Katharine

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Here to geek out about TV. Most likely to be 🖖Star Trek, 👻 BBC Ghosts and ☠️ OFMD. 📍UK

A meme made from a picture of Agent Dale Cooper from the original Twin Peaks. He is looking at a table covered in doughnuts. I have labeled Agent Cooper as "Me" and each doughnut as a series or film from the Star Trek franchise.
“All your tea is decaf,” Anthony states. “Ah, well, yes. Caffeine isn’t great news for the heart rate, so I’ve tried to cut back.” “You’ve never mentioned that before, I don’t think I’ve even heard you order a decaf tea in the cafe.” Anthony frowns. “Not very on-brand, is it?” James says, like that makes any sense. “On brand?” Anthony’s smiling now, despite what he thinks is another emerging opportunity to remind James that it’s perfectly alright to look after himself. “Do I strike you as the sort of person who would truck with a decaf tea bag?” “Clearly, you are,” Anthony chuckles. “Look, I just didn’t want it to be a thing.” “So, you cut back at home, but still mainline caffeine when you’re out and about so nobody suspects you’re some softie who drinks decaf?” “Keeping up appearances, you know.” “It’s alright for people to see you change, see you look after yourself.” “Hmm, we’ll see.” And with that, James turns tail and leaves Anthony in the kitchen, blinking at the space he was previously occupying.
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Even after all the faffing that morning, James manages to arrive at the café 25 minutes before his appointment time with Havers. Heather’s Café had been on Wokingham Road far longer than James had lived in Reading, though he’d never gone in while Heather was alive. He had heard that she catered local Conservative Party functions, which rather told him everything he needed to know. After she died without a will in 2019, the place stood shuttered for months. Then Alison had inherited it, along with a few other units in the row, and within weeks she and Mike had it open again. The name of the café, as well as any salvageable fixtures remained, but Alison and Mike approached the running of the place with a slightly less regimented attitude. They had consulted any regulars who came to visit about what they liked and tried to be accommodating, but there had also been several new additions to Heathers, some good and some that James isn’t entirely sure about. Pat's regular requests to add an egg to whatever he was ordering had resulted in a sign being placed next to the till that read “Put an egg on it! 60p each”. Another sign in the cafe was a whiteboard promoting Mike’s latest smoothie concoction. Today the sign reads; Green Lightening Spinach, banana, pineapple, matcha, and chia seeds Unlock your inner Squirrel. Get fast, focused, and store snacks for winter.
Synopsis James Fairfax coached Kitty Higham, the most successful British swimmer ever, to 7 Olympic medals. Her retirement after Paris 2024, leaves him with no goals, an empty calendar, and aching knees. Anthony Havers had a bright future ahead of him in the British Army until an explosion in Afghanistan changed everything. After years of surgeries and retraining as a counsellor, he’s built a life helping others. But he can’t ignore the pull of the water, or the sense that time is running out to chase a childhood dream. When Anthony seeks out James as a coach, both men find more than they expected. For James, despite having never worked with a para-athlete, it's an opportunity he's powerless to resist. For Anthony, it could be a chance to fulfil more than one dream. Together they’ll discover that medals aren’t the only thing at stake. Sometimes the biggest challenge is daring to believe in a future — one they could share.
A screenshot of a Christmas decoration on the M&S online shop. It says the work Soduku on it but doesn't follow the puzzle's format at all.
Harry Potter branded Haribo sweets on the shelf in Home Bargains.
Robin, from the BBC TV show Ghosts, being struck by lightning in the episode "Not Again".
A window seat covered with cushions. An ideal spot to sit and sigh.
Mike from BBC Ghosts with his head sticking out of an inflatable zorb ball.
An image from the BBC TV show Ghosts. The ghosts are gathered and all looking at Alison with various disappointed expressions.