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Searching for the WOW in life. History, humour, space and spaniels is a good place to start.
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In the garden today: the last of this year’s giant poppies is ‘Beauty of Livermere’, named after the Suffolk village where it was first cultivated. Great Livermere Rectory was also home to the medievalist and ghost story maestro M.R.James, who set several of his most celebrated tales in the area.
June 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In the garden today: the last of this year’s giant poppies is ‘Beauty of Livermere’, named after the Suffolk village where it was first cultivated. Great Livermere Rectory was also home to the medievalist and ghost story maestro M.R.James, who set several of his most celebrated tales in the area.
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A heartwarming response to my post of today on Instagram, I just had to screenshot and share.
It's not complicated: just give nature a break. 🌏
It's not complicated: just give nature a break. 🌏
May 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A heartwarming response to my post of today on Instagram, I just had to screenshot and share.
It's not complicated: just give nature a break. 🌏
It's not complicated: just give nature a break. 🌏
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Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.
April 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Portrait of a woman, 1435. Don't know what I love more: the eyes, the subtlety of the purple robe, the incredible headscarf (the layers! the folds!) or the pins. The pins! Robert Campin, you did well.
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Some designs stand the test of time! 🩴
Ancient Egyptian flip-flop-style fibre sandals, still looking remarkably wearable, and as good as the day they were made some 3,400 years ago!
From the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuya. Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian flip-flop-style fibre sandals, still looking remarkably wearable, and as good as the day they were made some 3,400 years ago!
From the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuya. Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me
#Archaeology
April 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some designs stand the test of time! 🩴
Ancient Egyptian flip-flop-style fibre sandals, still looking remarkably wearable, and as good as the day they were made some 3,400 years ago!
From the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuya. Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian flip-flop-style fibre sandals, still looking remarkably wearable, and as good as the day they were made some 3,400 years ago!
From the Tomb of Yuya and Tjuya. Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Egyptian Museum, Cairo 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Seven years today since we first introduced you to this absolute unit.
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Seven years today since we first introduced you to this absolute unit.
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I'm not going into the history of Fountains Abbey. Just admiring the stonework in this image by Allan Harris CC BY-ND 2.0
April 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm not going into the history of Fountains Abbey. Just admiring the stonework in this image by Allan Harris CC BY-ND 2.0
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there's a lot we can learn from animals. such as: wearing sunscreen, sunbathing in compost, and generally being a pig
Eugene is showcasing his summer bod, reminding everyone that a sexy body is a healthy body, including wearing sunscreen 😂
And yes he likes to sunbathe in the compost pile…
And yes he likes to sunbathe in the compost pile…
April 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
there's a lot we can learn from animals. such as: wearing sunscreen, sunbathing in compost, and generally being a pig
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the gorse is absolutely spectacular right now
April 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
the gorse is absolutely spectacular right now
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No we're not on holiday in the Maldives, this is the view from the ferry this morning as #BookyMcBookface sails north to spend the day on the beautiful #Orkney island of Sanday. ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
No we're not on holiday in the Maldives, this is the view from the ferry this morning as #BookyMcBookface sails north to spend the day on the beautiful #Orkney island of Sanday. ❤️
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The ridiculously fine C15 coffered barrel vault of Shepton Mallet church.
April 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The ridiculously fine C15 coffered barrel vault of Shepton Mallet church.
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In the 14th century, someone who didn't have a highlighter handy thought to use octopus tentacles to mark the most important parts. I love it so much
(Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)
(Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)
March 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In the 14th century, someone who didn't have a highlighter handy thought to use octopus tentacles to mark the most important parts. I love it so much
(Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)
(Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)
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Did you know that in the Tudor period the Great Hall roof was used to dry clothes?
The roof space was so large it provided enough room for everyone in York to use it and it was free!
Ladders were provided for the highest levels which were reserved for pants. 🩲
The roof space was so large it provided enough room for everyone in York to use it and it was free!
Ladders were provided for the highest levels which were reserved for pants. 🩲
April 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Did you know that in the Tudor period the Great Hall roof was used to dry clothes?
The roof space was so large it provided enough room for everyone in York to use it and it was free!
Ladders were provided for the highest levels which were reserved for pants. 🩲
The roof space was so large it provided enough room for everyone in York to use it and it was free!
Ladders were provided for the highest levels which were reserved for pants. 🩲
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French artist Jean-Pierre Laurens’ quietly-restrained depiction of his sister-in-law Alice with her young son, mourning the loss of her husband Raymond who died in the last weeks of WW1 (The Mourning Wife, 1922)
March 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
French artist Jean-Pierre Laurens’ quietly-restrained depiction of his sister-in-law Alice with her young son, mourning the loss of her husband Raymond who died in the last weeks of WW1 (The Mourning Wife, 1922)
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As we start a new week, it’s a timely reminder that we should make time to pause, return to our breathing and be in the present moment. It doesn’t mean sitting in silence in nature. It means bringing our awareness back to ourself and knowing everything else is external. Our calm comes from within. 😊
March 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As we start a new week, it’s a timely reminder that we should make time to pause, return to our breathing and be in the present moment. It doesn’t mean sitting in silence in nature. It means bringing our awareness back to ourself and knowing everything else is external. Our calm comes from within. 😊
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As I have written elsewhere, along with our two local libraries and Jackanory, WHSmith in Croydon's Whitgift Centre was the formative influence on my reading life. To me, it was the best bookshop in the world. Notwithstanding the long, slow decline of the WHS brand, I am still sad to see it go.
March 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
As I have written elsewhere, along with our two local libraries and Jackanory, WHSmith in Croydon's Whitgift Centre was the formative influence on my reading life. To me, it was the best bookshop in the world. Notwithstanding the long, slow decline of the WHS brand, I am still sad to see it go.
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The old and the new
March 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The old and the new
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✨The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping – so I put my tilt-shift lens to work... 📸 #throwbackthursday
March 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
✨The 12th-century Romanesque nave at Ely Cathedral rarely steals the spotlight (thanks to that lantern tower), but it’s absolutely jaw-dropping – so I put my tilt-shift lens to work... 📸 #throwbackthursday
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Yesterday, and in broad daylight, I walked straight into a badger digging in our bluebell fields. Bluebell bulbs were flying. He didn’t notice me, as humans are scarce around here, and because he was facing away from me. So I playfully kicked him up the bum 🤭
March 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Yesterday, and in broad daylight, I walked straight into a badger digging in our bluebell fields. Bluebell bulbs were flying. He didn’t notice me, as humans are scarce around here, and because he was facing away from me. So I playfully kicked him up the bum 🤭
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Today is the first day of spring and it's good to have the sun on our balls again. 🌞
March 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Today is the first day of spring and it's good to have the sun on our balls again. 🌞
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during social distancing times, MERL had a life-size cardboard standee of this dude by the entrance with the slogan "please stand one absolute unit apart" 😀
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
during social distancing times, MERL had a life-size cardboard standee of this dude by the entrance with the slogan "please stand one absolute unit apart" 😀
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we saw this unit and thought of you
March 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
we saw this unit and thought of you
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look at this absolute unit
March 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
look at this absolute unit
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This is a tremendous website, I highly recommend a scroll.
The Deep Sea
Here's a fun fact from the site.
neal.fun/deep-sea/
The Deep Sea
Here's a fun fact from the site.
neal.fun/deep-sea/
March 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is a tremendous website, I highly recommend a scroll.
The Deep Sea
Here's a fun fact from the site.
neal.fun/deep-sea/
The Deep Sea
Here's a fun fact from the site.
neal.fun/deep-sea/
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We have an announcement.
The Mobile Library visit to Rousay & Egilsay scheduled for today (Monday 17th) has been postponed due to unforeseen mechanical servicing.
This visit has now been rescheduled for NEXT MONDAY (24th March) at all the normal stop times.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
The Mobile Library visit to Rousay & Egilsay scheduled for today (Monday 17th) has been postponed due to unforeseen mechanical servicing.
This visit has now been rescheduled for NEXT MONDAY (24th March) at all the normal stop times.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
March 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We have an announcement.
The Mobile Library visit to Rousay & Egilsay scheduled for today (Monday 17th) has been postponed due to unforeseen mechanical servicing.
This visit has now been rescheduled for NEXT MONDAY (24th March) at all the normal stop times.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
The Mobile Library visit to Rousay & Egilsay scheduled for today (Monday 17th) has been postponed due to unforeseen mechanical servicing.
This visit has now been rescheduled for NEXT MONDAY (24th March) at all the normal stop times.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
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