Was at Herstmonceux Castle Garden Show today. Was privileged to have a Dragonfly want to stay with me for a good 3 minutes! Stunning little critters and amazing to see them up close like this.

Very novel yesterday to find a working telephone in a K6 phone box at Birling Gap near Eastbourne. My box is full of wood so I use my mobile. Note the crowns at the top. Mine is a Tudor crown which dates it to pre 1953. The other is an Elizabethan crown so is post 1953. #PhoneBox

0ne minute and 2 seconds of my life I'll never get back, and now I've got a sodding earworm I can't shift!

What's Phil done now? I wish I'd patented that drum piece! He's a massive British comedy fan, loves Tony Hancock and unveiled a blue plaque to Benny Hill (which I was at). He has more talent in his little finger than most. I give you his beard in 'Buster' was crap but that's not his fault.

And just like that, a few hours ago, I found Tommy Coopers holiday home in Eastbourne. Strange location to my thinking. No sea views, just a side road in the Old Town area. Not what I'd expected but a nice little green park and bowling green opposite. #SpoonJarJarSpoon @musichallsociety.bsky.social

I love this autograph in my collection. Betty Balfour #BOTD probably 1902, possibly '03. Big star of the silent film era. Fav film is 'Squibs' 1935. Also 'My Old Ditch' 1934. #MusicHall @musichallsociety.bsky.social

My now annual pilgrimage at this time of year to see the spectacular Rhododendron at South Lodge near Horsham, West Sussex. It's definitely put on at least another 6 inches since last year! Click on image for full effect.

I'm still on 'X'/'Twitter' for better or worse as I get more interactions than on Bluesky @support.bsky.team . It seems the posts I see on here are going a bit like 'X' with its content from users wishing to spread discord. I doubt anyone even read this anyway as its a bit of a waste of time here.

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Bonar Colleano was #BOTD in 1924. That's a reason to be cheerful.

You are clearly an educated woman!

Well I'm 60 and just had another tattoo this lunchtime. I had to go straight to Wetherspoons and have some pizza!!

I don't do politics on social media. The nearest I get is to suggest the Houses of Parliament would make a fucking awesome Wetherspoons.

Now that's interesting (to me anyway). So he played Tony in the unaired pilot and my Dad played Tony in the actual series!

Okay will do sometime soon. Thankyou!

I wonder where that bloke in the Trivago ad bought his teeth?

That's a productive day Lucy. I might need your advice on some comics I have sometime. They are just in boxes and not my area of collecting.

I've seen 2 bees so far in the past week. Don't know what kind though.

My annual birthday heads up for Sam Kydd who was #BOTD 1915. Check his IMDb, it's staggering, be quicker to list what he hadn't appeared in! I love the little gag in his reply to the Lord Taverners.

A not very convincing Peter Wyngarde tribute act!

I just had to check you hadn't pinched my copy of that music sheet! Let you off, it's still here!

Patricia Haines #BOTD 1932 d.1977. One of my fav autographs. She was in loads of cult tv shows I love, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), The Champions, The Baron, Dept S, The Avengers, Adam Adamant lives, The Saint, Public Eye etc. Once married to Michael Caine. Not a lot of people know that!

Remembering the late Actor, Michael Sharvell-Martin (2 February 1944 – 28 October 2010)

The Late Michael Sharvell-Martin was #BOTD 1944. Well known comedy actor who worked with the likes of Benny Hill and Dave Allen. He and Dad did many Panto's together at Windsor and had a great partnership particularly as Ugly sisters. I actually knew Michael before Dad met him!

The Late Michael Sharvell-Martin was #BOTD 1944. Well known comedy actor who worked with the likes of Benny Hill and Dave Allen. He and Dad did many Panto's together at Windsor and had a great partnership particularly as Ugly sisters. I actually knew Michael before Dad met him!

Have had nice banter and response to this post on X/Twitter. Wish Bluesky would pull in more!

Happy birthday to Carol Hawkins, #BOTD! Lucky old Dad got to work with her in the 1970's!

That's good. I have just a faint biro line on the maze in the centre pages. I can live wit that!

I bought that in a collectors emporium for 2 quid last year!

Quality! Harry gave me his stage brothel creepers. I think those actual ones!