I am the person who brings blotting paper with him to the cafe to write his Christmas cards, and proud of it!

An interesting find for Christmas. Get your dog a Rudolph leg. Ho Ho Ho 🎄🎅🎄

Fact of the day. This is the first time in 100 years that Hull City Hall has been sold out for an organ recital. Go #Annalapwood #playlikeagirl

Tonight’s entertainment will be provided by Anna Lapwood playing this marvellous instrument #Hullcityhall

This was the most famous and oldest fish and chip shop in Hull. Closed now but pending renovation. I suspect even too grim for Martin Parr. I waited as long as my OH would let me but no one walked by.

"Take all your overgrown infants away somewhere And build them a home A little place of their own The Fletcher Memorial Home For Incurable Tyrants and Kings" I might just repost this everyday until someone builds it....

Swim on, with hope in your heart! And you’ll never swim alone. #WBLAS

So nice to see Claudia before the fringe descended #strictly

While watching "Cook, eat, repeat" with @nigella.bsky.social she was making gingerbread which called for bicarb to be dissolved in water and cider vinegar. Of course this bubbles up. I thought "Surely all the rising power of the bicarb must be reacted away?!" So I had to do the calculation

@alomshaha.bsky.social do you make onion bhajis? If so I need a masterclass in how to keep them together without them ending up as a gram flour dumpling with onions in it?

Less worthy than their 25 best films of the century so far.

I hate how much I enjoyed this BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦

I regret to announce that as of this afternoon I am out of #Whamageddon. Helping at a community "meet Santa" event for local children, another helper brought a Christmas play list on the phone. I thought I am going to be a gonner here...first track (before I could run out) Last Christmas..arrghhhhh

As this book seems to be almost universally enjoyed by the adults I know who’ve read it. It’s relatively short and raises important issues. Do schools use it preY11? Is it too “old” “difficult” @greeborunner.bsky.social @alexjquigley.bsky.social ?

‘ @alomshaha.bsky.social do you make onion bhajis? If so I need a masterclass in how to keep them together without them ending up as a gram flour dumpling with onions in it?

Oh and if anyone can tell me where to get tarragon in South Yorkshire at any time of the year other than schlepping into Sheff to visit a v ordinary Waitrose, I would be grateful.

Things on the telly that annoy me #45 TV cooks that say an ingredient is “readily available in all supermarkets” NO THEY ARE NOT. I couldn’t even find satsumas and gram flour in one of my locals😡

Christmas has officially started. But where are all the satsumas?

Apologies to all you muso-types who already know this but I have just discovered this and like all new converts there is a degree of evangelism. I give you the Futureheads Christmas album. And not a sign of Wham to be heard. open.spotify.com/album/7cS2YH...

I may be being ingenuous but I don't believe that US customs want to trawl through your social media, they want you to believe that they do, so you stop posting and sharing the truth about Trump's organisation. It is a move akin to threatening to sue the BBC. It is censorship by the back door.

Someone do the maths for me please; England has approximately 24,479 schools (primary and secondary) so this is how many places per school...........

It is one thing that the all the right wing politicians we have in all parties do not like to mention. How much more in tax the Government will need to take if immigration is curtailed. You want to underfund the NHS, stop immigration!?

Red sky in morning. Now who do I trust? Something is wrong.

This is very nice, thank you @neal.fun

5 year social media checks? This is just the same MO as the attack on the BBC. We have already seen that Trump's threat of a law suit has changed editorial policy. Now with this anyone going to the US will think twice about being critical of the US and may even not post their opinions.

We're currently watching "Yorkshire: winter in the wild." I believe this is the only series where Sean Bean makes it through all the programmes alive.

Just one of the stupidest things that has happened in my lifetime

I enjoyed the piece from the wonderful @IMcMillan on Radio4 this morning. He was reminiscing about his time as a bell ringer in a neighbouring parish. Listen here, from 7 mins 20 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#strictly proves once again it’s not really a dance competition

I know a few of you are board game enthusiasts. You might be interested in @theguardian.com 's review of 30 "best" board games. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"Ice cold in Alex" this has to be one of the best product placings for beer in the whole of cinema, ever. What do you reckon @petebrownbeer.bsky.social

After a busy couple of days, just taking time out to watch "Ice cold in Alex." At one point our heroes decide to hand-crank the engine to move it imperceptibly up the side of a dune. Is this possible? Well of course physicists on the internet have done the maths. www.open.edu/openlearn/sc...

Confession time; I 'm 59 years old and I am happy to admit I have absolutely no idea what perfume and eau de cologne adverts are about.

I know it’s not as universally popular as it once was but how can you not like a bowl of Christmas dried fruit?

As a chemistry teacher my first reaction to this is probably different to many people's.

@samfr.bsky.social Thank you for your Observer article. I didn’t know the amount of state funded private SEND Edn. I agree with pushing the funding to schools, experienced SENCOs can spot children who will get the EHCP long before they get them and good schools will start the intervention then.

I tried, I really did. (a bit of a review thread ) My friend @petebrownbeer.bsky.social writes a column in the Sunday times. I am still not sure about the new Observer and so are open to persuasion on trying a different Sunday paper. I used to get the Sunday Times, until I gave it up for.....

The books I have read 2025. Enjoyed them all in their own way.

In our society there is now very little kindness anymore.....

I've read it so you don't have to. Do what you want with your Christmas tree, put it up when you want, decorate it how you want but put it into a cooler space if you can and water it.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I love Christmas, I really do..... but I feel like we have been seeing Christmas adverts for months and it is only Dec 2nd......🥱

Bonus!!!; my 8 year old Ford Focus has just got through it's MOT with only front brake pads needed, changed as part of the annual service. Can Highly recommend Wentworth Rd Garage if you are in the south Barnsley area.

We had a Wolfson hall of residence at RHBNC too

Tonight I sang in our Candle lit advent service, my reflection is that Advent is the forgotten festival. As youngsters we knew that the preparations and anticipation of Christmas was the best bit. Now we seem to miss out this and jump straight to Christmas at the start of December

The power of vaccination;

@gargarin.bsky.social starting my ragu at 3pm not sure I have enough time before a 7pm lasagne

If you know you know. This morning’s baking

Having been to NYC for a few days this summer, watching american movies is a whole new game. "We've been there!!" is now the refrain. The Muppets in Manhattan is v different...😂 (it's slightly disappointing when they shoot them in Vancouver New York)

Can you filter out posts on here that include posts from the other place? I left there so I don’t have to read the looney entitled right posting their crap and yet people seem to delight with “ooh look what so and so said”