Chris Drew

@mesnilman.bsky.social

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Ex UK gov economist incl 2 years in Euro Parl econ & monetary cttee. Normandy. Level 1 umpire. Semi-veggie. UTV EN & FR (DE after beer). Views personal etc. Glamorgan CCC fan. Welsh. And French Born at 325ppm

A jar of gherkins
The Wombles
The cinéma poster for The Odyssey
Small bottle of gin. A glass. A can of Schweppes zero
The book cover of 'The Honourable Schoolboy' by John Le Carré
The Spock character from the video of 'Star Trekkin'' by The Firm
A Lady puts up a Bed & Breakfast sign
Two grasses of beer, with the bottle in the middle.
The album cover of 'Lady in Satin' by Billie Holiday
The text reads "Oula ! Le Congo est peut être au RDC mais l'Angleterre est au sous sol !:
Big green grasshopper on a dark table
My car console showing the time (17:18) and the température of 44c
Rhys Carre scoring against Ireland.
Cover of The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book, number 2
Carrot cake and topping. With pecan nuts
A couple of bi coloured roses. Pink and - err - pinky white
My car's thermometre saying 36 degrees
The album cover of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
The letters CMX with a classical history building in the background
The Rutles. The Prefab Four.
Latest Cryptic crossword from Private Eye
A box of Serc
Bob Mortimer
Front cover of The Times Quick Cryptic crossword book, number 2
Box on a table. The box has 'Loup-garou pour une nuit' (Werewolf for a night) written on it
The counter shows 25/67 and the timer has run down to zero
Den and Angie Watts from East Enders
The front cover of Unch magazine
The album cover for Quincy Jones' 'Big Band Bossa Nova'
The front cover of Issue 3 of Unch
A selection of north African desserts on a Black plastic tray
Vinyl album cover for one of my Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines" albums
This is a screen grab from the Daily Mail poll on rejoining the EU. It's currently at 77% for yes to rejoin
The packaging for Les Craquelins
Front cover of The Times Quick Cryptic crossword book number 2
A Black and White cat in a field
A cricket match with lots of fielders close to the batter
A chocolate rabbit for Easter
Jill and Trevor from The Beiderbecke Affair
The maze from the original film of 'Sleuth'
Lebanese main course
It's a mojito. In a glass. On a table.
The cover of the Herbie Hancock album 'Takin' Off'
The text is 'Rhys Carré called up for Team GB' with him winning a 100m sprint
Scène from le père Noël est une ordure
Four individual cakes on a plate
The front cover of 'The Right to Know' by Clive Ponting
A pistachio macaroon on a plate
A nifty pair of Ferrari red crutches, with a few yellow daffodils in the background
Welsh cakes cooking on the stove
Beach, with the tide out in the foreground. Channel and then the sky in the background.
Samaosa, bhaji, pakora
This is a lampoon of an Allister Heath headline. It reads "Why Glamorgan Cricket Club is the ultimatum trap for the middle-classes"
Two red crutches