The Cost of Loving I love you more than life itself but I swear I’ll love you better if you let me turn the heating off and you wear another sweater. I cannot get enough of you – I’m completely in your thrall. I love to watch you bending over to unplug the telly at the wall. Yes, you’re the only one for me, my sweet and fragrant flower – now you’ve ditched your daily bath for a cost-efficient shower. Make no mistake, I love you loads, you send my head into a spin. Our cycle’s set to eco-wash: let’s cram as much as we can in. My cup of love’s full to the brim, it overflows, my petal. So make yourself a brew with me, but don’t overfill the kettle.

Today’s poem is called ‘The Cost of Loving’.

A useful piece of information for #shopindie creatives as we continue to try to build momentum again on Bluesky #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM #supportsmallbusiness

Map of Europe showing most consumed cooking fats by region. Three colors indicate preferences: yellow for butter (predominantly in northern Europe), light green for mixed olive oil and butter use (central regions), and dark green for olive oil (Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy, and Greece). Legend indicates these three categories. Title asks "What is the most consumed across European regions?

Ever heard of the Butter Line?

My Heart Leaps Up — Beer, Graft and Tourism in Cumbria — Pellicle I first met Matt and Michelle when they worked at Hawkshead Brewery, Matt as the head brewer, and Michelle as the head of marketing. In the 2010s, Hawkshead was the pride and joy of Cumbria’s independ...

When Hawkshead Brewery shed most of its team and closed its tap room, I thought beer in Cumbria would suffer. I needn't have worried.

My latest story for @pelliclemag.com is about the breweries and all the people and pubs that make up this county.

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/4/...

In the last 10 years, the licence fee has only gone up by £34.50/year. In the same time, for the same deal (HD, no ads), Netflix has gone up by almost double that, £67.08/year. And that’s just for Netflix, not the ENTIRE BBC.

@royalgreenwich.bsky.social

Bravo! You now have SIXTEEN traffic signs at the little corner of rarely busy Langdon Way and St Johns Park Road - with another 8 just yards away!
Congrats guys! They said it couldn't be done.
Always thinking of the environment eh?

Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 in 1998

In April 1998, Macromedia released the Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 graphics program. The program was able to work with both vector and bitmap graphics and was designed specially for web designers.

#WebDesignHistory

Middle aisle
Lidl aisle
George Foreman Griddle aisle
Wot u got 4 me

Middle aisle
Lidl aisle
Gary Barlow diddle aisle
Wetsuits for my tea

Middle aisle
Lidl aisle
Nigel Kennedy fiddle aisle
Wot u got 4 me

Middle aisle
Lidl aisle
Under 15 quidle aisle
Anvils B.O.G.O. Free

Kes poster by Gyorgy Kemeny, 1971

The era of being able to find things on the internet easily is going to be greatly missed.

You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody instead of a bum, which is what I am.

'Craven Cottage', Fulham (1953) by Michael Bernard Critchlow
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A McDonald’s where the sign has been reduced to McDo.

There is no McTry.

Mine is strong/in the loft 31 years on

Man Utd fans, away at Montpellier, 1991.

Salutation of email from Penn's College of Arts & Sciences reads "Dear =LEFT(A133,FIND(" ",A133) - 1),"

Pleased to announce I have a new name

Duel poster by Nadezda Blahova, 1975

Nice door handle

Huyghe, La Guillotine... and the Dog and Partridge in Eccles.

#BskyBeer

On the way to work, Tyneside, 1955, photo by Harry Morrison.

A plaque on the Mancunian Way overpass that reads: Concrete Society Award 1968

Here’s looking forward to ‘Concrete Society Award’.

Storm Dave is a repeat of 2023's Storm BBC Two

Oh so now copyright matters.

ESA engagement doing its thing.

Differences between Artemis and Apollo. No 5 in an irregular series. The Artemis astronauts are taking five hot sauces with them.

Wand release

My lover's got no money, he's got his ...

Cartoon by Bernard Hage: Title How to watch the collapse of civilisation 1. A bearded middle-aged man sitting in a chair, looking at his phone. He's slumped forward, his posture is terrible; a broken red line traces the curve of his back, and there's a red X next to the picture. 2. The same man sitting in the same chair looking at the same phone, but this time he's sitting up straight. A broken green line traces his straight spine, and there's a green tick next to the picture.

Today's inspirational message:

States with skyscrapers taller than their highest peak

Look at this bullshit.
This is what football supporters have been cowed into accepting in their game by television.
Fuck off television. And every single vampire creep who is an apologist for this nonsense