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Day 6: engineering #mbmar
This is Dunston Staiths, one of the largest timber structures in Europe. It was built in the 1890s to move coal arriving by rail from the Durham coalfields directly onto trade ships on the River Tyne.
Kept the faith with my Liverpool players and they did me proud today. Second half of the season not going too badly for me after languishing around 4.5m rank at the World Cup break. Any other FPL players out there in micro.blog land? ⚽️
Day 5: tile #mbmar
This is one of a series of mosaics in an underpass nearby. The image is of Newcastle upon Tyne’s iconic Civic Centre
Day 4: zip #mbmar
Just the other side of midnight but it’s still Saturday somewhere
Day 3: solitude #mbmar
Day 2: weather #mbmar
It’s been a bit wet lately but we seem to have turned a corner today. Still chilly; a reminder that it’s not quite Spring yet.
Day 1: secure #mbmar
SA put up a good fight for a first final against a team they’ve never beaten in T20 but just not enough in their batting lineup.
Who is going to stop the Australian juggernaut? And when? 🏏
Sunday sports day: 🏏 T20 World Cup final, 🏉 big Six Nations game, ⚽️ EFL Cup final. Might need some multi-screen action to cram it all in
My body clock needs a reset — been waking up on the dot of 05:20 every morning this week 🥱
Went to see the sea today
Finished reading: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles 📚
I read this with anticipation having loved the author’s previous book, A Gentleman in Moscow. Sadly this just isn’t anywhere near as good and I can’t quite put my finger on why. Underwhelming.
I listened to an interview with the new England coach yesterday and I’m hopeful for our chances at the Women’s T20 World Cup… but ask me again after we play the West Indies today 🏏
I really think more of a distinction should be made between a missed penalty and a saved penalty ⚽️
📺 Finished watching Wednesday (2022)
I delayed starting this because I’m stubborn and was convinced I wouldn’t like it. Two friends kept raving about it though and I finally caved… happy to admit I was wrong
Finished reading: Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie 📚
I enjoyed the relationships and the range in this story (across both time and geography). However there were a few too many episodes that had the right people in the right place at the right time that felt obviously engineered.
I am always over ambitious about what I can do on Friday afternoons
Me and my Dad moved a shit ton (I think that’s the technical term) of soil over the past few days. If anyone needs me in the next couple, I’ll be sleeping!
Post-dinner nap time; Mum, Dad and dog have all nodded off. Good job I have a book
On my way to stay with my parents for a few days to help Dad with some work in the garden (digging out and replacing soil in the veg plot). Looking forward to some home comforts but feeling slightly apprehensive about not being in control of my own time