St Mary's, Bedstone, Shropshire. Interesting exterior and location, a bit dull inside

One for you @simoninsuffolk.bsky.social . One of the best surviving doom paintings. St Thomas, Salisbury

@simoninsuffolk.bsky.social @camself.bsky.social Playschool windows! 11th, 12th and 13th century.LH pews are 15th Century. RH are Victorian copies. Remarkable

@simoninsuffolk.bsky.social @camself.bsky.social a rather fine church in Stow, Lincolnshire. Perhaps you know it. Victorianised for sure but some extraordinary Saxon and Norman surviving features.

We're veterans of many Landmark Trust properties but this time elected to try a National Trust place. The Souter Lighthouse near South Shields. We are not disappointed.

For some reason, I'm reminded of dear old Comical Ali today.

Are they still eating the dogs and cats? Have there been arrests? Is normality restored? I think we need to know.

Three recent trips to create the best bottled beer selection I've had for a while. Finally got to Beers of Europe near kings Lynn, where I filled up with Weltenburger Klosterbier. Then Booths in Ilkley for an amazing selection of northern beers. Then on to Harvey's and Long Man breweries in Sussex.

I see Felon 47 is attending the Superbowl. Like most things, he'll have no idea what's actually going on, so will be bored stiff. It does have echoes of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. We desperately need a modern day Jesse Owens to infuriate him.

I'd have thought Arthur Jackson's mum would be older!