Adrian Scottow

IT Chap, Photographer, Card, Board and Computer Game fan, Cook and Cocktail maker. Proud husband of novelist @LauraSRobinson

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@CanalRiverTrust Looking much better today - thank you

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The canal at Paddington basin is looking pretty messy - not ideal for a lovely hot bank holiday @CanalRiverTrust @CityWestminster @w9maidavale

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Canal looking particularly filthy on this lovely bank holiday - what a shame - @CanalRiverTrust @CityWestminster @w9maidavale

[Laura Shepherd-Robinson @LauraSRobinson]

I'm really thrilled to be shortlisted for the Capital Crime Fingerprint award for the best historical crime novel. If you've read and enjoyed THE ART OF A LIE, I'd be really grateful if you could take a moment to vote for me on the link below...

[Laura Shepherd-Robinson @LauraSRobinson]

THE ART OF A LIE is out in paperback TODAY!!! It's a tale of murder, trickery, love, betrayal & Georgian London's first 'iced cream' parlour. Meet Hannah & William, my two favourite characters of any of my books. Look at that beautiful cover. How can you resist? 💚🍍🍦

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Lovely evening sun

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Late evening sun on the canal near Paddington

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It's 8 o'clock and it's still light

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Canal

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Paddington basin

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@inpaddington Glad they are both there - we saw just one for a few days and were worried!

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Sad times 2026 just got worse one of my favourite podcasts is going away - thanks for all the ideas about poker, politics, psychology and sports(okay I admit I skipped the US sports podcasts) - @NateSilver538

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@dcsandbrook @TheRestHistory @youngsm1th Sad times - good luck Theo!

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A Christmas morning reflection…

95%

By the time your child turns 18, you've spent ~95% of the time you will ever spend with them in your lifetime.

There are specific windows, much shorter than you care to admit, during which certain people and relationships will occupy your life.

You may have only one more summer with all of your siblings. Two more trips with that old group of friends. A few more years with your grandpa. A handful of encounters with that coworker you love. One more long walk with your parents.

If you fail to appreciate these windows, they will quickly disappear.

Time Wealth is about an awareness of these windows.

But more importantly, it’s about taking action against that awareness.

It's about recognizing that you are in more control of your time than you realize.

That you can take actions to create time with the people you love most.

That you can bend these curves.

That 95% is an average—and you’ve never wanted to be average in anything your entire life.

So, show up to that recital. Plan that trip with old friends. Grab that quick coffee. Go on that walk with your parents. Have that meal with your sibling.

In the end, it's not about the journey, it's not about the destination, it's about the company. The people along the way.

Cherish the people and the rest will fall into place as it should.

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@hellotimbennett Isn't that what the bulls always say when the bubble keeps on bubbling?

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

Out now! From a sinister English boarding school to the chilly mists of Svalbard and beyond, THE WITCHING HOUR is the sublimely dark and evocative collection of ghost stories courtesy of thirteen much-loved authors. Exclusive Edition: https://t.co/T38XA84ZUG

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Mushroom

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Paddington

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Great opportunity to hear Nick Train speak about "diamonds" at the AIC conference in London @AICPRESS

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The very entertaining Marcus Phayre-Mudge talking his investment trust, TR Property at the @AICPRESS conference