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Neill Roberts

@robbo59.bsky.social

Retired teacher of English. Busy doing stuff. πŸ“š πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Full disclosure: no interest in pets, crypto and sport. And don’t get me started on ludicrous names for shades of paint.

96 Followers  |  182 Following  |  185 Posts  |  Joined: 15.09.2025  |  1.9965

Latest posts by robbo59.bsky.social on Bluesky

A parlour game for attention-seekers.

18.11.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Suddenly the day seems just a bit brighter!πŸ˜‚

18.11.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

By Philippa Space.

18.11.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to think she manifested the largest possible gulf between ambition and ability. But then I saw Chris Philp …

17.11.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Never mind Proust and his madeleine: I just opened a tin of Dubbin. The years just rolled away.

17.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So … Natasha is married to Amber’s dad …
#TheArchers

17.11.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWho, me, Mr Chisholm?”

17.11.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a spare seat next to Liz Truss.

16.11.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of β€˜The Poems of Seamus Heaney.’

Cover of β€˜The Poems of Seamus Heaney.’

So happy to have the familiar brought together with work never published before. A treasure trove.

16.11.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quintessential.

16.11.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn. Great band name wasted.

15.11.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Orange snowflake.

15.11.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Physical Graffiti.

15.11.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the UK edition of β€˜The Poems of Seamus Heaney.’

Cover of the UK edition of β€˜The Poems of Seamus Heaney.’

When you know a book will be a companion for life.
#SeamusHeaney
#Faber
#PoetrySky

15.11.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure the northern England/Merseyside idiom β€˜do one’ is used much at Mar a Lago - but then I can’t understand much of what he says.

14.11.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well worth waiting for!

14.11.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAnything can happen in the next half hour!”

14.11.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dear Donald

I think you’ve got enough to worry about. So do one.

Yours
The BBC

12.11.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜We’ = I.

12.11.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For what it’s worth …
We have very high expectations of the BBC, one such being that they will tell the truth.
We have very low expectations of Donald Trump, one such being that he will lie.
The BBC occasionally disappoints our expectations. Donald Trump never does.
#BBC

12.11.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just look at all his medals.

11.11.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Proof positive.

11.11.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A clavichord, once played by Mozart, in a glass case in the National Museum, Budapest.

A clavichord, once played by Mozart, in a glass case in the National Museum, Budapest.

A piano, once owned by Beethoven and subsequently by Liszt at the National Museum, Budapest.

A piano, once owned by Beethoven and subsequently by Liszt at the National Museum, Budapest.

Two musical offerings.
A clavichord once played by Mozart; and a piano owned by Beethoven and subsequently Liszt.
Both in the wonderful National Museum in Budapest.
#Beethoven
#Liszt
#MusicSky
#ClassicalSky

11.11.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anything?

11.11.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image that simply says, β€œBACK THE BEEB.”

Image that simply says, β€œBACK THE BEEB.”

Now, more than ever.

11.11.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can, get vaccinated! I can’t understand why so many of my over-65 cohort haven’t done so yet. Come on guys - get those sleeves rolled up.

10.11.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the thought of Farage joining their company in a few years doesn’t keep you awake at night, or at least make you very angry, we can not be friends.

09.11.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Robbie Gibb for DG?

09.11.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mark Williams as Jesse in β€˜The Fast Show.’ (BBC television.)

Mark Williams as Jesse in β€˜The Fast Show.’ (BBC television.)

β€œThis week oi β€˜ave been mostly vibe coding.”
#Words
#EnglishLanguage

09.11.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lettuce pray.

09.11.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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