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@bils.bsky.social

Shy, retiring, wide-awoke, Cotswold-based éminence-grise. Cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin. Minute by minute, day after day; I think it's over but I just can't get away.

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Post image 31.10.2025 12:43 — 👍 561    🔁 159    💬 22    📌 8
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a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .

● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.

●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed

● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years

● Sleep well serfs.

● Know your place.

30.10.2025 23:54 — 👍 1556    🔁 463    💬 137    📌 47

What's 20 feet tall and smells of oranges?

A giraffacake.

30.10.2025 12:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We called the DOG Indiana...

30.10.2025 13:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They are.

Next?

29.10.2025 21:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah OK. Whereas I'm not even remotely terrified by that.

28.10.2025 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.

The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.

28.10.2025 08:51 — 👍 1681    🔁 510    💬 174    📌 42

In times like these, isn't Only Connect bloody great.

27.10.2025 20:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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About right I would say :-)

27.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 43    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2
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My new favourite cloud.

26.10.2025 07:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Also available, 'Carry on Camus' prints signed by myself and Barney Farmer (free cardboard tube with every order) etsy.me/3WX1P3y

25.10.2025 17:22 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.

25.10.2025 07:38 — 👍 2056    🔁 679    💬 90    📌 106

Spare a thought for Reform fan Chris Mason. He believed the glib, easy soundbites of Farage and Co reflect the party's huge popularity.
Thankfully, the voters of Caerphilly are more sophisticated than him.

24.10.2025 03:40 — 👍 119    🔁 18    💬 5    📌 0

The fabric was far too nice to do a shoddy job. 🙂

23.10.2025 21:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Always think of you when I get to a tricky bit. x

23.10.2025 19:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So pleased that I'm starting again in a different fabric... xx

23.10.2025 19:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Finished!

22.10.2025 20:34 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

21.10.2025 20:15 — 👍 15152    🔁 5820    💬 611    📌 405

That should see Ruben Interim's hold on the managers office guaranteed for the rest of the season.

Great work agent Arne!

19.10.2025 18:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I have done "fell seams" and constructed many pockets.

Also accidentally bought more fabric...

19.10.2025 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike.

(via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

18.10.2025 19:43 — 👍 23485    🔁 3897    💬 251    📌 214

Re-sized, all pattern pieces cut out, quirky waistband lining fettled, and my pocket facings are things of rare and fragile beauty.
I consider that a most excellent first day's work.

18.10.2025 19:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

None of those capitalised words seem comfortable in a sentence with any of the others.

18.10.2025 19:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Tories used their years in power to install supporters high up across institutions like the BBC. You'd think Labour would be keen to address this propaganda bias ASAP but, nope, they just bimble along.

18.10.2025 12:55 — 👍 346    🔁 46    💬 22    📌 2

If it ends up with the correct number of legs, I shall be sure to do so!

18.10.2025 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Eek!

Will probably spend three hours ironing and cutting out pattern pieces. Then the next three fretting and prepping...

18.10.2025 08:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Oh lordy, what have I started...

18.10.2025 08:37 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Still have his Was (Not Was) "What up, Dog?" album on regular rotation.
Love it.

16.10.2025 19:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nobody ever wants to talk about or admit this but it happened.

15.10.2025 19:56 — 👍 462    🔁 158    💬 5    📌 0

"a gently swaying sonic pendulum"
God, I love BBC Radio 3's late night programming....

15.10.2025 22:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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