Barbara
@myrtle-intheskies.bsky.social
Living quietly on a hill in SE London. Working noisily in the West End.
Current situation in a fridge on a hill in SE London...
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Current situation in a fridge on a hill in SE London...
t'was the night before etc etc.
We finally got the tree sorted
We finally got the tree sorted
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
t'was the night before etc etc.
We finally got the tree sorted
We finally got the tree sorted
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And a late Caturdsy from #themyrtlemountmob sees #bertiewholivesupstairs giving the tree a quick once over.
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
And a late Caturdsy from #themyrtlemountmob sees #bertiewholivesupstairs giving the tree a quick once over.
Each day a bit better and each improvement sees another decoration go up. At this rate I’ll be done by 12th night 😜
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Each day a bit better and each improvement sees another decoration go up. At this rate I’ll be done by 12th night 😜
been reading a book set in York in 1500s. My home town. I lived right in the centre and yet a pivotal location turns out to be somewhere I never visited even though it was about 2 streets from my house! I'd no idea it was there! I guess because it is part of the Univ. It just wasn't on my radar
December 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
been reading a book set in York in 1500s. My home town. I lived right in the centre and yet a pivotal location turns out to be somewhere I never visited even though it was about 2 streets from my house! I'd no idea it was there! I guess because it is part of the Univ. It just wasn't on my radar
I honestly wasn't sure I'd make it to Friday. Lowest ebb in about 20yrs. But here I am starting to recover, deo gratias. I've even made inroads into a book a friend kept telling me I would love if I just gave it a chance.
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I honestly wasn't sure I'd make it to Friday. Lowest ebb in about 20yrs. But here I am starting to recover, deo gratias. I've even made inroads into a book a friend kept telling me I would love if I just gave it a chance.
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On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.
It's been a difficult week. Quietly, I am a prayer person. And one of those I asked to intercede was Pope Francis. Things are improving. He, and others have heard.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
December 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's been a difficult week. Quietly, I am a prayer person. And one of those I asked to intercede was Pope Francis. Things are improving. He, and others have heard.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
I might even get back to work tomorrow.
Happy 89th birthday el Papa.
Happy Caterday from Mr Stanley Gibbons - a good companion in hard times
December 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Happy Caterday from Mr Stanley Gibbons - a good companion in hard times
And… The Dog & Bell for good measure. I’m struggling with my anxiety and other health issues at the moment. It was good to escape it all for the night.
December 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
And… The Dog & Bell for good measure. I’m struggling with my anxiety and other health issues at the moment. It was good to escape it all for the night.
Wonderful evening with the daughters watching the annual panto at the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford. And we bagged a sausage roll which is notoriously difficult 😜 hysterical, political and smutty. What more do you need.
December 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wonderful evening with the daughters watching the annual panto at the Master Shipwrights House in Deptford. And we bagged a sausage roll which is notoriously difficult 😜 hysterical, political and smutty. What more do you need.
well that's that. Observer now behind a paywall.
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
well that's that. Observer now behind a paywall.
More from the saunter.
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
More from the saunter.
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
Fortnum and Masons always wonderful
I slept through several alarms, a belligerent cat and a flurry of emergency whatsapps about Cloudflare.
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I slept through several alarms, a belligerent cat and a flurry of emergency whatsapps about Cloudflare.
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
I'm begining to wonder if I'M powered by Cloudflare - would explain a lot!!
an evening saunter round the West End Christmas lights with daughter the younger. Here we have the tree outside the Connaught and the front of Cartier in Bond Street. How the other half live etc etc
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
an evening saunter round the West End Christmas lights with daughter the younger. Here we have the tree outside the Connaught and the front of Cartier in Bond Street. How the other half live etc etc
Wise words from Paddington
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wise words from Paddington
I put the paper christmas decorations somewhere very safe. If only I could remember where that somewhere was...
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I put the paper christmas decorations somewhere very safe. If only I could remember where that somewhere was...
Yesterday? Beethoven's Eroica at St Martin in the Fields - which was nice. Today? Until the heating comes on I'm not stirring!
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yesterday? Beethoven's Eroica at St Martin in the Fields - which was nice. Today? Until the heating comes on I'm not stirring!
Utterly brilliant evening at work! Last night of ENO’s Dead Man Walking. Those 5 star reviews totally justified.
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Utterly brilliant evening at work! Last night of ENO’s Dead Man Walking. Those 5 star reviews totally justified.
Brian doesn't like to use his voice. If he wants to be let out he just stares at me.Sometimes it takes me a while to notice . Lotte-aka-Dave screams like a banshee. But for food. She won't go outside. Mr Stanley Gibbons is already outside killing things.
#tmyrtlemountmob#thecatsofmyrtlemount
#tmyrtlemountmob#thecatsofmyrtlemount
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Brian doesn't like to use his voice. If he wants to be let out he just stares at me.Sometimes it takes me a while to notice . Lotte-aka-Dave screams like a banshee. But for food. She won't go outside. Mr Stanley Gibbons is already outside killing things.
#tmyrtlemountmob#thecatsofmyrtlemount
#tmyrtlemountmob#thecatsofmyrtlemount
The #myrtlemountmob nw with honorary new member as daughter the younger welcomes Mooli to her enclave.
#thecatsofmyrtlemount
#thecatsofmyrtlemount
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The #myrtlemountmob nw with honorary new member as daughter the younger welcomes Mooli to her enclave.
#thecatsofmyrtlemount
#thecatsofmyrtlemount
HUZZAH. Obsever have admitted they have problems with the Everyman Crossword (yes of course all my answers from last week have disappeared!) Time to rev up the printer I think
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
HUZZAH. Obsever have admitted they have problems with the Everyman Crossword (yes of course all my answers from last week have disappeared!) Time to rev up the printer I think
Passed this on the way to work. most names were female politicians (of all eras) but not all. There were notable historical women such as Frida Kahlo and Anne Boleyn too.
No idea what it was all about. I should have asked but as usual I was running late...
No idea what it was all about. I should have asked but as usual I was running late...
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Passed this on the way to work. most names were female politicians (of all eras) but not all. There were notable historical women such as Frida Kahlo and Anne Boleyn too.
No idea what it was all about. I should have asked but as usual I was running late...
No idea what it was all about. I should have asked but as usual I was running late...