Joe Mason

Liverpool FC Sussex CCC

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

Happy pancake day to those who celebrate

[Ian Abrahams (Moose) @BroadcastMoose]

Happy Pancake Day - of course tradition dictates I have Pancakes & Tuna for breakfast (may have overdone the mayo) There is no better breakfast

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

One month before her 95th birthday, Patricia Routledge wrote words that still echo softly today:
“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.”
Her life didn’t truly take shape until her forties. She had worked steadily — in provincial theatres, radio plays, and West End productions — yet often felt adrift, searching for a home within herself.
At 50, she accepted a television role she assumed would be small: Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. To her surprise, it carried her into living rooms around the world. That role, she later reflected, helped her embrace her own quirks. It healed something in her.
At 60, she began learning Italian — not for work, but so she could sing opera in its native tongue. She also discovered how to live alone without being lonely. Each night, she read poetry aloud, not for diction, but to quiet her soul.
At 70, she returned to Shakespeare’s stage, no longer burdened by the need to prove herself. She performed with stillness — and audiences felt that she was no longer acting, but simply being.
At 80, she took up watercolor painting. She painted flowers from her garden, old hats from her youth, faces she once glimpsed on the London Underground. Each painting was a memory made visible.
Now, at 95, she writes letters by hand. She bakes rye bread. She breathes deeply each morning. She cherishes laughter but no longer seeks to make anyone laugh. The quiet is her dearest companion.
And with that quiet came her message to us all:
Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.
Let these years be your treasure years.
You don’t need fame. You don’t need perfection.
You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.
With love and gentleness,
— Patricia Routledge

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@misterbez @MikeyArnold8 @Sbeestj

[ODDSbible @ODDSbible]

We’re in the endgame again… BRING IT HOME, ENGLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@samueldererste_ @rorz_scfc @MikeyArnold8

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@crickshouts @MikeyArnold8 @rorz_scfc

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

All time favourite football clip

[Premier Cricket Stats @premcricketstat]

Sam Atkinson of @ModdershallCC in the @nsscpcl and @StaffsCCC and now @WarwickshireCCC

18 years old
Right arm seamer
28 Premier League wickets @ 22 opening the bowling

#ECBPremProspects2024

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@ciarcarlin @MikeyArnold8

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@Puffin_CPFC @gilbySCFC

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

Spurs won the league?

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

Cricket is the real winner #ENGvAUS

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@shawylee Yeah that kiss though

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

What happened to running up, picking a side and belting it? Can’t stand all this waiting for the keeper to commit, waste of time #WorldcupQatar2022 #MARvESP

[John Lewis & Partners @JohnLewisRetail]

It’s the things we do that mean the most. 🛹
#TheBeginner

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@Poppyblew

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

No words. Rest in peace your majesty

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@SportsbeatJohn @_DHOTYA

[Joe Mason @joemasonLFC]

@FootballJOE @matthewprince19 still looks like you