Xanxia would like to know 'how you doing?'.

He has had pit holes filled, sorted fiscal issues and now this. This is how a major city Mayor should be, sorting out the essentials effecting most of its citizens, not pet projects. Sadiq Khan take note. This is the type of Mayor London deserves and needs.

I think it's time for the yearly "how to deal with extreme heat" thread. Please reskeet and comment with advice.

@jriddler.bsky.social Please pass on with the added advice: - drink minimum 8 oz liquid every hour awake thirsty or not - put your clothes in the fridge/freezer overnight before wearing - spray your sheets & clothes with alcohol mixed w/water; sit by fan

A pub sign for a very exclusive London Pub. The Cross Keys Pub is within the Tower of London and only open to the Yeoman Body (Beefeaters), Tower staff and invited dignitaries I would love to go in for just one pint.

Wise words from Steve...

Went on a Stitchtopia quilting weekend retreat a few weeks back and learned an interlocking pattern, with different colours for each 'round'. This is a small lap, for a cat to sit on, using the design. It's got thin wadding and a fleece back. #quilt #quilting #patchwork #stitchtopia #knotwork

Remains of the past life of a working wharf. London, former docks, these are near the Excel Center. #photography #London #architecture #history

New York skyline. Taken a few years back #photography #NewYork #architect

Finished this crib / lap quilt. It's a gift for a work colleague who is expecting a boy and is a West Ham fan. These are the only plain blue and redish fabrics I had. Giving it to them today, hope they like it #quilt #quilting #patchwork #Hammers

It's a bug's life. Saw this guy/gal resting on a large, ornamental daisy, this morning. #photography #nature #bugs #mobilephotgraphy

Rochester Castle. #photography #castles #architecture #rochester #history

Rochester cathedral, on a lovely May day. #photography #cathedral #architecture #England

Wassail for May day! #photography #morrisdancing #Mayday #tradition #folk

Power to the workers! Passed a GMB Union protest / Strike, seeking improved London weighting allowance, on the way in to work today. They picked a nice day for it. #photography #unions #people #activism

Lavender in bloom #photography #flowers #lavender #nature

Sunset over London. #photography #sunset

Gothic bay window - Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham #window #bayWindow #gothic #strawberryHillHouse #windowsOnWednesday #classicMono

Sun break over the River Arun. #photography #England #nature

Tell me when it's safe to wake up I think a lot of us would like to be like my girl here, and sleep through the next few years! #photography #cats

Gathering nectar from a Rosemary flower. #photography #nature #bees #flowers

See my FLOWERS! I was trying to take a photo of this tree flower when it got all up in my lens. 😅 #photography #flowers #greenwich

White Daffodils in bloom. Is it spring yet? #photography #Mobilephotography #flowers #Greenwich

Home, at rest. The Curry Sark, Greenwich, on a lovely spring day.

Camellia japonica, just starting to come into bloom. #photography #flower #nature

Silhouette of spring Taken early afternoon in Tailgate Park. This tree seems to be refusing to accept spring is on the way, as not a leaf bus to be seen. #photography #nature #trees

A different Eye View The London Eye from directly beneath. #photography #London #architecture

Leaker Street Art. Leaker St, Waterloo, London is a living graffiti area. #graffiti #art #londond # photography

Reflection of grandeur The reflection of a 125 years old Town Hall, undergoing some remedial works, on the glass of the newer civic building #photography #architecture #England #London

I think Steve may be functioning on a level beyond my understanding.

I just heard a guy say to two females that how can they say the world is built for men when everything they (men) do is to impress you (females). I don't know wether to laugh or cry...

Spring is trying it's best, in the UK😊

A storm is a brewing this side! Batten down the hatches good people in the UK! :)

City of London boundary marker. Anyone who has read the Midnight Mayor books, the dragons are real.🙂

The Thames, looking up river.

Happy 2026 !!! Now let me hide until spring at least.

His greed sickens me...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are doing a a podcast called Pondcast where they reminisce about Doctor Who. No word on when it will become available but they’ve already recorded a few and have had Steven Moffat as a guest. archive.ph/2025.11.11-1...

Health & safety otter takes his job very seriously.

Ducshund walks in the park.

How many people will have a photo of this stone for #31daysofgraves Day 29: Occupation? Cleveland DJ Alan Freed, the inventor of the term “Rock and Roll,” is buried beneath this jukebox at Lake View Cemetery in his home town.

There’s still time to support the ComicScene Yearbook 2026 on Kickstarter, the campaign, a project created n partnership with Time Bomb Comics, closing this week: downthetubes.net/time-bomb-co...

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the USA, as a country, was Antifa.

Steve insists his ‘Thinking Stone’ helps him solve complex business problems. I have yet to see the results.

Here is a baby otter to end the week