Farmer, writer, sleepy.https://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mvfbhzg4w22jMy blog catch-up of my Around the World in 80,000 Pages continues apace as we reach Hardy's Wessex. https://theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-return-of-native-by-thomas-hardy.html #booksky #literature #books13 Sep 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfbhzg4w22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mvcxosxhlk2sA dragonfly what I saw yesterday. #shropshire #wildlife #dragons #flys12 Sep 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcxosxhlk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mvalupo7hc2jI am rather behind on my book blog, and my Around the World in 80,000 Pages challenge, but I'm catching up and have got as far as St Albans, and Bleak House. https://theworldisabookblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/bleak-house-by-charles-dickens.html #booksky #literature #dickins11 Sep 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvalupo7hc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mv7wia4dcs2jAs the mobility scooter of life wobbles down the pavement of eternity we hit the uneven slab that is another Friday, lurching alarmingly toward the road of our own demise. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle11 Sep 2026 06:22 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7wia4dcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3muogdvlbds2wAs the saucepan of life boils dry on the unwatched oven of eternity a hardboiled egg that is Friday explodes up the wall of another week. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle04 Sep 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muogdvlbds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3muodqklr5s2yHolmes: Undead No 3 is coming to Kickstarter soon, follow the campaign now to make sure you don't miss out. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/casusbelli/holmes-undead-issue-3 #comics #sherlockholmes04 Sep 2026 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muodqklr5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mujekq6khc25I have an article in EnWorld's science fantasy magazine, for their Advanced 5E system (highly compatible with 5.5) https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/en-publishing/alpha-star-magazine-issue-3-sci-fi-resources-for-d-d-a5e02 Sep 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujekq6khc25https://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mu4q7xq6js2xAs the thunderstorm of life rolls off over the hills of eternity, we step in another deceptively deep Friday puddle. What's better than 15 maps? Yep, 16 maps. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle28 Aug 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4q7xq6js2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mtlasi7l5s2nAs the playground of time heaves with the fractious children of destiny, the little brat which is Friday sits halfway down the slide once again, refusing to move. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle21 Aug 2026 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlasi7l5s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mtjute4drc2mSpreading muck under heavy skies #farming20 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjute4drc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mtesrj3lss24Fly my pretties! Always looking for new penpals on Roost. I am @tp198318 Aug 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtesrj3lss24https://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mszirpux6c2gAs the lawn of life wilts away under the endless oppressive sun of existence, we tread in another desiccated dog turd that is Friday. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle14 Aug 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszirpux6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3msqsge4bc22wArchipelago do amazing books, and you buy 30% more with this offer. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqsge4bc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mshujilkmc2qAs the garden shed of life gets ever fuller with the useless detritus of our existence, we reach the rusty lawnmower of Friday once again. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle07 Aug 2026 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshujilkmc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mrwdvf3nn22kAs the mincing machine of life grinds our weeks into a bland lifeless pulp, the gristly bit of Friday clogs our spout once again. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle31 Jul 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwdvf3nn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mrlcu5ged22vOo, that's on my to read list [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlcu5ged22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mrfu77v5bc2jLooking for a spanner earlier, I googled "what is the imperial equivalent of 19mm". Wasn't expecting that answer.24 Jul 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfu77v5bc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mreptyolqk2qAs the carousel of time spins ever on, Friday comes round again, we grin and smile and wave at our diurnal child, before they disappear behind a fibreglass hippopotamus once more. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle24 Jul 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreptyolqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mquf2f7o3c2cD&D tonight, with my custom decorated screen17 Jul 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquf2f7o3c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqtj43wapc2cWhenever I see copper pipe junctions I have an urge to make Necromunda scenery. Haven't played Necromunda in years.17 Jul 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtj43wapc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqt47l7s5k2vFriday comes, and Friday goes, leaving nothing but a sense of the void which we all float meaningless through. And a word wall. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four, with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle17 Jul 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt47l7s5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqen5ruswc2mThe Nations Championship is producing some very entertaining rugby. I reckon it will do Japan no end of good in their development.11 Jul 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqen5ruswc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqbrqa4rrk2eI keep forgetting to use tags on my posts. So here's another with a few of the accursed things. Holmes: Undead No 2 has stormed past its goal, but we reckon you good folks have the strength of character to get it to $1000... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/casusbelli/holmes-undead-issue-2 #comics #indiecomics #sherlockholmes10 Jul 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbrqa4rrk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqbrcuru4k2eWe're funded! But let's see if we can get to $1000 (£745.68). Holmes: Undead No 2 on Kickstarter now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/casusbelli/holmes-undead-issue-210 Jul 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbrcuru4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqbpbq7brc2mAn exciting day today, as I start a new notebook10 Jul 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbpbq7brc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mqbjhav3lk2uBack to a regular, common or garden, word wall. 16 words. Can you split them into four groups of four, with a link for each? #WQuers #puzzle #onlyconnect #wordpuzzle10 Jul 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbjhav3lk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tompugh13.bsky.social/post/3mpw3jdgcwc22We are now to within a tater of funding Holmes: Undead No 2. Some of you have already backed it, and you are awesome. Some of you haven't backed it, and you are also awesome, but you could be awesome and have a copy of Holmes: Undead - so what are you waiting for! https://www.kickstarter.com/.../cas.../holmes-undead-issue-205 Jul 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:jgfpf4buhc46qyudifpg5wp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpw3jdgcwc22