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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today’s entry into the #SpritzDiaries is with Limoncello, it’s actually the second of the day and disappearing fast (its molto caldo out here) but who’s counting eh?

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A rather impressive moon rising above the adriatic and the harbour of Ortona this evening. “stay on the path” tonight!!

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social saw this earlier and thought of you! (Rimini!!)

Cinema poster for Orson Welles Touch of Evil

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@milesbsn.bsky.social and I aren't tuning in to Strictly this year, and instead of the Saturday evening requirement to clap on beats 2 and 4, we're carrying on with #AperitivosAndArias Currently prepping an innocent-looking cocktail to accompany a rerun from the Met from way back in 2020...blimey🍾🎶🏛️

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Sonorosa @sonorosa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🍂 Alban Elfed | Autumn Equinox As the light and dark stand briefly in balance, the Arthurian Wheel turns towards Merlin, the Seer. A moment beside the ancient waters of St Seiriol's Well, for stillness, reflection and a little deeper seeing. Song of the Seer ~ Waters of the Well🌿

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tonight’s teaser for #AperitivosAndArias a first view for @katyashman.bsky.social Aperitivo to be announced later too. Dress relaxed enjoy the drama…… curtain up 5 min. The bar is still accepting orders.

Royal Navy cannon and crew (models of course). Ancestral connections…..

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Open are the double doors of the bar…..curtain up at 1900L……cocktails to match production……start guessing…….#AperitivoAndArias

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is very much in my wellhouse 💧 Penmon Priory crosses, St Seiriol’s Well, Penmon Point, then on to Din Sylwy in search of another well, then a yomp up Bwrdd Arthur to the trig point, and collected sloes along the way. 🌿 Lots of listening, wandering and well... research 😉

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A MOST PARTICULAR INVITATION You are cordially invited to Bath. There will be: Love. Society. Secrets. And, quite possibly, someone saying something they ought not. Jane Austen's Bath: Love, Society & Secrets 💌 🪭 🤫 Only with the @guidltours.bsky.social app

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 23/08/2026

Travel tip 1: as a non EU citizen you can now check how long you have left to stay in the EU under EES here travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/check-ho... Travel request 1: will airports please start selling miniature Nigel Farage punchbags to relieve some of the tedium in the airport queues.

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European Union - EES / ETIAS

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The bassoon 4tet of #EmilyInParis that we’ve just arranged/published is one of the funnest things I’ve worked on in recent months…I just need to persuade @milesbsn.bsky.social to record it 😇 (too many notes for me!) 🇫🇷🥐☕️🛍️

A score for three bassoons and contrabassoons with an unorthodox tempo marking

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

No one is ready to see the Regency Wandering Winds…am I right? 😅 @milesbsn.bsky.social rocks a top hat though, better than I do a bonnet… full reveal soon! 🎩👒

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

@rickturner.bsky.social see attached, bet you are wishing Adam hadn’t got rid of that broken barge pole now?? Alilaguna hi-tech solution….

For’ard hatch held open with a stick - nice breeze

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Well that went quick! But it was being poured for me as I opened the door to say ciao.

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Very much needed, it’s medicinal in a way ……..

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Well, not just anywhere.”

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

@pgjonesvenice.bsky.social can I make an entry in the Negroni diary please?? Iachyd da etc

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ever the geologist I do like a good granite column with my art (and a really bouncy terrazzo floor)!

Veronese Feast and granite columns in the Accademia Galleria

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Best Macchiatone in town and Guten Morgen to Il Maestro.

Morning Macchiatone at Lavena with Richard.

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Looks like they are preparing for Noir in Ateneo Veneto?? @mmt-williams.bsky.social can’t see any red anoraks though thank goodness @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social

Inside Ateneo Veneto there’s a noir-like Biennale exhibit

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Is there any coincidence apart from Feragosto that @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social goes on his hols and so does The Corner Pub?? Not asking for a friend just parched!!

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oh no all this wandering makes this wind “wedi blino “ I just thought the last train announcement was Cymraeg and not Italiano! (wibble - left Manchester at 0600 bst!) @katyashman.bsky.social

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Now very eerie here in Manchester….

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Really this hotel room should have pictures of De Haviland Mosquitos in it. (Guess the number…)

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Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

For those of you in the UK....there's a cracking offer this month with the ebook of "The Venetian Candidate" at just 99p for the whole of August! There's a bit of history, a new enemy is introduced, Nathan goes ice-skating and...just what lies within The Visconti Box?

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just imagine how safe the roads would be if vehicles were fitted with some sort of light (flashing maybe?) that could tell others when you wished to change direction or turn? Or maybe a 20mph speed limit? Ah such dreams….

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Early morning discussion with The Maestro….

Wagner looking out over the bacino, San Giorgio in the background.

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Ooh!!! First time on the Ligne Rosso!! We are back…….

Inside a venetian vaporetto Alilaguna Rosso

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

10 years ago today, @milesbsn.bsky.social and I spent a rather extraordinary day travelling around Dorset, giving 17 concerts in 17 churches to raise money for the Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Many of you followed our slightly mad adventure and it remains one of our happiest memories! 🎶

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Caroline Venezia @caroline-venezia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

British citizens and UK residents!

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Sonorosa @sonorosa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thinking of Lughnasadh we often picture golden cornfields, harvest tables & late summer abundance. But after so much heat & dry weather, I was drawn somewhere different. If you've 3 quiet mins, I invite you to pause, listen & let the water tell its story. youtu.be/CXEPxcTH4Mo?...

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The Bard's Voice ~ Waters of Lughnasadh

YouTube video by Sonorosa

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

@milesbsn.bsky.social and I first came to Venice to celebrate a birthday. We never imagined it would become the city we returned to again and again. This @guidltours.bsky.social audio tour is a love letter to the music, stories and quiet corners that kept calling us back. Here's your invitation 💌👇

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Just seen the Waverley passing across the bay on the return voyage to Liverpool.

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And here we continue with Operation Artichoke! (Steaming ingredients also all home grown except for the lemon - and that’s not for lack of trying) @katyashman.bsky.social the grower, me the cook, both will be eating….

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Operation Artichoke: Harvesting…. and addressing the nation?

Good evening Rhos on Sea, for my next trick …..

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Somehow I don't think Amanda Hughes would go near a bassoon...but we had great fun arranging the theme for 3 bassoons + contra! Available #SheetMusicPlus & #SheetMusicDirect if you want some short and sweet bassoonery fun! 🥂

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Katy Ashman @katyashman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We had a lot of fun arranging the Amandaland theme for 2flutes, clarinet & bass clarinet….and…it is epic for bassoon 4tet too (3bsns+contra)! Both available at sheetmusicplus.com & sheetmusicdirect.com ✨🥂🎀

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Amanda Hughes played by Lucy Punch in Blue Sweater

Alt: Amanda Hughes played by Lucy Punch in Blue Sweater

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

My birthday present on the right, we are now a two Moka pot family! And I can now have Caffe doppio more authentically. Next stop how to make a Macchiatone (nothing beats Lavena al banco) @katyashman.bsky.social @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social @caroline-venezia.bsky.social @mmt-williams.bsky.social

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Arrivederci Venezia, alla prossima…..

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

No aspiring Kathryn Hepburns?

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Miles Nipper @milesbsn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I’ve said it before and no doubt will say it many times again. X never marks the spot, however looking carefully where the pigeon is you can see a Telecoms manhole. Waiting for Dr Jones to appear…

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