Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 14hI’m exhausted and it’s not even half way through Monday yet. I’m definitely getting too old for this “work” caper. 060
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Dirty Martini made with my fermented green tomato brine. Dirty? It’s fucking filthy! Strangely delicious though. 180
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Earlier today I got to grips with the grizzly end of keeping chickens. In related news, we’re having chicken stew tomorrow. 1151
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Probably as a result of summer being too hot, this year’s borlotti bean harvest is almost non-existent. Here it is in its entirety. 570
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In the absence of The Real McEwen, this will have to suffice @devondympsy.bsky.social #ChampionsClub 1140
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s bottling evening. I hate bottling. #Homebrew 3130
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I walked through Ashton-under-Lyne today. I’ve walked through some pretty grim places on my adventures over the last few years, and while not in the top five, Ashton is certainly up there in the list of places I wouldn’t like to live. Horden in County Durham currently sits top of the league. 2100
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I have vivid childhood memories of visiting “Auntie Lily” in these flats. To this day I have no idea who Auntie Lily actually was, although I do remember she wore a badly fitting wig and had no teeth. 070
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Demolition of Holme Park Court, Berry Brow. 020
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The famous (sort of) canal-straddling pylon at Stalybridge. 170
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A sculpture of some sort in Stalybridge. Unfortunately the Buffet Bar isn’t open at this time. 0110
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Ashton-under-Lyne. 0112
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Science and Media Museum. On the infrared camera I look like Wayne Rooney when he was Plymouth manager. 150
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I wonder if this fucknugget will pay for two spaces #Bradford 1120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Whisky sours and Gardeners World. I know how to live! 2100
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And in The Crix we found a beer I’ve been waiting for! Hammond’s Prize Pale, brewed from a heritage recipe for the brilliant Beerhouses pubs. A beer I may have had something do with in a professional capacity. 1260
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve made an apple cake with salted gin caramel to rescue some of the maggoty and squirrel nibbled fruit. No squirrels or maggots were harmed in the process. 1100
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A modest apple harvest this year because five of our six trees didn’t perform at all, and the fruit on the only one that did most are mostly ruined by codling moth larvae and squirrels. Oh well. 180
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And not just apples, we have pumpkins too! 0120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nothing can ruin a good mood more than flicking on Radio 5 to hear “And next up is Patrick Kielty”. 080
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s a beautiful day for apple harvest, although I’m sure that every single one will be damaged by codling moth larvae. I’m also seeing evidence of squirrel damage 😡 1110
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Now playing. A big improvement on the bloody awful Bronski Beat original. 240
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Meanwhile on a group chat, we’re reminiscing about when Seabrooks used to be the best crisps in the kingdom. Who remembers these and which were your favourite? 1270
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Evenin’ all. I’ve finally pulled my finger out and brewed with some of the garden hops. An ESB at OG 1.060. 3210
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve loved and been fascinated by the Huddersfield Queensgate Market since I was a nipper in the 70s. It’s great to see it being given a new lease of life and I hope it’s a big success, despite all the moaning Reform-y twats willing it to fail. #MadeInHuddersfield 1121
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As a former chemistry student, this irritated me far more than is healthy. Spot the mistake. 350
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A rare lunch break from work. Meeting the sis for a coffee. 0110
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Other projects on my day off: • Roast courgette pasta sauce -just add cream and Parmesan • Fermented green tomatoes • Plenty of coffee 0140
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Keeping myself out of trouble while I wait for the car to be ready to collect. Sweet chilli sauce from a fantastic recipe supplied by @rfcider.eurosky.social 1100
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The car is back from MOT and it has had a shocker! Literally. Rear near side, but everything else is good. Yay! 1120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’m about to deliver the sixteen year old banger for its MOT. Send positive thoughts because I’ve a bad feeling about this one. 2120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Here’s another one from our weekend away. “Grey haired old ruin explores another old ruin”. 0120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’ve gone from brilliant weekend to Sunday gloom and I’m not even working tomorrow!!!! 180
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From today’s walk between Blackburn and Clayton-le-Moors. 0100
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I’m not a complainer by nature, but yesterday the shower in our room didn’t work and so we informed the powers that be. We were immediately upgraded to an “Executive Suite”, but aside from it being a longer walk from the reception, I’m struggling to find any differences from the bog standard room. 380
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Although the village was quite grim, it’s worth mentioning that that red on the pavement wasn’t blood. I just used the witchcraft of AI to remove a red car from my picture. 150
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026With apologies to my Lancastrian friends, Clayton-le-Moors is a bit grim, but with fish and chips for under a tenner (cash only!) and a pint for £3.50 I’m not going to grumble. Friendly folk too. 0120
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And I’ve got the pint of Dark Mild I’ve been looking forward to all week. 2270
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #htafc 020
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We’re the only people in the pub so I can take pictures to my heart’s content. 4340
Paul Spencer @paulspencer1973.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Victoria, Great Harwood. What a boozer this is!!! 3332