Forbidden gummy.

Gutted to discover after watching GLOW that it was cancelled after 3 seasons even though they had the fourth and final one green lit and planned, the pandemic killed it. 😭

A lot of people are mad at Sooz for this because they genuinely believe that posting AI memes and such, plus following 100k people, is activism lol.

Sod it, done it: www.instagram.com/papermarieo

Had a little pootle in the car today and I tested my new phone's camera. It's quite nice! I'm thinking about starting a second Instagram just for little phone pics

I love autumn and I love to make it everyone's problem.

Huge congratulations to the good folks of Darlington who braved yesterday's weather for the 'Ghost Train' event. Hopetown was magnificent in the dark, despite the rain! An outstanding evening with due credit to all involved, and a great start to the S&DR200 anniversary events next weekend 😃

We are a broken country.

Neuschwanstein Castle, September 2025. #ThePhotoHour #Photography

It's nearly October, which means it's nearly time for a re-watch of Midnight Mass.

Hey, so if you don't have boycott fatigue then you may want to add Unilever to your list. They've stopped the Good Ice Cream Guys (Ben & Jerry's) from 'social activism' (namely they aren't allowed to criticise Trump) and Jerry has now resigned over it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Neuschwanstein Castle, September 2025. #ThePhotoHour #Photography

I haven't really got around to processing any images from when we were in Wales last month, but I added one to my recent Substack post, so here it is: some grave markers from the Aberfan disaster. Such a sad place but also very beautiful and peaceful. #Wales #Photography #History #Mining

Lovely to film Sunderland historian Stuart Miller chatting with Bill Dove, at the historic Holy Trinity in the city. Bill has been the custodian of the church for decades, helping breath new life into the place with the Churches Conservation Trust www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/sevent...

'Sally Rooney unable to collect award over Palestine Action arrest threat. The Normal People author can no longer safely enter the UK without potentially facing arrest, according to a statement read out by her publisher at the prize ceremony' www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Just got out of the stage version of Inside No. 9 and it was bloody brilliant.

On our penultimate night in Füssen, Germany, there was an epic storm, so we went out to chase it a little bit. Here it is getting started over the mountains. About 10 minutes after this it was absolutely pelting down with rain and got a bit crazy. #ThePhotoHour #Photography #Travel

New update from me over on Substack mariegardiner.substack.com/p/somewhere-...

I'm absolutely creased laughing. We were chatting quietly with my 84 year old friend and someone asked a volunteer to ask us to leave because he couldn't hear something else that was going on and that of course made us giggle like naughty school children. We were ready to go anyway so we head out

And called in on an old friend 🌊

The possibility for good with all these incredible technologies available and all we're going to use it for is Slow Death by Capitalism. metro.co.uk/2025/09/17/d...

Filming in an old church today!

Lessons for Bluesky.

The documentary on Netflix about this guy is really worth watching. He (against all odds) comes across as a really sweet, lovely person, but one who should have invested in quite a bit of therapy and surrounded himself with good people, rather than making his life a giant medical experiment.

New update from me over on Substack mariegardiner.substack.com/p/somewhere-...

Changed my profile picture back to last year's just to confuse you.

On our penultimate night in Füssen, Germany, there was an epic storm, so we went out to chase it a little bit. Here it is getting started over the mountains. About 10 minutes after this it was absolutely pelting down with rain and got a bit crazy. #ThePhotoHour #Photography #Travel

Not a particularly great picture but I loved the name and signage of this café in Reims (France). Immediately made me think of @neondeutschland.bsky.social #Photography #ThePhotoHour

The Daily Whitley, Grimsby

A sublime meeting of neon and beer.

They can turn this around. All Starmer has to do is stand shirtless on live television while Farage spray paints a red cross on his chest and everyone sings God Save The King.

I see pursuing right-wing policies is working well for them. In many ways they have managed to unite most people, in that they hate Labour.

Been too busy to edit any pictures from the Germany+ trip, but I'm aware my timeline is lacking in photography at the moment, so as we segue into Autumn, here's one of my favourite places - High Force in Teesdale. Really miss here, hoping to be well enough to manage the walk again. #Photography

Have an irritating issue where a company I did a lot of work for but stopped because I refused to use AI or write about AI, is updating/creating articles and using my by-line. It's something I fought regularly while I was still there, but this is worse. I'm not asking for advice, just complaining.

Been too busy to edit any pictures from the Germany+ trip, but I'm aware my timeline is lacking in photography at the moment, so as we segue into Autumn, here's one of my favourite places - High Force in Teesdale. Really miss here, hoping to be well enough to manage the walk again. #Photography

I never did age verification and yet somehow I'm regularly subjected to attention-thirsty naked men on the timeline and I then have to mute or block the account. I'm not a prude but surely there are better pools to fish in than here and I don't want to keep randomly seeing unwanted sexual content.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

This is incredibly sad news. Dave Temple was a warm, kind, generous man. A champion of the community, a life so well lived. Sincere condolences to his family and marras. www.durhamminers.org/dave_temple

This is such a random thing but I'm completely hooked on Marmite at the moment. Craving it like crazy 😐 I think this may actually be @davidmayne2.bsky.social's fault

I'll take the risk.

Me on my first day at the ossuary

Finally starting to hint at my favourite time of year.

“Severance" actor Tramell Tillman has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. He is the first Black man ever to win the award #Emmys

Me on my first day at the ossuary

First (proper) photo from our recent trip, sort of working backwards here because this was the final day. A rare (for me) photo with a person in, a woman reading on Blankenberge pier (The Belgian Pier). #Photography #ThePhotoHour

WOW you didn’t agree with Charlie Kirk AND you think murder is bad?!?! You’re AMAZING!

Hat tip @clownf1st.bsky.social

I had a haircut yesterday 🥲

A lot of people don't want to hear it but the answer to 'what's the trick to...' is almost always 'years of effort and hard work'.

What's your secret to being online all the time without contracting computer madness? For me it's being pure of heart