If you see this post a random fact about yourself: I really love hats. Not so much the fancy, froufrou ones as fun / warm / sun-protective ones.

Even in the 1970s when I lived on pig farms in Kent & Essex, the ONLY people who actually spoke in favour of the hunt were the people from the hunt. Very few others in the villages and area liked them or approved of what they did. There was still a "tip your cap to the master" feel to it though.

Absolutely! I live in a very rural village in the Low Weald of Kent and am an active member of our local wildlife group/ farming cluster. Every single local farmer and landowner wants a ban on trail hunting / hare shooting due to the damage to their land and brutality of the fox hunt. Ban it!

70% of people living in rural areas want a ban. The Countryside Alliance is an astroturf organisation which doesn't represent ordinary rural people. Why platform their views when The Guardian could do some actual journalism and talk to rural people? And turn comments on?

Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?

Don't buy Dyson. Buy a Henry or Hetty, or one of their friends. Made in the UK. Resilient, consistent, and cheerful.

Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."

* showers * * gets into bed * * relaxes, closes eyes * ... * remembers festive #bins schedule*

@robonabike.bsky.social Wishing you best for the new year to come, Rob. Shall be playing the game you so kindly gifted me again over the next few days with visiting friends. ❤️❤️

How about we get rid of political donors all together? Ban the wealthy elite from owning UK politicians.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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And I have just followed up that excellent dinner (an hour or more later) with chocolate brownie and brandy clotted cream. Fuck yeah!

Just finished watching The War Between the Land and the Sea on the BBC. Bleak but excellent.

Today's #Japanese snack followed by today's dinner made with more of that same snack. It's wasabi salami from Daio Wasabi Farm, which we visited on our recent Japan trip. Wish I'd bought so much more now! 🤣 #foodsky

How I’m walking out of 2025

You've got a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle.

Went into town for lunch (weather is glorious and fancied getting out of the house). Noticed Shepherd's open and popped in to buy two tubs of their fabulous ice cream. And into Morrison's for some mushrooms. Feel better for having been out.

Sherry trifle for breakfast: ✅

Winter tomatoes with olive oil and oak smoked tomato balsamic vinegar, Speck, Comte, Montagnolo, sourdough bread, some hummus, and some black grapes. 😁 And a few bites of a salted caramel brownie.

Just so stupid isn’t it. People who can’t code asking LLMs to write code for them but then they have no idea how to debug it, other than asking an LLM It’s a stupidity Ouroboros 🤡

Make it stop. Please.

Make a bond movie more casual: From Abergavenny With Love Allotment-raker License To Drive The Living Room

Anyone who can help? Pretty desperate situation, elderly cat needs meds, they’re trying everything possible to get her back.

The idea of leftover cheese is a bit of a weird one, but even I, who can eat a prodigious amount of cheese, have veg known to over order. If you have too much cheese (!) in your house, do try making this! 😁

Leftover turkey or chicken?

Sadly Pete's sister who was due today for a couple of days has a nasty cough and sore throat so she's not coming, for which I'm thankful as it often takes me months to shake these things. But also a shame. We have some GF treats in ready for her! Some will last, though!

For breakfast I had a pot of M&S café latte mousse and it was so bloody tasty. A very nostalgic flavour! Delicious. Yes, I know it wasn't a healthy breakfast. 👀

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I’m thinking “fuck off, you mediocre quisling” is possibly an inadequate response these days

Cheeseboard from supermarket instead of our usual going to a cheesemonger to buy it. We ordered when we thought we'd still be without a car. Very nice, though and I'm enjoying the quince paste it comes with too!

Japanese wagyu ribeye steak from Aldi (has been in the freezer a few months) for Christmas dinner. Fucking awesome. No decent pic as I was feeling too greedy!

This Christmas I have discovered that I'm not as keen on Sockeye as Atlantic salmon. Not enough fat content, maybe... Yes we could have served some stuff with it but I totally forgot to buy said stuff and so we had it on its own! 🤣🤣🤣

Mr F just said in ominous tones “it says here, breaking news, shots fired at Nakatomi Plaza, possible hostage situation. Christmas Eve of all nights” and for one second I was TAKEN IN

Watched the end of Pluribus last night and have no idea how to feel about that ending. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Merry Christmas, all. 🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄⛄🎄 It's been a WEIRD year.

Found it. Worth a read. www.issendai.com/psychology/e...

Excellent advice.

* Haribo used to sell a gummi candy in Germany called "Asses With Ears." I promise this image is 100% real and not AI.

Sashimi lunch today. 🎣 Amaebi (sweet prawns/ shrimp) 🎣 Scallops 🎣 Trout Ikura 🎣 Salmon 🎣 Yellowtail 🎣 Sea Bream 🍚 with plain sushi rice, yuzu daikon pickles and simmered hijiki salad.

I have NO IDEA how I missed this gem of an advent thread until now but I'm happily catching up now! 😁

Finding it hard being lectured about the importance of Christmas by people cosplaying Christianity in the hope of laundering their past sex offences or their current bigotry.

Boom. Fuck you pal. I AM Christmas.

The colonisers always attack the food sources: “Ecocide is a major tactic in Israel’s occupation; the destruction of native agricultural crops, like olive trees, is followed by afforestation projects that seek to reshape the landscape” www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/opt-...

A gentle paean to butter, the star of Christmas cooking. www.authenticfood.com/post/how-but...

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party

Really beautiful and meaningful artwork by @sketchywelsh.bsky.social, shared by @mindcymru.bsky.social, (I saw it on FB). "If you're missing someone, feeling lonely, worried about money, afraid to open up, finding Christmas hard, you're not alone."

Crisp Watch #217: Sweet and Sour Pickled Plum Crisps

Thank you, body, for the double dose of migraine auras/ nausea today. No exploding head pain, at least – I take sumatriptan as soon as I see the aura and it usually works before head pain hits. Still, not the most pleasant thing.