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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · Oct 13

My favourite Gothic pix.

The church of St Mary Abbots in Kensington, taken on a dark November day. The church is to the right, and in the centre of the photo - virtually monochrome - is a spidery tree, reduced to seedpods and twigs. In the foreground, the spikes of a railing mix with other trees, giving an impression of dark and gloom.

Across the centre of the picture stretch a wooden fence, topped with barbed wire, and a barred gate. The leaves of a tree stretch down from above. Through the fence appears a grassy field, stretching into thickening mist and more trees.

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 7m

Not if you're a squirrel.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 8m

Those sausages look pretty stupendous!

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 10m

Yesterday I discovered that the reason my iPhone wasn't connecting to the internet was my antivirus software was blocking it. Over the last year that fucking software has made it impossible for me to look at a whole range of stuff and screamed at me for using any wifi with no password.

Binned it.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 20m

Oh I say!

Or possibly Oh la la!

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 20m

OO. Miss Potter is on at 15.10. I might just, I rather like it.

Also I have to price books published by Frederick Warne in my volunteering job and they're a bugger because instead of a date they have a date code.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 24m

What kind?

I had ramen for lunch.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 24m

There's a guy on Facebook called Rocky Kanaka who does this with dogs.

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 1h

Have you got stuff to take for the migraine?

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 1h

I got five

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926? The Saturday quiz

From Anne Boleyn’s ghost to a novel in three volumes, by a lady, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

www.theguardian.com

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 1h

The thing I've got has been hanging around for about three weeks and I've had enough tbqhwy.

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 2h

Lunchtime seems a long way off today.

In related news, bounded out of bed at 2.10 cos cramp and again at 6.32 cos trapped nerve.

Might have a nap later.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 2h

You belong to Kitty.

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Sue @suescishaw.bsky.social · 4h

You're all missed over at X..

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 2h

Hah. He wishes.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 2h

Wait until he hears about the courgettes.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4h

I’m better today, thanks. No headache this morning.

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4h

I’ve had something for a week. Wheezy, headache and a temperature. COVID tests are negative.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4h

Sleep is good. And how are you?

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4h

How is she doing?

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4h

Most of the Fourth Republic, I believe.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 5h

😕

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 5h

Did he have cancer of the ears, or is he a Scrapper?

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 1d

More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.

As you might imagine i have opinions.

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

www.theguardian.com

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning. Couch potato?

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Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom @darklyadapted.bsky.social · 7h

I paid £98.95 at Boots! At least I’m getting the flu one for free this arvo.