MaroonHog
@maroonhog.bsky.social
an arkansas expat in the U.K., somehow tricked in to being a QPR fan
nah becherovka is comparatively very quaffable. Balsam will ruin your night
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
nah becherovka is comparatively very quaffable. Balsam will ruin your night
Riga is a weird ole place
Hope you like liquor that tastes like Christmas trees!
(It is cheap though, and the food is decent)
Hope you like liquor that tastes like Christmas trees!
(It is cheap though, and the food is decent)
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Riga is a weird ole place
Hope you like liquor that tastes like Christmas trees!
(It is cheap though, and the food is decent)
Hope you like liquor that tastes like Christmas trees!
(It is cheap though, and the food is decent)
Housewarming, if they’re just starting out, an enamelled dutch oven (lodge has them for <100 bucks).
If they’re drinkers, a good bottle of wine from a meaningful year in their lives - wedding, child, etc…
Else, a really fancy bottle of vinegar or honey
If they’re drinkers, a good bottle of wine from a meaningful year in their lives - wedding, child, etc…
Else, a really fancy bottle of vinegar or honey
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Housewarming, if they’re just starting out, an enamelled dutch oven (lodge has them for <100 bucks).
If they’re drinkers, a good bottle of wine from a meaningful year in their lives - wedding, child, etc…
Else, a really fancy bottle of vinegar or honey
If they’re drinkers, a good bottle of wine from a meaningful year in their lives - wedding, child, etc…
Else, a really fancy bottle of vinegar or honey
It’s awesome! About 3.5 hours drive from london. Would highly recommend
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
It’s awesome! About 3.5 hours drive from london. Would highly recommend
can I interest you in a Hay-On-Wye? More bookshops per capita than anywhere in the U.K., 30 min drive to the Brecon Beacons. Couple of excellent pubs and restaurants. Plus an annual literary festival
it’s the dream
it’s the dream
January 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM
can I interest you in a Hay-On-Wye? More bookshops per capita than anywhere in the U.K., 30 min drive to the Brecon Beacons. Couple of excellent pubs and restaurants. Plus an annual literary festival
it’s the dream
it’s the dream
Goals win, possession doesn’t
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Goals win, possession doesn’t
Chelsea and Fulham can go
QPR replaces them
All in, we have reduced it by one, you’re welcome
QPR replaces them
All in, we have reduced it by one, you’re welcome
January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Chelsea and Fulham can go
QPR replaces them
All in, we have reduced it by one, you’re welcome
QPR replaces them
All in, we have reduced it by one, you’re welcome
me reading that headline
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
me reading that headline
The 4-4-2 rules. Chicks dig the long ball (which is basically all the 4-4-2 is)
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The 4-4-2 rules. Chicks dig the long ball (which is basically all the 4-4-2 is)
They got death in paradise up on that blightybox? That’s a classic (and there’s like 14 seasons of it)
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 AM
They got death in paradise up on that blightybox? That’s a classic (and there’s like 14 seasons of it)
a lot of this sport is dead or dying, but Rose Bowl Champion Indiana is an incredible bright spot
January 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
a lot of this sport is dead or dying, but Rose Bowl Champion Indiana is an incredible bright spot
amazing he could play a halftime show in Miami and still make it to the game in NOLA
January 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
amazing he could play a halftime show in Miami and still make it to the game in NOLA
ohhhh my. that is a killer bottle of wine (from what I understand, I haven’t tried it)
Color me jealous!
Color me jealous!
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ohhhh my. that is a killer bottle of wine (from what I understand, I haven’t tried it)
Color me jealous!
Color me jealous!
need to know more, liquor or wine?
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
need to know more, liquor or wine?
England v France in Paris is being discussed as my final pre-baby day out with the boys (baby due in April). It’s only a sports desert for those without eyes to see.
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
England v France in Paris is being discussed as my final pre-baby day out with the boys (baby due in April). It’s only a sports desert for those without eyes to see.
his manic eye movement makes me deeply uncomfortable
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 PM
his manic eye movement makes me deeply uncomfortable
… certain relegation?
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
… certain relegation?
we’ve crossed the worst of it though! London gets about 70 minutes more sunlight by end of January!
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
we’ve crossed the worst of it though! London gets about 70 minutes more sunlight by end of January!
oh man chinotto is so good
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
oh man chinotto is so good
shoot, I had some kale in the fridge and cannellini beans in the pantry, so leftover Christmas ham and frozen turkey stock from thanksgiving? You best believe we just ate us a delicious soup here
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
shoot, I had some kale in the fridge and cannellini beans in the pantry, so leftover Christmas ham and frozen turkey stock from thanksgiving? You best believe we just ate us a delicious soup here
Enjoy it! As a newly minted suburbanite(-ish), sufficiently walkable suburbs are awesome
December 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Enjoy it! As a newly minted suburbanite(-ish), sufficiently walkable suburbs are awesome
it sucks! You have to pay VAT on houses now! 10 years ago you could buy a house in Corfu for 200k and no lawyers or tax advice and now… no way!
(also if you haven’t been, Corfu is incredible, go to corfu, eat everything, bask in glorious sun)
(also if you haven’t been, Corfu is incredible, go to corfu, eat everything, bask in glorious sun)
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
it sucks! You have to pay VAT on houses now! 10 years ago you could buy a house in Corfu for 200k and no lawyers or tax advice and now… no way!
(also if you haven’t been, Corfu is incredible, go to corfu, eat everything, bask in glorious sun)
(also if you haven’t been, Corfu is incredible, go to corfu, eat everything, bask in glorious sun)
not to be too generous to them, but I often feel the same way when Americans come to Europe and say “we have 8 days and we’re going to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen” and it’s like… ok cool enjoy being on a train 80% of the time?
December 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
not to be too generous to them, but I often feel the same way when Americans come to Europe and say “we have 8 days and we’re going to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Copenhagen” and it’s like… ok cool enjoy being on a train 80% of the time?