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Peigi MacKillop

@peigibheag.bsky.social

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Heritage, archaeology, cooking, art, fashion, Gaelic, Berneray. Ex-librarian, rescuer of orphan data sets. I have my books, and my poetry to protect me. 💙 NHS

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · Feb 16

Sadly, renewing this as my pinned post.

'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness'.

Also; 'Under capitalism, man exploits man'.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 23h

And car reg plates

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 23h

love the cut of the hem, just gorgeous

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh lovely 😍

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Posthumous

I wait for one lone book
A ghost beyond the grave
The writer's hand
Steers boats by skies
Listening to tales
Spoken by Norsemen
Holding a hard spirit
In the peatsmoke
Glints of stardust
Sprinkling their beards

#PegsPoyums

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The Wee Owl Art (Scotland) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 1d

This little soft winter landscape is available for a special price. Visit my shop to find out more about this piece.
folksy.com/items/8563547

#Landscape #Winter #Trees #Snow #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #PenAndInk #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

I was experimenting with new techniques in colour pencil for this drawing, but as it has been popular on social media I am putting it up for sale at a special low price.
An A5 landscape drawing of a very pale soft toned winter rural scene with clumps of grasses in the foreground and trees in the background. The drawing is on white paper.
An original art work, please note that the frame is not included.
Colour pencil on white paper
Size A5 (148 x 210mm / 5.8 x 8.3")

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

If it wasn't for your pesky fizz!

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Woah, that is really horrible

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

I still know my BFs number after 40 years, and it's still the same.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, my uncle was the camp postman. He wrote and read letters and cards for the boys who couldn't. Later, he cleared up and buried bits as part of the Pioneer Corps. He joined at 17, collecting body parts at 19.

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Dr Edward Stewart @eddiecstewart.bsky.social · 1d

@archscot.bsky.social You can (digitally) catch me talking about the archaeology of Glencoe and the stories we've uncovered from three seasons of excavations as part of the AIA International Archaeology Day here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-archaeo...

An archaeology of life before and after the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe

To celebrate International Archaeology Day, join Dr Edward C Stewart, Archaeology Scotland as he talks about recent excavations at Glencoe

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

My dad served in WW2. He said 'I felt bad for those German boys, they were just the same as us'

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Leftover lasagne. Brilliant. I love smoked haddock.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Husband setting up new tellybox. Shouting Judge Dredd commands at it. 'You have twenty seconds to comply'. #JudgeDredd

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Rachel Quinlan @rachelquinlan.bsky.social · 1d

A new seamless repeat - Star Crinoids.

These fossils can be found worldwide, especially in areas where there is limestone and shale. And in the UK, they are sometimes called fairy coins. 🧚

Http://spoonflower.com/profiles/rachelquinlan?sort=new

#pattern #fossil #sciart #sew #craft #fabric

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Will you look at the wee toot!

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly this is joy. I loved Joffey and fingerbobs so much.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. My elderly neighbour has kept his phone, luckily. It's a cheapo scam to cut maintenance jobs.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Also, someone refused insurance as no phone in power cut. Eeek!

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Yup, had a moan at BT last week. Phones in Outer Hebrides getting stripped out. Young chap on helpline quite surprised that there was no service in power cut.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Former Tory Minister Michael Gove says the post-Brexit Tory trade deals with Australia and New Zealand were bad for UK farmers.

Why did he/Tories Tories sign them?

Brexit hasn't yielded any economic benefits. UK gave up the best trade deals and now scavenges for whatever it can get.

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

So getting rid of copper wire phones was just such a great idea 🤔

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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 1d

Keep Prof. Steve smiling by donating today! tghts.enthuse.com/cf/graveyard...

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Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Perve specs

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

Lord, good friend took about 15 years for diagnosis. Male friend has a tiny bit of trouble peeing. Full MRI within 2 weeks. Fuck the treatment of women.

Peigi MacKillop @peigibheag.bsky.social · 1d

I have the cutest, scruffiest magpie on my deck for 2 years. It doesn't seem to be growing into an adult, but it's tootling about OK.