My 6th grade teacher had us compete each term to memorise the most lines of poetry. Those 100s of poems and 1000s of lines still rattle around my mind, making the world, & every day in it, deeper and richer.
Hero.
I want his reliable predictions for the future. Please go.
Outstanding hashtags
@channel4news.bsky.social thank you for the sad and enraging piece on the withdrawal of #UKAid from Sierra Leone’s maternity services. The cuts are immoral and deeply cruel.
Good morning, Tom @tomemurtha.bsky.social & how lovely to see you here: I hope all's well with you both. Here's one that you may not have seen before that came to light at auction last autumn: this is "Railway Sidings" by Walter Steggles from 1930 along with his preparatory sketch for the painting.
tuft of a yellow willow flower in the sunshine in front of a lake
Happy clock change weekend. Here's to lighter evenings.
Anyone who has had the misfortune of being a recipient of #Capita services ( #NHS HR & others) will know how utterly shoddy they are & unwilling to improve. Bring it all back in house and under direct management. At the moment we are paying for Capita’s profits in tax cash and tonnes of human misery
Good morning, Miranda @greenmirandahere.bsky.social & thank you. Yes, Elwin Hawthorne had a great talent & style. As you say, his work is so atmospheric. Here's his view of "St Mark's Church, Victoria Park" which also dates from 1930 along with his sketch for it which, interestingly, is dated 1929.
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I’ve always particularly liked the “I was simply doing research to help inform government #chemsex policy, Officer” and this is a premier example. #CrispinBlunt and a key part of his defence was that all drugs should be legal.
Truth. And blindingly obvious.
just plainly evil.
Your breathing is excellent as is your blinking. It’s the details that matter.
Are they the ones with the sonic punch? I fear for us.
It’s cool to see how effortlessly NATO could shoot down missiles headed for Odesa if it cared to
I was wondering how he could incorporate the idea into his world view that Putin is someone to do deals with. I suspect he’s ignoring it.
Has Trump noticed that Russia is arming Iran?
Hello @eastlondongroup.bsky.social I wondered if you’d seen these #Steggles ?
auctions.dreweatts.com/auctions/956...
I suspected as much. Pips are the devil’s work.
Do they have pips?
This is "Coborn Street, Bow" by Harold Steggles from 1931. The view was taken from the school yard where some of the evening art classes were held, behind the black gates that one can see in the Street View image. Harold would still recognise the view as one can see in my photo. #HaroldSteggles
Why are you even asking? I'm agog.....
But what about the #curling?
#Madeye #Mountbatten I’m still livid that this is because of state secrets rather than women victims.
Before USA folk suggest that the UK is doing the right thing remember that, at the moment, Police officers are only investigating the flow of confidential and protected information from #AndrewMountbattenWindson to #Epstein gained as a result of his job creation scheme appointment as a trade envoy.
Oh for absolute sputs sake
Love In A Puff apparently. I hope #Valentine’sDay is treating you well. @rbgkew.bsky.social
So, how are you two getting on at the moment?