Listening to your caller @mrjamesob.bsky.social Remember the nonsensical tiers that were introduced in Nov/Dec 2020, and then Christmas was offered, and then snatched away after millions made plans. It was also that Christmas that Johnson & Frost brandished their so-called "excellent" Brexit Deal

Don't forget about the 3+million people who got absolutely NOTHING in terms of financial support, for reasons of "possible fraud", according to Rishi Sunak, who it was then to come out presided over exceptional levels of fraud during his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer, @mrjamesob.bsky.social

The second memory is the CCTV footage of Matt Hancock, the UK government's Secretary of Health, groping Gina Coladangelo while he snogged her senseless - but yeah, we were supposed to keep our distance from work colleagues, friends, family, @mrjamesob.bsky.social He was the worst Health Sec ever!!

My abiding memory @mrjamesob.bsky.social was Dominic Cummings lying his arse off in the Rose Garden at Downing Street, bringing us the Barnard Castle Eye Test moment. And you've just expressed that, damn you! 😆 I was raging at my TV that day, my partner truly was worried about my blood pressure! 😬🫣

Listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social talking about the UK government's covid response five years ago, confirming what we ALL knew five years ago, but which the fuckwit in charge denied and lied about, ad nauseum. This was the one of the biggest reasons why my partner and I left the UK in Dec' 2020.

Today's binge watch is 'The Asset', a delicious Danish series. Favourite line thus far, said by Tea to unwelcome male attention in a laundrette, "I just watched you wash your girlfriend's bra on the wrong cycle, I think you've caused enough damage."

Some useful advice* in these expensive times... 🤭😆😂 *Translation in alt-text

Last week @eejit.bsky.social spotted tulips while he was out doing the grocery shopping, and decided to surprise me, as I've not been having the best of times lately. They're my most favourite flower, above even roses, and I adore the way they continue growing, despite being cut. 🌷❤️🥰

Get to know your mutual! List 10 random things you like... Tulips in all colours Craft gins Hearing cats purr Cold sparkling water Listening to podcasts/audio books Making pretty things from tiny beads Bright, bold colours Photography Bibliophile (my yet-be-read pile is HUGE!) Drinking yummy chai

Eight months since Haggis came into our lives, and each month she creeps further and further into our hearts... 😻💕 She definitely enjoys being around people, and will follow you if you disappear from sight for too long. She also loves snoozing where it's warm (windowsill above a radiator, etc.).

This year's Hochheimer Haul! All of those fabulous cheeses for 15€! 😋🧀🇩🇪❤️🇫🇷💛🇬🇷 Then two different spices - buntes Pfeffer and Gewürze für Fleisch- just a little something to give ooomph to a meat dish - 8.50€ for 200g. And lastly, a pair of fingerless gloves I didn't know I needed, for a tenner!

I love coming to the Hochheimermarkt, as it's less filled with tourists, and definitely more "German". Loads of retired people, and later, once school is out, the kids and younger people will arrive. The weather isn't the greatest today, but it's not so bad that nobody is out and about. 🍻🇩🇪🍁🎡🍂

It's the annual pre-Christmas gathering of friends at Hochheimermarkt today... a bit of drinking, eating, and exploring what the market has to offer (usually the same as last year), and more drinking! I'm starting slow with a nonalcoholic hot wine - can't be staggering around until much later! 😆😂

This book is breaking my heart... I sincerely hope that all of the ghouls and monsters, regardless of their status in society, are brought to justice - this poor girl (because that's what she was when all this took place) deserve justice, as do ALL of Epstein and Maxwell's abused. #VirginiaGiuffre

Last week I had to listen to a chainsaw all Saturday, today I'm being serenaded by an assortment of tools while they dig up the pavement across the road, place whatever it is that needs laying, and then refill the hole, pound down the soil and then replace the pavement... *big sigh*

Lady Haggis has found the best spot in the house...

Oh Pauline, you created a movement with your 'Shirley Valentine' role, along with the adorable Tom Conti. You will be missed. 💔 "That's right, Millandra. I'm goin' to Greece for the sex. Sex for breakfast, sex for dinner, sex for tea and sex for supper."

November's "Beaver Moon", as seen from Südhessen in Germany... I find the craters fascinating, and im intrigued by these three, all on a row, in the second photo. #fullmoon #supermoon #BeaverMoon

Gotta love a neighbour who's decided to play tree surgeon, and is gunning his f*cking chainsaw at a rude time on a Saturday morning!! 🤬🤬🤬

Day 4 since the clocks went back. Still being nagged... *sigh*

Off for my biennial medical boob squish today, which is very appropriate, given October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Remember to check your boobs in between your mammograms, ladies, and guys, probably not a bad idea to check your pecs, too, because it can happen! 👍🏻🎀 #YouveGotToFeelYourself

I'm being harassed by a hungry cat who doesn’t understand daylight-saving...

@eejit.bsky.social here's your answer to the fish-tank question! 😹😹😹

When the host country 🇩🇪 shows more integrity and care towards US base employees than the government they represent 🇺🇲 ... Germany to pay US military base employees amid shutdown – DW – 10/23/2025 share.google/MVx8xsewHfPa...

Thou shalt not support a man who bulldozes the White House to build himself a golden ballroom whilst the government is shut down because he doesn’t want the financial records tying him to Jeffrey Epstein to come out.

On your current topic @mrjamesob.bsky.social you perhaps won't be surprised to read this little morsel from the Guardian! 😬😬 Next Tory leader? Rise of Katie Lam reflects rightward shift on migration | Conservatives | The Guardian share.google/lQ0Vn356Bcfg...

I care @mrjamesob.bsky.social because it's far past time that rich and disgusting men face the law over their disgusting behaviour, and not hiding behind their endless sums of money that they pay to victims with a non-disclosure attached. It's time we listened to SA victims, both male and female!

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I have a confession to make... Back in the Noughties, I wasn't this woman's biggest fan, probably because I believed the crap that was being printed in the media every day. However, having since learned just how shitty the UK press can be and seeing other media talk about her, I've warmed to her...

So, the price for a Boeing 747-8 and a multi-billion desert golf course contract appears to be an airforce base in Idaho! Sounds like Qatar have scored a HUGE hole-in-one there! ⛳️ But I'm very curious - it's a long, L-O-N-G way from the UAE to USA, though - what on earth is that all about, eh? 🤔

Dear Frogs of Portland, May I suggest an anthem for your cause? 🐸😁🐸🤗 youtu.be/6PMiP90ntZ8?...

Oh, he is going to be soooooo pissed! A woman?! And from Venezuela, a country he's attacking with vengeance. Karma is indeed a bitch! 😆😁😂 BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1... Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins - BBC News

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Proudly anti-fascist, as I am opposed to fascism, nationalism, far-right ideologies, white supremacy, authoritarianism, racism, homophobia and xenophobia. *That* is the meaning of ANTIFA! youtu.be/cUAP-fE81zs?...

As the Nobel Peace Prize has probably already decided, @mrjamesob.bsky.social as the nominations deadline closed in January. Also, while this peace deal is great thing, the dismantling of his own country surely, SURELY count against him?? 😳😳

It's the beautiful @frans199.bsky.social 's birthday today, and we're having her around for a slap up feast to celebrate. Sad that @shroommuse.bsky.social couldn't make it, but we will serve you up a feast the next time, Jacquie! Happy birthday, Fran, especially from Haggis! 😻 #FranFuckingTastic

Tonight's treat... chocolate with pistachio. 😋🍨 #Creami #HomemadeIceCream

Finally got around to this book, and while I'm not unaware of the ultimate goals of the Heritage Foundation, this book is a bit like reading a (non-fiction) horror story! 😳😳😳

🔴NEW🔴 Thread 🧵 @bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

"So what are you doing this Saturday, Tina?" Dunno... building an ark, maybe? 🤪 *sigh* 🇬🇧🇮🇪 Storm Amy is Orkantief (low hurricane) Detlef here in 🇩🇪, btw

Farewell, dear Hyacinth... one of my introductions to English humour and class aspiration! 🥺 "The Bouquet residence, lady of the house speaking."

Guten Morgen, Lieblings 😊 it's a Feiertag here in 🇩🇪, so naturally, the mind was up and ready to conquer the day before 6am, although the body was less willing. *sigh* I remedied that with a quick couch snooze, though! Go, me! 😆😂

As someone who was told to back to where I came from, based purely on the person hearing my accent - I am a middle-aged white woman, I shudder to think of what people of colour are enduring in the UK today, @mrjamesob.bsky.social ☹️ It certainly was one of the main reasons I left the UK in 2020.

Yummmmmy! The last of the Berry Sorbet, with two scoops of the Lemon, all in one of my gorgeous new Eis Café-style serving cups! 😍😋🍧

Oh great, so now I have to spend hours telling my 80 yr old mum who has been LEGALLY living in the UK for decades, that she doesn't have to worry about being deported, and leaving her husband, who she is currently caring for, after a long illness. Fartage can f*ck right off, @mrjamesob.bsky.social 😠

My sister-in-law and ny younger niece came to visit today, as it was my birthday earlier in the week, and I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my niece, and some fabulous porcelain Eisbecher to use with the new Ninja Creami, which I'm utterly in love with. Crumble for dessert, too! 🍎🍧🫐😋

First lighting of the Tischkamin tonight... 🍂🔥🧡🍁🎃

Autumn, Herbst, Høst, Fall... call it what you will, but for me, it's one of the best seasons. Warm colours, delicious food, cold days,and cozy evenings. ❤️🍁🎃🍂🧡

Can someone send @mrjamesob.bsky.social some batteries for his clock, please... 10h34?! 😳😳😳

Nougat-Nutella, pistachio, and vanilla, with an extra dollop of the nought-Nutella, as it was the end of the pot.😋🍧 I'm never going to be able to eat mass-produced ice cream ever again... *sigh* #NinjaCreamiConvert #BirthdayGift #HomemadeIceCream