The MC Escher exhibition at Somerset House is very good but very crowded for a ticketed event. Also the worst gift shop I've ever seen. Incredible artwork though, I liked the early stuff which is very simple but creates such complexity.

One week left of the summer holidays and only one thing left to tick off the "list of things to do in the holidays". How's that for parenting folks? Also I may really have run out of London museums now.

I am short sighted. I started wearing glasses as a child and every eye test my eyesight got worse until I was in my 20s. My eldest child is also short sighted. They have myopia control lenses and a completely stable prescription since starting with them. Science is so cool.

Rain is great isn't it? Look at it, all wet and incredible.

A spark from railway work started a fire that burned through a bunch of gardens in my corner of SE London. So I'm all for that emergency alert. It is dangerous out there at the moment.

Well @preachypreach.bsky.social made me a cat food box with a hole in it, then a friend got me glasses and all turned out awesome. The eclipse was cool. There was a large and friendly crowd in the local park. Kids were enthused.

Ceona@ceona.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm failing to get excited about the eclipse and I've concluded it's because it involves too much planning. I don't have the spare brain space to be thinking about how to view it and where to view it. Someone just hand me a cereal box with a hole in please.

I'm failing to get excited about the eclipse and I've concluded it's because it involves too much planning. I don't have the spare brain space to be thinking about how to view it and where to view it. Someone just hand me a cereal box with a hole in please.

It's finally the summer holidays in our house. Rejoice! Rejoice!

Have got to the final season of Buffy with the teenager. I warned them without details that there was lots of annoying stuff in this season. Mostly Kennedy. Kennedy has just turned up and instantly I got "who is that? Oh god, is that Kennedy?". Instant hatred.

It's not the school holidays in this house yet. Send help.

Check it out. I thought this monster was a newt or something at first glance. Huge!

These crisps are awesome.

Really really keep that chip up to date. We got our Millie back 10 years later.

Karen Shipway@karenshipway.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Adding to say yes get them chipped but also make sure that you keep the chip details - phone number, address etc up to date - I've adopted at least one cat with a working chip which was so out of date they couldn't trace the owner. And welcome home Napoleon.

I am watching Before Sunrise and am reminded again how annoying it is that I am not, in fact, Julie Delpy looking stunning in a strappy dress over a t-shirt. Style. Icon.

Buzzy bee on my flower. It's a purple flower. It's possibly too tall to be in this planter but let's not dwell on that.

Buzzy bee on my flower. It's a purple flower. It's possibly too tall to be in this planter but let's not dwell on that.

So is Farage going to use some of his £5million to pay for this by election?

Currently enjoyed watching the few Labour councillors in our area post things like "we are asking the council to do more about fly tipping and put CCTV up." Do they think we have forgotten they had years to do it themselves?

Buried the old cat's ashes underneath the lavender bush where she liked to sleep. Current cat immediately went to investigate, dancing on her grave or a last goodbye?

@runningpast.bsky.social I just thought this might interest you for some reason.

Penny Metal@pennymetal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A few weeks ago I discovered a nesting colony of the rare long-horned bee on a site in Lewisham - a first for London. Happy to say they are doing well with 9+ new nests appearing this week, with both males and females feasting on meadow fetching. Beautiful to see 💚

It's also keeping the pond water lovely and clear

Richard J@preachypreach.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Did you know that watercress can sprout just from the leaves alone? I didn’t until I got a bag from the supermarket and chucked it in our pond feature a month ago

Got up at 5am, ran a 5k at Biggin Hill, made it home in time to have a cup of tea and marshal at parkrun. Running on a runway involves more incline than I was expecting.

Vaccination is amazing. Between 2020 and 2024, no cervical cancer deaths were recorded in women aged 20 to 24 - the first time that had happened over a five-year period. Without vaccination, around 23 deaths would have been expected. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

bbc.co.uk

Say it ain't so. Giles, you will be very missed. Yes I did have an inappropriate crush on him when I watched Buffy. It never went away, man had charisma.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo ago

Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72

The cat is disappointed the pond does not have fish

It's going to be scorching today but the youngest child is determined we should do something. Now I'm trying to find some woods that we've not been to recently and will prove entertaining enough for him and cool enough for me.

I just realised it's not even Friday yet so have a cat tummy to cheer yourself up.

My junior parkrun had our highest ever turnout of volunteers today. 31 adults and kids who decided to give up their morning to help others. What a lovely thing.

Circle size represents response rate? Excuse me? The grey circle? The bigger half of the circle? The response rate for the whole question? I need to lie down.

Hilary Burkitt@hilaryburkitt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What on earth is this chart format?

I have seen a number of people expressing surprise at the Lewisham result because the Labour council were "good". Good at what? Conducting endless reviews into support for children with SEND but never actually doing anything? Putting yellow tape on fly tipping? Running inaccessible consultations?