Clare M. Dowding
@claredowding.bsky.social
Welshwoman in London. University administrator. Independent researcher (medieval anchorites). Anglican Reader (lay minister). Warden of Readers Diocese of Southwark.
What one of my colleagues refers to as "one of God's special people" ...
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
What one of my colleagues refers to as "one of God's special people" ...
Happy belated birthday to Br Jonny, and to Br Stuart - I really wouldn't have guessed that he was 80!
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Happy belated birthday to Br Jonny, and to Br Stuart - I really wouldn't have guessed that he was 80!
Thank you for the alt-text!
January 28, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Thank you for the alt-text!
But of course!
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 AM
But of course!
Have to admit, I initially read "DRY" not as "dry" with emphasis, but as "Democratic Republic of Yorkshire" ...
January 27, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Have to admit, I initially read "DRY" not as "dry" with emphasis, but as "Democratic Republic of Yorkshire" ...
I have a while to go yet ...
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 AM
I have a while to go yet ...
In a similar vein, Ramsgate should be in Yorkshire.
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
In a similar vein, Ramsgate should be in Yorkshire.
Oh, you gadabout, you!
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Oh, you gadabout, you!
I know I've asked this before, but please can you use alt-text on images. It helps with accessibility, and even for those of us who don't use assistive technology, additional information on the image can be useful!
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I know I've asked this before, but please can you use alt-text on images. It helps with accessibility, and even for those of us who don't use assistive technology, additional information on the image can be useful!
Oi! I resemble that remark...
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Oi! I resemble that remark...
My grandmother, in 1946: *throws out gas mask as not needed any more*
My mother, a newly-qualified secondary school history teacher, finding this out in the early 1970s: "Why did you do that?! You hang onto pretty much everything else ... "
My mother, a newly-qualified secondary school history teacher, finding this out in the early 1970s: "Why did you do that?! You hang onto pretty much everything else ... "
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
My grandmother, in 1946: *throws out gas mask as not needed any more*
My mother, a newly-qualified secondary school history teacher, finding this out in the early 1970s: "Why did you do that?! You hang onto pretty much everything else ... "
My mother, a newly-qualified secondary school history teacher, finding this out in the early 1970s: "Why did you do that?! You hang onto pretty much everything else ... "
Is it the mandarin brandy next?
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Is it the mandarin brandy next?
Happy birthday!
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Happy birthday!
Good to hear you're OK, although I imagine you're a bit shaken.
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Good to hear you're OK, although I imagine you're a bit shaken.
When I was a student at Royal Holloway, for some reason the College library had a copy of "Light Thickens", Ngaio Marsh's last novel - but none of her many others.
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 AM
When I was a student at Royal Holloway, for some reason the College library had a copy of "Light Thickens", Ngaio Marsh's last novel - but none of her many others.