Matthew Lumby
@matthewlumby.bsky.social
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Still not seen Paddington The Musical
But got a Paddington scone at The Savoy…
But got a Paddington scone at The Savoy…
January 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Still not seen Paddington The Musical
But got a Paddington scone at The Savoy…
But got a Paddington scone at The Savoy…
Ten years without David Bowie…
January 10, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Ten years without David Bowie…
Went to see Marty Supreme this week.
It was good. But it was no Traitors…
It was good. But it was no Traitors…
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Went to see Marty Supreme this week.
It was good. But it was no Traitors…
It was good. But it was no Traitors…
Stormy night up the Arsenal for LFC
January 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Stormy night up the Arsenal for LFC
So that’s who the Secret Traitor is…
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
So that’s who the Secret Traitor is…
For superstitious types on Twelfth Night,
It’s time to put your baubles away…
It’s time to put your baubles away…
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
For superstitious types on Twelfth Night,
It’s time to put your baubles away…
It’s time to put your baubles away…
Snowy afternoon in Chester…
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Snowy afternoon in Chester…
Snowy morning for Lumby…
January 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Snowy morning for Lumby…
Happy 40th birthday to James Milner.
Maybe he should come back to Liverpool…
Maybe he should come back to Liverpool…
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Happy 40th birthday to James Milner.
Maybe he should come back to Liverpool…
Maybe he should come back to Liverpool…
Spotted in Venezuela on my visit to Caracas only nine months ago…
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Spotted in Venezuela on my visit to Caracas only nine months ago…
Spotted lots of David Walliams books
Dumped in a ‘take a free book’ box…
Dumped in a ‘take a free book’ box…
January 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Spotted lots of David Walliams books
Dumped in a ‘take a free book’ box…
Dumped in a ‘take a free book’ box…
Happy New Year! Love from Lumby
With a hope for peace in 2026…
With a hope for peace in 2026…
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Happy New Year! Love from Lumby
With a hope for peace in 2026…
With a hope for peace in 2026…
End of the year and the end of an era.
New York’s MTA retires the MetroCard…
New York’s MTA retires the MetroCard…
December 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
End of the year and the end of an era.
New York’s MTA retires the MetroCard…
New York’s MTA retires the MetroCard…
Happy for Torvill, Dean, Idris and Meera.
But, the long wait goes on for Lord Lumby…
But, the long wait goes on for Lord Lumby…
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Happy for Torvill, Dean, Idris and Meera.
But, the long wait goes on for Lord Lumby…
But, the long wait goes on for Lord Lumby…
I have watched all of Pluribus on Apple TV.
Didn’t love it but intrigued to see where it goes…
Didn’t love it but intrigued to see where it goes…
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I have watched all of Pluribus on Apple TV.
Didn’t love it but intrigued to see where it goes…
Didn’t love it but intrigued to see where it goes…
Diogo Jota remembered by Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Anfield…
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Diogo Jota remembered by Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Anfield…
A win for England Cricket in Australia
For the first time in nearly 15 years…
For the first time in nearly 15 years…
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A win for England Cricket in Australia
For the first time in nearly 15 years…
For the first time in nearly 15 years…
Only one Premier League match today,
An excuse to check the 1963 scores again…
An excuse to check the 1963 scores again…
December 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Only one Premier League match today,
An excuse to check the 1963 scores again…
An excuse to check the 1963 scores again…
Chocolate! Orange! Breakfast! Day!
Merry Christmas, especially to those on their own or missing loved ones…
Merry Christmas, especially to those on their own or missing loved ones…
December 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Chocolate! Orange! Breakfast! Day!
Merry Christmas, especially to those on their own or missing loved ones…
Merry Christmas, especially to those on their own or missing loved ones…
Christmas Eve at Fortnum & Mason,
I maybe should have gone earlier…
I maybe should have gone earlier…
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Christmas Eve at Fortnum & Mason,
I maybe should have gone earlier…
I maybe should have gone earlier…
Pleased that my near namesakes, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Have now been officially recognised by the US government…
Have now been officially recognised by the US government…
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pleased that my near namesakes, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Have now been officially recognised by the US government…
Have now been officially recognised by the US government…
10 years of Panto at The London Palladium,
And another tsunami of smut today. Bravo…
And another tsunami of smut today. Bravo…
December 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
10 years of Panto at The London Palladium,
And another tsunami of smut today. Bravo…
And another tsunami of smut today. Bravo…
Dear old Chris Rea has left us,
But will always drive us home for Christmas…
But will always drive us home for Christmas…
December 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dear old Chris Rea has left us,
But will always drive us home for Christmas…
But will always drive us home for Christmas…
The Ashes stay with Cricket Australia.
Bad luck England. Well done Snicko…
Bad luck England. Well done Snicko…
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Ashes stay with Cricket Australia.
Bad luck England. Well done Snicko…
Bad luck England. Well done Snicko…
A win for Liverpool FC at Spurs,
Overlaps with the BBC Strictly final…
Overlaps with the BBC Strictly final…
December 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A win for Liverpool FC at Spurs,
Overlaps with the BBC Strictly final…
Overlaps with the BBC Strictly final…