ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Just begun ‘The Dying Light’ by @AnnCleeves that I picked up from the signing @bertsbooks at just this time last week! #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 020
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026…@AJWestAuthor your latest just arrived from @bertsbooks …cheers for the signing…love the spredges…was going to leave it till Christmas to read but that’s not going to happen now it’s here! Many thanks to you and Bert… #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 050
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Expected one book from @bertsbooks but two arrived! I must keep track of what I order! One definitely for the Christmas reading pile, the other to be read asap (well, after the Ann Cleeves I picked up last week) …it was good to meet Bert last week as well… #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 060
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Last two pictures from The Ridgeway looking to Swindon (l) and Oxford (r) across the upper Thames Valley. The huge building in the centre distance of the Swindon picture is the Swindon Amazon Fulfilment Centre run by robots and AI…a 21st century icon? @gardeninNorway @thorneh 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026These trees by the Salford Quays tram stop are always first to put on a good show…taken from inside the tram @gardeninNorway #autumn #manchester 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026One tree by the St. Peter’s Square tram stop leading the charge into October Autumn colour…this square is one of my favourite parts of the city @gardeninNorway #autumn #manchester 021
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trip to my tailors on Cross St, Manchester (just above Mr. Thomas’s Chop House if you’re interested) and it’s everything you think a gentleman’s tailor shop should look like… 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The elegant and beautiful White Horse of Uffington, an ancient figure carved into the chalk and looked after for millennia is on The Ridgeway. Can’t be seen clearly from the ground so a drone pic as well! Created by aliens? @gardeninNorway @thorneh #ancientbritain 100
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Interesting fact….Dragon Hill was used to film the video for Kate Bush’s beautiful ‘Cloudbusting’ …also featured celebrated actor Donald okSutherland…. @gardeninNorway @thorneh youtu.be/AJll-eF5zUA?...youtu.beKate Bush - Cloudbusting HD LPR remastering (The Whole Story 2015)YouTube video by LPR extended play 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is enigmatic Dragon Hill near The Ridgeway where St George killed the dragon (he was Turkish and dragons aren’t real). In reality the ancient people took the trouble to level the top of the hill for reasons we can only guess at. @gardeninNorway @thorneh #ancientbritain 211
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Bought more spring bulbs from the garden centre…must stop now until all are planted or I get into a more pots/more bulbs cycle of expense…they were all ready for Halloween 🎃 👻 which I enjoy…refused to look at the Christmas 🎄 things yet…well maybe a side eye @gardeninNorway #halloween 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Uffington Hill Fort on The Ridgeway, a mere 3,000 years old. Hard to see it from the ground so I’ve pinched a drone picture (complete with the sheep) so people can see the scale of it and an idea of what it might have looked like in the Iron Age @gardeninNorway @thorneh #ancientbritain 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wayland’s Smithy, named after an Anglo Saxon god of metalwork, like Vulcan or Hephaestus, it’s not a smithy but the resting place of an ancient chieftain just off The Ridgeway @gardeninNorway @thorneh it looks deserted but I did crop out the picnickers, 5,500 years old they say. #ancienthistory 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Been away for the weekend in Wiltshire, though this is in Oxfordshire…it looks like an English country lane or a rough track but is actually The Ridgeway, the oldest road in the U.K. having been used for 6,000 years since people arrived here after the Ice Age…@gardeninnorway #ancientbritain 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As I was travelling south to @bertsbooks this package was travelling north to my house! We waved at each other as we passed somewhere near Birmingham I think 😂🤣😂🤣 #booksworthreading #books #booksky #booktok 030
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026…@AnnCleeves having a quiet moment at a very busy book signing @bertsbooks yesterday….my neighbours are delighted with their signed copy as well…and the bonus was I actually got to meet Bert…lovely shop and great service! #booksworthreading #booktok #books #booksky 070
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Got two on the go…Booker shortlisted ‘The End of Everything’ and, as it’s Strictly season ‘Love,Vito’ full of charm and delicious recipes…and just got back to my hotel from @bertsbooks where I met Ann Cleeves and Bert! And another book! Now where’s my car fob gone?!!! #booksworthreading 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lots of golds, browns, purples and lilacs around at this time of the year. The last of the Sunflowers and the seasonal Michaelmas Daisies @RHSBridgewater yesterday… @gardeninNorway #gardening #gardens #autumn 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Took a lot of pictures and mini movies @RHSBridgewater yesterday…these are in the restored hothouses of the Duke of Bridgewater’s mansion that was torn down, sadly, in 1946. Good to see these back in use…check out the grapes and cacti @gardeninNorway #gardening 100
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some more pictures of the new stunning Chinese Scholars Garden @RHSBridgewater Manchester …we’re so lucky to have this garden in the city @gardeninNorway #gardens 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026More pictures of the beautiful Chinese Scholars Garden @RHSBridgewater Manchester on a warm Autumn day… @gardeninNorway #gardening 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trip to @RHSBridgewater to check out the new Chinese Garden that was officially opened last weekend…it is, I have to say, wonderful… a great recognition of Manchester’s Chinese community…we have the third largest China Town in Europe after London and Paris…@gardeninNorway #gardens 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Last day of September and it was good to see the Halloween 👻 🎃 pumpkin lanterns for @HalloweenMcr up in St. Anne’s Square in the heart of Manchester @gardeninNorway …Autumn well under way… #autumn #halloween 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This Rowan, or Mountain Ash, by our local shop and pub is covered in berries…the tree is said to protect people from malevolent beings, such as witches 🧙 in the U.K…plenty of those about in October of course! @gardeninNorway …hope the birds enjoy them… #autumn #halloween 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026‘Arthur A New Life’ by Amy Jeffs… a retelling of the story of King Arthur alongside an explanation of the original sources that she has used to inform her story…. It’s an interesting take on a story we think we know. #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 0100
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Have read two of this year’s Booker Prize shortlist books (‘John of John’ & ‘May We Feed the King’) by accident… ‘by accident’ because I bought them before I knew they were on the list…just taken delivery of the third ‘The End of Everything’ from @bertsbooks blue beribboned! #booksworthreading 020
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Waiting for the tram in St. Peter’s Square, I noticed that the Autumn colours are just coming in and the trees look great after the rain we’ve had…and we can see more of the Town Hall (this is the back entrance) as the £multi million restoration comes to an end @gardeninNorway #autumn 001
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Between Mayfield Park and Piccadilly Station (one of the busiest in the country) a little pocket park has appeared…each tree has a QR code and, using AI, you can talk to them and they talk back, telling you how they are doing! #trees 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For those celebrating #celebritytraitors #thetraitors this has appeared in the N/4 of Manchester… 010
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’m reading ‘We Chase Shadows’ by Richard Osman …his latest ‘We Solve Murders’ book written with his usual wit and charm, it’s a real page turner…and it’s almost unfair that one person can have so much talent… #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 060
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Beautifully decorated, for Autumn and Halloween, door of a jewellers shop in posh Knutsford…not sure when we started decorating for Halloween 🎃 👻 but I’m pleased we do…. @gardeninNorway #halloween #autumn 010
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026A double Jamie blue beribboned delivery from @bertsbooks today! These are dip in reads of course! Includes his ‘Easy Air Fryer’ book…which might help me use our air fryer…bought in January and, as of today, not switched on! The instructions were complicated and, now, lost! #cookery #books 020
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I really can’t bring myself to replace the pots of Busy Lizzies with Spring bulbs…they have really enjoyed the summer and are still flowering like crazy…plenty of other jobs in the garden to get on with before I need to replace them though @gardeninNorway #autumn #gardening #flowers 131
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The pots around the front door were scorched in spite of twice daily watering @gardeninNorway pots cleared and filled with Narcissi, masses of Tulips, Anemones and winter flowering Violas for a little colour in the dark months…the little Olive trees seems to like the summer. #autumn #gardening 010
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Time to start clearing the garden after the disastrous summer and getting it ready for Autumn and Spring… @gardeninNorway …first thing to go up it the Autumn wreath and a new hanging basket filled with Narcissi, Chionodoxa, Cyclamen and Ferns… #autumn #gardening 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Dropped into the Sainsbury’s on Regent Road for the first time in a while…stunned to see Manchester’s (technically Salford) two new skyscrapers on Trinity Islands, the Vista River Gardens Towers…they will be surrounded by a park…#manchester 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I expected one book from @bertsbooks but got two! Richard Osman’s latest, ‘We Chase Shadows’ (heaven help him, he needs the sales😜) and the latest from Amy Jeffs ‘Arthur’ (I never get tired of reading retelling of the story of, legendary King Arthur)…Autumn reading pile… #booksworthreading #books 020
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Some smart, new pants from @myoddballs …this time ‘doughnuts’ and, childhood favourite ‘Scooby Doo’ Zoinks! Important info for guys to look after themselves included at no extra cost… #testicularcancer 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026‘Agrippa’ by @Robert___Harris …often overlooked by people in favour of Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony and Augustus, this is the history of the early Roman Empire as seen through the lens of Agrippa’s perspective…an excellent and informative read. #booksworthreading #booksky #booktok #books 040
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The stunning floor covered with Victorian Minton tiles is usually covered to preserve them. Once every few years they are uncovered for people to enjoy. We were allowed on them but had to wear special shoe coverings so not to damage the tiles #liverpool 010
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The main reason to visit St. George’s Hall was to see this magnificent space. Based on the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, it’s all polished granite and marble, used for events, concerts and welcoming important guests rather than naked Romans declining and falling… #liverpool 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Those naughty Victorian Liverpudlians needed somewhere where they could be dealt with so the building also contains a court…no longer used now but you may spot it in various TV programmes or movies… #Liverpool 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The main reason to visit Liverpool was to have a look around the magnificent St. George’s Hall, one of the most magnificent GrecoRoman buildings on the planet…we had no idea that it contained prison cells for naughty Liverpudlians…I’ll leave that thought there! #Liverpool 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026From the modern entrance to the Liverpool Central Library we went into the stunning Victorian reading room, with an impressive, but, for readers, distracting echo… #liverpool 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Second stop on the Wednesday Liverpool trip was Liverpool Central Library which I’ve never been into, always distracted by the wonderful Walker Art Gallery next door…the new bit is a revelation…like an Escher drawing… #liverpool 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Just started ‘The Battle Drum’ by Saara El-Arifi…but can I put in a word for ‘May We Feed The King’ by Rebecca Perry, the winner of the Waterstones (sorry Bert!) prize for debut fiction…and it’s long listed for the Booker as well…it’s extremely good… #booksworthreading #books #booksky #booktok 030
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Was in Liverpool on Wednesday…here’s ’Liverpool Resurgent’ by Jacob Epstein on the side of the former Lewis’s store building…Liverpool was the second most bombed city in the U.K. in WWII and the statue represents the city’s strength under extreme pressure… #liverpool 010
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Two parcels from @bertsbooks in two days! This one with two books from my Penguin Archive subscription…this month some James Baldwin and some Herman Hesse… #booksworthreading #books #booksky #booktok 060
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026A bumper, gold beribboned delivery from @bertsbooks with a, mostly, Italian theme. Two signed as well. Much anticipated ‘Agrippa’ by Robert Harris. In time for Strictly ‘Love Vito’ by the man himself with recipes! 🤤 And my BertDay book ‘The Murder at World’s End’. Am spoilt! 000
ghostlytom.bsky.social @ghostlytom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026But the star of the show were the golden flowers of the Brugmansia, aka Angel’s Trumpets that had bloomed in the night we were told… @gardeninNorway #gardening #flowers 041
