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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Celebrated another complete rotation of the Sun. Had a lovely day out with my parents. Went for a 1 hour jaunt on the Norfolk Broads, then lunch at Larry's in Wroxham, followed by a stroll around Waterloo Park in Norwich. Thanks to Broads Tours for making the boat trip accessible

In the foreground: an adult daughter and father. The dark-haired woman is wearing an orange top and has sunglasses perched on her head. The man is wearing a dark baseball cap, glasses and a light-coloured top. In the background are a waterway, low-level trees, and a sunny, blue sky.

In the foreground: an elderly, white-haired woman sat in a wheelchair. She is wearing a pink, short-sleeved top, and has her hands folded. In the background is a waterway in front of a white, thatched roof cottage. It has blue bannisters and window frames. Behind this are some trees, including a weeping willow.

A pergola with some kind of plant trailing on the right-hand side.

A scorched lawn surrounding a rectangular flower bed of thistles, grasses,and other plants. In the background are green bushes and trees.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

On a long coach journey down to Heathrow, so taking a deep dive into Jacob Collier's music after seeing a tv doc about him last night. In the morning I'm flying to Madrid, because @madcool-festival.bsky.social . Awesome music line-up! Dilemma for Saturday though: do I support England or Norway? 🥅⚽️🎼🎵

Head and shoulder image of a smiling, dark-haired woman sat in a coach seat. There is a sear belt across one shoulder, and sun glasses atop her head.

Poster for the Mad Cool 2026 festival in Madrid. Headliners include Foo Fighters, Moby, Florence & the Machine, Jennie, Twenty One Pilots, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave and Pulp

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

There's something about Harry. His night 2 in #Amsterdam. #HarryStyles

Poster outside the Johan Cruijf Arena in Amsterdam. It shows a red and white football shoe standing on a sparkly silver football and the words: Ajax all the time, disco occasionally

View from inside the Johan Cruijf Arena in Amsterdam. Red seats because this is the home of the Ajax football team. In the distance is a lit stage and runway. Words on the backdrop: Together together Amsterdam

In the foreground: a head and shoulder image of a woman with an asymmetrical hairstyle. In the background: the red seats of the arena, and the words on a backdrop saying Together Together Amsterdam

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Saturday night in #Amsterdam was spent at Eye film museum, because Billie Eilish concert film in 3D (co-directed by James Cameron). Some awesome insights and view points, and what a voice!

Film poster in blue and white showing Billie Eilish. In orange text: Hit Me Hard and Soft - the tour live in 3D. In the foreground: someone wearing red-framed 3D glasses

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#DeRollendeKeukens in Westerpark #Amsterdam. I've never seen such a diverse range of street food before: everything from Taiwanese to Columbian, and even a vendor specialising in edible bugs 😋 Free entertainment too with multiple music stages

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The weather was finally good enough to go for a quick jaunt over #Norwich in Saxonair's 2-seater Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft. So much fun! It's like a zippy electric scooter in the sky 😀✈️ Thanks to pilot/instructor Kay #WomenInAviation #ElectricAircraft

Lady in a neon high-viz jacket standing to the side of a stationary small, white, single engine electric-powered aircraft. In the background is a blue sky with a few whisps of cloud

Foreground: the cockpit of a Pipistrel Velis Electro single-engine aircraft, with dials and instruments such as the altimeter. Background: a distant view from the air of NWI airport's runway. To the left are some green football pitches on the approach

A view of the cockpit instruments in the Velis Pipistrel Electro aircraft. Although much is the same in any 2-seater light aircraft, such as foot rudders, joystick, altimeter, and so on, the main difference is the screen showing the available battery power and usage

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Checked out #NorwichSciFest today ahead of manning one of the (aviation-related) stands tomorrow. Great talk from Guy Gratton + Mushfiqul Alam (Uni of Cranfield) on Building (+ testing!) the Aircraft of Tomorrow. Conundrum: longer wings would reduce drag, but flexibility would create instabilities

Inside The Forum Norwich. Glass, domed roof over a banner for Norwich Science Festival. In the foreground is a static bicycle to power some fairy lights wrapped around a small tree.

Auditorium with two men at a lecture to the right, a Norwich Science Festival banner to the left, a talk title 'Building the Aircraft of Tomorrow' on the screen in the middle, and circular acoustic diffusers on the ceiling.

A small robot with 4 pen holders drawing circular and star-shaped patterns on a large rectangular sheet of paper

The cover of Tamsin Mather's book 'Adventures in Volcanoland', featuring the silhouette of an erupting lava cone

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#Norwich peeps, come find me on one of the stands in The Forum on Wednesday 18th February as part of #NorwichSciFest. Get involved in some fun activities connecting #STEM and airports/aviation (although I'm still always up for a chat about #volcanoes #geoscience #acoustics) 🧪🛫

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My Secret Santa gifts are finally erupting. Funnily enough, the atomiser that I thought was going to be like a geyser is kinda doing a fissure eruption more like a volcano (Icelandic or Hawaiian), and the atomiser that looks like a volcano erupts more like Lone Star Geyser at Yellowstone ⚒️🧪🌋

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Presents from my Secret Santa at work (aviation). The geyser and volcano are currently in re-charge mode, so I'm observing them intermittently for potential eruption activity ⚒️🧪🌋

Very thin wires with lights circling two dark, spherical objects on a white table: atomisers that will look like a model geyser and a model volcano

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Christmas dinner- done! One day earlier, because working tomorrow morning. Seasons greetings from my family to you and yours ❤️🌲🎅

Christmas cracker joke: What do you call a bunch of chess players bragging about their game in a hotel lobby? Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

Dark-haired lady wearing glasses and a red paper crown.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

How cool is this? Subtitling for a radio conference! #radtechcon Davud Lloyd kicks things off at @radiotechcon.com

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Headed to #RadTechCon by boat. Not the quickest or cheapest way to get there, but a lot less stress than taking the tube in #London during rush hour. Taking in some sights. I remember when the Thames Barrier, the Millenium Dome, and the cable car were built, but never visited when I lived here.

Night scene in London showing the distintinctive dome and spikes of the the O2 Arena (formerly the Millenium Dome) and a lit-up cable car. In the background are the lit up offices of Canary Wharf. In the foreground are the reflections on the water of colourful lights

Daytime view of the same features: O2 Arena, the cable car, City Hall, and in the background are the offices of Canary Wharf. In the foreground: the waters of London Docklands

Not very clear in this image, because of the lighting, but the silhouette of the Thames Barrier structure against the Sun rose. In the foreground is the River Thames

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The executive decision of the day: will Tom or won't @tommcraemusic.bsky.social smile? 😁 Nope. Oh well. Nevertheless, so good to hear 'Hidden Camera Show' being performed live again for the first time in ages with a full band. Part of the set list from the #Amsterdam Tolhuistuin show on 23/11/25 🎼🎵🎤

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Tonight's the night! Seeing (singer songwriter) @tommcraemusic.bsky.social at Tolhuistuin, which is just a free ferry ride across from #Amsterdam Centraal station. Tom + band will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut self-titled album. Still a classic and more relevant than ever!

Dates and names of gig listings, including Tom McRae's, displayed outside of venue Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam

Water in the foreground and a building skyline in the background on a wintery day in Amsterdam Noord

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Fun + enlightening times today at #PilotCareersLive. 1000 thanks to the commercial pilots, pilot recruiters, flight training providers + others for answering all my questions. Feel like I'm definitely on the right tracks in prep for the next round of applications for sponsored entry ✈️

Elevate(her) posters. One features 3 women: an engineer holding a spanner, a flight captain with 4 stripes on her jacket cuffs, and an air traffic controller wearing a microphone headset. The other poster shows a group of women from behind facing white clouds against a blue sky

A laptop computer screen and a joystick. The screen shows some scores out of 10 for four tests with The Honourable Company of Air Pilots:

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

My digital music provider has such a tongue-in-cheek sense of humour in its algorithm. On my cycle home from work today it put together a #Coldplay themed playlist featuring 'The Jumbatron Song' 🤣😂🤣😆🤣 Too much, too soon? 🎼🎵🎶

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The English lady who created these amazing public gardens in #Taormina #Sicily - Florence Trevelyan. Associated with the future King Edward, but then came to Sicily and married locally. Sadly, her son died shortly after childbirth. Thereafter, she threw herself into philanthropy.

To the left: a bust of Florence Trevelyan on a brick plinth. To the right in the background: one of the buildings designed by Florence made of local rocks, bricks, and wood. She called these buildings 'beehives'. Surrounding the bust and the buildings are trees and plants in these public gardens in Taormina, Sicily

One of the 'beehives' designed by Florence Trevelyan for the public gardens in Taormina, Sicily. These are 3 storey structures made of local rock blocks, bricks and wood. This one has round and arched windows, and a balcony on the 1st floor. In the foreground is shrubbery and a red and grey striped pathway. In the background are different varieties of trees.

In the foreground is a statue of a seated couple on a bench: the woman is leaning against a gentleman in a suit with angel wings protuding. There is a briefcase at their feet. In the background: neatly clipped bushes and a variety of trees.

A sweeping pathway. On the left is a wall bordering some shrubbery with pink flowers, potted red flowers, and trees including a tall, slender cypress tree. To the right are some shrubs and other varieties of trees. Behind are blue skies with some clouds hugging the summit of Etna volcano (obscured in this shot).

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Final morning of holiday on #Sicily + #AeolianIslands. Things didn't quite pan out in terms of volcano trekking (Etna) because of bad weather + an eruption, but instead saw some amazing views from #Castelmola and the relaxing public gardens created in #Taormina by an English lady

Public gardens in Taormina, Sicily. In the foreground a stripy red and grey pathway. To the sides: potted red flowers and green shrubbery with pink flowers. In the background: a rocky mount with a church or fort on top. Above there are blue skies.

Expansive landscape view from the public gardens in Taormina, Sicily. Panning left to right: a tall fir tree; a sweeping coastal vove; the historic Taormina-Giardini railway station; a steep (almost sheer) hill side; buildings atop the hillside in the main part of Taormina; the garden pathway. In the background: the gently sloping Etna volcano

Sunset view of the gently sloping Etna volcano. In the foreground are closer hillsides in silhouette. View from Castelmola Sicily

View from Castelmola high up in the steep hills looking down on a very twisty, turny road back to Taormina, Sicily

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

To be fair, I'm seeing multiple lightning flashes right now. I'm not going to get an early night tonight. Am I? What's that? You want another shot of Etna? OK then I 😀🌋⛈️⚒️🧪

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

For tonight at least, I have a room with a view. Was meant to be going hiking around #Etna Nord tomorrow morning, but the guides have postponed until Friday due to forecast thunderstorms...except I'll be staying in Taormina by then and there'll be a train strike, so y'know, logistics 🤔🌋⛈️⚒️🧪

Silhouette of Etna volcano in the background. Apartment rooftops in the foreground

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Postcard from #Vulcano, which for me as a tourist felt like paradise, but I'm sure that not the case for locals. Hiked up Gran Cratere della Fossa, took a dip in geo-whirlpools, went on a 1 hour driving tour around the island, and had a pistachio granita.

Hiking boots covered in volcanic ash. They were clean before hiking up Gran Cratere della Fossa

Image of me (wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and high-viz vest). A green traffic light in the background indicates that I may proceed to hike up the pathway to the edge of Gran Cratere della Fossa. Conversely, I red light would mean "You shall not pass!"

Looking into the crater of Gran Cratere della Fossa.

Foreground shows a view looking into the crater of Gran Cratere della Fossa volcano. Middle of shot shows some steaming, yellow fumaroles (very stinky!). Background shows neighbouring Aeolian islands, including Lipari

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

#Stromboli volcano is such a tease! Every time I momentarily turned away or my phone camera switched off, ka-boom! Finally managed to capture this moment, not even the most spectacular event of evening! Thought I was going to hear more. It's an acoustically well-studied volcano. Mostly heard goats 🌋

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Woke up from a little power nap on the train between Catania airport and Messina to see this view from Fiumefreddo di Sicilia. #etna is behaving herself today. #volcano

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

The following message is in Norwegian: til alle mine norske venner og Norges venner, GRATULERER MED DAGEN! Kos dere på 17. mai 😀🇧🇻 (photo taken sometime in the late 1990s)

Head and shoulder image of a dark-haired woman waiving a Norwegian flag, which is red with a blue and white cross. Celebrating Norway's Constitution Day.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Up in the gods at Goyang Stadium, but I am going to get an AWESOME view of #Coldplay #Twice and #Elyanna tonight! Friyay! #ColdplaySeoul

Panoramic view from inside Goyang Stadium in Seoul. To the centre is the main stage and runway where Coldplay, (K-pop girl band) Twice, and Elyanna will be performing. In the foreground are the seats high up in the stands

A photo of me with my Coldplay moongoggles on. In the background is the stage and the seats on the other side of the arena

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Listened to #Coldplay soundcheck whilst queueing outside Goyang Stadium #Seoul, including a dash of Otis (Sitting On the Dock of the Bay). What a treat! This is the living part of life inbetween work, work, work back in the UK.

Panoramic image from inside Goyang Stadium in Seoul. To the left is the stage where Coldplay will be performing. Overhead are hung stacks of loudspeakers. In the middle of shot are the seats and standing floor for the audience. The sun is shining.

A pink Coldplay wristband; a white wristband that will light up during the concert; some blue cardboard sunglasses, and a Coldplay poncho lest it should rain later

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Currently on a bus to Goyang Stadium for the first #Coldplay gig of the week in #Seoul. Pics from a quick 1 hour jaunt around Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Cheonggyecheon stream earlier today. The acoustics of the plaza strongly dampen the sound from the traffic around it, so it's an oasis of calm

Tall bronze statue of a human behind stood in front of a walkway to a metallic dome

Statues of 5 Korean cartoon caracters: a white bear, a skinny green baby dinosaur, a pink character with blue stripes on its arms and a white belly, a red bird on its head, and a blue baby dinosaur with a yellow tip on its tail

Cherry tree in blossom in the foreground; futuristic concrete UFO-like building in the background and tower blocks in the distant background

Portrait view along the length of s stream, lined with trees and walls either side. Above the stream banks are buildings

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

My first night in #Seoul. Managed to push through the sleep deprivation for a jaunt to #GwangjangMarket by bus (metro on the return). Tried cold buckwheat noodles with young radish kimchi + sesame seeds, which I was told to mix together. Refreshing and delicious. Also hotteok, which is doughnutty.

A white bowl filled wit liquid, noodles, red chilli paste, sesame seeds and thin, green batons of young radish.

A domed white roof over a long corridor of food market stalls

A hot food stall. In the middle is a Korean lady who is famous from a Netflix TV series on Asian street food. She is cooking food for tourists sat at benches and tables in a square around her.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Never have I been pummeled so hard in my life as by this massage chair in #Seoul. It had a vice-like grip on my ankles so I couldn't escape, and then it tickled my feet whilst flipping me backwards and kneading my back like it was bread dough! 😂

A black leather-type massage chair with leg grips

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Great start to this week. Have landed in #Seoul to see #Coldplay, and who should be on the inflight entertainment between AMS-ICN? #GoJohnnyGoGoGo #BackToTheFuture #MichaelJFox #Glastonbury

Coldplay and actor Michael J Fox on a stage at Glastonbury music festival. Michael's in the middle sat in a wheelchair playing electric guitar. To the left are Johnny and Will playing electric guitar and drums; to the right are Chris singing and Guy playing electric bass

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Cannot believe that it has been 25 years since Tom McRae became the first artist I ever worked with internationally back in my record company years. His self-titled debut album has stood the test of time, and then some! Go hear it live on Tom's Northern European tour this autumn. 🎼🎵🎙🎧

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

'Scuse the swearing but Sam Fender fans are now singing this back and forth to each other like a call and response as they disperse from Forest/Vorst National across #Brussels tonight.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Think I just spotted a #Mancsy original, but can't take this one home as a #FindersKeepers artwork. Good to be visiting #Manchester again, albeit just for a few hours. #barre class at BContours newer studio on Smithy Lane - done. My ankles are thanking me. Off to my old haunt of @grubmcr.bsky.social

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Oops, I did it again! In the last hour of wandering round #Copenhagen, I realised I was in the vicinity of Cakenhagen, which is doing this laminated, mocha cream-filled #fastelavnsbolle 😋 I swear this was the final bun of my trip to Denmark. I was yearning for a salad + green juice at CPH airport.

A crispy bun with laminations, a filing of velvety-smooth mocha cream, and a single coffee bean on top.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Stop number 3 of my #Copenhagen bakery crawl for #fastelavnsboller : Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej. Went for the burnt honey and citrus one. More like a croissant texture, yuzu marmalade, a scattering of nuts?

A bun with a laminated, almost croissant texture. An orangey-looking creme horizontally across the middle. A dusting of white icing sugar on top

Two vertical rows with 5 buns each. The left column has buns with a swirl of powdery white icing sugar on top: the right hand column has buns with a blob of whipped cream, powdery white icing sugar and a purple blackcurrant powder on top

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

How is artist Marta Minujin not a household name outside of Argentina??? She's on a par with Andy Warhol + more out there than Madonna! Discovered her at the #Copenhagen Contemporary yesterday, where some of her interactive pieces have been re-created, including 'The Soft Gallery' and 'La Menesunda'

Poster showing Marta Minujin's fabulous 80th birthday celebrations. She has platinum blond bobbed hair, and is wearing sunglasses and a floaty pink dress. She is surrounded by young people. Some have her colourful artwork painted on their faces

A large gallery space filled with some of Marta Minujin's artworks. These include flat video screens and 3D interwoven material sculptures. All feature brightly coloured stripes in contrast to the plain surroundings of the gallery.

A re-creation of Marta Minujin's artwork called 'The Soft Gallery'. It is a huge, hollow cube shape formed from many white matresses stacked together and bound by rope. Outside is a shoe rack. You are encouraged to go inside it for the sensory experience, including dampened acoustics and springy surfaces.

An image of myself pouting. Blusher on my cheeks and lipstick have been crudely applied to my face by a performance artist in one of the 16 spaces in a re-creation of Marta Minujin's interactive art piece called 'La Menesunda'.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I love how multipurpose buildings in #Copenhagen are. As well as Copenhill (the city incinerator that doubles up as a dry ski slope and climbing wall), in Nordhavn you are challenged to run up and down the stairs of this car park to a rooftop crossfit/TRX gym space, which is free for all to use.

The side of a car park covered with plant foliage. A big zig zag runs diagonally across

A poster to explain the fitness challenge for running up and down the stairs on the side of this car park. The chart shows how high above ground each level is

A view from the top of the stairwell looking down. It is about 8 metres vertical distance.

A panorama view of the outdoor gym space on top of the car park roof. The floor is springy in texture for running on, and there are climbing frames, including a big spiral cone frame

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Stop number 2 on my bakery crawl of #Copenhagen was Andersen & Maillard (Nordhavn). I went for the #fastelavnsbolle filled with whipped cream and blackcurrant compot. I'm sure the folds and laminations would appeal to those of you who are geoscientists (and yes, you can lick this 😜) 😋🥐

A sweet bun with folds and laminations. On top is a dusting of icing sugar.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

"What is the purpose of your visit to Denmark?" asked the passport controller. "To eat all your Danish fastelavnsboller," I replied. First stop: Juno the Bakery, #Copenhagen

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Something positive. #acoustics #audioengineering #neuro peeps,one of my alma mata -University of Salford's Acoustcs Research Group- have some scholarships available for work on aural diversity. There is a really great team of people + facilities there, and good opportunities for collaboration 🎧🎤🎚🎛🧠👂

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Here's a screen shot from just a moment ago (in case the eruptive activity within the caldera crater of #Kilauea has diminished again by the time you tune in to the live video stream from USGS) #volcano #lava ⚒️🧪

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

One of the Christmas presents I gave to my dad. It's a good day to be hanging out on the sofa, with @officialbruce.bsky.social providing the soundtrack to our lives. Would love to hear the #acoustics of his barn space for real 🎚🎛🎙🎼🎵🎧🚗

Cover of a DVD case showing Bruce Springsteen with an acoustic guitar. He is standing next to a road under a half cloudy, half bright light sky. The cover displays the title 'Western Stars, and five stars awarded by two reviewers.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Annual attempt to get a decent Demonte - Nash family photo. It was like trying to herd cats 😄🤣😂🤣 In-between work, cooking, and dealing with my elderly mum having nose bleeds (poor thing), I barely got to hang out with my sister and brother-in-law this time, alas.

A five member family head-and-shoulder selfie

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Sending yuletide greetings to you from the Demonte-Nash family here in the exotic far east (of England). Off to fulfill my annual obligation as Santa tonight (What? You thought Santa was a dude?), then on dinner cooking duties in the morrow. #sleighingit 🎅🤶🌲🦌✨️

A small fir tree covered in a multitude of sparkly Christmas decorations, including baubles, stars, bells, and so on

Toy decorations under the Christmas tree, including toy mice wearing pointy hats, and some elves

A Lego figure that looks like a character from The Nutcracker, wearing: a black top hat, a red coat with a yellow collar, black belt, white gloves, and grey boots.

A photo of me from 1992 at Romerike Folkehøgskole performing arts school in Norway. I was learning how to do my stage make-up in order to play the part of Julenissen or Santa Clause in a Norwegian pantomime called Reisen Til Julestjernen . In the image I am wearing a false white beard and false white eye brows

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Oopsie! Was trying to bake some chocolate pinwheels and Marmite pinwheels for department Christmas gathering, but the Marmite bubbled and erupted out of the puff pastry in the oven. Hmmm, lava analogue experiment? 🌋⚒️🧪

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Most of #ErlandCooper 's music is instrumental (string quartet, piano, Moog synth, reel-to-reel tape, field audio samples...), but he's actually got a lush voice. A snippet of 'First of the Tide' with (1st violinist) Freya - their final encore song at #Norwich Arts Centre 26/11/24

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

What an absolute treat and pleasure it was to see #ErlandCooper + string quartet play in #Norwich. If you get the chance to catch them on the remainder of this UK tour (Oxford, Brighton, Southampton, Bristol, London), go see! His music is lush ❤️🎤🎙🎧🎚🎛🎼🎵🐦

Blackbird vocals, which we accessed via our mobile phones at www.erlandcooper.com/birds for audience participation during a concert with Erland Cooper and a string quartet

The on-stage instruments used by Erland Cooper during a concert: a reel-to-reel tape machine; a grand piano; a casette machine; a Moog synthesiser, and a small console for mixing different audio samples of field recordings that Erland had got us fans to submit in advance.

A table on which there is: a map of the Orkney Isles; some postcards with a bird on, which also featured on an album cover; some audio tape, and a wooden display case. The contents of the case were buried in the ground as part of a treasure hunt organised by Erland Cooper: a violin, which has almost disintegrated; a tin that contained an album music score and Erland's contact details, and a stone that marked the spot where this musical treasure was buried.

A map of the Orkney Isles, where Erland Cooper is from.

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Philippa Demonte @flipuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

1 day off work this week, so am at #NorwichTheatre for #NorthernBallet adaptation of Charles Dicken's #ChristmasCarol. First saw a show and tell of the costumes and props, then saw the company's barre and ballet warm-up. Such a treat! Bagged a ticket for matinee performance 🩰 #bahhumbug

Props from Northern Ballet's production of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol: a scary skeleton mask, a pair of block ballet shoes, a wooden crutch, and some chains.

Some props from Northern Ballet's production of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol: a very scary looking head mask and a pair of haggard hand gloves that are worn by one of the ghostly characters.

A rail of assorted costumes from the Northern Ballet's production of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol. These range from quite heavy and ornate with embellishments for the richer characters, to poorer looking Victorian style jackets and dresses that have been deliberately distressed in texture using a cheese grater

A selection of props from Northern Ballet's production of Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol: a pair of faux silver goblets; a tray of faux apples; a money collection tin with the wording 'help the poor'; a faux packet of roasted chestnuts, and an old-fashioned pocket watch

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