Riffy
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Drawing pictures. The Black Country
Ow Am Ya? 🔴
Ow Am Ya? 🔴
I really hope for our neighbouring Brummies that their council SORT THIS out soon. I passed through some of the streets there recently visiting pals and it really is shocking when you actually see it in person.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Birmingham bin strike: Why it is happening and what is the impact?
The BBC answers some of the most asked questions about the ongoing strike.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I really hope for our neighbouring Brummies that their council SORT THIS out soon. I passed through some of the streets there recently visiting pals and it really is shocking when you actually see it in person.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Gareth Southgate lecture on how we should enable our youngsters to engage more in real activities & less in online activities is one of the most eloquent ways of describing the problem & prescribing the solution. I hope more folk like Gareth stand up to be counted. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Richard Dimbleby Lecture - Sir Gareth Southgate
Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on his personal journey as a leader and the importance of belief and resilience.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The Gareth Southgate lecture on how we should enable our youngsters to engage more in real activities & less in online activities is one of the most eloquent ways of describing the problem & prescribing the solution. I hope more folk like Gareth stand up to be counted. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Saw this recently:
55 senior managers / chief officers earn combined total of £5.5 million per yr, many £100k plus.
Whilst 150 regular bin collectors had pay cut of £8k per yr (cut of £1.2 million per yr).
Not sure on source, BUT If correct, perhaps ‘pay problem’ is not the refuse collectors.
55 senior managers / chief officers earn combined total of £5.5 million per yr, many £100k plus.
Whilst 150 regular bin collectors had pay cut of £8k per yr (cut of £1.2 million per yr).
Not sure on source, BUT If correct, perhaps ‘pay problem’ is not the refuse collectors.
March 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Saw this recently:
55 senior managers / chief officers earn combined total of £5.5 million per yr, many £100k plus.
Whilst 150 regular bin collectors had pay cut of £8k per yr (cut of £1.2 million per yr).
Not sure on source, BUT If correct, perhaps ‘pay problem’ is not the refuse collectors.
55 senior managers / chief officers earn combined total of £5.5 million per yr, many £100k plus.
Whilst 150 regular bin collectors had pay cut of £8k per yr (cut of £1.2 million per yr).
Not sure on source, BUT If correct, perhaps ‘pay problem’ is not the refuse collectors.
Working on looking to announce an exhibition of paintings for later in the year. ‘Yam Yam Boy’. #blackcountry #theblackcountry
February 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Working on looking to announce an exhibition of paintings for later in the year. ‘Yam Yam Boy’. #blackcountry #theblackcountry
February 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
One time it seemed all pub dogs lived on the pub roof, and also dogs freely roaming the streets in the day leaving little white deposits on the pavements. The white colour? It was the calcium in the food at the time, if you ever wondered.
59 x 84 cm, wood panel.
#pubdog #dogs #dogart #blackcountry
59 x 84 cm, wood panel.
#pubdog #dogs #dogart #blackcountry
February 2, 2025 at 9:19 AM
One time it seemed all pub dogs lived on the pub roof, and also dogs freely roaming the streets in the day leaving little white deposits on the pavements. The white colour? It was the calcium in the food at the time, if you ever wondered.
59 x 84 cm, wood panel.
#pubdog #dogs #dogart #blackcountry
59 x 84 cm, wood panel.
#pubdog #dogs #dogart #blackcountry
At a glance you could be forgiven in thinking that ‘Plaza Mall’ in Dudley is the name of a cafe, given the sign and facade and that it just says cafe, but inside there’s an ace little hive of stalls and businesses.
January 31, 2025 at 10:38 PM
At a glance you could be forgiven in thinking that ‘Plaza Mall’ in Dudley is the name of a cafe, given the sign and facade and that it just says cafe, but inside there’s an ace little hive of stalls and businesses.
This piece ‘Toys Am We’ (59 cm x 84 cm painting on wood panel) pays homage to the ‘Arcade Toy Shop’, it was in Dudley for nearly a hundred years & gave countless kids fond memories of going in the shop as strong as the memories of the toys.
#dudley #theblackcountry #originalpainting #art #nostalgia
#dudley #theblackcountry #originalpainting #art #nostalgia
January 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This piece ‘Toys Am We’ (59 cm x 84 cm painting on wood panel) pays homage to the ‘Arcade Toy Shop’, it was in Dudley for nearly a hundred years & gave countless kids fond memories of going in the shop as strong as the memories of the toys.
#dudley #theblackcountry #originalpainting #art #nostalgia
#dudley #theblackcountry #originalpainting #art #nostalgia
The Black Country dialect is one of few that is rooted from early modern English.
Seeing articles like this just makes me even prouder not only of the Black Country accent, but that we’re a nation of a patchwork of dialects, and not just some grey monotone. 💪👄🇬🇧
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Seeing articles like this just makes me even prouder not only of the Black Country accent, but that we’re a nation of a patchwork of dialects, and not just some grey monotone. 💪👄🇬🇧
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
Sociolinguists say accent bias is prevalent in the UK and affects how people are perceived by classmates, colleagues and friends.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The Black Country dialect is one of few that is rooted from early modern English.
Seeing articles like this just makes me even prouder not only of the Black Country accent, but that we’re a nation of a patchwork of dialects, and not just some grey monotone. 💪👄🇬🇧
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Seeing articles like this just makes me even prouder not only of the Black Country accent, but that we’re a nation of a patchwork of dialects, and not just some grey monotone. 💪👄🇬🇧
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Got stitch now.
Finished this original art on wood panel, ‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
#astonvilla #wolvesfc
Finished this original art on wood panel, ‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
#astonvilla #wolvesfc
January 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Got stitch now.
Finished this original art on wood panel, ‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
#astonvilla #wolvesfc
Finished this original art on wood panel, ‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
#astonvilla #wolvesfc
‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
Celebrating playing footie after school on make do pitches. Tricky agreeing if it had hit the post or not especially when there is a lot at stake, a derby final, bragging rights for a week and a Curly Wurly.
Paint on wood panel.
59.4 x 84.1 cm. #Astonvilla #Wolvesfc
Celebrating playing footie after school on make do pitches. Tricky agreeing if it had hit the post or not especially when there is a lot at stake, a derby final, bragging rights for a week and a Curly Wurly.
Paint on wood panel.
59.4 x 84.1 cm. #Astonvilla #Wolvesfc
January 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
‘Corner Shop Wall Cup Final’.
Celebrating playing footie after school on make do pitches. Tricky agreeing if it had hit the post or not especially when there is a lot at stake, a derby final, bragging rights for a week and a Curly Wurly.
Paint on wood panel.
59.4 x 84.1 cm. #Astonvilla #Wolvesfc
Celebrating playing footie after school on make do pitches. Tricky agreeing if it had hit the post or not especially when there is a lot at stake, a derby final, bragging rights for a week and a Curly Wurly.
Paint on wood panel.
59.4 x 84.1 cm. #Astonvilla #Wolvesfc
Happy New Year Yow. 🎉
January 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Happy New Year Yow. 🎉
Merry Christmas yow Riffy animal.
I hope it’s a good ‘un. Ta muchly and big love. ❤️👍
I hope it’s a good ‘un. Ta muchly and big love. ❤️👍
December 25, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Merry Christmas yow Riffy animal.
I hope it’s a good ‘un. Ta muchly and big love. ❤️👍
I hope it’s a good ‘un. Ta muchly and big love. ❤️👍
Might not be a white Christmas, but all these art panels will be. Prepping for new, new year artworks.
December 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Might not be a white Christmas, but all these art panels will be. Prepping for new, new year artworks.
Sarnies With ‘MarMate’
Saturday teatime treat. Sandwiches in front of the telly at Nan and Grandads whilst everyone ate their tea in the kitchen, everyone apart from Kez their dog who really loved watching The A-Team. Or, really loved marmite.
#nostalgia #art #the80s #theblackcountry #TheATeam
Saturday teatime treat. Sandwiches in front of the telly at Nan and Grandads whilst everyone ate their tea in the kitchen, everyone apart from Kez their dog who really loved watching The A-Team. Or, really loved marmite.
#nostalgia #art #the80s #theblackcountry #TheATeam
December 18, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Sarnies With ‘MarMate’
Saturday teatime treat. Sandwiches in front of the telly at Nan and Grandads whilst everyone ate their tea in the kitchen, everyone apart from Kez their dog who really loved watching The A-Team. Or, really loved marmite.
#nostalgia #art #the80s #theblackcountry #TheATeam
Saturday teatime treat. Sandwiches in front of the telly at Nan and Grandads whilst everyone ate their tea in the kitchen, everyone apart from Kez their dog who really loved watching The A-Team. Or, really loved marmite.
#nostalgia #art #the80s #theblackcountry #TheATeam
What a 1980s Christmas tasted like. 🎄
December 15, 2024 at 11:11 PM
What a 1980s Christmas tasted like. 🎄
Making anagrams from ‘Black Country’ with fridge magnet letters. I’m seriously thinking of changing my account name to Arty Cluck Nob.
December 14, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Making anagrams from ‘Black Country’ with fridge magnet letters. I’m seriously thinking of changing my account name to Arty Cluck Nob.
It isn’t a Black Country Christmas without Noddy Holder announcing it so.
December 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
It isn’t a Black Country Christmas without Noddy Holder announcing it so.
For some old dogs, they don’t need to be taught new tricks, they’ve got all the trick (shots) they need.
Inspired by a time when after many months playing pool in a pub, one of the old regulars asked for a game.
Said he’d not played for a while so might be a bit rusty… 🎱
#pool #ukpub #8ball #art
Inspired by a time when after many months playing pool in a pub, one of the old regulars asked for a game.
Said he’d not played for a while so might be a bit rusty… 🎱
#pool #ukpub #8ball #art
December 7, 2024 at 11:52 PM
You can also see a short vid of this with an accompanying Black Country poem (poem also written by me) on the Riffy Instagram page. I simply wasn’t able to post it here on Bluesky because it’s a little over the 60 second limit 👉 Http://www.instagram.com/riffylife
December 7, 2024 at 12:41 AM
You can also see a short vid of this with an accompanying Black Country poem (poem also written by me) on the Riffy Instagram page. I simply wasn’t able to post it here on Bluesky because it’s a little over the 60 second limit 👉 Http://www.instagram.com/riffylife
‘Down The Road’ is a series of paintings. First up is ‘Elaine’s’, it was a shop down the road from my Nans, and as my Nan would say, it sold everything under the sun.
December 6, 2024 at 10:52 AM
‘Down The Road’ is a series of paintings. First up is ‘Elaine’s’, it was a shop down the road from my Nans, and as my Nan would say, it sold everything under the sun.
‘Down The Road’ - a series of paintings paying homage to the local is coming soon.
‘Pubs, markets and corner shops,
Purveying pints, cobs and cola tip tops’
#blackcountry #riffy #theblackcountry #localshops
‘Pubs, markets and corner shops,
Purveying pints, cobs and cola tip tops’
#blackcountry #riffy #theblackcountry #localshops
December 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
‘Down The Road’ - a series of paintings paying homage to the local is coming soon.
‘Pubs, markets and corner shops,
Purveying pints, cobs and cola tip tops’
#blackcountry #riffy #theblackcountry #localshops
‘Pubs, markets and corner shops,
Purveying pints, cobs and cola tip tops’
#blackcountry #riffy #theblackcountry #localshops
Woofers must love Autumnal days at the pub. Warm welcome, ice cold water bowls and no parasols blocking up the snack holes. #pubdog #porkscratchings #theblackcountry #bathams
November 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Woofers must love Autumnal days at the pub. Warm welcome, ice cold water bowls and no parasols blocking up the snack holes. #pubdog #porkscratchings #theblackcountry #bathams
🥶Brrrrr! It’s so blustery and cold thought I’d post art from Sunnier times, hopefully it’ll help warm the cockles.
‘The 297’
Awoken from a post-sunday dinner snooze in the garden by the rattle of a diesel engine and plinky plonk version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. This Dad dutifully gets the round in.
‘The 297’
Awoken from a post-sunday dinner snooze in the garden by the rattle of a diesel engine and plinky plonk version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. This Dad dutifully gets the round in.
November 23, 2024 at 12:05 PM
🥶Brrrrr! It’s so blustery and cold thought I’d post art from Sunnier times, hopefully it’ll help warm the cockles.
‘The 297’
Awoken from a post-sunday dinner snooze in the garden by the rattle of a diesel engine and plinky plonk version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. This Dad dutifully gets the round in.
‘The 297’
Awoken from a post-sunday dinner snooze in the garden by the rattle of a diesel engine and plinky plonk version of Yankee Doodle Dandy. This Dad dutifully gets the round in.
50p coins beginning to pile on the table. Was the mild-mannered way of being told Oi mush, enough, you’ve been hogging this table too long.
November 22, 2024 at 9:04 AM
50p coins beginning to pile on the table. Was the mild-mannered way of being told Oi mush, enough, you’ve been hogging this table too long.