Had an after hours funeral errand to run earlier and the vibe was perfect

Those who read my book may recall that I alluded to a horror boss who was partially responsible for my jacking it all in and running towards the sea. Just got a message from an old colleague informing that he's been convicted for grooming a kid. Extra glad I caused him so much bother on the way out.

Spotted me

@davecakes.bsky.social 's Seagull Ice Cream incident is now on display at the Footbridge Gallery. Very proud.

A book that literally nobody can say they won't need 👇🏻

I have just ordered this from Waterstones. If I die before it arrives I will be furious.

It's Friday. It's the shortest amount of time anyone has ever owned a trouser press. youtu.be/tNqn5bKmKNc?...

Last call for 25% off, offer ends today 👇📚

Silly I know but one likes to imagine her majesty up in hea’n looking a little cross because she spent 12m to settle a charge against her paedo son only to see him arrested for misconduct in public office. Im sure Paddington will cheer her up with a yummy marmalade sandwich 💞🇬🇧

Sounds like a @vizcomic.bsky.social annual

Move to rename dying 'losing your streak'

Every few months, we make a little more progress at @locateintl.bsky.social on this cold case from this day in 1975. Now, we think we've found the small town in France where the victim came from - and it feels like we're getting closer to identifying her. actu.fr/faits-divers...

Trying to make up for the time he accidentally wandered into the wrong voting lobby and voted to scrap it.

25% off my second book at Waterstones when you pre-order with the code FEB26 www.waterstones.com/book/get-ahe...

It's pancake day, not Adam and Steve.

Monday

Climate change but make it fun

This seagull picture depicting the time that @christinamartin.bsky.social got her ice cream stolen immediately after buying it has been chosen to be on the Footbridge gallery in Bexhill. Don't worry the ice cream place gave her a free one. Thanks for voting anyone who did so

Ribbon cutting ceremony at the Bexhill footbridge next Saturday 21st at 4.15 🎉

Morning ☀️

What my bills see when I'm trying to check if it's a Valentine's day card

Tendency to be horrible to females? I've worked with Robin many a time. A gentle soul who is genuinely interested in people. Always have a laugh and a good chat when we run into each other backstage. Have heard no negative reports in the 20 years+ I have known him. To put it more simply: Bullshit.

My first book turns up in this. And I was just rabble rousing at a talk on Wednesday about how funerals should be heavily state subsidised, if not free. electricliterature.com/7-books-that...

If I was the Apprentice person who answered the house phone at 5am I would say no, I'm not rushing out to meet Sugar at a fish market so he can do a strangled pun then tell me to go somewhere else and invent a cocktail, just tell me what the task is.

Did a really good food shop in my dream and woke up excited to try a new novelty flavour muller rice that does not exist.

New blog post: Book Review: Ashes To Admin - Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer by Evie King ★★★★★ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/book-review-ashes-to-admin-tales-from-the-caseload-of-a-council-funeral-officer-by-evie-king/ Why am I reading so much about death lately? This …

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My friend's kid has just got big into taskmaster so I just wowed her with these. Used to often share a room with Greg when I stayed at Rich and Catie's.

This guy crossed my mind again today. I wonder how he’s getting on.

Evening

Just randomly remembered an episode of Colin Fry's psychic show where he picked up on "something that was or wasn't done with a face flannel" Shirley Ghostman levels.

Searched Connections to see if people were bemoaning today's, but that word is now fully Mandelsoned.

Saddest movie death ever 💀

I just backed this grief book written and illustrated by the excellent Dead Good girls www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

Me and Evie on our way home from the launch of the End of Life Care Coalition yesterday. Join us: endoflifecarecoalition.co.uk/join-us/

Wednesday

I did a post on X ages ago that being on there was like drinking in the best pub in town despite knowing the landlord is a pedo. That metaphor has gotten a little bit more on the nose now.

That must have seemed like a lifetime. One could have owned a trouser press for less time.

At the end of life care coalition launch and have already showed Caroline Lucas where the coffee machines are 😎

That’s the thing amount being a sock with a hole in it. You’re darned if you do…

The annual Sun Life report is out and for the first time in their history, under 'money troubles', loan sharks is named as a funding route. The 'good' news is 1 in 7 struggle to pay rather than 1 in 5 back in the 2024 report. Still too many and needs addressing www.sunlife.co.uk/over-50-life...

I know there is a lot worse going on in the world right now but honestly, introductory discount codes that have extremely limited validity.

I read “Saltwash” by Andrew Michael Hurley,so it felt appropriate to follow up with the brilliant (non-fiction) Ashes to Admin by @christinamartin.bsky.social. It left me feeling a tad bit more pragmatic about death, hopeful about people, but also really wanting to know what Carls big secret was.

In Bristol ponce news, I’ve gone to a swimming pool with an enormous model of the sun in it.

Fun Saturday fact. My granddad (of awkward family photos fame, who was a pianist, and became a shutterstock photo) was close mates with Ronnie Verrell, who did the drumming for Animal. Which was also my drummer dad's nickname. That's my six degrees of muppet separation.

Recently it feels like if you miss one episode of the news you don’t know what the fuck is going on

@davecakes.bsky.social and I just drove past Rob Pointon doing one of his Stoke paintings by the roadside. We're off to his exhibition tomorrow ♥️ www.instagram.com/robpointonar...

Using this still from an early 00s health and safety module I once took to sum up my day on bsky.