Dr Tig Lang
@langsj.bsky.social
Book addict. Loves cats, select dogs, even some people. Studies medieval surgery. Grows herbs. Spins & dyes wool. Talks too much.
Postcards I bought but liked too much to send. Cards people sent me I liked so much I kept them. I have a drawer full of things like this (and actual, genuine, real bookmarks) and still end up marking my place with torn up envelopes.
January 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Postcards I bought but liked too much to send. Cards people sent me I liked so much I kept them. I have a drawer full of things like this (and actual, genuine, real bookmarks) and still end up marking my place with torn up envelopes.
A sunhat that fits over pinned up hair
Blotting paper - nobody seems to sell it now
Blotting paper - nobody seems to sell it now
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A sunhat that fits over pinned up hair
Blotting paper - nobody seems to sell it now
Blotting paper - nobody seems to sell it now
You are clearly the right sort of grandparent!
December 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You are clearly the right sort of grandparent!
A friend of mine (may she be forgiven) introduced me to "God is walking his porpoise out", and when "God is working his purpose out" was one of our hymns the very next Sunday, my daughter and I proved we are not yet old enough to know better.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A friend of mine (may she be forgiven) introduced me to "God is walking his porpoise out", and when "God is working his purpose out" was one of our hymns the very next Sunday, my daughter and I proved we are not yet old enough to know better.
Little Willie from his mirror
Sucked the mercury right off
Thinking in his childish error
It would cure the whooping cough.
At the funeral his mother
Sadly said to Dr Brown
'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down
Both my grandmothers quoted the Ruthless Rhymes!
Sucked the mercury right off
Thinking in his childish error
It would cure the whooping cough.
At the funeral his mother
Sadly said to Dr Brown
'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down
Both my grandmothers quoted the Ruthless Rhymes!
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Little Willie from his mirror
Sucked the mercury right off
Thinking in his childish error
It would cure the whooping cough.
At the funeral his mother
Sadly said to Dr Brown
'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down
Both my grandmothers quoted the Ruthless Rhymes!
Sucked the mercury right off
Thinking in his childish error
It would cure the whooping cough.
At the funeral his mother
Sadly said to Dr Brown
'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down
Both my grandmothers quoted the Ruthless Rhymes!
Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live..
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Far and few, far and few, are the lands where the Jumblies live..
One of my Gran's cousins, when set an exam question on King John, wrote "King John was a very bad king, and the less said about him, the better". Sadly this did not go down too well....
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
One of my Gran's cousins, when set an exam question on King John, wrote "King John was a very bad king, and the less said about him, the better". Sadly this did not go down too well....
And it serves Talisker. Can't fault that!
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
And it serves Talisker. Can't fault that!
You got a job within a year of finishing your PhD! It's more than I did. In fact, my first post-PhD job was as a shop assistant....
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You got a job within a year of finishing your PhD! It's more than I did. In fact, my first post-PhD job was as a shop assistant....
Should have put #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social on those! Ooops!
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Should have put #IMC2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social on those! Ooops!
I'll be there (we may need to leave the bar before midnight this time...)!
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'll be there (we may need to leave the bar before midnight this time...)!
My goodness, yes, carving turnips was hard work! My wrist aches with the memory.
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My goodness, yes, carving turnips was hard work! My wrist aches with the memory.
Ralph Nickleby in the RSC production.
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Ralph Nickleby in the RSC production.
How kind to think of me! I have got access through the University Library here for the next couple of years, but it is good to know JSTOR are being so helpful to independent scholars.
October 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
How kind to think of me! I have got access through the University Library here for the next couple of years, but it is good to know JSTOR are being so helpful to independent scholars.
This is also the only version, as far as I remember, that even attempts to show that the castle is on a hill. Nottingham Castle Rock is rather large and obvious, but apparently not to film makers!
September 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is also the only version, as far as I remember, that even attempts to show that the castle is on a hill. Nottingham Castle Rock is rather large and obvious, but apparently not to film makers!
This reminds me of playing silly games with my Gran. "Piano for sale by a lady with a fretwork front" and other daft made-up advertisements!
September 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This reminds me of playing silly games with my Gran. "Piano for sale by a lady with a fretwork front" and other daft made-up advertisements!
I wonder if she considered how much harder exercise is when one is in pain???? Sorry you have this to deal with.
August 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I wonder if she considered how much harder exercise is when one is in pain???? Sorry you have this to deal with.
When I was a student I bought the hardback of our recommended edition of Beowulf for under half the paperback price, because it had been shelved in the children's section for about four years and nobody had noticed why it wasn't selling!
August 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
When I was a student I bought the hardback of our recommended edition of Beowulf for under half the paperback price, because it had been shelved in the children's section for about four years and nobody had noticed why it wasn't selling!
Sorry, but I really need to see a Baardvark!
August 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sorry, but I really need to see a Baardvark!