That's true. Some of them were terrible.

The controversy over the Wilsthorpe "Fake Wake". And some awesome graffiti.

He's not worried about his choice of thoughts.

St Willibrord, whose day is (still just) was opposed by King Radbod of Frisia. Radbod was the son of the much-less-toned King Dadbod.

Local church: "Please come and talk about our lovely local nature poet." Me: "And of course, his insanity could have been caused by the opium. Or the drink. Or the syphilis. Or mercury he might have taken for the syphilis."

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I see Donald Trump is tweeting about himself again.

He looks the type to have an illegal bowling action.

Paging @sophiemhistory.bsky.social

Got the dog out in the garden just long enough for her to have a wee, before the next rocket went off. I've been playing Gorillaz in the living room, but apparently that's not soothing either.

Hoping his middle initial was B.

"The beloved Persis", Tickencote. 100 yards from where John Clare first saw Patty.

No. I think the Liverpool VAR decision was rubbish. But we won anyway.

Xabi Alonso with eyes sadder than a springer spaniel that's been stood up on a date. #ynwa

After a five-minute VAR check, nobody in the portakabin can find anyway to keep Real Madrid level.

Touching memorial in the powerfully redundant church of St Andrew, Steeple Gidding.

Liverpool just denied a penalty because, on review, turns out they're playing against Real Madrid. #LFC #YNWA

If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...

Merry England

Lot of hysterics on TNT commentary about a Liverpool goal that is clearly offside.

They've got a rough way with outsiders in Rutland.

All the fuss about "representation" in adverts. I notice that 100% of the actors in adverts for Pure Cremation are a kind of gammon colour and deeply annoying.

The Andrew formerly known as Prince hasn't really lost his privileges until he's living in a Travelodge on the M25.

Found an old episode of Top of the Pops #totp I'd like to make it clear that, though I was on this earth in 1976, punk was well overdue.

The irony of saying Morning Prayer (today commemorating Martin Luther) in a chantry chapel, no longer used for its original purpose because of Martin Luther.

You don't mess with Lincs police.

The best and most varied decade in pop music was from 1976 to 1985. Because it had everything.

Theme for next year's John Clare Society festival is "Family". No poems will be accepted from anyone named Larkin.

Some things never change

Doubts remain about President Trump's latest cognition test.

l live in Peterborough but we watch East Midlands TV because Peterborough is supposed to be in Northamptonshire.

"Chris Mason is with us. Chris, the Government has had a challenging time. But tell us why Labour is rubbish and Reform is great."

"Rob Parsonage" sounds like someone whose desperation to balance the books goes past reasonable measures.

Just casually mentions it...

At least I got an extra hour for my last minute sermon this week.

Paging @nicwilson.bsky.social

1824: Old Shepherd Newman dyed this morning an old tenant of the fields & the last of the old shepherds the fields are now left desolate & his old haunts look like houses disinhabited the fading woods seem mourning in the autumn wind how often hath he seen the blue skye the green fields & woods...

Haven't know Liverpool this depressing since Roy Hodgson was in charge.

Wirtz currently playing like someone tried to build an AI footballer that looks like it ought to be as good as Wirtz. #ynwa

The sun will rise a minute later tomorrow. We will just pretend it's rising earlier. See also the nights drawing in.

Happy Northamptonshire Day to those that celebrate.

Horton. Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England. #VisitBritain

A week ago I woke myself by kicking the back of my right heel with my left foot. I've been in agony since. I just removed a chunk of toe nail from my heel. I feel better already.

It looked quite good for a while, but then the wheels fell off.

I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it. www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...

As a Church of England minister, my first thought about the Louvre break-in is that it must have been committed by pigeons.

Based on the account of the Ascension, it's all in the cloud.

Learning "2,000 Miles" today. It felt like Christmastime.

Grateful for the opportunity to share a few thoughts about the latest developments in the LLF process, and what it might mean to really pay attention to power in this context. viamedia.news/2025/10/20/l...

Tawny Owls kicking off in the Village.