Just two of the monumental blue cobalt,ceramic sculptures at Petworth House by Felicity Aylieff and her incredible team. Part of an exhibition, inspired by the Chinese pottery collecton at Petworth House. Personally, I loved it.

So yesterday in her very jet lagged state my daughter lost her phone on a train. I got a call to say it was handed in at Paddington Station. Don't believe all the bilge Farage spews about London.

Liz Truss was outlived by a lettuce, Nige is in the fight for his political life with a bin. Perfect.

Jeeze, if you resign your seat, that should be it.

That was Nigel Farage with 'Tetchy Wanker' from his soon to be released album, Grift and Shout. 🐢💨

It'd be quite something if Farage quit before Starmer's resignation. Well a girl can dream...

What a bloody brilliant day to a sports mad England fan!! Hooray for the footie team, and hooray for Arthur Frey. These days are rare,but what joy when they appear.😃

I watched Dimitrov have a great win against Mensik last night. At the end he was told he'd play Berrettini next. Grigor said that it would be a pretty match. I couldn't figure out if he was talking about the tennis or the players.

Sometimes, we have thought the trees we planted when we moved into our house 36 years ago, were really too big. But I have to say in this heat, they have been such a boon.

I don't mind lawn mowers, I can just about tolerate hedge cutters as they don't come out too often round here, but grief, strimmers get on my wick! Right, got that off my chest! As you were.

Grief, I actually shed tears of relief when I woke up to this news.

Why the hell is this not getting the attention it deserves?

"There is nothing in the world more difficult to refuse than selfrighteous goodwill." There's a sentence to ponder.

I am completely absorbed by this book. I have not read anything quite like it before. The translation is wonderful. So beautifully told. Slow and thoughtful.

Back in about 2008 I visited Saltaire not knowing about the Hockney collection .Wow, what a revelation that was. Also loved Bigger and Closer at the Lightroom. What an incredible life and legacy. David Hockney,we were so lucky to have you. 💔

So I know nothing about how they allocate refs for the world cup,but surely, knowing Somalia is on the Trump's banned list, this refereee could have been sent to Canada or Mexico? He's a top class ref,he should be at the World Cup.

I'm just so sick of the total bloody hypocriscy that issues from the US White House . Not to mention the lies. The totally unnecessary awful war in Iran. The insanity of it all,wreaking havoc on the stability of the rest of the world. Sick of it all.

What a pleasure it is get up listening to Tom McKinney on Radio 3 in the mornings. My day gets off to a far better start after abandoning the Today Programme .

www.theguardian.com/society/2026... This is truly great news.

"This Farage parody account on X is more factual and truthful than Farage himself, which is hilarious in itself." via Susan Kovbasyuk

If you want to read something genuinely thoughtful about Labour's future, try this. A single paragraph contains more interesting ideas than all 5,000 words of Blair's nonsense.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Good grief please can someone muzzle Blair.

I saw this on FB this morning which perfectly describes the differencesè between me and Mr M. Every household has one person who stacks the dishwasher like a Scandinavian architect,and another who stacks it like a squirrel on crack. I fully confess to being the squirrel.

The archeologists working in the field behind our house,have found evidence of an Iron Age settlement. There's something rather wonderful about knowing there were people living here sometime between 800 BC -43 AD.

Great stuff.

Well it was over 15,000 when I started an hour ago!

I have read 40 of the books on this list ,so clearly got a way to go! Very pleased to see Line of Beauty make the cut and that Graham Greene is there with End of the Affair. All very subjective but a bit of fun.

@sparklykitten.bsky.social Morning dear Kitty. Just wanted to stop by and say I hope you're ok. Thinking of you and sending a big hug. Xx

"I once said I was given £5 million for my security, then a few days later said it was a reward for Brexit"

In these days of strife everywhere you look, a welcome piece of frivilous news in the Guardian today, is that brooches are in fashion once more. Excellent,I have always loved them and they remind me very much of my dear ma and aunts who always wore them.

Finally, some scientific proof to backup what so many of us already know the Arts are very good for us.

Oh god this!!! Absolutely this!!!

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough. What a privilege it has been to grow up and bear witness to every incredible documentary about life on this planet in all its amazing forms.Simply the greatest advocate for life on Earth.

This year we are growing Siamese cats in our pots. Needless to say they need full sun and a daily feed!

Trump has turned me into the sweariest old woman imaginable.

Lead us not away from temptation; but deliver us to evil. For thine is the spray tan, the dour and the hoary, Until the midterms. Amen.

Larry, showing once again he's the best thing about Number 10.

Had a sneak peek at the BBC Proms Programme,and so spoilt for choice!

Sometimes I look at reels on FB where people show you various tricks and hacks to style things in your house and quite often I 'm left totally baffled as to the purpose of what they' ve just shown me!😂

Beautiful visit to our local bluebell woods today. Just beginning to turn, but still gorgeous.

Two fab weeks in Taiwan. Wonderful people, fantastic mountain scenery,walking and birdlife.Urban Taiwan is not pretty, but I enjoyed Taipei and Taichung very much. Great museums and art galleries. Best of all ,seeing my daughter and her family. All gone too quickly!

Oh yes Hungary!! Finally ,some good news!

Hi Dear Bluesky pals.I'm taking a bit of a break from all things social media for a couple of weeks.Take care dear friends wherever you are, and remember, as dear old George Harrison said,All Things Must Pass.

Ah that explains it!

Ha, the fact that Nigel Farage led a walk out at PMQs just shows what a thin skinned, nasty little man he is. He's not a serious politician, he's a performing monkey. Reform are the Emperor's New Clothes.

www.theguardian.com/football/202... Agh! I feel so much for the true fans of clubs.

Except that at apparently Iran deny there have been any talks. Who to believe? I think maybe Iran ? 🤔 Is it possible Trump will end this war,claiming complete victory, saying Iran have agreed to all our demands and no details will emerge as to what those were? Or, any details are totally ficticious?

The media has convinced you that Keir Starmer is the worst Prime Minister in history. They're lying to you.

Brian Bilston,yes!