Paul Bowley

Englishman trying to survive in Scotland. CEO of @abbeycare. All views are my own.

🎵 There's no dollar sign on a peace of mind. This I've come to know. 🎵

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@_Anthon_tm Bebeto

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor Anthony Head has died at the age of 72

Read more on this story: https://t.co/z8d9d2zFS6

📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

[Blackpool FC @BlackpoolFC]

🗣️ "Tangerine at the top table."

One of the best trips we've ever been on #OnThisDay in 2010. 🧡

🍊 #UTMP

[Claude Littner @claudelittner]

Catastrophic situation!

[80s Kidz @80s_Kidz]

MTV officially shut down its music yesterday.
They ended their final broadcast with 'Video killed the radio star' by The Buggles, the very first video broadcasted by MTV on August 1st, 1981.

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@Iromg Already subscribed to your Substack and saw your update.

Looking forward to it!

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@LeagueOne25 12 points off second with 29 games to go!
#notaproblem #utmp

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@MrJamesGilliard @BlackpoolFC Bloody joke. Why did they decide to call it off before the referee did?

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@MrJamesGilliard @BlackpoolFC Not for me yet.

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@BlackpoolFC Why can we not watch it on @SkySports via @NOWTV ? It appears they decided the game was off at 7.15pm and all went home!

[@KevP @KevP]

Where Mike goes, We follow

Stay strong for Mike everyone.😍😍

Independant Media needs you #WeStandWithMike ❤️
#NoMikeNoTalk 👎
@Iromg
@SandyofSuffolk

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@Iromg Hope to see you back soon Mike. Mornings are not the same without my daily dose of common sense!

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Rishi Sunak was a largely forgettable Prime Minister, but he was absolutely spot on regarding his prediction of what would happen if Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Paul Bowley @ThePaulBowley]

@ColinSpenc4257 19 🤔

[Benonwine @benonwine]

This is the reality of a Brit card 🇬🇧

Funny thing is people will think this is absurd and is just A.I fun, but this is highly likely to happen down the line.

[Toddy @Tonytodd1977]

@DonnaLouise1212 @Nigel_Farage