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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A little too close to the bone there, bub.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No shit, Sherlock. Co-star stating the bleeding obvious.

Screenshot from Co-star saying Your mildly self-destructive coping mechanisms aren't serving you right now

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Plasma donation went well this afternoon 😀

Forearm with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood blood donation bandage.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

How sad. I’m so glad I got to see Yayoi Kusama’s exhibition at the NGV in 2024

I’m in front of a yellow with black polka dot pumpkin sculpture that looks like octopus tentacles sculpture by Yayoi Kusama

I’m in front of a red with white polka dot inflatable sculpture room installation by Yayoi Kusama

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Appalachian folk music jam at the Merri Creek Tavern in Westgarth/Northcote. A lovely way to spend Saturday afternoon. That and a very large, cold beer 🍺 🎻 🪕

A bunch of fiddlers, banjo players and guitarists hamming Appalachian folk music together around a large long table in a pub

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy International Cat Day. Featuring Ms Boots. Who is usually featured with her back to me on my bed, but I have these rare photos of her face. #Internationalcatday #CatDay

Close of a mackerel striped tabby cat lying asleep on a striped bed quilt. You can see her face

A mackerel striped tabby cat lying asleep on a striped bed quilt. You can see her face

A mackerel striped tabby cat lying asleep on a striped bed quilt. Facing away from me and from above

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I forgot to share a photo of the thick fog on Saturday night in Melbourne.

A foggy street with poor visibility in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. There’s the eerie glow of street lights through the fog

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Smoky tea with rose petals and banana pikelets for Winter Solstice Sunday Afternoon Tea

A cup of tea, a small teapot and a plate with banana pikelets

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Koh Lipe, Thailand. Where boats, beaches and cats are a thing.

Boats in the sea. A lovely mauve and indigo early evening sky

A tree hung with strings of shells and bleached broken coral

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Out of office on for 5 weeks. A couple of nights in Georgetown, Penang, and now in Langkawi. I think I may be able to actually relax. 🏯 🏝️🍹

And old shabby heritage building painted teal in Georgetown Penang

Yap Temple roof details in Georgetown Penang

Cocktails by the pool in Langkawi Island

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I decided tonight would be better with a manhattan 🍸

A Manhattan cocktail in a classic martini shaped glass

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Saturday lunch treats at my favourite Vietnamese cafe. ☕️ 🍛

A plate of tomato rice, stir-fried beef and sliced salad

A flat white coffee in a blue cup and saucer with a lovely big crema top

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I may have needed a bigger bowl. There’s a green ceramic mug of coffee behind it

A ceramic bowl of yoghurt, paleo muesli, purple figs, and a blood plum

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I cooked beef and vegetable stir fry with rice.

Beef and vegetable stir fry with white rice in a shallow bowl

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Okay fine, chia pudding is pretty good after all. Especially with blueberries and maple syrup, and eaten with yoghurt

A jar of chia pudding with blueberries and a layer of Greek yoghurt on top

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Making time for breakfast at home instead of at work.

A bowl of cereal with soy mil and a quartered fig on top

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

For dinner last night, I cooked steamed chicken with dried mushrooms, cloud ear fungus, lily buds and red dates. It was delicious. Had it with stir fried pak choy and rice. 🍚 🥬

A low wide metal dish with steamed chicken, Chinese black mushrooms, cloud ear fungus, lily buds and red dates

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Bravo, sir, bravo. 👏🏽 👏🏽💚

A small yacht that looks like an older vintage style, well restored, on a boat trailer parked on the street, painted beautiful pea green

Closeup of the yacht’s name - beautiful lettered in gold against the pea green. It reads ‘Runcible’

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Last drinks at Pinnacle Hotel in North Fitzroy with the Band Who Knew Too Much.

A band of musicians performing in a pub courtyard in front of a crowd seen with their back to the camera

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Couldn’t be bothered to eat earlier this evening when it was hot. And I had to go out for groceries when it cooked down. So I made a late salad. Yum 🥗

A bowl of salad of cos lettuce leaves, rocket, tomato, cucumber, tinned tuna, walnuts and quartered boiled eggs on top

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Melbourne I’m truly enjoying your beautiful jacarandas now flowering in suburban streets everywhere. 💜💜💜

A large jacaranda tree with lots of purple blossoms against a deep blue early evening sky.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Post your favourite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Good morning. This Saturday gets a big pot of coffee in bed.

A small round table with a tray beside my bed. A silver metal coffee French press, ceramic cup full of coffee and a small jug are on the tray.

Close up of the ceramic cup full of coffee on a tray, with the metal French press and blue milk jug behind it.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

All dressed up with somewhere to go - going to late lunch with family for my eldest son’s 25th birthday.

A brown-skinned man wearing dark blue jeans, a blue shirt and a light brown corduroy jacket. Train tracks and station platform can be seen in the background

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Don’t worry, France’s best is on the case!

Black and white still of Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau from The Pink Panther movie series. He’s wearing a hat, trench coat and leather gloves and peering around a frame

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Went for a walk along Edgars Creek and Coburg Lake with a friend this afternoon. What a beautiful day. Saw four dragonflies. 5 stars.

Looking upwards to gum trees and deep blue and wispy white cloud sky from Coburg Lake area

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Three tenors - Maggie and currawong in white tie and tails, butcher bird rocks up in jeans.

The three tenors in formal white tie and tails on stage

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Sunday dinner beef and cashew stir fry for The Teen and me.

A bowl of beef stir fry with cashews, sliced asparagus spears, capsicum and onion

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I scrubbed my kitchen this afternoon. So I made a Manhattan as a reward.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Your periodic reminder that these people knew how to deal with Nazis and Fascists.

Photo of Italian Resistance members at the liberation of Venice

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

When Afternoon tea Sunday segues into Negroni Sunday.

A teapot, a milk jug, a small plate with biscuits, and a floral cup of tea

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Yes. She’s at the foot on my bed.

Mackerel cat lying on a blanket at the foot of my bed, her cat to camera

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Earlier this morning. Late winter morning sunlight. Flinders Street Station

Flinders Street Station clocktower, city building scape, railway powerlines and bright clear blue sky in the late winter morning sunlight.

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

My sister is visiting again. Coffee in the morning light.

Stainless steel French press, yellow milk jug and two handmade ceramic cups

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Took the day off. Went to the NGV with my visiting sister and The Teen. Saw some Impressionists. Including one of my all-time favourite paintings, by Renoir. Also a painting by Pissarro.

Oil painting of a couple dancing by Impressionist painter Renoir, against a deep maroon wall with gold gilt moulding.

Renoir’s couple dancing in in the near distance in a gallery room painted deep red with ornate gold moulding and a crystal chandelier

A landscape painting by Pissarro against a burnt orange wall

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marklawrence @marklawrence.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Baked barramundi with sautéed green vegetables for dinner with my sister who is visiting.

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