I'm lucky enough to have some amazing friends, many of whom I'm very very proud of. Being called a c~^t by Reform has probably put Will at the top of this list right now!

Wordle 1,621 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rather proud of that one!

Spot the 'deliberate' mistake. Bonus point if you also get the second one....

Have you popped into @storyhouselive.bsky.social recently? If so, you might have spotted us on the Christmas listings! Be sure to join us for our last talk of 2025. We're talking Christmas Movies and the science of storytelling facebook.com/events/s/chr...

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!!! Pomona Island return for CCBE 2026… our first repeat brewery and still one of the best in the country. Big hops, big ideas, big smiles. You know the drill! Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerE...

It’s Christmas and we’re thrilled to be part of Songs from the Season - a festive evening of music at Chester Town Hall. ✨🎄🎶 Join us, along with Rock Choir, Proud Marys, and Theatre in the Quarter young choir, for a night packed with harmony, sparkle and mince pies. 🥧

Next month we round off an excellent year of talks with our very own @pittso.bsky.social who will be talking about the science of storytelling & exploring (maybe ruining?) some of our favourite Christmas films! 📆9th Dec, 7pm 📍@storyhouselive.bsky.social ℹ️https://www.facebook.com/share/1AN5uk3zEt/

Join us tomorrow for what's sure to be a fascinating talk about plans to revive the hydro hub in @shitchester.bsky.social & bring clean heat to the city. It's completely free & no need to book, so come along! It's also one of many great events forming @storyhouselive.bsky.social Futures Festival

When you get your jobs in town done sooner than expected, but don't really have enough time to go home before coming back out again.... Thank you for your service @paysan.bsky.social

Who's up for some Raisin logic? Doesn't swim all summer. First day of the season that water temp at Manley drops below 10 degrees Yup, today's the day for me to get back to it. (Excellent hot chocolate afterwards though)

Queuing up for a coffee while waiting for delayed flight. Bloke behind me muttering about how long it takes, monkeys & typewriters etc. He's a bit of a shambles, flies undone, stains down his t-shirt etc. He finally settles down with his 3 cans of export & bacon sarnie. 1/2

Me: Big work week ahead, I'll make the most of some quiet time this afternoon to get a few things sorted The computer Gods: Sure thing, but first....

Finally my animal starter words really paid off! Wordle 1,570 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@oldecottage.bsky.social this coming Sunday

In less ranty news though..... #TheWomanInBlack at @storyhouselive.bsky.social was absolutely superb. An incredible, and terrifying, production.

We all know there's a special place in hell reserved for people who eat crunchy food in a theatre, but can we also add people that open cans at quiet suspense-filled moments, and people whose smart watches lights up like a ¿£#&ing beacon in a darkened theatre?

Are vampires just misunderstood medical patients with a sensitivity to sunlight? Is a werewolf just a grumpy bloke having a bad hair day? Join us next month to explore the legends, lore and likely explanations behind some of our favourite spooky creatures

Wordle 1,553 5/6 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not sure if this is skill or luck (or lack of)

Whoever came up with yesterday's #Connections quiz in #NYT is a psychopath. Who on earth would figure out that purple category?

Join myself and @jessiliu.bsky.social tonight in Chester to hear more about @facelabljmu.bsky.social’s research!

If that's true, then I think I need a new pair of glasses with clear frames

@riojabob.bsky.social well these are lovely. Thank you so much 💐

Connections Puzzle #804 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Take a look at some of the latest work of our next speakers @facelabljmu.bsky.social. They will be joining us on Tuesday 9th September at the usual time in the usual place @storyhouselive.bsky.social #chester www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Wordle 1,525 2/6 🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today has peaked

Connections Puzzle #801 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I'm record time (for me) and no wrong attempts BOOM!

Well that certainly got the heart pumping, and offered all of the weathers!

Connections Puzzle #790 🟩🟩🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Thanks @infieldfryup.bsky.social, you may have just introduced me to my new obsession

Those of you who know me, know that I play it pretty fast and loose with use by dates. This is pushing it, even for me..... #coworking

Taxi driver - "I could write a book on the excuses women give not to have sex. I've probably got 300-400 already" This is going to be a long journey

Can someone explain this mug to me please....

Heavy few days ahead, but this is a good spot for a picky tea and a chortle with @thefence.bsky.social

Don't remember planting this fella

Loving the energy in this record shop 🎶🎷⏺️

Am sure there's potential here but I'm struggling to see it

And breathe....

Long journey, but time now to kick back with a brew and enjoy the silence #Scotland

Tonight's @chesterscibar.bsky.social is looking at how we can use AI to monitor grasslands and biodiversity from space to aid conservation.

Cheshire West and Chester Council are working on a new Local Plan for the borough and want our views. The first stage is an Issues and Options document which is the first formal stage in the process of preparing a new Local Plan for the borough. Have your say by 29 August 2025. 👉 cwac.co/CQV5U

In order to see the true nature of gravity we have to remove the air.

Well done Cardiff. You did Pride proud! 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #CardiffPride

Have come away with a couple of friends fir the weekend. One of us is menopausal. One of us is breast feeding. One of us is pregnant. We're staying in a tiny apartment over the hottest weekend of the year. If we can survive this, we can survive anything

No teeth, no stomach acid, coolest body temperature of any placental mammal, and an excellent nose - anteaters really are a weird mammal! (Scientifically speaking)

Still one of the projects I'm most proud to have been part of! 👩‍🍼🌱🌳 Lovely to see the work of @chesterzoo.bsky.social and @mobotgarden.bsky.social with ‪@chrisbirkinshaw.bsky.social‬ featured in this article from #DarwinInitiative #UKBCF www.darwininitiative.org.uk/news/2025/05...

How many ants can an anteater eat? To find out, and learn more about the conservation of these amazing creatures, join us in @shitchester.bsky.social on Tuesday evening 📆 10th June 📍@storyhouselive.bsky.social ℹ️https://facebook.com/events/s/how-many-ants-can-an-anteater-/1471393360896578/

Bunch of new dates through June and July for @robinince.bsky.social's Normally Weird book tour are online now robinince.com

I guess that technically they weren't lying when they said tea was provided #AirbnbFail

Couple on the neighbouring seats on the train "Have you got the sandwiches?" "Yes. Egg and tuna" Now I am a fan of both an egg sarnie and a tuna sarnie, but on a train? On a hot day? There should be rules against this kind of thing

We've been watching you from a distance all week. Time to take a (slightly) closer look..... 🌋👀