29 October 2025 - Daily Drawing Day 302
#20252025Challenge
Today Momma Darlo, Nephew Rio and I went to enjoy a quintessentially traditional English afternoon tea. We felt very posh and fancy, and had a lot of fun.

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Watch the time lapse video of this drawing on YouTube Shorts: https://youtube.com/shorts/C9S61dkGz9I

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The 2025 20-25 Challenge.

This year let’s get better at something by finding a little practice time most days, in my case drawing. - Do your activity for at least 25 minutes, at least 25 days per month.
- Use the hashtag #20252025Challenge on social media etc to track your progress
- Also use the hashtag to cheer on others.

That’s about it!

Have fun with your activities, whatever they may be!

Drawing, programming, dancing, cooking, make up, reading, languages, gardening, mastering high fives, sewing, astrophysics, vcr clock setting ...

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The Guardian

I was just reminded of 'gurning'. What a strange English tradition.

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#gurning
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On July 29, 1981, I hosted a 4:30 a.m. breakfast in my Pennwood Home to celebrate and watch the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. #ladydiana #royalwedding #englishtradition

The 'Fool', who represents the boy who found the Hood but was too shy to return it to Lady de Mowbray. His face is marked with soot to represent the smoking of the fool: he has a straw fire lit underneath his plinth as he gives his speech (so it's not actually blackface).

It was this Fool's first Game and he'd been drinking for a solid 12 hours at this point!

#Haxey #HaxeyHood #England #EnglishTradition

Haxey village sign, commemorating the game. Featured is the Chief Boggin. The traditional song is also inscribed:

"Hoose agen hoose, toon agen toon. If you see a man in the street, knock im doon. But don't 'ot him."

"But don't (hurt) him" is a relatively modern addition, suggesting the game was more of a mass brawl at one point.

#Haxey #HaxeyHood #England #EnglishTradition

Some more pictures from yesterday's #HaxeyHood game.

1) Local children pose with the Lord of the Hood and the Hood itself.

At some point Lady de Mowbray's hood morphed into this 3ft leather cylinder, presumably to make something strong and durable enough to survive the 'game'. Feel quite proud to have gotten my hand on the Hood in the Sway!

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