It just occurred to me that that this minaret looks a bit like Srangeways and now I can’t un-see it.

I keep having to remind myself that it’s December. (Almost a week of rain begins tomorrow though, so I will be reminded).

Not rude things, a thread:

Hadrian’s gate and my bald pate.

Well, this is agreeable for a Sunday in late November.

We’re back on board Narrowboat Serenissima and settling back into canal life. This week’s video is all about canal pubs… and the surprising role they play in our narrowboat life (beyond the beers!) Watch it here:

Back on board and frequenting the pubs (not just for pints… honest!)

I don’t really do Black Friday sales but I just managed to get a bottle of very fancy Merchant of Venice ‘La Fenice’ EDP that usually costs £175 for £61. Very pleased with myself

Watching Civilisation Rise and Fall on BBC2. Rome being "hollowed out from inside" by a super wealthy elite not paying their fair share and using immigrants as a handy scapegoat for why things are going wrong. Plus ça change.

Friend of mine fell and broke his wrist while on holiday in New York last week. Had to have an x-ray and got bandaged up. His hospital bill was £7550. Just in case anyone was starting to buy into the current UK effort to privatise our healthcare and forgot how good we have it.

We won’t be on board for Christmas this year, we’ll be in *REDACTED*, but Serenissima has been decorated for the season (very early). (Yes, she was moving when I took this, the light was glorious!)

We’ve spent hundreds of days in Venice and it still surprises us. Our new vlog is all about those little moments that make the city feel like home. “Venice Moments: Why We Keep Coming Back” ⬇️ youtu.be/ZAbEVB1y5oM

We were in my favourite place in the world, so this one was a joy to film! It’s kind of a love letter to the to city. Give it a watch.

We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage. www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

We shouldn’t have to hear from Boris Johnson ever again (unless it’s in court).

“Locking down a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives” That’s 23,000 people (including my husband’s mum) that aren’t here anymore, thanks to Boris Johnson ego He should be prosecuted in The fucking Hague.

My mate just got the photos from her wedding back. I love this one! (I’m full of about 2 bottles of champagne).

This started with me going down a research hole about how Venice was built in the middle of the sea.

I voted Labour in the last election. If I’d wanted this level of cruelty I’d have voted for Reform.

The boat is COLD 🥶

Well said my friend..!

What fictional creature/villain traumatised you as a child?

It’s listening to people talk about running.

My mate has just sent me this (it’s a bar in Manchester) Never mind the spritz prices which are obv stupid. TEN POUNDS for a Crodino! (Italy people will get this)

My favourite video so far. Give it a watch. 💙

Venice is the city we know best in the world. After years of coming back for months at a time, we’ve made the video we always wanted to see: how to experience La Serenissima on a budget and still fall in love with her. youtu.be/EntU66N4M7g #venice #travel

What. The. ACTUAL. FUCK.

“The guy that everyone thinks is peadophile says that BBC has damaged his reputation”

This was an absolute JOY to make and worth watching to just see how we arrive in the city 😍

At the

Well, the prospect of Storm Claudia took us a bit by surprise… we’ve spent the day topping up supplies and then moving to somewhere where we won’t get it by a fallen tree. Wish us luck.

Karoline Leavitt standing in front of her sole job description

If Trump gets taken down for being a nonce, I do hope he takes Farage and Morgan with him.

Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit

Another day, another supermarket delivery… to a pub carpark.

America isn’t a serious country anymore.

“I’m going to sue you for saying that I ordered the insurrection that I ordered”

Leaves everywhere

I love it when the canal goes OVER a road. The motorists probably have no idea that they’re driving under a canal.

We’re moored so much in the middle of nowhere that we haven’t heard a shitty fireworks all night. Good. BAN THEM. We live in a country that doesn’t allow a plug socket to be placed in a bathroom, but somehow, you can buy explosives in Tesco…

Happy Saturday from here:

I have borderline PTSD from the level of hangover I had in the sushi restaurant here (champagne was in the drinks package). But watch because Ephesus is AMAZING.

“We had the best time in London” 💚✌️

Morning!

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

We brought back this GORGEOUS dual espresso mokka back from our travels in Italy. It’s definitely cheering us up on cold mornings. ❤️

@gralefrit.bsky.social more batshit typography coming from the USA. THE KERNING 😬