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Trains, Architecture, Maps, History, Music, Art, Theatre, Literature, Film. Plus a few stupid jokes, and quite a lot of beer ! 😁🍺🍺

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I'm okay, ta. Knees are still gippy. But, I have given up working for a living now, and am very much enjoying my early retirement. πŸ™‚

Not that mine will involve a gazillion cruises like you! πŸ˜€

08.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (1971)
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (1971) YouTube video by NVNCBL

🎢 I am woman, hear me roar. 🎢

I am woman, I am knackered!

And I have another day of socialising ahead of me. So, I guess I'll just have to look sharp and crack on! πŸ™‚

#InternationalWomensDay

08.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that was tremendous fun! πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am in a nightclub.

In Torquay.

In the middle of the afternoon.

Dancing to musical theatre songs.

And I have never been happier! πŸ˜€

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Image shows a bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk Iced Latte chocolate placed on top of a hotel Food Menu.

Image shows a bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk Iced Latte chocolate placed on top of a hotel Food Menu.

Well, the Premier Inn breakfast offering has improved! πŸ˜€

07.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, as well as, I think.

07.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Certainly a better beer offering. It was heaving in there tho, with everyone going to have a look at the new place.

07.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh noooo, that is a shame.
I wonder if we were in there at the same time? We didn't stay mega long tho, cos it was heaving in there.

07.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My first pint (another dark lager) at the new Topsham Brewery location next to Exeter Central Station...

#BskyBeer

06.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Possibly! πŸ™‚

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows a beer poured into a glass that is branded with Cuckoo.

Image shows a beer poured into a glass that is branded with Cuckoo.

Thoroughly enjoying this Banana Split Pastry Sour from Pastore @ Cuckoo Taproom...

#BskyBeer

06.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows a pint of Cerne Specialni Black Lager from the Utopian Brewery

Image shows a pint of Cerne Specialni Black Lager from the Utopian Brewery

Love it when this beer comes back around...

A superb pint of Cerne Specialni Black Lager from @teamutopian.bsky.social

#BskyBeer

06.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Hah. Yes, that RHS.

But, I worked with systems and servers and tills AND the people who used them! πŸ˜€

06.03.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Haha. Not sure how long the connection will remain, cos not all post-work friendships survive.

Although, I haven't worked at the RHS for 8 years now, and I am still best mates with my pal from there!

06.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I believe they have closed off some of the roads to make it safer...for me, and everybody else! πŸ˜‰πŸ˜€

06.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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count von count from sesame street is laughing in front of a bat Alt: count von count from sesame street is laughing in front of a bat

Heading across the Shire for a weekend of fun and frivolity...

Today, I am meeting up with some of my ex work mates for lunch and many beers! 🍻

06.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, same here, Andy. That is why I make up for lost time, by banging on about it now! πŸ˜€

05.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know you are all fed up of me banging on about my love for this song...

But, I am going to take yet another opportunity ⬇️ to share it again. So there! 😜

05.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

At least a couple, yes.

Waaaayyy back in the day, mind!

05.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, that is also a way to keep people away from you! πŸ˜€

05.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows the following text:

"25 years ago we paid actual money for ringtones.

Fast forward to now & my phone's been on silent for 8 years."

Image shows the following text: "25 years ago we paid actual money for ringtones. Fast forward to now & my phone's been on silent for 8 years."

Oh, mine's been on silent for a lot longer than that!

05.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think I ever watched that. Tho, of course, I knew of it...

And I think the TL gang were probably meant to be Twenty Somethings, but a couple of them looked like they must have been at the higher end of that! πŸ˜€

05.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yes, and maybe more than once!

05.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you were a fan of This Life, you will no doubt remember THE moment of the series where Milly marches in and decks Rachel! 🀜

(go to approx 2:57 in this clip)

05.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

And of course she is doing art, which is as it should be given her skills! πŸ™‚

05.03.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, stranger. Long time no see, sir! πŸ™‚

And awwwhh, bless. Please thank Neil for the update. And my god, how can it possibly be that Wyllow is at 6th form! 🀯

05.03.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We all know the zip code to Beverley Hills is 90210, but the zip code to Dawson's Creek is 90108 (for our lives to be over).

05.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Image shows the orange cover of a book titled:
THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK

Which is subtitled:
A COUNTERINTUITIVE APPROACH TO LIVING A GOOD LIFE

And is by the author:
MARK MANSON

Image shows the orange cover of a book titled: THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK Which is subtitled: A COUNTERINTUITIVE APPROACH TO LIVING A GOOD LIFE And is by the author: MARK MANSON

#WorldBookDay

Well, I can't share my Wizard of Oz pop-up book every year, can I! πŸ˜€

05.03.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds like a labelling pen. But, I don't like my general writing to be in any sort of black ink.

04.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, the answer to that, of course, does rather depend on the task in hand...

You need a certain sort of pen to write a nice label, for example.

But, in terms of general handwriting, I am definitely Team Blue Bic all the way! πŸ’™

04.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0