I also bought the firewood one for my sister though and she seemed to like it - we have quite a big lounge with a high ceiling and their candle throw is normally fine so not sure why that one wasn’t!
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I also bought the firewood one for my sister though and she seemed to like it - we have quite a big lounge with a high ceiling and their candle throw is normally fine so not sure why that one wasn’t!
Is the woodsmoke candle the same as the firewood one or something different? I was disappointed with the firewood one, thought it had a crap throw whereas I normally find BP candles good, also loved the tobacco one….
Ooh yes and perfect for this time of year! My only gripe is it could have better staying power (on me). I found my bottle of Orange Absolute the other day which doesn’t have much left. I wish they’d bring that one back.
“Somebody is throwing things out of a window of the White House” is the opening line to a Frank O’Hara poem, I’m certain of it.
I’ve genuinely been considering going to one and I don’t even have a dog
Of course I’m looking at / thinking about all of these autumn jumpers and coats and whatnot forgetting that as a perimenopausal woman with a constant body temperature of about 40 degrees in any setting I will end up sticking with what I wore in summer
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BACK IN THE JUG AGANE
Yes! And also nicknamed Tres due to that and his name I think? Definitely worth a visit….
I don’t actually remember a visitor centre….
I have it as the background on my phone 🧐
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Oh dear
A banger - probably my favourite building
Ah yes the Romping Stallions, form a basket with three ladies before creating a centrifuge
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High St!
Yeah, there was definitely a sort of press and public mea culpa feeding into it all, with those of us who had zero interest caught up as bystanders whether we liked it or not
Ha ha that’s a really good way of putting it!
97! I’d just done my A-levels and then went to uni that autumn
Ha ha ha
Bloody hell
I still can’t believe HE DIDN’T WRITE A NEW SONG AND CO-OPTED ONE HE’D WRITTEN ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE
Oh no
Oh God
Yeah it was weird enough as it was but I imagine if you were grieving someone you actually knew that grief felt kind of hijacked
Yes I went to university that following autumn and the musical memories are BLEAK. The boyfriend did not last past that Christmas.
I think he was going to work and we lived quite a long way apart
Ha ha - was this one of those things dads just said they were doing for a bit of peace and quiet?
It’s what she would have wanted
My main memory of the radio music is almost CONSTANT playing of Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
That does go to show how quickly the madness descended though eh?
Ha ha - ‘Can I ask the wizard for help?’
Ha ha - I mean it was sad and everything but I’d resent being woken up for it
‘DIANE’S DIED!’
Also good for soup dipping. But not for poached eggs.
Sick of being served eggs on it - with a degree of smugness - for breakfast and it skidding off the plate when cut into
I am ambivalent about sourdough generally
Things that are better when they are slightly stale: 1) Poppadoms 2) My jokes
I’ve now got the theme to Takeover Bid as an earworm however 😬
I was a bit worried I’d invented some sort of You Bet fan fic or lore so that’s reassuring….
'Arenig, Sunny Evening.' Over 100 years ago Augustus John, Derwent Lees and James Dickson Innes who made this work, were roaming the hills of North Wales pioneering a style of 'automatic' painting, only working when the sunlight hit a particular view in a particular way.
Maybe I’m confusing it with that - but have a distinct memory of a call and response thing, something like ‘Can you put a bet on it?’ ‘YOU BET!’ ‘Well you’d better get on it’ ‘YOU BET!’ Maybe it was a one off that has weirdly stayed in my head….
Didn’t he have like a rap that he did?
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trump booked himself a remote cabin with no devices and is going to have a proper go at middlemarch
Oh my God
Like The Mezzotint on a budget
When you zoom in on it though, what the hell?
Up there with the most consistent and enduring visual brands
Just like M.R. James
Wicked Game (Of Croquet)
In a National Trust gift shop. The soundtrack? Wicked Game
Correct!
Where I’m calling from
Perfect for the school run
Amazing museum opening times
It’s an unusual church! acornishjourney.uk/the-churches...
Where I’m calling from
Sending best wishes for his recovery and to everyone else too x ❤️
Good morning
Tapenade production incoming?
Is this new mascara really good or is it just that my old one was really running out?
Well you joke but…
Having looked at weather forecast seems I need to pack for every weather eventually between high summer and late autumn
Cornwall but it’s quite whistlestop as partly a working trip for @accordingtojond.bsky.social that I’m tagging along to. Enjoy Wales!
Yeah this was a fairly last minute thing as I’d not had any proper time off since April and wasn’t due any more until the end of Sept, which just felt a bit long. Hoping I can recharge!
Oh no!
Guess who’s off work all week?
Obviously lightning isn’t unique to the 80s but this feels like a peak 80s anecdote
😱
The globe was won during a raucous game of bagatelle while waiting for the post-chaise at Cheltenham and he hasn’t let go of it since
Probably quite hungover after a session that length
A day late for Ian Nairn's 95th birthday. I went to visit him a few days ago, and someone had left him a soft-top Morris Minor.
Non-stop party girl (admiring my new Sonic Scrubber)
Doing housework but making it empowering by listening to Brat at the same time
🍦 Happy Bank Holiday Monday! To put you in the mood, here’s a compilation of classic 20th century ice cream van chimes, with all the favourites from ‘O Sole Mio to the Match of the Day theme. Lick the last of the summer, and make ours a 99 with sprinkles and a flake. m.youtube.com/watch?v=htAM...
I like the sound of the Tudor one but not tried it - will have to go and have a try next time I’m up that way (which is hardly ever tbh so probably a special trip!)
I just linked to it - not sure it’s for everyone but I love it, and also the Liberty Maze one.
It’s this one by the way - I’d say it is verging towards the ‘perfumed ponce’ end of unisex, as in a perceptive man could probably wear it without getting beaten up.
Got another one of those perfume kits from Liberty and now of course I’m obsessed with a perfume in it that is £160 for 50ml and also another one from the same range from last year. I thought Liberty own perfumes might not be up to much BUT I WAS WRONG. I mean I basically want to get off with myself
He really loves it under the little shelves eh
He looks quite keen on digging as well
I love him ❤️
Why should I do the hard shit?
I might go and live in a shed on the Isle of Mull or something
Morrissey
Definitely! Should rewatch
I loved that
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A banger
Well, that’s no good
It’s boiling in the summer and freezing in the winter due to no heating - a remarkable survival though!
I used to work there! (EW House)
Ha ha ha
Pretty sure this guy was a big deal in the anti-folk scene
YES! That has always driven me mad!