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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻

@oldenoughtosay.com

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chaos feed. heritage, history, old buildings, social justice. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈. sea witch, professional gargoyle, teller of tales. (she/her)(Oxford, England)

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6d

I once again apologise to anyone who followed me for professional reasons

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1m

now that froglet is one, it is perhaps time for me to finish his baby quilt. I finished the top the day before I went into labour and I’ve kinda just been busy since

A patchwork quilt top with purple and green squares on an orange and white bed. Geometric.

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1m

it’s basically only an issue when I need to talk on the phone or have a conversation with someone wearing a mask. but that’s why I have hearing aids!

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2m

I lowkey also keep forgetting I’m deaf because most of my work is either a) in the archives and silent or b) on a building site and it’s so noisy nobody can hear

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25m

I mean it’s worth a try!!

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 26m

INSHALLAH

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1h

I mean now I’m *going* to check, just give me a bit

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1h

I’m not saying I can’t relate

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1h

My immediate gut response was yes we’re sure but having said that, I’m sure it was in its current location by roundabout 1000; I have actually never checked 300 yrs earlier. I would be surprised if it wasn’t, though.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2h

(Yes I *know* disabled people exist and 650 feet is too far for many people to walk! But that is not the legend; the legend is that the long walk was taking time away from prayer)

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2h

gonna start a new legend that Frideswide is also the patron saint of the lazy

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2h

The bit that always sent me was the “raising a well at Binsey to avoid the walk to the Thames”

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Ordnance survey map plotting showing that the distance from the well to the river is 650 feet.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 2h

The bit that always sent me was the “raising a well at Binsey to avoid the walk to the Thames”

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3h

I don’t expect it to all pan out but I’m really enjoying the brief moment where it’s possible!!!

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3h

saw this as a standalone and laughed out loud, clicked through to see the rest and laughed so hard i cried because its TRUE

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3h

Wrote a lil bit for the Clarion about Speedwell House, for those of you who saw my posts on it the other day! Am I ready for Serious Historians to call me ridiculous? Yes. Did I have a lot of fun writing it? Also yes

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 3h

An unexpected archaeological discovery in Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent @oldenoughtosay.com unearths a fascinating site – and floats an intriguing possibility…

oxfordclarion.uk/have-we-foun...

Have we found St Frideswide’s Priory?

An unexpected discovery at Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent explains more… Oxfordshire County Council received some u...

oxfordclarion.uk

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 3h

INNIT

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 5h

yes, and what i'm saying is, they should be ashamed of that

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Nikita Gill @nikitagill.bsky.social · 6h

I am saying once again that the Conservative attack on the Arts is because they are incredibly envious of artists who they perceive as a group that has “too much” cultural power, a type of influence Conservatives crave but will never have because they’re anti-intellectuals with no imagination.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6h

mate i'm not even fucking christian myself.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6h

would you not?? If somebody knocks on your door and asks for something that you can easily provide, would you say no?

if you would say no.... that's on you mate

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 6h

I really hate the dogwhistle "would you leave your front door open for anyone to come in" question. That's the wrong question.
The real analogy is "If a stranger knocked on your door and asked you for help, would you help them?"

and for me, the answer is yes, in a heartbeat. every time.

Cllr Dr Max Morris @maxmorris.bsky.social · 6h

Very proud of my fellow Green councillors for proposing this motion. "We are a rich tapestry, we are strengthened by our diversity, and we must stand up as a council and as a city for that diversity, unite against the far right and the divisive narratives of them." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

www.bbc.co.uk

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 7h

I can’t even laugh because when I was nine I smashed my nose flat running face first into a pole in the playground

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 17h

Oh that’s good to know because yeah that phase was not fun

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 19h

Incredible

👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 19h

thought you'd like that

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Prof Kate Loder @kghist.bsky.social · 1d

Oxford people: a talk for the diary. @roseteanby.bsky.social has done brilliant research on C19 female photographers

Dr Rose Teanby @roseteanby.bsky.social · 3d

Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here:

photooxford.org/events/const...

Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby — Photo Oxford

Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

photooxford.org

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