The former main post office at Blackpool. It was sold to a developer who is supposed to be turning it into an hotel. It has stood like this for several years,

The exterior of the music room. All that remains of a house built in 1730 for a wealthy lawyer. Now a coffee shop and hotel room upstairs. Its parlous and fragile condition restored by The Landmark Trust.

The quiet square is more like something in Croatia or Italy i think. But minus the sun!

The telephone exchange building of 1952. I love the masonry title on the building. Far nicer than a screen printed metal sign with peeling paint.

my morning commute

Organic beer with organic salad. Flavor fest.

I love poetry btw

Reminds me of the writings of Jean Genet

Lancaster used to generate its own electricity, having built a generating station at Caton Road, adjacent to the National Projectile Factory (using the River Lune to cool the turbines). The National Electricity Grid was completed in 1935, and the Local Government Act of 1974caused the corporation to restructure. So - when was this inspection cover installed? A moot point, but an interesting piece of street furniture for all that. This is just opposite the baptist church, near Bulk Road.

You can see a picture of the power station and factory, here:

war-work.com/national-projectile-factory-lancaster/

In the middle of the picture can be seen the cathedral spire.

Autumnal murk returns.

Torcello viewed by Burano

Dinofest approaches. one of my favorite shops gets the dino treatment.

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Breakfast, like many things, is a ritual for me. Saturday and Sunday mean toast and marmalade, coffee and a glass of a whizzed up fruit.

What's your favorite breakfast?

Memorial garden outside the local fire brigade. An unexpected gem hidden in plain sight.

It would be nice to be able to do that.

From the side of Arnside Knott. Barrow -in-Furness, dead center, in the far distance.

After a good bit of walking I needed a sit down and refreshment. At 'The Milking Parlour' in the charmingly-named Jingling Lane, I got everything I needed. And that included this delicious, refreshing and delicate elderflower sorbet. All the ices sold here are made in a nearby farm. Buy local, as the slogan goes.

Make lemon curd.

My first attempt.

"Sumayah’s Simple Lemon Curd recipe - The Great British Bake Off" thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/recipes/all/sumayahs-simple-...

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Not only is this tree covered in bark, which it sheds naturally, but it is also covered in ladybirds.

I found some toaster bags online a while back, and never knew what to do with them. My friend suggested cutting my muffins (not a euphemism) in half and heating them in the toaster.

The guy's a genius.

I have no clue what the bags are made of, but I don't expect to be around long enough to suffer any long term effects.

A room without plants is a dead space to me. So getting this pelargonium to do anything other than keel over has been a great satisfaction. The flowers just appeared overnight.

Re-potting all my plants a fortnight ago seems to be what they all wanted. The echevaria has done so well it produced 6 pups, which are now in troughs.

I don't have a garden and window-boxes appear to be verboten, so this will have to do.

Cymbalaria muralis has many names: toadflax, wandering sailor, Oxford ivy, mother of thousands. You can use it in salads but in moderation. It is slightly numbing but too much is toxic.

The Tunisian harrisa paste cans looked such fun that I've bought one to test this weekend.

Schönen Feierabend! The celebration of the evening, literally. It's time to put the tools down, and kick back a bit.

This is a Becker 'Bel Mondo' tea light, made at Georgshütte, Germany, some time in the 1980s. It's nice to look at in itself, but comes to life when you light a candle in the middle. It's for keep your coffee or teapot warm, but makes a nice backlight for any room.

The factory closed in 1989, so this is a bit of a gem to have found.

And yes, I am feeling a bit nostalgic today!

with the grandchildren

Frieze by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

I know this is special but all I see is a giant beetle. Not my fave of the day.

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A report has been published this week by the Meteorological Office whose records began in 1884. The UK climate is different now from just a few decades ago. England is now hotter and wetter than before.

Being mid July I was hoping to dispense with my sou'wester and oilskins for a few weeks more. Seems not.

Time to enjoy some Chopin played by Daniil Trifunov:

youtu.be/68Ab7anN_GI?si=scZPhMWaJhCumWH7

Mood

taken with my old Samsung Galaxy S7

I think he's melting

You just have to look for it.

A great source of unusual products. But no canned squid today. But there's a super restaurant upstairs. Plain decor that hints at extraordinarily good food.

Late Morning Sun shot on Pixel 6 Pro (Telephoto Lens) 20 x Zoom

"Boris Bonk" as written on a hoarding protecting a building site.

'Boris' reminds me of a politician, but I will get over it.

I just really like the script here!

Forty Five Records is a specialist vendor of vinyl records. Not on a main street, there's a quiet courtyard in front of the shop that makes for a wonderful place for a coffee. Fortunately, Forty Five has an excellent coffee machine and an even better barista.

Seen on a wall in Blackpool

The butterfly is one of the symbols for ADHD. Like many people with ADHD, I wonder if she is wondering what she is meant to be doing next. It is often a feeling that is so overwhelming that one ends up doing nothing at all.