Scot now living in Slovenia. #ScotsAbroad Semi-retired internet consultant, chess player and administrator, landscape photographer, guitarist, Dorothy Dunnett commentator. http://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mlteady3x22gA new slant on an old musician's joke🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlteady3x22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mljisjchpk2n@abbaetha.bsky.social Well, after a delay of over a month I finally tried baking scones. A very humbling experience! I clearly have a lot to learn - like how do you not make a horrendous mess, and keep the dough from clinging to your hands like an octopus. The mixing of the flour and butter /210 May 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljisjchpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mlb6m3fk6s2mSadly I can't vote in the Scottish elections as I now live in Slovenia (I can vote in General Elections but nothing else). So if you're swithering about going out to vote but you're in favour of independence please go and vote SNP1/SGP2.07 May 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb6m3fk6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mlb5a3zulk2mInteresting. My email filtering system tells me that the snp.org domain has been blacklisted by Spamcop. Which raises some questions about political communication and election interference.07 May 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb5a3zulk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3ml7dtm6ifs2rAs all readers of King Hereafter know! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dtm6ifs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mkv5t5dnpc2nNow if Lymond had had one of these to play to the French court.... [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv5t5dnpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mkv47mu6tc2n#Dunnett related [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv47mu6tc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mkqo6vqvmc2k#Dunnett squeak in this facinating restoration video of a damaged portrait of Caterina Cornaro who is mentioned in House of Niccolo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STMutV1H24430 Apr 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqo6vqvmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mknhepjvps25Sure, let's push untested "AI" into every corner of our society 😡 It did this from a staging server!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknhepjvps25https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mj5u33uosc2nSpring comes to Kosec. The pear trees especially are in full blossom, and we're all hoping for a good yield - for the schnapps reserves!10 Apr 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5u33uosc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3miwkzavsvs2gI always said that multiple game shows and "reality TV" were bad for the world, but even I didn't forsee this level of utterly stupidity and its repercussions.07 Apr 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwkzavsvs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mijjmldcys2iBound to be of interest to many #Dunnett readers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijjmldcys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mia4xbyirc2k21 years I worked in the book trade and never came across this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mia4xbyirc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mi2ry7cefc26Strange, i keep finding that people I've been following for ages, i no longer am. In some cases it seems to happen multiple times.27 Mar 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ry7cefc26https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mhyp4youuc2lRidiculous and unacceptable. There should be no place for book removals in a civilised country. That "AI" was used just makes it worse. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyp4youuc2l