Have no internet. Relying on two bars of 5G. Rather annoyed with the guy from my ISP talking about "the flat box" to mean the modem. Don't assume your customer is an idiot, companies.

I knew it!!!!

Timeline cleanse thanks to the feathered denizens of the @wwtworldwide.bsky.social London. Very frozen today and rather pretty.

Fiona is my number 1 secret traitor suspect. #TheTraitors

Well, all I can say is that it's a good thing I bought two rolls of puff pastry, or else our beef wellington would have been fillet steak with mushrooms and no pastry. The first roll and transfer to baking sheet was a disaster.

Every year I enjoy scrolling through #DuvetKnowItsChristmas from the luxury of the single bed I slept in as a teenager. No complaints, especially having seen many of this year's entries.

What would really be the implications of taking Santa Claus seriously? It's the time of the year to review the current state of the physics of Santa Claus 1/12

Loving this, here in Puttan Hythe 😍

Movie you've watched more than 6 times, with a gif. No Star Wars Trek, Marvel or LOTR.

Group of friends/former colleagues: let's do pre-Christmas drinks. How about Wednesday? Me: *cancels editing shift to attend drinks Group of friends: oh now we have loads of other stuff going on, let's do drinks another time. Me: 🙄 *eyes up lost income sadly

Really fascinating, sobering read, especially from the perspective of a freelancer.

Really not a fan of door-to-door fundraisers. I give fairly regularly to charities that I have a connection with, I'm not likely to make a donation to someone because they arrive at my doorstep and start making small talk without even starting with "are we bothering you?"

From this day in 2016. #Halloween

They've killed an icon. #CelebrityTraitors

Finally!!!!! #CelebrityTraitors

This mission is fun but really too easy. #CelebrityTraitors

Oh they're SO bad at this. #CelebrityTraitors

#CelebrityTraitors was awesome. Protect Celia Imrie at all costs. And Nick Mohammed.

Could very much do without one of my neighbours smoking weed - especially when I was in the middle of a Zwift race earlier. And they're back on it now.

Not sure China has the reduce packaging memo. Ordered a coffee at the airport, gave them my reusable cup, got empty reusable cup back with coffee in disposable cup next to it. 🤷‍♀️

WhatsApp have just blocked me for apparently sending spam. WTF?

Have vague plans to head to Richmond Park to try and photograph the lunar eclipse but the promised clear skies don't look terribly likely right now.

We love the Thames path but don’t like recent changes made by the council. Instead of rumble strips and pinch points, the council could have installed more mirrors to cover blind corners. Wandsworth resident Theo has set up a petition asking to improve the Thames path: www.change.org/p/urge-wands...

French trains are generally great but the admittedly cool double decker thing makes boarding a busy train an absolute nightmare as people try and haul bags and children up narrow steps. And I can't fit my adaptor into the socket to charge my phone - must buy a European USB-C plug.

Having dinner on a terrace at a restaurant in France and one of the women on the neighbouring table is on her third cigarette of the evening, blowing it in my direction. So glad we banned smoking in public places in the UK.

Have just rewatched the 1995 Pride & Prejudice - what a great production it was. It's stood up well over 30 years.

Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

Am in Europe so an hour ahead of the UK and did not need to stay up watching football. On the other hand, totally definitely HAD to stay up to watch the football. Chances of the final finishing in normal time?

To the man who, so desperate to get on the train that he pretty much put his thumb over mine on the not-yet-operational door button - just don't, yeah?

Cycling round Richmond Park this morning and the line of cars, mostly with a single occupant, waiting to get out of Richmond Gate stretched back to Pembroke Lodge. Why do we continue to allow the park to be used as a commuter route for motor vehicles?

Blimey. I do love a penalty shootout.

Today I have established that working from the rowing club is not productive. Need 129 words to hit 1,000 on the 2,500 word feature I'm supposed to be writing ... this is definitely going to be finished on Monday!

Been a while since I caught a late-night Easyjet flight to Gatwick. Now in expensive Uber home. Doors opened so close to the last train time I honestly didn't think I had a hope of catching it, so didn't run, but annoyingly missed it by 5 minutes so maybe I could have made it. Grr.

💭 Dare to dream of... safe cycling for families in outer London! 📢 We're calling on Sadiq Khan to invest in the parts of outer London where it simply isn't safe for families to cycle together. 📨 Call for change by emailing the Mayor today: bit.ly/43YSUC7

Today was a good day. In 20+ years rowing on the Tideway, I've never been to Tower Bridge; today, we took five women's eights down there. It was epic.

🚫 Since the council installed anti-cycling barriers along the cycleway in Wandsworth Park, parents and children cycling to school are being put at risk. We’re calling for their immediate removal! 📢 Join us and write to [email protected] and [email protected]

Caught up on Doctor Who, for which I had already been spoiled (short of not looking at any social media or news sites since Saturday, not sure I could have avoided being spoiled). It was all rather complex and I'm not really sure what to make of it. OTOH I am quite tired, so ...

Rowing event #1 of 2025 in the books! worldrowing.com/2025/06/02/m...

Got to airport about 2hrs 20 before my flight only to discover check-in not open, so have now been standing in a queue for 40 minutes ... of course am already checked in but no separate bag drop 😵‍💫

Something fishy about this sob story (1) The photos are stock shots taken in 2012 and 2014, available from Shutterstock and Alamy—links below. (2) There’s no trace of bankers Al and Alexandra Moy anywhere other than the Telegraph 🤔 www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/... www.alamy.com/stock-photo-...

Had a lot of fun volunteering with @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social at the eco fair on Saturday and speaking to a few people about cycling in the borough - still lots to be done to make it safer, including more protection to enable everyone to get around on a bike!

Went to see Thunderbolts*, because I enjoy a Marvel and they are better on the big screen. Enjoyed it very much and looking forward to where they take this new era of stories.

This morning was just glorious. Sightseeing row to Westminster (well, I drove a launch).

Fabulous.

Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park was looking stunning this morning ☀️🌺

Did the half-price ticket booth in Leicester Sq this evening with a friend and bagged decent tickets to Book of Mormon at a very reasonable price. Never seen it; loved it. And it's ages since I've been to a musical, it reminded me how good a good musical theatre actor is.

Hivemind: I have planted some plants on my balcony (tomatoes-to-be, variety of flowers), and the bloody squirrels which are numerous in this area are already digging in. They've almost totally deflowered a really pretty pelargonium in a pot. Anyone got a good, balcony-friendly deterrent?

In "wow stuff works occasionally" news, my stampless card was actually delivered to my friend. Thanks, Royal Mail!

Apologies to the friend who will not receive the birthday card I carefully chose for her because I forgot to put a stamp on it before dropping it in the postbox. 🫠

CRYING with laughter