Louisa
@chiefendoflife.bsky.social
Climate and disaster risk. Lover of mountains, suzanis and samovars.
following the progress of the Georgia-Bulgaria match via the wild shrieks echoing through the open windows of Zemo Vera
September 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
following the progress of the Georgia-Bulgaria match via the wild shrieks echoing through the open windows of Zemo Vera
Fascinating story - great stuff from @edinburghminute.bsky.social and @londoncentric.media , baffling that HMRC aren't more interested.
Here's something a bit different. We've been reporting from Edinburgh to try to get to the bottom of a mystery in London. Princes Street is the Scottish capital's most famous shopping street — and it's gaining the *exact same* tatty gift shops as London. www.londoncentric.media/p/edinburgh-...
The Edinburgh connection to London's tax-evading gift shops
Plus: A chat with the Transport for London boss running the tube strike negotiations — and how the "hardworking businessman" putting up flags in south London tried to scam an insurer.
www.londoncentric.media
September 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Fascinating story - great stuff from @edinburghminute.bsky.social and @londoncentric.media , baffling that HMRC aren't more interested.
Back in Tbilisi for the first time in six years, and my friend immediately sat me down in front of an enormous khachapuri her mother had prepared and made me eat the whole thing ❤️
August 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Back in Tbilisi for the first time in six years, and my friend immediately sat me down in front of an enormous khachapuri her mother had prepared and made me eat the whole thing ❤️
this is what the Edinburgh pub scene badly needs, bring on the Kyrgyz invasion
You can sneer but down my neck if the woods all the pubs serve fermented mare's milk and you can't move for them dancing the Kara Jorga on the high street
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
this is what the Edinburgh pub scene badly needs, bring on the Kyrgyz invasion
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I’m convinced this is how a bay leaf would talk
![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian, here's the script:
[Scene is the inside of a SOUP. Some CARROTS and BITS OF BROCCOLI are floating around and a STOCK CUBE and a BAY LEAF have just been dropped in.]
1
STOCK CUBE:
Alright lads - this is Bay Leaf.
My colleague from the spice rack.
2
BROCCOLI:
Hi Bay Leaf
BAY LEAF:
Yuh yuh hi
3
CARROTS:
You up for getting proper blended with us later, Bay Leaf?
BAY LEAF:
Nuh mate, getting scooped out before soup stage.
4
CARROTS:
Oh! So… you’re not being eaten then?
BAY LEAF:
Eaten! Haha
5
BAY LEAF:
Not allowed mate.
I’m afraid I’m a lil’ bit *toooo intense*...
6
BAY LEAF:
Just here for the flavour hit.
Special forces, y’know.
That’s why there’s just one of me.
7
BAY LEAF:
Over-deploy and you’d have this whole soup stiiinking of bay leaf…
8
BAY LEAF:
You might wanna stand back actually.
This place is about to get preeetty bay leafy...
9
[Silent pause]
10
CARROTS:
Are you doing something
BAY LEAF:
Sure am mate.
11
BAY LEAF:
Suuuuure am.
12
BAY LEAF [Getting scooped out by chef’s spoon]:
You need training to perceive it.
CARROTS:
OK](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibguu2d74i7v7yrkx2z5vsiluhrnkp2uayri2gmcm4gpl4d3dvlgq@jpeg)
June 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I’m convinced this is how a bay leaf would talk
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dynastic collapse is often given the final blow by nomadic northern horseman
When the Canadian Mounties finally do invade, they will be greeted as liberators.
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
dynastic collapse is often given the final blow by nomadic northern horseman
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And a very special #CookbookCorner shoutout for the wonderful
Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes by @edentravels.bsky.social!
Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes by @edentravels.bsky.social!
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
And a very special #CookbookCorner shoutout for the wonderful
Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes by @edentravels.bsky.social!
Green Mountains: Walking the Caucasus with Recipes by @edentravels.bsky.social!
Very sadly it turns out farmers can make far more money by not smoking their tea until it effectively turns into Laphroaig
April 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Very sadly it turns out farmers can make far more money by not smoking their tea until it effectively turns into Laphroaig
A stunningly beautiful day in the Dales - normally I love this train journey but oh to be out in the hills today...
April 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A stunningly beautiful day in the Dales - normally I love this train journey but oh to be out in the hills today...
My parents' barometer has run out of adjectives #StormEowyn
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
My parents' barometer has run out of adjectives #StormEowyn
can confirm that Gen's treasure hunting is unsurpassed, it's a great and terrible responsibility
I am very good at personal shopping and hunting down things. I spotted this and L. had to buy it.
she is here and she is magnificent
January 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
can confirm that Gen's treasure hunting is unsurpassed, it's a great and terrible responsibility
Torta della nonna must qualify as a close pie relative
January 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Torta della nonna must qualify as a close pie relative
she is here and she is magnificent
January 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
she is here and she is magnificent
Cheese and homemade profiteroles for dinner, absolutely nailing Christmas Eve
December 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Cheese and homemade profiteroles for dinner, absolutely nailing Christmas Eve
Fascinating bit of art historical detective work and a great Christmas Eve cup-of-tea-in-bed read from @londonreview.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due
The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Fascinating bit of art historical detective work and a great Christmas Eve cup-of-tea-in-bed read from @londonreview.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
The cake I have just made has turned out extremely unsatisfactory and I am very put out
December 1, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The cake I have just made has turned out extremely unsatisfactory and I am very put out
Inspirational courage and determination from the people of Georgia 🇬🇪
Tbilisi now. Many other cities and towns protesting. #GeorgiaProtests
November 30, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Inspirational courage and determination from the people of Georgia 🇬🇪
My flat may be an ice box, but at least the cactus is having a lovely time
November 29, 2024 at 10:43 AM
My flat may be an ice box, but at least the cactus is having a lovely time
This was more or less the first thing that happened to me in Armenia, although I believe we were toasting King Arthur (an Armenian, of course)
November 20, 2024 at 10:12 AM
This was more or less the first thing that happened to me in Armenia, although I believe we were toasting King Arthur (an Armenian, of course)
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Uzbekiskaya Kukhnya; Ulitsa Muravlenko, 16, Muravlenko, Yamalo-Nenetskiy, Russia, 629603 https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=63.7941095%2C74.492424&query_place_id=ChIJ982JxE5BZUMRNzwZzbPlja0
December 25, 2023 at 6:34 PM
Uzbekiskaya Kukhnya; Ulitsa Muravlenko, 16, Muravlenko, Yamalo-Nenetskiy, Russia, 629603 https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=63.7941095%2C74.492424&query_place_id=ChIJ982JxE5BZUMRNzwZzbPlja0
I am in Lisbon and I am eating pasteis de nata (also other things, but one must prioritise). #1, Deguimbra Pastelaria: weighty, good crunch on the (thick) pastry. Very sweet, but the pastry was made with salted butter which cut through it well. A solid start.
November 3, 2023 at 11:46 PM
I am in Lisbon and I am eating pasteis de nata (also other things, but one must prioritise). #1, Deguimbra Pastelaria: weighty, good crunch on the (thick) pastry. Very sweet, but the pastry was made with salted butter which cut through it well. A solid start.
Love this - as another lockdown runner I regret never running through the back streets of Tbilisi while I had the chance, but plan to take a crack at the hills of Lisbon this weekend
How I got going with running, and how it changed the way I travel. A little light escapism this lunchtime.
“Run and become, become and run”
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...
“Run and become, become and run”
www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/...
How taking up running changed the way I travel
Learning to run was inspirational, but it has also changed my approach to travelling, which is now based on staying near green spaces and beautiful places to jog
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Love this - as another lockdown runner I regret never running through the back streets of Tbilisi while I had the chance, but plan to take a crack at the hills of Lisbon this weekend
Out of office email on, passport located - this time tomorrow I intend to be minimum 50% pastel del nata by bodyweight
November 1, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Out of office email on, passport located - this time tomorrow I intend to be minimum 50% pastel del nata by bodyweight
Busy Lizzies out, pansies in, woodlouse invasion repelled. Never that fussed about gardening but I'm enjoying my window boxes so much, is this a sign of middle age
October 31, 2023 at 2:48 PM
Busy Lizzies out, pansies in, woodlouse invasion repelled. Never that fussed about gardening but I'm enjoying my window boxes so much, is this a sign of middle age