Christopher Todd

And now he’s at the castle.

In morris world, nobody can come across an old photo without trying to identify the sides, usually resulting in a long Facebook discussion. This was a Ring meeting hosted by East Suffolk Morris Men on 12th July 1975 in Ipswich.

Update from morris practice: another new member is being taught how to do “skeggies”, so once again I’ve dug out the famous poster to explain what you’re supposed to look like when you do them.

“Name The Seed” on the Harry Hill Show is going pretty well for me.

The “Danish rye” from Bread Source on Norwich market.

I’m Still Here was not a film in which I expected a shot of Maida Vale station.

I want to watch The Secret Agent while it’s in cinemas but I need to get round to last year’s I’m Still Here first, for the full dive into 1970s Brazil.

Arraying my haul of old tools (on a train) and remembering the montage of Amélie Poulain’s parents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJpV...

Stripping the wallpaper in the spare room did indeed take longer than the 18 disc audiobook of Dune.

At midnight I wish I lived within the sound of a church bell.

Transferable skills from morris dancing confirmed when the vicar asked me to ring the bells for communion.

It’s satisfying to go to an event because I had heard about it on Bluesky.

“If you was on Crackerjack, you’da lost”
“I would. No cabbages for me.”
One of the staff at the tip talking to a man with an armful of assorted small electricals.

Ah yes, the smoking chimneys of Portcullis House (2001).

I’ve had gallery postcards fading in a clipframe for over twenty years. I knew that the original blue of the backing paper would be revealed but in addition you can see the imprint of the images themselves.

Kendal mint cake in the snow.

An evening at The Golden Rule.

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A gorgeous garage, somewhere in Norwich.

New Year’s Morning and I am already adventurous.

Fifth time seeing the trailer for Peter Hujar’s Day!

I think “slightly punny but not actually funny” is the title right there.

Alarming hair before and after the comb. I look like I’m touring medium sized regional venues with my comedy material that you may have heard on The Now Show.

The lady at the till, as I presented my The Shop at 7.30, told me she didn’t know why we all make such a big thing of it and that she’ll just go down the coast and have sandwiches.

Marty Supreme is about ping pong but the trailer hides that so well that I’m beginning to think it might be a musical too.

It was mentioned in the news a while ago and I noticed last week but I didn’t realise it was a fourteen-day pattern.

Box of the month! Fittingly festive too. I don’t know which wine company it comes from.

Excuse me, what about the Lindsay Lohan vehicle Irish Wish (2024)?

It’s almost ten years since the “looks like a renaissance painting” photo from New Year’s Eve 2015 in Manchester. www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-t...

Any image search for “accidental renaissance” is a feast.

At the moment it’s George Feyer, on Echoes Of Paris.