I *have* found a vast amount of food colour paste, edible lustre, and petit fours cases.
Food colouring doesn't go off, does it?

Right. Doing what I did with my flask lid and ordering a new one, thus prompting the lost one to reappear immediately.

You'd think.

It's not with my cheesy stars (© Nigella) cutter, which is afforded the highest security.

Probably behind the spice rack. It's where everything else goes to hide.

(They do it all by computer now, which is nowhere near as much fun as filling in a wee form with a wee pencil and picking the counter you want to be served at.)

Argos.

Amused that some of the "scan here to visit" ads are for BBC iPlayer, which is free* whichever platform you use to access it, and has no ads.

*Extremely good value although regressive in application Licence Fee aside.

I don’t think many people realize how infinitely complex the human brain is and the difficulty level of many of the basic tasks it performs in relation to interacting with the world. With less data in less organized blocks than any LLM has ever received, human toddlers can speak multiple languages.

It is, and nearly is, for some of your followers. You were right, tell Momb etc.

The fifth floor is one of the best places to go for a break when the forecast here (London, UK) suggests snow. It's where the World Service are based, so there's always someone who hasn't seen snow before running out to look at the slightest flurry.

I could have sworn there was a programme on BBC Sounds that was the audio equivalent, but the closest I can find in a quick search is the (still excellent) Hoax with @toriherridge.bsky.social.

Commiserations from someone who's managed to annoy her shoulder by subconsciously adjusting her knitting posture to avoid irritating her own touchy elbow.

Ginger bread.

...I'll get me coat.