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Champers at the cricket! well that’s a first. Great day out so far with my Dad #womenscricket

In Hookland, you will come across little signs of allegiance. In one window a Moss Maiden displayed, in another an avatar of the Queen of Owls. Coastal doors wear fealty to the King-Under-the-Sea as well as far away islands or orders militant of the Black Fathom Faith. – #MattAdams

Off to work in 10 minutes. Going to ignore the EPA and do my best by the Plovers and Least Terns. Seems like they need us more than ever. And we owe them.

🎬A different experience at Lord's www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzM...

Points in the Euro Cup bag for Iceland! We defeat Lithuania by 64 runs in Warsaw. Jotin's knock of 121* will be go down in our history books. Tomorrow morning, we take on Latvia, with the winner very likely to make the final in the afternoon! A great day for us.

Fellow Americans, if you plan to watch England-Norway, & you don’t know what “famous rant” is referred to here, you must read this & then listen to the rant on YouTube. It’s one of the best-known sports commentaries here, & it’s from Norwegian TV.

Straight into my top 10 playlist. And an entirely different, and, I think, preferable video interpretation. Also--Quebec winters.

Is the West Indies Test team improving?: garfieldrobinson1.substack.com/p/did-the-se...

That winning moment. Comprehensive victory

Goodnight from Tamsin Booker, regretting her agreement with Frank Weller to do some real-life Scooby-Dooing in Lost Mary Cavern. Goodnight from the Morning-to-Midnight Tea Room at Brighthaven, where the going rate for a used set of telling bones is £100. Goodnight from Hookland.

@goakl.bsky.social is suffering typical Somerset doubts. It's just the same at Chelmsford, sir! I won't be in France, alas, but I will be tending to birds and people on a beach. Not sure the ATV has internet, tbh.

I spent 15 years [here] altogether and I can truthfully say there was never a dull moment. The special thing about Art is that it is so exciting — one never can tell who is suddenly going to produce something quite marvelous, or hilariously funny, apart from those who really work hard and get on.

Shane Snater is in with a serious shout of Player of the Season. Really important player in the team now. Getting important wickets, superb fielder. Batting more sensibly in Champ when required. Still think he has more runs in him.

Mady Villiers off break to bowl Harmanpreet Kaur was an absolute thing of beauty... 🥰 #ENGvIND

North Americans may order via www.amazon.com/dp/1068598123

Study Beagle is getting a little tired of me sitting at the computer all the time.

Cover of new novel has quietly appeared online. It's a beauty, I think. www.penguin.co.uk/books/476261...

Nice night for it. Must-win game. I’m in the pavilion pre-game if anyone wants to chat

Aged 30 or 31, Sharp read read Lady Chatterley’s Lover ‘in the unexpurgated copy & was quite carried away & read it without skipping for 2 days. I was told that it was bristling with faults & I cried when told’. Likely, it was W. H. Auden who offered the opinion about its faults.

BREAKING NEWS: Otter helps with the cleaning

Repping the outgoing queen at Lord’s this morning for the women’s test against India. 🏏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇳

This is terrific. Do give it a read. You will not be disappointed.

At a party I met a couple who were fun and interesting, we got on well, so well in fact that they shared with me the opinion that if Ann Widdecombe were PM all would be well, I knew then they were mad, even by Somerset standards.

spiritually, this Norwegian man is an Effectively Wild listener, he just doesn't know it

As promised to link to my first actual Hookland book. It is only small, but covers a lot of the ghost soil. If enough of you buy it and like it there will be a Volume Two. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068598123 It will also be available in an actual bookshop soon.

The Test has arrived! Best of luck to Surrey's Alice Capsey and Tilly Corteen-Coleman as England take on India in tomorrow's iconic Test at Lord's 💪 Go well, Caps & Tills! 🩵| #VitalityBlast

Hello all! It’s Test match eve 🥳🥳 Just to say, I’ll be at Lord’s every day of the Test. If you want me to sign a copy of my book OR you want to buy a copy, drop me a message and I’ll happily come meet you. (Cash or card both fine!)

I'd better post about a marathon I am running! On 27th September 2026, I'll be running the Loch Ness Marathon, and I'll be doing it for Macmillan Cancer Support. Any sponsorship would be very much appreciated for a cause very close to my heart (yes, I'll sort the photo out, none of these are me 😆)

🏏I don’t often plug things, but it would be great if Glamorgan’s women got a decent crowd to appreciate their season. T20 final against Kent or Gloucestershire Sun 4pm at Sophia Gardens, tickets a tenner. And you can watch Kent v Glos beforehand as well if you want an afternoon in the sun / shade.

I was stunned to learn that Count Binface is actually a character played by someone.

One more account of her ambulance service and then we'll move on. I...[went] out to get some milk & was just in Upper Park Rd when an airplane was suddenly heard, with awful loudness followed by a deafening explosion almost immediately as they dumped bombs one in Upper Pk Rd (the poor end).

There is so much so compelling (and sad) about this. It is exceptional and, coincidentally, a compelling argument for keeping county cricket avail on BBC local radio. Best read in a long time.

Beyond news: The shuttering of 95.7 means the end of baseball on local radio Morning File by Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

First Anderson. Now Stokes. Rob Key has a lot to answer for. #cricket

Serious question: Legally, where are we at if Count Binface wins #Clacton? Who gets the seat? The Count, his alter ego, no one? The runner up?

I have no skin in the game here, but if I did & I were an Essex member I would A) question the choices I made in life to bring here and then B) Vote for the @thegrumbler.bsky.social, a man that genuinely cares about his county and the sport as a whole. #VoteGrumbler

Enjoyable thread on a fascinating character.

Artemisia Gentileschi Note Card Wallet | 8 cards and envelopes. etsy.me/4cLoIib via @Etsy These note cards reproduce art from @metmuseum.org & The Bennett Collection. #Artemisia #womenartists #artherstory

A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea

Just as White Roses on a Dressing Table shows, so this lovely painting illustrates Sharp's attention to detail and sense of fun. Notice the small dog in conversation with a can of cat food. Sharp often painted what was to hand as her life was frenetic and often cash poor.

Goodnight from Ashcourt’s Empress Dock, its workers nervous about what may happen on the hundredth anniversary anniversary of the RMS Darrow’s burning. Goodnight from ‘Witch Kettle’ Sam, making hard bargains with shadows in Hamble Woods yet again. Goodnight from Hookland.

Hi Essex CCC members, I am standing for election to the Essex CCC board. Here's why I believe I would serve the club well. If you agree, vote for Richard Clarke.

Sadly I got drunk watching Surrey tonight and struggled to appreciate a long overdue Jason Roy 100 as I should. It was though, when I focused, terrific. I am not sure I will see him score another. Reminds me what a servant to Surrey and England he was. On his day incredible

A painting for a summer day. By a remarkable person. #artherstory #womenartists #hampstead

Detail of the window of the Red Lodge at Bridine. It is believed to Lodge 103 in United Lodge's records and is known to members as 'The Leaf-gowned Lodge'. As with all the Red Lodges, they claim not be a society of occultists, but merely a group with esoteric interests.

I do enjoy watching other Americans discover football

The Chancellor has the power to stop Farage's cynical ploy. I've written to her this morning urging her to act. Farage should not be allowed to resign until the investigation into his dodgy dealings has concluded. The people of Clacton deserve the facts first.

The party starts now 🕺Less than an hour until Surrey get underway against the Bears at the Kia Oval 🏡 📲https://www.kiaoval.com/match-centre-women/ 🩵| #VitalityBlast