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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 6h

Night walk, around the village and beyond the canal to the low fields and along the woods.

Two foxes, a badger, silent deer. So many bats. Unidentified shrieking in a wood (did not investigate). Upstairs light on in occasional houses.

Windfall apples, pears, plums; deep scent of ripe blackberries.

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k8delgado.bsky.social @k8delgado.bsky.social · 4d

Dalgona coffee and Banana Walnut Chocolate loaf cake☕️🍌🍫

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James Guthrie 🐈‍⬛ @zygoville.bsky.social · 6d

Got me flu jab, then to cheer myself up (after realising, oh right, I’m flu-jab-years-old) I went to Nelli’s Village Cafe in Yealmpton for coffee and walnut cake and a Dickensian pot of Earl Grey tea. Recommended!

A slab of coffee and walnut cake - my favourite! - and a lovely pot of Earl Grey tea, decorated with scenes from David Copperfield. And why not!

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Philip @puggle18.bsky.social · 3d

MORRIS POST

My new Morris bells arrived today for the Pebworth bellpads. Only they're too small and don't have a big enough loop for attaching. So they'll end up as decorations.

And I've just ordered some noggy brass ones with proper attachment loops. Next up: ribbons of requisite colours.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 15h

I can imagine the conversation in The Fleece tonight may be a bit...

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 16h

FFS.

Greens did surprisingly well for that area.

But Labour ... vote share down from 30% to 4%(!)

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22h

Bretforton & Offenham (Wychavon) Council By-Election Result:

➡️ RFM: 43.5% (New)
🌍 GRN: 25.9% (New)
🌳 CON: 20.1% (-35.4)
🌹 LAB: 4.0% (-25.9)
🔶 LDM: 3.8% (-10.8)
🙋 Ind: 1.5% (New)
🙋 Ind: 1.2% (New)

Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.

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Emma @juxtaposedwithyou.bsky.social · 18h

YOU'RE an unstable connection

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 21h

The fuck did I just read? It's even worse than just "toilet police".

It's toilet police ... within the toilets ... in a girls school(!)

As the first comment says, "...imagine going to your parents for dinner and having to explain that you sit in childrens toilets all day as a job."

Simon @simonxix.com · 21h

Literal toilet police in England. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskBrits/comments/1o2llvb/should_i_laugh_or_cry/

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 22h

I don't usually buy sports fan merchandise, especially clothing. But the shirt for the Iceland cricket team is kinda tempting.

www.s66sportswear.co.uk/product-page...

Iceland Cricket - The Northern Lights Shirt | S66 Sports

Pre Order Items will be delivered to U.K customers 4-6 weeks after the pre-order shop window closes. Delivery outside of the UK will take longer. This is a Pre order product. All orders received befo...

www.s66sportswear.co.uk

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

The final cover of Olson by Boards of Canada in this thread is by ixi, who deconstructs the track in a different video in her YouTube channel.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJBh...

boards of Canada "Olson" piano cover

YouTube video by ixi

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

This cover, by Joshua Davidson, uses Sequential Prophet Rev2, Moog Slim Phatty, and Serum synthesizers, and ends with a delicate piano.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ueL...

Boards of Canada - Olson (Cover)

YouTube video by Joshua Davidson

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

This cover of Olson uses a Moog Matriarch, Mother 32, DFAM, and a battery of other hardware and software, labelled in the video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOaQ...

Olson - Boards of Canada (cover with Moog Matriarch, Mother 32, and DFAM)

YouTube video by Clayton Davis

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

Another piano-centric version. Quite like this one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaEz...

Boards of Canada - Olson / #Coversart

YouTube video by Coversart

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

Performed on KORG Volca Bass.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKQG...

Boards of Canada - Olson (COVER) / KORG VOLCA BASS

YouTube video by Peter Carpenter

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

Reid Willis on piano and Kurt Münstedt on violin, from Live at the Marigny Opera House.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjUD...

Reid Willis - Olson (Boards of Canada Cover) - Live at the Marigny Opera House

YouTube video by Reid Willis

www.youtube.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

(short thread)

The original Olson by Boards of Canada, from Music Has the Right to Children (1998), and a few other cover versions...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxC...

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Gfrancie (Benevolent Siren) @gfrancie.bsky.social · 1d

I understand you like the colour blue. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Check out this 5 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

5 bedroom detached house for sale in Blue Salmon House, Derrigimlagh, Ballyconneely, Clifden, Co. Galway H71 XK11, Ireland for £2,126,355. Marketed by Spencer Auctioneers, Galway

www.rightmove.co.uk

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 1d

I made a post about the Peace Prize, but posted in the (Europe) morning, primed the first two comments, and didn't mention TFG anywhere. No doubt some US MeFites who cannot talk about anything/anyone else will mention only him, so a bit of non-TFG content is good.

www.metafilter.com/210623/The-2...

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced at a press conference at the Norwegian Nobel Institute on 10th October at 11:00 CEST. Who can nominate, and the process for this year. Who, selected...

www.metafilter.com

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 2d

Autumn vibes.

A picture of a mostly clear sky, just a few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A single bulb light over an unmarked line, shining brightly shortly after sunset. The light is on an old fashioned pole, set back from the road. Nearby is a tiny 30 miles per hour road sign on a pole. In the background are various trees and hedges.

A picture of a mostly clear but darkening sky, with few wispy clouds, shortly after sunset. Low on the picture, and nearby, is a horizon of the outline of various trees.

A darkening sky, with some illumination on the horizon, bordered by the outlines of various trees, branches and leaves.

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

1. Chocolate sauerkraut cake. Yes, that is a thing (plenty of recipes online) and worked really well for texture and taste.
2. Pickled shallots.
3. Rhubarb and ginger jam (childhood favourite).
4. Very cold rice pudding, with some lemon curd mixed in, eaten straight out of the can.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

Vague memory, so had to go check where and when I tried deep fried Oreos, and it was at a county fair in Iowa in July 2015.

Recollecting there was a side dish option of a bowl of sugar for dipping.

A paper plate with a patterned rim, on a wooden table. On the paper plate are several spindly-looking deep fried Oreos, covered in possibly castor sugar or similar.

A hand holding up a half-eaten deep fried oreo so the dark oreo inside is visible to the camera. In the background is a paper plate and some napkins on a wooden table.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 4d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 9d

NEW ❄️ Drinks

IRN-BRU to launch seasonal limited edition spiced cinnamon & ginger flavour

Winter BRU available for eight weeks from 1 November for rsp: £1.09/330ml

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The Grocer @thegrocer.bsky.social · 7d

NEW 🎄 Crisps

PepsiCo to launch new limited-edition Christmas flavour Doritos Gingerbread

Available from 6 October for rsp: £2.50/180g, along with two new Walkers multipacks: Emmental Cheese and Beef Wellington for rsp: £2.15/five pack

🔗 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4q0Dur9

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Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 3d

"Stollen: the sweet you can eat between meals. Though it'll probably mess up your glucose levels and appetite for the rest of the day."

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