The Barbican Conservatory is closing for a refurb. So all the plants are being given away for ‘adoption’. The final Barbican plant adoption ballot opens tomorrow. If successful, the date to adopt a plant is 2nd Dec. barbican.org.uk/whats-on/eve…

Chiswick, Teddington and Richmond today. As mild as we could wish for. Indeed ‘twas a lovely all-Hallown summer after o’noon.

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. The people who mind don’t matter. The people who matter don’t mind.

Yesterday I split. At Split. Off the ship, onto a plane, home. Cruising isn’t for me. Stuart warned me. He was right. A row with a drunk passenger at quiz night was the final straw. My family sail on. I’ll make more memories with them soon. Just not on a boat with Saga louts!

A Safe Harbour… Arrived Brindisi, always was rather modest port southern Italy. Historically, jumping-off point to & from Mediterranean & Orient from Rome & N. & W. Europe. Today’s it’s still unremarkable port. Serves as starting point for Adriatic Sea though. Next stop Split.

All At Sea… A day & night cruising from Malta to Brindisi gave us time to explore ship, have swim, & get dolled up for captain’s cocktail party. Formal dinner (my godmother Carol’s 90th), show (Chess Taylor anyone?), & quiz night (with some dodgy fact checking by quizmaster!)

My mother, me fairy, and my fairy godmother. 👵🏳️‍🌈👵😂

10 day family cruise from Malta for Myrtle’s 90th. I hate cruises, but family duty calls. After fogbound Gatwick, an onboard medical emergency & EasyJet Saga louts, we finally sailed. Nice cabin, good food, + wine. Then choppy seas turned flying cupboard doors into ghost ship ⚓️

As we are at sea, there’s obviously no mobile data. But they do have (rather pricey) Internet access on board. Sadly it won’t let me buy any Arsenal tickets as Arsenal ticket hub is rejecting connections from the ocean! 🌊 It must think I’m a pirate! 🏴‍☠️🤣 Shiver m’Timber! #COYG

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal… Dreadful 1st half. Stubborn Forest defence. Madueke off bench saved us from indignity of draw. Hardly work of art, but points not awarded for art. 6 wins from 6, & Man City still 3 points ahead. Keep grinding, Gunners! 🥅 #NFOARS @Arsenal #COYG

Nottingham Forest, we’re coming for you! @Arsenal ⚽️ @Regenersaurus 🦖 #COYG 🔴⚪️ #NFOARS 🥅

Friday night Stuart & I saw Danny Lee Wynter’s sharp, witty queer family drama Ilford Boy at the @DonmarWarehouse in London’s glitzy Seven Dials. Craig Stein, Lindsey Coulson, Cary Crankson and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr shine amid the Essex chaos. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #IlfordBoy #DonmarWarehouse

Triumph @almeida_theatre… Yesterday afternoon Darce & I went to see Triumph @ Almeida in London’s glitzy Islington. Caryl Churchill’s 15 minute satire of power, with Matthew Beard & Kate O’Flynn, proves Rome never really fell. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Triumph #AlmeidaTheatre #CarylChurchill

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Some Woman… Last Friday Stuart and I saw Anne-Marie Duff excel at the glitzy South Bank’s Dorfman Theatre. Everyday misogyny, a legal system trusting an 11 year old boy over a woman, and toxic masculinity in plain sight. Chilling. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @nationaltheatre #SomeWoman

Last night Darce & I went to see Avenue Q at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London’s glitzy West End. Emily Benjamin, Noah Harrison and Meg Hateley lead a good fun puppet romp. Clever songs, but hardly shocking. Sesame Street after dark. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @shaftesbury_theatre #AvenueQ #WestEnd

Happy 90th Birthday, Myrtle. ❤️ So proud of everything you’ve done, everyone you’ve loved, and your kindness, curiosity and wicked humour. Above all, thank you for a lifetime of unconditional love. You’ve made me the man I am. I’m a very lucky son. I love you. ❤️❤️

Hahahaha. What an absolute take-down!

Arsenal 3 - 0 Lille OSC… A snoozefest for 64 minutes, then Timber, Eze and Saka struck in seven. Arteta’s subs changed the tune. Two wins from two in Europe. PSG, are you watching? Onwards and upwards, my friends. #ARSLIL 🥅 #Arsenal #UCL #COYG @Arsenal

Alison Moyet @ Cliffs Pavilion… Last night Stuart, Angie, Kevin & I saw @alisonmoyetofficial in glitzy Southend. Funny, defiant and in glorious voice, she moved from chilling whispers to thunderous wonderment. Winter Kills gave me chills. What a star. #AlisonMoyet #Yazoo