Arsenal 4 - 1 Aston Villa…

MLovely scenes with the @gaygooners pre-match, then Arsenal saved the drama for after the interval. 

Gabriel Magalhaes bundled one in from a corner and the complaints were filed directly into the recycling. Odegaard pinched possession and fed Zubimendi, Trossard added precision, Jesus added curl, and Villa added a late shrug via Watkins. Eleven wins met one very firm no. 

Five points clear. Year finished. Title talk politely resumed.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

@Arsenal #COYG #ARSAST #arsenal #gooners #afc #gunners #AstonVilla #GabrielMagalhaes #Odegaard #Trossard #GabrielJesus

@klausfaust @darce_styles

Ethan…

Had a lovely afternoon out with Ethan and Darce.  We went for a wander into town and then to the Tate Modern. 

@klausfaust

@darce_styles

C. Final answer…

 

Arsenal 2 - 1 Brighton…

Paul was at the game. Yay! 

Also lovely to see the @gaygooners assembled pre match proving once again that fashion, passion, and football can all coexist. Less so on the pitch though.

Arsenal dominated everything except the scoreboard. Odegaard finally remembered he is very good at football and scored after Saka stole a goal kick like a polite burglar. Fifteen first half shots suggested comfort. Arsenal disagreed.

Rice delivered a corner. Brighton delivered an own goal. Very sporting. Then Arsenal remembered tradition and invited chaos. Raya refused the invitation with a save of genuine beauty and everyone exhaled at once.

Top of the league again. Mild panic included.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.

@Arsenal @OfficialBHAFC @bukayosaka87 @martinodegaard
#ARSBRI #COYG #arsenal #afc #gunners #gooners #PremierLeague

Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 6…

15 min (partially orchestral) version of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill? Yup.

Emotionally devastating, spiritually cleansing, still not long enough! Beautiful. 

@Netflix @Stranger_Things @katebushmusic

#StrangerThings #StrangerThings5 #RunningUpThatHill #KateBush #TVMusic #Orchestral #SynthsAndFeelings #UpsideDownEmotions

Xmas Eve Drinks 2025…

Lovely Xmas Eve drinks at The Welly while we all wait for Santa to arrive 🎅🎁🥳🍻

A Christmas Carol (abridged)…

 

Candlelight Carols @ Union. Chapel…

Stuart, Darce and I went to a lovely candlelight carol service at the Union Chapel last night. We’d had a couple of liveners beforehand, so naturally we were all in full voice 🎶🍷😀

@UnionChapelUK @UniChapelChurch @UnionChapelChurchLondon 

#CandlelightCarols #UnionChapel #CarolSingalong #FestiveSpirits #InFullVoice

Family Xmas 2025…

We had a fabulous family get together yesterday. Thank you Joanna for a beautiful spread, games, laughter, presents, cards, and drink. 🎁🥳🎊🍾 ❤️🎅🧑‍🎄🎄🎉