Maria, Comrade Ghost
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Scribbles away in a garret overlooking the Illawarra Railway. Edits ESIA reports. Spends much time on trains. Pines for the Round Pond. Lives in interesting* times. Looks on in horror as the world turns to custard. Walk with me.
Embussed. Nearby a lady of indeterminate middle age show off her newly purchased wombok to anyone interested.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Embussed. Nearby a lady of indeterminate middle age show off her newly purchased wombok to anyone interested.
Related: at least Barnaby’s had the balls to do something John Howard would have loved to have done.
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Related: at least Barnaby’s had the balls to do something John Howard would have loved to have done.
Barnyard’s officially joined One Notion? Who’s running the book on how long the honeymoon and subsequent union lasts?
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Barnyard’s officially joined One Notion? Who’s running the book on how long the honeymoon and subsequent union lasts?
… and home …
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
… and home …
When you get to Abu Dhabi and see “FAB” everywhere, people of a certain age might expect to see Thunderbirds. #GhostOnTour
*FAB - First Abu Dhabi Bank
*FAB - First Abu Dhabi Bank
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
When you get to Abu Dhabi and see “FAB” everywhere, people of a certain age might expect to see Thunderbirds. #GhostOnTour
*FAB - First Abu Dhabi Bank
*FAB - First Abu Dhabi Bank
It’s that part of #GhostOnTour where it’s almost time to head for the airport, and this Ghost is just so tired she wants to cry.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s that part of #GhostOnTour where it’s almost time to head for the airport, and this Ghost is just so tired she wants to cry.
Theory: there is a KPI for cashiers at #Pret to keep as many paper napkins as possible behind the counter. Is there some grand prize each month for the cashier that distributes the fewest. #GhostOnTour #StickyFingers
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Theory: there is a KPI for cashiers at #Pret to keep as many paper napkins as possible behind the counter. Is there some grand prize each month for the cashier that distributes the fewest. #GhostOnTour #StickyFingers
Sitrep: Plane leaves in 13-ish hours. Quick breakfast. Shower. Pack. Check out. Last errands. Visit the park. #GhostOnTour
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Sitrep: Plane leaves in 13-ish hours. Quick breakfast. Shower. Pack. Check out. Last errands. Visit the park. #GhostOnTour
In position, getting ready to hum the airs from that infernal nonsense, #Pinafore. #OpeningNight #GhostOnTour
December 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In position, getting ready to hum the airs from that infernal nonsense, #Pinafore. #OpeningNight #GhostOnTour
You say “#PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer,” I say “beige”. #ColourOfTheYear
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You say “#PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer,” I say “beige”. #ColourOfTheYear
a larger-than-life sculpture of Samson slaying a Philistine, front and centre at the V&A, no matter how magnificent, seems to be displayed in poor taste, given current events…#GhostOnTour
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
a larger-than-life sculpture of Samson slaying a Philistine, front and centre at the V&A, no matter how magnificent, seems to be displayed in poor taste, given current events…#GhostOnTour
My inner #stationery nerd has discovered a stand-alone #Fabbriano paper shop. This won’t end well. #GhostOnTour
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My inner #stationery nerd has discovered a stand-alone #Fabbriano paper shop. This won’t end well. #GhostOnTour
Sitrep: I have entered #Hatchard’s. My plane home leaves Friday night. I may be some time. #Books #GhostOnTour
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sitrep: I have entered #Hatchard’s. My plane home leaves Friday night. I may be some time. #Books #GhostOnTour
Spotted this evening in the the film #TheChoral, there’s a delicious, and poignant echo/foreshadowing of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologue, “Waiting for the Telegram”.
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Spotted this evening in the the film #TheChoral, there’s a delicious, and poignant echo/foreshadowing of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologue, “Waiting for the Telegram”.
Theory: the Tube gangways at London Victoria (and those at Green Park) were designed and excavated by a committee of rabbit-warren builders. #GhostOnTour
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Theory: the Tube gangways at London Victoria (and those at Green Park) were designed and excavated by a committee of rabbit-warren builders. #GhostOnTour
Walking around #London never gets dull, there’s always something to draw your eye … a cobbled lane way, the rhythm of grand buildings, or something warm, breaking up the blues and greys of the endless afternoon twilight of the City. #GhostOnTour
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December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Walking around #London never gets dull, there’s always something to draw your eye … a cobbled lane way, the rhythm of grand buildings, or something warm, breaking up the blues and greys of the endless afternoon twilight of the City. #GhostOnTour
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#Affogato, before and after. #GhostOnTour
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#Affogato, before and after. #GhostOnTour
Related: I hope the #cocktails are better than the puns. #GhostOnTour
December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Related: I hope the #cocktails are better than the puns. #GhostOnTour
I’m in a cafe bookshop sheltering from the weather and there is much upset from a certain demographic of punter because the loo is out of order. #GhostOnTour #KeepYourKneesTogether
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’m in a cafe bookshop sheltering from the weather and there is much upset from a certain demographic of punter because the loo is out of order. #GhostOnTour #KeepYourKneesTogether
Is there anything more wholesome than spying a small child taking their plastic dinosaur toys to show them to the dinosaur fossils at the museum? #GhostOnTour
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Is there anything more wholesome than spying a small child taking their plastic dinosaur toys to show them to the dinosaur fossils at the museum? #GhostOnTour
OH in the Natural History Museum, from a lady with a thick Spanish accent admonishing a child: No that is NOT a big capybara, it’s a wombat. #GhostOnTour
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
OH in the Natural History Museum, from a lady with a thick Spanish accent admonishing a child: No that is NOT a big capybara, it’s a wombat. #GhostOnTour
Also, the ridiculous app this hotel uses for the laundry needs to tell you which machine you’ve booked, when you book it, so you can use the right one, not leaving it up to you to guess.
November 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Also, the ridiculous app this hotel uses for the laundry needs to tell you which machine you’ve booked, when you book it, so you can use the right one, not leaving it up to you to guess.
Once again, we have reached the part of #GhostOnTour where we need to visit the laundromat.
November 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Once again, we have reached the part of #GhostOnTour where we need to visit the laundromat.
When you’re trying not to trip over all the dogs in the park, and you nearly trip over a #robin. #GhostOnTour
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November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
When you’re trying not to trip over all the dogs in the park, and you nearly trip over a #robin. #GhostOnTour
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