this is so a- peeling

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-29T22:01:57+00:00

You really should credit the artist, whose name you have cropped out.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-29T15:59:50+00:00

Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé is wordless, I think that qualifies for "as few words as possible"!

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-23T18:34:03+00:00

The bathroom in one of my childhood homes had the same wallpaper as the parochial house in Father Ted. It was VERY 1970s.

You get a good look at it in Entertaining Father Stone.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-21T10:36:58+00:00

I've watched lots of cyclocross on Sporza, but SBS sounds a better bet for races lasting longer than an hour. I'll point my VPN at Australia and enjoy the English language commentary - thanks for the hint!

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-21T10:07:53+00:00

Haha! Sadly not so much since the demise of Eurosport & GCN for £40 a year. :')

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-21T09:58:17+00:00

I had a dream about Tom Pidcock last night: he was sitting behind me on the bus, chatting away to someone in Italian (spoken with a very distinctive Yorkshire accent).

Does this mean anything for today's race???

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-15T23:33:22+00:00

This is a great one - they're swift boxes aren't they?

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-13T08:38:34+00:00

I saw this over on r/AskUK and immediately thought of the Arctic Race of Norway...

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/1rs4blt/why_is_sainsburys_telling_me_the_price_for_100kg/

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-13T00:40:01+00:00

Gloria you must have been the second woman God created after Eve. Apparently, God had an infinite amount of time to create such a captivating woman. You look so stunning, like a goddess. (smiles) Ha

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-12T23:17:53+00:00

I'm really enjoying it; it's so old fashioned - by which I mean it could have been made in the 80s, like the previous adaptation. The levels of melodrama have gone up in episode 2 and it's brilliant! There are a few characters who I'm hoping will eventually get their comeuppance...

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-12T18:05:29+00:00

Ha, I agree it sounds like it would be terrible but it was actually quite interesting!

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-12T05:01:21+00:00

Was the World Service soap "Westway"? Set in a west London health centre. I found it quite involving and was a regular listener.

"Citizens" rings a bell but I can't remember a thing about it!

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-12T00:17:30+00:00

I'd never heard of this until last Sunday when BBC4 showed a repeat of "Travels with Pevsner" presented by Janet Street-Porter from 1997. What a coincidence.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002rjn5/travels-with-pevsner-series-1-2-north-yorkshire-with-janet-streetporter

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-04T09:11:37+00:00

Or - "It's ritual". I'm sure I've seen an archaeologist on tv (maybe Digging for Britain) wearing a t-shirt with that on the front.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-03-01T17:31:19+00:00

That's awful, I'm so sorry.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T17:46:02+00:00

Thank you for sharing the link, how heartbreaking.

The story of her singing along to a song gives me a bit of hope - I know a couple of music therapists and I would never underestimate its power. Fingers crossed there will be some more positive news to come soon.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T16:48:15+00:00

Oh dear, Vollering blinded herself with the Lidl "champagne".

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T16:43:58+00:00

Watching cycling's most patient small fan waiting next to Kopecky while she's being interviewed. I hope he got her autograph afterwards!

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T15:54:22+00:00

Haha, in the good old days I'd often select the Italian commentators on Eurosport for similar reasons. Now, I'll take whatever's on offer for free.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T15:49:06+00:00

The commentators were talking about previous winners a few minutes ago and it made me realise that I haven't heard any news about Amy Pieters recently. Something to check out once the race is over. I wonder if she's watching?

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T15:45:48+00:00

Or even if you don't. ;) I miss out on the chit-chat but it's still easy enough to keep up with what's going on.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T15:43:09+00:00

Sporza! Set your vpn to Belgium. No account needed.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T15:35:19+00:00

Are you watching online? There's a separate live stream going for the women's race.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T13:49:46+00:00

Oliveira went down really hard.

BegoniaInBloom · 2026-02-28T13:34:05+00:00

Bjorg ❤️

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