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1880 AHC watercolour vs 2026 Jan image. Had wondered if watercolour had faded. Perhaps not - larch trees. (The c19th Windermere 21 class yachts)
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
1880 AHC watercolour vs 2026 Jan image. Had wondered if watercolour had faded. Perhaps not - larch trees. (The c19th Windermere 21 class yachts)
“The test of a great university is not whether it attracts those already trained to succeed, but whether it can recognise and cultivate potential wherever it exists”
No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major
Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at ...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
“The test of a great university is not whether it attracts those already trained to succeed, but whether it can recognise and cultivate potential wherever it exists”
A new dawn. The Wordle Gang have moved to BlueSky, where all is light, the air be fresh, and birds do tweet without an X. All be welcome, come and see, it would be dull and cloudy without thee.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
A new dawn. The Wordle Gang have moved to BlueSky, where all is light, the air be fresh, and birds do tweet without an X. All be welcome, come and see, it would be dull and cloudy without thee.
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Manze’s Pie Shop, Deptford High St
a long way from fair Westmoreland for a #Manzes pie, mash & gravy. 12.45 already 😭 sold out; end of a century old London legend this January (GII listed - pie shop, not the pie). The days of jellied eel, whelks, pie & mash at their end 🙏 😮💨
a long way from fair Westmoreland for a #Manzes pie, mash & gravy. 12.45 already 😭 sold out; end of a century old London legend this January (GII listed - pie shop, not the pie). The days of jellied eel, whelks, pie & mash at their end 🙏 😮💨
January 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Manze’s Pie Shop, Deptford High St
a long way from fair Westmoreland for a #Manzes pie, mash & gravy. 12.45 already 😭 sold out; end of a century old London legend this January (GII listed - pie shop, not the pie). The days of jellied eel, whelks, pie & mash at their end 🙏 😮💨
a long way from fair Westmoreland for a #Manzes pie, mash & gravy. 12.45 already 😭 sold out; end of a century old London legend this January (GII listed - pie shop, not the pie). The days of jellied eel, whelks, pie & mash at their end 🙏 😮💨
Twilight zone #ConistonOldMan #LakeDistrict
January 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Twilight zone #ConistonOldMan #LakeDistrict
Should morn bring snow? will all aglow. Cold crisp breath to gasp, no sound to pass, so quiet a peace, a new year feas’t.
January 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Should morn bring snow? will all aglow. Cold crisp breath to gasp, no sound to pass, so quiet a peace, a new year feas’t.
blissfully unaware that ‘Mrs Doyle’, the mesmerising actress Pauline Mclynn (aged a tad & rather more, for her role in C4’s ‘Father Ted’) designs & knits tea cosies of equally utter style & humour, a Westmorland home is now transformed.
December 31, 2024 at 12:35 PM
blissfully unaware that ‘Mrs Doyle’, the mesmerising actress Pauline Mclynn (aged a tad & rather more, for her role in C4’s ‘Father Ted’) designs & knits tea cosies of equally utter style & humour, a Westmorland home is now transformed.
as the bells of Christmas ring out, wishing all a happy & peaceful festive season, and adventurous year ahead
December 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
as the bells of Christmas ring out, wishing all a happy & peaceful festive season, and adventurous year ahead
Polly put the kettle on
December 18, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Polly put the kettle on
if the shoe fits
December 18, 2024 at 12:04 AM
if the shoe fits
tallest spire in the British Isles.
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Salisbury:
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Salisbury:
December 17, 2024 at 11:57 PM
tallest spire in the British Isles.
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Salisbury:
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Salisbury:
gateway to a distant realm. time to pass ?
December 17, 2024 at 11:54 PM
gateway to a distant realm. time to pass ?
youngest’? English porcelain cat. Limehouse manufactory, East End London c1746. Big chap, blue & white. Somewhat vociferous.
November 25, 2024 at 9:01 AM
youngest’? English porcelain cat. Limehouse manufactory, East End London c1746. Big chap, blue & white. Somewhat vociferous.