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Philip Gwynne Jones

@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social

Author of the Nathan Sutherland Venetian mysteries. Currently investigating "The Magus of Sicily" with Nedda and Calogero. Here for Italy, music, old horror films and prog rock! https://linktr.ee/pgjonesvenice https://philipgwynnejones.com

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Quite a lot of those still around, yes!

05.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting to feel like spring. Almost jackets not coats today. #Venice

05.03.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

40 years my dad played golf...did anything like this ever happen to him?

05.03.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just the Tull for me!

05.03.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Argh!

05.03.2026 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a chopped chestnut.

05.03.2026 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#Wordle 1,720 4/6

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05.03.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NowEating it’s another @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social night, this time with a lovely chickpea, pasta and chestnut soup.

Spring is on the way and it’ll soon be too warm for a dish like this, so it was just the right time.

04.03.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah well. Here we go again. Streak of 1. #Wordle 1,719 4/6

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04.03.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

DM us and we'll sort something out...

03.03.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd also say she's better than he is. I mean, they're both obviously reading off autocue, and I would never normally bash somebody for having a go, but - for a man who spent 2-3 years on Mon, that accent is ofnadwy.

03.03.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As has been said, you don't get to join the race for the last 100 metres and claim you won the marathon....

03.03.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant! Do give her my very best wishes!

(if you want a signed copy mail me and we'll sort something out...)

03.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That does look lovely!

03.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Spinach for extra veggies, and it adds a little body to the sauce as well. Two frozen cubes, microwaved , with the excess water squeezed out.

03.03.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Marlene!

The theme song is regrettable (should have let Marlene sing it her way) but otherwise there’s a lot to admire in this one.

03.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NowEating Thai Red shredded chicken curry night

03.03.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I was speaking with an elderly American couple in church the other day who kept apologising...

It reminded me of working in Germany in the 90s when people of a similar age would also keep apologising...

03.03.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

He spent a couple of years on Ynys Mon, a place where literally everyone speaks at least some Welsh and so you might think...if he'd taken the opportunity...he'd be really good. Oh well...

03.03.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Stewart Lee? I didn't know that. My gateway to him was Lovecraft's "Supernatural Horror in Literature" which gave me a huge backlist of writers to investigate.

03.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Menywod dewr iawn.

03.03.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent film with Barbara on top form. And yes, stick with the B&W version!

03.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arthur Machen, legend of supernatural fiction, and one of the few people HP Lovecraft would admit to liking, #BOTD 1863

03.03.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Argh! I thought I’d been so clever and my guess at 5 had just left one possibility! #Wordle 1,718 X/6

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03.03.2026 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Late to the game today!!

02.03.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nearly forgot to post this! #Wordle 1,717 3/6

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02.03.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite one of theirs, and yes, side 2 is genuinely epic...

(bonus point for the album title drop in "Stargazer")

02.03.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta be honest, I really liked his 90s stuff but he turned out to be such an utter arse I find it unlistenable now.

02.03.2026 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With all the renewed interest in 1953's Stolen Face thanks to the re-release on Hammer's own 4K disc set, recorded a few years ago, here's a chance to revisit Ben's musings on the subject and its wider cinematic outings from the sublime to the not so much...

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#HammerBites

02.03.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this. It's pretty much a perfect adaptation.

02.03.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0