Also women, but that’s every day: Research [4]  showed cases of domestic abuse increased by 38% when England lost a match and 26% when they won or drew. womensaid.org.uk/get-involved...

Browsing a cookbook and noting down page numbers for meals next week and found Page 94 appearing in my head in the voice of @andrewhunterm.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social Feeling ambushed by my own brain

Have just spent a convoluted half hour looking for a fab thrifty marmalade recipe that @sturdyalex.bsky.social posted on The Other Site in *shudders* April 2020 On leaving the site I screenshotted the recipe but when? Lots of scrolling from 2020 forward to .... Nov 24 Pity our future archivists

Interview on R4 today with a parent around is school working for kids She suggests there's too much focus on exams and schools should teach more life skills While I agree the education system doesn't work for everyone, I have to ask, as a parent of teen boys, what do you think parenting is?

Catching up on listening. Obvs almost all commentary is around Burnham's coronation I get that in the jostle for positions in a new govt, no one wants to piss off the new boss but is there sense in some patsy standing against him in return for a position in order to validate the enthronement?

Listening to PM on R4 about how firefighters are dealing with wildfire in Derbyshire At the mention of firebreaks, I hear AC/DC Thunderstruck intro Best movie character intro track ever Yes I'm talking Planes 2 Yes I'm a 53yo woman

I agree with the commentary that Starmer started badly and got worse with his cor, shit ain't it followed by the winter fuel disaster I'd like to see a message of unity from Burnham Something for every headline writer Perhaps... 1/2

6.10 am, and there's a breeze that isn't trying to dessicate me

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social This was going to be an amusing snap of Reggie, my charge for today, deciding to sit on my lap while I read But it's too hot for snaps, spaniels and now reading

Got in the shower to cool down and remembered just in time Cool not cold, kids

An exciting and unexpected consequence of excessive heat My neighbours LPG tank was recently filled. The contents have now expanded, blown a valve and gas is escaping It's OK, we weren't planning to light a bbq or woodburner tonight

Road tax based on the weight of your vehicle and the height of the child-crushing front grill With extra charges for those cars whose windows are so high, no one in a standard car can safely pull out of a car park space

Shocked, shocked to learn that 4x4 drivers generally don’t care how dangerous their vehicles are. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"

"So, you're now telling me that the man we hired to provide a wholesome alternative to the so-called manosphere is himself a prominent member and advocate for the so-called manosphere?"

I just learned that over 75% of housing in Dorset* is under occupied *for clarity, I think Dorset Council area, not including BCP I don't know what to do with that info 😶

How long is too long for podcast ads? I listen to lots of pods and subscribe to some. I've binned those with too many ads. Goalhanger - 4 mins is too long. Really guys, how much money do you need? Few pods are genuinely original. Those that do are niche and have few ads. Enshitification

Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching books. Brilliant and self-contained within his expansive Discworld series And if done well, might redeem the shocking adaptations of some of his other books 🫣

I love Jeremy Bowen Saying it exactly as he sees it

Bear!

Everybody be quiet and look at this baby toucan.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

We’ve been told our content needs to be more informative so here you go

British Rail Lovely guard used to arrange unscheduled stops at my home station if I missed the last train that stopped there Looking out for vulnerable (and in my case a bit reckless) women and using initiative 👍

The one who stays is the HERO.. .

Had a couple of hours to kill in Frome while eldest boy did stuff with mates. Sensible me took work, planning to find a coffee shop and settle in But I came across a chaotic second hand book shop. One shelf was entitled 'books' Reader. No work was done

I remember going after school to pick up the vinyl I'd pre-ordered from WH Smith

Let the dogs out for a last wee A strong wind in the trees sounds like the sea and a near-full hazy moon hangs in the sky I step outside expecting to feel immersed and enigmatic It's bloody freezing - bugger that

Meteorology in action

Finished work and accidentally finished a 6-pack of hot-cross buns Planned to do some writing but just. need. sleep

A Monday morning giggle. Psst...the countdown is on. 5 days until Dawn Chorus Day. Comic: Jimmy Craig

As ever Gilbert Adrian offering his whimsical creativity at the same time time as shaping a sharp black evening dress. Two naughty cats leap at shoulder and hem, complete with a gingham ribbon, a nod to his Wizard of Oz Dorothy dress perhaps? 1944, @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I am absolutely shite at recognising when someone is flirting with me. Like, comically bad at it. My mates would mock me about it. But something happened today that made me so happy. 1/?

DUCK

I have a 4.5hr writing window (was 5) So far, I have: Printed some pages to edit Made tea Rearranged my desk Posted - twice Rummaged for hand cream Refreshed the dogs' water Put door mats in the wash Put devices to charge (nearly full already) THIS time....

Coasters are too small

TAPS *prints of this and other comics in my shop, link in bio 😘

For half an hour today a pied wagtail who has returned to his nest site in the woodshed was getting protective. He attempted to fight his reflection in the window and wing mirror of the car It seems wagtails don't just fight with beaks...

Am snorting with laughter at the musings of @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social while at a not-the-sort-of-place-we'd-normally-go hotel in Syracuse I like being somewhere posh where I can snort in an undignified way and have holes in my t-shirt The lifts are in a vestibule straight out of The Shining

The usual exploration of wardrobes and bathrooms as we check into our hotel in Syracuse 13yo pushes past into our bathroom "Is that a bum sink?"

Today's inspirational message:

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

I had two hot cross buns at work then got a pack on the way home to share with the family Do I just eat these and pretend I only got apples and milk?

And now some actual good news

BLUEBELLS!!!

I live in a row of 8 SD houses, all with sunny, big, S-facing gardens. Only 3 of us have washing lines Got my 4th load on Admittedly, it's impacting my productivity somewhat as I hunt the house for things to wash

I thought my blackberry harvest had been exhausted back in January, but then I found these big juicy berries in the bottom of the freezer with the broken light, masquerading as blackcurrants to my un-bespectacled eye. MAHOOSIVE win 🏆

I have a small, painful spot in my hairline I've had a few in the 30yrs since, at conference, I dived, drunk, into <2m of water onto a rock My palms sweat thinking about it, knowing what I got away with Soon, my pimple will calve a single grain of carribean sand. A reminder of my luck that night