The final Doms afternoon under the tutelage of Gene & Debs at the Plough Caldecott 🥹

Whilst I certainly agree with the sentiment, I’m not sure Trump is offering to ‘buy’ Greenland…

Earlier JATP release featuring Charlie Parker and Flip Philips along with Young on Sax. The original ‘50/51 releases have equally cool sleeves by David Stone Martin. Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic - A Date With The Great New Volume 7 (Formerly Vols. 12 And 13) (Columbia, 1956) #Jazz #Vinyl

One of the later Jazz at the Philharmonic releases, mostly previously unreleased recordings from Carnegie Hall and Chicago Opera House, and featuring all the usual high quality suspects. Lester Young – Carnegie Blues (Verve Records, 1985) #Jazz #Vinyl

Tis a Lester Young and Pancakes morning, albeit he doesn’t actually feature on this compilation. Instead we get late forties bebop sessions from the Stan Getz Boppers, a Red Rodney Sextet, and the Brew Moore Septet. Various - Lestorian Mode (Realm Jazz Savoy Series, 1963 UK) #Jazz #Vinyl #Pancakes

Some more of the many fabulous traditional dance sides in Whittlesey today.

ITV4, Made In Britain, Thatchers Cider, right now… #Cider

Managed to miss the actual bear this year at the Straw Bear, but I did make the acquaintance of a very large cock...

Finishing up with one of those high-end ‘craft’ beers brewed in a railway arch at Corby’s finest bar, which is rammed to the blimmin’ gills as usual, as indeed it should be…

Homeward bound. Total travel costs today for 3 bus and two train journeys, a little over £13. Seems reasonable.

The day today in Whittlesey…

God’s* showing us the way… [*your God, not mine… obvs’]

A WW2 Pillbox on the Briggate River Drain in Whittlesey. Is there a Pillbox hashtag?

There will always be cunts out there who want to take away our freedoms, exploit us for personal gain, brutalise any legitimate opposition, and divide us to make it easier to control us. The real problem is that so many of us believe their bullshit and are happy to cheer these cunts on.

Happiness is arriving at the Brewery Tap and finding the new slimmed-down menu still has your favourite on, and Beer of the Month is the Citra 😍 @oakhamales.bsky.social

Homeward Bound…

Top Hanky Shenanigans in Whittlesey today…

Whittlesey Straw Bear 2026 #StrawBear

Owd up! Who are these two…

All the way to the Fens for a pint of Melton Mowbray… Round Corner Market Pale at the Xtreme Ales Bar, St Mary’s Churchyard.

No sign of the Bear, but the Cock is it out… #StrawBear

Clausentum Morris and a pint at The Boat, Whittlesey.

Easy!

Thanks to ongoing roadworks my ‘plenty of time’ bus took a full 40 minutes to exit Corby, hence I’ve arrived with 5 minutes to spare for the two-hourly train. Phew!

Nene Valley Brewery, Oundle.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen #musicsky The Sugarcubes - Leicester Uni The Pogues - Leicester Uni Stéphane Grappelli - Leicester DeMont Klaus Schulze - Coventry Cathedral Jimmy Page - Hammersmith Odean

This one should get me 90% of the way. Still no sign of the Sun…

First of very many public transports today, hopefully heading to sunnier clime’s…

Film prep for the auld Commie Camera ahead of another big day out. ‘Process Before 05/2002’ eh! We’ll see about that… #FilmPhotography

Box down but not out… #PostboxSaturday

Here is our schedule for Strawbear 2026! We’re looking forward to seeing you all there 👀🖤🤍 #mollydancing #strawbear #whittlesey #folk #morrisdance

Arise now, arise, Riders of Anglia Fell deeds awake, fire and slaughter! Beer shall be drunk, straw be splintered, a scarf-day, a Molly and Sword day, ere the sun rises! Ride now, ride now! Ride to Whittlsea! #StrawBear2026

Hoppy Friday everyone.

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

Just nine days since Sir Norman steps down and Tripe is in big trouble… @tripeuk.bsky.social

Surely he would have to be an actual Tory Party member to have defected…

Today is also the start of the Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival. I find all these traditions fascinating. Lots of fun in the dark nights of winter too. strawbear.org.uk

Portillo in Asturias now on Ch5, looks like he ‘may’ be making a fool of himself in a Sidreria… #Cider #Asturias

I see you @tania-nexust.bsky.social 😉

Tip Run and possibly Clearing the Guttering tomorrow. Tap me up if you’re interested in a Live Stream. ‘Like’ if you definitely don’t want a Live Stream ‘Ignore’ if you’d prefer to just ignore this post.

Currently providing some Noir-y atmos’ in the drawing room…

Latest charity shop treasure is a cronky old stage light by Furse of Nottingham. Thought I’d probably need to replace the ceramic bulb holder but there’s nothing actually wrong with it that a three core flex and a solid earth bond to the steel casing won’t fix (not previously earthed, apparently 😱).

It’s a Buttered Crumpet and Hope Sandaval kinda morning… Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (Capitol, 1993) #Vinyl

Of all the people happy to ignore blatant, brutal corruption in pursuit of their own personal pleasure, sport fans seem to be top of the list. What would these people be doing if there were no sport? Heroin!…

A long, barely productive day enters its final faded light quarter, buoyed by a terrific pint of the auld Acoustic Landlady in the Kings Head Stamford. #BSkyBeer #Pubs

Another Meat-free Day, just don’t look in the Grasmere Farm shopping bag 😬 The Blonde Beet, Stamford.

A Sporran-full of the Rabbie Burns Haggis Sausages secured, time for a pint of the auld Citra in the Tobie Norris, Stamford. #BSkyBeer #Sausages @oakhamales.bsky.social

Late again for #TenInchTuesday, but we’re nothing if not huge early morning Francophiles… Georges Brassens – N° 9 (Philips, 1963 France reissue) #Vinyl 🇫🇷

Drop a pair of eyes from a movie or TV show 👀