Something I needed to hear - the intro to my Dad's midnight to six jazz show from the 80s/90s - and which thanks to my own midlife embrace of audio production, I can now share with y'all.

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I laughed

Right ... Have almost finished with the silly Father Christmas coffee mug for another year :( It gets washed twice as often as it's used for obvious reasons 🕷️🕸️

Speaking as someone who doesn’t normally MAKE STOCK for gravy, I’m currently having to remind myself that when it comes to the crunch, I don’t just pour the whole lot through a sieve and down the sink, leaving myself with a load of mush, which must surely happen quite regularly to stressed cooks

‘Christmas Eve’ - #RSThomas (No Truce with the Furies, @BloodaxeBooks) #NoswylNadolig

#duvetknowitschristmas In the early 1990s when visiting my parents I'd forego much usual bed for other visitors to use. Instead this was my space ... rubber sponge mattress and a sleeping bag. The door beyond is the garage. Certainly compact!

We all say we want the street on the left, but the street on the right is the receipt for our online shopping habits. You can't have Amazon convenience and Main Street charm. Corporate convenience shopping will cannibalize small businesses commerce.

When was Newton born? https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2025/12/23/when-was-newton-born/

My Christmas Tree. #conceptualart After Michael Craig-Martin. 1973

You're about to take a lot of family photos at the holiday gathering. Please pay attention to some of the advice I offered back in 2018.

When I was 10 and my brother was 7 we made a small Stonehenge in the garden.

Watch live: Winter Solstice sunrise from ancient tomb at Newgrange – The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/12/28/winter-solstice-being-livestreamed-from-ancient-tomb-at-newgrange/ The solstice at #newgrange just about to happen.!!

#strictly She deserves the freedom of the City of Birmingham! Well done!!

#strictly Tears. Tears. Waaaaa ... Oh Carlos!

#strictly Karen reminding us this is the final dance our comperes will introduce.

#strictly I like that Carlos's heels are as high as Karen's :)

#strictly Motsi's right about Amber ... And Shirley. Bright bright future.

#strictly So, Motsi and Anton agree :)

#strictly Karen ... Crisp! :)

#strictly Spectacular from George :))

#strictly Amber's lifts seemed to defy the laws of mechanics! Good grief!!

#strictly Yesss! For Brum :))

#strictly Karen ... You will do Birmingham proud, no fear :)

#strictly Lovely words from Shirley for George :))

#strictly Some opening dance that by Amber!

A very seasonal collection of Simon’s Cat adventures! https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0NQu6HIa1Y&si=cWmTrDoXePl8M4yJ

Some useful seasonal advice, hopefully

‘Other incarnations…’ - #RSThomas (from Incarnation, in Counterpoint, @BloodaxeBooks) #Nadolig #Christmas

A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee!" "Let us fly!" said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue. --Ogden Nash

Birmingham Town Hall (UK). New! Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque commemorates Charles Dickens' first public reading of A Christmas Carol in 1853. #novella #fiction #literature #English

One thing about this cartoon is that it's (clearly) a male owl owlsplaining. In reality the female tawny owl twits and the male twoos. I can think we can let that pass seeing as we’re talking about a world in which owls can discuss the finer points of grammar. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

#strictly Two lovely dances. An astonishing achievement by both ladies.

#strictly Predictable and so it goes on.

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#strictly Am glad Craig is in the chair ... I 🤔 💬

#strictly George's lifts!! Gordon Bennett!!!!

#strictly Spectacular Karen :))

#strictly The judges love Amber's polish. Nikita is correct to seek kindness from the audience. He used the word "hate" twice and, yes, it needs to stop.

#strictly Beautiful dance by Amber :))

#strictly Have come in late ... Saw Karen's Waltz ... Such a different dance from anything we have seen, the others being suited to her athleticism. Ah, my ... :))

#genchat Christine, thank you for introducing me to a circle of #familyhistory folk I'd never otherwise get to interact with. It has been a privilege to be able to listen to you all :)

#genchat Good afternoon from a sunny carpark in Ledbury, Herefordshire. Around 9C here. 😎

#strictly The public have, indeed, expressed their wish.