ScouseLakes
@scouselakes.bsky.social
Still an offcomer after all these years. Aficionado of veggie food, bright tights, politics, frocks with POCKETS, and The Archers.
Delicious spicy tomato, lentil and spinach soup, made with frozen soffritto veg mix, frozen spinach and a frozen chilli.
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Delicious spicy tomato, lentil and spinach soup, made with frozen soffritto veg mix, frozen spinach and a frozen chilli.
How can #TheArchers Canterbury Tales be SEVEN YEARS AGO?
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
How can #TheArchers Canterbury Tales be SEVEN YEARS AGO?
I like this from Roger McGough. I met him once, when he came into North Kensington Library as a borrower.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I like this from Roger McGough. I met him once, when he came into North Kensington Library as a borrower.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
And it is a beautiful day for misinforming tourists.
(Which I can do with my eyes closed, apparently. Thanks, OH!).
(Which I can do with my eyes closed, apparently. Thanks, OH!).
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
And it is a beautiful day for misinforming tourists.
(Which I can do with my eyes closed, apparently. Thanks, OH!).
(Which I can do with my eyes closed, apparently. Thanks, OH!).
This is the sort of TV coverage that brought us Brexit - and everything that followed.
January 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This is the sort of TV coverage that brought us Brexit - and everything that followed.
This is part of the reason I left.
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 AM
This is part of the reason I left.
I don’t think Tracy smokes any more, does she? When did she give up? #TheArchers
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I don’t think Tracy smokes any more, does she? When did she give up? #TheArchers
Stil Christmas here, until tomorrow…
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Stil Christmas here, until tomorrow…
I bought OH a guide dog pup sponsorship for Christmas. This is the latest photo of Clara, the pup we picked.
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I bought OH a guide dog pup sponsorship for Christmas. This is the latest photo of Clara, the pup we picked.
It’s a beautiful (cold!) day for misinforming tourists.
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It’s a beautiful (cold!) day for misinforming tourists.
Ince just liked this. Unfollowed.
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Ince just liked this. Unfollowed.
Oh god, I tried to post a link to BBC iPlayer. #TheArchers
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Oh god, I tried to post a link to BBC iPlayer. #TheArchers
Bumped into an ex-(for a very short while) colleague! She was sitting at the next table and eventually asked if I was me.
What makes it more unexpected is she now lives in Scotland and is in Ambleside on holiday!
What makes it more unexpected is she now lives in Scotland and is in Ambleside on holiday!
December 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Bumped into an ex-(for a very short while) colleague! She was sitting at the next table and eventually asked if I was me.
What makes it more unexpected is she now lives in Scotland and is in Ambleside on holiday!
What makes it more unexpected is she now lives in Scotland and is in Ambleside on holiday!
Chocolate bombe with chocolate sauce and cinder toffee!
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Chocolate bombe with chocolate sauce and cinder toffee!
Hello, I’m on the boat!
December 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hello, I’m on the boat!
Yes, I know it’s a tourist sign, 350 miles north of London, but I still blame Sadiq Khan.
December 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yes, I know it’s a tourist sign, 350 miles north of London, but I still blame Sadiq Khan.
Never have; never will.
December 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Never have; never will.
A wee bit of my #TownNotAVillage on this wintry afternoon.
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A wee bit of my #TownNotAVillage on this wintry afternoon.
Behold! My home-made spicy lentil and spinach soup.
December 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Behold! My home-made spicy lentil and spinach soup.
And it’s a lovely late December day ’twixt Christmas and New Year… so let’s misinform some tourists.
December 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
And it’s a lovely late December day ’twixt Christmas and New Year… so let’s misinform some tourists.
What a sad, pathetic little man.
December 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
What a sad, pathetic little man.
My mince pies with orange pastry…
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My mince pies with orange pastry…
Crikey, New Year’s Day sounds a bit full on… #TheArchers
December 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Crikey, New Year’s Day sounds a bit full on… #TheArchers