Rae of Sunshine
@mmedebeauvoir.bsky.social
Lawyer linguist 🇪🇺. Knitter. Maker. Cat lady. Socialist. Feminist. #LFC. European. Bad-tempered. Foul-mouthed 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇧🇷🇮🇹🇬🇷. Dividing my time between Luxembourg and France. Views are mine. Posts will be 95% #knitting and #sewing.
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Dear Bluesky,
My beloved @jans-red.bsky.social died on Tuesday morning.
Please raise a beer or a coffee to him and keep him in your thoughts. 🙏🏼❤️
My beloved @jans-red.bsky.social died on Tuesday morning.
Please raise a beer or a coffee to him and keep him in your thoughts. 🙏🏼❤️
Shit. Had a beer on arrival. Now on the Negronis.
Lunch with good friends tomorrow and my liver is already reminding me that the last time I went to theirs at lunchtime, it took me three days to recover from the hangover.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Shit. Had a beer on arrival. Now on the Negronis.
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Annie Soudain is a contemporary UK artist and printmaker inspired by nature #WomensArt
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Annie Soudain is a contemporary UK artist and printmaker inspired by nature #WomensArt
Lunch with good friends tomorrow and my liver is already reminding me that the last time I went to theirs at lunchtime, it took me three days to recover from the hangover.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Lunch with good friends tomorrow and my liver is already reminding me that the last time I went to theirs at lunchtime, it took me three days to recover from the hangover.
Decided to go out as the sun was shining and I needed fresh air.
It's now grey and foggy.
It's now grey and foggy.
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Decided to go out as the sun was shining and I needed fresh air.
It's now grey and foggy.
It's now grey and foggy.
Christmas market under construction...
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Christmas market under construction...
#ShowMeYourKnits it's FOs or WONs this week, and this is my main WiP, perfect for my frazzled brain: Kai Sweater by Secondknit. Yarn details in ALT text.
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#ShowMeYourKnits it's FOs or WONs this week, and this is my main WiP, perfect for my frazzled brain: Kai Sweater by Secondknit. Yarn details in ALT text.
Joey Barton comes from a long line of despicable c*nts (I am quoting Jan; don't @ me) so none of this is surprising, not least his mealy-mouthed excuses.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty over posts directed at football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Joey Barton comes from a long line of despicable c*nts (I am quoting Jan; don't @ me) so none of this is surprising, not least his mealy-mouthed excuses.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Today's main occupation was going to the immigration office to do the biometrics for my new permanent residence card.
All done in about five minutes. Collecting the physical document next week.
All done in about five minutes. Collecting the physical document next week.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today's main occupation was going to the immigration office to do the biometrics for my new permanent residence card.
All done in about five minutes. Collecting the physical document next week.
All done in about five minutes. Collecting the physical document next week.
Anyway, off to the new monthly knit night. 🧶🧶🧶🧶
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyway, off to the new monthly knit night. 🧶🧶🧶🧶
A Lola update, for anyone still following the diabetes saga: we upped her dose by 1 UI morning and evening a couple of weeks ago, as she was showing all the signs of hyperglycaemia again.
Lo and behold, the bitch is back. Her fish toy doesn't know what's hit it.
Lo and behold, the bitch is back. Her fish toy doesn't know what's hit it.
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A Lola update, for anyone still following the diabetes saga: we upped her dose by 1 UI morning and evening a couple of weeks ago, as she was showing all the signs of hyperglycaemia again.
Lo and behold, the bitch is back. Her fish toy doesn't know what's hit it.
Lo and behold, the bitch is back. Her fish toy doesn't know what's hit it.
Dramatic autumn sunset season has begun in Luxembourg
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Dramatic autumn sunset season has begun in Luxembourg
STOP VOTING COKEHEADS TO POSITIONS OF POLITICAL POWER
Hubristic Argentine president with uncertain US and IMF backing decides to maintain half-arsed crawling band exchange rate regime to hold up peso rather than letting it float despite market pressure.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
www.ft.com/content/b22f...
WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
www.ft.com/content/b22f...
Milei defies calls to float Argentine peso freely
Libertarian president vows to double down on transformation of country’s economy
www.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
STOP VOTING COKEHEADS TO POSITIONS OF POLITICAL POWER
In other news, work is essentially me herding multilingual cats, and I'm rather enjoying it.
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In other news, work is essentially me herding multilingual cats, and I'm rather enjoying it.
Well, I thought my long-postponed dart down to SW France would be my last trip this year, but now a December weekend in Antwerp is suddenly in the diary.
Who is this woman and what has happened to the old Rae?
Who is this woman and what has happened to the old Rae?
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Well, I thought my long-postponed dart down to SW France would be my last trip this year, but now a December weekend in Antwerp is suddenly in the diary.
Who is this woman and what has happened to the old Rae?
Who is this woman and what has happened to the old Rae?
Catching up with post-match interviews from last night (up the Reds! No, I didn't watch the game. Yes, you're welcome) and HOW MAGNIFICENT IS VIRGIL VAN DIJK OMG #LFC
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Catching up with post-match interviews from last night (up the Reds! No, I didn't watch the game. Yes, you're welcome) and HOW MAGNIFICENT IS VIRGIL VAN DIJK OMG #LFC
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The work of May Morris (1862-1938) influential English embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor who supported and taught fellow female artists #WomensArt#WomensArt
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The work of May Morris (1862-1938) influential English embroidery designer, jeweller, socialist, and editor who supported and taught fellow female artists #WomensArt#WomensArt
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November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We completed on our apartment a year ago today ❤️
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We completed on our apartment a year ago today ❤️
Sudden epiphany that when I think of "home" now, it's Luxembourg. I feel most alive here. It used to be wherever Jan was. I miss that emotional anchor, but am safe in the knowledge that Iife is simply under reconstruction. Hurts, though.
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Sudden epiphany that when I think of "home" now, it's Luxembourg. I feel most alive here. It used to be wherever Jan was. I miss that emotional anchor, but am safe in the knowledge that Iife is simply under reconstruction. Hurts, though.
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Sarah Bays,contemporary artist, printmaker, living in Norfolk, UK producing prints from a small etching press on a tea trolley her dining room and is inspired by local nature....
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Sarah Bays,contemporary artist, printmaker, living in Norfolk, UK producing prints from a small etching press on a tea trolley her dining room and is inspired by local nature....
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
And so the weekend in Firenze draws to a close, in a taxi to the airport. Travelling is so life-affirming.
Here is Dante.
Here is Dante.
November 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And so the weekend in Firenze draws to a close, in a taxi to the airport. Travelling is so life-affirming.
Here is Dante.
Here is Dante.
Today: Caravaggio.
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Today: Caravaggio.