And this is why I hate international football. Pointless "friendlies" where our players get injured. Mind you I don't really care about international tournaments either. #football #arsenal #internationalfootball www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Trump can Do One. The BBC shouldn't take any notice of a jumped-up tinpot dictator and even if some US court finds in his favour, it should refuse to accept the ruling or pay any money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The last of my @badsquiddogames.bsky.social Fantasy/D&D figures; #fantasywargames #28mmfigures #nerdlings #D&D hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

This is disgraceful. Labour really doesn't give toss about the environment or protecting wildlife. What is the point of this, apart pandering to the developers? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Here's another case of historic sexual abuse the flag-shaggers won't be getting outraged about; www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Chinese curry with tofu, mushrooms, onions and peppers, and steamed rice. #chinesefood #tofu #cooking #midweekfood

In case you were wondering about the background to the BBC resignations and who Michael Prescott is, it all becomes clear. We are seeing a right-wing plot to destroy the BBC. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...

The next time someone from the Labour Party boasts about Labour's green credentials, laugh in their face and show them this. Hypocritical is a word that hardly covers Labour's position, but mendacious and duplicitous help it along; www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More 28mm Fantasy from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social ; #D&D #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons #nerdlings hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/11/guar...

Ian's a nice guy and @fenrisgames.com sells fantastic things. Let's help him pay for his dog Oz's surgery.

After being without a functioning carpet washer for the last three years, last week we bought a brand new Vax. We spent this morning vacuuming and vaxxing the front room carpet and our bedroom and landing carpets. The sheer amount of yuck that we removed was amazing. Still, nice clean carpets again.

More D&D/Fantasy figures; #nerdlings #dungeonsanddragons #wargames hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-fe...

Chicken breast escalope in a cream and wild mushroom sauce with steamed spinach and roasted new potatoes. Our wine is a 2021 Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara Pinot Noir. #FrenchFood #FrenchCuisine #cooking #foodandwine

Last night it was steak frites, washed down with a bottle of Paul Jaboulet Parallèle 45 Côtes du Rhône, which was a perfect match. Sometimes, the simple things are best. #frenchfood #cooking #foodandwine #cuisine

The Apple TV series of Down Cemetery Road is absolutely nothing like the original novel. So far, I am finding this disappointing. #ZoeBoehm #MickHerron #AppleTV

Here's a ditty that seems appropriate for tonight; #halloween #spooky www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Ud...

What amazing and beautiful photos; www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is an utter disgrace. This isn't America and we shouldn't follow the lead of the Orange Turd-in-Chief. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

A few fantasy minis from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social ; #D&D #nerdlings #wargames #fantasygames hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/10/some...

This story has been greeted with a resounding silence by all the Reform Ltd and Yaxley-Lennon trolls on social media. I cannot imagine why. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I wonder how much he trousered for doing this? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It is cold, grey and wet in Bristol this morning, so here is a picture of somewhere sunny and warm; Chapaize, Saône-et-Loire, France (Pentax K-70, SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm zoom) taken on 02/07/25 #pentax #france #maconnais #chapaize

Here are some more no context textures, all taken this summer with my current DSLR, a Pentax K-70, a terrific camera with more features than I'll ever need or use. #pentax #photography #dslr

No context here, just nice textures, taken with my Fujifilm X100S; #photography #fujifilm #X100S #digital

Hmmm. I've just been followed by someone called Elonm23 claiming to be the actual Musk. I wasn't going to take any chances, so I blocked the account.

Chicken Chasseur with tinned French petits pois. Old school bistro food. #Frenchfood #cooking #cuisine #Frenchcuisine

And here are some lovely apricots and cherries, bought in a market in the Languedoc in 2014; #France #food #Languedoc

It is cold and raining in Bristol today. Here is somewhere a bit more cheerful, the main square in Aigues-Mortes, on the edge of the Camargue. My old Pentax K-30 DSLR with DA 18-55 lens. #france #pentax #dslr

His chronology is a bit wonky; While not wanting to give specific details of where he found them, David described the area as a "virtually untouched" area of north Wales. "You're talking from the times of the druids and the Vikings right through to the Romans," www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How utterly ridiculous. Water companies can pump millions of litres of sewage into rivers and waterways but pouring the dregs of a cup of coffee down the drain is illegal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And this is why the West Midlands police were right about the Villa game; www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Refuse planning permission and tell China that they don't get to threaten the UK. The whole thing is just a nest of spies. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

He didn't even last as long in his job as Liz the Lettuce did in hers; www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Lest we forget one month ago Angela Rayner resigned over underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it It got buried quick eh❗️😡

Charles says "Look bruv, I ain't wearing it no more, fuck off outta my sight and don't come back". www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Trump's corruption is boundless; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pulp women by @badsquiddogames.bsky.social ; #nerdlings #wargames #pulpgames hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/10/six-...

Well, instead of pushing up prices for consumers, I've got a better idea. Stop paying out huge bonuses for executives who do fuck all and cancel all those dividends to parasitical shareholders. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

I doubt that the bigots will stop at trans people. Gay men and women will be next; www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Just lock him up and throw the key away. Then, forget where he's been put. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Various fantasy odds and ends. Scroll down the blogpost to see them all. #fantasywargames #Dungeons&Dragons #Nerdlings hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/10/ive-...

This article is something that people really need to read. The implications of what it says are chilling for the future of democracy in the UK.

I took this photo back in 2000 in the Jardins de la Fontaine in Nîmes, using my old Pentax MZ5N 35mm film SLR with a Sigma 28-200 zoom. It is still one of my favourites because I think it is an interesting scene. #France #photography #Pentax

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Oh, look. A rabble-rousing racist gobshite spouts hate that appeals to other racists. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Not sure how this will push growth. Surely this just means more people will go to work hungover and knackered? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

This is ridiculous. The government should stop this and force the water companies shareholders to pay for the necessary work out of the undeserved profits they have extracted since privatisation; www.theguardian.com/business/202...

How many innocent Palestinian children had to die to balance the Israeli hostages Hamas illegally captured two years ago. Killing innocent people is always a war crime but doing it to punish an entire population for the actions of a small minority is a worse one. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

And here's some watery statuary, Piazza Navona, Rome, also taken in May 2011 with my Pentax *ist DL;

Here's some sunshine and blue sky. Trajan's Forum, Rome. Taken in May 2011 with my old Pentax *ist DL, my first DSLR. file:///home/carole/Pictures/Rome May 2011/Fora/Trajan's Forum 2.JPG