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#NowEating it’s another @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social night, this time with a lovely chickpea, pasta and chestnut soup. Spring is on the way and it’ll soon be too warm for a dish like this, so it was just the right time.

Ah well. Here we go again. Streak of 1. #Wordle 1,719 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

#NowEating Thai Red shredded chicken curry night

I was speaking with an elderly American couple in church the other day who kept apologising... It reminded me of working in Germany in the 90s when people of a similar age would also keep apologising...

Arthur Machen, legend of supernatural fiction, and one of the few people HP Lovecraft would admit to liking, #BOTD 1863

Argh! I thought I’d been so clever and my guess at 5 had just left one possibility! #Wordle 1,718 X/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩

Nearly forgot to post this! #Wordle 1,717 3/6 🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

With all the renewed interest in 1953's Stolen Face thanks to the re-release on Hammer's own 4K disc set, recorded a few years ago, here's a chance to revisit Ben's musings on the subject and its wider cinematic outings from the sublime to the not so much... 👉 bit.ly/4lmW8HT 👈 #HammerBites

There's a couple of cracking offers on throughout March. If you're in the UK you can pick up the Kindle edition of "The Magus of Sicily" for just 99p. And for those of you in the US, "The Angels of Venice" is 99c. Happy reading!

We remember which team the “Prince of Wales” was supporting in the last World Cup. You two, frankly, can piss off.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus, pawb! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Struggled a bit with this one. #Wordle 1,716 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This was a completely new one on me…the Span on the Nana Mouskouri show! The look is utterly 1970s folk-rock. Maddy still carries it off!

#NowEating Taleggio and mushroom lasagne. Lovely eating on a foggy Venetian night. Thank you @racheleats.bsky.social .

#NowPlaying Anika Nilles, "Pikalar". Just a guess, but I imagine Nilles's earlier albums are enjoying a healthy spike in listening figures right now. This is fantastic jazz inflected prog (or prog inflected jazz) and, yes, the drumming is outstanding.

My new friend Louis. #Caturday

Hmm. Still five weeks to Easter...

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I'm a near 60 year old bloke not a vulnerable teen. The Facebook AI advert with sexy AI Goth chick reaching out her hand and saying "never be alone again..."? It's not aimed at me (at least I hope not). But for vulnerable kids? That's disgusting. Where is the moderation on this?

I'm calling it now. Reform have peaked. Couldn't win in Caerphilly, couldn't win in Manchester. I don't believe there are enough people of similar mind in the UK to see them anywhere near government. They're a fascist version of the SDP blip, that's all.

Ok, I broke. I know it can't be the same, but I still reckon this could be really good. Ticket booked for Rush in Milan next March...

“Lifeson nods like a big, happy Labrador.” Aww…

A little bit of Profondo Rosso from last night. We also got a few greatest hits to follow.

That was close! #Wordle 1,714 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

And as it's shaping up to be an Argento kind of day, here's Dario receiving an award yesterday in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

It's Thursday 26th Feb, which means tonight @tombenjamin.bsky.social and I are going to see Goblin performing Profondo Rosso live!

Took a bit of thought but a very satisfying 3. #Wordle 1,713 3/6 ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

#NowEating Rabbit, mushroom and leek pie. Got three meals out of this rabbit and there’ll be stock as well.

Drop someone MASKED

Line 2 gamble paid off. #Wordle 1,712 3/6 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“He’s that hairy-handed gent, who ran amok in Kent…” I bought this as a 45 when it was part of “The Colour of Money” soundtrack… youtu.be/qae25976UgA?...

Mae heddiw yn nodi 4 mlynedd ers rhyfel Putin ar Wcráin. Rydym yn parhau i sefyll mewn undod â phobl Wcráin yn eu brwydr dros ryddid a democratiaeth. Bydd Cymru yn parhau i fod yn hafan ddiogel i bawb sy'n gorfod ffoi. #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This entitled little wanker epitomises the "do you know who I am?" culture...

#NowPlaying "He's the top of the West always cool, he's the best, he keeps alive with his Colt 45" OST, "They call me Trinity" (Franco Micalizzi) As laid back and good-humoured as the film itself, and often insanely catchy to boot.

In this weeks Hammer Bites, Ben takes a look at the crossovers between Hammer and James Bond. And there are more than you might think... bit.ly/3OVKasf

I was getting nowhere with this but my 3rd backup word at line 4 sorted it out. This one seems to have broken 10% of streaks! #Wordle 1,711 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Got him! Taken 30 years, but got him! Come on, America, what’s happening over there?

Thai fish cakes, scattering of coriander and chili; side dish of roasted tomatoes with garlic and honey.

1967, and Hammer tried going full historical epic in "The Viking Queen". It's a little bit Roman, a little bit Welsh and (oddly) a little bit Greek as well. The one thing it isn't is Viking! But is it a Boudicca or a Bouddican't? @househammerpod.bsky.social investigate further. bit.ly/VikingQueen

The one and only Terence Fisher, #BOTD 1904. Happy Birthday Terry, wherever you are, and thanks.

Just arrived, “Connery” by @www.johnbleasdale.com . Billy Liar meets American Psycho, and I’m completely there for that. And what a cover by @jameschristopher.bsky.social !

A straightforward 4 to start the week. #Wordle 1,710 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Consider my mind blown!

#NowEating Squid stuffed with prawns, crushed pine nuts, lemon zest, coriander and (in my case) red chili.

Spent far too much time on this one. Was getting nowhere so took a hit at 5 just to eliminate letters. #Wordle 1,709 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Omar Yaghi. Palestinian refugee.

It always surprises me how Americans often have a different meaning for common words than us Brits. Things like tap, rubber, gas, and Christian.