Leonie M.Smith Strawbridge

In shops over a certain size, yes.

My husband had a snarky comment about not replying in block caps in his profile and that was the clincher for me. We've been together for 17 years.

That looks very much like "Suffolk pink", which was the colour of my grandparents' house when I was small.

It's wild when that happens 🤪

Thanks! I'll keep you informed 😊

The release date is getting closer. I'm not really editing now. It's more like making tweaks!

Yeah, us ordinary people did what we could to make the difference. We both know that the problem was the mega rich, who won't do anything unless it makes them money. Or saves them money. It astonishes me that they don't care abt the problems they're leaving for their children to deal with.

I was going to argue but yeah, you're right. Great toaster, though. It's well over a decade old, used daily and still in perfect working order.

We have a four slice toaster. My success rate for making all four slices pop up at the same time is about 1 in 3. My husband has his toast a lot darker than I do so it's not easy.

Every year, there's a summer's day in England where I feel a change in the sunlight. When it feels like a gear shift into Autumn. It used to be in early September but lately it's been in August. This year the stupid hot weather ended before the school holidays. The climate has definitely changed.

a man with his eyes closed is sitting in front of a blue screen . Alt: Bob Mortimer is sitting in front of a blue background and giving a double thumbs-up with a big grin on his face.

Didn't know you read Fesshole, Bob.

I love Mel and Sue but may I suggest Maisie Adam and Suzi Ruffell from the Big Kick Energy podcast instead?

I've always loved the Lime and Orange, but I'm a fan of the Cherry Cola, and the Fruit Adventure ones. Berry Bliss can get in the bin, though. They have a weird aftertaste.

It's the cover reveal for Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze, my upcoming SF story! It's a bit longer than the previous ones at over 20000 words so it qualifies as novella length. What's it like? Blade Runner meets Raymond Chandler meets all sorts of dark SF shiz. Release date coming soon!

I'm put in mind of Bob Mortimer and his fondness for "pocket meat".

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew is one of the best songs of the 80s and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise. That guitar solo! Epic.

A new bit of tomfoolery on my Substack. I know you people like those posts the best! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

Y'know, that happens a lot 🤪

I suspect our friend here means "chapeau", which is French for hat and is how the French say "I take my hat off to you." I learnt that from the late David Duffield, who commentated on the Eurosport Tour de France coverage for many years.

That moment when someone shouts “EPSTEIN FILES!”

Lovely stuff!

They're young; they'll learn that we're not all starched shirts. People like us will teach them that!

Star Trek silliness on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

Silhouette of a man with head thrown back, arms outstretched against an orange sunset.

New post on the Substack! Not long now! turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/heads-up-t...

I concur!

Listening to The Four Seasons: third movement of Winter. I’m certain Vivaldi never imagined it with the background accompaniment of a chemical toilet being pumped out, but this is my life right now.

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It's how he's written in the skit. He's not your typical football manager. He's deeply emotionally invested in people, intelligent, funny, engaging and humble too. His perspective on football is unusual in that he often says it's only a game and there's more important things in the world. I'm a fan!

Is that former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, by chance? Scary teeth, delightful man!

Here's a useful phrase for you. "Please stop throwing out my stuff."