Spangles

Every once in a while, I think of the production of #LaughingBoy I saw at the Jermyn street theatre. I go to a lot of plays, but this one is the one that sticks.

Photo of an abandoned colourful party hat lying on a pavement

Evidence here of a recent outbreak of fun

If I get one more survey asking me to rate my doctor I swear I am going to lose it. It's not pizza.

A grid of nine illustrations of brutalist buildings

The National Theatre has joined my Brutalist Collection.
Have a look www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/brutalist-co...

Pale complexion, rosy cheeked, hair piled high, and a dramatic wide-shouldered black gown

Gustav Klimt painted this strikingly realistic portrait of Marie Breunig in 1894. She was a friend and client of his long-term partner, fashion designer Emilie Flöge (Belvedere Museum, Vienna)

Today is National Exercise Day so here’s a list of my ten favourite exercises…

1. Jogging my memory
2. Skipping a workout
3. Surfing the net
4. Jumping to conclusions
5. Skating on thin ice
6. Pushing my luck
7. Running my mouth
8. Kicking up a fuss
9. Catching forty winks
10. Throwing in the towel

A close up photograph of a torc made from twisted gold, in a museum display case.

Iron Age torc made from twisted gold, unearthed by ploughing at Cliviger, #Burnley in 1802. The area isn't a hot spot for prehistoric finds, so it is quite something. Manchester Museum acquired it in 1960.

📷 mine, from the recent 'Treasure...' exhibition in Liverpool.

#FindsFriday #Lancashire

New Glastonbury Tor Greetings card designs in stock online and in my shop in Glastonbury. £12 for a pack of four delivered (UK). Other Countries shipping added in the basket. 2027 calendars are also in stock at £12.99 each (discount for two or more). 🙏💜
www.visionsofsomerset.co.uk/greetings-ca...

IT is really important because without it Isaac Newton would just have discovered gravy.

Harewood.

Remembering all those who lost their lives on the 37th anniversary of The Hillsborough tragedy.
Thoughts, love & prayers to their families, friends and everybody affected by that tragic day in 1989. They shall never walk alone.

#YoullNeverWalkAlone #Hillsborough #NeverForgotten

Now wondering whether to do a zine of this series.

But why did the handbag have a faberge egg in it anyway?

Just Paapa Essedui in Babies.

🌹. Tis the season #oilpainting #art

A peony bud in dark pink.

Peony watch 2026 has officially begun.

A slightly odd view from the train on the approach to Blackfriars station - you’re looking straight on at the London Eye and yet somehow the sunset is still off to the west.
It’s thanks to that great loop in the Thames - there are some great views that are technically correct but a bit unexpected!

Moonrise 🌝

Ooh have been saving it as thought it couldn't possibly be as good as last series...so now I can dive in!

It's unallocated seating so get there early.

A very tall willow daffodil sculpture. It has been coloured to match the flowers green stems, yellow petals and orange trumpet. It is standing in the grassed courtyard of a castle under a blue sky.

Please enjoy this 3.8m tall willow daffodil sculpture. Created by artist Juliette Hamilton, it's standing proud in the courtyard at Chirk Castle, Wrexham.

Free plants from Hyde Park for local charities If you’re a charity or community group in Central London, you could decorate your buildings with free flowers from the Royal Parks.

Applications open today.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fre...

A yellow square with the Arts Emergency logo in the top left corner and bold black text reading 'We're hiring! Community Officer'

📢 JOB OPP: We're looking for someone who's motivated, committed and resourceful to join the team as our Community Officer!

Deadline to apply 27 Apr 2026

Find out more 👉 www.arts-emergency.org/jobs

And the pot is so purdy!!!

Just thank god for Margaret Atwood and Jeanette Winterson.

The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A   The poet now standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival, calling at: Longwaite; Anguish; Bleakside; Much Wallowing-in-the-Mire; Little Hope; Hangdog Manor; High Dudgeon; Irk; Fuckham; Mope; Doldrum Parkway; Wearyside Central; and Wits End.                                                   We are sorry to announce this poet is delayed by approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Please listen for further announcements. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.   The poet now standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival. Please note, this poet will now NOT be stopping at: Great Ease; Serenity Junction; or Arrival-on-Time.

This poet has been delayed by approximately one hour and forty-eight minutes. Customers are advised to stand well back from the poet, who’s on edge. Please listen for further announcements. We apologise for the disruption to your journey today.   The poet currently standing at platform 3A is the delayed 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival. This poet consists of nine elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, tedium, delirium, odium, caffeine, shortbread, and despair. A trolley service, featuring mild palpitations and a selection of hot and cold sweats, is trundling through this poet. This poet has been delayed by approximately two hours and twenty-three minutes. Please listen for further disruptions. We apologise for the announcements to your journey today.

There has been a platform altercation. The agony at platform 3A does not stop here. The 14.30 speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry Festival has been disrupted. Customers should not bore the poet at this time.   The platform now standing on poet 3A has been delayed by approximately three hours and forty-two minutes. We apologise for the apologies to your disruptions today. If you hear an announcement that doesn’t sound right, seek your stash. Or text a local dealer on 61016 to help you through this. He’ll sort it. Seek it. Pay it. Snorted. Please note that for your safety and comfort this station operates a no trains policy.  

The festival now standing at poet 14.30 is the delayed 3A speaker for the Wits’ End Poetry platform. We are sorry to announce that this poet has been waylaid by approximately four hours and twenty-two minutes. Will passengers intending to travel on this service make their way to the platform as the poet is now ready to jump.   Please note that longings must not be left unattended at this station. Any hope left unattended may be removed without warning, or destroyed.   This is a customer announcement. The 14.30 speaker for the Downbeat Poetry Festival has terminated here. A bard replacement service will be in operation. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Brian Bilston

Today’s poem is about trying to get around the UK by train. It’s called ‘The Poet Now Standing at Platform 3A’.

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I love women of a certain age. We rock!!

You lose an hour of cleaning.

Reading time I think increases.