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48 years old, responsible job. Care bear duvet on the sofa cushions on the floor.
#duvetknowitschristmas
#duvetknowitschristmas
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
48 years old, responsible job. Care bear duvet on the sofa cushions on the floor.
#duvetknowitschristmas
#duvetknowitschristmas
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A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
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Not everyone is happy about this festive sheep-decorating tradition, are they?
Ancient Animal Advent Day 13! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 13! Info below.
December 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Not everyone is happy about this festive sheep-decorating tradition, are they?
Ancient Animal Advent Day 13! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 13! Info below.
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Hate it when Santa pimps his ride…
Ancient Animal Advent Day 12! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 12! Info below.
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hate it when Santa pimps his ride…
Ancient Animal Advent Day 12! Info below.
Ancient Animal Advent Day 12! Info below.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy.
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Some people will tell you that the Mary Rose never made it out of the harbour, but she was actually well travelled, at least for a ship in Henry VIII's navy.
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
This map shows some of the Mary Rose's more notable destinations - any near you? #Museum30 #Maps
maryrose.org/discover/his...
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Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #RemembranceSunday🧵
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1
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Another great clunking debunking by Emma Monk. Do follow her!
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Another great clunking debunking by Emma Monk. Do follow her!
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Wrote about the dominance of "victims" in our political discourse, which included this fab chart @owenwntr.bsky.social www.economist.com/britain/2025...
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Wrote about the dominance of "victims" in our political discourse, which included this fab chart @owenwntr.bsky.social www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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Saw a tumblr post saying AI is turned on again in a hidden Google Drive menu, but its not a menu you can find on mobile; its only desktop. anyhoo. here it is with a picture and clearer directions
Google Drive > MyDrive > (Gear Icon top right) Settings > Manage Apps [switch off Gemini here]
Google Drive > MyDrive > (Gear Icon top right) Settings > Manage Apps [switch off Gemini here]
October 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Saw a tumblr post saying AI is turned on again in a hidden Google Drive menu, but its not a menu you can find on mobile; its only desktop. anyhoo. here it is with a picture and clearer directions
Google Drive > MyDrive > (Gear Icon top right) Settings > Manage Apps [switch off Gemini here]
Google Drive > MyDrive > (Gear Icon top right) Settings > Manage Apps [switch off Gemini here]
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Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.
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Ten years ago today.
October 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ten years ago today.
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'Maple Chef Spoon with Eggshell' ~ Crushed eggshell in a resin base.
2nd spoon is same design as above but with plain handle.
'Bolt' ~ Carved in Ambrosia Maple. The coloring of the wood is caused by a fungus which the Ambrosia beetle carries with it when penetrating the woodl
'Maple Chef Spoon with Eggshell' ~ Crushed eggshell in a resin base.
2nd spoon is same design as above but with plain handle.
'Bolt' ~ Carved in Ambrosia Maple. The coloring of the wood is caused by a fungus which the Ambrosia beetle carries with it when penetrating the woodl
October 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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'Maple Chef Spoon with Eggshell' ~ Crushed eggshell in a resin base.
2nd spoon is same design as above but with plain handle.
'Bolt' ~ Carved in Ambrosia Maple. The coloring of the wood is caused by a fungus which the Ambrosia beetle carries with it when penetrating the woodl
'Maple Chef Spoon with Eggshell' ~ Crushed eggshell in a resin base.
2nd spoon is same design as above but with plain handle.
'Bolt' ~ Carved in Ambrosia Maple. The coloring of the wood is caused by a fungus which the Ambrosia beetle carries with it when penetrating the woodl
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Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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#OnThisDay, 4th October 1983, the Mary Rose went on display for the first time.
Back then the ship was still being sprayed with water, so many of our visitors remember getting wet - were you one of them? Let us know!
Back then the ship was still being sprayed with water, so many of our visitors remember getting wet - were you one of them? Let us know!
October 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
#OnThisDay, 4th October 1983, the Mary Rose went on display for the first time.
Back then the ship was still being sprayed with water, so many of our visitors remember getting wet - were you one of them? Let us know!
Back then the ship was still being sprayed with water, so many of our visitors remember getting wet - were you one of them? Let us know!
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Kitty 3 - with Patricia Routledge - BBC
YouTube video by maxinebendix
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October 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Context for the usual display name. I have laughed at this every time I've seen it for the last year.
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Context for the usual display name. I have laughed at this every time I've seen it for the last year.
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Astonishing bravery from security and worshippers outside the synagogue in Manchester looks to have prevented an appalling attack being even worse.
October 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Astonishing bravery from security and worshippers outside the synagogue in Manchester looks to have prevented an appalling attack being even worse.
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Grateful for these responses collated by Sunder.
Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester
October 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Grateful for these responses collated by Sunder.
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It’s startling how long we’ve known this, and yet how poorly it’s known. Between 20,000 - 40,000 Black people lived here!
If people are interested, here’s a podcast I hosted about the lives of Black people in the 1700s
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
If people are interested, here’s a podcast I hosted about the lives of Black people in the 1700s
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me, Black Georgian England
Join Greg Jenner in Georgian England to meet some of the leading figures of Black history.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s startling how long we’ve known this, and yet how poorly it’s known. Between 20,000 - 40,000 Black people lived here!
If people are interested, here’s a podcast I hosted about the lives of Black people in the 1700s
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
If people are interested, here’s a podcast I hosted about the lives of Black people in the 1700s
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Not sure if I've got this 100% right, but I've had a try at the full alt text
![Parchment: "The testimony of Abigail Williams testifyeth and saith that severall times last February she hath been much afflicted with pains in her head and other parts and often pinched by the apparition of Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, and Tituba Indian all of Salem Village, and also excessively afflicted by the said apparition of said Good Osburne and Tituba at their examination before authority the 1st of March last past 1691/92.
Testified before us by Abigail Williams, Salem May the 23rd 1692: [signed] John Hathorne, Jonathan Corwin
Further the said Abigail Williams testifyeth that she saw the apparition of Sarah Good at her examination pinch Eliz. Hubbard and set her into fits and also Eliz. Parris, and Ann Putman.
The mark of [signed] Abigail Williams"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4so3wxwurnyjifldmdpdovlz/bafkreih6l7fx7kdr75kcigyg34rxweoo5xrzaks6qwqm7fucugludh4fcu@jpeg)
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not sure if I've got this 100% right, but I've had a try at the full alt text
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In 1828, eighteen-year old Charles Lefroy discovered this hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins.
Known as the 'Crondall Hoard' after the location of the find, it contained over 100 pieces. It remains the most important evidence for the start of English coinage.
Known as the 'Crondall Hoard' after the location of the find, it contained over 100 pieces. It remains the most important evidence for the start of English coinage.
September 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In 1828, eighteen-year old Charles Lefroy discovered this hoard of Anglo-Saxon coins.
Known as the 'Crondall Hoard' after the location of the find, it contained over 100 pieces. It remains the most important evidence for the start of English coinage.
Known as the 'Crondall Hoard' after the location of the find, it contained over 100 pieces. It remains the most important evidence for the start of English coinage.