Victoria Gausden
@ancientnmodern.bsky.social
Old bag. Still, at least I can now get a ‘flu jab. Plagued by impending sense of doom and a small haughty cat called Daphne Whitethighs.
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And the ongoing Spotify playlist, containing everything I've posted for the last five Advents, and now running at seven and a half hours(!) is here:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5sD...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5sD...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And the ongoing Spotify playlist, containing everything I've posted for the last five Advents, and now running at seven and a half hours(!) is here:
open.spotify.com/playlist/5sD...
open.spotify.com/playlist/5sD...
Surely,at some point, the Americans must ask themselves “Are we the baddies?”
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Surely,at some point, the Americans must ask themselves “Are we the baddies?”
Clara hadn’t laughed at his false arm joke - it had cost him 7/6!- so Thomas felt that deploying the custard pie was entirely justified.
#GirlsOwnCC
#GirlsOwnCC
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Clara hadn’t laughed at his false arm joke - it had cost him 7/6!- so Thomas felt that deploying the custard pie was entirely justified.
#GirlsOwnCC
#GirlsOwnCC
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I can't build a nuke.
Can you?
Violets are blue.
I can't build a nuke.
Can you?
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I can't build a nuke.
Can you?
Violets are blue.
I can't build a nuke.
Can you?
It’s been a beautiful day with clear blue skies and views for miles from the hills but I’m so glad the sun has finally gone down and is no longer illuminating the Shelob-style cobwebs festooning the kitchen.
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It’s been a beautiful day with clear blue skies and views for miles from the hills but I’m so glad the sun has finally gone down and is no longer illuminating the Shelob-style cobwebs festooning the kitchen.
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘Farmyard at Dusk’
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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This is the 3rd piece from Smoke and Ghosts.
New album on sale now.
#SynthSaturday #Ambient #etc
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/3-4
New album on sale now.
#SynthSaturday #Ambient #etc
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/3-4
3, by Hilliat Fields
from the album Smoke and Ghosts.
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is the 3rd piece from Smoke and Ghosts.
New album on sale now.
#SynthSaturday #Ambient #etc
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/3-4
New album on sale now.
#SynthSaturday #Ambient #etc
hilliatfields.bandcamp.com/track/3-4
Just been to see my aunt who is 94 today. Apparently she’s had a “run in” (her words) with Fortnum and Mason.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just been to see my aunt who is 94 today. Apparently she’s had a “run in” (her words) with Fortnum and Mason.
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
I do love my neighbour. I was just absorbed in the crossword when I heard what sounded like growling and banging in the yard. Looked up and it was my neighbour swinging a large axe and shouting “Here’s Johnny”.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I do love my neighbour. I was just absorbed in the crossword when I heard what sounded like growling and banging in the yard. Looked up and it was my neighbour swinging a large axe and shouting “Here’s Johnny”.
Can’t help but feel that this could be better expressed … or perhaps better punctuated.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Can’t help but feel that this could be better expressed … or perhaps better punctuated.
Just finished the Guardian cryptic crossword without any cheating. This must be what standing on the summit of Everest feels like!
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just finished the Guardian cryptic crossword without any cheating. This must be what standing on the summit of Everest feels like!
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If it were tea would it be PG Woodlouse?
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If it were tea would it be PG Woodlouse?
“You really have the most exquisite pair of…eyes, Amelia” said Mr Brownlow.
“I don’t think you’ll find them down there,” snorted Jane.
#GirlsOwnCC
“I don’t think you’ll find them down there,” snorted Jane.
#GirlsOwnCC
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“You really have the most exquisite pair of…eyes, Amelia” said Mr Brownlow.
“I don’t think you’ll find them down there,” snorted Jane.
#GirlsOwnCC
“I don’t think you’ll find them down there,” snorted Jane.
#GirlsOwnCC
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My cat sofas are at the cheapest they have ever been... Grab a bargain for your cat! #BlueskyCats #Proofofcat #Catsofbluesky #Caturday #BlackFriday
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Craf...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Craf...
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My cat sofas are at the cheapest they have ever been... Grab a bargain for your cat! #BlueskyCats #Proofofcat #Catsofbluesky #Caturday #BlackFriday
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Craf...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Craf...
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
Someone at church made me a cup of coffee today and, although I rarely drink coffee, I thought it would be churlish to refuse. So, I forced it down, balking only at the crunchy bit in the dregs which turned out to be a woodlouse. 😱😱😱
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Someone at church made me a cup of coffee today and, although I rarely drink coffee, I thought it would be churlish to refuse. So, I forced it down, balking only at the crunchy bit in the dregs which turned out to be a woodlouse. 😱😱😱
This bird looks like it’s about to post its new makeup and contouring video.
Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulous): The Waxwings that move south from northern Eurasian & N.American forests during the winter frequently appear in towns & cities. Photo taken by Wayne Knapik in Canada. #waxwing #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #canada
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This bird looks like it’s about to post its new makeup and contouring video.
Very grey and unnaturally still out there.
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Very grey and unnaturally still out there.
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The Creature from the Lack Balloon.
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Creature from the Lack Balloon.
Bought myself a rather glamorous leopard print hat in the hope I would look like Elizabeth Taylor but, instead, I look like Edna the Inebriate Woman.
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Bought myself a rather glamorous leopard print hat in the hope I would look like Elizabeth Taylor but, instead, I look like Edna the Inebriate Woman.
Next-door-but-one have put their house up for sale. (Not my fault this time.) The estate agent blurb describes the village as being full of ‘independent eateries’ and ‘trendy bars’ and now I don’t think this is the kind of place I want to live.
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Next-door-but-one have put their house up for sale. (Not my fault this time.) The estate agent blurb describes the village as being full of ‘independent eateries’ and ‘trendy bars’ and now I don’t think this is the kind of place I want to live.
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Retailer:1. Thank you for your order.
2.Your order is being prepared. 3.Your order has been sent to the courier.Courier:
1. We have received your order.
2. We are preparing your order.
3. We are dispatching your order
4. We will deliver your order on….(wrong) Aaaargh! All for a £4 secondhand book?
2.Your order is being prepared. 3.Your order has been sent to the courier.Courier:
1. We have received your order.
2. We are preparing your order.
3. We are dispatching your order
4. We will deliver your order on….(wrong) Aaaargh! All for a £4 secondhand book?
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Retailer:1. Thank you for your order.
2.Your order is being prepared. 3.Your order has been sent to the courier.Courier:
1. We have received your order.
2. We are preparing your order.
3. We are dispatching your order
4. We will deliver your order on….(wrong) Aaaargh! All for a £4 secondhand book?
2.Your order is being prepared. 3.Your order has been sent to the courier.Courier:
1. We have received your order.
2. We are preparing your order.
3. We are dispatching your order
4. We will deliver your order on….(wrong) Aaaargh! All for a £4 secondhand book?
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England’s historical past surrounds us. The evidence is everywhere
No more so than the ancient estates & deer parks
What’s missing is a witness that links us to it
And then there they are, hiding in plain sight
No more so than the ancient estates & deer parks
What’s missing is a witness that links us to it
And then there they are, hiding in plain sight
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
England’s historical past surrounds us. The evidence is everywhere
No more so than the ancient estates & deer parks
What’s missing is a witness that links us to it
And then there they are, hiding in plain sight
No more so than the ancient estates & deer parks
What’s missing is a witness that links us to it
And then there they are, hiding in plain sight