and Pay the Man …
: Location check in 🗺 — Clwb Ifor Bach for James Walsh 🎵
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indulgence — day 19 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. baklava 📸
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random — day 18 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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hold — day 17 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Fantasy Island, 2020 - ★★★½
A lot darker than I remember the 1970s/1980s TV series 😊 And I thought it was a lot better than all …
: Film log - watched: Fantasy Island, 2020 - ★★★½ 🎥
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time — day 16 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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clouds — day 15 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Ukrainian Golden Ale 🍺
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: clipping. (29), Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets (27), James Walsh (26), …
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fence — day 14 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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community — day 13 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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tranquility — day 12 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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maroon — day 11 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Haven’t watched many football games live this season but I am watching Aston Villa v Liverpool this …
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pot — day 10 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: 🟥🔙🟩 Stupid 129 2/1/2 stupidwordgame.com
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bloom — day 09 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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union — day 08 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. NALGO 📸
: DBC Pierre: ‘You can be shut down from life because of one mistake’ 🔗
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park — day 07 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge. dare valley country park 📸
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silhouette — day 06 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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Home with the second-hand spoils of Hay-on-Wye 📚
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Earth — day 05 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: Location check in 🗺 — tomatitos tapas bar, hay-on-wye. good rioja! 🍷
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Bought a chair in Hay-on-Wye!
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experimental — day 03 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge - worryingly experimental …
: Location check in 🗺 — Blue Boar, Hay-on-Wye. Pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord 🍺
: Location check in 🗺 — The Old Black Lion, Hay-on-Wye
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photo — day 02 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
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switch — day 01 of the micro.blog may 2022 photoblogging challenge 📸
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (18), Muse (7), Altin Gün (6), Sting (6) & Gong (4) via …
April 2022
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Finch, 2021 - ★★
Watched on Friday April 29, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Finch, 2021 - ★★ 🎥
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 Try Time at the Rhoswenallt Inn. — Drinking a Try Time by Glamorgan …
: Finished reading: One Language by Anastasia Taylor-Lind 📚
: Best so far 😊 I solved today’s Redactle (#20) in 14 guesses with an accuracy of 85.71%. Played at …
: Poem of the week: Welcome to Donetsk by Anastasia Taylor-Lind 🔗
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli for tuna melt panini and Americano ☕️
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Looking into some One Cup sake
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Infinitum: Subject Unknown, 2021 - ★★★
Low-key, low budget and quite stylish and well filmed. Wanted to like it more but narrative wasn’t …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (8), The Utopia Strong (6), Arcade Fire (2) & Kevin Morby (2) …
: Film log - watched: Infinitum: Subject Unknown, 2021 - ★★★ 🎥
: Well, I was planning to go to my first cricket match of the season tomorrow but… Middlesex are on …
: IPES food report: The Politics of Protein 🔗
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The Invisible Man, 2020 - ★★★
OK but didn’t really engross me; not a version of The Invisible Man I’d like to revisit.
: Film log - watched: The Invisible Man, 2020 - ★★★ 🎥
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Mainly trees 🚶♂️🌲 📷
Walking today - view of Aberdare, a mine entrance and (mainly) trees.
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Dune, 2021 - ★★★★½
Watched on Sunday April 17, 2022.
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Birthday board game. I lost.
: Film log - watched: Dune, 2021 - ★★★★½ 🎥
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My birthday today. Also my 100th consecutive day of playing Wordle. As a gift to myself I’m going to …
: TS Eliot’s The Waste Land issues weather warning for our times 🔗
: Plague poems, defiant wit and penis puns: why John Donne is a poet for our times 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: James Walsh (14), Throwing Muses (13), Handley, RLPO (8), Holst, LSO (7) & …
: Cloudalists: Our New Cloud-based Ruling Class - Project Syndicate op-ed 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Norrington, LCP, Tan (75), Karajan, VPO, Price, Corelli, Merrill, Freni …
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Shazam!, 2019 - ★★½
Watched on Wednesday April 6, 2022.
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The Postcard Killings, 2020 - ★★
Watched on Monday April 4, 2022.
: Film log - watched: The Postcard Killings, 2020 - ★★ 🎥
: 641 runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 Final! Australia were impressive. 🏏
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Muse (21), John Nelson & Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (9), Ryley …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 Brew Monster, Cardiff — Drinking a Leviathan by Brew Monster
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The Bubble, 2022 - ★★½
Watched on Friday April 1, 2022.
: Film log - watched: The Bubble, 2022 - ★★½ 🎥
: Cricket World Cup: England-Australia final to be shown free to air on Sunday 🏏 England’s Women’s …
March 2022
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Alita: Battle Angel, 2019 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday March 30, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Alita: Battle Angel, 2019 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Muse (14), Laundromat (11), Handley, RLPO, Tasmin Little (6), Bernstein, …
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Daffodils. St John the Baptist churchyard, Aberdare. 🌼
: Currently reading: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Muse (13), Matt Bellamy (10), Furtwängler, BPO (9), Petrenko, RLPO (4) & …
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Homeward bound from Bristol, becoming a familiar route.
: Check in 🗺 — Hatchet Inn, Bristol 🍺
: Finished reading: Thomas Hardy: The Time-torn Man by Claire Tomalin 📚
: Finished reading: Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment …
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Primer, 2004 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday March 16, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Primer, 2004 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Muse (15), Walter, Columbia SO (3) & Rattle, CBSO (1) via tweekly.fm
: Mentioned on the BBC today: Ukraine: Spam website set up to reach millions of Russians - but they …
: England v Ireland in the Six Nations rugby. England down to 14 with a red card after 82s. Can’t see …
: Roman boat that sank in Mediterranean 1,700 years ago gives up its treasures 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: NEU! (12), Gong (9), Kevin Morby (8), Baudo, LPO (5) & John Coltrane (5) …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd — Drinking a Sierra Nevad-o
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Escape from Pretoria, 2020 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday March 3, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Escape from Pretoria, 2020 - ★★★ 🎥
February 2022
: Beat Poet Elise Cowen’s Time-Traveling Love Letters to Emily Dickinson 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Muse (11), Gong (9), Nigel Kennedy (9) & Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music, …
: Finished reading: Homo Irrealis by André Aciman 📚
: Check in 🗺 — Pho. Vietnamese prawn curry, lemon and Thai basil martini 🍸
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Gary Kemp (11), Muse (11), Yard Act (11), Dry Cleaning (10) & Karajan, BPO …
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No Time to Die, 2021 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday February 13, 2022.
: Film log - watched: No Time to Die, 2021 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Spectre, 2015 - ★★★½
Watched on Saturday February 12, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Spectre, 2015 - ★★★½ 🎥
: The Paris Review - Cavafy’s Bed 🔗
: Neolithic chalk drum hailed as most important prehistoric art found in 100 years 🔗
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Interesting poster combinations.
: Check in 🗺 — Tinto Lounge, Gloucester Road, Bristol for a Beyond burger plus tapas. Delicious. …
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Skyfall, 2012 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday February 10, 2022.
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 Drinking a Jail Ale by Dartmoor Brewery at the Post Inn
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Flat white and a pasty on a bench in Padstow harbour. Final harbour coffee break of our stay in …
: Film log - watched: Skyfall, 2012 - ★★★½ 🎥
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Second flat white of the day on a bench at Porthleven Harbour ☕️
: Check in 🗺 — The Harbourside Refuge, Porthleven. Great fish dishes. 🐟
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Flat white and croissant on the beach overlooking St Michael’s Mount. A little grey and breezy. 🥐 ☕️
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Quantum of Solace, 2008 - ★★½
Watched on Wednesday February 9, 2022.
: Don’t Network: The Avant-Garde after Networks [2018] 🔗
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Casino Royale, 2006 - ★★★★
Re-watching for the first time after about 15 years. Quite enjoyed it! Will be carrying on with the …
: Film log - watched: Quantum of Solace, 2008 - ★★½ 🎥
: Film log - watched: Casino Royale, 2006 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Kemyel A - standing stone (menhir)
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Flat white on a bench overlooking Mousehole harbour ☕️
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Sky, sea and ruins - view from the front of the cottage we’re staying in.
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Today I learned blue skies in St Ives do not mean good weather at Land’s End. It got very drizzly …
: Beer check in via Untappd. Sharp’s Sea Fury at the Farmers Arms, Penzance 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Sea Fury …
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Flat white on a bench overlooking St Ives harbour ☕️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (10), Gregory Porter (8), LCP, Norrington (8), …
: Sitting in a pub in Exeter watching Six Nations rugby - France v Italy. It’s only a Beefeater but …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Proper Job by St Austell Brewery
: ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup Final, England v India. Alex Horton from Glamorgan keeping wicket. …
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Inside Delico Deli with an Americano, looking out. ☕️
: More than 18,000 pot sherds document life in ancient Egypt 🔗
: Three ladies dancing, two couples cuddling, one piper piping in ancient feast mosaic 🔗
: Family owners put Blackwell’s bookshops up for sale 🔗 This is a shame. Blackwell’s is usually my …
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Hemingway & Gellhorn, 2012 - ★★★
Watched on Tuesday February 1, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Hemingway & Gellhorn, 2012 - ★★★ 🎥
January 2022
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Oxford Camerata, Summerly (9), Solti, CSO (2) & Conlon, Rotterdam PO (1) …
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Kangaroo, 1986 - ★★★½
Interesting enough. A little slow paced, not hugely charismatic performances (and Colin Friels’ …
: Film log - watched: Kangaroo, 1986 - ★★★½ 🎥
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Pastéis de nata added to my coffee morning ☕️
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli for Americano and toastie ☕️
: Currently reading: Hear Me Out by Armando Iannucci 📚
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Misty and muddy walk this morning but at least I got above the clouds. Now to clean my boots … 🚶♂️
: 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 …
: Why We Must Challenge Zuckerberg’s Ring of Power 🔗
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Cactus boot, prehistoric jungle and glasshouse at Bristol Botanic Garden 🌱
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺. Landlord at The Gloucester Old Spot, Bristol. — Drinking a Landlord by …
: Check in 🗺 — Bristol Botanic Garden 🌱
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Some intense leafleting in Bristol.
: Oldest brewed tea leaves found in royal tomb 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Police (11), Andy Summers (10), Muse (9), Furtwängler, BPO (8) & Neil …
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 - ★★★½
Hypnotically addictive. Definitely a spectacle.
: Film log - watched: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Finished reading: A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki 📚
: Nellie Bly: The woman who blew Fogg away 🔗
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Rhubarb chard at the National Botanic Garden of Wales
: Check in 🗺 — The National Botanic Garden of Wales
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Out of Time, 2021 - ★½
Watched on Monday January 17, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Out Of Time, 2021 - ★½ 🎥
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The Green Knight, 2021 - ★★★★
Very dark. Very dramatic. Not what I expected - better than that. Unusually I wish I’d read a …
: Film log - watched: The Green Knight, 2021 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺. Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout at the Bunch of Grapes.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (12), The Ronettes (12), Neil …
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First try of a plastic Holga lens on my old Pentax K100D. A Holga HL-P, 60 mm f/8 for Pentax DSLR …
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Cherry, 2021 - ★★½
Watched on Tuesday January 11, 2022.
: Film log - watched: Cherry, 2021 - ★★½ 🎥
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Twin Town, 1997 - ★★★½
Watched on Saturday January 8, 2022.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Police (31), Lana Del Rey (17), Coldplay (10), Elbow (9) & Giannis …
: Film log - watched: Twin Town, 1997 - ★★★½ 🎥
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A visit to King’s Quoit, the Neolithic burial chamber overlooking Manorbier beach, Pembrokeshire. …
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli, large Americano ☕️
: A morning walk. Snow and Moss on Flickr 📷
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Spent a long time preparing sushi maki with my daughter last night. Fillings of shiitake, smoked …
: Just watched the New Year’s Day Doctor Who. That was a good episode, I always like a time loop and …
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First visit of the year to my favourite pub. Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd🍺
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Kashmir by Salopian Brewery
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Sigmatropic (25), Lana Del Rey (14), Gomez (11), The Police (11) & Andy …
: How did Welsh cricket fare in 2021? 🔗
December 2021
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Don't Look Up, 2021 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday December 30, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Don’t Look Up, 2021 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (27), Nubya Garcia (18), Andy …
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Quiet family Xmas dinner of
Spanakopita
Gigantes plaki
Harissa roasted sprouts, broccoli, halloumi …
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Will be feeling really strong today - cooking nearly a kilogram of spinach for Xmas dinner 🎅💪
: Finished reading: Pandemonium by Armando Iannucci 📚
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Army of Thieves, 2021 - ★★½
Watched on Wednesday December 22, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Army of Thieves, 2021 - ★★½ 🎥
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Coma, 2019 - ★★½
Average random sci-fi movie pick on Amazon Prime. A video game of a film, visually quite impressive …
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Wild at Heart, 1990 - ★★★½
Suitably surreal.
: Film log - watched: Coma, 2019 - ★★½ 🎥
: Film log - watched: Wild at Heart, 1990 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Finished reading: Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell 📚
: Handwriting my Website with a Digital Amanuensis - Chris Aldrich 🔗
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Short Sunday afternoon walk🚶♂️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Police (40), Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (17), Andy Summers (13), …
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The crowds are in for the early morning cricket 🏏 🐈
: The Ashes 2nd Test in Adelaide is a day-night match, so starts at 4am in the UK. At least I can get …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: L’Orfeo Barockorchester & Michi Gaigg (24), Elbow (12) & Mary Ann Tedstone …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Paper Planes by Salopian Brewery
: Check in 🗺 — The Coal Exchange, Cardiff 🏨
: Check in 🗺 — Bar One, Wales Millennium Centre 🍷
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Army of the Dead, 2021 - ★★★
Watched on Thursday December 9, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Army of the Dead, 2021 - ★★★ 🎥
: Fromage fictions: the 14 biggest cheese myths – debunked! 🔗
: Watching 1st Ashes Test. Apparently that was only the fourth time a wicket has fallen to the first …
: Quote used by Ruth Ozeki in A Tale for the Time Being 📚 — In reality, every reader, while he is …
: Doors guitarist Robby Krieger: ‘The music will outlast the crazy Jim stuff’ 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Andy Summers (22), Andy Summers & Robert Fripp (13), Furtwängler, BPO (11), …
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019 - ★★
Uninspiring monster fayre.
: 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 …
: Film log - watched: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, 2019 - ★★ 🎥
: Disrupt Texts’ assault on Shakespeare and other classics: Money, ignorance and social backwardness 🔗
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A new novelty - first train journey in almost two years - Mountain Ash Station 🚊
: Check in 🗺 — Mountain Ash Railway Station 🚊
November 2021
: Josephine Baker: a timely addition to the Panthéon 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Mary Ann Tedstone Glover (45), Itzhak Perlman (16), Andy Summers (12), Andy …
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Cinema Paradiso, 1988 - ★★★½
Watched on Saturday November 27, 2021.
: Just found out about and starting to populate my profile at @dave’s BingeWorthy. Struggling trying …
: Film log - watched: Cinema Paradiso, 1988 - ★★★½ 🎥
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Walking through Aberdare 📷
A short sequence of B&W photos of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf.
View from the footbridge
Aberdare …
: Check in 🗺 — Bradleys Coffee Shop. Tuna sandwich, cappuccino and mince pie ☕️
: The art that restores faith in Palermo 🔗
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Changes! Severed my ponytail and shaved my hair and beard short 💇♂️
: Been raking and sweeping up autumn leaves. Now drinking a Pimm’s and tonic sitting outside in the …
: Rescued from obscurity: UK archaeologist who restored Sicily’s glories 🔗
: Mice and elephants - what really matters in the decarbonisation of transport 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Diasonics (9), Another Sky (6), Boy Azooga (5), Furtwängler, VPO (5) & …
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Drunken Angel, 1948 - ★★★★★
Watched on Friday November 19, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Drunken Angel, 1948 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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Pulse, 2001 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday November 17, 2021.
: How Ancient Rome hit the charts 🔗🎵 Composer and academic Mary Ann Tedstone Glover has brought the …
: Film log - watched: Pulse, 2001 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Montale’s Lemons by Ishion Hutchinson 🔗
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Morning view over Camden Lock from hotel room window.
: Manton Reece - Micro.blog via AppleScript. 🔗
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Stereolab and Kynsy at the Roundhouse, London, Sunday 14th November 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Holiday Inn, Camden Lock for one night.
: Check in 🗺 — The Roundhouse for the Pitchfork Music Festival with Stereolab headlining 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Tai Pan Alley street food collective. Nasi lembak with jackfruit rendang and an oni …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺. Camden Lock — Drinking a London Porter by Twickenham Fine Ales
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Take out beer! Two pints of Grey Trees Brewery’s Mosaic Pale Ale fits in this carton from the Bunch …
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Tiger’s “Eye” P.A. by Bluestone Brewing Co.
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Seven Samurai, 1954 - ★★★★★
Watched on Friday November 12, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Seven Samurai, 1954 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: Steven Gerrard: Aston Villa name Rangers boss as new manager ⚽ 🔗 The former Liverpool captain, 41, …
: First T20 World Cup semifinal is underway. England v New Zealand cricket. England, batting first, …
: Atlas maps Hogwarts, Jurassic Park & made-up places 🔗 So where actually is Batman’s Gotham City? Or …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Le Consort (31), La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (22) & Le …
: Well, South Africa best England in the T20 cricket but fail to qualify for the World Cup …
: England v South Africa 🏏 in the T20 World Cup - South Africa, batting first, making a great effort …
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini and cappuccino ☕️
: Currently reading: The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust Volume 2) by Philip Pullman 📚
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The Death of Stalin, 2017 - ★★★★
Watched on Friday November 5, 2021.
: Film log - watched: The Death of Stalin, 2017 - ★★★★ 🎥
October 2021
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John Keats was born #OnThisDay, 31st October 1795, in Moorgate, London, where his father worked in a …
: The Gravestone of John Keats: Romancing the Stone 🔗
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Neil Young & Crazy Horse (9), Dirty Three (8), Neil Young (1) & Sun Green & …
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home — day 31 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Ready for Strictly Come Dancing Hallowe’en special - pumpkin courtesy of Thomas Mason 🎃 💃
: Astonishing from England. Buttler was amazing 🏏
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Not a satisfactory solution. Also trying to make pizza at the same time 🏏 🏉 🍕
: Saturday sports stress. ICC T20 World Cup Australia v England 🏏 overlapping with Wales v New Zealand …
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Lounging in late October sun 🐈⬛ ☀️
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red — day 30 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 🍷 📷
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cycle — day 29 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. Flashback to a birthday in …
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underneath — day 28 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. King’s Quoit, a …
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Boss Level, 2021 - ★★★½
Watched on Wednesday October 27, 2021.
: Film log - watched: Boss Level, 2021 - ★★★½ 🎥
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chaos — day 27 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: The Great British Bake Off. Usually bread week is my favourite, but tonight’s pastry week is great! …
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bliss — day 26 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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gravity — day 25 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. A specific gravity balance …
: Enjoying Sri Lanka v Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup - good, competitive cricket after yesterday’s …
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connection — day 24 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Robert Tear, Philip Ledger (23), Walter, Columbia SO (12), Coldplay (10), …
: Bowling by Ali, Rashid and Mills was impressive, England took some great catches … but would have …
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Scenes from our local coffee shop, Delico Deli, this morning. They have entered Hallowe’en mode 🎃 ☕️ …
: Starting shortly - England v West Indies in their opening match in the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 …
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meaning — day 23 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli for tuna panini and Americano ☕️
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rest — day 22 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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space — day 21 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Currently reading: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman 📚
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sports — day 20 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge. T20 World Cup is underway! 🏏 …
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mirror — day 19 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Linking Drummer to Micro.blog
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finished — day 18 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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compass — day 17 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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rotation — day 16 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Field Music were brilliant at The Fleece in Bristol tonight 🎵
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ethereal — day 15 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Check in 🗺 — The Fleece, Bristol to see Field Music 🎵
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Just had delicious spinach pies at Sotiris Bakery 🇬🇷
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Subtropic by Bristol Beer Factory
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Proper Job by St Austell Brewery
: Check in 🗺 — Hotel du Vin, Bristol for two nights.
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WINEYBEEST 10.5%
WILD BEER CO 1/3 IMPERIAL STOUT + WINE BARRELS + TIME
All the decadence of an …
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wheels — day 14 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a POGO by The Wild Beer Co
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Hungarian Soproni IPA and delicious beetroot cake 🍺
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Soproni Óvatos Duhaj IPA by Soproni Sörgyár (Heineken …
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Laura Marling at Tramshed, Cardiff, 13th October 2021 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Tramshed, Cardiff to see Laura Marling 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Bar 44, Cardiff for tapas and wine 🍷
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking a Nastro Azzurro by Birra Peroni
: Check in 🗺 — Hotel Indigo, Cardiff for one night.
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animals — day 13 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Check in 🗺 — Hanoi 1991 for Vietnamese coffee and tofu banh mi ☕️
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legend — day 12 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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hygge — day 11 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: I haven’t watched much of the second part of this year’s Indian Premier League but am enjoying the …
: Dipping my toes back into Dave Winer’s world by trying out Drummer.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Field Music (21), The Specials (16) & Furtwängler, VPO (8) via tweekly.fm
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bridges — day 10 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge — Clifton Suspension Bridge …
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safe — day 9 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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Infinite, 2021 - ★½
Watched on Friday October 8, 2021.
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twilight — day 8 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Film log - watched: Infinite, 2021 - ★½ 🎥
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The Babadook, 2014 - ★★★½
Watched on Thursday October 7, 2021.
: Film log - watched: The Babadook, 2014 - ★★★½ 🎥
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spice — day 7 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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street — day 6 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge — Commercial Street, Aberdare …
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toy — day 5 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: Check in 🗺 — Delico Deli for latte and panini ☕️
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sharp — day 4 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge — St Elvan’s Church, Aberdare 📷
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Cooked with tempeh for the first time tonight - it made a very good noodle dish 🍜
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majority — day 3 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge — Keir Hardie, founder of …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: James Rhodes (10), Il Giardino Armonico (9) & Nigel Kennedy (9) via …
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dark — day 2 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
: I’m quite enjoying browsing through some of the Project Apollo Archive albums on Flickr. 🔗
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touch — day 1 of the micro.blog october 2021 photoblogging challenge 📷
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ARQ, 2016 - ★★★½
I do like time loop tales. This one’s not too shabby.
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The Dark Tower, 2017 - ★★
Watched on Thursday September 30, 2021.
September 2021
: Film log - watched: ARQ, 2016 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Film log - watched: The Dark Tower, 2017 - ★★ 🎥
: The Concert by Edna St Vincent Millay 🔗 Poem of the week in The Guardian
: Check in 🗺 — Tinto Lounge, Beyond vegan cheeseburger and Malbec 🍷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (31), Nigel Kennedy, BPO (6), Nigel Kennedy, BPO, Albrecht …
: Aston Villa have beaten Manchester United (by a goal to nil) for the first time in the Premier …
: Spirited Away 🔗 – by George Monbiot How the counterculture fell prey to the far-right’s conspiracy …
: Film log - watched: Now You See Me 2, 2016 - ★★ 🎥
: Film log - watched: Sicario, 2015 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Elbow (26), HMS Morris (13), Mary Lou Williams (11), Nadine Shah (11) & …
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Abergavenny Food Festival - The Market Hall
: Walking around Manorbier beach yesterday morning we encountered this ridiculously confident robin. …
: Check in 🗺 — Rum & Fizz for coffee, not rum at 10am 😉☕️
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Couple of quick photos at the start of Elbow’s gig at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff last night 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Elbow at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff 🎵
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Sitting outside Cafe Citta, Cardiff. Double espressos ☕️
: Check in 🗺 — linguine alla puttanesca at Cafe Citta 🇮🇹
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Arrived in Cardiff. Aperol Spritz time.
: Check in 🗺 — Slug & Lettuce for an Aperol Spritz 🍸
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A squirrel broke into our peanut butter while we were out! 🐿
: Currently reading: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 📚
: Got to say @samgrover, Mimi is so good - I use it for most of my Micro.blog image uploads now, …
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Sitting by a fire in the dark listening to Oscar Peterson’s Night Train. 🎵
Argentum B&W vs Apple …
: Finished reading: Do Earth by Tamsin Omond 📚
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Don’t know how well this will photograph (it’s on a slighy crumpled crisp packet) but I think this …
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Seaweed Ale made with Pembrokeshire foraged kelp by Caffle Craft Brewery 🍺
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Woodstock in the morning sun.
: Beer check in via Untappd 🗺🍺 — Drinking an Orme Best Bitter by Great Orme Brewery
: Currently reading: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu 📚
: Currently reading: The Snows of Kilimanjaro and other stories by Ernest Hemingway 📚
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Such a good album! Kitchen Sink by Nadine Shah 🎵
On Apple Music…
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Cooler with a little rain today so it’s an evening for a log fire with cheese and wine.
: Currently reading: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman 📚
: Very impressive by Emma Raducanu. I don’t often listen to tennis on the radio but that was exciting! …
: Disappointed by the cancellation of the England v India Test match yesterday, which I was hoping to …
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Tynt Meadow, the only English Trappist beer 🍺
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Shopping trip to Narberth ended up with a 1965 Phaidon edition of a book reviewing Parisian art by …
: Check in 🗺 — latte & Welsh cake ☕️
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Arrived at a Hobbit House called Woodstock for a week away from it all. No power, no running water, …
: Check in 🗺 — Florence Springs Eco Glamping.
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A beer at the Parsonage Inn, St. Florence 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — Brown’s Cafe for fish and chips.
: Currently reading: Introducing Buddha by Jane Hope & Borin Van Loon 📚
: Beer check in 🗺🍺 — Drinking an Atlantic Pale Ale by Sharp’s Brewery
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Sri Lankan street food and drink at The Coconut Tree in Cardiff last night. If I hadn’t committed …
: Check in 🗺 — Clwb Ifor Bach to see Another Sky 🎵
: Check in 🗺 — Coconut Tree. Sri Lankan street food. And more rum cocktails 🍸
: Check in 🗺 — Barker Rum & Fizz. Lemongrass and passion fruit daiquiri 🍸
: Drinking a Doom Bar by Sharp’s Brewery 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — The Brewhouse, Melbourne Hall Courtyard, Burnt Mill Pintle 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — Premier Inn, Derby South
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (16), Kremer, Kremerata Baltica …
: Drinking a Vaults Dark by Morgan Brew Masters 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — M5 Strensham Services Costa latte ☕️
: Film log - watched: Hemingway, 2021 - ★★★★½ 🎥
: Hemingway Original list cloned from Nicole Passage A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls To Have …
: I’ve just successfully exported 4453 posts from my Micro.blog hosted blog and imported them into a …
: 🔗 Star Trek versus Imperialist Doctrine by Yanis Varoufakis America’s liberal imperialist doctrine …
August 2021
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Wood firing pizza tonight 🍕 😃
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bent Knee (12), Gruff Rhys (12), Emma-Jean Thackray (8) & Big Star (1) via …
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Just sorted out my deckchair and radio to settle down for a sunny afternoon listening to the cricket …
: At the start of play today CricViz gave England a 97% chance of winning the 3rd Test against India. …
: Currently reading: How Did We Get into This Mess? Politics, Equality, Nature by George Monbiot 📚
: Currently reading: Sissy by Ben Borek 📚
: Green Man Festival 2021 Photographs 📷 🎵 – a Flickr album of photos straight from my old Pentax K100D …
: So good to see both English openers bat for more than half a day and both reach their half …
: India in England - the 3rd Test at Headingley. Another great morning and early afternoon of cricket …
: At the Green Man Festival. Thursday and Friday excellent. Saturday: it’s raining with rain forecast …
: Green Man 2021 🎵 Off to Green Man Festival 2021 this morning. I’ve been going to this festival since 2008. The only …
: Great day of cricket 🏏 Stunning victory by India over England in a gripping 2nd Test and Glamorgan …
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Graffiti in Athens, February 2018
Describing my relationship with the increasing number of social …
: 🏏 stats: 2021 England v India at Lord’s - the first time in a home test that both England openers …
: Film log - watched: Colette, 2018 - ★★★½ 🎥
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A gap in today’s relentless August (!) drizzle 🌧
Let’s BBQ Beyond Burgers!
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Emma-Jean Thackray (14), Gary Kemp (11), Furtwängler, BPO (2) & José …
: First time I’ve noticed an animated album cover in Apple Music 🎵
: The women redefining the sound of UK Jazz 🔗 I’m looking forward to seeing Emma-Jean Thackray at the …
: 🏏 stats: We have a new record. Haseeb Hameed’s nought is the 14th duck by a top-three England …
: Barely a week after I started to try out Gala I’ve just posted my first photograph to Glass. The …
: Looking forward to seeing Haseem Hameed bat for England again. Probably tomorrow. 🏏
: In defence of Extinction Rebellion 🔗 The pundits of the various leftist movements have spent …
: Watched: The Matrix Revolutions, 2003 - ★★★ 🎥
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Just learned that this is called a Forest Bug, Pentatoma rufipes.
A living woodland crest, the …
: Distracted from distraction by distraction I’ve just read this article in by Oliver Burkeman The Guardian: At best, we’re on Earth for around …
: Watched: Night Moves, 2013 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: clipping. (31), Bob Dylan (14), Field Music (12), Gary Kemp (11) & …
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Like mother, like daughter 😉
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Open air dance performance by NDC Wales at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
: Check in 🗺 — Chapter Arts Centre 🍺 — Drinking a Young’s Bitter by Eagle Brewery (formerly Charles …
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Lenten Spaghetti with Tahini.
A success!
: You look around. A strong case could be made for it being heaven. A strong case could be made for it …
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Friday night dinner recipe from Vefa’s Kitchen:
Lenten Spaghetti with Tahini
: Gala - photography based social media I’ve been trying out the photography based social media platform Gala. It was brought to my …
: Published 6 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ venice, gala
: England’s 1st innings (batting) not going too well in the 1st Test Match against India 🏏
: Check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd. Pint of Bilidowcar 🍺 — Drinking a Bilidowcar by Tenby …
: Published 9 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ aberdare
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Aberdare morning walk (link to Strava route details) 🔗 🚶♂️
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Morning coffee with some sheep ☕️ 🐑
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Emma-Jean Thackray (43), Glenn Gould (26), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jörg …
July 2021
: Watched: The Matrix Reloaded, 2003 - ★★★★ 🎥
: The official #Mastodon app for iOS is now on the App Store. 🔗 Mastodon.social post First …
: Watched: The Matrix, 1999 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: A Woman Is a Woman, 1961 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Seaspiracy, 2021 - ★★★ 🎥
: Just watched my recording of yesterday’s British and Irish Lions First Test agains South Africa, …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: clipping. (28), Dirty Three (13), FM Einheit (Einstürzende Neubauten) (11), …
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Purezza Bristol, vegan pizzeria. Seaspiracy pizza 🍕
: Check in 🗺 — Purezza Bristol, vegan pizzeria. 🍕
: Check in 🗺 — The Royal Oak, Gloucester Road, Bristol. Pint of Sharp’s Doom Bar 🍺
: Lockdown reawakened my childhood love of chess. Now I can’t do anything else 🔗 The alert I get when …
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Pizza sequence. Trying out the pizza oven in wood fired mode for the first time. 🍕
: Watched: The Tomorrow War, 2021 - ★★★ 🎥
: Published 24 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ garden
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Gardening Diary 🌱 — 📅 22nd July 2021
Some garden flora:
Garden Meadow!
Common Poppy
Corn Marigold
Common Cat’s-ear
Ragwort
Orange …
: Clothes just undone—not that there were many, for an exquisite July was blazing. — Cavafy Bot …
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🐈 🐈 seeking shady spots today 🌞
: Check out some of best photos from today’s historic #NSFirstHumanFlight pic.twitter.com/aqQg0gzxi4 — …
: Launch, flight and touchdown of Blue Origin First Human Flight. Very impressive. Looking forward to …
: Watching the launch of Blue Origin First Human Flight 🚀
: Watched: 20,000 Days on Earth, 2014 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Adam Summerhayes, Catherine Summerhayes, Joseph Spooner (10), The Stan …
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Just created somewhere to sit. 🌱
: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Tough ending. ⚽️
: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Going to extra-time. Disappointing second half by England, Italy a …
: Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy. Half-time. Brilliant, confident start by England, just need more …
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Euro 2020 Final: England v Italy ⚽️
Pre-match feasting 😋
: Watched the Djokovic v Berrettini Wimbledon final, now waiting for the main event … 🎾⚽️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (22), Field Music (20), Jan Garbarek & Hilliard Ensemble (20), …
: Currently reading: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 📚
: Euro 2020: England v Denmark semi-final. Stressful. ⚽️
: Euro 2020: Italy 1-1 Spain. First semi-final. Extra-time. England v Denmark will be hard-pressed to …
: Watched: Yesterday, 2019 - ★★½ 🎥
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Gin and tonic made with Japanese gin and homegrown kumquats.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Mary Lou Williams (17), Bartok Quartet (9), Cavina, La Venexiana (6), …
: Euro 2020: Ukraine 0-4 England. Full time. Really impressed with England, very composed and …
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Euro 2020: Ukraine 0-4 England. So far. Fantastic! Photo just before fourth goal. ⚽️
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Euro 2020: Ukraine v England. Delicious pre-match indoor picnic courtesy of Côte at Home ⚽️
: Euro 2020: Belgium 1-2 Italy. Gripping game, Italy played some lovely football, looking forward to …
: Watched: Together, 2021 - ★★★★ 🎥
June 2021
: Euro 2020: England 2-0 Germany. Things are looking up! ⚽️
: Euro 2020: France 3-3 Switzerland. Switzerland win the first penalty shootout of the tournament. …
: Euro 2020: A lot of goals today! France v Switzerland is a brilliant game: 3-3 and extra time is …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Beatles (14), Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Les Sacqueboutiers de …
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Bunch of Grapes - Pewin Ynfytyn ~ Crazy Peacock by The Trefforest Brewery 🍺
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Check in 🗺 — Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes again 😀 🍺
: Ancestors by Alice Roberts review – a story of movement and migration 🔗 📚
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Nice change! London Pride in a dimpled pint glass 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — The Owain Glyndwr, pint of London Pride 🍺
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Revolucion de Cuba. Friday night in Cardiff.
: Check in 🗺 — Revolucion de Cuba. Go to drinks venue! Carafe of Malbec 🍷
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Food at Citta is so good, and all prepared in a tiny open kitchen. Have missed coming here 😊
: Check in 🗺 — Cafe Citta. Best Italian restaurant in Cardiff!
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Temple of Peace and Health, Cardiff.
: Check in 🗺 — The Dock, Cardiff Bay, a French Cabernet Sauvignon 🍷
: Check in 🗺 — Duke of Wellington, SA Gold 🍺
: Check in 🗺 — Hotel Indigo, Cardiff.
: England beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the end, in 16.1 overs out of a possible 18. Thought Sri …
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Uh-oh rain has stopped play, England 69 for 4 with 8 overs left.
Hoping for a restart at 21:55, …
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England v Sri Lanka T20 🏏 England 10 for 2! Chameera bowling to Morgan.
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Attending my first cricket match since September 2019 - ready for England v Sri Lanka T20 at Sophia …
: Check in 🗺 — Sophia Gardens, England v Sri Lanka T20 🏏
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Afternoon Sherry and truffles.
: Check in 🗺 — Tapas lunch at Bar 44 🫒
: Watched: Beat, 2000 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Field Music (28), The Beatles (13), Alfred Brendel (6), Furtwängler (4) & …
: Watched: Meet Joe Black, 1998 - ★★½ 🎥
: Euro 2020: England v Scotland stays at 0-0. Disappointing and pedestrian by England, Scotland …
: Euro 2020: England 0-0 Scotland. Half-time. England a bit tame, Scotland playing well. ⚽️
: Watched: Pull My Daisy, 1959 - ★★★★ 🎥
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In the last few weeks we’ve been having a Great Spotted Woodpecker visiting our bird feeders. Not a …
: A Brazilian stew 🍲 I don’t usually make a record of improvised recipes I cook but this turned out particularly well and …
: Euro 2020: Turkey 0-2 Wales. Relax now! Great game, tense finish, outstanding performance by Wales …
: Euro 2020: Turkey 0-1 Wales. Half-time. Exciting 45 minutes! ⚽️
: Euro 2020: Turkey v Wales underway. Both teams looking a lot more lively and threatening than during …
: Currently reading: Ancestors by Alice Roberts 📚
: Sports weekend. Hope Wimbledon can offer everything Roland-Garros provided. Didn’t see all of it but …
: Euro 2020: England 1-0 Croatia. Impressively solid performance. ⚽️
: TIL England have never won their opening game in the European Championships. England v Croatia about …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Field Music (30), Charlie Parker (23), Gibson, RSNO (12), The Breeders (11) …
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Don’t know what they’re waiting for … 🐈⬛
: Euro 2020: Wales 1-1 Switzerland. Close run match, Wales lacklustre for 75 minutes. ⚽️
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Misty walk in the country park this morning 🌫
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Field Music (12), John Coltrane (2), Miles Davis (2), Tipographica (2) & …
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Squid ink linguine with grilled octopus. Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd.
: Check in 🗺 — Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes. Smoked prawns for starter and octopus linguine for …
May 2021
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (74), Mary Lou Williams (13) & The Utopia Strong (4) via …
: Watched: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Persian inspired vegan mezze at Koocha, Gloucester Road, Bristol. Delicious!
: Check in 🗺 — Koocha, Persian inspired vegan mezze 🫒
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (32), Magdalena Kožená (30), Herman Dune (12), Holly Macve …
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Eurovision. Watched, scored, voted (Belgium & Ukraine for me). Drank wine. Waiting for results.
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Quite a grey day today.
Stackpole Quay in the morning.
Cleddau Bridge in the afternoon.
: Check in 🗺 — The Jolly Sailor, Burton Ferry. Pint of Reverend James 🍺
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Barbecued vegetables, pitta breads, hummus, taramasalata and sriracha sauce. Enjoying the good …
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Breezy morning at Manorbier.
: Currently reading: Jack Kerouac: King of The Beats by Barry Miles 📚
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Bit of rain, but we have HPA 🍺
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Henry’s Moat Hobbit House, St. Florence
: Check in 🗺 — Henry’s Moat Hobbit House, Florence Springs Eco Glamping, St. Florence, Pembrokeshire.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Joni Mitchell (11), Cardiacs (5), Glenn Gould (2), John Coltrane (2) & …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: John Coltrane (36), Bobby Lee (8), Thelonious Monk (8), Solti, Chamber …
: Watched: The Midnight Sky, 2020 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Stowaway, 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 …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Cardiacs (47), Thom Yorke (18), Magma (16), National Health (7) & EOB (6) …
April 2021
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Planning a paella de verduras
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Smashing Pumpkins (61), Magma (32), Thom Yorke (25), Goblin (17) & Susanna …
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Gardening Diary 🌱 — 📅 23rd April 2021
In July 2011 my father-in-law built a treehouse for our children.
(Apologies for the quality of the …
: Currently reading: Medical Grade Music by Steve Davis & Kavus Torabi 📚
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ food, dal
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Medical Grade Music 📚🎵
Received my signed copy of Medical Grade Music by Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi.
Last week I joined a …
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I find myself eating 😃 for the first time in years.
: Compulsory worship of national symbols is the sure sign of a culture in decline - Article by Nesrine …
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Leaving Wales for a few hours. Prince of Wales Bridge across the River Severn, heading into England.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Abbado, VPO, Norman (48), Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey …
: Watched: Greenland, 2020 - ★★ 🎥
: Watched: Band of Outsiders, 1964 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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Tonight is the night for cocktails 🍸
: Should Feminists Read Baudelaire? BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature 🔗
: Watched: Rampage, 2018 - ★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Ryley Walker (28), Dub Spencer & Trance Hill (15), Nun Gun (12), The Doors …
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Monotone - green olives, jalapeños and capers 🍕
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Yet again, Saturday night is pizza construction time 🍕
: The CricViz app has improved to become a great way to follow live cricket scores - I’m currently …
: Watched: The Source, 1999 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Ryley Walker: ‘Going two days sober was impossible since I was a kid’ 🔗 🎵 … the first sound you …
: Watched: The Opera Game, 2019 - ★★ 🎥
: Watched: The Love Witch, 2016 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Sum total of our April snow so far ❄️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jack Kerouac (15), Solti, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Alicia de Larrocha …
March 2021
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Cat increasingly sulky on the doorstep because I won’t let her in the house on a nice sunny day.
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ drinks, books
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Sunny day ☀️ - trying to colour coordinate drinking and reading 📚
: Currently reading: The Beats: A Graphic History by Harvey Pekar, Ed Piskor et al 📚
: Interesting and informative podcast series from the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association and …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Public Service Broadcasting (20), Kevin Morby (11), William The Conqueror …
: Watched: Breathless, 1983 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Jazz audiences are always On the Road 🔗 🎵
: Optimistically booked tickets to see Laura Marling in Cardiff in October. 🎵
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Homescreening because I listened to today’s episode of Hemispheric Views // @HemisphericViews.
Two …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (16), Jack Kerouac (14), Suede (14), Waxahatchee …
: Half-time France 17 - 17 Wales in Six Nations 🏉. Action packed first half. As a bonus I think TV …
: Watched: Solaris, 1972 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: On the Road, 2012 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: William The Conqueror (40), Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music, Kirkby (28), …
: England 23 - 20 France in the Six Nations. Really enjoyed that - sharp, open, flowing rugby by both …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Alabama Shakes (25), Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (16), William The Conqueror …
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The Jalapeño Popper Vegan Grilled Cheese (jalapeños, pickled chillis, chilli jam and vegan cheese in …
: This has stuck in my mind from last night’s Later … with Jools Holland - Tom Jones & Jools Holland …
: Another short Test match, another England batting collapse. India win the Test series 3-1 🏏
: Watched: Pretty Woman, 1990 - ★★★ 🎥
: Watched: The Shape of Water, 2017 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Morning birdsong 🎵 Recorded Werfa, Aberdare at 10:16am on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021
February 2021
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: up — Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, March 2019 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: William The Conqueror (45), The Nightingales (25), Laundromat (14), Alabama …
: Wales 40 - 24 England. The rest of my household is happy. 🏉
: Half-time. Wales 17 - 14 England. Not sure how Wales got two tries, some strange decisions by the …
: Six Nations Wales v England starting soon. 🏉
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: pompasetting — Pompasetting at the National …
: Laundromat and on Bandcamp 🔗 — Three EPs. Blue, Green Red. Electronic and relaxed. Laundromat is …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: favourite — August 2008. First time at my …
: England bowled out for 81. Achieving their lowest total in a Test in India 😢. So far in the day - …
: Now India open there bowling with 2 wickets in the first 3 deliveries by Axar Patel. Wow! 🏏
: Joe Root bowling in the first session this morning - 5 wickets for 8 runs in 6.2 overs. His first …
: Michael Rosen blog post on Reading for Pleasure 📚 🔗 A child A book A read A chat. This is the …
: England 112 all out yesterday, India now 125-8 after an hour of play this morning. Some impressive …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: code — Not exactly code but the 3rd century BCE …
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Gardening Diary 🌱 — 📅 24th February 2021 — Three wasabi plants I planted in May last year have …
: Third Test India v England - pink ball match - at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad is about to start. …
: Currently reading: Jews Don’t Count by David Baddiel 📚
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: baby — My daughter and her babies at Grandma’s …
: The Great British Art Tour: why is Keats at Guy’s hospital? 🔗 The Romantic poet John Keats died 200 …
: John Keats: five poets on his best poems, 200 years since his death 🔗 Ode to a Nightingale (1819) My …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: banana — Sal, Cape Verde, April 2016 📷
: Re-watched Season 1 of For All Mankind over the last five days - now ready to embark on Season 2 👨🚀 …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: spell 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: colors — Burano, December 2016 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Carole King (24), Strawbs (20), Arlo Parks (12), Nun Gun (12) & The …
: Kazuo Ishiguro: ‘AI, gene-editing, big data … I worry we are not in control of these things any …
: I’ve missed a couple of days of the Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge but am trying to …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: weather — Crete, August 2016 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: still — Penderyn Distillery, April 2013 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: erudite — Amsterdam, March 2019 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: reflection — I still have my Power Macintosh G4 …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: compassion — I prepared a Valentine’s Day …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Nightingales (22), Strawbs (18), Carole King (14), James Taylor (11) & …
: Waking up to a Sunday morning England collapse 😔 🏏
: ‘It shook me to my core’: 50 years of Carole King’s Tapestry 🔗 James Taylor: The singer-songwriter …
: Six Nations - Italy score a try against England after two and a half minutes of play 😢 🏉
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: make — It’s snowing 🌨️. I’m making fire 🔥. 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: sporg — British Museum, January 2020 📷
: Watched: King Rocker, 2021 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: machine — Agios Nikolaos, Messenia, Greece, 2015 …
: Watched: Pawn Sacrifice, 2014 - ★★½ 🎥
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: energy — Solar & Wind 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: muddy — Tom at Challenge Valley - the muddiest …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: hope — Hoping to reach the summit, Vesuvius, …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: craving — travel, eating out, warm weather 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Piotr Anderszewski (13), Furtwängler, BPO (2), Glenn Gould (2), Bartok …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: sport — Millennium Stadium, 24th November 2007, …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: pets 📷
: Watched: Snowpiercer, 2013 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Great news - India vs England TV coverage: Channel 4 seals rights 🔗 🏏 It means the first Test in …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: layers — Rome, 2018 📷
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: comfort 📷
: ‘Healthy and positive’ communities: Facebook and the restriction of political content 🔗 Recently …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: morning beverage — Preparing breakfast coffee at …
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Micro.blog February Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: close up — Portugal, 2005 📷
January 2021
: Watched: The Dig, 2021 - ★★★★½ 🎥
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Wintry scenes have returned this morning ❄️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Piotr Anderszewski (9), Holly Macve (6), Lael Neale (4) & Glenn Gould (2) …
: The Dig: Will Gompertz film review 🔗 It’s late summer in England, 1939. The sight and sound of RAF …
: Facebook is banning leftwing users like me - and it’s going largely unnoticed | Akin Olla 🔗 In …
: Viral Lies 🔗 Some falsehoods about the pandemic are so dangerous that they should be banned. By …
: Watched: The Theory of Everything, 2014 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: The Quiet Ones, 2014 - ★★½ 🎥
: Antiquarium of Pompeii reopens 🔗 The Antiquarium of Pompeii reopened today after an extensive …
: Watched: Parasite, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Currently reading: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Years & Years (31), Suede (27), Yorkston/Thorne/Khan (27), Concerto …
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I’ve woken up to a slight change from the sunshine of yesterday ❄️
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Walk then beer in the winter afternoon sun ☀️ 🍺
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ flickrfriday, recursion
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Baking some homemade burger buns for later today 🍔 🍞
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I don’t know the details, but it can’t be a bad thing. 🍺
: Watched: Ready Player One, 2018 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Cure, 1997 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Been tinkering with @vincent’s Sublime Ads on my blog thedimpau.se. Works very nicely. 👍
: India beat Australia by 3 wickets in the fourth and final Test. Tremendous finish to the series, …
: Up early enough to see the final 25 overs of the fourth Australia v India Test match. Rishabh Pant …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Prefab Sprout (11), David Bowie (6), Troyka (4), Melody Gardot (4) & …
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A vegan cheese selection from Honestly Tasty was very impressive.
: Watched: Education, 2020 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Alex Wheatle, 2020 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Red, White and Blue, 2020 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Lovers Rock, 2020 - ★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Pierrot le Fou, 1965 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Walter, Columbia SO (4), Walter, Columbia SO, Miller (4), Ian Bostridge, …
: Watched: Mangrove, 2020 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Walking in a frosty Dare Valley Country Park this morning. Views from the Penrhiwllech Trail. Plenty …
: Published 17 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️
: Can’t resist staying up late to see the start of the third Test between Australia and India in …
: There’s no need to peel ginger | Waste not 🔗 I used to peel my ginger badly, trimming off chunks of …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (8), The Doors (5), Evgeny Kissin (3), Radiohead (3) & Robert …
: Watched: Red Sparrow, 2018 - ★★ 🎥
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Doorstep Flame Grilling Beyond Burgers 🍔. Getting my first BBQ of the year in early.
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Happy Panoramic Homely New Year to All
December 2020
: Watched: Tenet, 2020 - ★★★★½ 🎥
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Running a little late, but finally starting to cook our Xmas Dinner.
: Watched: Coco, 2017 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Robby Krieger (20), Robert Wyatt (5), Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra …
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Xmas day. Eggs make me angry 😡
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (19), Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, ECO, Lewis (18), Glenn Gould …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Ivor Cutler (92), Janácek Quartet (7), Robert Wyatt (7), Furtwängler, VPO …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Kevin Morby (10), Haitink, Concertgebouw (6), Herman Dune (5), Robert Wyatt …
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Published 32 photos on my Flickr account — Cardiff Before Christmas 📷
: Check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes. Bilidowcar Single Hop from Tenby Harbwr Brewery. Pan fried hake. 🍺 🐟
: Check in 🗺 — Barker Coffee. Cappuccino and smoked salmon, cream cheese and rocket bagel. Great idea …
November 2020
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Fairly quiet at 9:30pm on Monday night in Cardiff.
: Check in 🗺 — Back to Revolucion de Cuba for wine after Bar 44. 🍷
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Chocolate truffles and sherry.
: Check in 🗺 — Bar 44 for tapas and wine 🍷
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Having Monday Margaritas at Revolucion de Cuba before Wales’ Friday alcohol restrictions…
: Check in 🗺 — Revolucion de Cuba. Margaritas🍸
: Check in 🗺 — Duke of Wellington. Malbec 🍷
: Currently reading: The Ruins by Mat Osman 📚
: Check in 🗺 — Two nights in the Hilton, Cardiff.
: Enclosing their lives Old castle walls reinforce The rule of the few ✏️ #mbnov
: Check in 🗺 — The Gwaelod y Garth Inn . Sunday lunch. Hereford Pale Ale 🍺
: I’m gazing downwards A tiny pedestrian Fights against the flow ✏️ #mbnov
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Gwenifer Raymond (45), Robert Wyatt (27), Haitink, Concertgebouw (23), …
: Behind a dark mask Punchinello imagines Time of Carnival ✏️ #mbnov
: Nice to have the return of some international cricket. South Africa v England T20 at Newlands, Cape …
: What can be certain? No dilemma for Descartes - I am, I exist ✏️ #mbnov
: Adjust the colour Wait for something to happen But nothing was changed ✏️ #mbnov
: Watched: Time Trap, 2017 - ★½ 🎥
: A call through the mist Angry noisy chattering Tiding of magpies ✏️ #mbnov
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ believe, flickrfriday
: Ancient monument Provision of memory On featureless plains ✏️ #mbnov
: Books quickly devoured But to capture the meaning Is more of an art ✏️ #mbnov
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Gwenifer Raymond (17), Glenn Gould (7), Robert Wyatt (6), Il Giardino …
: Check in 🗺 — Rhoswenallt Inn. Jemina’s Pitchfork and Santa’s Little Belter 🍺
: Seeking a refuge Lands of milk and honey lie Beyond the border ✏️ #mbnov
: A winter journey Departing warmth and shelter Towards the unknown ✏️ #mbnov
: Why are the Labour party turning their back on the Green Industrial Revolution? … 🔗 Labour’s ‘Green …
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The piles of books I posted a photo of yesterday have been re-housed upstairs. According to Apple …
: Old photographs fade Our history in albums Dusty from neglect ✏️ #mbnov
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Moving four large bookcases. Trying to prevent our books from descending into chaos. 😊 📚
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ melting, flickrfriday
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End of a rainbow in the Dare Valley Country Park.
: Check in 🗺 — Dare Valley Country Park.
: Possible worlds spin Planets around their orbits Peopled by strangers ✏️ #mbnov
: Covering the tree - Dependence on an other - Lichen spreads slowly ✏️ #mbnov
: My train of thought lost Interruptions disturb me Or are they welcome? ✏️ #mbnov
: Pale marble headstone Memory of young poet - A broken Greek lyre ✏️ #mbnov
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Herman Dune (29), Ivor Cutler (9), Robert Wyatt (8), Plastics (4) & James …
: Rumbling thunder sounds Far away lightning flashes Rain in the valleys ✏️ #mbnov
: Trees disturbed by breeze Shadows beyond the window Spooky gloominess ✏️ #mbnov
: Difficult to guess The story of an image Caught in an instant ✏️ #mbnov
: Hard and unyielding All things will slowly wear down Given enough time ✏️ #mbnov
: Watched: American Beauty, 1999 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: Mary on the Green I’d say the bright statue speaks In true memory ✏️ #mbnov
: Check in 🗺 — Pukka Tucka. Cheese toastie and latte ☕️
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Mary Wollstonecraft finally honoured with statue after 200 years. 🔗
It shows a silvery naked …
: Elderly pathways Straight lines through an empty town Lost destinations ✏️ #mbnov
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Force me to select
One highlight of the autumn -
Abundance of squash
✏️ #mbnov
: Trying to bind us Ivy creeps slowly over The cracks in our walls ✏️ #mbnov
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Earlier fears were well founded. Difficult to get above 250°C with the wood we had available. Tried …
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Trying our pizza oven with its wood burner for the first time. It’s brilliant when gas fired but I’m …
: To inflate one’s worth Beyond the reality - Mistake of many ✏️ #mbnov
: Beginning of day Puzzling over breakfast tea Wondering what next? ✏️ #mbnov
: Green changed to amber Pine needles are covering Red tiles on the stoop ✏️ #mbnov
: Near neighbours entwine Branches and tendrils twisted Broken in the fall ✏️ #mbnov
: A fake persona Wane into obscurity Astonish me now ✏️ #mbnov
: Concentrate on sleep Losing thoughts and ideas Mislaid in the mist ✏️ #mbnov
: An autumn morning Dreary days of wind and rain Sweeping sodden leaves ✏️ #mbnov
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Plastics (25), Glenn Gould (11), Itzhak Perlman (4), Krček, Capella …
October 2020
: John Keats was born #OnThisDay, 31st October 1795. And on 31st October 1820 the 25 year old poet …
: We Stand with Jeremy Corbyn 🔗 Jeremy Corbyn has been a champion of decency and an ally to all …
: The Weaponisation of Labour Antisemitism 🔗 — David Graeber
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Published 30 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ Paris 1997
: Without Trace - George Monbiot 🔗 If you are not incandescent with rage, you haven’t grasped the …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Ivor Cutler (18), Glenn Gould (17), Robert Wyatt (13), Kevin Morby (10) & …
: Very weird that Six Nations rugby is on in October. But watching Ireland v Italy 🏉
: Watched: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 2020 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006 - …
: Check in 🗺 — Bunch of Grapes for lunch and Grey Trees’ Mosaic Pale Ale 🍺
: The State of It – George Monbiot 🔗 The Conservative promise to shrink the state was always a con. …
: Watched: The Greatest Showman, 2017 - ★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (94), Waxahatchee (23), Kevin Morby (21), Real Estate (21) & …
: Watched: The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Inspired by seeing the Eastern European Jewish sweet bread babka on The Great British Bake Off I …
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14 Oct 2020 at 10:09 - Walking Track - Check out my @viewranger track (#walking) - total distance …
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A Day in the Life
Walking through the Ynys Recreation Ground — Aberdare Cricket Club winding down …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (32), Jonathan Wilson (26), Pet Shimmers (24), Garcia Peoples …
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Worrying. I have become that elderly person with a blanket on their lap. It’s getting chilly …
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Whitebait, mackerel with black garlic braised lentils and a coffee crème brûlée - a brilliant Sunday …
: Check in 🗺 — Sunday dinner at the Bunch of Grapes 🍺
: Watched: The Fly, 1958 - ★★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Akira, 1988 - ★★★ 🎥
: Currently reading: The Fire of Joy by Clive James 📚
: Currently reading: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 📚
: Watched: Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, 2009 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: Earliest frescoes in Venice found during mosaic restoration 🔗 They also offer a rare glimpse into …
: The most important invention of the 20th century keeps us alive but is killing the environment. The …
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Continuing the saga - Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Ugandan rolex. Superb! Far exceeded my …
: From standup to stanzas: Frank Skinner’s terrific guide to poetry 🔗 Now embarking on its second …
: Aston Villa - Liverpool finishes 7-2. Outstanding night for Villa! ⚽️
: Aston Villa v Liverpool. Villa leading 4-1 at half-time! Hat-trick for Ollie Watkins 😃 ⚽️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Juliette Gréco (80), Michael Kiwanuka (34), Glenn Gould (28), Pet Shimmers …
: Watched: Hacksaw Ridge, 2016 - ★★½ 🎥
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Bread today turned out surprisingly cat-like. Tasted good but not sure what made the loaf collapse. …
: How the Indian Premier League clean bowled English T20 cricket 🔗🏏 Two hundred million people watched …
: Why Radiohead are the Blackest white band of our times 🔗 Radiohead released Kid A 20 years ago …
: Baking won’t get me through a Covid winter but a bossy, breathless Melvyn Bragg just might 🔗 In Our …
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For my second night of cooking Meera Sodha recipes I’ve gone for vegan chilli cornbread with …
: Watched: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Cooking Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Shaoxing and soy braised tofu with pak choi. And sticky …
: Watched: The Social Dilemma, 2020 - ★★½ 🎥
: France divided over calls for Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine to be reburied in Panthéon 🔗 The …
September 2020
: Clive James: ‘The poems I remember are the milestones marking the journey of my life’ 🔗 — Excerpt: …
: ‘He returned to what he really was’: Clive James’s daughter on his poetic farewell 🔗 — Excerpt: Ten …
: Every time I read Meera Sodha’s column in The Guardian I find things I must cook. My latest quick …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (4), Krček, Capella Istropolitana (3), Golschmann, Columbia SO, …
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ lazy, flickrfriday
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Aperol Spritzing our way through a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. 😎
: A Pizza Express Neptune Pizza 🔗 — Excerpt: I’m sure Pizza Express won’t mind my singing their …
: David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59 🔗 — Excerpt: David Graeber, …
: Why Can’t My Camera Capture the Wildfire Sky? 🔗 — Your Phone Wasn’t Built for the Apocalypse
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ industrial, flickrfriday
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Big bread - Turkish bread from a Cardiff bakery. 🥖
: Watched: Interstellar, 2014 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Kevin Morby (35), David Bowie (17), Cornershop (15), Laura Marling (15) & …
: Check in 🗺 — Pembroke Castle. 🏰
: Addressing The Claims In JK Rowling’s Justification For Transphobia 🔗 — Excerpt: Recently JK …
: Check in 🗺 — Pembroke Rugby Football Club. Old Speckled Hen.🍺
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Breakfast on Manorbier beach this morning.
: Check in 🗺 — The Dial Inn, Lamphey. Bilidowcar Single Hop Pale Ale (Tenby Harbour Brewery). 🍺
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Never cooked on a gas barbecue before this week. Never thought I’d close a lid on a barbecue whilst …
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Bethesda Baptist Church, Narberth.
: Glenn Maxwell gets his century and looks like he and Carey will win the match and the ODI series for …
: Pleased that Test Match Special is still broadcast on 198 kHz Radio 4 Long Wave and not just on …
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Sprilly Maid by Caffle Brewery. Ale infused with rosemary. Very good, even when drunk out of a …
: Currently reading: Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present by Yanis Varoufakis 📚
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ horizon, flickrfriday
: Check in 🗺 — Florence Springs Eco Glamping. Woodstock Hobbit House.
: Check in 🗺 — Lillies Coffee Shop, Narberth. Cappuccino ☕️.
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Now moved into a Hobbit House.
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Spent a few hours on South Beach, Tenby today.
: Check in 🗺 — Harbwr Tap & Kitchen. Caldey Lollipop 🍺.
: Currently reading: Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis 📚
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Tenby Harbour. Round and about Tenby for a few days.
: Check in 🗺 — Broadmead Hotel, Tenby.
: Check in 🗺 — Coach & Horses, Tenby.
: Yanis Varoufakis: capitalism isn’t working. Here’s an alternative 🔗 — Excerpt: When Margaret …
: Watched: The Legend of Hell House, 1973 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: England beat Australia by 6 wickets and win the T20 series by taking a 2-0 lead. Not as entertaining …
: Australia finish on 157-7. 🏏
: Today’s England v Australia Second International T20 is live on BBC One. And Australia are 3-2 after …
: Watched: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016 - ★★ 🎥
: Currently reading: Bob Willis: A Cricketer and a Gentleman by Bob Willis and Mike Dickson 📚
: Wow! That was a surprise, Australia collapse and England win the 1st Vitality T20 International. …
: England 162-7 in their T20 innings. Reachable for Australia. 🏏
: Some great batting from Dawid Malan in the 1st England v Australia T20. England don’t look like …
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ pentaxk100d, flickrfriday, magnetic
: How maps in the media make us more negative about migrants 🔗 — Excerpt: It’s like one of those …
: Check in 🗺 — Costa Coffee, Strensham Services.
August 2020
: Watched: Joker, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Delicious breakfast this morning, bookmarked for cooking again - 🔗 Vegan Mushroom Bacon Breakfast …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 31: Love — Honeymoon, 1996 📷
: Greece is the word for white wines 🔗 — Excerpt: Diamantakis Diamantopetra White, Crete, Greece 2019 …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 30: Discovery — Finding jellyfish on Llansteffan Beach …
: Check in 🗺 — Llansteffan Beach
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Just Joans (41), LCP, Norrington (17), Holland Baroque Society, Rachel …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 29: Flake — December 2010 was probably the heaviest …
: England v Pakistan first T20 match is underway at Old Trafford. Really surprised that the weather …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: Emotions — Overexcitement 📷
: Watched: Prospect, 2018 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Autonomy Online: A Case For The IndieWeb 🔗 — Excerpt: There is an alternative to corporate bubbles …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: Overcome — I did not overcome the opposition …
: Watched: The Edge, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: Relentless — Yesterday the wind was relentless …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: (Abandon) Hope — London, January 2020 📷
: Italy in a bowl: 10 simple, delicious summer pasta recipes – chosen by chefs 🔗 — Excerpt: Pasta with …
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ vanishingpoint, flickrfriday
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: Frosty — Cool chillies 🌶 📷
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: Graceful — Ballet Seren, 2009 📷 (late entry …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Jacobs, Concerto Vocale, Nederlands Kamerkoor (51), Tan, LCP, Norrington …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: Home — Streaming Green Man Festival in the garden …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: Crunch 📷
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ countryside, flickrfriday
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: Change — Just noticed that this roughly circular …
: Watched: The Dark Knight Rises, 2012 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 19: Ribbon — My Grandfather’s France and Germany Star …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 18: Grid — Bridge grids - Prince of Wales (Second …
: Check in 🗺 — Giggling Squid.
: Check in 🗺 — Clifton Suspension Bridge.
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: Cuddly 📷
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Glamorgan’s first home game of the recently started cricket season - Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: Stationary — Almost… 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: La Serenissima, Chandler, Bircher, Whelan (28), Tame Impala (24), Another …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: Silhouette — Cardiff Bay, January 2020 📷
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Check in 🗺 — Cwrw Gorslas in a Pod at the Rhoswenallt. 🍺
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: Among — Among the undergrowth… 📷
: Watched: The Dark Knight, 2008 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Field of Streams - Green Man Festival 🔗 — Summary: Green Man has announced plans for a virtual …
: Sir Roger Norrington Interview with Bruce Duffie 🔗 — Excerpt: Sir Roger Arthur Carver Norrington was …
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ flickrfriday, splash
: Watched: Batman Begins, 2005 - ★★★★½ 🎥
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The weather was a little unpredictable today ☔️
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: Filter 📷
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: Sound — Garden chimes 📷
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: Transport — Aberdare Bus Station 📷
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: Windows 📷
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: Black and White — Nasturtium 📷
: Finished reading: Matilda Infantry Tank 1938-45 by David Fletcher 📚
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Another Sky (36), Golschmann, Columbia SO, Gould (15), Bernstein, Columbia …
: How to make the most of past-their-best aubergines – recipe 🔗 — Excerpt: India is a country that’s …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: View — Looking over Aberdare
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: Day tripping — My in-laws took a day trip to our …
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Debut album from Another Sky - I Slept on the Floor - just arrived in this morning’s post. 👏 🎵
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Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
Went to the Bunch of Grapes in Pontypridd for a meal last night - pubs and restaurants in Wales were …
: Pakistan’s bowling attack is looking sharp. England 12-3 after 5.3 overs. 🏴 v 🇵🇰 1st Test, Day …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: Bisect 📷
: Published 1 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ flickrfriday, 90degrees
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: Flow — Afon Cynon, Aberdâr
: Wasn’t expecting Ireland to beat England in the One Day International 🏏 today - close ending to an …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: Peace — A Crass badge from the early 1980s. 🎵📷
: Why Autonomy News? – Autonomy News 🔗 — Excerpt: The Autonomy News collective plans to produce …
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The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born #OnThisDay, 4th August 1792.
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: Bug 📷
: Casa do Frango’s Portuguese summer spread – recipes 🔗 — Excerpt: Chargrilled spicy cauliflower with …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: Floating 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Holland Baroque Society, Rachel Podger (36), Itzhak Perlman (32), Nick Cave …
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Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: Up 📷
: A waste-free Middle Eastern runner bean meze recipe 🔗 — Excerpt: At 14, I worked on a pig farm for …
July 2020
: New Research Reveals Origin of Stonehenge Stones 🔗 — Excerpt: A new study has revealed the origins …
: Currently reading: The Periodic Table by Primo Levi 📚
: Watched: Blindness, 2008 - ★★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Algiers (65), Blake Mills (55), Mitropoulos, NYPO (54), Kikagaku Moyo (22) …
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Basil and wine - in the midst of making pizza 🍕 🍷
: The scramble for Edtech — just another data mining operation? 🔗 — Excerpt: …students aren’t really …
: Published 5 photos on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ venice, italy, ilford, xp2
: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account 📷 🏷️ canoneos300d, flickrfriday, polished
: Cardiacs' Tim Smith: a one-man subculture who inspired total devotion — Excerpt: Tim Smith, who has …
: Chris Frantz: Remain in Love 🔗 — Excerpt: David Byrne overwhelms the image of Talking Heads. With …
: Watched: Annihilation, 2018 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Looper, 2012 - ★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, 2018 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Check in 🗺 — Tinto Lounge. First meal out since the beginning of March. Very good vegan Beyond …
: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account 📷
: Goan Fish Curry with Fragrant Rice 🔗 — Excerpt: Method Prep time: 10 min Cooking time: 30 min Step 1 …
: Watched: Weekend, 1967 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Algiers (27), Nadine Shah (11), Abbado, BPO (1), Furtwängler, BPO (1) & …
: Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Sri Lankan cucumber cashew curry 🔗 — Excerpt: It’s possible that I …
: Watched: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, 2020 - ½ 🎥
: Watched: Greyhound, 2020 - ★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Aniara, 2018 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account 📷
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The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died #OnThisDay, 8th July 1822, at the age of 29, when his …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Paul Weller (61), Mitropoulos, NYPO (23), Algiers (9) & David Bowie (9) via …
: Watched: Zombieland: Double Tap, 2019 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Published 2 photos on my Flickr account 📷
June 2020
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (10) via tweekly.fm
: Currently reading: The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell 📚
: Watched: Coherence, 2013 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account 📷
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Sena Jurinac & Franz Holletschek (20), Mitropoulos, Minneapolis SO (8), …
: Watched: All the Money in the World, 2017 - ★★½ 🎥
: Watched: What We Do in the Shadows, 2014 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Young’Uns (17), Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger (10), Park Jiha (7), Blake …
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Tried making sushi for the first time today - avocado and cucumber rolls.
: Flickr Blog - Why today’s Explore is important. 🔗 — Excerpt: Today we’re populating Flickr’s Explore …
: Watched: The Vast of Night, 2019 - ★★ 🎥
: Watched: Get Out, 2017 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Watched: Days of the Bagnold Summer, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Linguine with carrot top pesto 🥕
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Vegetables: Riverford Organic Farmers 🌱
Using my submission to this week’s Flickr FlickrFriday theme #Vegetables in praise of Riverford …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: A.L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl (80), A.L. Lloyd (26), Ewan MacColl (23), Dead …
: Watched: Justice League, 2017 - ★★ 🎥
: Currently reading: My Lord, What a Morning by Marian Anderson 📚
: Published 1 photo on my Flickr account 📷
: Watched: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016 - ★★★★ 🎥
May 2020
: Watched: Snowpiercer, 2013 - ★★★½ 🎥
: Watched: Audition, 1999 - ★★★½ 🎥
: A historic walk around Aberdare town centre 🔗 — Excerpt: Many of us visit Aberdare to shop and for …
: Further Delay to Cricket Season Announced 🔗 — Excerpt: The England & Wales Cricket Board have today …
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Garden plant identification. Does anyone know what these purple flowers are? 🌱
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Rosa canina, commonly known as the dog rose. 🌱
: Watched: A Quiet Place, 2018 - ★★★ 🎥
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Gardening Diary 🌱 — 📅 25th May 2020
After years of neglect we’ve been trying to improve and actually make use of the area of garden …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (19), Marian Anderson & Franz Rupp (18), Marian Anderson & …
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Sister Seren popped round for tea this evening. ✝️
: I’m an NHS doctor – and I’ve had enough of people clapping for me 🔗 — Excerpt: I work for the NHS as …
: Currently reading: The Book of Tokyo: A City In Short Fiction (Reading the City) edited by Jim …
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This week’s Flickr Friday theme of Childhood Memories gave me the opportunity to do this. Luckily …
: Track 18 May 2020 at 14:30 - Walking Track - ViewRanger 🔗 – 5 mile circular route.
: The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now 🔗 — Excerpt: It’s a foolish endeavour to try …
: Track 14 May 2020 at 14:45 - Walking Track - ViewRanger 🔗 – afternoon walk.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Einstürzende Neubauten (43), Florestan Trio (18), Busch String Quartet (17) …
: Covid-19 surveillance tech explained: 6 ways governments are monitoring the virus – and you 🔗 — …
: Brace yourself for the most dangerous idea yet: most people are pretty decent 🔗 — Excerpt: Right …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (2), Michael Riesman & Philip Glass Ensemble (2), …
: Watched: Suicide Squad, 2016 - ★★★½ 🎥
April 2020
: Watched: The Game, 1997 - ★★★½ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: EOB (28), Radiohead (14), Kavus Torabi (10), Laura Marling (10) & …
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Lockdown just got serious - teaching my wife and daughter to play chess - their first game… ♟
: Watched: The Wandering Earth, 2019 - ★★½ 🎥
: Currently reading: Whatever by Michel Houellebecq 📚
: ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season. No professional cricket will be …
: Watched: Things to Come, 2016 - ★★★★ 🎥
: Rachel Roddy’s recipe for piadina flatbread 🔗 — Excerpt: No 17 on my plan of things to do when …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: EOB (49), Julian Cope (13), Au Pairs (10), Kavus Torabi (3) & Soul II Soul …
: Currently reading: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer …
: Easy as 1,2,3: chefs on the 50 most simple, delicious three-ingredient recipes 🔗 — Excerpt: Most …
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…and this is the card we got her 😸
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My daughter’s 19th lockdown birthday celebration this morning. 🎉
: Radical Wordsworth by Jonathan Bate review – fleet-footed and inspiriting 🔗 — Excerpt: In 1798, …
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Regressing back to medieval times today and drinking mead with hops from Wye Valley Meadery.
: Chard dressed with lemon and Parmesan 🔗 — Excerpt: Method Prep time: 15 min Cooking time: 10 min The …
: Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘Humanity has only really learned from disaster’ 🔗 — Excerpt: Ed O’Brien …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Bob Dylan (22), Kavus Torabi (20), Laura Marling (13), Julian Cope (11) & …
: Watched: Riverworld, 2003 ★ 🎥
: Currently reading: Ascension by Gregory Dowling 📚
: William Wordsworth was born on 7th April 1770. #OnThisDay 250 years ago.
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: David Bowie (2), Another Sky (1), Caravan (1), Echo & the Bunnymen (1) & …
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In the process of cooking a Kimchi Miso Hotpot from Tim Anderson’s Vegan Japaneasy
: Dark Sky Blog 🔗 – Dark Sky has joined Apple.
March 2020
: Watched: 2 Days in Paris, 2007 - ★★★★ 🎥
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Fall (56), Julian Cope (21), Bernstein, NYPO (10), Neil Young (10) & …
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Cooked pizzas. Scary daughter included! 🍕
: Watched: Zombieland, 2009 - ★★★★ 🎥
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Saturday night pizzas about to go into the oven 🍕
: Watched: Vivarium, 2019 - ★★★★★ 🎥
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Currently reading: The Feed by Nick Clark Windo 📚
: Coronavirus in context: a guide to help you understand the pandemic 🔗 — Excerpt: The coronavirus has …
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Just received Tim Anderson’s Vegan JapanEasy in today’s post. Still awaiting delivery of some …
: Cricket has lost the role it had in 1939 but it’s still far more than a game 🔗 — Excerpt: Sport …
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We’ve got no shortage of coffee making options. ☕️
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Julian Cope (13), Baudo, LPO (10), Bernstein, NYPO (10), Cornershop (10) & …
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Sunny spring day in the garden, if a little breezy.
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Made a loaf using khorasan flour for the first time. Rise was a bit peculiar but I really like the …
: My walk across desolate Venice 🔗 — Excerpt: Gregory Dowling: So, as I anticipated in my last post, …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: Cornershop (70), Soul II Soul (35) & Pet Shimmers (24) via tweekly.fm
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Rushden Transport Museum. Check in 🗺 🍺 - drinking Black Country Bitter by Holdens Brewery
: Poet’s corners: a car-free tour of inspiring Wordsworth sites 🔗 — Excerpt: William Wordsworth was …
: Delico Deli. Check in 🗺 - cappuccino and vegan steak bake. ☕️
: Anna Jones’ squash and crispy kale pizza recipe 🔗 — Excerpt: Pizza is a big part of my life. It’s …
: Whipped feta, potato stew: Anna Jones’ recipes from Greece 🔗 — Excerpt: One of the things I need to …
: Currently reading: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan 📚
: Australia certainly dominated the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final to win their fifth title. Not as …
: 🎵 My Top weekly artists: The Just Joans (46), Finley Quaye (31), Cornershop (30), Anaïs Mitchell …
: Early Sunday morning (UK) watching and listening - coverage of India v Australia in the ICC Women’s …
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England beat Wales 33-30 in a thrilling Six Nations encounter 🔗 🏉
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Twickenham Stadium. England v Wales, Six Nations 🏉
: Prince Blucher. Drinking a London Pride by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in 🗺 🍺
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Comptoir Libanais. Check in 🗺 - breakfast.
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Cornershop’s England is a Garden - 5* review in _The Times_today. Ample Play 🎵
: Premier Inn London Kingston Upon Thames. Check in 🗺
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The Bishop. Check in 🗺 🍺 - drinking a Young’s London Special by Eagle Brewery (formerly Charles …
: A Quietus Interview 🎵 🔗 — Excerpt: Duncan Seaman talks to Tjinder Singh and Ben Ayres of Cornershop …
: I was looking forward to watching the India v England 🏏 semi-final this morning but … Women’s T20 …
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Bar 44. Check in 🗺 - brilliant tapas, as usual!
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 30: Vision - Hawk-eyed. Fresco by Giandomenico Tiepolo. (Ca' …
: Florentino’s Ristorante & Pizzeria. Check in 🗺
: England playing West Indies in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup - a victory for England will send them …
: ♫ My Top weekly artists: Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle …
February 2020
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 29: Leap - Water still leaping out of the ground in Mountain …
: “Que sais-je?” - Michel de Montaigne, philosopher, was born #onthisday 1533 bbc.in/2uDemjc 🔗
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: Below - At the WNO performance of Carmen last night we …
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Wales Millennium Centre. Check in 🗺 - Carmen, Welsh National Opera.
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Las Iguanas. Check in 🗺 - cocktails, wine and bar snacks in Cardiff Bay. Weather is gorgeous. ☀️
: Hotel Indigo Cardiff. Check in 🗺
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: Together - Birch & Ivy 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: Escape 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: Hurdle - Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, 2018. There have …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: Double - Lift (photo from January 2018) 📷
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Porto Lounge. Check in 🗺 - for a Beyond burger and Malbec 🍷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: Station - Aberdare station this afternoon. Deserted because …
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Rhoswenallt Inn. Check in 🗺 🍺 — Drinking a Try Time by Glamorgan Brewing Co
: ♫ My Top weekly artists: Suede (34), The Just Joans (24), Marika Hackman (22), Goldfrapp (20) & …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: Spectacle - Watching Wales v France in the Six Nations 🏉 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: Progress - Progress up an escalator. There’s been a lot …
: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 🏏 starts today - good to see full TV coverage in the UK (Sky), plus BBC …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: Scale - Home in the South Wales Valleys (courtesy of a trip …
: Klaus Thomsen, Coffee Collective on The Idealists podcast 🔗 — Excerpt: To evade the so-called coffee …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 19: Space - Sal, Cape Verde, April 2016 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 18: Oppose 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 17: Cool - Commercial Street, Aberdare 📷
: 3rd T20I between South Africa and England - Superb performance by Eoin Morgan to win the game for …
: 3rd T20I between South Africa and England - South Africa set a total of 222, some spectacular …
: Watching the 3rd T20I 🏏 between South Africa and England, the final and decisive T20 match of …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 16: Rest 📷
: ♫ My Top 5 weekly artists: Michael Kiwanuka (14), Pet Shimmers (13), The Just Joans (10), Caitlin …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 15: Balance - Taking today’s prompt literally… 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 14: Warmth - Picante! Spanish pimentón is one of my favourite …
: Watched: Ad Astra, 2019 - ★★★★ 🎥
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 13: Rise - Breakfast coffee rising through a Moka pot 📷
: Nant Ddu Hotel and Spa. Check in 🗺 - lunch.
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 12: Attachment 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 11: Plain 📷
: I’ve been reading articles at The Correspondent for a few months now. Episode 13 of The Idealists …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 10: Sign 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 9: Lull - Need a lull in Storm Ciara to deal with a tree that’s …
: ♫ My Top 5 weekly artists: David Bowie (37), Goldfrapp (28), Anaïs Mitchell (20), Pet Shimmers (12) …
: While We’re Young, 2014 - ★★★ Watched on Sunday February 9, 2020. 🎥
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 8: Contrast - Some of my 2 Tone vinyl from the late 1970s 📷 🎵
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 7: Above - Wind turbines on the hills above Aberdare 📷
: Currently reading: The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel 📚
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 6: Plant - Winter morning herbs: frozen oregano and rosemary 📷
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 5: Hide - I cannot claim credit for this photo, but I am the …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 4: Spot - In honour of Day 4, my attempt at a vegan Spotted …
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Walking in London - Finding poetry, politics and more - a Flickr album 📷 🔗
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 3: Reflect - Cardiff Bay, Saturday 18th January 2020 📷
: ♫ My Top 5 weekly artists: Pascal Rogé (17), Xylouris White (11), Abbado, BPO, Argerich (3), Martha …
: Andy Gill: Gang of Four’s genius guitarist who burned a route out of punk 🔗 — Excerpt: Britain’s …
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 2: Sight - An old Philip Harris microscope 📷
: The Discover tab in Micro.blog’s Sunlit app is a brilliant way to browse February Photoblogging …
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Cooked Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fried potatoes and eggs for Sunday brunch. Very comforting! Had to …
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The Mad Bishop & Bear. ESB, watching Wales v. Italy Six Nations rugby, waiting for a train to …
: Pisqu. Peruvian restaurant, very fresh and tasty food! Check in 🗺
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February Photoblogging Challenge Day 1: Open - Books on display in the William Blake exhibition at …
January 2020
: The Parthenon Rooms. At the British Museum to see the ‘Troy: myth and reality’ exhibition. Check in …
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Café In The Crypt. Check in 🗺. Coffee in a crypt - tables are on gravestones. A little strange…
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National Gallery. Check in 🗺
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Tate Britain. Tate Britain, mainly to see the William Blake exhibition. Check in 🗺
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The Jack Horner. Brilliant beer! — Drinking an ESB by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in 🗺
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Tate Modern - Kara Walker: Fons Americanus - review 🔗
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Keats Bar at the Globe. Drinking a London Pride by Fuller’s Brewery. Check in 🗺
: Pret A Manger. Mornington Crescent. Check in 🗺 - veggie New Yorker sandwich and flat white ☕️
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St Pancras Old Church - memorial stone to Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin and The Hardy Tree.
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St Pancras Old Church. Check in 🗺
: Royal Festival Hall. Check in 🗺
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Margarita, wine and Brazilian dough balls by the Thames in winter 🥶
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The Wheatsheaf. Drinking a Landlord by Timothy Taylor. Check in 🗺
: Shelley in London: Poland Street 🔗 — Excerpt: Soho is my favourite part of London. I love walking …
: A visit to St Pancras Old Church: Mary Wollstonecraft, Sir John Soane and Edward Carpue 🔗 — Excerpt: …
: Mary in St Pancras 🔗 — Excerpt: And then outside, to try to find Mary’s memorial. It is doubtful how …
: Mary in Somers Town 🔗 — Excerpt: A few days ago I went exploring, with Chihiro Umegaki, the Japanese …
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Cardiff Bay to Penarth - a Flickr album 📷 🔗
: Weekly ♫ My Top 3 artists: Donovan (31), David Bowie (15)
: Nant Ddu Hotel and Spa. Check in 🗺 - katsu cauliflower curry.
: In Fabric, 2018 - ★★★★★ Watched on Tuesday January 21, 2020. 🎥
: John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, 2019 - ★★★½ Watched on Tuesday January 21, 2020. 🎥
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Delico Deli. Check in 🗺 - vegan steak bake and espresso ☕️
: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Plastered Pheasant by Quantock Brewery. Check in 🗺
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: The Just Joans (32), David Bowie (25), Andreas Staier (9), Glenn Gould …
: Lezzet. Fantastic Turkish restaurant!. Check in 🗺
: Duke Of Wellington. Drinking SA Gold by Brains. Check in 🗺
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The Waterguard. Keg not cask :( — Drinking an Old Brewery Bitter by Samuel Smith. Check in 🗺
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McDonald’s. Check in 🗺 - Egg McMuffin and latte ☕️
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Revolucion de Cuba. Check in 🗺 - Malbec & Mojito 🍷
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: The Just Joans (48), Walter, Columbia SO (10), Grateful Dead (9), Dorati, …
: Delico Deli. Check in 🗺 - double espresso and toast. ☕️
: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, 2019 - ★★★★½ Watched on Wednesday January 8, 2020. 🎥
: Doors drummer, John Densmore: ‘It took me years to forgive Jim Morrison’ 🔗 — Excerpt: It took the …
: How to make the perfect broccoli and stilton soup 🔗 — Excerpt: So entrenched is broccoli and stilton …
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In Bristol, dropping my daughter back off at university after the Xmas break.
: Porto Lounge. Check in 🗺 - Malbec 🍷
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For the sake of balance, 🍷 … (sitting outside a pub in Bristol with LOTS of ‘vintage’ signs)
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Masons Arms. Drinking a Henry’s IPA by Wadworth
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: Claude Debussy (36), The Smiths (13), Baudo, LPO (10), Sigmatropic (6)
December 2019
: The best movies of 2019 that you haven’t seen 🔗 — Excerpt: This quite extraordinary film from the …
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: Cornershop (25), The Breeders (24), The Doors (23), Charles Baudelaire …
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The Moon at Wales Millennium Centre.
: Newport Railway Station (NWP). Check in 🗺 - Espresso con panna ☕️
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Rooftop terrace at Celtic Manor Resort.
: Rooftop Terrace. Check in 🗺 - Ice skating and mulled wine. Just the latter for me. 🍷
: The (Quiet) Death of a Legendary Parisian Bookstore 🔗 — Excerpt: When it was announced that the …
: Carmarthen Golf Club. Maurice’s birthday Sunday dinner. Check in 🗺
: Meera Sodha’s Christmas recipe for vegan achari brussels sprout curry — link 🔗
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: elbow (33), XTC (10), Bent Knee (1), Cerys Matthews (1)
: Divine inspiration: rescuing run-down churches – a photo essay — link to The Guardian 🔗
: Anna Karina: an actor of easy charm and grace whose presence radiated from the screen — link to The …
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Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Hobby Horse by Rhymney Brewery
and a Gorlovka Imperial …
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: Il Giardino Armonico (15), Solti, LSO (4), Andreas Staier (2), …
: Watchmen, 2009 - ★★★★★ Watched on Saturday December 14, 2019. 🎥
: Edge of Tomorrow, 2014 - ★★★★ Watched on Friday December 13, 2019. 🎥
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UK General Election. Polling stations open from 7am to 10pm. 🗳️
You don’t need your polling card or …
: Fascism: I sometimes fear… — link to a poem by Michael Rosen 🔗
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Found myself unusually popular tonight - often it’s more of an exclusive cat arrangement. 🐈
: Delico Deli. Americano and mozzarella, tomato and pesto panini. ☕️
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Lezzet. New discovery in Cardiff - a great Turkish restaurant.
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Duke Of Wellington. Malbec 🍷
: Labour’s Manifesto is fit for purpose. So, why are the middle classes so hostile to it? – link at …
: Weekly ♫ My Top artist: The Beatles (30) via @tweeklyfm
: Thoroughly Modern Millie, 1967 - ★★★★ Watched on Saturday December 7, 2019. 🎥
: Some really interesting photographs in this collection. In the remains of a bombed-out Soviet …
: Weekly ♫ My Top 3 artists: Leonard Cohen (45), Cornershop (22)
November 2019
: My favourite types of coffee as a long drink (rather than espresso) tend to be the lightly roasted …
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Brilliant live performance by Fat White Family at The Tramshed, Cardiff on Wednesday 22nd November. …
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How to measure a year of reading 📚 - this sums it up nicely
Tom Gauld in The Guardian – link 🔗
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Tiny Rebel. Drinking a Oystermouth Stout by Mumbles Brewery
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National Museum Cardiff. Under wraps but still open.
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Côte Brasserie. Needing a cooked breakfast 🍳
: William Blake, poet and printmaker, was born #OnThisDay 1757 BBC In Our Time
: The Royal Hotel. Wine before bed 🍷
: Tramshed. Fat White Family 🎵
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Fantastic tapas and wine at Curado Bar, Cardiff, including Cabrales, my favourite blue cheese, and …
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Curado Bar. Brilliant tapas.
: How Utopia shaped the world — link on bbc.com 🔗
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Been shopping - now fully equipped for Xmas cake making this weekend. Apprehensive because last time …
: Media misrepresentations of the Labour party are being used strategically to create left wing folk …
: Listening to Thanks for the Dance, the album of Leonard Cohen’s final songs. 🎵 What is immediately …
: Outbatted, outbowled, outplayed. New Zealand beat England by an innings and 65 runs in the first …
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Rhoswenallt Inn. Drinking a Santa’s Little Belter by Glamorgan Brewing Co
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: Steve Hillage (14), Bent Knee (13), Ann Murray/Nobuko Imai/Stephen …
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Gong and Steve Hillage at The Tramshed, Cardiff, 22nd November 2019 🎵
: Doh! How does Homer get on at the British Museum? ★★★★★ — link 🔗
: He may be an anarchist who has voted only once in his life, but the comics legend Alan Moore is …
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Bar 44. Still my favourite place to eat in Cardiff.
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Tiny Rebel. Had to try a pint because of the name. Not disappointed. — Drinking a Stuck In A …
: Off to see Steve Hillage and Gong at The Tramshed, Cardiff tonight. Flying teapots and electric …
: Simon Armitage: ‘Nature has come back to the centre of poetry’ — link 🔗
: Back to Test cricket - New Zealand play England in the first of two Test matches. Match at the Bay …
: The Double, 2013 - ★★★★★ Watched on Wednesday November 20, 2019. 🎥
: Delico Deli. Americano and pesto panini ☕️
: 4000 year old Babylonian stews from cuneiform tablets – link 🔗 A short video of the attempt to …
: There’s a really good explanation of a Green New Deal for the UK on the Labour for a Green New Deal …
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Rhoswenallt Inn. Drinking a Jemima’s Pitchfork by Glamorgan Brewing Co
: Weekly ♫ My Top 5 artists: Abbado, VPO, Norman (54), The Sufis (35), Bent Knee (14), Gloria (10)
: Helen of Troy: the Greek epics are not just about war – they’re about women — link 🔗
: Waters Close Over Venice — link 🔗
: Politics and social media An interesting article on The Correspondent about social media and politicians - If a politician can …
: The Great NHS Heist, a documentary film that I supported on GoFundMe, is being released online on …
: Baudelaire’s unknown extra verse to erotic poem revealed — link 🔗 📚
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Trying a Labour Party Webinar
Last night I took part in a Labour Party video webinar with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and …
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Apparently sometimes I’m a Morning Motivator and sometimes a Sunrise Sloth. Thanks Nescafé.
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Good that I can still use my old iPod touch as a music player to some extent. Catalina syncs my …
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Bunch of Grapes. Drinking a Mosaic Pale Ale by Grey Trees Brewery
: Not again! England beat New Zealand in super over to win T20 series 3-2. Haven’t watched it yet but …
: Weekly 🎵 — ♫ My Top 3 artists: Tamino (24), Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (16)
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Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery.
: Delico Deli. Americano and toastie ☕️
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New buildings near Cardiff’s Principality Stadium take advantage of all the available space.
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Courier delivery at 11:33 this morning. Driver left our property at 15:36. He inexplicably reversed …
: England beat New Zealand in the 4th T20 match to level the series 2-2. Good to see an outstanding …
: Evening T20 match in New Zealand means that at least I’m up early enough in the UK to see half the …
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Sunny and warm enough to be sitting outside this afternoon with a coffee and a book. And two cats…
: Forward Arts Foundation in conversation with Fiona Benson — link 🔗
: Currently reading: Vertigo & Ghost by Fiona Benson 📚 Purchased after reading this review in The …
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Always get a crop of various fungi (mushrooms? toadstools?) in our garden during late summer and …
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Making sourdough starters using Paul Hollywood’s method. Very active even in our relatively cool …
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November afternoon in Cardiff Bay.
: Duke Of Wellington. Malbec 🍷
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The Dock. Drinking a SA Gold by Brains
: Weekly 🎵 — ♫ My Top 3 artists: Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort (29), Nick Cave
: South Africa win the Rugby World Cup 2019. They dominated the game, outplaying England and …
: England 6-12 South Africa at half-time in the RWC Final - not going quite as I’d hoped. England not …
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Saturday morning. First prepare coffee. Next make breakfast. Then take a seat for England v South …
: A New Financial Order - Aaron Bastani Meets Yanis Varoufakis – link 🔗
: Currently reading: Baudelaire by Claude Pichois and Jean Ziegler 📚
October 2019
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Bristol Zoo Gardens. Luzon bleeding-heart.
: Cardiff Central Railway Station (CDF).
: Appointment at the Cardiff Apple Store Genius Bar this morning, first for several years. Bit of a …
: Tiny Rebel. Drinking a Time Lapse by Good Chemistry Brewing
: Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Heading to Apple’s Genius Bar 📲
: Wales 16-19 South Africa in the second Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final. Tight game, not that …
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Wales v South Africa Rugby World Cup semi-final kickoff is early Sunday morning so will be sticking …
: Most 🎵 listens this week — ♫ My Top 5 artists: Thom Yorke (26), David Bowie (16), Nick Cave
: England 19-7 New Zealand in the first Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final. Outstanding and dominant win …
: How to make cinnamon buns — link 🔗
: Rugby World Cup semi-finals this weekend - England v New Zealand this morning and Wales v South …
: Finished reading: Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon 📚
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Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Drinking a Dreadnought by Nottingham Brewery
: Delico Deli. Latte and toastie ☕️
: Caroline Lucas & Yanis Varoufakis search for what went wrong with democracy — link 🔗
: My top 🎵 listens this week — ♫ artists: Georges Chelon (35), Elbow (9), Magdalena Kožená, Sir Simon …
: Top 10 books about Europe — link 🔗
: Wildcat and the Egghead: The life of Donald Rooum — link 🔗
: Rachel Roddy’s recipe for potato, onion and tomato gratin — link 🔗
: Rachel Roddy’s recipe for Bolognese rice cake — link 🔗
: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for butternut squash — link 🔗
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First time trying a selection of vegan cheeses.
: Delico Deli. Americano ☕️ & Danish 🥮
: Woodrow Wilson (Wetherspoon). Just a coffee :(
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The Thin White Duke. Drinking a Loweswater Gold by Cumbrian Legendary Ales
: Premier Inn Carlisle Central hotel.
: Premier Inn Leeds City Centre (Whitehall Road).
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Editor’s Draught. Drinking a Editor’s Draught by Naylor’s Brewery
: Woodall Northbound Services (Welcome Break).
: Currently reading: Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey by Richard Ayoade 📚
: Duke Of Wellington. Pint of Dark 🍺
September 2019
: Delico Deli. Spanish quiche and latte ☕️
: Ne Travaillez Jamais! ca. 1965-66 - Situationniste Blog 🔗
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Chips, cheese and gravy - Puckin’ Poutine.
: Abergavenny Market. Abergavenny Food Festival
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Close up of the grass snake.
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Found a few surprises whilst moving my winter log pile this morning - at least three toads and a …
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Sea bream and sea bass with the broccoli, of course!
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Barbecuing some broccoli - results as yet uncertain …
: Currently reading: The Second Sleep by Robert Harris 📚
: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Leicestershire 🏏
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Gorgeous day for Glamorgan’s final home Specsavers County Championship match of the season against …
: Brewhouse & Kitchen. Eisteddfod Star 🍺
: Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Heading for Glamorgan v Leicestershire at Sophia Gardens 🏏
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Found a Mason’s Arms in Bristol so felt obliged to visit. Good beer - Hoptimistic Monk - and a great …
: Masons Arms. Hoptimistic Monk from the Flying Monk Brewery 🍺
: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Vegetarian breakfast
: Porto Lounge. ‘Beyond Cheese’ burger (vegan), tapas and Malbec 🍷
: The Old Post Office. Butcombe Bitter 🍺
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Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini
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Spiced Apple Chutney production
August 2019
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Buccaneer Inn. Trawlers’ Dread black IPA 🍺
: Currently reading: Artemis by Andy Weir 📚
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Bank Holiday Monday cricket - Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks in Vitality Blast T20 match, Will Beer …
: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Sussex Sharks Vitality Blast T20
: A secondhand book is a glimpse into the lives of other readers 📚🔗
: Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on this day in 1792 - BBC In Our Time - The Later …
July 2019
: Delico Deli. Tuna melt panini and Americano ☕️
: Rhoswenallt Inn. Jemima’s Pitchfork 🍺
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At Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Suffolk for the weekend - Gomez on the BBC Sounds stage 🎵
: England win the ICC Cricket World Cup final. Unbelievable and dramatic game of cricket - I’ve been …
: Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Breakfast prior to my work leaving do.
: Brilliant! England beat Australia by 8 wickets in 32.1 overs to go into the ICC Cricket World Cup …
: Australia all out for 223 in the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against England. Some really …
: Rhoswenallt Inn. First time in the new Glamorgan Brewery Rhoswenallt Inn. Great beer!
: Stafford (South) Motorway Services (Roadchef). Terrible services - only McDonald’s open and that not …
: Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (CFU) (Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας Ιωάννης …
: Skiathos National Airport A.Papadiamantis (JSI) Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Σκιάθου Α.Παπαδιαμάντης. …
: Just catching up on yesterday’s cricket results - so, amazingly, it’s England v Australia in a World …
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Skiathos Town harbour nights
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Our final evening in Skiathos - meal at BU on the Bourtzi of Skiathos. Possibly the best grilled …
: Bourtzi Cafe (Cafe Μπούρτζι).
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cafe Nostalgic (η νοσταλγός).
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Kalamari at Mikros Vasilias beach cafe
: Currently reading: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell 📚
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The House of Alexandros Papadiamantis in Skiathos 2017
The House of Alexandros Papadiamantis in …
: Bourtzi Cafe (Cafe Μπούρτζι).
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Slighty disturbed that I’ve spent my pool and beach time this holiday lying on a One Direction …
: England dispatch New Zealand to seal Cricket World Cup semi-final spot - England 305-8, New Zealand …
: Interesting 🏏 stats: Most wickets by an England bowler at a World Cup JC Archer - 17 (2019) IT …
: Currently reading: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Simon Armitage (trans.) 📚
: Very impressed with this update to NewsBlur on iOS
: Currently reading: Ways of Seeing by John Berger 📚
: Currently reading: Cane by Jean Toomer 📚
: Finished reading Circe by Madeline Miller. Very readable and lively recounting of the Greek Odyssey …
: England v India: Jonny Bairstow & Liam Plunkett star in hosts' Cricket World Cup win. Exciting match …
June 2019
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Increasing my limited space holiday cooking repertoire - ‘pizza’ made in a frying pan using pitas, …
: Very pleased to get BBC Test Match Special streaming in Greece 🇬🇷 to listen to England v India …
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Skiathos mirror 2017
Skiathos mirror 2019
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A short walk - Achladias to Skiathos Town
: Location check in 🗺 — Ζαχαροπλαστείο “Το Πρώτο”. Kataifi and baklava
: Currently reading: Circe by Madeline Miller 📚
: Currently reading: Dr James Barry - A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Michael du Perez & Jeremy Dronfield …
: Currently reading: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 📚
: Premier Inn Manchester Altrincham.
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Matthew Bourne’s ballet Romeo and Juliet at Wales Millennium Centre (this was the interval set …
: Wales Millennium Centre. Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 - South Africa v Afghanistan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Imran Tahir …
: Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. South Africa - Afghanistan 🏏
: Henry’s Cafe Bar. Gower Gold 🍺
May 2019
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ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - Bangladesh v India. First photo is …
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Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up - Bangladesh v India 🏏
: Currently reading: A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes 📚
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Some highlights of Merthyr Rising Festival 🎵 this weekend - Attila the Stockbroker and Bedface
The …
: 🔖 Less whaling in Moby Dick! - Tom Gauld on fan petitions – cartoon
: A crowdfunding appeal is bringing readers, authors and publishers together to help keep the copy of …
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The immortal Gong at The Globe, Cardiff, Thursday 23rd May 2019 🎵
: Informative and interesting article on The Quietus - 🔖 The Strange World Of…Gong - including a …
: 🔖 Don’t talk about ‘food poverty’ – it’s just poverty
: Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion in a penalty shootout to reach the Championship play-off final …
: Currently reading: The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi 📚
: A day to easily get lost in sport - England v Pakistan ODI 🏏, Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion …
: Currently reading: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman 📚
April 2019
: Wales Millennium Centre. This is Going to Hurt - Adam Kay
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Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground. Glamorgan v Surrey 🏏
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Views from the square during the Glamorgan v Surrey lunch interval. Lukas Carey of Glamorgan didn’t …
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Royal London One-Day Cup - Glamorgan v Surrey at Sophia Gardens. Gareth Batty bowling to Billy Root, …
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Went to see Suede at The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students' Union last night 🎵. They were …
: 🔖 A couple of simple tofu ideas I may try this weekend, both from BBC Food: Tofu Thai green curry …
: Currently reading: Vengeance in Venice by Philip Gwynne Jones 📚
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We’ve had this portable barbecue for 25 years now - it has served us well.
: Delico Deli. Americano and toastie ☕️
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Photos of misty Penarth taken on Tuesday 16th April.
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Attending my first cricket game of the season - Glamorgan v Essex in the Royal London One-Day Cup. …
: Penarth Railway Station (PEN).
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Retro-gaming at Kongs Bar, Cardiff.
: The Gatekeeper (Wetherspoon).
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Chloe Foy at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff tonight - superb, now looking forward to seeing her at the Green …
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Bryony Sier at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff 🎵 🎸
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Out and overnight in Cardiff tonight celebrating my daughter’s 18th birthday.
: Currently reading: The Black Book by Lawrence Durrell 📚
March 2019
: Carmarthen Golf Club. Mother’s Day Sunday dinner.
: Rhoswenallt Inn. Sunny afternoon lunch and beer.
: Currently reading: The Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell 📚
: Delico Deli. Americano and panini again ☕️
: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS).
: Left the Irish bar after seeing Wales beat Ireland to get the Six Nations 🏉 Grand Slam. Not staying …
: St. James' Gate. Wales - Ireland 🏉
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Mixing it up in Amsterdam - ready for Wales game in Irish pub with Italian wine and lots of Dutch …
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Spiritualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. 🎵
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Awaiting Spirtualized at Paradiso, Amsterdam. 🎵
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Checked in at Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder. Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
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Checked in at Oude Kerk. Oude Kerk.
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Checked in at Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam)
: Successfully installed Dialog app for Micro.blog onto a Kindle Fire tablet. Easier than I thought it …
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At the New Theatre, Cardiff for the RSC production of Romeo & Juliet.
: Checked in at New Theatre. RSC Romeo & Juliet.
: Finished reading: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman 📚
: Currently reading: Snap by Belinda Bauer 📚
: Checked in at The Hardwick. Sunday lunch.
February 2019
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At the National Museum Cardiff visiting the Leonardo Da Vinci - A Life in Drawing exhibition.
: Currently reading: Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman 📚
: Finished reading: The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis 📚
: Wales 21 - 13 England 🏉 Best game of Six Nations so far even though not the result I would have …
: Very enjoyable first half of rugby - Wales 3 - 10 England in the Six Nations 🏉
: Trying a BrewDog Electric India - relatively light and less “aggressive” than a lot of BrewDog …
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano & panini for breakfast.
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Another Sky at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff last night. Strong backlights, mists and shadows. Great …
: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Another Sky. Another Sky 🎵
: Currently reading: The Murderess by Alexandros Papadiamantis 📚
: Got home from work in time to watch most of West Indies hitting 21 fours and 23 sixes in their ODI …
: 🔖 Cooking Sunday roast causes indoor pollution ‘worse than Delhi’ During the day of cooking, PM2.5 …
: Currently reading: Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh 📚
: 🔖 Welsh National Opera’s Un Ballo in Maschera - terrific gory fun with pirates, witchcraft and …
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Un ballo in maschera - interval.
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Pre-opera glass of wine. At Wales Millennium Centre for Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera.
: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre. Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera
: 🔖 Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii
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Walking in the snow this afternoon - with a view over Aberdare.
January 2019
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Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning.
: Milk! ... a strange battle has emerged, between an industry trying to replace something it says we …
: Currently reading: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 📚
: 🔖 Don’t trust Daily Mail website, Microsoft browser warns users
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Tom Gauld on how to deal with owning too many books – 🔖 cartoon 📚
: 🔖 Recipe to try: Rachel Roddy’s rocket, leek and potato soup
: 🔖 There is no leftwing justification for Brexit. We must fight it to the last.
: Checked in at Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) (Aeroporto di Venezia “Marco Polo”)
: Checked in at Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
: Checked in at Campo Santa Margherita.
: Checked in at Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario (vulgo Gesuati)
: Checked in at Campo Santa Margherita
: Checked in at Trattoria Da Carletto
: Checked in at Chiesa di Sant’Alvise
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San Michele, the cemetery of Venice - “possibly the most beautiful cemetery in the world” according …
: Checked in at Cimitero di San Michele
: Checked in at Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli
: Checked in at Chiesa Della Madonna Dell’orto
: Checked in at Campo del Ghetto Novo
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First full day in Venice of our four night stay. Ogio cafe, where they fit as many crisps as …
: Checked in at Ristorante Contemporaneo Ogio
: Checked in at St. Mary of Nazareth Church (Church of the Scalzi) (Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth …
: Checked in at Campo dei Frari
: Checked in at Ca' del Campo Hotel Venice. Venice, for four nights.
: Checked in at Ristorante La Serenissima
: Checked in at Venice Water Bus
: Checked in at Bristol Airport (BRS). Heading for Venice
December 2018
: Checked in at Bunch of Grapes. Starting with a pint of Diggers Gold …
: 🔖 The new rules of Christmas dinner: don’t ask for Yorkshire puddings and always wear a party hat
: 🔖 Google+ to shut down early after privacy flaw affects over 50m users
: Another Sky 🎵 🔖 Heavens above
: An important epidemiological study :) 🔖 Turncoat Game of Thrones characters most likely to survive, …
: 🔖 Anna Jones’ vegetarian Christmas squash and chestnut tart recipe
: 🔖 Nigel Slater’s Christmas vegetarian loaf
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Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee and toastie.
: Australia vs India cricket commentary 🏏 Great to see BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra broadcasting ABC Grandstand’s live ball by ball coverage of …
: Currently reading: Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old …
: Checked in at The Littleton Arms
: Checked in at Premier Inn Nottingham North West (Hucknall)
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A day in Nottingham – trams, Nottingham Trent University Open Day and Nottingham Contemporary art …
: Checked in at Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery
: Checked in at Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Lecture Theatre. Psychology talk
: Checked in at Bonington Lecture Theatre. Photography talk
: Checked in at Newton Building. Nottingham Trent University Open Day
November 2018
: Blimey! Alerts on my phone were going crazy! Aston Villa 5-5 Nottingham Forest – Tammy Abraham …
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Garden casualty in today’s strong winds.
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Latte and cheese and tomato toastie
: I don’t think I want to see Mastodon content in the Micro.blog (app or web) Discover sections, but …
: Currently reading: Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 📚
: Half-Life at 20 🔖 Why it is the most important shooter ever made
: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. RM Technical Seminar
: 🔖 The fresco “Leda and the Swan” - Parco Archeologico di Pompei
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Middle of November and it’s warm enough to spend the afternoon sitting in the garden.
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View over Aberdare on a short walk this afternoon.
: my.viewranger.com Sharing a track from ViewRanger
: HT @lohang@mastodon.social 🔖 War, censorship, and the invention of “fake news”
: 🔖 A gallon of 2,000-year-old wine found in tomb
: ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018 🏏 starts today – see tournament guide and players to watch and full …
: Found a minor niggle with the new Mastodon features. Set up my ActivityPub/Mastodon-compatible …
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Alone for my evening meal tonight, so I cooked moules marinière.
: 🔖 King Crimson Cardiff Show by Tony Levin
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King Crimson at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wednesday 31st October 2018. 🎵
October 2018
: Flooding in Venice 🔖 Acqua alta is a big nuisance
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Train to work cancelled because of slippery rails 🚞 🤷🏼♂️
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Thought this was an appropriate choice to start reading on Halloween 👻 🎃 📚
: Currently reading: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver 📚
: 🔖 Venice under water as Italy hit by fierce wind and heavy rain
: 🔖 David Byrne: ‘My agent says I’m having a Leonard Cohen moment’
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David Byrne at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Saturday 27th October 2018. Brilliant show with excellent …
: Checked in at Motorpoint Arena for David Byrne - American Utopia Tour. David Byrne supported by …
: 🔖 Enchanted garden of frescoes unearthed at Pompeii
: 🔖 Who’s the Most Instagrammed Writer of All Time?
: I will be tempted 🎮 – Sega Mega Drive returns
: 🔖 Why the ultimate breakfast of champions might just be wine and cheese
: Currently reading: Venice by Peter Ackroyd 📚
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Testing out Pi-Hole applied as DNS to a few of our mobile devices - seems to be working well
: 🔖 Peterloo: The man who ordered a massacre
: Blue Monday is a great song by New Order – just eating an equally brilliant cheese of the same name …
: What?? – Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs
: Poor season for Glamorgan, but not sure this was called for – Robert Croft has left his role as head …
: Tom Gauld on buying a novel in the digital age – cartoon 📚
: Currently reading: Are you experienced? by William Sutcliffe 📚
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Echo and the Bunnymen at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Monday 15th October 2018 🎵
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In a tapas bar with four drinks on the go at the same time – next we’re heading to see Echo and the …
: Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas.
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A day in Manchester City Centre
: Checked in at Gino D’acampo My Pizza & Prosecco Bar
: Checked in at Britannia Country House
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Pint of Titanic Cherry Dark 🍺 in The Salutation – it was on these premises in 1846 that Charlotte …
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At Manchester Metropolitan University Open Day – my daughter considering a Psychology course here.
: Checked in at MMU Brooks Building. Manchester Metropolitan University Open Day
: Checked in at Simon Building
: Mentioned this in a previous post, but just seen this in The Guardian, which has a little more …
: Sian Berry, the Green Party’s co-leader, made some really good points on BBC Radio 4’s Today …
: 16-bit Intel 8088 chip It’s National Poetry Day, so … 16-bit Intel 8088 chip with an Apple Macintosh you can’t run Radio …
: I enjoy a Macallan malt, but maybe quite not this much – Bottle of whisky sold for world record …
: Currently reading: The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 📚
September 2018
: The Facebook account breach extends way beyond the site itself. The compromise of access tokens …
: Cooked rakott kelkáposzta – Hungarian layered savoy cabbage casserole – last night, using Quorn …
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Went to see the incredible Norwegian band Major Parkinson at Exchange in Bristol last night. One of …
: Just upgraded Acorn image editor from version 4 to version 6 To celebrate the launch of macOS …
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Adding to the post-a-homescreen timeline. 📱
: Cooked with cime di rapa for the first time last night – spaghetti with cime di rapa, garlic, …
: Interesting ‘earliest’ stories in the news this week 🔖 Earliest animal fossils are identified, …
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Peace Park, a small park I walk through on my daily commute, looks to have completely flooded in …
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Haven’t seen crows congregating next to Aberdare railway station before. They did this morning!
: Cricket commentary for Micro.blog now over for today! Just need the 🏏 emoji tag activated ;)
: Moeen Ali in immense form – as captain, batter and bowler – successfully leads Worcestershire Rapids …
: Worcestershire set 158 to win in the T20 Blast Final. Another great bowling performance, especially …
: Trying an unfiltered natural wine for the first time. Reminds me a bit of a good quality still …
: It’s the Sussex Sharks meeting the Worcestershire Rapids in the final of the Vitality T20 Blast 🏏
: And the Worcestershire Rapids win the first T20 Blast semi-final. Some great bowling by Moeen Ali …
: The good thing about the timing of the T20 Blast Finals Day is the return of England players to …
: Vitality Blast T20 Finals Day today – plenty of cricket to be watched; two semi-finals plus the …
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These are impressive – India to break record for world’s largest statue - twice
: Good luck to NASA! – Can Mars rover beat the dust to trundle on again?
: Still intend to skip today’s iteration of the iPhone X – after a decade or so of getting a new phone …
: Currently reading: The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo 📚
: Alastair Cook’s final Test innings for England is just starting now at The Oval - England’s most …
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Google’s Art Selfie goes worldwide and there’s no getting away from it – I am Man with a White Beard
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A little Hive to pass the time in the airport.
: Checked in at Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (ZTH) (Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Ζακύνθου …
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Checked in at El Greco. Third time in El Greco, Alykes in a fortnight. Great food!
August 2018
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Checked in at Kaki Rahi Taverna
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Checked in at Anatolitiko (Ανατολίτικο)
: Currently reading: The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo 📚
: Currently reading: Percy Bysshe Shelley – Poet and Revolutionary by Jacqueline Mulhallen 📚
: Currently reading: An Endangered Species by David Gower 📚
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Checked in at Taverna Zorbas
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Checked in at Alykanas Beach (Παραλία Αλυκανά)
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At Fito Cafe opposite the fish market in Zakynthos Town yesterday.
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Agios Charalambos – Αγ. Χαράλαμπος
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Watching the procession of Saint Dionysios through Zakynthos Town.
: Checked in at Zakynthos Port (Λιμάνι Ζακύνθου)
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Some limited space cooking – tomato, cheese and oregano omelectte and garlic/tomato bread.
: Currently reading: The Complete Short Stories of Raffles by E. W. Hornung 📚
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Checked in at Anatolitiko (Ανατολίτικο)
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A couple of excellent grilled sea bass earlier this evening.
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Currently inhaling insecticide, playing crib and drinking ouzo.
: Checked in at Apollo Taverna
: Checked in at Taverna Asteria
: Currently reading: Terror and terroir – The winegrowers of the Languedoc and modern France by Andrew …
: Just noticed that the book I’m currently reading is published by Cambridge University Press but just …
: Currently reading: Monteverdi’s Unruly Women – The Power of Song in Early Italy by Bonnie Gordon 📚
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Perfectly acceptable retsina at €2.20 a litre 🍷
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Zakynthos for a fortnight, starting with a morning frappé 😎
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Two of my favourite places in Cardiff - Bar 44, on the left, and Tiny Rebel, on the right. They’re …
: Rain stops play :( Surrey defeated Glamorgan by 24 runs under the DLS Method. Neither progress to …
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Delayed restart – view from opposite side of the stadium – Michael Hogan bowling to Aaron Finch – …
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Interval, but covers on and raining ☔️ 🏏
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Glamorgan vs Surrey – Tom Curran bowling to Colin Ingram 🏏
: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs Surrey 🏏
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Kizuna – Japan Wales Design – exhibition at the National Museum in Cardiff
: Checked in at Tiny Rebel. XLPA 🍺
: Checked in at National Museum Cardiff. Kizuna. Japan Wales Design.
: 🔖 Celebrity is not harmless fun
: Finished reading: Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis …
: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Only because the Rhoswenallt was full 😡
: Chris Woakes gets a well deserved century against India at Lord’s. Woakes now gets his name on the …
: I have got to try and make this – Manousheh: the Lebanese breakfast pizza that stole my heart
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My first ever Japanese whisky (bottle started a few weeks ago, not tonight!) - as a long-time …
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K. T. Tunstall 🎵
Edit after the event, when I wasn’t watching the bands:
K. T. Tunstall was …
: Checked in at Cyfarthfa Castle. Simple Minds, Pretenders & K. T. Tunstall 🎵
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One of our cats appears to have lost her front legs – the other is fine!
: England’s 1000th test match since 1877 - won against India by 31 runs in just over 3 days. …
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Lovely sunny breakfast this morning - going to be another hot weekend I think 😎
: The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born On This Day in 1792 - The Later Romantics
: Meschede makes 77 as Glamorgan win a thriller by two runs 🏏
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Couple of shots of the River Taff taken whilst walking back into Cardiff from the cricket at Sophia …
: Dramatic finish! Tim van der Gugten clean bowls Tye off the final ball of the game to seal a …
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Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire T20 at Sophia Gardens – Tye bowling to Meschede in the final over. …
: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs. Gloucestershire 🏏
: Bats in libraries Some impressive interiors in this collection of The world’s most beautiful libraries. This caption …
July 2018
: Fantastic result from Glamorgan CC as they chase down 195 to defeat Surrey in the Vitality Blast T20 …
: Currently reading: Opening Up by Mike Atherton 📚
: Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights – in charts 📚
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Cappuccino & 🧀 toastie.
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Quiche, salad & Americano.
: Currently reading: Poetry Notebook: 2006–2014 by Clive James 📚
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Variation from The Green Roasting Tin – Courgette, Beetroot, Onion and Goat’s Cheese Tart
: Cartoon – Tom Gauld on The Odyssey
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Leaving an outside light on has attracted a few moths.
: Currently reading: Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson 📚
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Fantastic! The Selecter at Caerphilly Castle 🎵
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Very strange to buy a full bottle of wine in a plastic bottle. It’s a Bulgarian Sauvignon. It’s OK …
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Definitely quite a unique setting for a gig 🎵
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Arrived at Caerphilly Castle for open air concert with the 2Tone bands The Selecter and The Beat 🎵
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Stig of the Dump – published the year I was born, a book I remember extremely well from my …
: Good article by Owen Jones in The Guardian today – 🔖 Protest against what Donald Trump represents, …
: He was high-brow, low-brow, every-brow! 🔖 the genius of Leonard Bernstein 🎵
: Too stressful. Need more beer and crisps for extra time #EngCro 🏴 ⚽
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The Breeders at the O2 Academy Bristol, Tuesday 10th July 🎵
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At the O2 Academy, Bristol awaiting The Breeders 🎵
: Checked in at O2 Academy. The Breeders. 🎵
: Checked in at Sergio’s. Italian!
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Glamorgan vs. Sussex Sharks in T20 Blast at Sophia Gardens on Sunday 8th July. Rashid Khan bowling …
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England vs. India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Friday 6th July.
England 149 for 5
India 148 for 5 …
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The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer @missminifer arrived today – Oven Baked Ratatouille cooked.
: England - India T20 cricket 🏏 starting now, England - Colombia World Cup ⚽️ match in an hour and a …
: Nice little quiz, in a format I haven’t seen used before – NHS at 70: how well do you know the …
: Currently reading: Islam for the Politically Incorrect by Khaled Diab 📚
June 2018
: I’ve heard of Cyberpunk and Steampunk before – and read books that fall into those categories – …
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Being a little traitorous tonight … but enjoying it #ENGBEL 🍺 ⚽️
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Now reading Introducing Sartre: A Graphic Guide by Philip Thody (Author) and Howard Read …
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Now reading The Fall by Albert Camus 📚
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PiL – Public Image Limited – at Tramshed, Cardiff on Thursday 21st June 🎵
: Checked in at Tramshed. PiL 🎵
: Just noticed there is a football/soccer ⚽ Discover link now active on Microblog. Thanks @manton :) I …
: 🔖 Daša Drndić – ‘unflinching’ Croatian novelist, dies aged 71. 📚
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Fatoumata Diawara, Le Gateau Chocolat and stage views last night at Utopia, curated by Charlotte …
: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre Bar. Bean burger 🍔 & Malbec 🍷
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I knew it - Mexico! World Cup 2018 personality quiz: Which country should you really support? ⚽
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Looks like at least an extra half hour of podcast listening is available for me then.
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Cooking sea bream on a bucket. Don’t think the bush is happy that I keep barbecuing in this spot.
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano.
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Aberdare Canal - on a walk to work this morning after my train was cancelled.
: At the Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre for Acosta Danza: Debut
: Checked in at Wales Millennium Centre. Acosta Danza.
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Glamorgan vs. Sussex Sharks in Royal London One-Day Cup at Sophia Gardens 🏏
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Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. Glamorgan vs. Sussex in Royal London One-Day Cup 🏏
: Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth
May 2018
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Amber warning: Severe thunderstorms likely to produce torrential downpours, flooding in some places …
: David Attenborough - World Music Collector ― Fascinating documentary from BBC Radio 3 featuring some …
: Is Japanese knotweed driving you wild? Don’t curse it – cook it. I never imagined this was edible, …
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Beer - Otley O2 Croeso - and chickpea, coriander & chilli burger at The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd.
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Now reading Instrumental by James Rhodes 📚
: Supporting The Great NHS Heist Documentary via @gofundme
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Merthyr Rising Festival 2018
Dreadzone – Friday 25th May
Roland Gift (of the Fine Young Cannibals) – Saturday 26th May
The …
: Checked in at REDHOUSE- Old Town Hall, Hen Neyadd y Dref. NHS, DOA at 70?
: Checked in at JOL’s. Sunday lunch.
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Enjoying my first listen to Sweet Thursday – the new Herman Dune album released today. 🎵
: 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 Spectacle’ Guy …
: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Cribyn Ale.
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Glamorgan vs. Kent at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 🏏 – Marchant de Lange bowling to Daniel Bell-Drummond.
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🔖 No More Than a Litre of Wine a Day
French 1950s Health and Sobriety posters. Interesting article …
: Good to see that Glamorgan Cricket Club’s home ground in Cardiff is being renamed back to Sophia …
April 2018
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Now reading Red Gas by Edward Topol 📚
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Checked in at Cardiff Central Railway Station (CDF)
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At the Duke of Wellington, Cardiff.
: Checked in at Duke Of Wellington. Malbec.
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Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas.
: Porthcawl won with the last kick of the game 🏉
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Pembroke vs. Porthcawl WRU Bowl Final 🏉
: Checked in at Principality Stadium. Pembroke vs. Porthcawl WRU Bowl Final 🏉
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee and cheese & onion pasty.
: Microblogging and fragmentation by Riccardo Mori
: Going to be interesting to find out if Amazon’s remake of Utopia is anywhere close to the quality of …
: Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece review ― Astonishing, ravishing, sublime – exhibition at the …
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Zeitgeist - Idiosyncratic Black Lager by BrewDog. 🍺
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Weather has been good for a couple of days so I walked home from work for the first time this year.
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Now reading The Last Weekend by Blake Morrison. 📚
: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive
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Checked in at Aberdare Railway Station (ABA)
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Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn
: Checked in at Fernhill Railway Station (FER). Homeward bound.
: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive. Still working…
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Americano.
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Interesting - island stage set up for Arcade Fire tonight at the NEC. Don’t know where the front is! …
: Checked in at Brewhouse & Kitchen. Seren’s 17th birthday.
: Checked in at The White Horse. Rioja!
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The best pub in Sutton Coldfield - The Station.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s remains rediscovered in wine cellar 📚
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Aperitif at The Salt Cellar.
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Blue skies in Tenby this morning.
: I used to enjoy a Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewell. Not so sure I will now – What is Britain eating?
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Microbrewery in Tenby 🍺. Enjoying a Caldey Lollipop IPA at Tenby Harbour Brewery.
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Checked in at Coast just outside Saundersfoot. Brilliant food is an understatement. Exceptional!
: Today I’ve learned that Saundersfoot railway station is in the middle of nowhere, a mile and a half …
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View over the beach from The Old Chemist Inn at Saundersfoot.
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St. Fagans Museum of Welsh Life
Kennixton Farmhouse
Iron Age Roundhouses
Abernodwydd Farmhouse
Stryd Lydan Barn
: Ready for cricket! Indian Premier League starts on Saturday and the County Championship next week. 🏏
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Wales Millennium Centre for Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.
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Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella.
: Another interesting night’s (for me) cricket - New Zealand did incredibly well to hold out to win …
: Robotic bees 🐝 on Mars! – Planet of the apis
: Rainy Bank Holiday Monday. Headed for cinema to see Ready Player One - no hope, absolutely packed, …
: Spring by Edna St. Vincent Millay Spring To what purpose, April, do you return again? Beauty is not enough. You can no longer quiet …
March 2018
: Now I’ve just got to investigate Ursula K Le Guin’s electronica album and the associated book Always …
: Arcade Fire interview ‘People have lost the ability to even know what a joke is. It’s very …
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Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd for great food and even better beers.
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First listen to Solar Divination by Kavus Torabi 🎵
: Experimenting with a few crossposting ideas between Microblog, 10Centuries and Pnut. Not entirely …
: Google and Facebook data – Despite myself, I’m quite impressed with the data that Google holds on …
: Testing a Python script to crosspost from 10Centuries.org to Micro.blog » originally posted at …
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Now reading The Executor by Blake Morrison. 📚
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Long Mynd - a bit cold and misty.
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Definitely something up with Dark Sky (I hope!)
: Switched my radio on at 4am this morning to listen to a bit of the cricket - England’s first Test …
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Just found an old Acorn A5000 computer at work (monitor doesn’t belong with it). Still boots, but …
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Another snow day means time to bake some scones (and Scottish shortbread biscuits, and a rosemary …
: Just watched the first three episodes of the BBC’s Troy: Fall of A City. Quite impressed by this …
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Looking a bit cold in Bolton for the Villa game. Pleased not to be there!
: 🏉 Against all expectations I enjoyed Italy-Scotland most today. Don’t know how Wales managed to win …
: 🏉 Good job Ireland - must be looking forward to the World Cup now!
: 🏉 🤔 All going Ireland’s way - great play, Grand Slam imminent I think.
: 🏉 Italy 27-29 Scotland - disappointed for Italy, played so well for the first hour and probably …
: Hey @micron I’ve just noticed that the rugby 🏉 category is missing from your Discover Search …
: I see that the Bolton-Aston Villa ⚽️ match is also being broadcast live today. Another Saturday …
: Final day of this year’s Six Nations 🏉 competition. Beers 🍻 at the ready!
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Tonight I will definitely be getting my greens!
: Trying the experiment of turning off all the retweets from people I follow on Twitter using the …
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I finally got to watch Blade Runner 2049 last weekend. Very impressed with the film so have decided …
: Interesting article by Blake Morrison - Up in smoke: should an author’s dying wishes be obeyed? 📚
: Yes! Aston Villa 4-1 Wolves ⚽️
: I’m definitely having a Sports Saturday.
: Switched from France-England 🏉 rugby to Villa-Wolves ⚽️ football and seen two fantastic Villa goals …
: France - England 🏉 second half exciting but ultimately disappointing. Far too many penalties given …
: England 🏉 errors are mounting.
: Still think St. Austell Proper Job is one of the best bottled beers you can buy. 🍺 An authentic IPA …
: Disappointed in Scotland’s final passes, disappointed that Ireland got a bonus point, but Ireland …
: Six Nations 🏉 returns. Hoping for another win for Scotland ;)
: Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), the first book in …
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White melting away to green.
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Wall tiles at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art, Athens.
: After three days of almost continuous snow, now having heavy rain which is looking like it will make …
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Wall tiles painted with split-leaves revolving around a rosette, c. 1560 - at the Benaki Museum of …
: Testing RSS to Pnut as a Service (RTPaaS) for cross-posting my Micro.blog feed to pnut.io.
February 2018
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Bobby Klein’s best photograph: Jim Morrison has a beer for breakfast.
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Edna St Vincent Millay is one of my favourite poets - just noticed and appreciated this article, …
: Two great games of rugby 🏉 in the Six Nations today. Neither result went the way I would have liked, …
: Can recommend travelling with a limp and a walking stick! I was ushered through Athens airport Fast …
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Retsina at the Acropolis Museum🍷
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Kerameikos Cemetery Reliefs
Photo I:
A relief of the deceased girl Korallion, shown seated, holding out her hand to her husband. …
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I was very impressed with the ancient cemetery site of Kerameikos in Athens today.
The small museum …
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Hobbling around the Temple of Hephaestus.
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Just visited Athens Gasworks. We were practically the only people there ;)
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Fava and aubergine salad at Café Avissinia.
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Arrived in Athens for a five day stay. In quite a ‘budget’ area but found a little cafe down an …
: Happy Death of Captain Cook! I know it seems to gets more commercialized every year, but let’s just …
: Villa beat the Blues to win the local derby and go up to second place in the Championship Aston …
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Really enjoyed England vs Wales 🏉 today. Result for England was just about deserved, Jonny May was …
: Checked in at Premier Inn London Kingston Upon Thames
: Checked in at Starbucks. Membury Services, M4.
: Watching Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure Episode 6/6 Mainland Spain. Some great looking food, …
: Match ended Italy 15-46 England - Italy deserved probably deserved more, played well, but very happy …
: Italy vs England in the Six Nations for the final match of the weekend. I’d love to be in Rome …
: France vs Ireland - great French defence, outstanding French try, game won for Ireland by Johnny …
: Finding France vs Ireland quite tame compared to the Wales game earlier today. 🏉
: Wow - sixth consecutive win for Villa. A brilliant sporting Saturday! ⚽️ Aston Villa 3-2 Burton …
: So, Wales 34-7 Scotland in the Six Nations opener. Very pleased with the result but tomorrow and …
: Great to have a Micro.blog page for posts about rugby in time for the 2018 Six Nations opening …
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Pre-rugby 🏉 breakfast at Delico Deli, Aberdare.
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Now reading The Outrun by Amy Liptrot 📚
January 2018
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Japanese, Indian, Middle Eastern, North African and Italian ingredients from Sous Chef - let the …
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Sunlit test from my Instagram account.
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First test photo from Sunlit
: Legend of the Fall – Mark E Smith kept swinging to the end 🎵
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New Face in Hell 🎵 – Mark E Smith, lead singer with The Fall, dies aged 60. So many hours of my life …
: Ursula K Le Guin, sci-fi and fantasy author, dies aged 88. The Dispossessed has always been one of …
: Xylouris White – Only Love 🎵
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St. David’s Hall, Cardiff for La Traviata.
: Checked in at St David’s Hall
: Checked in at Cafe Citta. Cardiff, linguine & wine 🍷
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Checked in at Delico Deli. Aberdare, large Americano and a cheese and onion pasty.
: Quite ridiculous! - A new trend to ‘coordinate’ the look of your library by turning the spines to …
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My kitchen bookcase is getting a little overcrowded. 📚
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Now reading a biography - D. H. Lawrence - The Life of Outsider by John Worthen. 📚
: I used to sporadically keep a record of the books I was reading on a Tumblr blog at …
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Sea bass grilled, served with a borlotti bean and mushroom stew and broccoli stir fried with chilli …
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Not quite the weather for a BBQ, but planning to charcoal grill some sea bass on our balcony. May …
: What’s not to love! – 🏏 and 🎵 – Sticky Wickets by The Duckworth Lewis Method
: Just noticed that there were updates to Apple AirPort firmware released in December - AirPort Base …
: Interesting brief survey of the history, themes and current state of dystopian fiction in this BBC …
: Accidental Tech Podcast 255: The Thermal Paste Lottery @atpfm filled my flight home from Rome almost …
: Checked in at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) (Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino)
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Checked in at Chicco di Grano. Final lunch in Rome. Seren having spaghetti al pomodoro again…
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Early morning view from Trajan’s Forum.
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Grave of John Keats in the Non-Catholic Cemetery, Rome
: Checked in at Taverna Volpetti. Pasta.
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Checked in at Trattoria Al 19. Brilliant meal!
: Checked in at Antica Enoteca. Pizza & wine.
: Checked in at Fondazione Keats-Shelley Memorial
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Checked in at Antico Caffè Greco. Espresso con panna.
: Checked in at Antico Caffè Greco. Espresso con panna.
: Checked in at Bristol Airport (BRS). Rome bound.
December 2017
: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). New Year’s Eve curry.
: Checked in at Bradley’s Coffee
: Checked in at The Sticks Hotel, Llanstephan
: Checked in at Llansteffan Beach. A short and rainy walk.
: Checked in at Foelcwan Farm. Xmas Dinner.
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Checked in at David’s Italian Restaurant
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee pre-last minute Xmas shopping.
: There’s a nice compilation of 2017 ‘Albums of the Year’ lists at albumoftheyear.org. I always enjoy …
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The first Christmas card designed by John Callcott Horsley in 1843.
: Average wine glass capacity has increased from 66ml in the 1700s to 417ml in the 2000s, with the …
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Despite overnight snow we still managed to receive a delivery of a fine selection of Italian, …
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Slightly snowy outlook from my front door this morning
: Many years ago I used to cook Sarah Brown’s Red Dragon Pie from her Vegetarian Kitchen book. I will …
: To cook ― The perfect panforte
: Bitcoin energy consumption ― Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than 159 Countries …
: Posting from newly released MarsEdit 4. Great work @danielpunkass!
: Bookmark ― an interesting short article about the Welsh artist Augustus John by Colin Ward.
: Have had BBC Test Match Special on all morning. Great coverage and an exciting couple of hours of …
: Monday morning. Woken up to an England batting collapse in the second Ashes Test.
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My daughter and her grandfather head for our local pub.
: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Sunday Lunch.
: Checked in at Cafe Citta. Italian lunch before going to Wales-South Africa at the Principality …
: Checked in at Tiny Rebel. Pint of Compton Cricket Club.
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Checked in at Watershed for Happy End
: Checked in at Mackenzies. Tapas, beer, wine.
: Heading to Bristol tonight to see the Michael Haneke film Happy End whilst my daughter and friends …
November 2017
: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Quiz night.
: 🔖 Ramen noodles with fresh greens and chilli miso www.theguardian.com
: Going to have to try and get tickets to An Evening with King Crimson at St David’s Hall, Cardiff, …
: 🔖 Illuminating India ― photography 1857–2017
: Checked in at Mamma Mia. Italian Sunday lunch in Swansea.
: Result! Preston North End 0-2 Aston Villa Season looking good so far. Consolidating a play-off …
: 🔖 Sustainability taken a step too far? ― Goblet of fire: how spat-out wine is being turned into …
: 🔖 Instant gratification and total convenience and delivery ― How the sandwich consumed Britain
: 🚫 Buy Nothing Day - Friday November 24th 2017 – #BuyNothingDay
: Checked in at Rhoswenallt Inn. Dinner and possibly Quiz Night.
: It's just not cricket! There seems to be about 10 mins worth of video clips of today’s Ashes play available for free online …
: 95% chance of heavy rain and Yellow warning of strong wind – I think I may get a little wet walking …
: What Other Pains will WoW Classic Bring? – this bought back a lot of memories of playing World of …
: I was a little irritated when I found out that all the Ashes 2017 cricket coverage is going to be on …
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Sri Lankan cooking tonight
I recently bought this book
‘Hidden Kitchens of Sri Lanka’ by Bree Hutchins - from our local library …
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Saturday morning breakfast routine!
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Seven: “Shadow”. I haven’t been outside much in the daylight today so …
: 🔖 The system is failing ― Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web. (ht @adamprocter)
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Six: “Seasonal”. Fungi in the fallen leaves.
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Five: “Liquid”. Reflections in the River Cynon.
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Four: “Up Close”. Baby squid, taken during the preparation of a …
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Three: “On the Move”.
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day Two: “Tasty”. Greek style Sunday dinner - Vefa Alexiadou’s aubergine …
: 🔖 Keeping in mind for Xmas ― Joe Trivelli’s Italian Christmas recipes
: The Autumn Rugby Internationals started today - the Wales-Australia game was a far better game than …
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Micro.blog Photo Challenge Day One: “Squares”. Taken on a short and muddy walk this afternoon. …
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Coffee & toast.
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Syd Arthur at Clwb Ifor Bach, Friday 10th November 2017 @sydarthurband @ClwbIforBach
: 🔖 It’s true, wind turbines are monstrous ― But I have learned to love them ― Alice O’Keeffe
: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Syd Arthur
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Queso de Cabrales - a brilliant blue cheese!
: Checked in at Bar 44. Tapas. One of the best places to eat in Cardiff!
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Heading to Cardiff to see the outstanding Syd Arthur @sydarthurband at Clwb Ifor Bach tonight.
: Checked in at Cardiff University Julian Hodge Building. George Monbiot lecture.
: Checked in at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon). Five-bean chilli and a pint of Spitfire.
: Checked in at Merthyr Tydfil College. Parents Evening.
: Checked in at SSE Swalec Stadium. RM Seminar time.
: Checked in at Clwb Ifor Bach for Mark Eitzel.
: Checked in at Delico Deli. Saturday breakfast.
October 2017
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Checked in at The Gate House. More Wye Valley Hopfather!
: Checked in at The Whitebrook. Restaurant with rooms — www.thewhitebrook.co.uk
: Checked in at The Robin Hood Inn. Had to have a beer (Doombar) here as it’s Monmouth’s oldest …
: Checked in at The Gate House. Wye Valley Brewery - The Hopfather
: Checked in at Rummer Tavern. Pint of Boss Blonde
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Checked in at Fernhill Railway Station (FER)
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Another Twitter irritation I haven’t come across before!
: The Chronikler 🔖 Bookmark ― The Chronikler – “a thought provoking trip through both the main avenues and back …
: Testing OwnYourSwarm by Aaron Parecki @aaronpk. Seems to work faultlessly and nice to see it feeds …
: Checked in at Aberdare Railway Station (ABA). Testing a Swarm feed
: Checked in at Mountain Ash Comprehensive
: 🔖 Still photographs spring to life
: 🔖 An Animated Introduction to Michel de Montaigne
: The Russian Revolution: then and now photographs
: 🔖 WPA2 security vulnerability ― ‘All wifi networks’ are vulnerable to hacking, security expert …
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Early Bird tickets booked ― Merthyr Rising Festival 2018 - Music, arts, and ideas at the birthplace …
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The Gentle Good @ghbonello at Clwb Ifor Bach
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Café Cittá, Cardiff - superb home-cooked Italian meal, already booked again for Wales-RSA rugby 🏉 in …
: 🍺 Small Bar, Cardiff for a pint of Grey Trees’ Afghan Pale Ale
: Time for a quick feed test …
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October, but great weather, so I’m barbecuing a mackerel
: 🎶 Listening to ― Ruins / Adfeilion by The Gentle Good
: Farewell to The Matrix ― Physicists find we’re not living in a computer simulation
: 🎶 Listening to ― american dream by LCD Soundsystem on Apple Music
September 2017
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🍷 I’ve got to admit that I am seduced by interesting wine labels. In this case the wine is also …
: Amazon still lags behind Apple, Google in Greenpeace renewable energy report – a few months old, but …
: 🔖 Bookmark ― Tim Roth: touching evil in Michael Haneke’s Funny Games
: The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life The new sleep science – An adult sleeping only 6.75 hours a night would be predicted to live only to …
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… and I still base my nut roast on a recipe in my 30+ year old Cranks recipe book. Can’t be beaten!
: It’s going to be a 🥜 Nut Roast Sunday.
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The best dried oregano 🌿 I’ve ever found!
: 🔖 Bookmark ― iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review: India — Austin Mann (ht @moridin)
: 🎶 Listening to ― Golden Eagle by Holly Macve on Apple Music
: 🔖 Bookmark ― Natan Dvir — some interesting photographs.
: 🔖 Bookmark ― Wine, protest and Macron: why southern French wine producers are so angry
: Cooked these tonight ― Aloo Paratha (Indian Potato Stuffed Flatbread) ― Delicious!
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Revived my old Samsung Q1 after several years of it sitting in a drawer and have actually been using …
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Extensive pruning of the trees along the lane leading to my house has opened up the view across the …
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Photographing the rather bleak Carlisle Castle on a rather bleak day.
: 🔖Bookmark ― Mary Shelley review – sturdy literary biopic fails to resurrect spirit of author ― but I …
: Watched an Apple event live for the first time, to see the iPhone X. But possibly more impressed …
: Superduper! by @dnanian saves the day again for me. My work 2011 iMac, rendered almost unusable by …
: Impressed by this ethical business initiative: The Brewdog Unicorn Fund ― Giving away 20% of our …
: 🔖Bookmark ― Giant toddler peers over US-Mexico border wall
: 🔖Bookmark ― Brew period: the craft beer labels that are works of art
: Tapas at Bar 44 Another delicious tapas meal at Bar 44 in Cardiff last night. Their Cabrales blue cheese was a …
: Really like the Safari Extension in MarsEdit 4 Public Beta - got mine configured to create a …
August 2017
: 🔖Bookmarking ― A nice bit of squirrel: should we chow down a diet of invasive species?
: Importing bookmarks from Chrome to Safari works a lot better now than I remember from the past.
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Fruit Bats at Green Man Festival @Fruit_Bats @GreenManFest
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Oh noes! @GreyTreesBrewer @GreenManFest #beer
: Veritas technical support @veritastechllc far outdid Microsoft technical support @MicrosoftHelps in …
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Old servers out, data migrated to new servers, tidier server room! Next stage is upgrading to Server …
: The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born #OnThisDay in 1792 - The Later Romantics
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Interesting article by Gladstone Small about Lawrence Rowe in the August 2017 edition of The …
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Enjoying my final Fix in Greece
: Spent the day on Skopelos today, including visits to several sites relating to the film Mamma Mia! …
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House of Alexandros Papadiamantis
July 2017
: “It was nice music, but the kind that seems to melt into the air the moment it emerges from its …
: “Wealth is walking into any bookshop and buying any book you want without looking at the price tag.” …
: BBQ Toolbox - It’s a barbecue … in a toolbox - from @whatsamadder on Twitter, always a Wednesday …
: Even on holiday, not thinking about work, the death of Flash makes me happy: Adobe is ending …
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We’re staying in a room about 12’x15' - impressed that there is an illuminated exit sign above our …
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Looking across to mainland Greece from Skiathos
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Cheese pies on the beach for breakfast
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Third night of delicious food in Skiathos - grilled sea bass
: Just started reading the first of Peter F. Hamilton’s Chronicle of the Fallers Series - two massive …
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Greece needs bigger tables (or maybe we should order less food) …
: Trying out Micro.blog cross posting to Facebook.
: €5.50 for 1.5l of Kourtaki retsina in Skiathos supermarket :) Has to be done!
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Curiously, a bat just decided to land on my doorstep.
June 2017
: Playlist: Death in Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher♫Scorpio Rising Chris Isaak♫Wicked Game Blondie♫Hanging …
: Jed Mercurio on @BBCRadio4’s #DesertIslandDiscs - fascinating conversation and a fantastic selection …
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A poplar hawk-moth has appeared in my server room.
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Talk & The Optimist - D. H. Lawrence
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Prompt delivery from Sous Chef @SousChefTweet - in time for some weekend cooking :)
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Some excellent gins at Cardiff Gin Festival but queue times at bars really needs sorting out …
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Royal Gun Salute outside Cardiff City Hall
: Tomorrow is World Gin Day :) worldginday.com
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ICC Champions Trophy 2017 starts today - nice to see a Google Doodle celebrating it. 🏏
May 2017
: Wine glasses have increased in size from a capacity of 65ml 300 years ago to 450ml today - 🔖 Bigger …
: I am now posting to Twitter entirely via my microblog at thedimpause.micro.blog
: Yanis Varoufakis at the Hay Festival
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Bought the book, not so convinced by the wine … #Hay30 @yanisvaroufakis
: Just seen Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis speaking at Hay Festival - very impressed! #HayFestival
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And finally - Alabama 3 headlining Sunday night at Merthyr Rising - Superb!@TheAlabama3 …
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Fantastic to see the Grey Trees brewery bar at the Merthyr Rising festival - enjoyed great beer all …
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Stereo MCs headlining Merthyr Rising on Saturday night
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Merthyr Rising festival on Sunday 28th May @merthyrrising
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Pretty Vicious in Penderyn Square, Merthyr Tydfil on Friday night.
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Weekend is sorted! Merthyr Rising www.merthyrrising.uk
: Using Skype for Business Meetings for the first time…
: About to see Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ at the New Theatre, Cardiff.
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Echobelly at The Globe, Cardiff - Thursday 18th May 2017
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10C REFUND AT COLLECTION POINTS WHEN SOLD IN SA - why don’t more countries do this on canned drinks, …
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Beavertown Smog Rocket Smoked Porter - unfiltered, unpasteurised, natural beer from …
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When broadcasting 4:3 programmes for widescreen television do we really need bright pink borders - …
: The Cure - A Forest * first ever TV performance Dec 79 youtu.be/-CtgAgTqx…
: Watching Indian Premier League cricket - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiant. David …
: @manton @help I’ve got a custom domain registered - thedimpause.blog - and asked my domain registar …
: Listened to Episode 2 of @collin’s The Run Loop podcast (therunloop.com) with Manton Reece on my …
: A link like this seems to fail to carry over to a Twitter cross-post @desparoz
: Markdown links in a Micro.blog post don’t appear to remain as links when cross-posted to Twitter :(
: Adults in the Room by Yanis Varoufakis review – one of the greatest political memoirs ever?
: Micro.blog cross-posting of images from the iOS app to Twitter works very nicely :)
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A fantastique test photo from the micro.blog iOS app
: Twitter archive for TheDimPause now imported into this micro.blog
: Starting to test out micro.blog - posting from MarsEdit
: How sweet it is to sit and read the tales Of mightiest poets and to hear the while Sweet music, …
April 2017
: Sensational #music by Tinariwen at the Tramshed, Cardiff on Thursday 27th April @TINARIWEN …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Manic Street Preachers (18), Karajan, BPO, Ferras (10), Julian Cope (9), …
: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: My column: Sure, I see the problems with Corbyn. But they pale beside the threat …
: RT @heretic101: not sure about the ‘sixth form rant’ or ‘squeezed into my shirt’!!! but perceptive …
: Great #coffee in St. Mary Street, Cardiff @coffeeheavenuk - very good smoked salmon, cream cheese & …
: BBC Wales HQ Cardiff #Hipstamatic https://t.co/DgyMPx9osw
: Patrick Jones #poetry at Tramshed Cardiff @TramshedCF @heretic101 #Hipstamatic …
: The Wye #Hipstamatic https://t.co/8wVCPEpveJ
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (87), Sigmatropic (35), Nick Cave & The Bad …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (18), Baudo, LPO (5), Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (4), …
: Morning walk to work https://t.co/VKWwRySyzN
: Proper Black #beer @ Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff https://t.co/TwhY8ge1hr
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Simple Minds (21), Blondie (20), The Breeders (20), Magdalena Kožená (11) & …
March 2017
: ♫ #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (5), Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (4), Glenn Gould (4), Julian Cope …
: Blimey! There’s free wifi on the Cardiff to Aberdare train - first time I’ve seen it on this line. …
: Just posted a photo @ Alexandra Gardens, Cardiff City Hall https://t.co/Jx3EwbWLMV
: Digger’s Gold @ Rummer Tavern https://t.co/WQPHbVz0xX
: Coleg y Cymoedd @ Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff https://t.co/6bnaNUj1mT
: ♫ #lastfm artists: The Walkabouts (28), Glenn Gould (23), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jörg Demus (14), …
: RT @cockaygne: Real Truth about Fake News: Central Narratives to Rival Heresies …
: Just got home from work to find this in our garden … #cows https://t.co/uXWTaGkU63
: Matthew Bourne’s Red Shoes #dance @ Wales Millennium Centre https://t.co/6uPOL1BZ8T
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Elbow (38), Brasstronaut (36), Electric Light Orchestra (28), Julian Cope (25) & …
: RT @merthyrrising: Os gwelwch yn dda RT https://t.co/Cc5Mt3q5eg
: RT @BBCInOurTime: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, conceived in a long summer storm in 1816, was …
: Elbow at the Newport Centre 10th March 2017. Sensational! #elbowlive2017 @Elbow @NewportCentre …
: Look on my works, ye mighty … https://t.co/BAZjbQUmVD https://t.co/43I4R2KE6K
: RT @cockaygne: Book Review: The Wild Girls - https://t.co/gOHMA4dJvj by Ursula Le Guin ISBN: …
: @AbernantEagle https://t.co/lbTvRDZm8I
: The Colosseum after antiquity https://t.co/n7LCr1JLCp https://t.co/Um5KKGNoY7
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Bruce Springsteen (62), Cabaret Voltaire (37), Camper Van Beethoven (28), Ian …
: RT @bbctms: Incredible. @NathLyon421 takes 8 wickets on the opening day of the 2nd Test. India all …
: Brasstronaut - impressive support for @StornowayBand in Cardiff at the @TramshedCF @Brasstronaut …
: Stornoway in Cardiff - the lively farewell @StornowayBand https://t.co/i6xyH1iMvd
: Stornoway in Cardiff - the acoustic farewell @StornowayBand https://t.co/lq0R9jQhGA
: Dessert @ Bar 44, Westgate St, Cardiff https://t.co/UcQMxxkLZP
: @Brasstronaut Any idea what time you’re due to be on stage tonight (1st March) in Cardiff?
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Jörg Demus (30), Furtwängler, VPO (10), Samuel Rhodes, …
February 2017
: @GreenManFest That would be brilliant!
: A Roman road courtesy of McDonald’s! Who says they’re 100% evil! :) https://t.co/kI9vNH7Vx3
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (24) & Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, …
: Edna St.Vincent Millay #poetry https://t.co/q8JHFlTJQJ
: RT @whatsamadder: A burger press that can get stuffed and a vegetarian epiphany for me. Here’s …
: ♫ My Top 3 #lastfm artists: Glenn Gould (28), Tinariwen (13) & BBC Radio 4 (1) via @tweeklyfm #music
: RT @TINARIWEN: New album and new video out tomorrow! Tanmirt +IO:I https://t.co/PuPDpO6zDz
: #cricket (Joe Root appointed England Test captain with Ben Stokes his deputy | Sport | The Guardian) …
: Pre Wales-England Six Nations - in craft beer bar in Cardiff - undefined map …
: DiEM25: One Year On https://t.co/eKSlwtDsed
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Elbow (20), Sundara Karma (17), Xylouris White (11), Mark Padmore and Nicholas …
: ‘It was as if I had peered into hell’: the man who brought the Nazi death squads to justice | Law | …
: Pylon #MonochromeMonday (Pylon #MonochromeMonday) https://t.co/6t6f0SU6Yp
: Wolf Alice - Wicked Game (iTunes Festival 2014) https://t.co/hSFPmAqqv1
: Lane (Lane) https://t.co/uokTrVnP5N
: Meander (Meander) https://t.co/9oXj43mCnK
: Verifying that “thedimpause.id” is my Blockstack ID. https://t.co/sU1jYaX15l
: I’d like to share a track from ViewRanger https://t.co/I2vmIjuCpg
: RT @WerfaAbernant: Got this to go with my new glasses ;) https://t.co/CNSg9JYX5N
: Aberdare Morning (Aberdare morning) https://t.co/pevts3WXJj
: DiEM25-UK: Organisational launch meeting https://t.co/RIYA4aX6nx
: ♫ #lastfm artists: PJ Harvey (58), GE Podcast Theater / Panoply / The Message (19), King Creosote …
: Just watched Stonehearst Asylum https://t.co/vyHcRIlJhQ - not heard of it before, but was very …
January 2017
: Yanis Varoufakis: Europeans should be excited about Benoît Hamon winning the French presidency …
: Steve Bell on the special relationship https://t.co/t59YeNdTYI
: ♫ #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (8), Leonard Cohen (3), Elbow (2), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard …
: DiEm25 YouTube Channel https://t.co/rHYHUt2tvR
: DiEM25 (Home) https://t.co/ZNyK4SH7vz
: Village Loaves #bread #baking #food From: https://t.co/w1KPP17AqE https://t.co/z7bdlq9wxs
: RT @BBCInOurTime: Lord Byron, poet, was born #OnThisDay 1788 https://t.co/Vophborhnx
: Blue cheese and celeriac pithivier …will be tomorrow’s dinner #food #recipe From: …
: Here I Am #books #reading #nowreading https://t.co/lJnYtCaZae
: The sheer poetry of the Trump inauguration https://t.co/BPyZ1lek7m
: A History of Anarchist Counter-Inaugural Protest https://t.co/cBim0kmTCX
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Scott Walker (28), Tinariwen (21), BBC Radio 4 (7), Leonard Cohen (5) & …
: Recipes https://t.co/pi62lQdstI
: RT @theanalyst: New podcast episode with @Eoin16, Sam Billings, Sunil Gavaskar and @Cricket_Mann …
: Edna St. Vincent Millay (Edna St. Vincent Millay) https://t.co/RLJpB89ETi
: Check out this great Podcast: https://t.co/nibtHix0ZU https://t.co/fWk26Ryxbf
: N - The Napoleonic Wars First Complete AAR https://t.co/N4sLvWubHS
: https://t.co/0uiPesaDe6 is shutting down on March 15, 2017 https://t.co/q0QJ9WfrGd
: Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford - #nowreading https://t.co/uw0wN3QG4W
: Ram Mohan Roy #MonochromeMonday #blackandwhitephotography #monochromeworld #monochromephotography …
: La La Land is a big, bombastic musical – but it’s the smaller gestures that make it sing …
: How to cook the perfect mulligatawny | Life and style | The Guardian https://t.co/Zp8RBfuTDW
: ♫ #lastfm artists: B.B. King (25), Arcade Fire (20), Throwing Muses (20), Ultra Vivid Scene (20) & …
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Fallen
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Training
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Reflecting
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Bridging
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (55), Handley, RLPO (29), The Doors (22), The Cardigans (21) & Dmitri …
December 2016
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Federico García Lorca y La Argentinita (69), Robert Johnson (42), Leonard Cohen …
:
Llansteffan Castle
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Daffodils blooming on Boxing Day
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: RT @KP24: Cricket properly back on terrestrial TV here in UK right now - @cricketon5! Soooo good! …
: RT @Knifeworld: £8:50 from Spotify in my last royalty statement. That’s nearly as much as if I’d …
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Ca' Rezzonico selfie
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: Ca' Rezzonico selfie @ Ca' Rezzonico https://t.co/R9RpyVNhtO
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Palazzi Mocenigo
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: Palazzi Mocenigo @ Venezia, Italia https://t.co/0hkvoLX7EI
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Cabaret Voltaire (19), Van der Graaf Generator (14), Baker Gurvitz Army (12), Guy …
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Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
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: Very impressed with the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari today - probably more so than… …
: RT @AbernantEagle: Brilliant @Starsailorband gig tonight at the fabulous @TramshedCF. …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Gong (132), Xylouris White (50), Tinariwen (31), XTC (25) & Throwing …
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Gong (12) & Mitski (11) via @tweeklyfm #music
: Watch “Einstürzende Neubauten - The Garden” on #Vimeo https://t.co/LPF05u40Uq
November 2016
: Nigel Slater’s orzo, black cabbage and smoked cheese https://t.co/2AIe3n6f9L
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: The Barker Band (16) & St. Petersburg String Quartet (10) via @tweeklyfm …
: No likey @ArrivaTW - doesn’t fit nicely into my wallet! https://t.co/6yqAkNRqVu
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Sunday Sourdough
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: Sunday Sourdough @ Aber-nant https://t.co/XSdQ3nOOS1
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Early early morning snow - melting fast
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: Early early morning snow - melting fast @ Aber-nant https://t.co/0gEmv2e0tY
: ♫ My Top 3 #lastfm artists: Kristin Hersh (24), Einstürzende Neubauten (11) & Gong (8) via …
: Our version of a Pain Rustique https://t.co/ETMHpr8sWg
: Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies aged 82 https://t.co/h0wWjFdXGn
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Deer in Cardiff
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: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Kristin Hersh (36), Gong (15), Syd Arthur (15), Elton John (2) & Duke …
: Syd Arthur: Apricity review – unique, soulful and trippy in the best sense https://t.co/YjGLljSsMI
: RT @Knifeworld: Hi. I’ll be playing around the UK with Gong later this month. Do join us. x …
: Just posted a photo @ Cardiff Central railway station https://t.co/2towu0XsqA
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Cardiff cranes
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Xylouris White (73), Kristin Hersh (59), Pixies (24), Leonard Cohen (11) & …
October 2016
: I’m off to see Stornoway at Tramshed, Cardiff. https://t.co/4txxuN1RPh via @seetickets
: RT @whatsamadder: Gadget Review: this week, a banana filling machine that doubles as an insult to …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Syd Arthur (51), The Clash (29), Dexys Midnight Runners (24), Evgeny Kissin (23) …
: To Hell With Poverty - @andygangof4 @gangof4official missed the microwave, but enjoyed! …
: Gang of Four live stream (Live on https://t.co/c4Af7ZH0MV) https://t.co/hLENLPVIfI via @YouTube
: Syd Arthur’s Apricity Is MOJO’s Album Of The Week https://t.co/XT4tHIM8WU via @MOJOmagazine
: Sad to see @twfeed #twitterfeed go. Migrated my feeds to @IFTTT and @buffer - now to see if they …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Bent Knee (22), Red Martian (16), SEXWITCH (6), BBC Radio 4 (4) & BBC …
: 8th September 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Aston Villa | First day of the Football League | …
: Fantastic! :: Nobel prize in literature won by Bob Dylan https://t.co/C4RHFBnlAa
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Walter Gieseking (27), Chumbawamba (23), Bartok Quartet (19), Baker Gurvitz Army …
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Ben Ottewell
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: Ben Ottewell @ Clwb Ifor Bach https://t.co/Ohi50RJrS1
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Squashed
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: Squashed https://t.co/fwjJF4HhEL
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Sir Tom Jones
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: Just passed by Sir Tom Jones @ Fernhill railway station https://t.co/vJMwabyHHv
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Bent Knee (69), Björk (35), Cabaret Voltaire (31), Neu! (24) & Manic Street …
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Dà Mhìle Seaweed Gin
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: Dà Mhìle Seaweed Gin https://t.co/wNj2hGbSBE @DaMhile damhiledistillery for #scd …
September 2016
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Big, Big, Big Red Wine
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: Big, Big, Big Red Wine @ Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff https://t.co/YePExetTdw
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (27), Young Marble Giants (23), Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott (17), …
: Martin Rowson on the impending Labour leadership result – cartoon https://t.co/YBdflxAnEs
: Get off the treadmill: the art of living well in the age of plenty https://t.co/7DAoI2apua
: @fayhield …and if your current tour extended to South Wales I’d even come and see you ;)
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (3), The Doors (3), Ezza (2), Gun Outfit (2) & Neu! (2) via …
: Abergavenny Food Festival means Little Rumba https://t.co/NvlL91v4HO
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Abergavenny Food Festival means Little Rumba
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The Great Gatsby
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Biltong and Cider
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: Biltong and Cider @ Abergavenny, Monmouthshire https://t.co/ElLLKZh4P1
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Abergavenny Food Festival
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: Just posted a photo @ Abergennveny Food Festival https://t.co/FRZzvUI3yk
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Early at Abergavenny Food Festival
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: Early at Abergavenny Food Festival @ Abergennveny Food Festival https://t.co/0CS7imZmq5
: Readers’ recipe swap: Marmalade | Eve O’Sullivan https://t.co/PLYChJt4hx
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (27), Einstürzende Neubauten (18), Enrique Morente (13), Etran …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: The Fall (95), Cornershop (76), King Crimson (63), Glenn Gould (61) & …
: YOU FOUND FRANCES https://t.co/Z9m5F6BQrg
: The Shock Of The Neu! Michael Rother & Green Man Festival Reviewed: https://t.co/ZDIq9rJYFZ
August 2016
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Edna St. Vincent Millay (5) & Louis MacNeice (2) via @tweeklyfm #music
: Shared from @thedimpause on #Ello - https://t.co/ss8tQ5ETVF https://t.co/6pzUrJvY6K
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Calm, crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean
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: Calm, crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean @ Gerani,Chania,Crete https://t.co/ddvzsjMq8m
: I’d like to share a track from ViewRanger: https://t.co/Nm1YK3TTFx
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Hazy balcony sunset
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: Hazy balcony sunset @ Pardalakis Apartments Gerani https://t.co/ZKuw0pP4EJ
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Poe (18), Echo & the Bunnymen (16), The Doors (16), Melody Gardot (12) & …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Gun Outfit (21), Laura Marling (21), Guerrero, Nashville SO, Binelli (6), Cabaret …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Au Pairs (24), Gun Outfit (12), Haitink, Concertgebouw O., Perahia (6), The …
: Chilli beef rendang https://t.co/0clEc18fjD
: ♫ #lastfm artists: XTC (16), Hector Zazou (12), Benjamin Clementine (11), Haitink, Concertgebouw O., …
July 2016
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Laura Marling (25), Robert Tear, Philip Ledger (23), Mark Padmore and Nicholas …
: Shared from @thedimpause on #Ello - https://t.co/SFzCJpAqWV https://t.co/MIsgd7a67O
: @Suzie_D7 No, went into an aubergine parmigiana …
: https://t.co/F4gCds1zWq [Posted on #Ello] https://t.co/A20sRTf8x8
: @Suzie_D7 Not going to test it out :)
: https://t.co/uXILnagfmu [Posted on #Ello] https://t.co/Ld4R0dJGVZ
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Einstürzende Neubauten (13), Belle and Sebastian (6), The Doors (3), The Unthanks …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: The Doors (24), Belle and Sebastian (22), BBC Radio 4 (8), Guy Garvey (7) & Gang …
: RT @britishlibrary: Percy Bysshe Shelley died #otd in 1822. Explore how he came to write his poem …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: The Smashing Pumpkins (27), Estrella Morente (14), Islaja (13), Public Image Ltd. …
: Saved for later: Labour has rediscovered its soul under Jeremy Corbyn. If he goes, so do I …
June 2016
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: BBC Radio 4 (15), Gun Outfit (5), Algiers (2), Laura Marling (2) & …
: Rajah Rammohun Roy https://t.co/M3G3mO03AP
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Rajah Rammohun Roy
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: Rainy Bristol, found a Young’s pub - - the Bristol Ram - for beer and football. #EURO2016
: Saved for later: Cooking the world’s oldest known curry https://t.co/OwgSh0mq8R
: ♫ #lastfm artists: XTC (89), Einstürzende Neubauten (37), Cornershop (33), Gun Outfit (11) & The …
: Having a large @TaliskerWhisky of relief #ENG
: Father’s Day https://t.co/MFzJhVVFVV
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Father's Day
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: RT @RMEducation: Win an iPad Air 2 with https://t.co/iLHKqYIc2r,](https://t.co/iLHKqYIc2r,) retweet …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (25), Einstürzende Neubauten (18), Knifeworld (16), Benjamin Clementine …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Takács Quartet (8), Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, Maxim Rysanov, …
: Steyn bowling https://t.co/O80yTNbROl
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Steyn bowling
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Cornershop (46), Bartok Quartet (12), BBC Radio 4 (8), Lang Lang, VPO, Gergiev …
May 2016
: ‘In a fast-forward world he is a player from another time, a writer of epic novels in an age of the …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Henry’s Funeral Shoe (50), Cornershop (12), Knifeworld (12), BBC Radio 4 (3) & …
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Lamphey Church
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: Lamphey Church https://t.co/J6SAXRsRQZ
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Beach stroll
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: Beach stroll https://t.co/hUPO76yPv9
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Freshwater East
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: Freshwater East https://t.co/fvmFAi6mOq
: RT @greytreesbrewer: We at Grey Trees are proud to be from the South Wales Valleys and we are proud …
: ♫ My Top 4 #lastfm artists: Radiohead (38), Laura Marling (28), XTC (14) & Lush (2) via @tweeklyfm …
: Black & White https://t.co/xZNVfeQWbL
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Black & White
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: Grey Trees https://t.co/PC1aFUaeEd
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Grey Trees
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: Home - Red Cow - Pint - Home https://t.co/LxosH0rbW6
: THE GREY TREES ALE FESTIVAL 2016 — Friday 27th - Sunday 29th May — https://t.co/c9z672SXEc …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Radiohead (75), XTC (18), Melody Gardot (10), Troyka (6) & Ezza (5) via …
: RT @radiohead: Our new album is now available here https://t.co/DGGTPLPAh0 and here …
: @snowflakesuzie7 No relation! :)
: I’m off to see Steve Mason at The Globe, Cardiff. https://t.co/SFyAFNNVWN via @seetickets
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Mogwai (14), Björk (4), Sigmatropic (3), Slint (3) & Fay Hield (2) via …
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Grey May Day
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: Grey May Day https://t.co/kx51HPQm1b
April 2016
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Skeleton mosaic found in Turkey - "Be cheerful and live your life"
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🔖 History Blog
: Skeleton mosaic found in Turkey - “Be cheerful and live your life” - https://t.co/1FaCn9Xe8c …
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Knifeworld (11) & Abbado, BPO (6) via @tweeklyfm #music
: Drinking The Rev. James Rye - @TheRevTweets by @brainsbrewery @ Cardiff Bay — …
: Trying BrewDog’s @BrewDog This. Is. Lager. I can confirm It. Is. Lager. and It. Is. Brilliant.🍺
: I’d like to share a track from ViewRanger: https://t.co/Qnvfznfqmm
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (13), The Doors (11), David Bowie (4), Portishead (4) & …
: QI: Deep-filled homity pie https://t.co/WSPc0vMzOO
: Antarctic 100 Memorial https://t.co/9ynLGeU5sd
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Antarctic 100 Memorial
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Awaiting The Rite of Spring
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: Awaiting The Rite of Spring https://t.co/wb8YsGiFk0
: Birthday excursion: lunch at the Nant Ddu @nantddulodge then The Rite of Spring at Wales Millenium …
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iPad carnage
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: iPad carnage https://t.co/S4lnzsSARx
: KNIFEWORLD - High/Aflame (OFFICIAL VIDEO) https://t.co/J3yq2ZIPtl via @YouTube
: Mariinsky Ballet: Five Tangos | Infra | In the Night https://t.co/v7tBsBtnPM https://t.co/KKrY74If6m
: Ffresh Fish & Chips https://t.co/mLSRKEcrfB
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Ffresh Fish & Chips
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: Garden visitor https://t.co/LN4tbzo6AM
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Garden visitor
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: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Glenn Gould (66), Guy Garvey (25), White Denim (21), Gun Outfit (16) & …
: Really useful that Day One Journal @dayoneapp now has an IFTTT channel. See https://t.co/8wrJpwRnSb
: I just finished walking 5.90 miles in 1h:52m:41s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/B1TmclX5ie
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: Federico García Lorca y La Argentinita (12) & White Denim (7) via …
: Still hope for 150+ #ENGvWI #WT20Final #bbccricket
: Following #ENGvWI #WT20Final from Cape Verde via #bbccricket Live Reporting - hope it’s not a waste …
: This isn’t a “living wage” - it’s a rebranded minimum wage | UNISON https://t.co/8o4jTAReoe
: RT @BunchGrapesCF37: Tomorrow night is the exciting launch of the Bunch of Grapes Arthouse film …
: Retro-gaming https://t.co/gmrHG7YryU
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Retro-gaming
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Sparrows for breakfast?
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: Sparrows for breakfast? https://t.co/MChYFW6WvZ
: Managing OK with an old Samsung Galaxy S3 mini plus 1hr free wifi per day on holiday!
: @snowflakesuzie7 You’re correct!
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Lighthouse
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: Lighthouse https://t.co/oKIaF8FzUk
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Musical Dinner II
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: Musical Dinner II https://t.co/Msz1vcgkrl
: Musical Dinner I https://t.co/gaS1MqE75h
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Musical Dinner I
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: Looking back… https://t.co/2JYYZRVimO
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Looking back...
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March 2016
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Lonely beach photo
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: Lonely beach photo https://t.co/cFml1hGagu
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Fishermen, Cape Verde
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: Fishermen, Cape Verde https://t.co/24aIW2lBrz
: Main square https://t.co/KGXELSiiYz
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Main square
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: Santa Maria https://t.co/alqFQiMTJo
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Santa Maria
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Gun Outfit (69), Belle and Sebastian (55), New Order (47), Steve Mason (30) & …
: Mystery object https://t.co/CzrYMQkFW3
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Mystery object
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: Small beer https://t.co/ae0a8nHjJM
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Small beer
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: Jaipur & a bacon butty - plus a great selection of other cask ales. Impressed! …
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Jaipur & a bacon butty
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: Superb pint of Jaipur at The Grain Loft in Manchester Airport - Drinking a Jaipur at @manairport - …
: Rainbow over Manchester Airport https://t.co/QaIgpRDgrG
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Rainbow over Manchester Airport
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: Amusing :) - Microsoft scrambles to limit PR damage over abusive AI bot Tay https://t.co/hsqDFyakSY
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Nadia Reid (52), Fufanu (12), Gun Outfit (12), Astor Piazzolla (10) & …
: I just finished walking 1.15 miles in 18m:38s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/VEAA7NWYIw
: A little annoyed that the iOS 9.3 Night Shift feature isn’t available on my iPad 3 :( #Apple #iPad
: I just finished walking 5.52 km in 1h:00m:04s with #Endomondo #endorphins https://t.co/MBquoRHF2v
: Best balsamic vinegar I’ve had! https://t.co/kGBNSgkSs8
: @greytreesbrewer Nice - have always liked the Rummer, more reason now if they’re serving Afghan!
: Choices! #INDvPAK #cricket #WT20 or #WALvITA #rugby #6Nations?
: Misty Fernhill https://t.co/ABMWcvjmyY
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Misty Fernhill
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: RT @greytreesbrewer: Aberdare’s first Lager Beer!!! https://t.co/6w7NMB70xh
: RT @BDE2016: @RMaliphant exquisite! @BDE2016 https://t.co/Cao5IUK2rS
: Cardiff Bay, March 2016 https://t.co/UfM8kZAbdj
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Cardiff Bay, March 2016
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: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Nadia Reid (10), Fleetwood Mac (8), Portishead (7), Gang of Four (4) & …
: @premierinn Thank you - England rugby victory, weekend couldn’t get better :) Enjoying stay in …
:
Tabasco is great!
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: Tabasco is great! https://t.co/3SD09gCKyu
: Kudos to @premierinn Kingston - happy hour, two pints of Stella for less than £4
: Drinking a Stella Artois by @StellaArtois at @premierinn on Untappd https://t.co/QdSakFe3Jb …
:
Twickenham feeling like Wales...
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: Twickenham feeling like Wales… https://t.co/BL5oJd9FaI
: Drinking a ESB by @FullersBrewery at @bluchertw2 on Untappd https://t.co/CwMZ9dPyFN …
: The Prince Blucher, Twickenham Green https://t.co/7O4xpqSaJx
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The Prince Blucher, Twickenham Green
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: Espresso & Grappa https://t.co/lDpGH8rJtE
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Espresso & Grappa
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: Zero-hour contracts banned in New Zealand https://t.co/aZIoN5IsEG
: ♫ #lastfm artists: CHVRCHES (13), White Denim (13), Gun Outfit (12), The Doors (6) & King Gizzard & …
: QI: Think big, be free, have sex … 10 reasons to be an existentialist https://t.co/lBaEYo2wmp
February 2016
: Drinking a Landlord by @TimothyTaylors - https://t.co/szmREzCcqS
: I just earned the ‘Newbie’ badge on @untappd! https://t.co/bTbiEJ4pXh
: RT @jeremycorbyn: “If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes & shoddy furniture let us be more …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Gergiev, Kirov Orch., Mariinsky Theatre (42), Genesis (15), Fidetzis, Athens …
: Going to start trying out the Untappd app - as soon as I have my next #beer - …
: Should have shortened my link in the last post - has got truncated in some places! Here you go - …
: …the first 25 episodes of the Incarnations series are available on iPlayer radio - …
: Good to see the return of Professor Sunil Khilnani’s Incarnations: India in 50 Lives on BBC Radio 4 …
: Latest readings by Clive James #books #reading #nowreading https://t.co/Cs5UGFCB8S
: England lose 6 wickets for 9 runs :( #RSAvEng #cricket
: Not a large packet of pork scratchings - hope the taste makes up for it. https://t.co/QguKqIw69o
: Time for a little #cricket then - #RSAvEng in the second and final match of the T20 series
: Cooking fish molee (Rick Stein), mutter paneer (Hairy Bikers), tarka dal & naan breads whilst …
: GNU social: https://t.co/HaTtMvgNxo Friendica: https://t.co/8zf8hzHxuJ
: RT @lohang Brendon McCullum slams fastest Test century on lively pitch https://t.co/6JL7x8S3kt …
: Nice photo from the ECB prior to the start of RSAvENG T20 match in Cape Town #cricket #cricket …
:
Sunlight
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: Sunlight https://t.co/JGis0TWYi7
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fay Hield (35), Savages (15), Misty In Roots (14), White Denim (10) & …
: EXOBIOTANICA — botanical space flight https://t.co/lJUqeD8SdA
: RT @VIP: Tokyo-based artist Azuma Makoto sends colored flowers to space, to contrast against the …
: Erasing Franco’s memory - https://t.co/maaOAOLlQH https://t.co/ZCfG6uNGu4
: RT @blastthickneck FYI: neustatus in Apple app store works for quitter.se. Simple to install/sign …
: A quick plugin test. Please ignore!
: Testing out a GNU social account.
: QI: We Are Hopelessly Hooked https://t.co/njjptZl189
: ♫ #lastfm artists: White Denim (57), Golden Animals (11), Duke Garwood (10), The White Stripes (9) & …
: RT @RugbyPodcast: Shame on you ITV. Bit of a stereotype to get 3 leprechauns out just cause you’re …
: My mission today - How to cook perfect macaroni cheese https://t.co/ijXWVCbbHZ
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Algiers (30), Songhoy Blues (14), St. Petersburg String Quartet (11), The Verve …
: Microsoft starts downloading Windows 10 automatically through Windows Update. -> lots of background …
January 2016
: One of my favourites! @TimothyTaylors Landord https://t.co/20vtA0ofRf
: Happy 50th birthday Action Man - https://t.co/qaKEsyRJMF
: Time for a Wetherspoons breakfast.
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Dub Syndicate (26), The Smashing Pumpkins (13), Dmitri Shostakovich (11), Algiers …
: Buy a banana and it will almost certainly be descended from one plant grown at an English stately …
: Having a Whisky Mac or two… https://t.co/f7LSZiG1qa
: Photo Madness! https://t.co/4bCtl4nIdL
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Photo Madness!
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: Big Bash https://t.co/VQFnbbczmt
: Testing Friendica to Twitter Cross posting from https://t.co/8zf8hzpWDb to Twitter…
: “The frost has settled down upon the trees” https://t.co/QXmRFkTaZg
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"The frost has settled down upon the trees"
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: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (19), David Bowie (12), Radiohead (9), Slint (9) & The …
: “In capitalist society spare time is acquired for one class by converting the whole life-time of …
: Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo by Hayden Herrera https://t.co/j5u2dGUQGZ #nowreading
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: David Bowie (60), The Smiths (51), Fleetwood Mac (40), Fay Hield (36) & …
: @Anothergreen Are you sure? See https://t.co/D9AzFE0SF0
: RT @DGMHQ: King Crimson play Heroes… https://t.co/pO0VF7ZZZ0
: Happy birthday HAL! HAL 9000 became operational on 12th January - year is less certain, either 1992 …
: Charging @HP #HPxME https://t.co/EEDbBH3jTw
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Charging
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: RT @OhLookBirdies: I’m giving up alcohol for a month. Sorry, no. I’m giving up. Alcohol for a month.
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Fleetwood Mac (84), David Bowie (21), Julia Holter (20), Gang of Four (13) & New …
December 2015
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Gang of Four (62), Crass (35), Camper Van Beethoven (20), Sigmatropic …
: QI: Sweet success: Unravelling the Jelly Baby’s dark past https://t.co/LIymiN6jfC
: Bar One, @theCentre , sitting here reading for nearly 2 hours. alt-J’s album An Awesome Wave is on …
: RT @anotherkate: The Disney tree at St Pancras looks less festive curio, more grim warning to those …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Julia Holter (20), Songhoy Blues (15), Joy Division (14), Slint (9) & …
: Watching the first half of #NUFC v #AVFC … will probably regret it :(
: New bright replacement warning signs have just been put up at my local station - the gwagle must be …
: ♫ My Top 2 #lastfm artists: The Pop Group (11) & Pond (11) via @tweeklyfm #music
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (23), Tear, Robert with Philip Ledger (19), Algiers (15) & Billy …
: Watching a band called ‘My Name is Ian’ #music
: RT @LBFlyawayhome: Today in Ladybird #history 6 Dec 343 - St Nicholas, Greek Bishop & model of …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Krček, Capella Istropolitana (64), Courtney Barnett (18), The Doors (11), Algiers …
November 2015
: Grey Trees Brewery Function Evening - https://t.co/pLBwaYx7RS. The next one is on the 11th of …
: Horrendous! :: Booze ‘n’ snooze: surviving my first adult sleepover https://t.co/o6RNVd7xh7
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Melody Gardot (17), Algiers (11), Reigakusha, Sukeyasu Shiba (11), The Districts …
: Melody Gardot in Cardiff https://t.co/uCUH1xzKKK
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Melody Gardot in Cardiff
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Ted Hughes (12), Echo & the Bunnymen (9), Jack Wallen (9), Sigmatropic (5) & …
: RT @mattgemmell: I wrote about Paris, and our response to acts of terrorism. https://t.co/LnR7DEPnjp
: joannsfar’s image https://t.co/3MBJ0TiHY7
: Burnt Graffiti https://t.co/3oKEwDllzM
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Burnt Graffiti
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: ♫ #lastfm artists: Tame Impala (36), Pond (15), Melody Gardot (15), Takács Quartet (13) & King …
: QI: Percy Bysshe Shelley’s lost poem acquired by Oxford University https://t.co/MTIlqKeUYh
: Just found this at the back of the fridge, so at least I can continue celebrating some sporting …
: The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter https://t.co/p5sqCvJwIX #nowreading
: RT @grgnn: This is hilarious (and really well done)! – iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Elīna Garanča (18), Melody Gardot (18), Bernstein, NYPO (6), Handley, RLPO, …
October 2015
: Having my first taste of Penderyn Celt … https://t.co/sYAZKM8lLE
: QI: Australia’s fearless flanker David Pocock shows sport and politics can mix …
:
Too much music...
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: Too much music… https://t.co/0x95RMuQHQ
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Detail of the Picton memorial
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: Detail of the Picton memorial https://t.co/JjvpcOSzo3
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General Picton memorial, Carmarthen
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: General Picton memorial, Carmarthen https://t.co/uPn3RwoHh7
: Tenby beach https://t.co/fjLFOYi2hn
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Tenby beach
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Books
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: Books https://t.co/Pq22gq68II
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Tenby on a rainy day
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: Tenby on a rainy day https://t.co/4zRt9IX9hv
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Karajan, BPO (43), July (14), Tom Robinson (11), Courtney Barnett (10) & LCP, …
: Of interest: Nigel Slater’s sweet potato and kale bubble and squeak recipe https://t.co/eMsWwUCECp
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (25), Tom Robinson (11), Reigakusha, …
: Of interest: Old yeasts used by brewers to unearth the beers of yesteryear http://t.co/SlhSGLH9hD
: Trying my first canned version of @greytreesbrewer Afghan Pale Ale during #WALvSA #RWC2015 …
: RT @thehistoryguy: I’m desperately searching for an inspiring historical metaphor for today’s game. …
: RT @jamesstarsailor: Superb sold out crowd @BierTheatre Bristol tonight. Thanks everyone who came …
: The outstanding Starsailor in Bristol last night @starsailorband @jamesstarsailor …
:
The outstanding Starsailor in Bristol last night
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: RT @Starsailorband: A big thanks to everyone who came to see us in Bristol last night. Cracking …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Yokoyama, Tsurata, Music Dept., Imperial Household (7), Portishead (5), Björk …
: RT @gopontygo: A great night @greytreesbrewer. Next time I’ll leave the car at home! …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Reigakusha, Sukeyasu Shiba (22), Ezza (11), Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra Of …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Don’t forget our brewery function night this coming Friday (9th) from 7:00.. …
September 2015
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Ezza (17), Ramshackle Union Band (11), Sigmatropic (7), John Matthias, Trinity …
: Very pleased with @GreenManFest - got #earlybird #GreenMan16 tickets, inc. a Lucky 100 ticket at …
: @GreenManFest Add me to the no email/code list - is all working as it should?
: I did get up to see the #supermoon lunar eclipse at 3am (BST) - worth it, but not photographable …
: Sun streaming in today http://t.co/sAOmqK7aPR
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Sun streaming in today
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: I may be in the wrong place on the day of #ENGvsWAL #RWC2015 http://t.co/aDnv3vIMUN
:
I may be in the wrong place...
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: I may be in the wrong place on the day of #ENGvsWAL #RWC2015 https://t.co/TRw0nDJdQa
: Of interest: How to make the perfect chana masala http://t.co/QvVIkzZhn8
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Björk (14), Paco de Lucía (8), Richard James (5), Portishead (2) & …
: I’ve registered for @GreenManFest 2016 Early Bird Tickets #GreenMan16 - http://t.co/7F4QWNK0Jj …
: Great match to watch! #RSAvJPN #RWC2015
: Corbyn’s Maoist bicycle - http://t.co/uJuHDTPBER http://t.co/uJuHDTPBER
: What?? #Apple #iCloud http://t.co/E4x4VutCLG
: I’m using QuietScrob to scrobble music to Last.fm, check it out: http://t.co/lS2gLOtpwz #lastfm
: Help refugees and migrants in urgent need. Donate now and Google will match your donation. …
: Of interest: Phil’s blog http://t.co/meyepH9CCT
: Stuffing an olive with spicy dip using cocktail sticks?? https://t.co/C7ZxZn368q
: RT @earthfall: The birth of Taliesin through amazing projection @thecentre #awen2015 …
: Cardiff Bay #Awen2015 @theCentre http://t.co/CvfCgcOxm6
: King Crimson review – unorthodox fusion in a seismic return - read the comments! …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Fleetwood Mac (19), Melody Gardot (18), King Crimson (14), Björk (13) & …
: Of interest: This unique Tokyo bookstore offers one book title a week (pictures) …
: Preparing for Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes Bowl @FooFighters @NationalBowl http://t.co/nwXhe704aU
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Preparing for Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes Bowl
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: Drinking like a fish #boots #wine http://t.co/rGVDLqRlJR
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Drinking like a fish
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: Sunset over Iggy Pop at Milton Keynes Bowl @IggyPop #IggyPop http://t.co/FdClLBscFw
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Sunset over Iggy Pop at Milton Keynes Bowl
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: RT @WerfaAbernant: King Crimson awesome tonight at St David’s Cardiff
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Ready for King Crimson at St. David’s Hall http://t.co/SSRAhsUqi4
: Journalist Spends Four Years Traversing India to Document Subterranean Stepwells Before they …
: ♫ My Top 5 #lastfm artists: Darren Hanlon (46), Black Yaya (24), Ezza (17), The Breeders (15) & …
August 2015
: Of interest: Fassolakia Yiahni (Green beans in tomato sauce) http://t.co/gP1Uq9D6zA
: Of interest: Runner bean glut in my allotment! They are delicious in a simple fresh tomato sauce. …
: Of interest: Revved-up runner bean recipes for beginners http://t.co/r4nOIjPDyX
: Just got tickets to Courtney Barnett @courtneymelba at O2, Bristol from http://t.co/hYFudHzUD2 - …
: Heating system running full blast at work - must be autumn already :(
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (32), Ezza (27), Modeste Hugues (20), Nitin Sawhney (17) & Nusrat …
:
Green Man Festival #9 - The Drink
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: Green Man Festival #9 - The Drink - @TheDrinkk @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/pyb6W8uMXD
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Green Man Festival #8 - This is the Kit
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: Green Man Festival #8 - This is the Kit - @thisisthekit @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 …
: Green Man Festival #7 - Black YaYa - @BLACKYAYAyeah @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/jPEOJZasMR
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Green Man Festival #7 - Black YaYa
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Green Man Festival #6 - Tom Robinson
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: Green Man Festival #6 - Tom Robinson - @freshnet @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/cGqOd4Rk1g
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Green Man Festival #5 - Darren Hanlon
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: Green Man Festival #5 - Darren Hanlon - @darrenhanlon @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 …
:
Green Man Festival #3 - Syd Arthur
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: Green Man Festival #3 - Syd Arthur - @sydarthurband @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/B6h6FBhSFv
: Green Man Festival #4 - Bombs - @BOMBSmusic @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/N96Th6eJpy
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Green Man Festival #4 - Bombs
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:
Green Man Festival #2 - The Fall
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: Green Man Festival #2 - The Fall - @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 http://t.co/NlIY4DCX7d
: Green Man Festival #1 - Courtney Barnett, in silhouette - @courtneymelba @GreenManFest #GreenMan15 …
:
Green Man Festival #1 - Courtney Barnett, in silhouette
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: RT @HuwWilliams470: . @GreenManFest highlights: 5 The Fall not being shit. Always a gamble, but they …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: The Walkabouts (105), Marika Hackman (42), Courtney Barnett (106), St. Vincent …
: RT @ezza_theband: Our song “Chez Moi” in the @guardian’s blog “playlist for summer barbecue” (by …
: RT @Anothergreen: #Spinoza noted religion was a source of fear used to control people, today he …
: RT @Anothergreen: New warning that #JeremyCorbyn win will awaken anti-Christ who will eat our …
: @lucyinglis Season 1 definitely, 2 & 3 require a little more patience, 4 picks up again #IMHO
: @SarahHunnisett1 Excess children!
: RT @PeterTatchell: S African apartheid govt won a ban on protests at its London embassy in 80s. We …
: Normal by Graeme Cameron http://t.co/PiIRzH1ifI #nowreading
: RT @WerfaAbernant: Ouzo and some very spicy dips! http://t.co/nNrv4qmES9
: Sleeping pillion http://t.co/DCTOKim3iO
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Sleeping pillion
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Sunrise at Agios Nikolaos harbour
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: Sunrise at Agios Nikalaos harbour http://t.co/JCTBwqSJ9r
: An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell http://t.co/f2BVsNkTpt #nowreading
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A shed, a caravan and a small olive grove - what more could you want?
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: A shed, a caravan and a small olive grove - what more could you want? http://t.co/BxChGKLCMy
: View of Agios Nikalaos whilst walking to Stoupa this morning http://t.co/wAXhdjxmdS
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View of Agios Nikolaos whilst walking to Stoupa this morning
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Agios Nikolaos at night
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: Agios Nikalaos at night http://t.co/bpbnrY5V4r
: Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler http://t.co/XCoEHCwGnN #nowreading
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (12), Terakaft (3), Linval Thompson (1), Thomas Newman (1) & …
: Brilliant! RT @greytreesbrewer: Our “Diggers Gold” has won the champion beer of Wales in the “Golden …
:
Pantazi Beach
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: Pantaki Beach http://t.co/VVMLWGtL6f
: Sunset at Agios Nikalaos http://t.co/rWaeaSV2JQ
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Sunset at Agios Nikolaos
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: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë http://t.co/yyzAc1CTSw #nowreading
: Heading for a small Airbus A320 http://t.co/9pAJ8IoypC
: I’m currently undergoing a technological regression #OldSchool #Maps http://t.co/MbVAfjGgjv
: 2nd ball of Stokes' 2nd over in the Australian 2nd innings was the 1,000,000th legal delivery bowled …
: The Warlord’s Legacy by Ari Marmell http://t.co/DgmkK6VoyL #nowreading
: Of interest: If a strike turns you into a Tory, you probably were one anyway http://t.co/vg9pb0Scdd
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Etran Finatawa (10), Terakaft (4), Ali Farka Touré (3), Duke Garwood (3) & …
: The Conqueror’s Shadow by Ari Marmell http://t.co/7omKALVOFM #nowreading
July 2015
: RT @GreenManFest: Start planning your weekends everyone! #greenman2015 #greenmanfestival #hurryup …
: Tom Robinson & Band: Latitude 2015 https://t.co/eg6afNyfxT via @YouTube #music
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Nitin Sawhney (18), The Fall (12), The Walkabouts (12), Fidetzis, Athens State …
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Radiohead (19), Duke Garwood (10), Son Lux (3), Camper Van Beethoven (2) & Bat …
: Portishead with Thom Yorke :) http://t.co/JXeCz8pTZt
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Portishead with Thom Yorke at Latitude 2015
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: Portishead with Thom Yorke :) https://t.co/gwCkxBlZ5w
: RT @chrismurray00: Actual @ThomYorke just played The Rip with Portishead https://t.co/3QkCKyxMvp
: Brilliant set by Tom Robinson @freshnet @LatitudeFest
: RT @festivalsforall: A masterclass by Tom Robinson as relevant today as he was in the 70,s …
:
Very good - Tom Robinson playing through a few songs pre-official slot
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: Very good - Tom Robinson playing through a few songs pre-official slot http://t.co/EXm8GuhDMB
: Very good - Tom Robinson playing through a few songs pre-official slot @ Latitude Festival, Henham… …
: Lake swimming at Latitude Festival http://t.co/EXlIW2LAyJ
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Lake swimming at Latitude Festival
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: Beautiful morning @LatitudeFest http://t.co/gBfHPGdFpW
: Latitude http://t.co/y9hobGjY4e
: Found a quiet and peaceful picnic spot! #MotorwayServices http://t.co/J85HkMJKyg
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Benjamin Booker (24), Stornoway (12), Björk (10), tUnE-yArDs (10) & Furtwängler, …
: Of interest: Artist Sarah Maple: ‘I’ve had death threats’ http://t.co/w1JzTw5LJs
: ♫ #lastfm artists: Björk (12), Hector Zazou (12), Melody Gardot (11), The Smashing Pumpkins (7) & …
: Today’s Sunday Dinner - conger eel, which is going into a Goan fish #curry (recipe from @Rick_Stein) …
: RT @LBFlyawayhome: ‘What to Look for in Summer’ Briar rose, elder and swallows #Tunnicliffe …
: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle http://t.co/KRVVzP5t5N #nowreading
: @CAcostaOfficial iPod Classic?
: Sign The Ello Bill of Rights for Social Network Users from @elloword: https://t.co/nnDs5EjIxA
: 🎶 #lastfm artists: The Fall (18), Squeeze (14), Paloma Faith (13), The Pop Group (11) & Paul Heaton …
: RT @MedievalReacts: Walking outside today like #hottestdayoftheyear http://t.co/YEoRkSBJhe
June 2015
: Impressed that @ZaneLowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1 has already played a track by @courtneymelba 😎
: Joseph Stiglitz: how I would vote in the Greek referendum http://t.co/NWl1HOIgpL
: Of interest (to me, at least): Curiosity by Alberto Manguel, review: ‘exhilarating and exhausting’ …
: @NakedWines A little Boy Meets Girl was on the cards! … the @BMGwines A & R Shiraz Viognier in fact …
: 🎶 #lastfm Artists: The Walkabouts (8), Klemperer, Philharmonia, Schwarzkopf, Rössl-Majdan (4) & Pink …
: Fish are cooked an looking good' http://t.co/cRWSiQIueu
: Having the first wines we chose during the @NakedWines Cardiff tasting - order arrived today - as …
: Fishmongers in Aberdare now has a great selection - roasting a sea bream & sea bass (stuffed with …
: Of interest (to me, at least): Cabinet of curiosity http://t.co/SRqrkN8AQO
: Love the description on your Native Storm @CeltBeers! #CraftAle http://t.co/N4umHPobyX
: Of interest (to me, at least!): Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient …
: Of interest: Collection online http://t.co/gILlCWyrim (via @pocket)
: Found this yesterday @BritishMuseum - desperately needs more info on the exhibit though :( Pillar of …
: @jamesstarsailor You seem to have missed Wales :(
: RT @OwenJones84: Tory John Redwood expresses his solidarity .. with Greece http://t.co/TeN3ubreUd - …
: @ArrivaTW All OK now - managed to seal the form in the stamped addressed envelope provided to avoid …
: Help Arriva Trains Wales @ArrivaTW - I’m stuck in an infinite loop on your Customer Experience …
: Never come across The Kernel Brewery @kernelbrewery before, but their IPA is delicious. …
:
Craft ale danger!
via Instagram [bit.ly/1LsogB7](http://bit.ly/1LsogB7)
: Let’s share nicely - few more photos of the #EndAusterityNow march http://t.co/I0qEMdhpbv
: Outside Downing St - walked with the #EndAusterityNow march from The Strand to Parliament Square …
: RT @Philae2014: Sending some more data from #lifeonacomet #67P. @ESA_Rosetta did you receive it?
: Sigmatropic (feat. Carla Torgerson of The Walkabouts) Part 1 https://t.co/JYHDfGhSPH via @YouTube
: RT @WerfaAbernant: Sunday Dinner at the Bunch of Grapes http://t.co/wsS2VViOt7
: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins http://t.co/s2upoMhCmi #nowreading
:
Pelléas et Mélisande / WNO
via Instagram [bit.ly/1Me9DkX](http://bit.ly/1Me9DkX)
: Higher! Pelléas et Mélisande at Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/EdpqMlHFcH
: On the train on the way home from @Manics at Cardiff Castle http://t.co/2nelXI6oMZ
: JUPITER-C - THE PROCESS https://t.co/x2Oi0R3MDg via @YouTube
: How I did on Twitter this month: 1 Mentions, 1 Replies, 2 Retweets, 192 Retweet Reach. How’d your …
May 2015
: Severn Bridges https://t.co/XjGZilB3mD
: Preparing a pre #FACupFinal curry - chickpea, mushroom, potato & spinach Birmingham style Balti in …
: #lastfm Artists: Karajan, BPO (24), King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (19), The Barker Band (16), …
: #lastfm Artists: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (26), Knifeworld (17), The Fall (11), Gardiner, …
: Ashoka by Charles Allen http://t.co/38iMqy5G83 #nowreading
: Strange, not where I got it… http://t.co/gR0F2TCnR4 #nowreading
: Stories from a Crowded Room - Timelapse May 2015 Tour https://t.co/n5vJZXAIdA via @YouTube
: RT @SteveStratford9: @ianam @earthfall @RiverfrontArts Review from Caernarfon here: …
: Just leaving @RiverfrontArts after seeing @earthfall’s Stories from a Crowded Room #EFStories - …
: @LewisGwyther …and these were one of them, I’m afraid :) #EFStories #nostilettos …
: #lastfm Artists: Dub Syndicate (27), Karajan, BPO (24), Itzhak Perlman (15), Black Uhuru (11) & …
: Je désire http://t.co/kvY1DwwFpI
: RT @paddys_hat: No fucking way is he eating me
: The Fly Guy by Colum Sanson-Regan http://t.co/cioaoOwsU5 #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog (29), David Timson (15), Karajan, BPO (12), Sophie Jamieson …
: Have you heard ‘Fall On My Knees’ by @CowboisRhB on #SoundCloud? #np https://t.co/ILC5Dqo4TL
: Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog @CowboisRhB at Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/2UB0HZAbdu
: RT @YGanolfan: Bydd Cowbois Rhos Rhos Botwnnog a Triawd yn chwarae cyn bo hir #CalanMai #Gwerin …
: Love the cover - and content! - of this week’s @BigIssue, guest edited by @OwenJones84 …
: How I did on Twitter this month: 2 Mentions, 1 Replies. How’d your month go? via …
April 2015
: Halting State by Charles Stross http://t.co/SNgK7Ux3ic #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: Itzhak Perlman (31), Public Image Ltd. (26), The Barker Band (11), Fidetzis, Athens …
: Fun day - our local authority inadvertently applied primary school pupil web filtering settings to …
: Parents waiting for Friendies @LukeFriendMusic http://t.co/dVBjbblInM
: #lastfm Artists: Sigmatropic (47), Fidetzis, Athens State Orchestra (11), Mackerras, Orchestra of …
: The V-Word http://t.co/CO85Zgnh2J
: Very worthwhile visit to Spillers Records today! Sigmatropic - Every Soul Is A Boat #RecordStoreDay …
: #lastfm Artists: St. Vincent (14), Paloma Faith (13), Marika Hackman (12), Furtwängler, BPO (9) & …
: @Akis_Boyatzis Sigmatropic site http://t.co/M8cRalhTNs appears to be down - hope it’s not gone …
: #lastfm Artists: Big Star (12), Courtney Barnett (9), Pavel Haas Quartet (8), Furtwängler, VPO (5) & …
:
Nearing the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain
via Instagram bit.ly/1O3NeIT
: Approaching Sugar Loaf Mountain http://t.co/Smy9FtPTHf
: The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine http://t.co/XzvJuFiS5u #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: This Mortal Coil (36), Itzhak Perlman (33), Terry Hall (21), Cabaret Voltaire (19) …
March 2015
: GEORGE SEFERIS - COLLECTED POEMS http://t.co/0gGLx71JhK #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: Keys (22), Portishead (20), Courtney Barnett (11), Polyansky, Russian State …
: Morning! http://t.co/ga4iQQfTkK
: Wake Up by Jack Kerouac http://t.co/lkYC6KD2sh #nowreading
: I’m off to see MARIKA HACKMAN at St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. http://t.co/oYKSCNSedS via …
: RT @thebandtoy: Helo tomorrow we’re playing Clwb Ifor Bach!! Hwyl fawr am nawr! Xx …
: 6+ hours of great #6Nations rugby - very impressed with all the games, England so close :(
: Going Punk for the #6Nations #SCOvIRE match - @brewdog nice tactile new label! …
: RT @pdbarry2: macs staff & eclipse👽 http://t.co/8VbL71ThB0
: RT @pdbarry2: MACS pupils experiencing the eclipse http://t.co/WH7O2HqUtC
: RT @StjohnboysPE: Great scenes at the school today with science putting on a display and the whole …
: RT @macspe: Eclipse fever at MACS 🌙🌘🌗 http://t.co/doeqcnlodP
: RT @slowdiveband: We are super excited to be playing @GreenManFest ✌️see ya there! …
: #lastfm Artists: Sigmatropic (43), Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Contreras, Heisser (25), The Breeders …
: Paloma Faith: ‘The music industry is scared of politics’ http://t.co/6eHVvoWxtg
: RT @Akis_Boyatzis: A new Sigmatropic favorite: 01 Clean Monday (2) by Guardian Music …
: Going into a five bean chilli #hot http://t.co/pa5bEHToLu
: RT @TheWorkshyFop: In Real Life: talking to Chris Killen about procrastination, dull jobs & niche …
: @GreenManFest Waiting for this - how come you get to get an early copy! :(
: RT @GreenManFest: New Courtney Barnett blaring; windows open https://t.co/yKw5YkOB00 …
: #lastfm Artists: Public Image Ltd. (19), The Drink (12), Toy (11), Bernstein, NYPO (5) & Walter, …
: Having my first try of @brewdog’s Nanny State. Very impressive, but I don’t want to make a habit of …
: Netherland by Joseph O’Neill http://t.co/aY2RRQZIGS #nowreading
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Public Image Ltd. (19), Toy (13) & Richard James (1) …
February 2015
: @ianam By Gregg Gunn at http://t.co/Ox1angm8F5
: via https://t.co/8cuIY9L9Jz http://t.co/i8pIogeWoq
: RT @anarchistwriter: Goodbye #Spock an #athiest in space #LeonardNimoy http://t.co/BZN5sld7kk
: Useful tip if you use lists a lot in Twitter - How to add yourself to your own Twitter lists …
: #lastfm Artists: Richard James (33), Nirvana (15), Public Image Ltd. (7), Davis, Staatskapelle …
: RT @InChapters: New album All The New Highways release. Stream and paid download here - …
: New Richard James album - All The New Highways - http://t.co/YrWlgyj9w6
: Century for @SDhawan25 = worth getting up at 3 o’clock in the morning to watch #INDvsSA #CWC15 …
:
Browns Fish and Chips in Pembroke
via Instagram [bit.ly/1EsHqmI](http://bit.ly/1EsHqmI)
: RT @StjohnboysPE: Finalday ski presentations and awards at @PicoMountain sees jack bennett win the …
: #lastfm Artists: Troyka (17), Sigmatropic (16), Evgeny Kissin (15), Public Image Ltd. (8) & King …
: RT @HeydonProwse: http://t.co/MnffnHIULG
: RT @Joyswords: If you are interested in the #SpanishCivilWar, please follow my blog. I’d welcome …
: RT @StjohnboysPE: Temperatures have risen to a brilliant -5 today making conditions fantastic here …
: Flipping #pancakes by @serenalys on #shrovetuesday https://t.co/FwuEwDCmjj
:
Cleddau Bridge II
via Instagram [bit.ly/1AKobGr](http://bit.ly/1AKobGr)
:
Cleddau Bridge
via Instagram [bit.ly/1vQhRNh](http://bit.ly/1vQhRNh)
: RT @ravibopara: Great to be heading back to @IPL with @SunRisers and back to beautiful india. @KP24 …
: True? - Forget the Greens – if the UK wants a truly leftwing party, it might have to grow its own …
:
Freshwater East
via Instagram bit.ly/19l4KcH
: …and I found this cordate (?) stone on the beach - presented as a slightly late Valentine’s gift :) …
: Stroll on the beach after enjoying India’s performance this morning #IndvsPak #cwc15 @BCCI …
: Going to be sitting really close to Troyka! http://t.co/fi82TwNrZz
: Hard to believe, I must move in the wrong circle of people - Teetotallers on rise in the UK, 1 in 5 …
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: King Crimson (39), Troyka (26), Sex Pistols (12), The Kills (12) & Dub …
: Enjoyed my evening :) #SixNations #WalesEngland http://t.co/5woqIk6Kgt
: King Crimson tour! #progrock http://t.co/AyvPmgUYqF
: Burger roulette about to commence… http://t.co/lsVMcSIRIu
: @chriskillen Ian’s not even there!
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Troyka (37), Jorge Bolet (13), The Drink (12), David Bowie (11) & Tom …
: The Fall and Courtney Barnett at this year’s Green Man Festival @GreenManFest - brilliant! …
: Cooking Belly-Stuffed Rainbow Trout from Sabrina Ghayour’s Persiana #food http://t.co/4gfIqBw2Tc
January 2015
: Anger is an Energy by John Lydon http://t.co/v1pT0PWNYG #nowreading
: Should schools gorge on gadgets? - http://t.co/GLasazRNBb
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Toy (45), The Drink (33), Cabaret Voltaire (23), Hugh Laurie (13) & Sex …
: First barbecue of the year to get a few lamb chops grilled… http://t.co/aqOfqJMNZf
: #lastfm Artists: Cream (19), Baker Gurvitz Army (12), Federico García Lorca y La Argentinita (12), …
: #lastfm Artists: Emerson String Quartet (23), Jack Wallen (9), Davis, LSO, Tagliavini (6), Samuel …
: Good article and analysis by Olivier Tonneau RT @commentisfree: Charlie Hebdo: a letter to my …
: RT @chriskillen: excited/surprised/relieved by not bad Guardian review: http://t.co/b6ldXtQjnK
: #lastfm Artists: Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Yaron Stavi & Krzysztof Dziedzic (13), alt-J (11), …
: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan http://t.co/b8ibCfLJca #nowreading
: Gwyllwch y gwagle - @WerfaAbernant http://t.co/YAZK6O15Ku
: Gadgets have their place in education, but they’re no substitute for knowledge …
: RT @natalieben: RT @sthelensgreens: Nice to see Stewart Lee voting @TheGreenParty - …
: A quick breath of fresh air at Llanstefan after lunch this afternoon. http://t.co/pEXSawbI2L
December 2014
: #lastfm Artists: Lang Lang (11), Laetitia Sadier (9), Abbado, BPO (6), Walter, Columbia SO (5) & …
: PacMan Extra https://t.co/LN9Ob6YcA1
: Ahhh right, cool dude - cake making at midnight! https://t.co/V0TRiwFt2U
: Also looking longingly at these, can’t cope! @valleyboi1 #port http://t.co/oqIONrdSLP
: @valleyboi1 Only got a #port this good because it’s my father-in-law’s retirement present from years …
: @valleyboi1 Really good - one of best ports I’ve ever had! Heavy and rich without being thick and …
: Time approaching… really looking forward to this #port http://t.co/3Rwwm95PcZ
: It takes a long time to steam a swede.
: Great! Supplies arrived for #XmasDinner - thanks to reliable #XmasEve delivery from @Riverford …
: #lastfm Artists: Joy Division (14), Stiff Little Fingers (14), alt-J (14), Vince Mendoza & The …
: RT @stephenfry: I’m helping @HMD_UK keep the memories of genocide alive through art …
: I drink like I’m from Portugal, the 11th heaviest-drinking country. What’s your #BoozeNationality ? …
: #lastfm Artists: Islaja (22), Thomas Newman (19), PJ Harvey (16), Federico García Lorca y La …
: #lastfm Artists: Soft Machine (15), Feist (12), Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Anne Sofie von …
: Using one of these for the first time in many years. http://t.co/zV58wavuZx
: Lady Jenkin needs to watch the microplay Britain Isn’t Eating - http://t.co/wovxXYZfQm … #foodbanks …
: RT @WerfaAbernant: The Station, Sutton Coldfield http://t.co/IjLI3LlZXV
: RT @YvetteCooperMP: After that interview Nigel Farage should sit in a corner!
: Prison book ban is unlawful, court rules http://t.co/Bls5vI4udD
: Just spent nearly an hour reconnecting about 50 keyboards and mice back into computers in four IT …
: #lastfm Artists: Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff (10), …
: Green party membership doubles to 27,600 http://t.co/eaHQiMnF0y
: Lorca mystery may soon be solved but much of Spain’s past remains buried http://t.co/RMG5Rnw0j4
November 2014
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: The Fall (8), Foo Fighters (8), bernstein, vpo (8), Grateful Dead (7) & …
: TIL if there is a dead woodlouse in a printer it can cause paper feed failure.
: #lastfm Artists: Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Contreras, Heisser (25), Walter, Columbia SO (11), …
: Ballet Cymru’s Beauty and the Beast tonight at Wales Millennium Centre @theCentre …
: @pr01etar1at Received and much appreciated - I’ll hopefully be taking a look soon at porting over to …
: @pr01etar1at Yes, sorry, one day I’ll have time to migrate everything to a more modern cms - still …
: Yes, PayPal button is still working! @pr01etar1at
: RT @Philae2014: Now that I’m safely on the ground, here is what my new home #67P looks like from …
: RT @Philae2014: Touchdown! My new address: 67P! #CometLanding
: RT @ESA_Rosetta: Good luck @philae2014! #CometLanding
: #lastfm Artists: Baker Gurvitz Army (12), Orchestre Poitou-Charentes, Antonia Contreras and …
: RT @newscientist: Here’s our lucky #spaceveg ginger that looks a bit like comet 67P #cometlanding …
: RT @valleyboi1: What a night, really enjoyed it @BBCScrumV http://t.co/uHrQSKUFdO
: Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/pRKXPYqR2y
: Spiderland by Scott Tennent http://t.co/eWN5rTxvfw #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: Lotte Lenya (21), Enrique Morente (13), Karajan, BPO (6), Walter, VPO, Kathleen …
October 2014
: Eat (lentils) as the Romans do http://t.co/m4Gkx3TJUf
: #lastfm Artists: Nouvelle Vague (18), alt-J (14), The Cure (4), Magdalena Kožená (2) & Furtwängler, …
: Tapas at the Rhoswenallt Inn tonight!
: RT @GreenKeithMEP: “The Green party is the only political party opposed to fracking and only party …
: Ready for Lord of the Flies @theCentre http://t.co/N7GHJ4t7fv
: Oct 23 | The Fall Of The House Of Usher https://t.co/37lpUl3fFV
: #lastfm Artists: alt-J (14), Public Image Ltd. (12), Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (8), Joy Division …
: @AndyRTodd Unfortunately #FromUrToUs is also available from Amazon :(
: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Handley, RLPO (5) & Crystal Seagulls (2) http://t.co/cjI70ZVdNa
: UKIP ? “A black hole for the ignorant to fall into.” John Lydon in a Guardian webchat on 14th …
: Top 10 craft beer pubs in Cardiff http://t.co/U1hZFCVwFd
: Top 10 craft beer pubs in Cardiff - @greytreesbrewer even gets a mention at the bottom of the …
: Chicken And Chorizo In Basque Style http://t.co/JG9DHgbCRm
: The Midwich Cuckoos comes to mind “@SgtAngua_CW: Pixie and Trent look like siblings” #scd
: “@TweetingPeter: Christ. I just thought Donny Osmond was Nick Clegg. Christ. #scd” Me too! …
: This is Katherine - firm goats' cheese washed with cider brandy, made by Pete Humphries of …
: RT @RCTUNISON: UNISON | Local government and school support workers strike suspended | Home …
: Lego ends Shell partnership following Greenpeace campaign http://t.co/5cxGJrBF7B …
: Good Q&A webchat from Slavoj Žižek - clarity of his answers surprised me after struggling with some …
: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: Ahead of the day of action against #TTIP, here’s the context: the corporate …
: RT @unitetheunion: #StopTTIP | What is TTIP? And six reasons why the answer should scare you - …
: RT @RCTUNISON: Strike on 14th October still on, although employers MIGHT make an offer before then - …
: @RCTUNISON Thank you, I will do - plus thanks for the tweet updating the latest on the strike day.
: @RCTUNISON Need some updates about October 14th - had no info in my workplace yet, only reminded of …
: Duende by Jason Webster http://t.co/iJF4N4dzhq #nowreading
: #lastfm Artists: Dead Kennedys (22), Nouvelle Vague (22), Estrella Morente (16), alt-J (15) & …
September 2014
: Looks remarkably like the Three Choirs Vineyard in Gloucestershire - understandable I suppose! …
:
Pinot Noir
Photo via Instagram bit.ly/1t7NHwX
:
Reflections of Butty Bach
Photo via Instagram bit.ly/1t7NGch
: Afternoon in Hay on Wye - very quiet, lots of shops closed down (thankfully not many bookshops!). …
: Before Sunrise by Lydia Pasternak Slater http://t.co/rsUVK4kOq2 #nowreading
: @valleyboi1 When I’ve got better data connection! Twitter over GPRS is not fun :(
: @valleyboi1 Staying 2 nights, drinking not picking! Plus they have a brewery producing …
: In the Sticks http://t.co/pEaGZEmPfI
:
Three Choirs Vineyard, near Newent
Photo via Instagram bit.ly/Yqhusk
: I’ll be fairly quiet this weekend- spending it in a lodge at an English vineyard with barely a …
: Simple, beautiful & ad-free. Read the manifesto: http://t.co/Qezh9IPHsr
: How to cook the perfect pasta puttanesca http://t.co/VQAYz3Px0S
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Leonard Cohen (13), The Fall (9), The Doors (7), Carducci String Quartet …
: RT @Glinner: I’ll be doing my bit to remove my local MP, a libdem who supported #DRIP, at the next …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Cant wait for our opening night at The Brewery Friday! 9 Different Styles of …
: #lastfm Artists: Manic Street Preachers (16), The Cardigans (13), Dorati, RPO, Brighton Festival …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: 70 years ago today British 1st Airborne Division we flying across the channel …
: Today is the 70th anniversary of the start of Operation Market Garden, the largest airborne …
: Great party last night, helped by a barrel of @greytreesbrewer Digger’s Gold #beer …
: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Enrique Morente (13) & Gibson, RSNO (13) http://t.co/qHlims62Vb
: RT @stephenfry: Tim Cook just said “it’s amazing what you can do from your wrist…” I agree, Tim, I …
: May need to restart my use of #Instagram because of termination of #Pressgram - …
: The Green Party calls for a £10 minimum wage for all http://t.co/w9ywxpcGwE
: #lastfm Artists: Mackerras, LPO/LSO (7), Benjamin Luxon/David Willison (6), Cantelli, Philharmonia …
August 2014
: Seren @serenalys just blocked her Uncle Paul @GizmoMason on Facebook because he posted this photo of …
: Fantastic meal @SanamBalti in Cannock tonight - really impressed! http://t.co/bsDkeIiLW8
: RT @greytreesbrewer: We are racking our 70 year celebration of the ‘Battle of Arnhem’ beer …
: @GizmoMason Greek style with walnuts and honey please
: #lastfm Artists: Estrella Morente (28), Sons of Noel and Adrian (18), Elīna Garanča (18), Kirsty …
: How to cook the perfect oatcakes http://t.co/tNcmtKOLQs
: RT @SONAASONAA: The Observer called us their ‘best discovery’ at this year’s @GreenManFest …
: Every time I switch @BBC6Music on I love what I hear - Don Letts fantastic tonight!
: @tonydally @abigaildally Snap! #foreignersclub a fortnight ago! http://t.co/C2Ea0sVXu0
: RT @Toe_nee_wan: Josh has gone all Jim Morrison during Feelgood hit of the Summer.It doesn’t make …
: Top 5 #GreenMan14 - Slint | Jeffrey Lewis | Sons of Noel and Adrian | Real Estate | Anna Calvi - …
: RT @morrick: ADN doesn’t mess with your timeline.
: Great meal at @ffreshCardiff @theCentre - now looking forward to West Side Story #musical
: #lastfm Artists: Real Estate (20), The Gentle Good (12), Sons of Noel and Adrian (9), The Doors (5) …
: I’m going to Green Man 2015 Festival Earlybird at Glanusk Park http://t.co/3UYN5Mvbb4
: @GizmoMason Apparently it’s embarrassing @serenalys because you keep offering her yogurt :)
: Now I find #AutoAwesome also combines photos to create #Motion - continue to be impressed! …
: RT @Anothergreen: “Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” ― Jorge Luis Borges
: …and fantastic wine, especially the Prosecco!
: Good free wifi in The Wine Bar ! http://t.co/hFO2OLaHsO
: @GizmoMason Why is Seren saying you’re obsessed with yogurt makers?
: Warning over dangers of laughing gas misuse - saw huge amount of this at the Secret Garden Party… …
: Great idea: Wikipedia can be read on mobile for free in developing world http://t.co/L7FxPKFlGk
:
Sun-drying tomatoes in Ravello
: Aglianico and Falanghina now added to the list of Italian wines I like! (Red and white respectively)
: Pruning a palm tree isn’t easy! http://t.co/oGsXPaJdNq
:
Ravello - outside the location where D. H. Lawrence wrote some of Lady Chatterley’s Lover …
:
View over Naples from Vesuvius
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Tom having a little jig on the top of Vesuvius :) http://t.co/Htr12exSY8
: Becoming Italian commuters - 3rd day in a row getting 07:57 train from Sant Agnello - just like …
:
In Herculaneum http://t.co/xFmPtqH6vu
:
Bronze herm of a homeowner, Herculaneum
: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Jack Wallen (9) http://t.co/c1II8j3HvP
:
Navigating Pompeii http://t.co/3dvbfpjDlp
: “I stood within the city disinterred” http://t.co/2ktkZBafuU #nowreading
: Ate under a canopy of randomly falling lemons last night - one close miss! http://t.co/5giF4mOoTG
: David VS Goliath in the 21st Century #GazaUnderAttack http://t.co/s6X5MBY2pf http://t.co/HcTXProwg2
: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Edward FitzGerald - with impressive introduction and notes by Daniel …
:
First pizza in Italy! http://t.co/isACPBrrT5
:
…but #AutoAwesome doesn’t always get its panoramas quite right! http://t.co/cpLBEsYPQ5
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Today I discovered that Google’s #AutoAwesome creates its own panoramas… http://t.co/YV6kl0lgy4
July 2014
: RT @graemelesaux14: @gorillacd Had pleasure of spending time with some park rangers & their families …
: I signed the petition to ban #Antibiotics from #factoryfarming - a threat to human health. Can you? …
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Knifeworld (19), Rev Hammer (13), Jack Wallen (9), Goodnight Lenin (5) & …
: Walked home from Mountain Ash to Aberdare - more problems with @ArrivaTW Aberdare line in the last 3 …
: Time for a #barbecue http://t.co/gpS9YSDawh
:
Two Spitfires overhead
The Secret Garden Party
:
The Emerald City
The Secret Garden Party
: @valleyboi1 Not many left now - drinking last few now! http://t.co/cPSjOenSZe
: @valleyboi1 Den went down to the brewery on Friday before we left for Cambridge and bought a …
: The Living Room http://t.co/Of6NhDZfZp
: Mozzy Green in The Living Room - favourite stage! http://t.co/eY3iLASXgY
: Yesterday at the Secret Garden Party - (some network failures, third attempt at posting…sorry!) …
: Mixed crate of @greytreesbrewer beer travelled successfully to Sawtry, Cambridgeshire - well worth …
: Max Raabe & Palast Orchester at The Secret Garden Party http://t.co/SJHgl81eTF
: RT @shoorayner: If you want to raise literacy standards in schools, isn’t a school library and a …
: Is it possible to park any closer to the kerb? http://t.co/DeQBKvd63Z
: Wheat USA @UrbanTapHouse - cask version!
: Mountains of tapas and mojitos this afternoon…now at Urban Tap House. http://t.co/rPMi7XKBzj
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Toy (24), Knifeworld (8), Slint (5), New Order (2) & Bauhaus (1) …
: nntk blog post: Pensées http://t.co/deiYFpI2vJ
: Lawrence’s Foreword to Pansies http://t.co/I7FjriuSo2 #nowreading
: Wages by D.H. Lawrence http://t.co/HUtroSTC98 #nowreading
: Pansies by D. H. Lawrence http://t.co/TnSFKhmegd #nowreading
: RT @LEJ88: Caught up with #bbcaq. Impressed by Molly Scott Cato. Political authority and personal …
: Dining out tonight - got citronella midge protection burning! http://t.co/UosDYcdpFz
: Tapas night at the Rhoswenallt Inn next Tuesday - we’ll be there!
: RT @henrymoeranBBC: Well played Rahane - 103 on a difficult pitch. @HomeOfCricket looking superb in …
: … although just heard Teleman on @BBC6Music and think I’ll have to see them at @GreenManFest …
: Slint @SlintOfficial, Anna Calvi @annacalvi and Jeffrey Lewis @jefflewisband top my list …
: … and this one of the old Aberdare station. http://t.co/cKvkKv2LVs
:
Quite like what Google’s #AutoAwesome has been doing to my photos - this one of Uplands, #Swansea … …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Slint (11), Anna Calvi (10) & Manic Street Preachers (9) …
: Delicious meal at the @BunchGrapesCF37 this evening - duck starter brilliant, sea bass with chorizo, …
: Nice selection - gone for the Longrow Peated #whisky http://t.co/rryup8XFEG
: Bunch of Grapes for the first time this week…
: Fatlands by Sarah Dunant http://t.co/0EPD3kRkeH #nowreading
: RT @greytreesbrewer: @ianam discussing the finer points of #realale @greytreesbrewer last night. …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Here they all are! When did you see this many behind a bar! Book a party with …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: What a night, a little retirement party for an old mate! Cheers …
: “Well, it’s better to be silent than to be a fool.” http://t.co/G5Jsz7M8ee #nowreading
:
Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Aberdare
: RT @mbwales: An afternoon well spent with the @greytreesbrewer - Some seriously tasty beers …
: #lastfm Artists: Mogwai (28), Slint (17), Kremer, Kremerata Baltica (16), Borodin Quartet (15) & …
: RT @unisontweets: Council and school workers are the lowest paid in the public sector - 77% are …
: The right to be forgotten will turn the internet into a work of fiction | David Mitchell …
: Got some @Leffe chilling for #ARG vs #BEL this afternoon. Good luck Belgium!
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Slint (44), Lana Del Rey (15), Mogwai (14), Mercury Rev (11) & Syd Arthur …
June 2014
: Happy now! @greytreesbrewer Digger’s Gold in matching glass at the Rhoswenallt Inn …
: Like two peas in a pod … http://t.co/MCjhTlO5tQ
: Summery fish pie http://t.co/D7nNMKzy0m
: The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski http://t.co/0vbalV2Psf #nowreading
: Marghanita Laski - in case you’re wondering (as I was) who… http://t.co/ZcwWJKeToK #nowreading
: #BRA v #CHI http://t.co/dAjgEhUESw
: Days you wish you had remembered an umbrella… #rain
: RT @reecodes: Just found out about @TheHALProject and installed the screensaver. Really authentic …
: #lastfm Artists: Syd Arthur (20), Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Orchetre Révolutionnaire et Romantique …
: @sydarthurband Does your supporting slot on the @yesofficial tour mean you won’t be at the Green Man …
: Sea bream, stuffed with lemon, bay, oregano and garlic - heading for the barbecue! #fishy …
: “Will Self: has English Heritage ruined Stonehenge?” – Books | The Guardian – http://t.co/EtiTDV47cn
: RT @morrick: In case you missed it yesterday and the day before yesterday: The new Minigrooves …
: RT @Fiona_Stewart: Happy Solstice http://t.co/6NZHOFtjRq
: #ENG messed up the football #WorldCup, messing up the rugby #NZLvENG - hope the cricket #EngvSL …
: “Sit down with the Goodmans for a new series of Friday Night Dinner” - a welcome return to @Channel4 …
: RT @yesofficial: We are very pleased to announce that @sydarthurband will join @yesofficial on our …
: Need to watch @MockTheWeek now for some levity #EnglandvsUruguay
: @SWWIG @UrbanTapHouse Didn’t even know the group existed :(
: Sorted! #ENG #EnglandvsUruguay http://t.co/1f1aFfCwPh
: RT @WerfaAbernant: #ENG #ComeOnEngland #EnglandvsUruguay http://t.co/1BxuisBfhL
: After a three week absence our mole is back with a vengeance! Bet it was off procreating :( …
: Tonight’s #WorldCup #NED beer of choice :) http://t.co/vTtNTIzzBm
: #lastfm Artists: Suzie Stapleton (15), Lana Del Rey (15), Starsailor (12), Syd Arthur (10) & Crystal …
: Sluttishly Vegetarian: Brazilian Feijoada - http://t.co/3m0Exs2PRk http://t.co/IRjYokKUfp
: Success for #MEX and (just a little!) for #NED - all I need now is for #ENG to get a result …
: #ENG #NED #MEX are my #WorldCup teams to follow. Pity the #hashflags don’t seem to work on iOS :(
: RT @greytreesbrewer: We have plenty of presentation packs ready for sale direct from the brewery, …
: Fantastic! @jamesstarsailor: Great first gig back with the @Starsailor2014 boys @GlosGuildhall …
: RT @Starsailor2014: .@CrystalSeagulls currently warming the crowd up @GlosGuildhall. See you in a …
: Getting weird! #Starsailor at Gloucester Guildhall http://t.co/87YaAVq32w
: Great set by @CrystalSeagulls at Gloucester Guildhall, supporting Starsailor! http://t.co/FLqWVIULv5
: Cafe Rene in Gloucester http://t.co/C3iT6E0eR3
: #lastfm Artists: Arcade Fire (19), Tom Waits (15), Lana Del Rey (15), Dead Kennedys (12) & Chris …
: Great cover on next week’s World Cup edition of @RadioTimes http://t.co/DzfxjkfCOE
: @6Music Wagner, ex-contestant on the X-Factor is Brazilian - go on, find a track by him, I dare you! …
: Paper reading time! http://t.co/cjmQ9bjqpv
:
Chiswick from on high
Morning view over Chiswick from Hammersmith Premier Inn #London
: RT @saveEarlsCourt: @lordemusic Please RT petition to save Earls Court from demolition for luxury …
:
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire, Earl's Court, Saturday 7th June 2014
: Arcade Fire, Earl’s Court, Saturday 7th June 2014 http://t.co/HY846OA7hM
: RT @WerfaAbernant: Arcade fire still the best live band ever
: …and at midnight it’s still warm enough to sit outside in their beer garden - in a t-shirt too!
: Saved by The Salutation - only pub/bar we’ve found open near Ravenscourt Park tube…
: Nice smoking terrace right on top of Earl’s Court though… :) http://t.co/3BnJ00amnU
: £11.60 for two 187ml glasses of wine??? :(
: Nearly didn’t get into Earl’s Court - didn’t realise we needed photo ID to collect tickets! …
: A wing walker over Membury http://t.co/lrSIS2mo3V
: Paper Aeroplanes @ St John the Evangelist http://t.co/TQcacvKZTJ
: @serenalys Church tonight, Lorde tomorrow!
: RT @AbernantEagle: Where else would you find @ianam on a Friday night but a church. …
: Climbing Trees http://t.co/PlGwJZNN0a
: Climbing Trees http://t.co/0fT24q8zDP
: Now in St John the Evangelist church, Canton, paying for wine with “a donation of our choice”. Great …
: Not at #gwbcf … but some great beers at the Chapter Arts Centre @chaptertweets
: My all-time World Cup dream team - can you beat it? http://t.co/IUCBK6YM3p #dreamteam
: #lastfm Artists: Syd Arthur (40), Gruff Rhys (24), Nirvana (21), Philip Glass Ensemble, Leonard …
: Halloumi and tandoori salmon @serenalys @TermusMerson http://t.co/hnva4byQGl
: BBQ starting in 5! @AbernantEagle @SarahHunnisett1 http://t.co/i6j45JF1jj
May 2014
: @UrbanTapHouse Great bar, great beer, great atmosphere, thanks for retweet!
: Back again - this is the place to be! Great #beer Wild Beer Co. (at @UrbanTapHouse) …
: I’m at Mia Porto Due (Cardiff) http://t.co/mvgq84ldEg
: I’m at The Owain Glyndwr (Cardiff) http://t.co/9aMCZcUPGA
: @AbernantEagle Are you staying there for a while - if so I’ll pop and see you in 10 mins!
: @AbernantEagle Which pub are you in?
: 9/10ths of a pint of beer for the price of half a pint - can’t be bad! (at @UrbanTapHouse) …
: I’m at National Museum Cardiff / Amgueddfa Cymru (Cardiff, Wales) http://t.co/KjGiZ30drb
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Comus (24), Caravan (22), Syd Arthur (22), Kevin Ayers (16) & Soft Machine …
: Guerra by Jason Webster http://t.co/wnkh3eNbZ3 #nowreading
: Enjoying @greytreesbrewer Digger’s Gold in the sun before a return to work tomorrow.
: Damn! Not quite first to vote at our polling station today - but I was second! #VoteGreen2014 …
: I’m NOT going to PopShack Live! - Seated at Eventim Apollo on Jul 19, 2014 - but @serenalys & Denise …
: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: If you vote Green tomorrow, your choice will be immediately intelligible. The …
: Fat-free chocolate and absolutely no smoking: why our guilt about consumption is all-consuming …
: Fantastic! @sydarthurband playing Chai Wallahs at the Green Man Festival again this year! …
: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Mercury Rev (23) & The Black Keys (11) http://t.co/c1II8j3HvP
: Bampi’s birthday! (@ Ivy Bush Royal Hotel) http://t.co/1rfFABoR38
:
Cardiff Bay from the barrage
: I’m at Wales Millennium Centre - @thecentre (Cardiff, South Glamorgan) http://t.co/Fyy1IVRV9a
: Tapas #food (@ La Cha Cha) http://t.co/NwmiZCw2Ge
: So warm that we’ve now been tempted by continental lagers… http://t.co/rlECBeLgRK
: Glorious weather, I’m at Terra Nova! Give It Some Welly #beer http://t.co/tGgPC1UJKg
: Wonderful paprika packaging! http://t.co/vKcBPbS5vD
: Informative content (and great design) on this site by @wordsandwriting outlining @TheGreenParty …
: My top three reasons to #VoteGreen2014 on 22nd May: Public ownership, Free movement, Stopping TTIP - …
: #lastfm Artists: The Cardigans (22), Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (20), The Verve (18), UB40 (15) & The …
: …time, like money, is measured by our needs. #qotd
: Bizarre: Police ask blogger to remove tweet about #UKIP http://t.co/HyZNALnrcT
: #Netherlands #Norway #Switzerland is my #Eurovision ranking. That’s final!
: Without even hearing a note, Italy is going to win this for me tonight! #Eurovision …
: Fortune is better than Romance … [ Satya incense of course ;) ]
: Jeremy Clarkson and Ukip are not mavericks, but the bullying face of the establishment - by …
: @stephenfry @EltimaSoftware Third party solutions often don’t work perfectly :(
: There are some worrying aspects to the proposed TTIP - http://t.co/MFZtbiotnC - makes me want to …
: #lastfm Artists: The Lords Of The New Church (97), The Jimi Hendrix Experience (18), Marriner, ASMF …
: This relates to haberdashery, but I must admit to misreading the word ‘crape’ in a different context …
: Old, worn out & faded http://t.co/bbzjlkvPyp
: Bank Holiday beach time… http://t.co/WtV1C8ipup
: It’s #RCB v #SRH @SunRisers - the #PepsiIPL match I most want to see this weekend - and @ITV4 aren’t …
: Cheers @Nigelrefowens for your speech at St. Elvan’s, Aberdare tonight - definitely some words of …
: Waiting at the church for Denise…again! (@ St Elvan’s) http://t.co/qQugQaNilz
: The slow death of purposeless walking http://t.co/4mIDIUpu0t
: I’m at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon) (Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan) http://t.co/YZMY3Nic2k
April 2014
: 10 good reasons not to vote for Ukip | Politics | The Guardian http://t.co/ChF51hT6Bx
: nntk blog post: Spectacular Times editions found! http://t.co/5uguIgX8jq
: #lastfm Artists: Nouvelle Vague (16), Anna Calvi (9), Ramshackle Union Band (9), Radiohead (3) & The …
: I got 61/100 on Quiz: how good is your taste in films http://t.co/7sQxGrHC6x via @GuardianQuiz
: Nice old cast iron table in the Rhoswenallt Inn commemorating Boer War battles in South Africa - …
: Digger’s Gold from @greytreesbrewer fantastic on the Rhos today (@ Rhoswenallt Inn) …
: Great website - http://t.co/OM8vobbjvT - and a brilliant mobile app. @IPL are doing everything well! …
: Cloudy at MACS today http://t.co/SukCDvTumQ
:
Pwll Waun Cynon Nature Reserve
: From Middlemarch #QOTD http://t.co/jZ3gUKWu36
: Going to see Richard Ayoade’s ‘The Double’ (@ Chapter Arts Centre - @chaptertweets for The Double) …
: I am going to The Double (15) http://t.co/bgNxQ6DMEP via @chaptertweets
: #lastfm Artists: The Waterboys (45), Evgeny Kissin (19), The Doors (17), Isobel Campbell & Mark …
: @valleyboi1 Follow @virtualnames for info!
: RT @virtualnames: Currently have a complete loss of connectivity to BTinternet. Engineers are …
: At the Rhos again - birthday and bank holiday mealtime! (@ Rhoswenallt Inn) http://t.co/mejqG25m4d
: This book on Leningrad/Shostakovich looks interesting, bought with birthday gift voucher! - …
: Excellent birthday lunch at YO! Sushi. Had forgotten how good a beer Sapporo is. (at @YOSushi) …
: I’m at Duke Of Wellington - @dukecardiff (Cardiff) http://t.co/kdnbMYECt6
: 51 today - don’t think I’ve changed much since this picture ;) http://t.co/04AKteRTUT
: Six days with no morning alarm now :) :)
: At the Rhos for Seren’s birthday - Grey Trees Drummer Boy and Otley O3 available! (@ Rhoswenallt …
: I’m at Rhoswenallt Inn (Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taff) http://t.co/wSrLSdhVQX
: A rational and easy to understand explanation of #Heartbleed can be found at http://t.co/kh1GXdRdLj …
:
Elbow
Elbow at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff on Tuesday 8th April 2014
: #lastfm Artists: Anna Calvi (32), James Walsh (29), Elbow (10), Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr (2) & …
: Elbow (@ Motorpoint Arena for Elbow and Jimi Goodwin w/ 6 others) http://t.co/MQV4mlVOoJ
: Pizza - again! (at @PizzaExpress) http://t.co/Hz0yJ80Sko
: Sunday dinner (@ Rhoswenallt Inn) http://t.co/3ZbdQNG3Id
: RT @KaiserChiefs: Right, that’s that done. Time for a drink #thevoiceukFINAL http://t.co/cHTScaDWOs …
: Bateman’s Springtime #beer - really does taste of oatmeal biscuit! (@ Yr Ieuan Ap Iago …
: RT @pharmagossip: Dept. of Irony http://t.co/EOPhsLCer3
: #lastfm Artists: Elbow (20), Ramshackle Union Band (12), Bosey Masket (12), Nouvelle Vague (7) & …
:
Fog filling the Cynon Valley
March 2014
: DiskAid - Transfer iPhone iPad iPod Music & Files to PC or Mac free for the next 5.25 hours: …
: From Rick Stein’s India - Bombay Salmon Masala Curry - delicious! #curry #food …
: Pints of red wine @Manics http://t.co/3kQvEA1xzQ
: Eating pizza (at @PizzaExpress) http://t.co/Op26pD7tdL
: Nice light show with the music at #wt20 #bbccricket :)
: Watching cricket #wt20 whilst drinking a Winter Warmer ale doesn’t seem right.
: @SarahHunnisett1 Lucky! I tried and couldn’t get tickets :(
: Blog post: Overwhelmed http://t.co/ZTvURskMlz #nntk
: music so excellent i just happily paid 12 nicker for it @RamshackleUnion @bandcamp: …
: Watching slow motion replays of Malinga’s bowling is very weird #wt20 #EngvSL
: Why has Chris Grayling banned prisoners being sent books? http://t.co/9cz9fNbs0V and some comment at …
: Blog post: Scarcity http://t.co/CBb5fT2Js5 #nntk
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Elbow (24), Syd Arthur (23), Evgeny Kissin (19), Caravan (12) & Bartok …
: Cooking and serving a lamb’s liver hotpot for @serenalys this evening didn’t go down too well…
: RT @nerans1: just been introduced to the music of @sydarthurband via the on an on album,loved it and …
:
Kachikally Crocodile Pools
Bakau, #TheGambia
: S-l-o-w roasting a breast of lamb stuffed with rosemary and garlic…needs patience! #slowfood
: Very impressed with the new @Pressgram 2.0 - but a little sad that posting to http://t.co/0uiPerTAc6 …
: Three ways to tweet from Turkey http://t.co/kHUu4ImCvz #TwitterisblockedinTurkey
: Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site http://t.co/ujqcK322t2 …
: RT @Resist_Gezi: Twitter Blackout:Turkey’s Huge Step Into the Dark Ages! http://t.co/Q6cXuYXm9u …
: #lastfm Artists: Elbow (53), The Doors (24), Manic Street Preachers (13), Bernstein, NYPO (3) & My …
: The Bruery oatmeal stout - a very chocolaty #beer (@ Yr Ieuan Ap Iago (Wetherspoon)) …
: #lastfm Artists: Elbow (20), Baker Gurvitz Army (12), Dub Syndicate (11), Karajan, BPO (1) & St. …
: Quite high up at Twickenham #SixNations http://t.co/mq6OgkJntK
: Daffodils and dragons by the Thames. @tonydally - also sunny here! http://t.co/luMS3oplwu
: @serenalys Are you reading tweets this morning?
:
Kachikally Crocodile Pool, The Gambia
Nests
#TheGambia #pressgram
: Effing G+T hell of a lot more expensive than a pint of London Pride! #WrongChoice …
: #SixNations moved to an empty Italian restaurant in sympathy! http://t.co/wXZ1GiB33J
: Now definitely supporting France next week - huge point difference for Ireland now #SixNations
: …beer with olives :( http://t.co/KkQ77pgfzb
: Posh setting for Ireland game! #SixNations http://t.co/SZQ0zgtGvv
: @greytreesbrewer Any pubs in Twickenham?
: No TV for rugby at Sussex Arms, so on to a Fullers pub where Twickenham Rugby Club was founded in …
: Great pub! Bingham Black IPA (@ The Sussex Arms) http://t.co/43i9VEahM3
: How to bake with rice http://t.co/czQZXW0uaE
: With Tom at the Duke of Edinburgh Award presentations. (@ Park & Dare Theatre) …
: #lastfm Artists: Baker Gurvitz Army (24), Elbow (18), National Health (5), Courtney Barnett (4) & …
: RT @WerfaAbernant: I just got general admission tickets to Elbow at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Apr …
: Just watched The Commitments - brilliant #film
: Malaria tablets washed down with champagne…
: Lovely 1st March morning only marred by the fact I’m at an M4 service station. Decent smoked salmon …
:
High over North Africa
High over North Africa
Sunset en route to UK
February 2014
: Dawn background sounds. Birdsong, call to prayer and bugle reveille from nearby army barracks. …
: Finally found out last weekend’s #SixNations results - rare early morning mobile data on Kindle - …
: Mercury rising fast - our coolest morning, 29C at 10am, followed by the hottest afternoon, 43C at …
: Enjoyed over 4 days in #TheGambia now - all good, exceeding expectations. No easily available …
: Just exchanged some sterling for Gambian dalasi. Never had so many banknotes in my life before!
: Early, early at Gatwick (@ London @Gatwick_Airport (LGW) w/ 2 others) http://t.co/c0GfVx0fVP
: Refreshing in the Rhoswenallt Inn after nearly 3 hours of Year 8 Parents' Evening at St. John …
: #lastfm Artists: Sting, Eden Karamazov (20), Jeffrey Lewis (10), Alabama Shakes (7), Ann …
: Just testing an #IFTTT SMS recipe…
: #lastfm Artists: Courtney Barnett (27), Nico (16), Simple Minds (13), Ramshackle Union Band (11) & …
: Arcade Fire - Normal Person : http://t.co/MpLfHertcN via @youtube
: Courtney Barnett - Black Skinhead (Kanye West cover): http://t.co/6UUOK7F6uE via @youtube
: #lastfm Artists: Bob Dylan (29), The Upsetters (29), Krček, Capella Istropolitana (19), T.S. Eliot …
January 2014
: #lastfm Artists: Bruno Major (32), James Walsh (28), Julian Cope (25), Cerys Matthews (17) & …
: Constant déjà vu for me… #ITsupport http://t.co/7UTWWuyrDw
: RT @BBCRadio3: #PeteSeeger singing Guantanamera now on Late Junction. He sang in Spanish “to hasten …
: RT @booksandbuses: Late Junction Pete Seeger special on R3 now. Some really lovely stuff.
: Pete Seeger - Guantanamera - BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Tuesday - Anne Hilde Neset …
: Wonderful EP by @MrBrunoMajor - couple of guitar tracks have echoes of Jeff Buckley’s Live at Sin-é …
: Grrrr! It’s still raining! https://t.co/S6Pp0eufH1
: finished Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie http://t.co/xA9diSLIbE
: Small additions and update to my (current) favourite game links at http://t.co/KHxf6IHuVH
: @hotair64 @LogMeIn No key required, acts as a true host. Authentication with PIN set when you …
: Chrome Remote Desktop now installed on 2 Macs and 3 PCs - appears to do all that I require @LogMeIn …
: Five years' use of @LogMeIn now over - all removed from my computers and iOS devices. #logmeout …
: #lastfm Artists: Throwing Muses (21), Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Anne Sofie von Otter, …
: @LogMeIn Terrible news! Now looking for alternatives. Chrome Remote Desktop been performing OK for …
: RT @LogMeIn: After 10 years, LogMeIn Free is going away. Learn more about the changes: …
: #Remote #NIghtmare - According to my LogMeIn dashboard “Soon LogMeIn Free will no longer be …
: Claudio Abbado dies aged 80 - http://t.co/2Ftpq6UNPl - great conductor, some of my favourite …
:
Aberdare Station: Early morning coal train approaching
#DiscoverPressgram
:
Early morning coal train approaching Aberdare Station
: #lastfm Artists: The Lemonheads (24), Kevin Ayers (16), Magdalena Kožená (15), A.A. Bondy (15) & …
: How to master pasta: Yotam Ottolenghi’s pasta recipes http://t.co/cj6T05Veef
: RT @StephenLewisYrk: The moving story of an Arnhem survivor who finally spoke out after almost 70 …
: A little rebuff to a lot of recent casual #photography bashing… http://t.co/LyI2xjkAXs …
: #lastfm Artists: The Doors (52), Kuijken, La Petite Bande (50), Lou Reed (26), Michael Rabin (24) & …
: Yum - Irradiated Caraway Seeds! http://t.co/VXeMdVeZaU
: RT @saddington: 6 second horror film… https://t.co/in55saZBoO
: No electricity = candles + wine http://t.co/E2yuCRHBHh
: The brilliant Notebooks for iOS now updated and discounted for January - http://t.co/8LjxJbjJLJ - …
: 🎧 #lastfm Artists: The Velvet Underground (35), The Kills (14), Vampire Weekend (14), Walter, …
: Wiped out on https://t.co/uaLOr68JUl
December 2013
: This morning’s @BBCr4today, guest edited by Michael Palin, was excellent. So good that I’m listening …
: 🎄 #lastfm Artists: Vampire Weekend (31), The Velvet Underground (27), Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra …
: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s spinach recipes http://t.co/b9g5GSeabu
: @StephenLewisYrk Hi - yes, feel free to do so - as far as I’m concerned all the images used on the …
: finished Taipei by Tao Lin http://t.co/pJasEbkDvs
: Towy: #Sunset over the River Towy near Carmarthen http://t.co/wQKblPE6Wv
:
Towy
Sunset over the River Towy near Carmarthen
: LPG tanker crashed near us - been warned of danger of explosion and told to stay away from the …
: Nice Kleenex review on Amazon! :) http://t.co/pBesEf25oC
: #lastfm Artists: Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr (28), James Walsh (28), The Black Keys (13), Vampire …
: finished Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky http://t.co/Ja5jMLo3Ev
: My first #Xmas #cracker #joke of the year: Why don’t you see penguins in Britain? Because they’re …
: Surely this has got to be good for you! #beer http://t.co/gRbgR0WTsx
: Why there’s more to cookbooks than recipes http://t.co/iN27ZXXTpe
: My early breakfast with the #Ashes is a little happier this morning - got to see two Australian …
: I just pledged on James Walsh (@jamesstarsailor): Debut Solo Album http://t.co/Iz4GCbBdPG …
: My Top 4 #lastfm Artists: James Walsh (14), Van der Graaf Generator (10), Jorge Bolet (6) & …
: James Walsh, Clwb Ifor Bach http://t.co/NWUZKJpzmR
:
The Station: My favourite #pub in Sutton Coldfield #pressgram http://t.co/GDsi86TnlL
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The Station
My favourite #pub in Sutton Coldfield #pressgram
: Follow Mandela’s example, and roar with laughter at all this rightwing fawning …
: Excellent - pub in Sutton Coldfield is showing the @cardiff_blues Heineken Cup game #HCup
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Morning contrails: #sunrise #pressgram http://t.co/A1lNMJHt0K
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Morning contrails
#sunrise #pressgram
: #lastfm Artists: Tom Waits (19), Thomas Newman (19), The Jimi Hendrix Experience (15), Radiohead …
November 2013
: Cat by firelight: http://t.co/Hwboa2Adcn
: #lastfm Artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (20), Marriner, ASMF (15), Bernstein, London Symphony …
: @cardiff_blues And there is English commentary on S4C - fantastic!
: Very decent at Wetherspoons today - http://t.co/CgSbzgzJTt
: #lastfm Artists: Nouvelle Vague (22), Benjamin Luxon/David Willison (6), The Atlantis Ensemble (6), …
: I just got general admission tickets to Manic Street Preachers at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Mar …
: #lastfm Artists: Nouvelle Vague (19), Siouxsie and the Banshees (11), Astor Piazzolla (7), Magdalena …
: Rusty Bridge: Rusty #Autumn in the Cynon Valley http://t.co/TTvFySmlSj
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Rusty Bridge
Rusty #Autumn in the Cynon Valley
: Aberdare Golf Club and Rhoswenallt Inn both ran out of @greytreesbrewer Caradog’s Bitter whilst I …
: #lastfm Artists: Furtwängler, VPO, Flagstad, Patzak (24), KT Tunstall (13), Arctic Monkeys (7), …
: @DiscoverPress Thanks for the mention and for featuring the photo, glad you liked it! - …
: RT @DiscoverPress: I fell in love with this photo by Pressgram user @ianam. It reminds me of home …
: @thomyorke, I hope you’ve heard @KTTunstall’s live cover of Default. Performed in Cardiff tonight - …
: KT Tunstall stage: St. David’s Hall http://t.co/Hzd6Krv9hN
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KT Tunstall stage
St. David’s Hall
: Shiraz and KT Tunstall: KT Tunstall at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff tonight #Music …
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Shiraz and KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff tonight #Music
: RT @HistoricalPics: The relative distribution of the world’s wealth in 1500 and 2002. The bigger the …
: RT @earthfall: #chelseahotel is Critics Choice in today’s Times http://t.co/vYp9hCzeJc
: @StewartSpencer1 A win next week would be even nicer…
: Nice win for #England v. Australia
: Yes, @Darkstarbrewco Revelation is indeed a revelation! Very good!
: Bunch of Grapes: Paul and Tina at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd http://t.co/6s1gTlqhRv
: Enjoying a pint of Old Slug porter at the Bunch of Grapes
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Paul and Tina at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
: Just seen Thor: The Dark World - quite impressed, thought it was one of the better superhero films …
October 2013
: Brilliant last night at #WestonStudio - @Earthfall’s Chelsea Hotel http://t.co/peiqcRcGX9
: Looking forward to tonight at the Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre #wmc - Earthfall » Chelsea …
: #lastfm Artists: Davis, LSO, Tagliavini (9), Brabbins, BBC SO, Nash Ensemble (7), The Atlantis …
: Arctic Monkeys: Cardiff Motopoint Areana, Tuesday 29th October 2013 #arcticmonkeys #cardiff …
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Arctic Monkeys
Cardiff Motopoint Areana, Tuesday 29th October 2013 #arcticmonkeys #cardiff
: Support bands at the #Motopoint #Cardiff always seem to suffer from a murky sound :(
: I believe I’m the only person drinking red wine in the Motopoint Arena #ArcticMonkeys
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Tracks Fernhill: Green light #tracks #DiscoverPressgram http://t.co/02MgMiaGjp
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Tracks Fernhill
Green light #tracks #DiscoverPressgram
: View from Peace Park: There was some blue sky today in the #CynonValley http://t.co/1SzLO8Jmbx
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View from Peace Park
There was some blue sky today in the #CynonValley
: Indeed! @AbernantEagle http://t.co/hVAQpBD538
: Ha! #tweetfromyourseat #scrumv @AbernantEagle http://t.co/YtJpKxfvXp
: Enjoyed a nice pint of @greytreesbrewer’s Drummer Boy in the Rhoswenallt Inn tonight. #realale …
: #lastfm Artists: KT Tunstall (23), Arctic Monkeys (12), Syd Arthur (10), Takács Quartet (7) & …
: OSX Mavericks - free OS upgrade for any Mac that is able to run Mountain Lion i.e. circa 2007 or …
: Sync Google Calendar with your iOS device http://t.co/39veGRl8Es
: How to make the perfect nachos http://t.co/mjxmK6RbNq
: #lastfm Artists: Édith Piaf (73), Rodriguez (13), Au Pairs (12), Alfred Brendel (9) & Janine Jansen, …
: finished Adiamante by L. E. Modesitt Jr. http://t.co/19tDy5GAWV
: Early morning: Streetlights, Aberdare http://t.co/q31bIc6mcU
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Early morning - Streetlights, Aberdare
: Paper Aeroplanes, Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd http://t.co/L0ifEDetqd http://t.co/4NUEUhluNy
: I’ve just voted Bluebird Tea Co the best small business in the UK. You can choose yours by heading …
: Traditional pork pie recipe http://t.co/wr323Ch3UH
: Old-fashioned Raised Pork Pies http://t.co/hH5usPaXbU
: Raised pork pie http://t.co/n0bDQrm4me
: Nigel Slater’s pork pie recipe http://t.co/BCal5plQ6I
: RT @barbjoyshep: Porcupine blog: Colin Ward 1924 – 2010 http://t.co/hzJ4VFVuYK
: Bar One: Bar One http://t.co/Iv5QqbpPeD
: Anarchy in Action - wonderful book! RT @barbjoyshep: Colin Ward will be turning in his grave :-( …
: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at Wales Millennium Centre tonight.
: #lastfm Artists: Laura Veirs (27), The Full English (17), Goldfrapp (10), The Unthanks (2) & Stina …
: Cardiff Bay: Sunset over Cardiff Bay http://t.co/mHbNsoa0AK
: Reading Adiamante (with shiraz!) in Bar One before Happiness Repeats Itself at #WestonStudio #wmc …
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Tonight brewmaster Ray will be in the Whitcombe in Aberdare to launch …
: My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields: ‘I play through the pain’ http://t.co/X5cGCMcFA7
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Caradog’s Bitter Launch at Whitcombe,Aberdare this Friday 6th October.
: RT @greytreesbrewer: Come and meet Ray at the launch of Caradog’s Bitter at the Corner House, …
: @picadorbooks Social media Ivy creeps slowly over The cracks in our walls #haiku #poetrydayuk …
: #lastfm Artists: Krček, Capella Istropolitana (29), Jennifer Gentle (13), Beastie Boys (10), …
: @DiscoverPress @Pressgram Suburbia theme at http://t.co/yDGKtryPPW
: @Pressgram - I blog to http://t.co/yDGKtryPPW via the app! #GoPressgram #GoGlobal #Wales
September 2013
: Cardiff Bay: Millennium Centre http://t.co/sDRH2zdyUe
: Millennium Centre http://t.co/Y5y3TAj6Xq
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Cardiff Bay
Millennium Centre
: My first ever pint of Brains Craft Beer: A-Pork-Alypso at Terra Nova, Cardiff Bay
: Tim Minchin: ‘I really don’t like upsetting people’ http://t.co/fwApwd45aX
: Goes well with red wine! From http://t.co/m6BvrfPl60 http://t.co/iy19VF7cPe
: @valleyboi1 Not entirely…am having to sit in front of Strictly Come Dancing now!
: Nice! Aston Villa 3-2 Man City http://t.co/usZKFE1Eyq
: Once Upon A Tree - September in the Orchard http://t.co/PVYIYtO6cT
: Still drinking this excellent cider from http://t.co/T9VjYPr9qh via Abergavenny food festival. …
: Fish and chips: Fish and chips, Rhoswenallt Inn http://t.co/WbpfbsFGv5
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Fish and chips
Fish and chips, Rhoswenallt Inn
: How to make the perfect baba ganoush http://t.co/LbqWv2JiEM
: #lastfm Artists: Manic Street Preachers (44), The Doors (21), Au Pairs (12), Lang Lang (11) & Atoms …
: Shakespearean character: Stained glass at the RSC Theatres http://t.co/NbmrWGhCpD
: Pint of Bullshit: Sweet potato and fig tagine – plus a pint of Bullshit http://t.co/Ju4iRCJzzS
: Severn Bridge: Dreadful weather crossing the Severn Bridge http://t.co/kEaZXVEfws
: Vietnamese Summer Roll: Vietnamese tofu summer roll at the Abergavenny Food Festival …
: Abergavenny Food Festival: Buying Welsh Cakes! http://t.co/YT7PsaTNFN
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Abergavenny Food Festival
Buying Welsh Cakes!
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Vietnamese Summer Roll
Vietnamese tofu summer roll at the Abergavenny Food Festival
: Buying Welsh Cakes at Abergavenny Food Festival http://t.co/WOO5uVBmhC
: My Top 2 #lastfm Artists: Arctic Monkeys (29) & The Doors (2) http://t.co/qHlims62Vb
: Boozy days: DBC Pierre interview http://t.co/GaV49t9UGQ
: Severn Bridge http://t.co/OhoRjqQ5kg
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Severn Bridge
Dreadful weather crossing the Severn Bridge
: Pint of Bullshit http://t.co/wWoruxbOCi
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Pint of Bullshit
Sweet potato and fig tagine - plus a pint of Bullshit
: Shakespearean character http://t.co/4UcDQ3tzjP
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Shakespearean character
Stained glass at the RSC Theatres
: Swan Theatre stage http://t.co/Iu09fx9NdT
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Swan Theatre stage
Stage set for opening of Titus Andronicus
: @AbernantEagle You and Mark?
: @AbernantEagle Semi-jealous about being in Stratford and not at the cricket :(
: Titus Andronicus http://t.co/ipEIXhHl1s
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Titus Andronicus
Some light-hearted entertainment lined up for tonight!
: Wild Beaver http://t.co/rbQjOUQxlA
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Wild Beaver
I haven't (yet) taken up the offer...
: @AbernantEagle Never sleep with your phone :)
: Misbehaving duplicate posting service now terminated!
: @rev_hammer Happy Birthday! I passed that point 2 years ago :(
: The bright day is done… http://t.co/XHHs9w99VI
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The bright day is done...
Evening meal all done and posted! Can tell we're staying in Shakespeare's county :)
: Apologies for some duplicate postings - an App gone wild! Am attempting to de-authorise!
: Apple dessert, White Swan http://t.co/8CpcgWCneW
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Apple dessert, White Swan
Apple samosa, cinnamon panna cotta, apple sorbet, poached apples, toffee apple purée - White Swan, …
: Plaice main, White Swan http://t.co/TCtm5lBur0
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Plaice main, White Swan
Poached plaice in burnt caraway noisette, crayfish tortellini, saffron spiced white radish, candied …
: Salmon main, White Swan http://t.co/rViBMqKWv7
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Salmon main, White Swan
Pan roast salmon, mussels & cocoa bean chowder - White Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon #food
: Quail starter, White Swan http://t.co/l8N5YX5LYG
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Quail starter, White Swan
Pan roast quail breast, confit leg, Scotch quail egg, spring onions, quinoa, radish - White Swan, …
: Will be spending the weekend in a Fullers' pub/hotel. Could be dangerous!
: #Pressgram: An Idea Worth Spreading! http://t.co/kS8l8ECqNl via @pressgram
: King prawn and chorizo linguine: Rhoswenallt Inn evening meal …
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King prawn and chorizo linguine
Rhoswenallt Inn evening meal
: #lastfm Artists: Édith Piaf (64), Throwing Muses (54), Peter Hammill (50), Au Pairs (37) & Arctic …
: Usk Castle http://t.co/4wwQuTg4PP
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Usk Castle
Trotsky at Usk Castle
: Giant Hogweed http://t.co/ThD1bOctwr
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Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed at Usk Castle
: Rhod Gilbert http://t.co/SOcvd37Feh
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Rhod Gilbert
Last night's entertainment was excellent!
: Old music: Au Pairs – It’s Obvious http://t.co/zAJJF06yJJ - via Pocket
: >> @smc: This depresses the crap out of me. This is not the world I want to live in. This really …
: Moon and Chinese lantern http://t.co/eCAc9kLv0W
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Moon and Chinese lantern
Moon and Chinese lantern over Green Man Festival #greenman13
: IFTTT has some very peculiar posting delays…
: Syria is a pseudo-struggle http://t.co/cbi96AZCxl - via Pocket
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Red berries
Red berries in a sea of knotweed
: Nigel Slater’s easy-to-make apfelstrudel http://t.co/P333LcbNCs - via Pocket
: OK, not perfect yet, but believe it will be worth the wait! RT @Pressgram: Day 1: Great Problems and …
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Yes, #Pressgram has arrived - my first quick photo test! #photography http://t.co/PNDp3buTtp
: How to make the perfect tapenade http://t.co/RXl50veTx9 - via Pocket
: #lastfm Artists: Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis (44), Radiohead (24), John Cale (12), Harnoncourt, Chamber …
: RT @tao_lin: Unable to remember if I have a ‘memory foam’ mattress or not
: finished Inferno: (Robert Langdon Book 4) by Dan Brown http://t.co/K7EHWWHnn0
August 2013
: Shakshuka recipe http://t.co/zuew6OAfjH - via Pocket
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Édith Piaf (28), Elvis Presley (20), Soft Machine (19), Caravan (19) & …
: Steve Ignorant - lifeboatman! http://t.co/dgagwALVoj
: RCT promised fibre broadband at work hasn’t materialised yet - http://t.co/d4iR8LAuT4 #speedtest
: RT @GreenpeaceUK: Best Greenpeace protest video ever? The moment we activated our remote-controlled …
: Organ Morgan… #beer #tw http://t.co/VjMNizviUR
: Spotting computers in film and on TV! http://t.co/bo5WvIy7ZN
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: The Cardigans (13), Comus (9), Gong (8), Syd Arthur (8) & National Health …
: RT @stephenfry: That has to be on of the weirder posters the London Underground has ever put up… …
: Was out walking 5.74 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/7UgmPF2N2h
: Was out walking 5.83 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/NcwCTgk8zJ
: @valleyboi1 I was at home, but not watching football!
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Steve Mason (57), Mogwai (28), Furtwängler, BPO (14), The Cure (10) & …
: Scathing restaurant review by Jay Rayner @jayrayner1 - worth a read, but definitely not a visit! …
: Only the freshest chilled meats in Rhodes!!! https://t.co/QqvfNyHGq2
: @sfnottingham @greenmanfest Such things are memories made of…
: One day I’ll run out of alcoholic drinks to take pictures of.., http://t.co/WyOiHnF7tC
: @valleyboi1 It worked for me last year!
: RT @GreenManFest: Green Man ‘Growler’ will be manning the beer pumps once again this year… …
: read A Greedy Man in a Hungry World by @jayrayner1 - thought provoking and, I think, mainly right! …
: Intense Carcassonne https://t.co/3Ps8R8q0Zz
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Lindos Amphitheatre and Acropolis http://t.co/mhV1qz0XSt
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Lindos https://t.co/MbRRDnjGkG
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Rooftop cafe in Lindos. http://t.co/lvfH9FRDYa
: Same boat! RT @jayrayner1: I’m a little less than sober on holiday, and teenagers are proving …
: It doesn’t take me very long to use up my daily 15Mb O2 travel data allowance…
: oh well, rain in Manchester, I’ll celebrate quietly and return to holiday pursuits #bbccricket …
: RT @TheTLS: The Wind in the Willows and other books that the “experts” say children “should” read . …
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But for a brighter view I can always look up from the table! #bbccricket #bbcashes …
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This is what my grey and white (like the DRS!) world looks like now #bbccricket #bbcashes #ashes …
: “England are well and truly in the brown.” - Great quote from #BBCcricket #BBCAshes online!
: Hottest part of day, Rhodes, sat in shade with cold beer following tense final day #bbcashes live …
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…but I can be tempted away https://t.co/r0SBtmaAzS
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My Greek beloved… https://t.co/bVhjIBVcaJ
: Browsing and typing on a #Kindle 3G Keyboard is not something to be undertaken lightly. Painstaking, …
: I finished Ready Player One a couple of days ago, and now Dark Eden. If I was somewhere with …
: finished Dark Eden by Chris Beckett http://t.co/uXdEVFEJ3j
: from Dark Eden by Chris Beckett http://t.co/WCvjp1CLDp You do your chores, you have something to …
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Whitebait, fried courgettes, dips #foodphoto http://t.co/3rxdcre5ys
: finished Ready Player One by Ernest Cline http://t.co/IYSW7Bqg81
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Beach outside our apartments at Pefkos, Rhodes. http://t.co/ZIvczysQfV
July 2013
: #lastfm Artists: Mogwai (28), Radiohead (21), Steve Mason (19), Furtwängler, VPO (19) & Magdalena …
: What drives writers to drink? http://t.co/AAsI0Lr4Fq - via Pocket #adn
: @valleyboi1 I know - something didn’t work! Should be at http://t.co/o7NjbO3GFz
: http://t.co/0Jq0ACqmor - via Pocket #adn
: Converting Ubuntu 12.04 LTS desktop to server. http://t.co/Ue2AVmjr62 - via Pocket #adn
: Why that Jane Austen quotation on the new £10 note is a major blunder http://t.co/CONzZEtUqy #adn
: Testing Noodle adn web client http://t.co/47CLeuoUH2 in #Kindle keyboard 3G browser - keyboard …
: Sycamore and ash [http://t.co/DnqOTU5ziS] #adn
: Twitter fakes real users’ tweets to promote ad platform http://t.co/Nem9dmIoyN
: Just watched Paul Anderson’s ‘The Master’ - interesting film, stunning soundtrack. I don’t own many …
: RT @Reddebrek: Here’s what Keir Hardie had to say about Royal Babies http://t.co/DL6uRo64yv …
: #lastfm Artists: Bruce Springsteen (52), Édith Piaf (23), Radiohead (20), Maurizio Pollini (17) & …
: Fab! RT @Twitterrific: v5.2.3 Introduces new Today view, an updated visual appearance, improved …
: Wonderful - wish I was there! RT @ottolenghi: How much more beautiful is Chania! #Crete …
: Taipei by Tao Lin – review http://t.co/5tw771zFgw - via Pocket #adn
: @valleyboi1 Wasn’t too bad…think hangover hit me about 2:30am but recovered by 8 when I got up!
: Time for a restorative Wetherspoons breakfast. #adn
: Ferment to be: Yotam Ottolenghi’s kashk recipes http://t.co/vqLMjMwsas - via Pocket #adn
: Taipei – Tao Lin http://t.co/tXa1JMi94b - via Pocket #adn
: Time is like, a thing http://t.co/Mo83Kyi0OC - via Pocket #adn
: Citronella keep those midges away! http://t.co/rKbsDDEgCs
: I can highly recommend Photo Transfer App - rescued photos off my daughter’s iPod which had broken …
: Extremely impressed with the programme and with Maxine Peake - @bbcCultureShow - Performance, …
: The Culture Show, 2013/2014, Maxine Peake - Performance, Protest and Peterloo http://t.co/uoOrFj5Qlc …
: Angela Hartnett’s spicy chicken and rice recipe http://t.co/vqbZNjy1bu - via Pocket #adn
: Lindt Excellence Coconut Intense - fine dark chocolate with caramelised coconut flakes. New …
: How to make the perfect tabbouleh http://t.co/7fOwBSDk0I - via Pocket #adn
: RT @valleyboi1: Not had a working phone line since last Friday! @BritishTelecom so much for a 3 day …
: Got the book, about ready to get started… http://t.co/HKp6XEqifV
: Summer dishes #food http://t.co/fwfrHdZnhF #adn
: #lastfm Artists: Takács Quartet (14), John Cale (12), Holden (11), Alfred Brendel (10) & John …
: Thom Yorke’s right – artists can’t survive on Spotify streams http://t.co/bEBWubpGqC #adn
: Chargrilled courgette with basil, mint, chilli and lemon http://t.co/K3avDyuy4u #adn
: @valleyboi1 It’s not such fun on foot in this weather either!
: No cricket, no tennis, no rugby, so #Pointless #adn
: Anarchy in Peterloo: Shelley’s poem unmasked http://t.co/5bSHTIwqOM #adn
: Thom Yorke blasts Spotify on Twitter as he pulls his music http://t.co/5dXSv6bJHr #adn
: Direct link to Peace Park adn photo - http://t.co/IH129GREMB - cross posting not perfect!
: Peace Park [http://t.co/DnqOTU5ziS] #adn
: Another lovely sunny walk down to the station today. http://t.co/mWwfbXLvoA #adn
: Trying to sit and have breakfast in the garden - midges can’t sleep much, they’re certainly up …
: Seren @serenalys just departed for Belgium - we’re off to McDonalds for breakfast! …
: Rhoswenallt Inn - Sunday dinner http://t.co/rkD8x84zS9 http://t.co/VOVUWZBOwB
: Rhoswenallt Inn - Sunday dinner #food http://t.co/rkD8x84zS9 #adn
: Best holiday reads 2013 http://t.co/cITNBnlq68 #adn
: Not hot enough - have had to light the fire pit… http://t.co/5G27n9zV0H #adn
: Breeze is rotating my outdoor radio - sound keeps fading… @bbctms #Ashes http://t.co/dtDpbDvL7o #adn
: @Aggerscricket “Did she work or was she a housewife?” - asking for trouble!
: RT @ghbonello: Looking forward to a scorching day at Cardiff Food Fest tomorrow! Playing the …
: Currently hammocking in the garden whilst listening to the cricket - ideal summer pursuits. …
: Crimes du Commune http://t.co/lX42Q78m0j #adn
: Nice century for Ian Bell in the first #Ashes test. #adn
: Slow broadband hinders ICT school work, says Estyn http://t.co/NcTc8dq3uz #adn
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Steve Mason (38), Teitur (22), Spiritualized (15), Stina Nordenstam (12) & …
: Today is the first time I’ve ever seen a group of people swimming in the River Cynon. Suppose it …
: BREAKING: Look up London. We’re scaling the Shard, Europe’s tallest skyscraper. Watch us live …
: Xmas pudding outdoors for tea tonight! #food http://t.co/d5QpWz9eiq
: All happening in the first #Ashes test - can’t see this lasting five days.
: Horiatiko Psomi - freshly baked #food http://t.co/pB8zuXWmT7
: Any adn @Sprinter users at Trent Bridge? Let’s see the first @Sprinter #Ashes picture!
: Amplified @bbctms solution at work - need to get a DAB tuner! #Ashes http://t.co/jXy2LWg34z
: Tao Lin Interviewed by a Character in His Book http://t.co/UcTqmrELTy
: Recipe, if anyone’s interested: Pork curry with green chillies and tamarind http://t.co/xjnN5R7bvA …
: …and curry is served. #food — http://t.co/60Pc2gZy7k
: Having a Rick Stein inspired curry night - a pork curry from Kerala (plus my veg alternative of …
: RT @SteveMasonKBT: My full Glastonbury performance from last week- http://t.co/ZlxRG0TAAq …
: RT @rev_hammer: Can we all sign a petition to have @andy_murray immortalised on a gold coin of the …
: I am getting to like the @Sprinter global stream more every time I launch the app. You do get some …
: @valleyboi1 Tom cooking really! Don’t want to push things too far! And yes, mole hills grew back …
: Quirky Bird http://t.co/uaBBEK7faX
: Tandoori lamb on the BBQ going well - and I’m not cooking for the first time ever! …
: Clive James – a life in writing http://t.co/b5pWor5dFk
: Cats stalking the mole in our garden. I’m hoping they get it - shifted 2 wheelbarrows of molehill …
: Watching the series, had to buy the book, already got the ingredients for the Keralan pork curry. …
: @serenalys …and I’m sure I can sort you out something to do in the garden!
: @serenalys And whose fault is that?
: I now have 34.5GB of photos (10 years’ worth) uploaded and backed up onto Flickr. What do I do with …
: Rhoswenallt Inn - now with free wifi!
: #lastfm Artists: Steve Mason (38), Beastie Boys (27), Arctic Monkeys (13), Cate le Bon (11) & James …
: Just watching Nick Cave perform Stagger Lee at Glastonbury - at about 45 mins in the video …
: Just finished Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman http://t.co/GNWDO3i62f
June 2013
: Steve Mason sounding great at Glastonbury #bbcglasto - looking forward to seeing him at Green Man …
: 48 rashers of pancetta bacon cooking! http://t.co/HtDtK9P448
: Russell Brand can write very well - ‘What I made of Morning Joe and Question Time’ …
: Alex Turner = young Richard Hawley ? Possibly…
: I’d always imagined Portishead’s sound was a studio creation - how wrong I was! Great live …
: @GondwanaSound You mean you don’t like the CBBC approach…
: RT @GondwanaSound: Where’s Jo Whiley need some sensible #bbcglasto commentary
: From today, Amazon’s Cloud music service provides a digital copy of any album you’ve bought from …
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Radiohead (22), Stereolab (13), Gong (10), Joy Division (9) & The The (8) …
: Download Spectacular Times http://t.co/ShfV4rbXwm
: @Reddebrek All downloaded, will sort out getting them on my web host.
: @Reddebrek Great! Send me the details and I will also host them.
: Time Team’s Mick Aston dies - http://t.co/pQvwHiFSLJ - I enjoyed his many contributions to the …
: Top quality #food http://t.co/S8Mj57hmG5
: Had Sunday lunch in Bradford on Avon http://t.co/NKWkFY9ZQu
: The origin of the 8 hour work day and why we should rethink it - The Buffer Blog …
: Just watched Episode 1, Series 1 of Blake’s 7 - even better than I remembered! #Blakes7
: My #RaspberryPi died again today…am seriously beginning to doubt the stability of the platform :(
: Just finished The Sins of the Father by Allan Massie http://t.co/0FbrQHA1ds
: #lastfm Artists: Skip James (12), Palace Music (10), The Jimi Hendrix Experience (8), Grateful Dead …
: Cooking helbeh, tomato and sourdough soup, chicken sofrito and mejadra from @Ottolenghi’s …
: Just posted a photo @ Cardiff Bay http://t.co/45NA4X6Vzd
: Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company performing Freedom at the Wales Millennium Centre tonight.
: @GizmoMason Can’t - we’re in the Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay…
: What’s cooking? http://t.co/52ZVolkh9f @GizmoMason
: Cwrw Glaslyn from the Purple Moose Brewery at the Rhoswenallt Inn at the moment. Recommended!
: My Top 4 #lastfm Artists: Édith Piaf (35), Smoke Fairies (22), James Blake (11) & The Kills (4) …
: @GizmoMason Back to a view of some flowers for you now!
: @GizmoMason Trying to get some timelapse clouds…but it’s all gone grey :(
: Iain Banks dies aged 59 http://t.co/7QZVGXgnWC - great writer, I will miss his work.
: Tandoori King Prawns http://t.co/iRQtvQdlvb
: First time I’ve seen a 2/3rd pint glass (not mine I hasten to add!). @ Rhoswenallt Inn …
: Second #raspberrypi timelapse video now available at http://t.co/WcxeyG03i9
: @valleyboi1 Martin’s Jerked Meats? If so, excellent!
: @tonydally That’ll do nicely, sir!
: Nice bottle in all ways @GizmoMason http://t.co/9wKftOHOtV
: Raspberry Pi at Werfa, Abernant http://t.co/GTipSj8XHg is back online.
: 500th episode of #Pointless on BBC1 - cheers to @richardosman and @XanderArmstrong !
: #lastfm Artists: The Black Keys (32), The Beatles (15), New Model Army (12), KT Tunstall (11) & The …
: @valleyboi1 No, it took a LOT of effort to stick at four… ;)
: @valleyboi1 Afraid not - leaving now after 4 bottles of 1664!
: …with a view' http://t.co/C7OMaT2B33
: BBQ time again! http://t.co/DuSO24xCTw
: Usk CC plus Bow http://t.co/sHuaDj30MD
: Class rugby snacks - German salami, Guinness peanuts and Moorish olives. @ Court Vean …
: Marmite on toast recipe - Recipes - BBC Good Food http://t.co/DmdAs1Z38S - comments and suggestions …
May 2013
: SA and Reverend James at the newly re-opened Rhoswenallt Inn. Improvement!
: Paella @ Court Vean http://t.co/MT0fkmeiGH
: #lastfm Artists: Stevie Smith (34), Michael Rabin (24), James Blake (23), Steve Mason (20) & Echo & …
: Fire! http://t.co/gPiK8dt9vB
: England v NZ test off today but #IPL RR v MI qualifier for Sunday’s final is very watchable!
: My Top 4 #lastfm Artists: New Order (12), Laura Marling (12), Atoms for Peace (9) & The Velvet …
: finished The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660 by Blair Worden http://t.co/yudxyu5Ghe
: Ray Manzarek, keyboardist with the Doors, dies aged 74 http://t.co/7cfmEKgpG7 via @guardian
: #lastfm Artists: Krček, Capella Istropolitana (35), The Doors (29), Hugh Laurie (29), New Model Army …
: finished Credo by Melvyn Bragg http://t.co/Zy5REA2db1
: Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis playing Elgar, Mozart and Vaughan Williams @ …
: #lastfm Artists: Steve Mason (97), Nirvana (92), Nigel Kennedy, Rolf Bussalb, Yaron Stavi & …
: @valleyboi1 See :) http://t.co/jGE5lQvH6l
: @valleyboi1 Started 7:30 - did fill up!
: Nigel Kennedy playing Bach and Fats Waller tonight @ St David’s Hall http://t.co/nfFsqbrEy3
: 1st of May = 1st of Barbecue. @ Court Vean http://t.co/Zh2i9ZRV7f
: #lastfm Artists: The Smashing Pumpkins (54), The Smiths (37), Skip James (30), Orchestral Manoeuvres …
April 2013
: Ginger Beard http://t.co/ph11LVc0ha
: What Does the Future Sound Like?
: Moving, sort of, up to date, OMD’s new album ‘English Electric’ sounds very much like old #OMD - …
: And The Specials - Too Much Too Young - 1979.
: Talking Heads on The Old Grey Whistle Test - Psycho Killer.
: #lastfm Artists: Bonynge, Monte Carlo Opera, Sutherland, Vanzo (72), Chumbawamba (26), Klemperer, …
: World Book Night: Ten writers' reasons for reading http://t.co/21S7graaB3 via @guardian
: A superb episode of Doctor Who this evening.
: Cooking this today/tomorrow - Crispy duck http://t.co/lB6vEaM16o
: I’ve just ordered lots of strangely named Domino’s Pizzas from the Aberdare store. Mmmm.
: #lastfm Artists: Skip James (40), Sigmatropic (37), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (16), Blur …
: @cphibb Thanks! Bought in too many cakes to eat to fit in lunch! ;)
: @valleyboi1 I was thinking bad…rather not have my birthday reminding me of her!
: Lovely. Today I get to share my 50th birthday with Margaret Thatcher’s funeral.
: In training… @ Aberdare Town Centre http://t.co/hY2anB8PZ2
: @valleyboi1 Certainly feels like it.
: Golden ale and desserts - I’ve drawn the short straw. @ Bunch of Grapes http://t.co/cEK6LFxYq5
: #lastfm Artists: Skip James (34), Robert Johnson (25), Benny Goodman (24), Orchestral Manoeuvres in …
: Smokey combination. http://t.co/IFiXwR3w6F
: Lagavulin and Oxymoron. @ Bunch of Grapes http://t.co/ycW59Ly3SL
: Still at the Bunch of Grapes…second dessert… http://t.co/nt3oqVhiZD
: No spring lamb! @ Bunch of Grapes http://t.co/8zxxlOi6E9
: Chef from Peppers #Aberdare on The Voice…
: Had this for tea - very good! - Halloumi with purple sprouting broccoli by Hugh …
: RT @valleyboi1: Save our bees! Demand the government ban the pesticides that are harming our bees. …
: …I cooked and aubergine parmigiana instead. Very nice.
: …it was full so we had to drive back home and…
: Popped up to Nant Ddu for dinner tonight but…
: @valleyboi1 Yes - I remember him too!
: My Top 1 #lastfm Artists: Hector Zazou (12) http://t.co/cjI70ZVdNa
: CapuVino, Bugibba, Malta. http://t.co/xqQxMQUdqp
: Bottles getting smaller… @ CapuVino http://t.co/LgiNAavRbc
: Denise now eating fruit and nut chocolate bar found on floor of bus station!!!!
: Bus services on Malta are superb - all day unlimited travel for €2.60 - frequent, on time and …
March 2013
: Cisk time. http://t.co/XMcu4lLa8F
: Was out walking 3.19 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/WHlaGpOsZK
: finished Shoplifting From American Apparel (The Contemporary Art of the Novella) by Tao Lin …
: finished Bedtime Stories for Children You Hate by Antoinette Bergin http://t.co/xsVWiX7gUe
: finished Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell http://t.co/5CNq1zMmtv
: Appropriate names for a winery #63 @ Bugibba, Malta http://t.co/jZB7Ftcb8g
: @AbernantEagle Yes, was scratching my head over your first tweet! :)
: Just posted a photo @ Mosta Dome http://t.co/sEIaMzW1Z8
: …followed by giant hot cross buns. Too many bakery stalls about! http://t.co/eCYqIwR9jD
: Eating octopus pie outside Mosta dome whilst waiting for Good Friday processions to start.
: finished Rimbaud: The Double Life of a Rebel by Edmund White http://t.co/OxNkEzISoC
: Cheese and pea pastrizzi at Triton Fountain @ Valletta http://t.co/ZVcIf4HLBg
: Buggiba Square http://t.co/jcHVqUmKtQ
: @valleyboi1 Lovely here - mainly blue skies, very warm in the sun!
: The world is fine as seen through wine. http://t.co/duI2IkwXiU
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: Hector Zazou (24), Bob Dylan (12), John Cale (12), Elbow (11) & Holst, LSO …
: @BrownLighthouse Sure - I’m away from home for a week or so now, but as soon as I’m back I’ll sort …
: @BrownLighthouse Ahh - OK - they are actually old photographs I found and bought, no idea of the …
: @BrownLighthouse Hi - which ones? Most of them are from other sources anyway and as far as I know …
: @valleyboi1 Had a few with a very good Sunday lunch there today.
: Best dessert ever after a Sunday dinner - pork scratching at the Bunch of Grapes. …
: Fire, Pizza, Quirky Bird and … The Lost Boys …
: My Top 5 #lastfm Artists: John Cale (41), Chumbawamba (13), Scott Walker (9), John Coltrane (9) & …
: Just bought our Green Man Festival 2013 tickets. Please, please @GreenManFest - sort the weather out …
: Seren’s ballet show at Wales Millennium Centre. http://t.co/rO6l0J1EVg
: Benson the foot warmer in action. Amazing what a crust of pizza will buy you! http://t.co/s0b5sPEz5U
: @valleyboi1 Still should be watching Scotland beat France :)
: @valleyboi1 Not even nine o’clock!
: @valleyboi1 That’s my only point of view!
: Ever had a day where everything went wrong?
: @valleyboi1 I would never take an inflatable to the game..,
: Just posted a photo http://t.co/zWJtZ7ulHB
: #lastfm Artists: The Velvet Underground (19), Lou Reed (14), Jennifer Gentle (13), Oasis (12) & …
: Cats not finding Dancing on Ice that interesting…think they’ve got something there! …
: Just listened to #Radio1 #OfficialChart for first time for ages. Is this programme still meant for …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Velvet Underground (19), Jennifer Gentle (13) & Oasis (12) …
: Mothers' Day in The Caraway, Carmarthen http://t.co/fsuJ9VsqBR
: Finally found some form of horse to try - searched Tesco in vain! http://t.co/Yu0GecR661
: Really high tonight! @ Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/3Obf6ipJ5E
: Sleeping Beauty @ Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/tcgUh6eRIs
: Greenpeace has set up a fracking operation outside George Osborne’s offices. Send a message: …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Doors (21), Michael Riesman & Philip Glass Ensemble (20) & My Bloody …
: Was out cycling 8.70 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/3JhynttNCe
: @PenPastwn Agreed! Experiencing it this evening I presume…?
: Not seen Shinji Kagawa play for MU before today. Now watching him on MOTD - looks very composed - …
: @valleyboi1 Great! HD channels brilliant, I’m in control of the remote! (Installers did have to fit …
: Be aware Evernote users - Evernote says security has been breached by hackers http://t.co/wiYzGz0iDJ
February 2013
: Mars Mission seeks married couple: in space, no one can hear you argue http://t.co/C0amNnJePk via …
: Just posted a photo @ Wales Millennium Centre http://t.co/kRbWPa5hwV
: Cunning Little Vixen at Wales Millennium Centre #wmc @ Wales Millennium Centre …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Rudolf Firkusny (31), Mackerras, VPO, Popp (31) & Pink Floyd (11) …
: Did see very large section of bridge bring delivered to the Ynys though - huge lorry causing chaos!
: This morning’s experiment listening to cricket on iPlayer Radio whilst walking to work fails. Poor …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Dennis Wilson (17), John Lee Hooker (16) & B.B. King (15) …
: Roman archaeology on Time Team @thetimeteam today - probably my favourite.
: Just watched the 1st half of Ted - won’t be coming back for the 2nd half. Worst film I’ve seen for a …
: @AnnClwyd Hi, are you planning to sign @barrygardiner’s #GreenJobs amendment? It’ll create thousands …
: Join Twitter crowdsourcing experiment to see which MPs support clean energy. It’s explained here …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: My Bloody Valentine (36), This Mortal Coil (21) & Pink Floyd (11) …
: Watched the second episode of Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Dancing on the Edge’ tonight - looking like a …
: Good review of My Bloody Valentine: m b v – at http://t.co/bCjsZnEr via @guardian
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Sigmatropic (34), Dirty Projectors (28) & Pink Floyd (21) …
January 2013
: One tree down on Abernant Road by lane to golf club, another leaning dangerously at end of Werfa …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Lou Reed (28), Claude Debussy (18) & The Velvet Underground (14) …
:
I don’t make many cakes but second time for this one in 2 weeks - Spiced Olive Oil Cake - …
: RT @PenPastwn: Caged wine. I only want Rioja. http://t.co/YksxTwop
: Rapberry Pi webcam back online, camera not in its final resting place though! http://t.co/hEyunzNB
: @valleyboi1 Bring on springtime then!
: Help, I’m slowly getting addicted to #Pointless :)
: Lot of sense here about how to eat a steak (with or without chips) http://t.co/QIZ4wyVv
: Started snowing again in Aberdare…
: @valleyboi1 I’m going to wait until 8:20 train to see if decision made - school phones still playing …
: Blaengwawr and St John’s definitely closed today, awaiting news from MACS before I leave home!
: #lastfm Artists: Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff (26), …
: @valleyboi1 No, had it from Tescos several times!
: @valleyboi1 I second that - have enjoyed several bottles of Quirky Bird!
: @valleyboi1 Very good - liked it better than the Shropshire Gold and Red Dragon - more bitter!
: Home fires of Cynon Valley are burning! http://t.co/dMMWusdd
: Two pints of Titanic Iceberg at The Red Cow @theredcowpub - ready for the cold walk back home now!
: Raspberry Pi webcam down, so this is the view it would have seen this morning… http://t.co/qUSHtcYU
: Tom’s birthday! Italian meal at Trattoria, Pontypridd. http://t.co/Q5uF6pyv
: @valleyboi1 Yes - I’ve just slid down Abernant hill!
: Fish Tagine with Tomatoes, Olives and Preserved Lemon. 13/01/2013 - 1 http://t.co/rkhFfQU1
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Lilium (40), Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden (30) & Sigmatropic (22) …
: Looks good! - @Cmdr_Hadfield: Variety is the Spice - corn chip, salsa, mushroom pate and jalapeno, …
: Wish it was easier to link Google+ to Facebook and Twitter. http://t.co/Jay0y1nB
: Downloads still work for me - Adobe almost does something amazing by accident http://t.co/w6HSVGtY
: Great, if scary, images - a family fleeing Australia’s wildfires shelter in the water to escape the …
: Found a new hobby - preserving lemons #Morocco http://t.co/Xim9hvhF
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Sigmatropic (22), Stereolab (13) & Gang of Four (13) http://t.co/Iw7ztOba
: Last tweet and fb message should have read ‘refresh rate increased’ or ‘refresh interval decreased’ …
: Webcam@Werfa refresh rate decreased http://t.co/AuhwhWzK
: Don’t know how they’ll get the tree down without bringing our phone lines down too :(
: Tree coming down in lane outside our house, falling towards our garden and stretching our telephone …
: 3hrs into 2013 and already drinking too much whisky; about to do a blind taste test of Talisker vs. …
: Agreed! “@retlivdead: Ah, Dexys! One of the best gigs I saw in 2012! They were awesome at …
: Happy New Year! :) http://t.co/bJ0PbB69
December 2012
: RT @gilescoren: Anyone who tweets ‘Happy New Year’ to their followers is an ABSOLUTE cunt.
: Roland Gift on Jools - great!
: RT @ottolenghi: Happy! http://t.co/o4D5aNI7
: User registration problems http://t.co/p4EEimZp
: Reddit discussion of this Pi setup http://t.co/30ZI6lkZ
: Pi hosted WordPress plugins http://t.co/d7snZVGF
: Raspberry Pi hosting a WordPress site and webcam - not sure if it will cope with the load …
: Amazon, taxes and boycotts http://t.co/r1nSVhki via @libcomorg
: AC/DC Live at River Plate on #BBC4 - stadium looks enormous!
: In need of refreshment. Bringing a hip flask to the next St. John’s Parents' Evening. :(
: Did you know that @Waitrose partnered with #Arctic destroyers @Shell? #Hypocrites. #DumpShell now! …
: @valleyboi1 Very - especially with tequila poured over it to serve!
: Made this today - very good! Chocolate cake with chilli, salt and tequila recipe - Channel4 - 4Food …
November 2012
: RT @ianam had the first little play of the new @raspberry_pi we had free from the Sony UK visit …
: Andrew Lawrence very funny on Radio 4 tonight - Glee Club, Cardiff in February looking possible… …
: Always have your stuff when you need it with @Dropbox. Sign up for free! http://t.co/u2BLDdyK
: I love Dropbox because when I tweet about I get some extra free storage space - a bit annoying but …
: @PenderynWhisky Yes we did - guide Ewan was excellent!
: Interesting and informative tour of @PenderynWhisky Distillery this afternoon.First time I’ve tasted …
: Top 15 worst logos… http://t.co/aJ2An7Gf
: RT @bengoldacre: MT @Hamstall: I would prefer it if @spotify didn’t pretend to pay the artist. …
: Disappointing #Wales #rugby - unless you’re Samoan…
: Not a good start - Samoan try - #Wales #rugby
: On the way to my second #Wales game in a week at the Millennium Stadium - wish me luck! #rugby
: RT @Glinner Swings and roundabouts RT @UberFacts: Male humans suffering from rabies can ejaculate …
: @valleyboi1 Still got an hour http://t.co/nklkHVt9 #PCC :)
: Pen Pastwn: Richard James, Gareth Bonello and Andy Fung of Pen Pastwn supporting Laetitia Sadier at …
: @valleyboi1 Afraid it’s going to be bottles of Newcastle Brown for me!
: @valleyboi1 Not there yet :)
: Don’t think last image came through…poster for Laetitia Sadier from #Stereolab playing at Clwb Ifor …
: Clwb Ifor Bach | Listings http://t.co/CXGVfAmG
: .My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Böhm, Prague National Theatre O, Fischer-Dieskau (52), Stereolab (33), …
: Never seen so many people leave Millennium Stadium early. Terrible game by Wales, Well done …
: Worried about game against Samoa, a team who can actually carry the ball forward.
: Game was always meant to be about domination of the forwards…hasn’t even been part of the game. …
: Sorry, but fairly dull game :( (Wales-Argentina)…
: @valleyboi1 Not too bad compared to Six Nations!
: Wales - Argentina http://t.co/AnTpcE0c
: Don Giovanni by Mid Wales Opera at Coliseum, Aberdare tonight.
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Mackerras, VPO, Popp (31), Kuijken, La Petite Bande (23), Lang Lang (22) …
: @valleyboi1 Absolutely pissing down here - and was for most of yesterday and last night. Peace Park …
October 2012
: finished The Fall of Hyperion (GollanczF.) by Dan Simmons http://t.co/j5Q73PaG #Kindle
: @kristinhersh Isn’t ‘No Safety Zone’ a track on that?? :(
: @serenalys At least you had an hour’s extra sleep with the clocks going back.
: Gangnam Style, the Ai Weiwei way http://t.co/sGJfcCxZ via @guardian
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Music Theatre Wales (19), A.A. Bondy (12) & The Velvet Underground (11) …
: The evolution of iMac http://t.co/SbA2HY1f
: Lots of fresh Apple goodies :- Apple event in San Jose http://t.co/uxhH2Chn via @guardian
: Hard work catering for all tastes… http://t.co/rKgD7fD0
: Resistance by Owen Sheers - http://t.co/0umCFxor- slow burning but interesting read - found via a …
: Green Day’s American Idiot at Wales Millennium Centre - interval time, quite impressed by …
: @thetimeteam Mildly devastated by this story - Channel 4 consigns Time Team to TV history …
: Bit wet in Poland tonight for #England.
: @kristinhersh Whole of Murder,Misery & Then Goodnight very mellow and morbid! Came to it from …
: @kristinhersh Yep - Irish roots (Wikipedia is wonderful - learn something every day!)
: @kristinhersh Just heard your version of Down in the Willow Garden - didn’t realise same song …
: Young Persons Called to Private Grand Jury for Owning Books http://t.co/yTqMWiQG
: 16th wedding anniversary today…spending the evening with the kids having 5 friends sleeping …
: Watched Prometheus twice in two nights now - very impressed, classic SF film http://t.co/TLOFdW1Q …
: New electronic train information board at Fernhill station not that useful at present… …
: Early train to work this morning - pitch black leaving to walk to the station :(
: Not only a new series of Homeland tonight, but also Friday Night Dinner http://t.co/J8WNo9VY
: Radiohead 6 October 2012 - Image created with #Snapseed http://t.co/A8IpRWHL
: Radiohead at Manchester Arena tonight - fantastic! http://t.co/GxpUdjoX
: #lastfm Artists: Böhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Fischer-Dieskau (56), Radiohead (35) & …
: Not Caffi MACS! http://t.co/ujE1hnvT
: We share this planet. We must look after it. Pls RT & help #SavetheArctic http://t.co/4K4vqknr …
: finished Hyperion (GollanczF.) by Dan Simmons http://t.co/mhfA28Xc #Kindle
September 2012
: @BBCCerysShow @cerysmatthews Birds? Hopefully something from Shearwater then - the track ‘Rooks’ …
: Doing well - cycling to the Red Cow for the second time in a fortnight. http://t.co/RCjMBl0r
: #lastfm Artists: Public Image Ltd. (22), Philip Glass Ensemble, Leonard Cohen (21) & Janet Baker, …
: Something to look forward to! http://t.co/XL32O8pR
: @Riverfrontarts need to label their row and seat numbers a little more clearly! Baffling!
: Seeing Cerys Matthews and Ballet Cymru at the Riverfront Arts Centre, Newport.
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Cerys Matthews (32), Remember Remember (26) & Stiff Little Fingers (15) …
: Who’d have guessed? Squid, chorizo, prawn, salt cod and butter beans make a very good pie filling. …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Remember Remember (18), The Smashing Pumpkins (13) & Richard Hawley (10) …
: Homemade pork pie and a pint at The Red Cow, Llwydcoed - @theredcowpub - best pub in Aberdare by …
: finished Swimming Home by Deborah Levy http://t.co/iKvWx6J2 #Kindle
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Beatles (17), Tom Waits (15) & Jack Kerouac (12) http://t.co/Iw7ztOba
: Very weird chocolate. http://t.co/fEV0qtp7
: Science flies you to the moon - religion flies you into buildings. Hadn’t come across that bit of …
: Love today’s Google logo! http://t.co/bdqCQ7OG
: finished The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon http://t.co/GqfFetzx …
: Determined to have first and last #bbq of the summer holidays this evening…whatever the weather! …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Remember Remember (16), Alt-J (14) & Bruce Springsteen (10) …
August 2012
: @valleyboi1 Can’t go until tomorrow!
: @valleyboi1 Already thought of that :) Definitely not case!
: @valleyboi1 Did a full restore to factory settings yesterday - still no joy - going to have to be a …
: @valleyboi1 Coming to an end too quickly - only one day left :(
: Katelios, Kefalonia - hard to keep sea horizon straight! http://t.co/JpME3ph7
: RT @daraobriain: Ah, Neil Armstrong has died. Sad news for all lovers of space, adventure and the …
: Denise a little perturbed at our choice of seafood last night! http://t.co/Ykq2Uses
: Currently inhaling d-allethrin in an attempt to repel mosquitos #mozzies
: @valleyboi1 Could well be! :)
: Katelios beach http://t.co/aKjHbnF2
: “Well and what’s cheese? Corpse of milk.” #qotd
: 43 degrees in Kefalonia - bit of a change from Green Man!
: @valleyboi1 A few times - and taking sim out. Had no joy in UK but has connected successfully in …
: Voice and text stopped working on my phone since Green Man :( Getting great data signal, can’t sort …
: @valleyboi1 Golf got a USB charging port :P
: Carreg Cannen Castle http://t.co/d8phtd3n
: @valleyboi1 Card key lock just stopped working - sorted now.
: St. Teilo’s Church, Llandeilo. Image created with #Snapseed http://t.co/IOEDRmDt
: Free beer and offer of free lunch from hotel! Have now walked round ALL of Llandeilo!
: Stuck in Llandeilo now - been locked out of our hotel room for over two hours!
: @SarahHunnisett1 On Twitter now?
: Main street in Llandeilo at night http://t.co/hKBoyHIl
: Intriguing - this website does exactly as its address claims :) http://t.co/jchorSjq
: …and again… http://t.co/njOnrWfz
: Plenty of Apple products in view during Curiosity landing! http://t.co/Wyai6Jv1
: RT @MarsCuriosity: No photo or it didn’t happen? Well lookee here, I’m casting a shadow on the …
: Followed @MarsCuriosity landing live on Twitter and Guardian live blog. All seems to have gone well, …
: RT @MarsCuriosity: I’m safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!! #MSL
: RT @MarsCuriosity: Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL
: RT @ProfBrianCox: Now admit it,this is more exciting than the 100m last night #MSL
: RT @ProfBrianCox: Good luck @marscuriosity Enjoy your landing !
:
Millennium Stadium from up high! http://t.co/zvbFqtLo
July 2012
: Phew - thought it was just me getting old! Pop music too loud and all sounds the same - official …
: My favourite white wine of this year'’s tasting event in Cardiff - ordered a couple of bottles, g… …
: Flying ant day is today. Check out @Society_Biology survey #flyingantday RT @MarkatSocBiol
: RT @SteveMartinToGo: Sometimes it is correct to use two semicolons: My brother and I got on a …
: How to suck at your religion - The Oatmeal http://t.co/JoloxuFc via @Oatmeal
: Olly Murs #pontysbigweekend. Yay ;) http://t.co/Zmm2BO9v
: @valleyboi1 Snecklifter ‘Coming Soon’!
: @valleyboi1 Only left Wetherspoons 10mins ago! Had 2 pints of it!
: Celt Silures #Beer very good in Aberdare #Wetherspoons - bitter and hoppy.
: Need this @macsrct ! http://t.co/1Hxm9BCd
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Smashing Pumpkins (35), Krček, Capella Istropolitana (30) & Devendra …
: Kate Humble on #VolcanoLive just mentioned #bbc site down due to ‘technical difficulties’ - now we …
: RT @PointandStare: nice 500 page though - https://t.co/P7TQA2Fz #bbc
: What’s up with the BBC website? Can’t access it - Internal Error #bbc
: finished The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson http://t.co/9RNRybLI #Kindle
: Think David Dimbleby is going to have his hands full chairing this panel #bbcqt
: John Lydon on Question Time! #bbcqt
: I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/I46NUyL9
: RT @ProfBrianCox: I don’t mind creation stories presented as mythology, but to suggest there is any …
: Beginning to feel like I’ve got an umbrella grafted onto my right arm :(
: VIDEO: Greenpeace, @radiohead & Jude Law team up for a big cry to #savethearctic! #homelesspolarbear …
: @valleyboi1 Like to see Italy do it - played good football this tournament #Euro2012
June 2012
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Aukso Orchestra (14), David Bowie (11) & Keane (11) http://t.co/Iw7ztOba
: Also Anna Calvi :) http://t.co/sif1aVa5
: Anna Calvi, Newport Riverfront Arts Centre http://t.co/ATYLzcYR
: Great set by Anna Calvi @annacalvi in Newport Riverfront Arts Centre this evening - played through …
: Busk on the Usk - @riverfrontarts theatre OK but not impressed with Newport city centre. Anna Calvi …
: Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile http://t.co/0xpVZOKq via @guardian
: @valleyboi1 Power off in Abernant too apparently.
: @valleyboi1 Just what I need! #serversdown
: …but getting darker and darker as I walk to the station - think it’s going to pour down. Lovely June …
: Marmalade to runny to spread - very warm and humid this morning again.
: @UberSoc - suddenly getting lots of authentication and timeout errors on Blackberry UberSocial - any …
: @WerfaAbernant thinks 14min is AGES to wait for a train!
: A little earlier! RT @NakedWines: Naked tasting at #Cardiff City Hall in full swing …
: Great evening at wine tasting at Cardiff City Hall @NakedWines #nakedtour2012 - nice selection of …
: Not too crowded - too easy to get wine! http://t.co/HpHNSR9h
: Looking good to go! http://t.co/13dApzGV
: Delicious! :) http://t.co/WXXH1Euj
: @serenalys Why are you suddenly on Twitter?
: Ridiculous number of rums on sale here (NOT having any!)
: In Revolucion de Cuba for tapas prior to wine tasting @NakedWines in Cardiff #nakedtour2012
: Looking forward to it! RT @nakedwines: Who’s coming to our #wine tasting in #Cardiff tomorrow? Over …
: Like the idea - price fixing of books in France protects bookshops http://t.co/fpg2AIEn via …
: @valleyboi1 Lots of homemade chipotle chilli sauce!
: 1kg of dried morita chillis is quite a big bag! Going to be hot around here for a while! …
: From Civilization to Big Brother: how a game recreated Orwell’s 1984 http://t.co/cG4qPVnO - going to …
: Turned out well in the end - Sunday lunch and plenty of beer at Red Cow @theredcowpub @valleyboi1
: Wonderful, again! Curb Your Enthusiasm - Complete HBO Season 8 [DVD] by Larry David …
: Well done Greece in #Euro2012 - not expected!
: Rain in Ukraine even worse than in Wales #Euro2012
: The Geek Manifesto is going to every MP http://t.co/PGDKD9N4 - sent a copy to Ann Clywd.
: @valleyboi1 Seems to really enjoying our grass. I’ll park it in the server room tomorrow!
: I appear to have just gained a new lawnmower! Don’t know where it’s from… http://t.co/hgACrTgB
: Didn’t realise - England have failed to win their opening match in all seven previous European …
: Hopefully home in plenty of time for England-France #Euro2012
: Someone must be worried - now building extra river defences next to the new Mountain Ash hospital… …
: Just watched Melancholia [DVD] by Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Ga… http://t.co/UZ50fcpE - why is this …
: @valleyboi1 Went to Fleet Air Arm Museum few years ago - thought it was quite good - not as good as …
: @Iain_Slitherine You love it! (Thankfully!)
: Join the revolt to stop KFC trashing rainforests for packaging! #kfcnogood http://t.co/WCkkKG3q
: Bit wet in Aberdare Park… http://t.co/mAJlT1n1
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Gong (27), Shearwater (20) & John Cooper Clarke (13) http://t.co/Iw7ztOba
: Game of Thrones - very impressive series. Better than many films I’ve watched recently! …
May 2012
: finished The Mall by S.L. Grey http://t.co/BB1oAjYf #Kindle
: Becoming disorientated - yet another lovely morning!
: Dracula http://t.co/N1ELGlSp
: Let me out! http://t.co/tHrE5d5z
: Seeing Bela Lugosi’s 1931 Dracula tonight with live music by Philip Glass & Kronos Quartet at Wales …
: Madness! http://t.co/Oc8eVguN
: .@kfc_colonel is turning rainforests into rubbish! Tell KFC to stop junking the jungle #kfcnogood …
: Rules to live by #4284 - How to eat: pizza http://t.co/D9pyfcyj via @guardian
: finished Candide: and Related Texts (Translated & Annotated) by Voltaire and David Wootton …
: finished Cutthroats: The Adventures of a Sherman Tank Driver in the Pacific by Robert Dick …
: Déjà vu! http://t.co/Q14mhBA0
: Huge piece of corned beef pie and Jaipur IPA at the Red Cow http://t.co/DmKZocxT
: @DevonAlderton Apologies - tweet deleted. @anarchytweet is automated, just a curiosity to explore …
April 2012
: finished Young Romantics: The Shelleys, Byron and Other Tangled Lives by Daisy Hay …
: @valleyboi1 Cheers - having another good dose of tapas and watching Bayern Munich-Real …
: Birthday morning view from the balcony. http://t.co/YnKPONye
: Yay - chorizo for breakfast every day! http://t.co/r4vevf11
: My last tweet obviously should have read Argentinian…
: finished The Vampyre; a Tale by John William Polidori http://t.co/ZtpTGzJ2 #Kindle
: Had a spicy Argentian sausage tonight that really made my eyes water…
: finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins http://t.co/cZqdY5Cj #Kindle
: @valleyboi1 Spaniels not invited :)
: Some of the best tapas we’ve ever eaten - El Capitain, Caleta de Fuste http://t.co/qogg8Wrc
: finished A Bleak But Honest Resolution by John Dunn http://t.co/dEIEc3BT #Kindle
: No real ale at Cardiff Airport - stick to Birmingham in future, at least there’s a Wetherspoons …
: Washing nettles for nettle soup… http://t.co/H54syFKB
: finished Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas by Matthew Hollis …
March 2012
: @valleyboi1 Already sent my brother a picture of interior - he was appalled at the last one!
: @valleyboi1 Sitting next to me at the moment and not protesting!
: @valleyboi1 That’s exactly what I’m saying :)
: New car so much smoother when its being driven on cruise control… ;)
: Listening to Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog at Wales Millennium Centre
: Was out walking 1.05 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/kPapXIYb
: Lesson of the day: Never put the image of a Windows dialog window on an intranet page! People will …
: Food in Bar One #WMC is superb, need to try Ffresh next.
: Rugby done, tapas underway, dance next… http://t.co/8QuB4rAd
: Grand Slam 2012 http://t.co/zec67bLV
: @valleyboi1 Definitely will do!
: In stadium, roof open, pouring with rain!
: @valleyboi1 Yes, but if Wales lose I’ll be switching to my England one…
: @grunter14 Master Lancaster?
: Cardiff Bay lovely and quiet, no queuing at bars at all…walking into Cardiff soon…
: SA and red wine before midday - not looking good… http://t.co/stgQFtLM
: Was out walking 5.30 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/BAsJVrUg
: Jupiter and Venus earlier this evening http://t.co/fKHjkWp7
: Lovely day in Cardiff, small square of sunshine still on the pitch! http://t.co/FdvfN0Fr
February 2012
: Glorious morning at Llansteffan Castle http://t.co/80zKK8ec
: @valleyboi1 Yep - don’t like the way it posts photos to http://t.co/bsn5PURp
: Trying out HootSuite as a replacement for UberSocial @UberSoc
: Alternately listening to “The Limit to Your Love” by Feist and (covered by) James Blake - not sure …
: I hate Lockerz! Why can’t Ubersocial support TwitPic or yFrog! @UberSoc
: finished Far North by Marcel Theroux http://t.co/Xp5egwUV #Kindle
: Morse Code wine by Henry’s Drive Vignerons (http://t.co/cYEBKsj0) - good price at Tesco at the …
: The street views Google wasn’t expecting you to see – in pictures http://t.co/yHk3UZmj via @guardian
: RT @simonmitchell: Lol at all the twitter kids hating blur but loving one direction #brits
: Seems to be stolen good act in every nomination category of the #Brits - don’t win though…
: RT @bondaxuk: Ed sheeran beat james blake. What else can I say, I know it was bound to happen but …
: RT @ComeAs_YouAre: Feist should have won that but lets face it was never gona happen #Brits
: Spoilt ballot paper - singles #Brits
: Ed Sheeran - the male Adele…:( #Brits
: RT @EvilKaynevil: Come on Bon Iver! #brits
: RT @mpharris1999: #Brits Why wasn’t PJ Harvey nominated!!! Quelle Surprise, Adele won.
: My seat! http://t.co/E2WtULfh
: Ready for Valentine’s Day Supper! http://t.co/iiLAVKlj
: Sweets and fire! http://t.co/aIXRkDXY
: Just found the biggest McCoy’s crisp ever! http://t.co/hGDKKZcE
: Snow still on the ground but not coming down and no more forecast today.
:
Even the snowmen are Villa supporters in Sutton Coldfield! http://t.co/cck9hOmx
: @valleyboi1 Nor me - sweeter than I recall, needs a whisky added to it! And snow looks like it’s …
: Stepping back in time and having a glass of green ginger wine!
: Still snowing… http://t.co/qtGulnDs
: Lovely meal at Jimmy Spices - don’t mind missing England’s Calcutta Cup victory too much (lies) …
: @valleyboi1 Cheers - I’m stuffing myself with Indian food at the moment :)
: Going to miss the Calcutta Cup :( Someone tweet me when England wins… #SixNations
: …and a nice clear, bright end to the day… http://t.co/xP8oMHlN
: Nearly light when I’m getting to work now - and extremely cold this morning. http://t.co/idqedaiU
: fin de Spectacle? - another edition of Spectacular Times found and displayed online at …
January 2012
: finished Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle http://t.co/7c7qaTk7 #Kindle
: Breakfast in Cardiff #Wetherspoons today, followed by Seren’s ballet show in St. David’s Hall this …
: Green Man Festival tickets go on sale tomorrow. http://t.co/cItUdJEU
: New cooking ideas… http://t.co/q36BxsLV
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Napalm Death (60), Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (54) & The Beatles (30) …
: Lego Man in Space http://t.co/H9XKdGAR
: #lastfm Artists: Bonynge, Monte Carlo Opera, Sutherland, Vanzo (36), Public Image Ltd. (27) & Itzhak …
: finished The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin http://t.co/NxzAtG2U #Kindle
: #lastfm Artists: Bonynge, Monte Carlo Opera, Sutherland, Vanzo (36), Public Image Ltd. (27) & Itzhak …
: @valleyboi1 Not too recently I hope :)
: @valleyboi1 …and doesn’t mistake my room for a toilet!
: Think I must have been the last person in the school to have a sign put on their door…can’t move …
: My Top 9 #lastfm Artists: Anna Calvi (27), Hugh Laurie (15), Tasmin Little, Piers Lane (9), Jim …
: I need to do this! http://t.co/bBoYGkc4
: My Top 10 #lastfm Artists: Böhm, Prague National Theatre Orchestra, Fischer-Dieskau (51), Anna Calvi …
: Making #JamieOliver 30 minute Butternut Squash, Cauliflower and Chickpea Rogan Josh plus side dishes …
:
Peace Park a little flooded - could have walked along fence, I suppose! http://t.co/TYPIJcrA
December 2011
: My Top 10 #lastfm Artists: Lisa Hannigan (30), The Lemonheads (22), Nirvana (14), Neil Young (12), …
: Overindulgence 1-0 Ian Mason, still can’t face Xmas pudding/Xmas cake/chocolate!
: @valleyboi1 Yep - probably only ate half of what I cooked!
:
Xmas dinner is over! Sitting down to drink now! http://t.co/z65zkOEq
: My Top 10 #lastfm Artists: Edward Thomas (62), The Durutti Column (30), Andrew Nethsingha: Choir Of …
: Just seen Chipwrecked, now having Xmas Eve tea at Nandos :)
: Tim Minchin · I’m NOT on the Jonathan Ross Show http://t.co/ZxvtCHKa
: finished The Complaints by Ian Rankin http://t.co/48fcb2QV #Kindle
: I was just rated ‘Armchair revolutionary’ in the Guardian’s ‘How revolutionary are you?’ test. Try …
: Xmas coloured sofrito for a paella?! http://t.co/rYXLScKQ
: My Top 6 #lastfm Artists: Edward Thomas (36), Gillian Welch (20), Spiritualized (12), The Weeknd …
: Just up to the top of my boots - kids with shoes won’t get across unless it drains a bit! …
: Had to walk through about four inches of water in Peace Park this morning :(
: Train travelling slowly home because of “children on the line”…
: Great series - #Misfits on E4
: My Top 6 #lastfm Artists: Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (13), British Sea Power (12), Laura Marling …
: Last visit to Amigos, Aberdare before it closes :(
: Great wine labels! @NakedWines http://t.co/g0Gj2eLy
: Two pints of Rechabites, homemade steak and ale pie, great homemade chips @theredcowpub - fantastic!
: Finished Solar by Ian McEwan http://t.co/tFDwzJvG #Kindle
: Good CD free with The Observer this Sunday: Laura Marling Live tracks & studio recordings …
: New green alliance in savage attack on George Osborne http://t.co/B3WdII2R via @guardian - worth …
: Great advert on the middle of the pitch for Wales-Australia - Dove Men+Care - the game’s gone soft!
: @bbcreviewshow Use hashtag #bbcreviewshow and we’ll see your tweets! :)
: Very good, very Italian!…http://bit.ly/ekuwNJ
: The best albums of 2011: 50-11 http://t.co/sQt54U91 via @guardian - I’ve only bought/heard four of …
: @KerryChapple Photos are from the book ‘BBC War Report’ - have emailed you details!
: I’ll be watching The Review Show, 02/12/2011 http://t.co/KBWBaS2w for Xmas present ideas! …
: @KerryChapple Pretty sure it’s from a book I’ve got about WW2 journalists/broadcasting - I’m at work …
: Might be time to dig out hat and gloves!
: A Roman spelt loaf (recipe, not 2000 year old bread). No idea what this will taste like… …
: Kids were crying this morning because their Nanna hadn’t got them an Advent Calendar :(
November 2011
: @OPhibb Selection from The Wild Meat Company online at wildmeat.co.uk
: @valleyboi1 About £40 worth of meat which will do about 8 meals for 4 people I think - not too bad …
: @valleyboi1 Some venison, pheasant and partridge breasts, couple of mixed game packs…plus a venison …
: @valleyboi1 Love to start it now but it’s mostly for Xmas :(
: Great delivery this morning - Wild Meat Company and @NakedWines, perfect partners! …
: @valleyboi1 If it rains much more tonight I don’t give them 18 hours to sort it :)
: RT @GreenpeaceUK Chancellor throws logic on its head allowing polluters extra public money to rake …
: George Osborne slams ‘costly’ green policies http://t.co/APvmo1xf - Jesus! - #autumnstatement is …
: Fair amount of rain today has bought the Cynon up quite high - new hospital must be getting worried! …
: @valleyboi1 Progress bar is barely moving, so I think you’re right! Out for Sunday lunch soon …
: A Sunday morning upgrading to OS X Lion…I’m trapped in an IT world…
: My Top 7 #lastfm Artists: Astor Piazzolla (21), Kate Bush (16), Kremer, Kremerata Baltica (12), Lisa …
: RT @bengoldacre: you meet a lot of money oriented ppl who claim the public sector pays more, like …
: There’s also a great Lemonheads cover of this song! http://t.co/sgoYuBAi
: Come on, someone must want this! http://t.co/glzmBWH8
: Rhoswenallt not a #perfectpub by any stretch of the imagination…
: Tried to go to the Rhoswenallt for food tonight - closed for the night due to ‘management problems’ …
: My Top 10 #lastfm Artists: Kremer, Kremerata Baltica (32), Throwing Muses (26), Kate Bush (16), …
: just donated a tweet a day to help raise awareness for WaterAid ➼ http://t.co/WLI9bzko
: just donated a tweet a day to help raise awareness for Greenpeace UK ➼ http://t.co/Z4TCPzjW
: “Boredom is always counter-revolutionary. Always.” http://t.co/j9k0NrbF
: Uploaded a whole batch of photos taken with my phone up to flickr…Green Man 2011, Turkey and more! …
: My Top 9 #lastfm Artists: Throwing Muses (87), Claude Debussy (19), Dmitri Shostakovich (12), Teitur …
: @NakedWines Beers???? Traitor!
: a 15 minute strike = a coffee break #strike #30nov
: 15-minute strike! Absolute nonsense! - BBC News - Minister Francis Maude urges ‘15-minute strike’ …
: I just bought: ‘Let The Dog Drive Home’ by Teitur via @amazon
: @valleyboi1 Thought it was about time I had a change :)
: @kristinhersh Strange policy - thought it would be the opposite! Really enjoyed the second ‘disk’ …
: Flash drive of Throwing Muses' Anthology at the gigs was a great idea - never seen it before! Still …
: A Special Day - all the lighting on the platform at Fernhill Station are on and unvandalised! Never …
: @kristinhersh Strange venue tonight at Cardiff, but religiously enjoyed! (Bumped into you after …
:
Throwing Muses at The Gate, Cardiff http://t.co/FJEhXn5w
: About to set off for Throwing Muses in Cardiff @kristinhersh http://t.co/vaTTJOfa
: Tryinhg to lose the family in the woods! http://t.co/tePFmMYQ
: My Top 10 #lastfm Artists: Throwing Muses (42), Lisa Hannigan (25), Kristin Hersh (10), Noel …
: Looking like fantastic weather for a Guy Fawkes Night!
: Very warm outside for November - good patio heater helps! http://t.co/6keGEvJX
: Cappuccino outside an American Diner after a very intense and (of course!) very child unfriendly …
: Off to the Wales Millennium Centre again tonight to see A Clockwork Orange. #wmc
: 75% of people cannot find the the mistake in this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
: ‘Nose to Tail Eating’ by Fergus Henderson - making Welsh Rarebit from it! http://t.co/KfC2zPvm
: 7 billion people and you: My number is 3,199,583,609 #whatsyournumber ? http://t.co/fKS8ymxQ
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Vyvienne Long (11), The Upsetters (10) & Davis, LSO, Dowd (10) …
October 2011
: finished Snowdrops by A.D. Miller http://t.co/lNmW9WI0 #Kindle
:
Julian Cope at The Globe, Cardiff on Saturday night. http://t.co/iDa4lqMU
: New Porto’s in Cardiff - Portodue - is superb - excellent meat and fish dishes!
: @bone_idol Thanks - I’ll add a link to there on my site - the more sources the better!
:
Wales Millennium Centre, pre-Strictly Gershwin http://t.co/4NLtlmJF
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Charles Mingus (24), The Smiths (18) & Oscar Peterson (17) …
: @serenalys Ballet, Pizza Hut, Strictly
: Lovely rich, spicy smooth Shiraz - recommended!…http://bit.ly/nrfnhz
: Ian just left a review for Ladies Who Shoot Their Lunch Shiraz 2009…http://bit.ly/p8DSQa
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Throwing Muses (37), Chinmaya Dunster And The Celtic Ragas Band (24) & The …
: ITV hasn’t started its #RWC2011 coverage yet???? Still CITV showing???? Should have started at 8…
: Not that I’m drinking wine this early in the morning - will be having a beer with #rwc2011 soon …
: Another lovely wine from naked! Smooth, clean tasting with loads of flavour - fruit and light …
: @AbernantEagle You’re believing a lot - 3 times in fact ;)
: RT @TomShanklin: The last time I was this nervous about a semi I was watching Brokeback Mountain.
: Still can’t use Twitter and Facebook properly from my ‘phone because of RIM BlackBerry problems :(
: Spiciest meal I’ve had for ages at http://t.co/injDgy05 - albondigas & meat jambalaya!
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Throwing Muses (54), Kristin Hersh (26) & The Upsetters (6) …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Kristin Hersh (22), Genesis (13) & Throwing Muses (12) …
September 2011
: Cut…getting boring yet? :) http://t.co/Qfh7exNZ
: Unwrapped… http://t.co/wweXa3Bc
: Pick of the cheeses! http://t.co/U5XyLVvd
: Ready with a cheese selection :) http://t.co/FH9TH5E5
: @valleyboi1 Had a small piece of Stinking Bishop plus five other smelly cheeses :) One called Celtic …
: Had a Stinking Bishop and am on a Celtic Promise ;)
: Turned out nice! http://t.co/Wk917adz
: On the way to Great British Cheese Festival in grounds Cardiff Castle - hope the rain eases!
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Nirvana (38), Pink Floyd (26) & Claude Debussy (19) http://t.co/Iw7E1okk
: @nursissistic It’s not England though… :(
: @nursissistic Rainy, mountainous, green, great coastline and beaches, friendly, passionate for rugby …
: @nursissistic Yes, from UK - English but live in Wales!
: @nursissistic Not a problem at all, just thought you’d like to know ;)
: Time to make bacon sandwiches before the England game.
: Need a beer after that half #RWC2011
: @nursissistic You need to stop putting a space between @ianam and 1983 so your tweets go to …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Laura Marling (23), The Humans (20) & Claude Debussy (19) …
: Hooray! After nearly 3yrs of requesting have got RCT ICT Services to update their DNS records to …
: Finished ‘The Book of Lies’ by Mary Horlock http://t.co/vgAN6hIW #Kindle
: http://t.co/vs6kEg3 - don’t know why that other link didn’t work.
: Courgette and Potato Gratin, Balearic Style from ‘My Kitchen in Spain’ by Janet Mendel …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: PJ Harvey (35), Tim Minchin (14) & Pinnock, The English Concert, Standage …
: Blue skies in Cardiff, monsoon as soon as we hit Treforest. Road surface water must be ankle deep at …
: Absolutely torrential rain on A470 http://t.co/VOMocmh
: Tapas in Cardiff http://t.co/CnXWHzW
: Excellent - Mercury Prize 2011 won by PJ Harvey for ‘Let England Shake’ - http://t.co/qTvw4m6
: Across the Severn Bridge…gotta tweet to keep awake…
: Sad state of affairs that it takes nearly as long to travel Gatwick-Aberdare as Turkey-UK. One …
: @valleyboi1 Wish we could have done!
: Landed at Gatwick - from 14C to 41C in 4 hours :(
: Superb airport at Antalya - waiting to board 1900 (local time) flight home!
: Was out walking 8.20 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/tCC9lK5
: Just watched Turkey fluke a win in Euro 2012 qualifier - England match not showing in bar we’re in…
: Was out walking 6.67 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://t.co/gLrJj8s
: Quote: http://t.co/NERGUpX #Kindle
: The Guardian and Observer daily on the #Kindle is excellent - got a 14 day free trial subscription …
August 2011
: Finished ‘The Sense of an Ending’ by Julian Barnes http://t.co/4PCpf4a #Kindle
: RT @poultrykeeper: A bet with my Boss. He says Twitter is a waste of time. He will give 50p per RT I …
: Phone data charges building up a bit too much - trying #Kindle to access 3G for free
: Antalya, Turkey, Partly Cloudy 29° #berryweather - not too hot today, temperatures rising through …
: Seker Bayrami -“Candy Holiday” - end of Ramadan - in Turkey today - sweets and lemon cologne offered …
: Finished ‘Tank Men’ by Robert Kershaw http://t.co/H9SKczM #Kindle
: Much better 3G network coverage in Side, Turkey than in Aberdare, UK - don’t know what the data …
: Finished ‘Rain’ by Don Paterson http://t.co/bxPGV2w #Kindle
: Yes! Titanic Iceberg available in Gatwick Airport! #realale @TitanicBrewery
: Ignore me . . . just testing my Twitter and Facebook SMS services . . .
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Doors (40), The Ramshackle Union Band (24) & Elvis Costello (17) …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Peter Hammill (39), Oasis (32) & Elvis Costello (24) http://t.co/70VqpNy
: Green Man Festival 2011 #GMF11 http://t.co/u5ChkoT
: @valleyboi1 ‘Haynes’ - that was meant to be Hay-on-Wye - bloody auto-spellcheck!
: @valleyboi1 Doom bar seems to be everywhere at the moment, in at least two pubs in Haynes…
: @GreenManFest I’m sure you can tell me this - where’s Tim Min chin playing on Thursday, main stage …
: @timminchin …a balanced atheist education in store for them on Thursday then…I try my best any way …
: @timminchin …but if you mean ‘The Pope Song’, I may have second thoughts :)
: @timminchin F-word’s quite common where I live! They’ve seen your DVDs so probably can handle you …
: Sure I saw Bukowski referenced in a Baxter Dury @baxterdury music video today (‘Claire’, I think).
: RT @ebertchicago: “Hell is a Lonely Place,” by Charles Bukowski, whose birthday it is today. This is …
: @timminchin Green Man, Thurs - do you know if you’re playing main stage or in one of tents? …and …
: Had a Kindle for four months, still managed to find plenty of books to buy in Hay-on-Wye though!
: RT @GreenManFest: The first people have arrived on site at #GMF11… Tents flying up! First bands on …
: Sheep are exhausted at St. Fagan’s! http://t.co/zrMgp3r
: Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach’s legacy http://t.co/TLHfuzZ via …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Steven Osborne (24), Thomas Newman (19) & Robyn Hitchcock (18) …
: At Cardiff City Stadium ready for Wales v. Australia http://lockerz.com/s/128376949
: Was out walking 5.21 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/qqC58J
: My motto to live by. http://lockerz.com/s/127452041
: Was out walking 5.27 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/nIPSoz
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Julian Cope (16), July (14) & Evan Dando (12) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: But then wants to change ‘tweet’ to ‘sweet’ !!! Not so good.
: Twitter spell checker fails to distinguish between thee/three - fair enough I suppose. [With ref to …
:
Stonehenge - thee days in Wiltshire/Dorset instead of two weeks in Cyprus! http://twitpic.com/61aesu
: The Guardian’s new music album pages http://t.co/ap48JyV via @guardian - could build up to be a very …
: Finally…getting tomatoes ripening in the greenhouse…
: Check this video out – Denise_0001.avi http://t.co/sg7W7AR via @youtube created by Paul Mason, not …
July 2011
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Evan Dando (24), Nirvana (11) & The Lemonheads (11) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: New version of the #Facebook #Blackberry is a great improvement.
: Treehouse with wood store beneath nearly finished - construction in our garden by Maurice Crayford! …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Gomez (21), July (14) & Vyvienne Long (12) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Alfred Brendel (46), The Lemonheads (29) & Lisa Hannigan (26) …
: @valleyboi1 That seafood platter looks fantastic! Envious!
: Making myself an anchovy, olive and jalapeno pizza to counteract two days of scrounging bland …
: Finally free to leave Prince Charles (hospital, not male heir to the throne)!
: Tom out of theatre - nearly whole right arm now in plaster! And I’ve found a can of Dandelion & …
: Fantastic! Tim Minchin - @timminchin - is going to be at Green Man Festival this year - …
: Too nice a day to be stuck in Prince Charles Hospital - now sitting in the ‘Teens Den’, where …
: People watching at #wmc…criticisms abound from Den…
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Lemonheads (24), Evan Dando (12) & Laura Marling (12) …
: @valleyboi1 Had that before - won’t cope with it tonight!
: Turkish it is then! @valleyboi1
: @valleyboi1 Cottage Brewing India Pale Ale, had 2 pints, very nice…unfortunately I think we’re …
: @tweeklyfm Are your server issues fixed yet - not seen any Twitter or Facebook updates yet…
: Wonders will never cease! WiFi in Aberdare #Wetherspoons is actually working for me!
: Made an egg white omelette this morning - DON’T DO IT! Only saving grace of mine was that it had …
: Romcom, pizza and wine tonight…girls' night in plus me…
: Experimental croissant day 1 - filling of sliced hallouimi and mint leaves, wrap in foil, oven for …
June 2011
: Earlier this morning - chess and barbequed sausage breakfast. http://mypict.me/l5UdF
: Hammocking it up http://mypict.me/l5U1C
: Glastonbury 2011 (as close as we get) http://mypict.me/l4wxL
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Kills (11), The Dead Weather (11) & Leonard Cohen (8) …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Tenacious D (21), Kemialliset Ystävät (17) & B.B. King (15) …
: Finished Heel & The Wounded, short stories by Philip José Farmer http://amzn.to/jZBcjL #Kindle
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Death Cab for Cutie (44), The Cure (31) & Gomez (20) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Hugh Laurie (30), Peter Hammill (17) & Bellowhead (11) …
: Getting a shiny forehead! http://lockerz.com/s/107640514
: Gorgeous here @valleyboi1 - not pissing down at all! http://lockerz.com/s/107637195
: BBQ weather! http://lockerz.com/s/107626352
: Fossils Explained | Unfollowing Jesus http://bit.ly/ms10s1
: Chaos at work this morning, but just bought 75 cans/bottles of San Miguel & Speckled Hen to dull the …
: Finished ‘Van der Graaf Generator - The Book’ by Jim Christopulos, Phil Smart and Hugh Banton …
May 2011
:
Toilet humour still prevalent ;) http://twitpic.com/551xom
: Neptune 1965, pizza without cheese take 2 ! http://lockerz.com/s/106450284
: At Techniquest in Cardiff Bay - pleasantly quiet so far, but my nephew has raced round most of the …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Elīna Garanča (18), Furtwängler, BPO (14) & Charles Bukowski (12) …
: New short customised link to Amazon - http://amzn.to/directbook
: Still a long time to go, but @GreenManFest tickets have arrived :)
: Wikipedia enters the CTB fray…. http://bit.ly/jlJttB
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: The Durutti Column (30), Jacques Brel (21) & The Velvet Underground (19) …
: RT @stephenfry: Marvellous news! #rapture doesn’t mean end of world: apparently all the plantet’s …
: RT @DuncanTalksCrap: Dear Ryan Giggs, stop trying to pass the blame on to Craig ‘Taffy’ Bellamy …
: BBC News - Secondary school performance in Wales revealed - http://t.co/PwbxMzN - interesting …
: Rapture tomorrow…better not happen ‘til after Dr. Who! http://bbc.in/jpYylo
: …and how do I know if I’m going to be Raptured??? http://bbc.in/jpYylo
: Looks like we won’t be keeping any of our appointments on Sunday - http://bbc.in/jpYylo - sorry …
: Elliot’s, Aberdare - worst pint of Guiness I can ever remember having…
: Wishing there was something better than a GPRS signal on the Fernhill station platform…
: Fantastic looking creatures - could have come straight from Star Wars, if they were a liitle larger! …
: Aiding digestion with an assault course now! http://lockerz.com/s/101883407
: Desiring a #Wetherspoons Sunday dinner today - drank too much wine last night to cope with …
: Sorry but Germany head and shoulders above rest of #Eurovision
: Eurovision really occupying the kids… http://lockerz.com/s/101644366
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Cardiacs (13), Fleet Foxes (12) & Lift to Experience (11) …
: My favourite bottled beer at the moment is Bengal Lancer from #Fullers - a very good bottle …
: The Apprentice, a Cadbury’s Creme Egg and a glass of Laphroiag…very weird combination…
: Getting seriously pissed off with a mole who lives in our garden :( http://lockerz.com/s/100485254
: @DiscoveryEdSoft Your ‘Discover English’ software writes user data to c:\windows by default - can …
: Finally watching the DVD that we bought my brother-in-law two Xmas’s ago - and he gave back to us - …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Fleet Foxes (24), Kristin Hersh (20) & Van der Graaf Generator (14) …
: @OPhibb Aberdare Coliseum - upper class?? First I’ve heard of it! ;)
: 3 cheers for #Asda - replaced failed #XBox360 8 weeks after purchase. Not so pleased with #M$, …
: Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ at the Coliseum tonight.
: Fantastic performance at Wales Millennium Centre tonight - Scottish Ballet ‘Alice’ – review …
: See! http://lockerz.com/s/98701179
: At the Millennium Centre for Scottish Ballet’s ‘Alice’ http://lockerz.com/s/98698520
: Pizza from 1965 apparently - tuna, anchovies, capers, olives, onion, parsley, a squeeze of lemon & …
: Pizza Express, Cardiff Bay. http://lockerz.com/s/98674523
: Excellent - Laura Marling back at Green Man Festival - @GreenManFest - again this year.
April 2011
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (15), PJ Harvey (12) & …
: Finished After the Apocalyptic War by Philip José Farmer http://amzn.to/mMoKMu #Kindle
: Serious faults on Radio 4 and Radio 5 transmissions this morning - having to stick with Radio 3…
: Plan now is to stay up really, really late so I can sleep through the wedding…
: Won’t see much of Den this weekend - bought her a very thick book! http://plixi.com/p/96764133
: sigh of relief - core system upgrades on 4 servers and 334 workstations just finished - can enjoy …
: @Museum_Cardiff Why not have a separate Twitter account ( Amgueddfa_Caerdydd ?) for your Welsh …
: @BradWarner Having enjoyed your Zen books, I’ll give the novel a try! http://tiny.cc/5741v
: @EkowEshun I’m going for both options :)
: Just spent nearly 3 hours running around MACS trying to find all our network PCs that had been …
: Just finished reading a novel on a Kindle. Very impressed!
: 10:15 on a Sunday morning - having a round of golf! http://plixi.com/p/95466128
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Robert Johnson (19), Devo (16) & Explosions in the Sky (6) …
: Christian Surfers??? http://plixi.com/p/95190302
: Ghosts at Manorbier Castle? http://plixi.com/p/95128656
: Very windy at Freshwater West surf championships - but waves not too good :( …
: Reaching for fudge! http://plixi.com/p/94864566
: Great design of wine label from @NakedWines http://plixi.com/p/94851243
: Getting fat at Pemberton’s Chocolate factory… http://plixi.com/p/94809405
: Never tried herring before outside of a kipper - tbh not as good as a mackeral on a bbq! …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Josh T. Pearson (26), Explosions in the Sky (12) & Lift to Experience (11) …
: Keep watching the Masters or have an hour’s break for ‘Waking the Dead’ ???
: @tweeklyfm You’ve worn me down - enjoy your new Mac and keep up the good work! :)
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Kuijken, La Petite Bande (51), Explosions in the Sky (39) & Peter Hammill …
: My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Pink Floyd (22), Elbow (22) & Syd Barrett (19) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
:
Great looking ground in Mumbai - RT @Aggerscricket: We are in! http://twitpic.com/4fz3lq
: Sri Lankan national anthem goes on for a long time. Very lively too.
March 2011
: RT @cynonvalleynews: Red Cow’s real ales win pub of the year honours http://bit.ly/dFxErk
: RT @DavidGArnold (via @stephenfry): A man walks into a library and says “I hope you don’t have a …
: @stephenfry Thought that was going to be an old photo!
: And a Brains Milkwood…probably the best of the bunch…
: For reference: Wetherspoon’s beer festival - Zeunerts Ale from Sweden, Wychwood Elderwych - so far…
: @valleyboi1 Also too dark to walk to work this morning :(
: Grumpy Guide to Work - more lazy #bbc programming…
: @tweeklyfm Paid for tweeklyfm premium for my Facebook updates - bit much to pay for my Twitter …
: Some smaller glasses now appearing! http://plixi.com/p/87338957
: Cornish ale at the Red Cow http://plixi.com/p/87328521
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Robyn Hitchcock (54), Syd Barrett (19) & Devo (15) …
: @iamhectordotcom Cheers for the tweet of Spectacular Times
: Fascinating site presenting and discussing ‘Iconic Photos’ http://bit.ly/hvXFYm
: Homeopaths offer advice on treating radiation exposure - bengoldacre - http://bit.ly/egFHrN
: Was out walking 5.30 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/dRlSyb
: New Statesman - Happy twirthday, Twitter! http://bit.ly/g5M5uG
: Walking on Pendine Sands - much greyer morning today http://plixi.com/p/85484314
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Grateful Dead (47), Karajan, BPO (43) & Devendra Banhart (22) …
: Pendine, United Kingdom, Clear 10° #berryweather http://tinyurl.com/5t5rao8
: Dylan Thomas' writing shed and boat house - better pictures will be uploaded to …
: The Cors restaurant and rooms - very pleasant! http://plixi.com/p/85191346
: Gorgeous blue skies in Laugharne today http://plixi.com/p/85172279
: Was out walking 5.06 km with #Endomondo. See it here: http://bit.ly/i5xO5c
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Radiohead (23), Hannah Peel (20) & Kemialliset Ystävät (19) …
: OMG my aubergine just exploded! http://plixi.com/p/83422410
: Lord Hutton has made scapegoats of public sector workers http://bit.ly/gpF1Rb
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: PJ Harvey (47), This Mortal Coil (21) & Mark Stewart (12) …
: Just pulled up our hall carpet to reveal a decent, if a little repetitive and hypnotic, tiled floor. …
: #AVFC could have put out a first team :(
: iPad 2 announcement: Steve Jobs launches updated tablet http://t.co/tQHy7xD - thinner, lighter, …
: Frank’s Alcoholoc Root Beer is a very peculiar drink - dandelion & burdock crossed with germolene …
February 2011
: Great use of a takeaway curry! http://t.co/GgijTh5
: @theCentre to see Brigyn - saw them last year @GreenManFest
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Radiohead (40), Troyka (33) & Fleet Foxes (33) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: RT @stephenfry & @hollyjunesmith: Planning on telling the census your religion is Jedi? Please …
:
Ready for rugby - 4 pint take-out of Butty Bach, free Wye Valley glass & mat from Red Cow Inn! …
: Guardian CD review of Troyka http://t.co/hXvPG3z via @guardian
: Watched the whole of the HBO series ‘The Pacific’ during half-term - haven’t watched that many …
: Troyka at Derby Jazz Week 2007 http://bit.ly/hNjhJO and CD here http://amzn.to/fSwb7R
: Lunch at Jamie’s! http://plixi.com/p/79402052
: Ice skating in Cardiff http://plixi.com/p/79383395
: UberTwitter back and working again on Blackberry - now UberSocial though.
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra (15), The xx (11) & …
:
Alfred Hitchcock alive and well in Carmarthen - thousands of starlings! http://twitpic.com/41i8rw
: UberTwitter, twidroyd, and UberCurrent have been suspended due to policy violations. Can’t use on my …
: New Radiohead released, not well publicised…only just found out about it in the Guardian…will be …
: Yay! Tickets for Green Man Festival 2011 now purchased - Fleet Foxes headlining - see @GreenManFest …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Gerard Souzay (30), Jeffrey Lewis (23) & James Blake (22) …
: Had my English beers, now it’s time for my cwrw Cymraeg!
: Weather turned absolutely atrocious as soon as we’ve come past Abergavenny on the way home from …
: Not joking! http://plixi.com/p/75275338
: My mother has just given me two dead tortoises from her bathroom…
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Krček, Capella Istropolitana (30), The Doors (20) & Plan B (13) …
January 2011
: Twitter account gone crazy - trying to stop LinksAlpha.com repeatedly retweeting!
: Sunny Sunday morning - very cold - National Botanic Gardens http://plixi.com/p/73542014
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Raconteurs (22), The Comsat Angels (20) & Devendra Banhart (14) …
: Off to @Museum_Cardiff to see the #dazuwales exhibition http://ow.ly/3LOEo
: BBC News - Hackers and hippies: The origins of social networking …
: Darren Bent to change the fortunes of #avfc for the rest of this season!
: RT @bengoldacre: sigh. #bluemonday is trending. but #bluemonday is PR bullshit. humour me, RT and …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Kuijken, La Petite Bande (51), Devendra Banhart (22) & The xx (13) …
: Denise is doing tea tonight - we’re having Pot Noodle! http://plixi.com/p/69513359
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Gomez (47), Cardiacs (35) & Itzhak Perlman (32) …
: Bizarre! Just walked past this (live) butterfly…surely it’s the wrong time of year! …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Walter, Columbia SO (31), Fretwork (25) & Dmitri Shostakovich (11) …
: Guardian Eyewitness: http://gu.com/p/2m59a/iw
December 2010
: My New Year’s Eve resolution this evening is to only drink gin & tonic all evening…
: Enjoyed Nigel Slater’s ‘Toast’ on the TV last night - bought the book in Waterstone’s this morning.
: Darts in the China Pig. http://plixi.com/p/66512890
: Chess in the China Pig… http://plixi.com/p/66479099
: Sinister! http://plixi.com/p/66468552
: Snow beginning to disappear from around our house at last - got post delivered for first time in …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Grateful Dead (32), Devendra Banhart (14) & The Pop Group (10) …
: @valleyboi1 Might just try that!
: Stocked up with everything I need to cook Xmas dinner now - bar one aubergine…
: Credit also due to Parcel Force who got a box of 15 bottles of wines (@NakedWines) up here - Royal …
: Seriously impressed @NakedWines - got our Xmas delivery despite a load of snow. Have had no other …
: Just started snowing again…more Met Office warnings of snow too…
: In Wetherspoon’s for a bacon roll - very tempted to have a beer for breakfast too after having to …
: @valleyboi1 Denise’s Xmas party is cancelled, so it’s just the 2 of us! Did you get to the Bunch of …
: Great view from room too… http://plixi.com/p/63752622
: Finally got to Big Sleep in Cardiff - hour and a half to dig car out in Aberdare :( …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Au Pairs (55), Devendra Banhart (26) & Mark Stewart (12) …
: BBC News - Obituary: Captain Beefheart http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11811289
: Over the top of wellies and starting to creep up our front steps! http://plixi.com/p/63518352
: Must be over a foot of snow now! http://plixi.com/p/63517758
: Snow stopped for about ten minutes - now coming down heavily again! Had a brief walk and took a few …
: First with their snow closure news on their website and on Twitter is @StJohnsAberdare!
: R4 LW + old Roberts radio = cricket on the way to work. Better than DAB! #Ashes
: 0230 GMT for #Ashes start tomorrow - don’t think I’ll be waiting up :(
: Variety of photos from my ‘phone now uploaded to Flickr at http://bit.ly/gX6xWR - some previously …
: Wkly #lastfm artists: Arcade Fire (64), Elvis Costello (10) & Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of …
: Christmas Rapping from Salopian Brewery very good at Aberdare Wetherspoon’s.
: Walking to the Red Cow! http://plixi.com/p/61132783
: @cphibb Why do I find that hard to believe!?
: @valleyboi1 Think yourself lucky - as well as Strictly I’ve got to sit through XFactor and I’m a …
: ‘White Wine in the Sun’ by @timminchin just playing on #6Music - my favourite ‘Xmas song’!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Islaja (20), The Beatles (14) & Paavoharju (11) …
: One of our cats is definitely retarded - 3 days and still hasn’t mastered the use of our new …
: Not that I’m drinking at this time of the morning - just saw the @NakedWines tweet whilst listening …
: Great wine! RT @NakedWines: The Manley Pinotage has quite a few cult followers… the new vintage is …
: Worth waking up at half past six this morning to listen to a bit of the #Ashes - England now 302-2 …
: @AbernantEagle Might need one of those to get back from Wetherspoons tonight!
: Adding this to my Xmas list http://bit.ly/hPIRrd !
November 2010
: Mulling some wine as I tweet…
: Snowless in Pembroke - and positively tropical at +1C http://plixi.com/p/59739783
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Beatles (53), John Lee Hooker (20) & John Lennon (19) …
: WAL-NZL much closer than I thought it would be - see what last 10 mins brings!
: Spot the robin! http://plixi.com/p/59555864
: Living the highlife tonight - #scd #xfactor #imacelebrity - AND a selection of Iceland party food!
: Too easy for All Blacks - watching on S4C hasn’t improved Welsh defence :(
: Having to watch rugby on S4C.
: BBC not showing start of Wales match because of tennis - appalling decision!
: Steak and kidney pie, mash and peas - ideal meal for snowy weather!
: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: …
: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: …
: RT @walesweather: 25/05:07: Heavy Snow - Wales: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from …
: And I wake up to the sound of the final wicket of Siddle’s hat trick. #Ashes - England now 205-7.
: Who needs Sky - R5 Sport Xtra for the #Ashes ! Will also set it for my alarm tomorrow morning…
: Strauss out third ball of #Ashes :(
: Lagedor is playing Call of Duty Black Ops: Call of Duty Black Ops - score: 40 of 1000, achievements: …
: Sunday dinner at Red Cow for second week running - and possibly there again tomorrow’s quiz night.
: Here we are again! #scdÐ http://plixi.com/p/58102155
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Pink Floyd (25), The xx (22) & Bob Dylan (4) http://bit.ly/a3avhL
: Dangerous swans in Pembroke! http://bbc.in/cA0Vbj and http://bbc.in/cTZlL5
: Few of my Green Man Festival 2010 photographs now online at http://bit.ly/9boWvv
: Used the word ‘absolutely’ in two tweets now - absolutely shocking!
: Absolutely exploded in the oven! Lack of attention on my part… http://plixi.com/p/57331883
: This camembert absolutely reeks - shudder to think what it’s going to be like after half an hour in …
: Even the cobwebs are frozen this morning. http://plixi.com/p/57066004
: @bengoldacre Just watching her tells you all you need to know!
: RT @bengoldacre: for those who’d like to know more about Dr Gillian McKeith http://bit.ly/9fJOy9 …
: Guardian Eyewitness: http://gu.com/p/2y225/iw - great photo.
: Trying Red Cow for Sunday lunch today. Beer definitely good, awaiting food!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: UB40 (26), Robinson, Toronto CO, Harnoy (21) & Joy Division (11) …
: @youngjoyoung Not quite what I said, but close enough :)
: Fire lit, dough for homemade pizzas proving, wine breathing, set for an ideal evening - if it wasn’t …
: Twitter anger over bomb tweeter http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11742182
: Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You’ve got a week to get your shit together, otherwise I’m …
: Actually sitting above the level of the lighting gantry!
: And never seen standing places in St. David’s - just wish I had one!
: St. David’s Hall - set up very atmospherically for UB40 http://plixi.com/p/56316519
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Medici Quartet (20), Carducci String Quartet (15) & Andre Williams …
: Why are Wales playing in the Arsenal strip? (viewed from the front at least!)
: Trying a couple of BrewDog beers with the rugby - Punk IPA very bitter, American Double IPA very …
: Foul weather for a bonfire night in Carmarthen!
: RT @walesweather: 05/11:34: Severe Gales - Wales: ADVISORY of Severe Gales for Wales valid from 0001 …
: Look! @macsrct on BBC News - Schools in Wales ‘perform worse’ after league table ban …
October 2010
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Young Marble Giants (41), Arctic Monkeys (22) & Walter Gieseking …
: Apt! “@MsELH: Oh no wait, Gavin Henson’s come as a zombie. #scd”
: OMG I’ve unleashed a monster for Halloween - Denise is using Twitter @WerfaAbernant !!
: @AbernantEagle Nooooo! You’ve joined us on #xfactor
: Bloody cold in work today - just hit by a wall of warm, humid air when I walked out the main doors!
: Ironbridge hasn’t changed since I last saw it over 30 years ago :) @valleyboi1 …
: Cold and frosty morning! http://plixi.com/p/52783653
: RT @EnjoyMoreADI: Why did God invent alcohol? So sensible people could watch #xfactor!
: RT @MonkeyPicks: If Jim Henson had made a sulky wooden spoilt bastard muppet with a punchable face …
: Found a way to survive #scd - follow it on Twitter, very funny! Have to try the same with #xfactor.
: @Bloggingbuilder Inversely proportional, surely!?
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Arctic Monkeys (35), Tom Kerstens’ G Plus Ensemble (28) & Elīna …
: A baker’s dozen of @NakedWines arrived - mainly syrah & malbec - now, which to have with my steak …
: @NakedWines Go on then - I’ll give the Lorca malbec a try! Expect an update in a couple of hours :)
: Still got this on vinyl, always meant to re-buy on CD, so now I’ve just ordered it! …
: Lorca malbec VERY smooth, fruity, slightly spicy, too drinkable! @NakedWines - went well with a …
: @AbernantEagle That SWN festival does look good - how come we didn’t hear about it earlier?!
: Armstrong and Miller tonight at the Millenium Centre, Cardiff!
: Starting to get vertigo (hope picture isn’t too dark)! http://plixi.com/p/51645841
: Yay - Millenium Centre let’s you take alcohol back to your seat!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Dmitri Shostakovich (22), Brodsky String Quartet (18) and Arcade …
: Didn’t realise that Abingdon was on the Thames. There’s not enough daylight left for a proper walk …
: No free wifi access at Premier Inns - £5 for 60 mins use in a 24 hour period :(
: Ghastly Ghoul & Morland Original - found a decent pub (White Horse, Abingdon) - £2.90 a pint though, …
: Wedding anniversary - still can’t get rid of the children! http://plixi.com/p/50280699
: Baking a cake - a cauliflower cake!
: And this is what a cauliflower cake looks like! http://plixi.com/p/49864089
: Tapas in Cardiff, after a quick visit to the Apple store :) http://plixi.com/p/49598805
: @valleyboi1 A shared bottle of wine! Came by train!
: @valleyboi1 That is, 5 glasses for me, 1 for Denise ;)
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Neil Young (12), KT Tunstall (11) and Smoke Fairies (11) …
: Trying a bottle of the Cornish Rattler in Wetherspoons now! @valleyboi1
: And now Thatchers Green Goblin - unusual for me to drink cider…
: Great Battles Medieval - developer talks about the console RTS http://t.co/Jt4f3Jq via @guardian
: Rest of evening seems to be sorted - Apprentice, Mad Men, wine…
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Mice Parade (33), Morrissey (12) and Robert Glasper (12) …
: Some blue sky at last today - with plenty of puddles… http://plixi.com/p/48141556
: Fidelio at the Wales Millennium Centre. http://plixi.com/p/48172533
: Culture over, heading into Cardiff for a drink…
: My mother-in-laws shopping this week - this is what she feeds her grandchildren! Sam, take note! …
September 2010
: Cooking with a tagine, bought at Abergavenny Food Festival. Fourth time I’ve used it this week! …
: Battlefield Academy - http://bit.ly/b9jRo5 - one of the best games I’ve played for a long time. …
: @Iain_Slitherine Saw the video, bought the game, hope it measures up to BBCBA standards :)
: Gloomy mornings now… http://plixi.com/p/47584552
: Misty too… http://plixi.com/p/47584772
: New hospital now has grass laid in its car park! http://plixi.com/p/47586672
: Just found out that OneNote 2010 is surprisingly good at OCRing text from images…saves a lot of …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan (69), UB40 (26) and Andre Williams …
: On the way to Abergavenny food festival.
: Abergavenny festival very crowded this year…and no proper beer tent…
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Islaja (33), Kemialliset Ystävät (31) and Morrissey (26) …
: @bengoldacre Jesus & Mo on the pope http://bit.ly/cVIqQ4
: @NikkiSoftQL Will QuickLaunch be available for the Curve 9300?
: Ian McCulloch and Manics #laterjools - excellent!
: @NikkiSoftQL I’ll wait then!
: RT @timminchin: Original #popelogic tweet was response to his speech - less flippant response: …
: Agree with it so much that I’m going to post a link to Richard Dawkin’s response to the pope’s …
: RT @Fonal: Two days until Islaja UK tour kicks off! You can order the album and t-shirt from here: …
: Peace…both kids at a party at Elliots
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Dorati, RPO, Popp, Hollweg (24), Kemialliset Ystävät (18) and The …
: Going to read the book discussed here: ‘I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat (but farm it …
: I voted for @Ed_Miliband but I’m not using his #twibbon unless he uses mine :) http://twb.ly/djni12
: Thanks @Fonal for speedy delivery of my Kemialliset Ystävät CDs! Now looking forward to release of …
: RT @Fonal: Impose Best album of August 2010: Ullakkopalo …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Pixies (15), Radiohead (10) and Thomson, LSO (6) …
: Had forgotten how good an album ‘In Rainbows’ is!
: Just had a speckled hen explode in my kitchen - very messy!
: RT @stephenfry: Well done Germaine Greer. Excellent hattrick.
: Walking to work this morning - penance for an all-you-can-eat meal last night :)
: @islajaislaja No visit to Cardiff…or any of Wales :(
: Home & taking kids for a meal in ‘Come Enjoy’ - under protest from Seren…
: @valleyboi1 Absolutely stuffed now - think I ate enough crispy duck for four :)
August 2010
: My mobile internet access returns after a 3 day absence - strange!
: Last day in Kefalonia - and for first time it’s overcast and raining! When we got here were told …
: …But now clear blue skies and sunny again - rained for all of twenty minutes :)
: No data connection on my phone for last 36 hrs, so no internet access. Either my phone settings gone …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Smoke Fairies (9), Pete Greenwood (8) and Doves (6) …
: My Twitpic account still not accepting photos from my phone. So, sending all to Facebook where they …
: British family in British camper van pitched up behind us on the beach this morning - hell of a …
: Delicious rabbit stifado this evening…
: All the cheap retsina we’re buying in Kefalonia is from Crete - long way for it to come…
: Polar bear and mice parade all evening - what does that all mean?
: Citronella candles now consigned to same realm as homeopathy - I’m being bitten to **** tonight.
: Night of inane tweets ‘cos I’m playing Scrabble against Den - 20 minute boredom intervals while she …
: The few tavernas along Kaleitos seafront are really good - all locally caught fresh fish on display …
: @valleyboi1 Seems warm enough here :)
: Don’t know why but I’ve been typing Kaleitos instead of Katelios all evening - too much ouzo, I …
: Found a Wetherspoon’s in the departure lounge at Birmingham Airport. Happy now!
: Arrived at Kefalonia airport - tiny, 5 paces from passport control (guy in booth) to baggage …
: @valleyboi1 Not in work this week - home from Green Man this afternoon, flying to Kefalonia tomorrow …
: Sunny morning @greenmanfest finally - was going to post a lovely picture but no internet connection …
:
Smoke Fairies at the Green Man Festival last night - in the rain! http://twitpic.com/2gq1f7
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan (50), Arcade Fire (32) and Michael …
: Packing my hat for @greenmanfest - looks like I might need it…
:
Test image from Opera Mini on phone - CenterParcs climbing wall! http://twitpic.com/2ftmpb
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Arcade Fire (32), Michael Rabin (24) and Isobel Campbell & Mark …
: Best thing about CenterParcs is the Italian food at Strada!
: @valleyboi1 CenterParcs not my first choice of destination - my brother’s girlfriend’s 40th birthday …
: @valleyboi1 …and now just got back to Aberdare.
: RT @AtheistQOTD: “It can’t be seen, smelled, felt, measured, or understood, therefore let’s worship …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Arcade Fire (16), Furtwängler, BPO (8) and Beecham, RPO (8) …
: Few new photos added to my mobile photo gallery - at http://bit.ly/93AjXj - Sully Island and …
July 2010
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Doors (43), Thomas Newman (20) and George Harrison (14) …
: Cheap crown capped retsina is as good as ever!
: Won’t be replying to anything at the moment - sending updates only!
: Texts quite cheap, data definitely not :(
:
Messy hair day! http://twitpic.com/28lxdf
:
On the beach at Weston. http://twitpic.com/28lzwu
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Doors (43), Thomas Newman (20) and George Harrison (14) …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Charles Bukowski (52), Pete Greenwood (24) and John Lennon (23) …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Billy Bragg (59), Charles Bukowski (45) and Manic Street Preachers …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Charles Bukowski (40), Robert Glasper (24) and Cerys Matthews (12) …
June 2010
: I’m supporting Holland now :(
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Doves (46), Plan B (23) and Claude Debussy (13) …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Claude Debussy (18), Jeff Buckley (13) and The Blue Aeroplanes (12) …
: Absolutely dire England #worldcup performance - devoid of skill, passion and ideas. Worst I can …
: http://gu.com/p/2h97d/tw - great Yotam Ottolenghi recipe - definitely my favourite vegetarian chef!
: RT @JaimeR13: Gol de Mexico!!. Viva México, Cabrones!
: Can actually hear crowd noise in Mex-Fra - are broadcasters starting to filter out vuvuzelas? …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Doves (23), Amelia Cuni (15) and Tears for Fears (12) …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Doves (23), Golden Animals (11) and Walter (1) http://bit.ly/cjoMxQ
May 2010
:
Very bracing and blustery on Sully Island today! http://twitpic.com/1sgt8n
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Benny Goodman (30), Keith Jarrett (10) and John Lee Hooker (10) …
: New photos added to my site at http://bit.ly/aoQ9CC - cover first few months of 2010. Will be …
: You may also notice the slightly restyled and more colourful appearance of http://bit.ly/nntknet
: Now getting eaten alive by midges whilst walking alongside the canal…
: Strong smell of wild garlic!
: Helicopter with water bucket making dozens of passes over us for last hour or so - must be biggish …
:
White Horse Hill http://twitpic.com/1qbyis
: Air conditioning in car broken - very hot!
:
Had picnic on White Horse Hill - great weather and scenery! http://twitpic.com/1qcjox
: Not even nice to have car windows open on motorway :(
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Poe (36), The Who (31) and The Dead Weather (22) …
: Just been to see ‘Clash of the Titans’ - enjoyed it - much better than I anticipated; visually good, …
: Support #Gorillacd, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://twb.ly/djni12
: @gorillacd Just been having a quick try out of #Twibbon - see http://twb.ly/djni12 - is this of any …
: Reading: “Gorillas in Congo: blog from the Virunga Gorilla Park | Gorilla.cd”( …
: Green Man Festival (@GreenManFest) tickets arrived at the weekend - now the long wait until August…
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Doves (57), Poe (36) and The Blue Aeroplanes (13) …
: Drinking Carling tonight…I’m so ashamed…
: RT @timminchin: Any of my tweeps that voted Tory - I blame you personally for what is to come. (If …
: @timminchin We’re all ConDemmed now!
: Wasn’t going to have any alcohol tonight, but strangely feel the need…#ukelection
: Cameron opens his speech by comparing country to what it was a decade ago. I’m more worried he’ll …
: Sam Cameron:I know you’re PM, but I’m pregnant, I have a headache & I’m tired. Do what you normally …
: @timminchin Make your jokes a little shorter - hard to retweet!
: Just been a brief but fairly glowing mention of @nakedwines on BBC R4 ‘Food Programme’
: Lib-Con deal is crumbling according to R4 PM - still some room for optimism in the world!
: Got to admire Brown for doing everything he can to reduce chances of a Tory government
: @valleyboi1 Just got to wait and see now if it has the effect he’s hoping for…
: @GreenManFest Not true - loads is happening!
: @stephenfry Me too - everyone gone!
: Think Twitter is overloaded with big news story! #twitterfail
: Have to take a break from all the political news now…off to the Red Cow
: Can’t believe it’s so hard to find a decent pint of beer in Cardiff city centre :(
: Stocking up tweets until later because can’t connect through ‘The Cloud’ on my iPod - Flash …
: Meal for 2 - each - in La Tasca :)
: Bukowski - ‘Tales of Ordinary Madness’
: Finally getting to see Avatar tonight!
: My Top 2 Weekly #lastfm artists: King Crimson (12) and Doves (4) http://bit.ly/cjoMxQ
: Labour politicians keep mentioning electoral reform…
: ‘Spitting Miracles’ by The Blue Aeroplanes #nowplaying - don’t know how I missed that when it first …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Fretwork (25), The Walker Brothers (9) and Christopher Keene, New …
April 2010
: Note to self - look up Edward Hopper
: RT @stephenfry: There again the mean, vicious spite unleashed on poor old Brown is inclining me back …
: Thought it was Gordon Brown’s turn in the middle for #leadersdebate? Bit unfair on Clegg to have 2 …
: Cameron: I believe that if you’ve inherited hard all your life you should pass it on to your …
: @timminchin Voting in UK or Oz? :)
: @timminchin Hey, that’s my hometown, and I’ve never broken a kneecap!
: RT @EkowEshun: This island would be sunk without immigration. Cam pandering shamelessly to fear and …
: 2 accountants can’t afford a family home….in Birmingham….a bit unbelievable! #leadersdebate
: RT @EkowEshun: At last, the plight of hard-working chartered accounts enters the election fray …
: Following #leadersdebate on Twitter is very interesting - going to have to do same for #ge10 next …
: RT @timminchin: …if you’re a hardworking chartered accountant & can’t get a house, try a less posh …
: @timminchin Getting a bit personal there! #leadersdebate
: Cameron SO patronising #leadersdebate
: @timminchin Please don’t swing as far as DC
: Bateman’s Hedgerows elderflower beer - my last chance to sample Wetherspoon’s beer festival beers.
:
http://twitpic.com/1ifiui - Daffodils!
:
http://twitpic.com/1ifiya - Daffodils!
:
http://twitpic.com/1ifm2z - 2 bbqs in 2 days! Some of it in rain today tho'!
: Don’t know why I had a double daffodils picture post - must be revenge for St. George’s day on …
: @valleyboi1 Elderflower beer was a nice refreshing golden beer - but not very flowery! Wouldn’t even …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Fretwork (25), Cerys Matthews (24) and Maurizio Pollini (5) …
: Darn - came off XBox to see @bbcreviewshow & there’s a Welsh Conservative election broadcast :(
: Melody Gardot and Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA Orchestra both very impressive on Jools Holland.
: RT @stephenfry: Frankly I’m tempted to vote Lib Dem now. If we let the Telegraph and Mail win, well, …
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Jeff Buckley (51), Evgeny Kissin (16) and Spiritualized (16) …
: @cerysmatthews Have you ever considered playing at the Green Man Festival (@greenmanfest) ?
: @cerysmatthews Ah - found it - 2006. I went in 08 & 09 - Jansch was there again in 08 with Pentangle …
: RT @mims: Wow. Icelandic volcano is first CO2-negative volcano in history, thanks to its grounding …
: 00:01…means I’ve aged another year…
: Quite! RT @marcusbrig: I don’t want to run my local hospital. You do it.
: Very impressed with @cerysmatthews at Glee last night - so bought ‘Don’t Look Down’ - …
: Scary - went to Glee Club last night, then a few hours later they follow me on Twitter! And they’re …
: That’s @TheGleeClub - first time I’d been; fairly intimate place to listen to live music (a good …
: Excellent Cerys Matthews 1st set at Glee Club Cardiff!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Genesis (48), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (38) and Modeste Hugues (20) …
: Three days of building IKEA furniture is over!
: @EkowEshun Because they fly a lot?
: @AdamRutherford Don’t worry, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ returns soon!
: RT @cockaygne: Freedom’s 12 page election special: Freedom newspaper will be producing a 12 page …
: @DrEvanHarris Certainly filled my iPod screen up in Tweetie!
: Slippery Wembley surface for FA Cup semi today! Villa very unlucky not to be awarded penalty. #avfc
: Top pizza topping - anchovies, capers & black olives :)
: @valleyboi1 Better than the recent 7-1, but unfortunate that it’s cup semi-final ( + we should have …
: “The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Plato (#qotd)
: Phillip Pullman’s new book ‘The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ’ sounds very interesting. …
: @timminchin Should be watching @bbcreviewshow, not reading!
: @valleyboi1 Porter for breaktimes sounds great…in fact, I’d give any beer a go :)
: Baked crab followed by monk fish wrapped in bacon last night - superb! Now getting ready for a full …
:
http://twitpic.com/1e0juk - Hay not all about pubs though!
: Hardly a cloud in the sky this morning.
:
http://twitpic.com/1e1nxe - Sunny day!
:
http://twitpic.com/1e1w1g - Even warm and dry enough to sit outside Kilverts Inn …
:
http://twitpic.com/1e2elw - Gravitas.
: Do have some sympathies with the viewpoint of @AdamRutherford in his article http://bit.ly/cGypxm
:
http://twitpic.com/1dt5vr - Beacons snow in April!
:
http://twitpic.com/1duzo9 - Pubs of Hay-on-Wye #1 - staying here!
: Hay’s got worst mobile signal ANYWHERE!
: Just found weak WiFi - now can use iPod but not phone!
:
http://twitpic.com/1dv99i - Hay pub #2 - sardines, anchovies and Landlord…
:
http://twitpic.com/1dvjpl - Rural view from room window - leaning out trying to find a phone signal …
:
http://twitpic.com/1dvl30 - Hay pub #3 - several beers, including lovely HPA!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The White Stripes (32), Genesis (15) and Arcade Fire (4) …
March 2010
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Big Star (31), Nirvana (25) and Charlie Parker (18) …
: Definitely not Good News :( http://bit.ly/dAMFGy
: RT @realrossnoble: This has to be a joke Check out the journalists name http://bit.ly/ctWxPp
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Steven Osborne (24), Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, ECO, Lewis (17) …
: Top rugby commentator = Brian Moore
: Wkly #lastfm artists: Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, ECO, Lewis (34), Michael Riesman & Philip Glass …
: Wkly #lastfm artists: Walter Gieseking (37), Michael Riesman & Philip Glass Ensemble (20) & Dennis …
:
http://twitpic.com/16kvq4 - First cake I’ve baked in years - made with help of Seren for Denise’s …
: RT @cynonvalleynews: Last bolt fixed on new £80m hospital for Cynon Valley - http://bit.ly/dc95An
February 2010
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Bat for Lashes (22), Pixies (14) and Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan …
: Sorry to hear of the death of Colin Ward http://bit.ly/98vwaX
: Ward’s superb book ‘Anarchy in Action’ was my first introduction to anarchist ideas more than 30 …
: Available from Freedom Press at http://bit.ly/bkfWkE if anyone’s interested!
: @NakedWines Definitely a compliment!
: Curse you, @NakedWines, you’ve ruined cheap supermarket wine for me!
: Reduced to watching BBC Live Text online for the Villa FA Cup replay :(
: RT @jaffathecake: Homeopathy vs Science - a Metaphor http://bit.ly/bu5WfV #ten23
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Benny Goodman (20), Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan (12) and Bat for …
: @AbernantEagle Cheers - still having doubts about getting contract phone - don’t make enough calls!
: I just voted for http://tweetphoto.com/11488874 check it out! #TweetPhoto
: Just ordered my tickets for this year’s Green Man Festival! (@greenmanfest, #gmf10)
: @valleyboi1 Hope it was a large glass!
: @valleyboi1 Sounded more interesting as snake!
: Italy - England too close for comfort and now it’s 1-1 in Palace - Villa cup tie :(
: RT @ITCrowdSupport: http://yawoot.com/post/3380 @bibbleco Very good!
: Unless we can get even more corners…
: @AbernantEagle Heart in mouth time!
: Ideal Valentine’s Day fare - afternoon of rugby and FA Cup football! Evening of romcoms ahead then…
: @AbernantEagle Palace definitely need it :)
: @AbernantEagle Don’t think I can stand to watch England or Wales performances again!
: Villa/Palace play Reading/Baggies next round - good draw!
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Jacques Brel (40), Furtwängler, VPO (15) and Furtwängler, BPO (11) …
: @valleyboi1 Wolvers Ale was very good too, from same brewery I think :)
: My Picasa web galleries are now updated with all the photos from my mobile at http://bit.ly/94Fo6T
: …or you can see the Flash slideshow on my site here: http://bit.ly/93AjXj
: Free Rage Against the Machine concert, Finsbury Park, 6/6/10 - register for chance of tickets at …
: RT @walesweather: Heavy Snow - Wales: ADVISORY of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from 0001 Tue 16 Feb to …
: @valleyboi1 Never happen on an iPhone :)
: @bbcreviewshow @billybragg getting ready for @greenmanfest ?
: @valleyboi1 Set Mad up with UberTwitter and get him tweeting!!!
: @Glinner Logmein is very good - I use it on a few PCs and couple of Macs - MS Live Mesh beta also …
: Also @Glinner I’m a big fan of the folder synchronise functions of Mesh - have few folders synced …
: @Glinner http://www.mesh.com if you didn’t know!
: @Glinner Surely 419 scamming and 419 baiting are very old news now?
: Sorry, but D’Ancona on @bbcreviewshow is looking a bit @jupitusphillip
: Tesco-isation of society? #bbcreviewshow is first time I’ve come across the phrase…
: RT @bbcreviewshow: discussing Britishness …too much emphasis on far-right who are, after all, small …
: Also thanks to @johnprescott for pointing this out RT @cockaygne: David Cameron’s transparency! …
: @Glinner Load WoW again and you’d never have time for Twitter…
: My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Shearwater (21), Chumbawamba (13) and Percy Bysshe Shelley (4) …
: RT @AtheistQOTD: “If atheism can be called a belief, can I say that my not collecting stamps is a …
: Found some of these videos by Remi Gaillard very funny - especially PacMan & Mario Kart! …
: @AdamRutherford FRANKENSTEIN: Scientific advancement proves unpopular with general public. …
: RT @cockaygne: Death of John Rety, anarchist, poet and chess player http://bit.ly/9oA36q
: Low Probability of Racoons - http://bit.ly/cCltIU
: Flutey out of England game tomorrow :(
: @bbcreviewshow Very film orientated tonight…
: RT @alandavies1: tee hee www.mydavidcameron.com - very creative!
: @bbcreviewshow Avatar doesn’t look THAT great on SDTV
: Sure @bbcreviewshow works better as mixed-arts format - film, book, theatre, music etc - now …
: RT @timminchin: This will need a LOT of signatures. Please RT: Petition not to publicly fund Pope’s …
: Return of @bbcreviewshow (reimagined ‘Newsnight Review’) not well advertised - managed to catch up …
: Have to agree with @Writerer about Sum - http://bit.ly/aqDaeu - though; interesting, not profound, …
: Also take on board @Writerer’s advice on Lovely Bones - looks a bit twee.
: Wonder if @timminchin has read Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives - http://bit.ly/aqDaeu
: Just worked out that the quantity of tweets I type and coffee I drink increase exponentially with …
: RT @NewHumanist: Pope visit a “disgrace” just edging “it’s only a man in a dress” in our poll. Get …
: @timminchin - also this on the Pope’s visit - http://bit.ly/dgx9GN - if you haven’t seen it yet via …
: @ronskanky Haven’t seen the lyrics, but is there a clue in the title?
: @ronskanky Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he.
: @ronskanky Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra, Gay your life must be!
: @ronskanky Wikipedia is my friend :)
: http://bit.ly/bDwn5W @ronskanky - more verses here!
: @MattKingTown Plug in to Mac, open iPhoto - does iPhone appear as device to import photos from? My …
: @MattKingTown Can’t you just open iPhoto and import from iPhone like you would from digital camera?
: @timminchin ‘Sum’ had glowing comments bestowed upon it by Paul Morley & Kate Mosse on BBC Review …
: @timminchin …bigged up to almost Biblical proportions!
: Virginity auction, Mel Gibson swearing, shark kill, psychic cat, head in pizza oven - Bizarre top 5 …
: Links to those are - http://bit.ly/acgdMf, http://bit.ly/b7bwhv, http://bit.ly/b1nRYg, …
: New blog post: Rorke’s Drift http://bit.ly/c7v0LC
: Help protect Chagos, one of the greatest marine environments left on the planet - …
: Excellent - Billy Bragg at Green Man Festival (@greenmanfest) this year!
January 2010
: Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Jennifer Gentle (11), Andrey Boreyko, SWR Stuttgart RSO (5) and …
: Yes - broadband now up to speed again - many thanks to @BTCare for advice on that one!
: @BTCare Have emailed you my BT Broadband woes - look forward to an update on my situation!
: At last - internet connection and phones working at home again!
: Spoke too soon about my restored internet - am getting a stunning 100kbps (yes, kbps) broadband …
: Need to report issues to BT, but internet access too slow to load a page of their site in less than …
: Took 45 minutes to download a 1.86Mb file on my daughter’s PC :((
: Sad thing is that the BT Homehub is reporting a 6Mbps connection status.
: Adjusted my Twitter account slightly so only I see the feeds I’m interested in!
: Should quieten down my Twitter and Facebook postings a little, and not submerge my personal updates …
: Anyone who does still want to see the feeds I was auto-posting can now follow @cockaygne for the …
: Nothing there at @cockaygne just yet, but there will be as feeds become active.
: RT @AtheistQOTD: “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that …
: Antiracist demo attacked by fascists in Athens: A local antiracist demo in… http://bit.ly/4uF3SG
: Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Trembling Bells (19), Dennis Wilson (13), John Lee Hooker (7)
: Day of solidarity with Russian antifascists: Year and two days ago, human ... http://bit.ly/6J5MWm
: RT @ten23: Homeopathy and the 10:23 Campaign - What’s it all about? Read in full …
: @timminchin See http://bit.ly/4ZSis8 (Don’t panic Haiti, the Scientologists are coming!) in support …
: Alexandros Grigoropoulos Assassination Trial Opens: 1465564.jpg http://bit.ly/6myLZE
: Turkey: Solidarity with Tekel workers' resistance against government and unions!: …
: 1023 - great campaign about homeopathy at http://bit.ly/4sjKDG
: What is homeopathy? See http://bit.ly/7xd7hc
: And the letter to Boots is interesting at http://bit.ly/4TJA3G
: Tree Sit Halts the Blasting on Coal River Mountain: http://bit.ly/4O5gud
: nowplaying ‘Carbeth’ by Trembling Bells (http://bit.ly/8tY0GV) - saw them at Green Man last year, …
: Farmers' offensive brings Greece to standstill: After refusal of their dem http://bit.ly/4wrAO8
: New Wave of Repression in South Africa: Macassar Village Occupiers Protest … http://bit.ly/91SjWn
: House prices increase by 273% in 50 years: uk housing.jpg … http://bit.ly/87GZuY
: @valleyboi1 think I’ll need to live another 50 years just to pay off my mortgage, let alone make a …
: @valleyboi1 Yep - great recovery for Villa, after 10 mins I thought they were going to throw it …
: @valleyboi1 And another goal!!! Haven’t seen Villa score this many for ages!
: @valleyboi1 I’d be happy with no more goals now…
: Ended 6-4 (7-4 aggregate) to Villa…and on to the final! @valleyboi1
: So my useless updates are filtered out? @AbernantEagle
: 2010 International Stay Out Of Jail Year: As many comrades know 2010 is International Stay Out Of …
: Occupation of Housing Authority: zgn.jpg http://bit.ly/6futQ9
: Illegalism: The recent arrest of Alfredo Bonanno on suspicion of an alleged bank robbery in Greece …
: Getting Active: One of the more intriguing aspects of last year’s impressive Anarchist Movement …
: Disturbing - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/17/cruise-ships-haiti-earthquake
: RT @timminchin: Don’t need God to tell you to give? Here’s 2 great secular groups helping Haiti: …
: NF Gaff!: The NF make another gaff as the infighting on the far right http://bit.ly/5i5UnZ
: Tension before start of Alexandros Grigoropoulos' assassins trial: http://bit.ly/7cXZBD
: RT @walesweather: 16/11:03: Heavy Snow - Wales: ADVISORY of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from 0001 Wed …
: Bombs, BNP Splits & The EDL: http://bit.ly/4AmBSx
: Publication News: Freedom Press is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of the infamous, …
: Mexico: as the union drops the unwinnables and looks to negotiate, ex Luz y Fuerza workers wildcat: …
: Drop all charges against Joe Glenton!
: Deadbeat Bosses Screw Workers: Rowicki, Stanislawczyk, Langenbach, Lee : More and more workers in …
: nowreading.info: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell http://bit.ly/5VmPo0
: Mass hunger strike in Grevena prisons: Inmates of Grevena prisons, one of the worst penal …
: RT @MSF_uk: Please RT. Donate to MSF Haiti appeal. We need to scale up our work. Teams are …
: Call for Solidarity and Funds for the Working People of Haiti!: Miami Autonomy & Solidarity (MAS) …
: Visteon workers fight on: Visteon Pension Action Group protest at Bridgend, South Wales Workers at …
: VERY white around here again this morning. Schools closed again.
: Notice St.Johns school - http://bit.ly/82oxUO - now has a Twitter presence - @StJohnsAberdare
: RT @StJohnsAberdare: The school is closed to staff and pupils today (wed 13th), but if exam …
: Just wish I hadn’t set my alarm so early :(
: First London Strike Injunction: Bus strike banned. Martin Mayer, Chair, United Left, commented: .. …
: RT @walesweather: 12/13:47: Heavy Snow - Wales: FLASH Warning of Heavy Snow for Wales valid from …
: Splitting The BNP Vote? : The BNP is facing a financially tough general election and now the NF &.. …
: Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: The Doors - 65. Islaja - 33. Mark Padmore; Paul Lewis - 24. …
: Royal Mail honours anarchist artist: Paul Cannell, the artist responsible for the artwork of Primal …
: Greek Parliament damaged by bomb in its front yard: parliament.JPG The Greek parliament has been …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in Sub …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Public Race Camino Viejo …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Headquarters in Favela. …
: @valleyboi1 We’re going to have a second fire in two nights tonight - must be cold!
: Evening in front of the fire ruined by bad television :(
: Unoffical strike in auto-sector in Czech : stavka.jpg 300 workers were on strike because of wag.. …
: Finally managed to get the car out of the drive this morning - no idea when we’ll be able to get it …
: Using a pressure cooker for first time in years…cooking a large quantity of chana dal; spicy and …
: Needed this though - http://bit.ly/7EAsfi - now here’s hoping the ageing cooker is still safe & …
:
http://twitpic.com/x6uci - See - Domesticity at home, laptop in kitchen = multiple tweets…
: The truth behind the snow! - Britain at standstill as terrorists use weather to create chaos …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Team …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Racing in Season Play Level 7 - …
: Egyptian fishworkers on strike in Nea Michaniona, Northern Greece.: getImage.do_.jpg The struggle of …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Headquarters in Invasion. …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Domination in Wasteland. …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Forza Motorsport 3. Racing in Season Play Level 9 - …
: Schools all closed again today.
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Domination in Invasion. …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Domination in …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. In pre-game lobby. (Xbox Live …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Team Deathmatch in …
: Cricket by the skin of their teeth! http://bit.ly/6cnfm3
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Domination in Estate. …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. In pre-game lobby. (Xbox Live …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Headquarters in Derail. …
: Old Snarler, Wetherspoons, Snow…
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http://twitpic.com/wrlow - Sent home because of #uksnow - which has now completely stopped!
:
http://twitpic.com/wrm82 - See!!
: @valleyboi1 Don’t think there’s enough snow settled up here yet to build a snowman!
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Joinable - Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Headquarters …
: Xbox Live: lagedor is currently Online. Playing Modern Warfare® 2. Playing Free-for-all in Skidrow. …
: Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - 53. Radiohead - 42. Fretwork - 24. …
: @alandavies1 You live in hope…?
: My Xbox gamertag Lagedor is playing Modern Warfare® 2: Modern Warfare® 2 - score: 145 of 1000, …
: I’m Xbox gaming - Lagedor is playing Modern Warfare® 2: Modern Warfare® 2 - score: 145 of 1000, …
: Last night I learnt that I’m only about 10 years old and have two brains. Nice way to start the New …
December 2009
: Even Twitter on XBox 360 now - tedious entering text though!
: Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seventh Season DVD ~ Larry David http://amzn.com/B002OOWKSA - …
: New at nowreading.info: Unconscious Memory - nowreading.info
: Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Stereophonics - 53. Furtwängler, BPO - 8. http://tweekly.fm
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http://twitpic.com/uh8zf - Early morning snow on 21st December, and a day off work :)
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http://twitpic.com/uhw4a - Afternoon snow! More in the gallery at nntk.net
: @valleyboi1 Yep, seen both your pics :) Need nice heavy overnight snowfall for more tomorrow!
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http://twitpic.com/u01le - Then & now :) (Higher quality images at http://nntk.net)
: RT @RATM4Xmas: #ratm4xmas Shelter collection has now passed £50k. Give yourself a pat on the back! …
: New ‘Now reading:’ entry: Lucubratio Ebria - http://tinyurl.com/ye7jvvb
: New ‘Now reading:’ entry: Letter to Thomas William Gale Butler February 18th, 1876. - …
: New ‘Now reading:’ entry: Clergymen and Chickens - http://tinyurl.com/yeurqks
: I’m having a slight rekindling of interest in Twitter - linking it to my Wordpress sites and …
: Now any post on my sites gets fed to Twitter automatically by WordTwit or manually by Auto Tweet. …
: New at nowreading.info: Antitheses - http://tinyurl.com/ydcdvzq
: Snow in Aberdare, Wales finally! But much less than an inch at the moment :(
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http://twitpic.com/tx1lq - See, #snow in Aberdare!
: @bobbyllew Thanks for BBC News link :) Very funny!
: New ‘Now reading:’ entry: Darwin among the Machines - http://tinyurl.com/y9sclqh
: I’ve added Tweekly.fm. Tweets weekly stats from #lastfm. http://tweekly.fm
July 2009
March 2009
: Finally finished sorting out my websites http://nntk.net and http://hill107.net … all I need now is …
: Starry skies last night - saw some of summer constellations for first time this year.
: Off to Cardiff Bay in about an hour
: Enjoyable 3 pints SA Gold in Cardiff Bay - see pics at nntk.net
: Nearly 3:45 on a Friday…which is where my weekend starts!
: Listening to Bon Iver for first time - in anticipation of Green Man - not sure who his voice reminds …
