#Richard Lumsden

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Challenging witnesses

[freckles-and-books]

It’s finally October! And I have, once again, created an overly ambitious tbr. But I’m hoping the books I read will contain all the atmospheric, gothic, and witchy vibes I need to enhance my experience of my favorite month. 🪦🕸️🍂

Here are my October hopefuls:

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland 🧙🏻‍♀️

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio 🪦

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal 🎎

The Briar Book of the Dead by A.G. Slatter 💀

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson 🧛🏻‍♀️

The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey 👁️

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny 🦴

Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles 🗝️

The Secrets of Hardwood Hall by Kate Lumsden 🕯️

And that’s not to mention my audiobook, American Scary: A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond by Jeremy Dauber, or my current read, The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth by Sarah Monette. It should be a full month!

[scotianostra]

March 2nd 1838, an advert was placed for a new joint stock banking firm in Glasgow: marking the founding of the Clydesdale Banking Company.

Two months later, the Clydesdale Banking Company opened for business in Glasgow - and Edinburgh - in May 1838. The history of the bank recalls that it was to be ‘chiefly a local bank - having few branches - but correspondents everywhere’. The bank was initially viewed as the brainchild of a collective of Glasgow businessmen, described as ‘liberal radicals … who were active in the government and charities of the city’. James Lumsden was the lynchpin behind the bank’s formation, a councillor who would later hold the role of Lord Provost of Glasgow.

Throughout the 19th century, Clydesdale hoovered up smaller banks, and was purchased by the Midland Bank in 1920, before merging with the North of Scotland Bank in 1950.

Mergers across the banking industry reduced the number of Scottish banks and by 1969, Clydesdale was the smallest after the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The bank were the first of our banks to start issuing a “polymer” notes in March 2015, and saw them immediately being put on auction site Ebay fetching up yo £100!! Since then the novelty has worn off.

It was eventually sold to the National Bank of Australia in 1987 but has now been separated again and was sold off last year again becoming an independent. In 2018 it was announced that Clydesdale Bank’s holding company CYBG would acquire Virgin money for £1.7 billion in an all-stock deal, and that the Clydesdale Bank will be getting phased out as a brand with Virgin Money being the new name of all the brands they own.

As more and more banks are disappearing from the High Streets, Clydesdale/ Virgin have recently closed 31 branches in locations across the UK, Airdrie, Banchory, Broughty Ferry, Cumbernauld, East Kilbride, Galashiels, Milngavie, Musselburgh, Oban, Portree, Stenhousemuir and Wick have all been lost in the last 6 moths.

While Clydesdale are still issuing notes the brand's owner, is retreating from its contracts to supply cash machines run by rival lenders. No longer will you get a crisp Clydesdale polymer note when drawing cash out of other ATM’s on the link system, the contract to supply them is being taken over by the other issuers of notes, Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland. The move to infection-free contactless card payments during the Covid crisis has accelerated the reduced use of readies. With Clydesdale Bank no longer being a trading brand the name will continue to appear on the notes you get out of Virgin Money cash machines, but not any others.

The idea of issuing a Virgin Money banknote must have appealed to Richard Branson, particularly if his cheerful physog appeared on it with an airliner or balloon. But that's not happening. Virgin Money is not saying how much cash it's retiring as notes are returned, but it will be a big reduction from the £2.3bn which I'm understand is now in circulation - around 47% of the Scottish banknote total.

You wouldn't bet on it continuing indefinitely, because it's an odd and expensive advertising and marketing tool to support a brand being consigned to history, so in my opinion the notes will be gone from the Scottish scene before to long so anyone out there who still might have the old paper ones hang onto them, they might just be worth a bob or two in the not too distant future

[diotimas]

How many books did you read this year?

What were your least favorite books of the year?

Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

thanks for the ask!!!

how many books did you read this year?

i'm currently on 42, but there's still five i would love to finish by the end of the year!!

13. what were your least favorite books of the year?

oh boy: emily wilde's encylclopaedia of faeries by heather fawcett (cosy fantasy is apparently not for me) / honey girl by morgan rogers (hated the writing and the characters) / this is how you lose the time war by amal el-mohtar and max gladstone (again, hated the writing) / happily never after by lynn painter (hated everything about it, but especially the love interest) / the trouble with mrs montgomery hurst by katie lumsden (ultra repetitive with no point at all. also badly written) / a woman is no man by etaf rum (the character work was atrocious, also badly written) / done and dusted by lyla sage (ao3 is free) / geneva by richard armitage (yes, thee richard armitage. badly written though)

17. did any books surprise you with how good they were?

already answered!

[ulkaralakbarova]

When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she’s forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Kylie Bucknell: Morgana O’Reilly Miriam Bucknell: Rima Te Wiata Amos: Glen-Paul Waru Graeme: Ross Harper Dennis: Cameron Rhodes Officer Grayson: Millen Baird Officer Carson: Bruce Hopkins Eugene: Ryan Lampp Judge: Ian Mune Hollis: Wallace Chapman Kraglund: Mick Innes Justin: David Van Horn Leslie: Nikki Si’ulepa Elizabeth Chalmers: Kitty Riddell Young Kylie (Voice): Lila Sharp Fitness Host: Louise Mills Film Crew: Editor: Gerard Johnstone Director of Photography: Simon Riera Production Design: Anya Whitlock Original Music Composer: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper Second Unit Director: Luke Sharpe Production Design: Jane Bucknell Executive Producer: Chris Lambert Executive Producer: Ant Timpson Visual Effects Supervisor: Matt Westbrooke Set Decoration: Simon Vine Steadicam Operator: Joe Lawry Set Decoration: Stephen Jaimeson Art Direction: Lyn Bergquist Art Direction: Laura Smith Art Direction: Haley Williams Costume Design: Lissy Mayer Steadicam Operator: Alex McDonald Set Decoration: Graham Collins Gaffer: Nicholas Riini Gaffer: Tane Kingan Continuity: Rose Damon Steadicam Operator: Simon Tutty Executive Producer: Michael Kumerich Line Producer: Garett Mayow Executive Producer: Daniel Story Makeup Effects Designer: Jacinta Driver Assistant Makeup Artist: Kendall Feruson Makeup Artist: Vanessa Hurley Assistant Makeup Artist: Rachel Johanson Assistant Makeup Artist: Katie Jones Makeup Artist: Carly Marr Assistant Makeup Artist: Nikki Milina Assistant Makeup Artist: Miranda Raman Makeup Artist: Lauren Steward Production Manager: Ainsley Allen Third Assistant Director: Rachael Bristow Third Assistant Director: Esther Clewlow Third Assistant Director: Sarah Hough Third Assistant Director: Laurelle May First Assistant Director: Natasha Romaniuk First Assistant Director: Fraser Ross First Assistant Director: Katie Tate First Assistant Director: Craig Wilson Props: Shamus Butt Art Department Assistant: Meling Cooper Art Department Assistant: Hilary Crombie Assistant Set Dresser: Louise George Assistant Set Dresser: James Goldenthal Runner Art Department: Kathryn Lees Art Department Assistant: Brian Maru Assistant Set Dresser: Aimee Russell Art Department Assistant: Jaime Sharpe Concept Artist: Andrejs Skuja Art Department Assistant: Luke Thornborough Art Department Assistant: Wesley Twiss Dialogue Editor: Nich Cunningham Boom Operator: Matthew Dickins Sound Recordist: Phil Donovan Sound Recordist: Gabriel Muller Boom Operator: Stephen Saldanha Sound Recordist: Ande Schurr Sound Recordist: Mark Storey Sound Designer: Shane Taipari Sound Recordist: Ben Vanderpoel Digital Compositor: Stuart Bedford Digital Imaging Technician: James Brookes Digital Compositor: Johnny Lyon 3D Modeller: Rich Nosworthy Digital Compositor: Jesse Parkhill Stunt Coordinator: Aaron Lupton Stunt Coordinator: Steve McQuillan Stunts: Stefan Talaic Stunts: Shane Blakey Stunts: Joanna Baker Stunts: Daniel Andrews Lighting Technician: Sam Behrend First Assistant Camera: Nick Burridge First Assistant Camera: Alexander Campbell First Assistant Camera: Kelly Chen Lighting Technician: Tommy Davis Camera Intern: Woody Dean Lighting Technician: Hayden Dudley Lighting Technician: James Dudley Lighting Technician: Leigh Elford Camera Intern: Kalym Gilbert Camera Intern: Andrew Farrent First Assistant Camera: Julia Green Cinematography: Adrian Greshoff Lighting Technician: Mathew Harte Lighting Technician: Stacey Hui First Assistant Camera: Matt Hunt First Assistant Camera: Blair Ihaka Gaffer: Tony Lumsden First Assistant Camera: Tom Neunzerling Cinematography: Eoin O’Liddy Key Grip: Jeremy Osbourne Key Grip: Jim Rowe Lighting Technician: Richard Schofield First Assistant Camera: Richard Simkins First Assistant Camera: Cameron Stoltz Cinematography: Drew Sturge Camera Intern: Matt Thomas Lighting Technician: Jason Tidsw...

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Swede Caroline (2024) Movie Review

Swede Caroline – Movie Review Director: Finn Bruce, Brooke Driver Writer: Brooke Driver (Screenplay) Cast Jo Hartley (Eddie the Eagle) Aisling Bea (Greatest Days) Ray Fearon (Beauty and the Beast) Richard Lumsden (Darkest Hour) Celyn Jones (Submergence) Alice Lowe (Prevenge) Plot: Set to poke a comedic carrot at the world of competitive vegetable growers. Runtime: 1 Hour 36…

[fictionophile]

"The Secrets of Hartwood Hall" by Katie Lumsden - Book Review @DuttonBooks @katiejlumsden #TheSecretsOfHartwoodHall #BookReview @penguinrandom

I’m always keen to try new authors, and this debut novel was a corker! Anyone who enjoyed “Mrs. England” by Stacey Halls will probably love this one. Hartwood Hall is an isolated and somewhat dilapidated manor in Somersetshire, England. It is 1852 and Margaret Lennox is only recently widowed from her husband of three years, the Reverend Richard Lennox. We join the story when Margaret comes to…

[inkboardstudios]

Last year was extremely rough and I had to put my own life plans on hold to manage serious family health issues with both my Mom and Dad, and my own mental health trying to cope with everything. Now that my Dad has mostly recovered, I have more of my time and mental energy back to focus on the plans I set aside several months ago. With the new year upon us it is a good time to turn the page and try to start fresh.

I am excited to share with you (and my first post here)... my first OC comic project, "Snow"!

There is a lot of work ahead but I hope you will join me as I work through the ups and downs of writing, illustrating, colouring, lettering, and publishing this work, AND... sharing as much of the behind the scenes as I can.

I have also expanded my social media presence outside of Twitter! Yes! As of today you can connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Mastodon, Discord, and Patreon. AND... I am planning on some Twitch and YouTube streams as well!

So with all that said, I hope you will join me to learn from the mistakes and share the little successes together.

And, if you are an indie comic creator or fan, please follow and reach out, always looking for new friends!

- Richard Lumsden

[weathermanone]

Voodoo by Richard Lumsden

[kwebtv]

Sugar Rush  -  Channel 4  -  June 7, 2005 - August 17, 2005

Comedy / Drama (20 episodes)

Running Time:  30 minutes

Stars:

Olivia Hallinan as Kimberly “Kim” Daniels

Lenora Crichlow as Maria “Sugar“ Sweet

Sara Stewart as Stella Daniels

Richard Lumsden as Nathan Daniels

Sarah-Jane Potts as Sarah “Saint”

Kurtis O’Brien as Matt Daniels

Andrew Garfield as Tom

Jalaal Hartley as Mark Evans

Laura Donnelly as Beth

Neil Jackson as Dale

Anna Wilson-Jones as Anna

[unsaltedsinner]

Personally I feel it’s something of a mystery that the shot of the wonderful Imelda Staunton in full flight which opens this post isn’t already plastered all over the internet in GIF form, as it so richly deserves. But at least I’ve now done my bit.

[20yearsofmovies]

Time 12-Jan-2018 19:15 Day Friday Where Cineworld - Northampton Screen 5 Seat K14 Price £5.23

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Sceencaps || Darkest Hour (2017) GALLERY LINK : [x] Quality : BluRay Screencaptures Amount : 2819 files Resolution : 1920x1080px

-Please like/reblog if taking! -Please credit grande_caps/kissthemgoodbye!

[khakilike]

This must be CGI because no Brit actually throws so well.

[quickmoviereview]

Darkest Hour  ⭐️⭐️⭐️