I should be watching United in the derby, of course. But I don’t have any of the pay-to-view sports channels, and the illegal streams require switching off my vpn, a million pop-ups and a stream that usually craps out after about twenty minutes. Plus United usually do better when I’m not watching.

Potatoes planted out in bags!

Green bags and compost bins are lined up against a wooden fence in a garden.

Bunged up, constantly sneezing, sore itchy eyes…

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Israel appears to commit war crimes with impunity.

Video footage appears to contradict Israeli account of Gaza medic killings: bbc.com

Every time I finger my spurtle with it’s decorative thistle head, I can’t help but think of Gordon and @andyc@mastodon.me.uk ’s advice to tell him to “f*** off” (“not literally!”) after he offered extremely comprehensive and unsolicited post-podcast advice on my audio-editing “workflow”.

Easter Bonnet Parade is now Spring Bonnet Parade.

TIL what a nonce is.

Missed this important news item the other day.

Ealing and Hillingdon boroughs to combine.

A draft crest unveiled this morning features a red London bus flanked by a pair of disgruntled foxes, above a Latin motto which loosely translates as “We tried our best, honest.”

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Every outdoor seating area in the public realm is littered with beer bottles and cans, laughing gas canisters and other drug paraphernalia.

Probably not what local homebuyers here signed up for with the marketing lure of “canalside living”.

A round picnic table with three glass bottles is set in a grassy area near a tree and adjacent to a street with parked cars and a brick building with balconies.A round picnic table with empty bottles is set on a grassy area near a canal and surrounded by trees.A playground with wooden structures and benches is set in a grassy area with nearby trees and parked cars.