#FMSPAD 11/12 Together: Team Quiz Akabusi only managed to place second after a terrible showing in the "Cornwall" round, but the prize for that (top) goes well with this one of the several raffle prizes we also won (bottom) #FMS_Together25

#FMSPAD 10/12 Something sweet: Half time refreshments at the Barripper quiz #FMS_Sweet25

#FMSPAD 9/12 Sparkle: Another item from Camborne's Christmas Tree Festival #FMS_Sparkle25

#FMSPAD 8/12 Festive fun: Curious Cat Cheerfully Chews Christmas Character #FMS_FestiveFun25

#FMSPAD Decorations: Apparently it's also Yule on Skaro #FMS_Decorations25

North London knows what’s what.

#FMSPAD 6/12 Giving: My, and many others', donations going to good use #FMS_Giving25

#FMSPAD 5/12 A Christmas tree: As usual, situated well away from naughty little cats #FMS_XmasTree25

Personally I think private individuals shouldn't be able to sue historic national organisations into adopting their bigotry on threat of bankruptcy but that's just me and my old pal, the actual definition of freedom of speech

#FMSPAD 4/12 Peace: An oasis of calm (if you like there sort of thing) #FMS_Peace25

#FMSPAD 3/12 Love: I don't believe in Him, or much of what is claimed in His name, but I can get behind His supposed advice on how to do unto others #FMS_Love25

#FMSPAD 2/12 Joy: Cats and puddings are a safe bet to bring it #FMS_Joy25

#FMSPAD 1/12 The sky: (which looked much grimmer and wetter in real life than I managed to capture in the photo) Neither Mycroft nor I fancied going out in the nasty weather yesterday, but he had the luxury of not having a phlebotomy appointment #FMS_Sky25

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#FMSPAD 30/11 Free choice! (your pick): The horse party doesn't start until the party horse arrives #FMS_FreeColour25

Leftovers in porridge today: carrot ends, orange juice, garlic, Greek yoghurt, birdseed, frozen pumpkin, frozen raw ginger, green and black olives, jalapeños, pickled onion, coconut milk, and what the hell, because it's Advent, Christmas sprinkles

#FMSPAD 29/11 Colourful shapes: for applying colours #FMS_Shapes25

Girl on a space hopper, 1971, Byker series, Newwcastle, UK, by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling

#FMSPAD 28/11 A colourful food or drink: Caribbean cuisine at the Royal Standard, Gwinear #FMS_ColourfulFood25

#FMSPAD 27/11 A pop of colour: or maybe a splosh? #FMS_Pop25

#FMSPAD 26/11 Polka dots!: Celebrating #WorldOliveDay #FMS_Dots25

#FMSPAD 25/11 I see this colour a lot: but usually in the form of traffic cones outside or big fluffy cats inside #FMS_Seen25

My usual experiment to find out how bad LLMs are at technical instructions (wiring a UK plug) as applied to grok. It's just as bad as any other LLM out there:

We had a visitor. 🌊🧪

#FMSPAD 24/11 Warm colours: but from the fridge. Made largely with leftovers from Hallowe'en, these have lots of unmelted chopped up treat size chocolate bars in them as well as the usual broken biscuits #FMS_Warm25

#FMSPAD 23/11 Two colours I like together: OK, they're shades, but still a good combo #FMS_TwoColours25

#FMSPAD 22/11 A colour I love in my home: Pale ginger #FMS_InMyHome25

#FMSPAD 21/11 Rainbow colours: You'd think that a church would observe Advent properly, but the Christmas tree festival at St Martin & Meriadoc's Christmas started yesterday #FMS_Rainbow25

#FMSPAD 20/11 Neon and bright: Cosmic Cornish Cow! #FMS_Neon25

#FMSPAD 19/11 A colourful pattern: New Geep socks #FMS_Pattern25

#FMSPAD 18/11 Something black with texture: Not as much as when I bought it though #FMS_Black25

#FMSPAD 17/11 A colour I wear a lot: not quite as much this month, due to the horrible lurgi I've had, but it's gradually dissipating, so getting back to more usual frequency in the last week #FMS_Wear25

#FMSPAD 16/11 Calm colours: A lovely soothing shade of "NHS toilet wall." (I went for a Doppler test today to confirm that I'm still allowed to wear the compression stockings that I need to wear) #FMS_Calm25

#FMSPAD 15/11 Something with lots of colours: and toilets, apparently #FMS_LotsOfColours25

#FMSPAD 14/11 Cool colours: Received a few stinging little hailstones in the face on today's ride #FMS_Cool25

#FMSPAD 13/11 Something colourful in the shops: I was just there for disinfectant spray though #FMS_Colourful25

#FMSPAD 12/11 Something purple: a patch of brambles #FMS_Purple25

#FMSPAD 11/11 White and simple: Another good prompt which could describe Sherlock, but I've gone for some actual fluffy clouds instead #FMS_White25

#FMSPAD 10/11 Orange in nature: Continuing an intermittent theme, here's a tree that really knows what season it's supposed to be #FMS_Orange25

Leftovers in porridge today: carrot ends, orange juice, garlic, Greek yoghurt, birdseed, frozen pumpkin, frozen shortbread which I had thought was heavy cake, frozen raw ginger, used blackcurrant/black tea leaves, cucumber pickling gin, soya milk, blackcurrant jam

#FMSPAD 9/11 Something metallic: a small selection from my kitchen #FMS_Metallic25

#FMSPAD 8/11 Something pink I spotted: it's #CleanOutYourRefrigeratorDay today, so here's some rhubarb which had been lurking in the freezer for a couple of years. It was #BritishPuddingDay when I made it, so the porridge also contains custard powder, as well as my usual "leftovers" #FMS_Pink25

Right. Here's my big pitch: Muppet James Bond James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye Dominic Cooper as Bond Kermit M Frog Mrs Moneypiggy Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.

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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

#FMSPAD 7/11 A bright sign: Too riddled with cold germs to stay, but well enough to go in wearing a facemask to buy lots of cheese scones near the beginning of today's perforce shorter than usual bike ride #FMS_Bright25