Day 14: horizon #mbmar
Not much to see out there today, much like this pic from the same time last year
Day 13: connection #mbmar
One connection in a piece of neon art yet to be installed
Tomorrow I will leave the house
Day 12: shiny #mbmar
Day 11: gimcrack #mbmar
Never seen this word before so had to look up the definition. Reckon the closest term we use in the UK is knick-knack. Searched the flat and then remembered this…
Day 10: ritual #mbmar
Reading in bed with the first cup of tea is how we start every day
Day 9: together #mbmar
This photo of me and my eldest nephew has pride of place on the mantelpiece. It was taken on their first visit to us
As a reader, how do you feel about whole sentences in brackets?
As a reader, how do you feel about whole sentences in brackets?
Day 8: walk #mbmar
My local park looking glorious on my lunchtime walk today. I struggled to choose which picture to share
Day 7: whole #mbmar
Not for long 😋
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.
Blue Jean, 2022 - ★★★
I could feel the pressure building for Jean with every minute that went by. She's stuck. Questioning every action she makes. Justifying her choices as much to herself as the people around her.
It's a difficult watch at times and I found myself wondering what I would have done in her situation. It also made me recognise how lucky I am to be a generation or two on from this.
And yet, it feels so very relevant for this to be released now as we appear to be cycling round again.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019 - ★★★★
I'd put off watching this as I feared that not being familiar with Mr Rogers, and his place in US culture, would be a barrier. That I wouldn't get it. But it's not a biopic in the traditional sense, as summed up by Matt Singer in his review:
"the movie is less about Fred Rogers than about his spirit and lessons"
It's also, in a way, far more about Lloyd and I really felt I journeyed with him on his arc.
Day 1: secure #mbmar
