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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 5h

Flat Inspection Day today. Oh - the joys of renting!
I've cleaned, tidied & polished my flat to within an inch of its life. Nothing makes you look at your place through someone else's eyes like an imminent inspection.

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 7h

I was listening to a poetry programme on BBC radio recently, and noticed that they don't say "pwims" any more. Whatever happened to "pwims"? They've gone back to saying "poems", just like normal people.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 2d

A nice bit of evening sunshine in #Leeds

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 2d

Just been to the dentist for repair to a tooth that was falling to bits. The dentist tells me that I have an even displacement which, apparently, is a good thing. I may be old, fat and ugly, but - hey - when it comes to displacements, nobody's is more even than mine 😊

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 2d

Even avec mon O-level Francais, j'ai manage a translater le title de la livre! 👍

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 3d

Right then - time to settle down and watch the recording of yesterday's Chanel SS26 show from Paris.

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 4d

Walking innocently past Underground Bakery in #Leeds earlier, minding my own business, when *whoosh* - got hit by an intense pulse of supergravity. Ended up coming home with a sour cherry & custard Danish.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 5d

First Saturday night of Sober October, so it's an evening of Cocoa and Ally McBeal for me! #SoberOctober

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 6d

Needed to make a remotely-triggered, wireless strobe lighting setup that would fit underneath an umbrella and light the subject's face from above, as evenly as possible. Works fine. Trouble is, it weighs a ton!

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 6d

Looking forward to a Full English Breakfast at Bridge End Social, #Leeds, this morning. As far as I know, Priscilla Presley won't be there.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 7d

Wow - who could have guessed that Nicholas Bond-Owen - the actor who played "Tristram" in the 1970s TV sitcom "George And Mildred" - would one day be the Archbishop Of Canterbury!

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 7d

Striding keenly up the hill for my daily exercise, I was overcome by what physiologists call "feeling knackered". So I sat down and rested my non-military asset on a seat near the "Hibiscus Rising" sculpture near Meadow Lane #Leeds.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 8d

UNITE protest on Armouries Square, Leeds Dock, #Leeds this morning @unitetheunion.bsky.social

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 12d

A spot of late brunch / early lunch:

Smashed Avocado and scrambled egg on lightly-toasted buttered seeded sourdough bread. Served with baby plum tomatoes and a glass of fresh orange juice.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 13d

"Sausages taste better and are juicier if you do 1 thing after they are cooked"
[Daily Express]

You'd have to be at death's door if you only managed to do 1 thing after you cooked a batch of sausages.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 13d

A great start to a sunny Saturday at Bridge End Social, Leeds. Have a great weekend everybody!

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 14d

My early evening meal: home-made Chilli Con Carne served with plain boiled rice, soured cream and a can of Stella

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 14d

Currently in a bar where the background is Louis Armstrong singing Moon River ... but in slow 4 4 time. It's excruciating 😮

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 14d

Thank god it's [looks at phone] Friday *retired*

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 15d

Throwback Thursday #TBT. #UCU strike and rally in #Leeds - September 2023. @vickyblake.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @leedsucu.bsky.social

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 15d

It's been a busy few days for me, so today I'm going to relax at home, sit back, and watch some of the Milan Fashion Week shows.

Max Mara
Boss
Prada
Emporio Armani
Moschino
Maison Margiela
Roberto Cavalli

Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 16d

I told myself I was only calling-in to Habitum for a hazelnut latte. But I think there must be something wrong with my legs: I couldn't walk past the bakery section 😋 #coffee #Leeds

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 17d

Looks like the mat of duckweed at Clarence Dock #Leeds has reached its summer peak. I guess it'll start to die back soon. This year it's grown so fast that parts of it folded-back on itself.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 17d

This Christmas, instead of sending-out Christmas cards, I'll be making a donation to a charity ... and sending-out Christmas cards.

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Bob Peters @bobofleeds.bsky.social · 18d

I've been looking online for recipes for soups, stews and other hot meals that can't be made or consumed midweek. There don't seem to be any. And as for food products that contain unnatural fibre - none of those either! 🤭