Far from the madding northern Italy town fair, at last.

Me in this very second, so please don't complain that there aren't any recent photos of me. (t-shirt courtesy of Burning Shed )

Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, dead at 76 trib.al/6H8DQU0

Ozzy Osbourne, a founding father of British heavy metal, a latter-day solo star and a new-millennium reality TV luminary, died Tuesday after a yearslong struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 76. variety.com/2025/music/obi…

Ozzy Osbourne has passed away at the age of 76. I still can't believe it. A few weeks ago he was giving his final concert. I hope you came home, Ozzy ❤️

Rock legend. The Prince of Darkness. Black Sabbath frontman. RIP Ozzy Osbourne 🙏

Today is a very sad day for music. At least Ozzy got to say goodbye. Thanks for everything, Prince of Darkness.

It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.   Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and

Juju: 04/03/2013 - 🌈 23/07/2025 Last night, Juju flew peacefully to rainbow bridge in her sleep. Fly well, my Empress. I love you and I thank you for the twelve years full of love and comfort we have shared. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Happy #Caturday from Lady Fiore.

St Augustine's Abbey Standing Stone: I'm off to Canterbury on Wednesday as a guest at Fiona R's book event and I'm going to have a look for these. One of two (or three?) sarsen stones discovered in the foundations of the original abbey. #MonumentMonday #MemorialMonday

Another bit of shameless self-promotion and some pretty major news. On 26th Spetember Universal are putting out a Box Set: "Peter Hammill - the Charisma and Virgin recordings 1971-86". 18 cds, 2 blu-rays! More info, including pre-order links, at Sofasound.com

Mark Twain would have been absolutely brilliant on Twitter

(•_•) <) )╯But what about / \ \(•_•) ( (> Deadwing / \ (•_•) <) )> on vinyl? / \

*cough* burningshed.com/store/peterham…

Two little quail chicks carved on a limestone plaque over 2,000 years ago. Look closely to see a third chick sketched in ink! From Egypt, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 BC. 📷 Met Museum metmuseum.org/art/collection…

Christopher Nolan says “if you buy a 4K UHD it’s on your shelf it’s yours, no company is going to break into your house & take it from you.” “That’s never really the case with digital distribution, you’re relying on the continued health of the supplier.”

A sweet (if a little corroded) #Roman figurine of a Pegasus, with front legs raised as if it is about to take flight #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology

"Interpreters and Translators". I am Jack's complete lack of surprise